The real Shen Linglong likes rouge and gouache, bright clothes, and the freedom of the mountains and wilderness. She doesn't like restraint or rules, and she's not the noble girl Qi Zhen wants.

At this time, Linglong thought that Qi Zhen never liked her to dress up brightly and would not allow her to wear rouge and gouache, and she felt full of grievance and embarrassment.

In the past, she thought that he just didn't like rouge and gouache, but she never thought that maybe it wasn't that he didn't like rouge and gouache, but that the person in his heart didn't like rouge and gouache, so Shen Linglong, who was by his side to comfort him, couldn't use it.

What rouge gouache.

If this was really the case, Linglong would only feel embarrassed.

She bit her lower lip tightly, still unable to suppress the sobs between her teeth.

The dress on her knees was soaked with tears, and even Linglong herself didn't know how long she had been crying.

The sun had set in the sky. In the dim inner room, Linglong raised her head from between her knees and looked up at the door and window through her soaked eyelids.

The snow was still falling outside the window. Linglong looked at the flying snowflakes and thought of the first winter she spent in Nanyuan and Qizhen.

At that time, Linglong was so full of joy that she never imagined that the man she thought was her wishful thinking never had her in her heart. Everything was just a show on his part, and it might not even be considered a show.

Luoxia and Qiu Shui, who had been waiting outside, heard the crying in the inner room stop and took a tentative step inside.

He didn't hear Linglong's obstruction before he dared to walk into the inner room again.

The two of them stepped into the inner room. Luoxia held the dinner box in her hands and carefully placed it on the table next to the bed. She opened the food box very lightly, took out Linglong's favorite snacks and sent them to Linglong.

She coaxed softly: "Miss, I didn't use much for lunch today, so I have to use some for dinner anyway."

Linglong opened her mouth slightly, and Luo Luoxia put the snack into her mouth, biting it very slowly.

There were footsteps outside the door. Luoxia heard the sound and stepped around the screen to look outside the door.

It was the eunuch in charge of the East Palace who came over.

The eunuch in charge stepped into the inner room and immediately saw the fragments of porcelain that had not been cleaned up on the floor.

When Linglong and Qi Zhen were arguing, she was so angry that when she told him to get lost, she raised her hand and brushed off the cups on the table. The porcelain shattered on the ground and scattered. Several fragments fell from Qi Zhen's feet when he left.

Was taken outside the screen.

The fragments of porcelain that the eunuch in charge saw were the fragments that fell after the commotion in the afternoon.

He thought of the broken piece of porcelain in the study, and secretly thought that these two masters were really not ordinary people who could toss around each other.

Today Linglong smashed the cups on the table in the inner room. After Qi Zhen returned to the study, he also smashed a fine tea set in the study.

Until now, the broken porcelain pieces have not been sorted out.

The eunuch in charge sighed secretly and walked inside.

Seeing the eunuch in charge entering the inner room, Luoxia first asked: "Why are you here, father-in-law?"

When the eunuch in charge heard this and thought of Qi Zhen's instructions, he sighed again.

Qi Zhen had just done a lot of work in the study room, smashed cups and broken books, and after making a fire, he took out a copy of "Female Commandments" and asked him to send it to the snowy courtyard, but he didn't know what he remembered.

He also ordered the eunuch in charge to find the imperial physician to prescribe medicine for recuperating the spleen and stomach.

He really couldn't figure out his master's temperament. He had just accompanied Miss Shen to the Marquis's Mansion, and he was originally deeply in love with her, but who would have thought that he would ask him to send the "Female Commandments" to him as soon as he came back.

Did this unexplained slap hit the girl in the face?

If he really meant to humiliate and slap him in the face, it would be enough to give him the "Girls' Commandments". How could he ask the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine to nourish his spleen and stomach?

The eunuch in charge prided himself on being a good person, but he really couldn't understand Qing Qizhen's thoughts.

He only thought that his master had a deep and treacherous mind, but he never thought that he couldn't figure it out. Maybe Qi Zhen himself didn't really understand it.

Luoxia asked him why he came, and the imperial doctor in charge hesitated for a moment and asked: "Miss Shen is in there, right?"

"My young lady is not feeling well and it is difficult to see people. It is the same thing that my father-in-law has to say to my slaves."

The eunuch breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and said: "His Highness thought that Miss Shen was not feeling well, so he specially asked our family to bring some medicine to nourish the spleen and stomach. It has already been cooked on the small stove outside."

After saying that, he quietly looked inside, took out the "Female Commandments" from his sleeve, and handed it to Luoxia.

"His Highness also ordered our family to send a book. He said that during this period, the girl should copy the book to improve her temper. When the book is finished, when will she be able to leave the snowy courtyard."

Although the eunuch in charge spoke euphemistically, his meaning was clear.

Qi Zhen is going to imprison Linglong's feet.

Luoxia was shocked. When she took the book, she saw the title and her eyes were even more shocked.

"Female Commandments"?

How humiliating it is for a husband to give "Girls' Commandments" to the women in his family.

Qi Zhen almost said openly that Linglong did not abide by her boudoir precepts.

The eunuch in charge looked at Luoxia's expression, and it was not difficult to imagine what Miss Shen inside would be thinking when she saw this book, so he hurriedly resigned and left.

Luoxia held the book in her hand and walked towards the screen.

When Qiushui saw Luoxia approaching, he also stepped over to see what book Qi Zhen had sent.

When he saw the words "Female Commandments" on the book, Qiu Shui's expression suddenly changed.

