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"You must be Prince An?" An old woman greeted Qu Zi'an as soon as he stepped into the main hall.

"And who are you?" Qu Zian asked coldly.

"I am the old nanny of this Marquis's residence. My surname is Zhou. You can just call me nanny!"

"Yes." Qu Zian nodded.

“This is the backyard; we’re not used to talking outside. Please come in!” Granny Zhou stepped aside. “Prince An, please come with me.”

Qu Zian nodded and followed her to the back.

After walking through a long corridor and turning through several doors, Qu Zian arrived at a door.

“This is where my master rests, Your Highness, you must promise not to disturb us tonight,” Granny Zhou instructed.

Qu Zi'an frowned: "Granny Zhou, I want to know, why did you so cruelly try to kill my father? My father had no deep-seated hatred for you; he simply wanted to become emperor. Why can't you understand that?"

"You don't need to say anything more!" Granny Zhou interrupted Qu Zi'an. "I've already made up my mind about this!"

Having said that, he ignored Qu Zi'an and opened the door, letting Qu Zi'an walk in.

Qu Zian followed Granny Zhou into the inner room.

The room was dimly lit, and Qu Ziqi was sitting in a chair, resting with her eyes closed.

Qu Zian approached Qu Ziqi and respectfully said, "Father, Prince An has been found."

“Prince An?” Qu Ziqi opened her eyes.

His eyes showed doubt.

"Yes."

"Who is it?" Qu Ziqi sneered. "What's he doing here?"

“It’s my son-in-law. He’s currently trapped in the palace and can’t leave. My daughter was worried about his safety, so she specially called him to visit you, Father.”

"Hmph!" Qu Ziqi sneered. "He's just a commoner; what right does he have to come see me?"

Qu Zian sighed, "Father, why are you so heartless?"

"You say I'm heartless, but what about you? How did I raise you? You ignored my advice and insisted on marrying that good-for-nothing prince. Did you even consider my feelings?"

"I..." Qu Zian was speechless.

"Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're a prince! I've said it before, that prince is not good enough for you at all; I'm the one who's considering him my son-in-law."

“Father, you know I don’t like him, but I don’t want to disobey your wishes.”

"You don't want to disobey my orders? Hahahaha! Then you can disobey my orders?"

"I just..."

"What are you? You just don't want to disobey me!" Qu Ziqi sneered. "You think I don't know you've taken a liking to that good-for-nothing county princess? If you want to marry her, just marry her! Do you think that county princess is prettier than my Wan'er? No, she's a complete waste! She's not good enough for you at all! Let me tell you, if you dare to marry her, I dare to cripple her!"

"Father, I beg you, even if I don't like her, you shouldn't hurt her! You know perfectly well that I love her the most!" Qu Zian knelt on the ground, pleading.

"You love her the most? Hmph, you love your daughter the most, don't you? Do you think I don't know what you're up to? Aren't you just trying to use this opportunity to push yourself into that position? You're trying to drive your father crazy!"

"No, I didn't! I never wanted to be emperor!"

"You didn't? You didn't? Why didn't you let your father become emperor instead of provoking a useless prince? Let me tell you, I'd rather you weren't my daughter. That way, you wouldn't be protecting a useless prince like this! I'd rather you were a spoiled brat than someone who's causing me so much heartache!"

"I."

"Alright, I don't want to hear your excuses!" Qu Ziqi waved her hand. "I'm only asking you one question now: what will it take for you to marry her?"

"I..." Qu Zian hesitated for a moment, "Father, you know, I don't really like her, I..."

"So you're refusing?"

“Father,” Qu Zi’an said through gritted teeth, “I just don’t want to marry that woman, but you can’t do this! I’ll think of another way.”

"A solution?" Qu Ziqi sneered. "Prince An, I'm warning you, that woman already has a husband. Don't be foolish and do anything stupid!"

"What?" Qu Zian looked at Qu Ziqi in surprise. "She has a husband? When?"

"I don't want anyone to know about this, especially you," Qu Ziqi said in a deep voice.

Qu Zian gritted his teeth and said, "I understand!"

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"Stop!" Qu Ziqi suddenly shouted.

Qu Zian was startled, stopped in his tracks, and turned to look at Qu Ziqi.

“Prince An, I hope you remember that no matter what, my daughter is the apple of my eye.”

“Yes, Father, I understand!” Qu Zian said in a low voice.

"Also, that good-for-nothing can no longer stay in the capital, so you must send her back to Jiangnan as soon as possible, or you'll face the consequences!"

“Father, I promise you!” Qu Zian said, then turned and walked out.

"Hmph!" Qu Ziqi snorted coldly, closed her eyes, leaned back in her chair, and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Master." The black cat suddenly appeared beside Qu Zian.

Qu Zian was taken aback, then looked at the black cat beside him, frowning in confusion: "How did you get here?"

"I was acting on your orders to protect Miss in secret. Now, Miss is safe," the black cat said respectfully.

"I understand. You may leave."

"Yes, Miss."

After the black cat finished speaking, it turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.

"Black Cat," Qu Zi'an murmured softly, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes. These past few days, she had been avoiding Black Cat, not out of fear, but because she didn't want to get too deeply involved. Because if Black Cat appeared before her, it would mean her true identity was exposed, and she would become a complete fraud!

She didn't want anyone to know that she was a liar!

She wants to be a real person, an ordinary person, someone who doesn't need to be looked down upon or chased by others.

She wanted Qu Ziqi to know that her choices had never been wrong!

"Prince An, Prince An"

Qu Ziqi suddenly opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling. What was he thinking?

"Father!" Qu Zi'an suddenly called from outside the door.

Qu Ziqi immediately got up, walked to the door, and opened it.

“Prince An, please come in and sit down.” Qu Zi’an’s face was a little pale, and his eyes were full of sorrow and helplessness as he looked at Qu Ziqi.