"No one in the world will know her existence in the deep palace."

Qi Zhen's words rang back and forth in Linglong's ears. Linglong's face was extremely pale and she was standing on the stone steps precariously.

It's really ridiculous. Is this Qi Zhen's so-called arrangement? Is this the path he chose for her?

Erase her identity, erase her existence, erase everything about Shen Linglong.

Let the world see Shen Linglong no more.

Linglong raised her eyes and looked at the closed study door. For a moment, she even wanted to rush in and ask Qi Zhen if he had any intentions.

If you have the intention, how can you be so cold and ruthless?

If it was unintentional, are all the tender feelings in the past really not half trustworthy?

Her exquisite eyes were filled with various complex emotions, and she slowly walked towards the study. When she reached the threshold of the study, she looked at the closed door, but suddenly stopped.

She thought, why bother?

His meaning couldn't be clearer, so why bother humiliating yourself anymore.

The complex emotions in her exquisite eyes were only empty at this moment. She looked away from the study door, clenched her palms tightly, suppressed her emotions, lowered her eyes, turned around, and walked down the steps outside the study door.

The words of Qi Zhen and Ning'an Hou inside never stopped, each word was scratching her heart, each one more serious than the last.

Linglong was already weak, and Qi Zhen's every word was like a thousand sharp thorns. She was so injured that her whole body was shaky. When she was going down the steps, she lost her footing and fell down.

On the carriage that day, Linglong's knee was still bruised from the fall. This time, she fell directly from the steps and hit the junction between the stone steps and the stone floor in the courtyard.

There were old and new injuries, and Linglong's legs were so painful that she could hardly stand up.

The sound of her falling down the steps also alarmed Qi Zhen and Shen Luan in the study room.

"Who is outside?" Qi Zhen asked coldly.

"Girl! Why did the girl fall?" Almost at the same time, the maid's voice also sounded.

When the maid saw Linglong falling from a distance, she shouted loudly and hurried to Linglong's side.

The maid's loud voice, "Miss," was also transmitted into the inner room through the closed door of the study.

In this main courtyard, there is no one else but Linglong who would be called "girl" now.

When Qi Zhen heard this call, he realized that Linglong was outside the study. When he got up from the desk in the study, he quickly opened the door.

The closed door of the study room was pushed open, Qi Zhen stood at the threshold, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw Linglong falling at the foot of the stone steps.

The stone steps are already hard, and there are many raised pebbles where they connect to the stone tile floor below.

Linglong was currently holding her palms on the stone bricks, trying to get up from the stone bricks.

When she moved, some blood could be faintly seen on the bricks.

Linglong's fall not only injured her leg, but her hand was also hit hard on the stone brick floor. The stone was hard and the skin was delicate. With this hit, the injured skin was damaged and blood oozed out.

Those few drops of blood fell on the stone bricks. Although it was not very strong, Qi Zhen could still see it at a glance.

This bit of blood was nothing compared to the blood Qi Zhen was used to seeing, but on Linglong's body, it made him feel particularly unsightly.

Shen Linglong deserves to be cared for and maintained with great care, and she should not be stained with any blood.

Qi Zhen despises Linglong's body being stained with blood. Whenever there is any trace of blood on her body, Qi Zhen will panic unconsciously when he sees it.

There was no reason for that panic, but it made him worry for no reason.

Qi Zhen looked away from the blood, pursed his lips tightly, and forced himself to calm down.

He quickly walked to Linglong, picked her up, and said, "Why are you so careless?" When he said this, Qi Zhen also frowned.

Linglong lowered her eyes and glanced at the blood on her palms, but did not reply.

Shen Luan, who was behind, also followed out of the study and was startled when he saw Linglong outside.

Shen Luan looked at the blood in Linglong's palm, the emotion in his eyes unclear.

Linglong's eyes fell outside the study, and Shen Luan naturally guessed that she must have heard the conversation in the study just now.

Shen Luan thought, Qi Zhen's disregard for Xi Linglong's arrangements and the extremely hurtful words in his mouth, how could his little daughter endure it?

Thinking like this, seeing the blood in Linglong's palm again makes her throat feel a little sore.

Shen Luan sighed softly in his heart, and moved his eyes away from Linglong's palm, and then fell on Linglong's eyebrows.

The last time Linglong went to Ning'an Marquis' Mansion, not much time had passed, but in such a short period of time, Linglong's features had changed so much.

Now that Shen Luan saw her features again, he felt his eyes were slightly sore.

It's really changed too much.

Shen Luan remembered that his little daughter loved to smile the most, and her eyebrows were always bright at all times.

But right now, he couldn't see any bright smile from Linglong.

If Qi Zhen is really determined to do what he said and wants Linglong to be trapped in a deep palace for the rest of his life, never to see the light of day, Shen Luan cannot imagine that by then, his little daughter will be in a deep palace. , how he was tortured.

