Qi Zhen's words were harsh, Linglong lowered her eyes in aggrieved manner, and turned her face slightly to the side, a little afraid that he would torment others again.

Seeing Linglong's evasive appearance, Qi Zhen's eyes gradually darkened.

He took away the embroidered handkerchief from Linglong's waist, raised Linglong's face to his eyes, carefully wiped away the wetness of the tea stained on her lips with his fingertips, and asked casually, "Where did you go today?"

Linglong remained silent and replied: "I'm going to the hospital."

These words fell into Qi Zhen's ears. His hand movements were stagnant and he was stunned for a moment. After looking at Linglong's expression and seeing nothing unusual, he pretended to be nonchalant and asked slowly: "Why are you going to the medical center?" ?Feeling unwell?"

Linglong pursed her lips and said with some sadness: "Linglong and His Highness have never had an heir. Your Majesty and your empress must also be anxious to have an heir, but Linglong has always failed to live up to expectations. Today I went to the hospital to have a look."

Qi Zhen's eyes were slightly cold, and his voice was slightly chilly: "Did you see anything?"

Linglong shook her head and said, "No, the doctor just said it was because the fate has not come yet."

Linglong didn't notice that Qi Zhen's tense body relaxed obviously after she finished speaking.

He looked at Linglong's slightly swollen red lips and said with a smile: "Jiaojiaoer, you just need to take care of the good orphan. Why should you be anxious about your heirs?".

The exquisite and delicate girl in front of her was timid, her red lips were slightly swollen, and her eyes were filled with tears. As Qi Zhen looked at her, his eyes became filled with lust.

He leaned forward and pulled her into his arms, but Linglong raised her hand and pushed him away.

Qi Zhen was startled, a little confused.

The girl in front of me used to be very obedient, and her clinging and clinging were not enough, so how could she push him away. What happened today?

After Linglong pushed Qi Zhen, she turned away from him and said, "Husband, I want to go back to the Hou Mansion tomorrow. My sister has been ill for some time, and I want to go back to visit her."

The sister Linglong talks about is naturally Qi Zhen’s former fiancée Shen Qinliu.

In the past, Linglong was wary of the fact that Mrs. Ning'an Hou had humiliated Qi Zhen by exchanging relatives, and rarely mentioned the matter of Ning'an Hou's house. Today, it was rare for her to take the initiative to mention it in front of Qi Zhen.

After hearing this, Qi Zhen replied in a warm voice: "Okay, I will go back with you tomorrow." The eagerness in his eyes had disappeared.

Hearing this, Linglong's eyes filled with smiles: "Your Highness wants to go back with Linglong? That's great. Linglong originally regretted that she didn't have a return gift back then. Going back tomorrow will sort out Linglong's regret."

She was talking to herself, and at this time she had not noticed the change in the expression in Qi Zhen's eyes.

Qi Zhen wiped off the water drops on his fingertips and said in a cold voice: "You are tired after going out today. You had lunch and rest earlier. I have something to do in the study, so I will go back first."

Linglong was stunned for a moment, but before she could respond, Qi Zhen had already stepped out of the room.

Linglong looked at Qi Zhen's retreating back, her eyes filled with confusion.

Qi Zhen left with his front legs, and Luo Xia entered the inner room.

"Miss? Did something happen? What's going on with Your Highness today? You're so fine, why did you get angry with this servant?" Luo Xia asked as she walked towards Linglong.

Linglong shook her head slightly and said with lowered eyebrows, "I don't know what happened to him."

Without asking any more questions, Luoxia stepped forward to check the temperature of the tea, added some hot water, poured another cup of warm tea, and delivered it to Linglong.

"Miss, have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."

Linglong took the tea cup, but did not drink it. She just looked down at the tea leaves floating in the cup.

"Luoxia, tell me, what was the relationship between His Highness and Sister back then?" Linglong asked in a very soft voice.

Although the words were spoken softly, Luoxia still heard them clearly. Her eyes froze slightly and she was speechless for a moment.

How is the relationship? An unmarried couple who has been engaged since childhood should have some affection for each other no matter how cold-tempered they are. Besides, the eldest lady grew up under the Queen’s knees. She fulfilled her filial piety on behalf of His Highness and followed His Highness’s care for her mother.

I feel so guilty. If the eldest lady had married him back then, just this love would have earned His Highness his lifelong respect.

But Luoxia couldn't say this to Linglong.

She forced a smile and said softly: "What did the young lady say? After you got married, when the eldest lady sent the slave to Nanyuan, didn't she ask her to bring you a family letter? The letter was clearly written.

Chu, your highness and the eldest young lady were nothing more than matchmakers ordered by their parents, and they never even met each other in private, so how could they have any affection."

"Really?" Linglong murmured.

Luoxia replied: "Of course, miss, think about it, when did the eldest miss deceive you."

"Yes, sister has never lied to me." Linglong whispered, not sure whether she believed it or not.

On the other side, Qi Zhen left the snow courtyard and walked to his study room in the courtyard.

The steward followed Qi Zhen closely, looking at his expression secretly, but could not tell clearly whether he was happy or angry.

When he walked outside the study door, Qi Zhen suddenly said: "Please come and see Dr. Jiang."

Imperial Physician Jiang is Qi Zhen's confidant. He was sent to Ning'an Marquis Mansion by Qi Zhen earlier. He is now taking care of the body of the eldest daughter of Ning'an Marquis Mansion.

