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"Hmm." Qu Ziqi nodded, walked in, and sat down at the table.

"Father, what brings you here?" Qu Zian asked in a low voice.

"Prince An, as I just said, no matter what, you are my only daughter, and therefore you will always be my most beloved child. I hope you will listen to your father and send that woman named Wan'er away as soon as possible, and then dissolve your engagement with Wan'er. You must know that your father's patience has its limits! If you insist on marrying Wan'er, then I don't mind using some forceful methods."

"Father, Wan'er is my future wife, and no matter who she is, that cannot change her status!"

"You mean you're not listening to me anymore?"

"It's not that I don't listen to Father, I... I really love Wan'er! I want to be with her, not just to repay a debt of gratitude. Father, please grant us your blessing, I... I don't want to wait any longer," Qu Zi'an said, choking back tears.

"Hehe, since you insist on marrying her, then don't blame me for being impolite!" Qu Ziqi said, taking out a piece of paper from her pocket.

"What...what are you doing?" Qu Zian stared wide-eyed at Qu Ziqi.

"This is that slut's indenture. I'll send someone to a peasant family to be their concubine, a maid for life. As for you, you can go to the estate, find a servant, marry a concubine, have a few children for them, let them inherit the family business, and then you can live a carefree life as a prince. What do you think?" Qu Ziqi said with a smile.

"You—" Qu Zian stared wide-eyed at Qu Ziqi in disbelief, "What you've done is simply too much!"

"How have I gone too far? It's not that I've gone too far, it's that you're so disappointing!"

"Father"

"Alright, that's enough. I've made up my mind. I don't want to see you again. Get out of here right now!"

Qu Ziqi waved her hand, glaring at Qu Zi'an, "You want to marry that woman? Fine, but only if she dies, or you die!"

"You..." Qu Zian was so angry that she collapsed to the ground, clutching her chest and gasping for breath.

"Prince An, are you alright?" Suddenly, Li Mama's anxious voice rang out from outside the door.

"Granny!"

"This old servant will call a doctor for you right away," said Granny Li, and was about to go and call someone, but was stopped by Qu Zi'an.

"There's no need to call a doctor."

"you."

"You can go out first; I want to rest for a while."

"Very well, this old servant takes his leave."

Watching Li Mama close the door, Qu Zi'an slowly closed his eyes, silently counting in his mind, "One, two."

With a "pfft," a mouthful of blood gushed out, staining the floor red and stinging Li Mama's eyes.

Granny Li hurriedly supported the swaying Qu Zi'an: "Prince An!"

"I'm fine," Qu Zian said, before fainting.

"Prince An"

"Help! Help! The Prince of An has vomited blood and fainted! Quickly, summon the imperial physician!" Granny Li's shrill voice echoed throughout the entire Marquis's residence.

After a short while, the imperial physician rushed to Qu Ziqi's courtyard to treat Qu Zian.

After examining him carefully for a while, the imperial physician sighed and said, "Master Qu, the Prince's problem is a matter of the heart! As long as he refuses to marry, he will probably remain like this. Unless he himself understands and realizes his problem, he will be depressed for the rest of his life."

"Then what should I do?" Qu Zian asked anxiously.

The imperial physician sighed and said, "Master Qu, this depends on you. You are the father of Prince An and the head of the Qu family; you should have a solution, shouldn't you?"

"I."

"Master Qu, given the Prince's condition, the best course of action is to find a virtuous and kind-hearted woman to persuade him," the imperial physician advised.

"A virtuous, kind-hearted woman?" Qu Ziqi murmured. "Could she...could she do it?"

"That depends on her abilities. If she can persuade the Prince, perhaps the problem won't be so serious. If not... sigh, this is truly a troublesome matter." The imperial physician sighed, shook his head, and got up to leave.

Qu Ziqi looked at Qu Zian lying on the bed, her brows furrowed with worry and guilt.

"Prince An," Granny Li gently pushed open the door, and seeing Qu Zi'an's gloomy eyes, she was startled and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Your Highness, spare me, this old servant..."

"Get out," Qu Zian said coldly.

Yes, yes.

Granny Li scrambled away.

As Qu Zian watched Li Mama's departing figure, the hatred in his eyes intensified.

He knew that Granny Li was a clever woman, and that she would never dare to disobey him with just a word. However, he didn't want to kill her to silence her, nor did he want to drive himself into a corner.

Qu Zian sighed, looking at the unconscious Qu Zian on the bed, his mind in turmoil. What should he do with his son?

That night, Qu Zi'an tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He didn't know what to do; his heart was conflicted. He didn't know how to choose, and he didn't want to let go, yet he was even more unwilling to give up Wan'er.

Just then, a gust of wind suddenly blew up outside the window, whipping the curtains into a frenzy, as if foreshadowing an impending storm.

Qu Zian sat up, reached out and opened the door, and a gust of cold wind blew in.

"Whoosh!"

A man in black suddenly broke through the window and leaped out.

"what!"

Qu Zian panicked and quickly closed the window.

At this moment, the man in black had already landed in the courtyard. The man in black was masked, so his appearance could not be seen, but Qu Zi'an knew who he was! His eyes were full of anger as he stared at him fiercely.

"Qu Ziqi, you're so cruel! You actually sent Wan'er to kill a child!"

"Didn't I already promise you? As long as you agree to marry Wan'er, Wan'er can go and kill someone." Qu Ziqi said calmly, as if this matter put no pressure on him at all, but rather was a trivial matter.

"You...you're utterly heartless!" the man in black exclaimed angrily. "You promised me you wouldn't hurt her again! You..."

"I didn't hurt her, I just gave her some medicine," Qu Ziqi said, shrugging.

"Then you might as well just kill her now!"

"No, no, no, I didn't kill her!" Qu Ziqi shook her head. "I'm not that cruel. But what I gave her was a slow-acting poison! I wanted her to experience a fate worse than death, I wanted her to suffer for the rest of her life."

The man in black was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Good! Good! He really is my son, Qu Ziqi! He truly lives up to his reputation as my son!"

"you."