Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 633 - 510 Eldest Princess, What Are You Asking For?_3

Seeing these scenes, Shang Ruyi only felt her heart sink.

Fortunately, at this moment, the prison guard walked to a relatively spacious and clean cell and pointed inside, "Here it is, for you two."

This was a cell closest to the skylight, with abundant light, ground full of straw, and a rickety wooden bed in the corner. Next to the bed, a frail and lean figure sat somewhat hunched.

Shang Ruyi rushed forward immediately, "Uncle!"

The person slowly lifted his head. Although his hair was a bit disheveled, and his clothes stained with mud, his distinguished features and sharp eyes were as she remembered. Especially upon seeing Shang Ruyi, his previously sullen face brightened, and he immediately supported himself on the bed to stand up and walk over.

As he began to walk, he let out a low cry of pain, and Shang Ruyi saw that one of his legs seemed injured — he was limping!

Fortunately, the cell wasn’t large, and just a few steps brought him to the bars, saying joyfully, "Ruyi? Ruyi? Is it really you!"

Indeed, it was Shen Shiyan!

He had been a slender, elegant middle-aged man, who, even during his earlier exile, hadn’t suffered too greatly and always maintained a scholarly grace. But now, covered in mud, he looked haggard, even more disheveled than when he first ended his exile ordeal.

Seeing him, Shang Ruyi nodded repeatedly, wanting to smile, but tears uncontrollably streamed down her face, especially noticing Shen Shiyan’s injured leg and the obvious marks of being whipped on his body, which made her tears flow like rain, "Uncle..."

Seeing her like this, Shen Shiyan quickly stood up straight and dusted off his clothes, forcing a lighthearted smile, "What are you crying for?"

"..."

"Falling into the hands of the jailers, who doesn’t get hit a couple of times? For your uncle, they’ve been quite lenient."

"..."

"Don’t cry, silly child, don’t cry."

Even in his condition, he focused only on comforting Shang Ruyi, even trying to reach out to stroke his niece’s head. But as his hand extended, he noticed the bruises on his arm, which startled him, so he quickly drew his hand back, only managing to say helplessly, "Silly child, stop crying..."

Standing aside, Yu Wenye, although silent and indifferent, couldn’t help but frown at this moment. He thought for a moment, walked over to Shang Ruyi, and placed a hand on her shoulder, softly saying, "Time is short, talk properly with your uncle. Don’t let him end up comforting you instead."

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi also realized her mistake and quickly stopped crying.

Only then did Shen Shiyan shift his gaze to him.

This time, when the two looked at each other again, there seemed to be a deeper understanding in their eyes, but there was no need to say more. Shen Shiyan simply said, "Thank you, young master. But you shouldn’t have come." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Yu Wenye paused for a moment before saying, "Uncle, please don’t say that."

"..."

"You’re our elder. Though we can’t do much now that you’re in trouble, we should at least try to visit. My father also—"

Here, he stopped.

But Shen Shiyan seemed to understand the unsaid words, a faint smile appearing on his haggard face as he nodded, "Hmm."

At this moment, the prison guard stepped forward, cautiously urging, "Folks, time is limited, you should keep it brief."

Hearing him say this, Yu Wenye calmed down immediately. After all, they only had the time it took to brew a pot of tea; they couldn’t afford to waste it. So he lowered his head and spoke softly to the sobbing Shang Ruyi, "We’ll step out first, you should speak properly with your uncle. Just say what’s important, understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

Shang Ruyi nodded in agreement, and Yu Wenye nodded towards Shen Shiyan as well, then retreated with the prison guard.

Shen Shiyan kept watching his tall, stern silhouette until it disappeared ahead, and only then did he return his gaze to Shang Ruyi. At this moment, all his scheming and planning were reduced to pure love and concern.

He sighed softly, "Silly girl, why did you come here?"

"..."

"If this is found out, both you and the Duke Mansion will be in trouble."

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi was even more overcome with sorrow. Her eyes red, she choked, "Isn’t uncle suffering now?"

Hearing this, Shen Shiyan’s expression froze.

Shang Ruyi looked at him, painfully asking, "Uncle, why did you do it?"

"..."

This time, Shen Shiyan didn’t speak immediately. He fell silent, looking at Shang Ruyi with eyes full of love and unspoken wisdom. After a long while, he gently said, "You tell me, why."