She snatched the book from Luoxia's hand, threw it on the desk, and cursed: "His Royal Highness, you are so heartless. Our lady treats him so well, but he humiliates her like this."

Linglong looked sideways and naturally saw the book.

Unlike Qiushui and Luoxia, who were shocked and angry, Linglong just smiled.

But that smile had a hint of sadness.

It was really ridiculous that the man she had longed for in the past asked her to learn the "Girls' Commandments".

Linglong covered up the sadness in her eyes and opened her lips and said: "Qiu Shui, I remember asking you to sell the house in Yunzhou a few days ago, right? There is no need to sell it. You can send a message to Yunzhou and keep the house. , I will probably go there and live there in the future." His voice was sad but firm.

If the wife Qi Zhen wants is one of those girls in "Girls' Commandments", Linglong can't do it, nor is she willing to do it.

It was true that she liked Qi Zhen, but no matter how much she liked him, she couldn't bear his contempt and humiliation.

Since you are ruthless, I will give up.

Linglong told herself over and over again in her heart that the girl's love in the past ended here.

Luoxia secretly looked at Linglong's expression, and made a judgment in her mind, guessing that the awkwardness this time must not be ordinary awkwardness.

Thinking of Linglong's current situation, she couldn't help but feel worried, so she started to persuade her: "Miss, please listen to my advice. His Highness has a cold and hard temper, so you should be softer. In everything, please follow His Highness's wishes more and don't compromise. Your Highness cares about you. Your Highness already likes the young lady. If the young lady is gentler and doesn't make trouble with His Highness, His Highness will always take care of you in the future."

Hearing this, Linglong still smiled, but shook her head and replied: "Luoxia, you are wrong, His Highness doesn't like me."

After her words fell, Luo Xia hurriedly said: "How could it be? What did the young lady say? Who else could His Highness like if he doesn't like you? Don't let your imagination run wild."

Linglong raised her eyes, looked at Luoxia, her eyes were slightly cold, she suppressed the astringency, and said in a very soft voice: "He likes sister."

"Luoxia, you know that, right? I asked you, but you lied to me. It's impossible for you not to know that the brocade bag on Qi Zhen's body was embroidered by your sister."

As soon as Linglong said these words, Luoxia's face turned pale.

He immediately kowtowed and apologized: "Miss, forgive me, slave. I know that the brocade bag was embroidered by the eldest lady, but I definitely did not intend to deceive you. Your Highness and the eldest lady are indeed as the eldest lady said in the letter."

explain……"

Before Luoxia finished speaking, Linglong had already closed her eyes.

"I don't want to hear it anymore, Luoxia, you are the maid sent to me by my sister. Now it's time to return it to the original owner. You will return to the Marquis Mansion early tomorrow morning." Linglong's voice was cold, and there was no more content in her words.

Half a minute of room for maneuver.

Even if Luoxia is truly loyal, Linglong doesn't want a maid who lies to her by her side.

Lies and deception are the things Linglong hates most in her life.

She hated the people she trusted the most for deceiving her, which would make her feel like a fool, a puppet, being manipulated and used as a plaything.

Luoxia, who was kneeling on the ground, had complicated emotions. She knew that the second young lady she was serving had the softest heart. She was extremely sad to be able to say that she wanted to leave on her own.

"Miss..." Qiu Shui called Linglong hesitantly.

Linglong hugged her knees and closed her eyes. Her voice was full of weariness as she said, "You all should go out."

Seeing Linglong's face pale and fragile, Luoxia and Qiu Shui hesitated to speak. They did not dare to say anything more and had to retreat.

Silence returned to the inner room again, Linglong hugged her knees on the bed and looked out the window at the darkening night.

She sat alone for a long time, until the moon was in the middle of the sky and the surrounding fields were silent.

In the cold night, Linglong was in the inner room, but she felt chilled all over her body. She couldn't tell whether the chill was the chill on her body or the coolness in her heart.

The coldness spread bit by bit on her body, causing Linglong to hug herself tightly unconsciously.

The chill became more severe. Linglong, who was sitting on the bed with her knees hugged, suddenly fell beside the soft pillow and lost consciousness.

Luoxia, who had been standing outside, heard a "plop" and was a little worried about Linglong, so she tentatively called "Miss."

When no one answered, Luoxia panicked and hurriedly ran into the inner room.

Luoxia walked inside through the night outside the window, calling Linglong repeatedly, but no one answered her.

Luoxia hurriedly lit the lamp, walked around the screen and walked inside.

The exquisite face inside was red and she fell beside the soft pillow, her eyes closed and she lost consciousness, as if she had fainted.

Luoxia hurriedly ran to the couch and raised her hand to feel the temperature on Linglong's face.

Luoxia's own hands were warm enough to touch Linglong's forehead, but her palms still felt hot.

"Miss, Miss..." She was anxious and called Linglong urgently.

Linglong's consciousness was drowsy, she opened her eyes in a daze, and murmured: "It's cold..."

Luoxia knew that Linglong couldn't catch the cold. As early as when she was in Nanyuan, she had contracted a temporary illness due to the cold. Linglong's condition now looked like she had suddenly fallen ill at night on the first winter day in Nanyuan.

She suppressed the panic in her heart, wrapped Linglong tightly in the quilt, and coaxed: "Miss, please bear with me, Luoxia will go and ask the doctor right now." After saying that, she hurriedly walked out, hoping to find the doctor to treat Linglong.

But now it is the end of the Zishi period, and the gates of the East Palace have been locked, so Luoxia cannot get out of the East Palace at all.
Chapter completed!