Shen Luan's throat was sore and he called softly: "Linglong..."

Linglong heard Shen Luan's soft call in Qi Zhen's arms and raised her eyes to look over.

Her eyes were red and watery, but she never shed tears. She just responded to Shen Luan with a hoarse voice.

He called out: "Daddy."

Her exquisite eyes are most like her mother's. She loved to cry when she was little. Whenever she got into trouble, Shen Luan would not be willing to punish her if she shed a few tears.

At that time, Shen Luan always thought that if this little daughter grew up and cried so much, her husband's family might be drowned in her tears.

When Linglong was young, Shen Luan often looked forward to the day when this little lady would grow up and stop shedding tears.

But now looking at Linglong who was clearly in extreme pain but still holding back her tears, Shen Luan's emotions were extremely complicated.

After all, she is the most ashamed daughter, and she is the little girl who wholeheartedly hopes for her happiness and peace. No matter how unlucky her father is, Shen Luan will always feel sorry for his daughter.

Shen Luan felt sour in his heart, thinking about Qi Zhen's words, clenched his palms, and finally said: "Your Highness, if I really follow what you said, there will be no place for Linglong to stand by your side in the future. Since His Highness has made up his mind, Linglong She is destined to be nameless and has no status, so why not let me take my little girl home to take care of her. My family will not be able to support a little girl, and I will not choose another husband for Linglong."

Shen Luan thought that since Qi Zhen refused to give Linglong the title of concubine, he probably didn't like her and refused to let her go. It was probably just for his face and not wanting the woman from the East Palace to marry another woman in the future.

In this case, if he doesn't choose another husband for Linglong, no matter how the Marquis of Ning'an Mansion is, he can't afford to support a young lady.

But after Shen Luan finished speaking, the body of Qi Zhen who was holding the exquisite body stiffened suddenly, and the eyes that fell on Shen Luan were also dark and cold.

"The Marquis of Ning'an speaks carefully." Qi Zhen's voice was extremely cold.

Without waiting for Shen Luan's reply, he immediately ordered his servants, "Send the Marquis back."

After saying this, Qi Zhen hugged Linglong and turned back to the main room.

His steps were fast, and Shen Luan deliberately stopped him. He called out "Your Highness..." and chased Qi Zhen for two steps, trying to persuade him again.

But as soon as he raised his head and spoke, the servants from the East Palace stepped forward to stop him.

"Master Marquis, stop. Since His Highness has given orders, Master Marquis had better obey them and not to offend His Highness."

Linglong was held in Qi Zhen's arms. She looked back at Shen Luan, feeling helpless.

It turns out that even if dad speaks, nothing can be changed.

Yes, thunder, rain and dew have always been the favor of the king. Even if the Marquis of Ning'an had the intention to do something for his daughter, how could he defeat Qi Zhen?

What's more, even if he had the intention to do something for his daughter, it would never surpass his loyalty to Qi Zhen and the importance he attached to the prosperity of the Marquis Mansion.

Qi Zhen was determined to do something, but Shen Luan could not tolerate it.

Leaving Shen Luan behind him and the minions in the courtyard, Qi Zhen quickly stepped into the threshold of the main courtyard.

Shen Luan's figure also disappeared in front of Linglong's eyes. Linglong looked at the blood on her palms with hollow and dim eyes.

Linglong couldn't understand why Qi Zhen refused to let her go, and why he insisted on humiliating her like this.

He obviously doesn't like her. Isn't it better for them to live happily together? Why did he insist on trapping her here?

Linglong was filled with despair, but could not find any way to escape from Qi Zhen.

Escape? Qi Zhen has deployed so many people in the East Palace. She can't even get out of the main courtyard, where can she escape? Besides, if Qi Zhen eats her to death, she cares about the lives and honor of everyone in the Ning'an Hou Mansion. He held the Ning'an Marquis Mansion full of people, how could Linglong dare to escape?

In the past, I had the idea of ​​​​escape because I thought Qi Zhen would never attack anyone who had nothing to do with Ning'an Hou's mansion. But now I know that Qi Zhen is a complete lunatic and he will not care about Ning'an Hou.

If he really takes action against the Ning'an Marquis Mansion, even if Linglong escapes, she will have a hard time getting over her guilt.

At this time, Linglong was desperate and helpless.

She thought, is it really impossible to escape Qi Zhen no matter what?

Is it true that we are going to be trapped and die here?

Is it really necessary to remain invisible for the rest of my life?

Linglong couldn't give in.

Qi Zhen carried her into the main room, placed Linglong on the bed, looked down at the turbulent and complicated emotions in Linglong's eyes, and raised his hand to cover her eyebrows.

Qi Zhen did not dare to look deeply into the emotions in Linglong's eyes, for he was afraid of reading strong disgust in them.

"Linglong, no matter what you heard, you don't need to remember it." Qi Zhen sighed softly and spoke softly in Linglong's ear.
To be continued...