The eunuch in charge naturally knew the whereabouts of Imperial Physician Jiang. When he heard this, he was a little shocked and thought to himself, the Marquis of Ning'an really knows how to raise a daughter. Both the concubine and the concubine are on the top of his master's heart, but he doesn't know which one is more important.

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When Imperial Physician Jiang came over, Qi Zhen was standing alone under the eaves of the study.

All the servants around him had withdrawn, leaving only Qi Zhen and Imperial Physician Jiang.

"How is Shen Qinliu's health now?" Qi Zhen asked in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Jiang sighed in his heart and replied: "The eldest daughter of the Shen family was born prematurely and was a little weak after urinating. Fortunately, she was cared for properly when she was young, and she became healthier. But in recent years, I don't know.

Why, her body is getting more and more exhausted, and now she is just taking medicine to keep her alive."

"You mean, Shen Qinliu is about to die soon?" Qi Zhen asked, clenching his palms slightly.

Doctor Jiang nodded silently, Qi Zhen's eyes dimmed.

Something was wrong. In the dream, Shen Qinliu was obviously alive and well. Although Shen Qinliu in the dream was weak, he was far from exhausted.

But why is Shen Qinliu like this in reality? Could it be that the changes he made because of that dream affected her destiny?

Qi Zhen's face gradually darkened, and he ordered Dr. Jiang: "Take care of her with the best medicinal materials, and do your best to save her life. Go back to the Marquis Mansion."

Imperial Physician Jiang bowed his head in agreement, then resigned and left.

Qi Zhen stepped into the study and sat there for a long time, his mind filled with bizarre dreams.

Are the woman whose face cannot be seen clearly in the first dream and Shen Qinliu of Nanyuan in the subsequent dream the same person?

He thought, that should be the case. Yingling said that he had kidnapped his pregnant princess. In Qi Zhen's dream, Nanyuan had no other wives except Shen Qinliu, even though he had never dreamed of being with her in his dream.

There had been some skin-to-skin contact, but he had never dreamed of anyone else.

Qi Zhen thought that maybe the woman under Luoyang City was Shen Qinliu.

But if it's really her, why doesn't every time I see Shen Qinliu, I feel the same surge of affection as in my dream?

Qi Zhen couldn't understand, so he had to tell himself that maybe it was because this time, he never had the chance to get along with Shen Qinliu day and night.

Also, even though they were engaged when they were young, Qi Zhen rarely saw his mother and queen, let alone Shen Qinliu. Over the years, the time he spent with Shen Qinliu was really limited. How could he have the chance? Tempting.

At this time, Qi Zhen didn't understand that if he really fell in love with someone and his love was strong, he wouldn't necessarily have to get along day and night. Sometimes just a look up, a moment, a palpitation in his heart could quietly plant a cinnabar mole in his heart.

Instead of being in love with someone, even if they get along day and night, even if they respect each other as guests, they are just indifferent to each other, and they may not be able to develop affection.

He was upset and picked up the tea cup on the table. When he was about to drink it, he realized that there was no tea in the cup.

Qi Zhen frowned and called someone in to serve tea.

Because the eunuch in charge went to send Doctor Jiang away, the maids who had been waiting outside all day saw Kong and became suspicious.

After all, the emperor had clearly stated that these maids would be given to Qi Zhen as his concubines, so how could the servants dare to stop them.

Mei'er, who had been slapped by Qiu Shui yesterday, took advantage of the absence of the eunuch in charge, snatched the tea from the boy's hand, and broke into the study.

The movements of the servant's hands and feet at the door of the study naturally fell into Qi Zhen's eyes.

There were no maids to serve in Qi Zhen's study. Only the four sent by the imperial concubine were arranged by him to work outside the study at will.

As soon as Mei'er broke in, Qi Zhen knew that she was one of the maids sent by the imperial concubine. He did not accept the tea offered by her, but his face darkened.

"Gu said that the study is a forbidden area and no one is allowed to set foot there. Go out." He said in a slightly cold voice.

After hearing his words, Meier covered her face and cried: "I came to see His Highness to ask for justice. Yesterday, I was working well outside the study. Miss Shen's maid heard that I was given to Your Highness by His Majesty in the palace. The concubine slapped the slave girl without saying a word. When Miss Shen saw it, she supported her slave girl and did not allow the slave girl to fight back."

She spoke in a hurry, fearing that she would be pulled out before she could finish her complaint.

Qi Zhen listened to the child's artificial crying, but felt bored.

With a look of disgust in his eyes, he said coldly: "Come here, pull her down and send her back to the palace to the imperial concubine. Tell her that the East Palace cannot tolerate palace maids who sneak into the forbidden areas of the study."

Qi Zhen was worried about sending these people back without any reason, but Mei'er happened to hit the edge of the knife.

The servants dragged the gagged girl named Meier out. When the eunuch in charge came back, he happened to see this scene and was stunned for a moment.

He originally thought that Mei'er's beauty was outstanding and that she was different from Miss Shen from Xueyuan, so she might be favored in the future, but he didn't expect that she would be dealt with in just a few days.

The eunuch in charge walked to the study room with concern. When he saw Qi Zhen looking bored, he became even more worried.

When Qi Zhen saw him entering, he asked, "What happened outside the study after Gu left yesterday?"

When the eunuch in charge heard this, he thought of Mei'er who had just been dragged out. He immediately understood and hurriedly reported what happened yesterday.

Yesterday, Qiu Shui and Mei'er had a quarrel. Although the eunuch in charge was not here, he learned the whole story from the palace maid nearby.
Chapter completed!