Elizabeth was forced to move in with her sister. With the passage of time, Jessica\'s belly gradually grew bigger. The wounds on Elizabeth\'s neck and cheek gradually scabbed, and finally became scars. \"Is my sister in a bad mood?\" Near the end of the new year, Jessica, accompanied by Elizabeth, walked around the garden. Behind her, the surface of the lake was frozen with broken ice. The water underneath seemed to be struggling to free itself and reach the surface. Elizabeth looked at the road under her feet. \"Never.\" Jessica Mo stopped and turned to look at her. \"Sister, do you plan to talk to me like this all the time? I know that my elder sister is concerned about my pregnancy. But I’m worried. The Duke can tell I\'m worried.\" Elizabeth\'s face has no expression. \"This child is a blessing to the Duchess. She must cherish it.\" Elizabeth’s heart may hurt, but she was still genuinely happy that they were having a child. Af
In the Plum Garden, there were two women who had nearly frozen to their deaths in the cold lake. Jessica was on her bed, surrounded by some of the most famous doctors from Huai\'an City. Arthur stood at the palace gate. The cold, harsh wind blew on his handsome cheek like a knife. After a long time, one of the doctors came over, and made a bow. \"Duke, the Duchess has had too much cold air. I\'m afraid the fetus may be gone.\" His face was full of fear. The doctor was so scared, that he shook as he knelt on the ground. Arthur looked in the direction of Elizabeth, who was in a coma. He knew that at this time the doctor had no control over Elizabeth\'s life and death, but he still pointed to her door. “Cure her for me.\" \"Yes, sir.\" The doctor knew that this woman could not be compared with the Duke’s wife, the Duchess. Knowing that with her, the stakes were not very high, he began to feel relief. The Duke’s voice rang out behind
The prison sat in an independent corner of the Duke’s palace. The people of Huai\'an City knew that this tall and dignified prison was a special honor given by the Emperor to the Duke. Of course, the people of Huai\'an city also knew that anyone who was proven to have committed murder or any heinous crimes, was better off committing suicide. In this prison were all kinds of cruel instruments of torture that were not available elsewhere. Each prisoner was sent in vertically, and left horizontally. In the filthy cell, the jailers poured a basin of cold water on Elizabeth. The biting cold water had chunks of ice on it. She was now wearing flimsy clothes. The were soaked easily. Lying on the ground, Elizabeth, in handcuffs and shackles, slowly opened her eyes. The ferocious prison guards stared back at her, and they all looked angry. Elizabeth kept silent. She wouldn\'t admit to what she hasn\'t done. One of the prison guards turned around and
Doctors surrounded Elizabeth\'s bedside. Arthur Mu stepped in the door. Although he is worried about Jessica Mo\'s situation, he couldn\'t stop himself from turning around and looking out the door. How can I think of that woman again? Was it because of the poem? Just a couple of hours ago, Elizabeth had been taken from this bed and sent to prison for pushing his wife to the water. She wouldn’t even defend herself. And Jessica had even tried to protect her. Just as Arthur Mu had been about to turn around and look into his wife’s room, one of his men had come over in a hurry. Arthur Mu stopped him and asked, \"How\'s it going?\" His hands bent down and clasped their fists, respectfully. \"The jailer is still torturing her, but so far she has not confessed.\" Torture. Although it wouldn’t necessarily lead to death straight away, Arthur Mu knew that for Elizabeth, in her present condition, death was very likely. A strong man with a big arm and a round waist can
Although Elizabeth\'s injuries were extensive, the pain she felt was strangely moderate. Her mind seemed to have detached itself from her body. From a distance, she heard Arthur\'s voice. Seeking the source of the sound, she struggled to wake up. She moved her dry and cracked lips. “Do you care about me? Is that why you couldn’t let me die?\" Arthur Mu couldn’t say anything. Elizabeth smiled, even as it made her cracked lips bleed. She finally wanted to tell him the truth. She had sworn that if he still had her in his heart even after all this time, then she would tell him what happened in that year. She began,\"In fact, I was the one...\" \"Duke!\" Outside the door, suddenly a doctor\'s voice broke Elizabeth\'s words. Arthur Mu instantly recovered, but looking at Elizabeth in front of him, he had a strong premonition that if he didn\'t listen to her now, it would be too late. \"Duke.\" There was a doctor\'s cry
\"Take my blood.\" Arthur Mu is stunned. She could have taken the opportunity to negotiate with him, and yet she didn’t. Elizabeth struggles to sit up from the bed. The uncertainty and surprise in Arthur Mu\'s eyes are so obvious that Elizabeth couldn\'t even ignore it. “The unborn child is innocent. If there is a chance for it to open its eyes to see the world, then I must give him that chance. Anyway, my life was so miserable. This way, my life might amount to something.” Also, she had been injured so severely, she might die anytime soon. Her ragged clothes have long been matted with blood. Elizabeth, under the gaze of Arthur Mu, unties her clothes little by little. Her wounds ooze blood. Droplets of blood stain the floor. \"Do it.\" Because of the pain, Elizabeth’s face is pale and almost transparent in the candlelight. \"Don’t you have anything else to say?\" Arthur Mu looks at her white chest stained with blood, and
A month later, Arthur Mu was still waking up from nightmares. Over and over, he would wake up in a sweat, and he couldn\'t sleep for a long time. He went out of the door in his clothes. The plum blossoms in the garden had been in full bloom for a long time. Even from a distance, you could smell a thin fragrance. Under the plum tree, there was a woman standing with her face slightly upward and her eyes slightly closed. Under the moonlight, she was quiet and peaceful. She did not compete with the plum blossoms, but seemed one with it. Arthur Mu suddenly remembered that when he was young, he had seen the fairy-like girl in the Mo Family’s plum garden. In fact, it was because he wanted to keep the memory that he had his own plum garden built in his own land. Now, Arthur Mu looked at the woman standing under the tree. Although she was pleasant to the eyes, he couldn\'t help but worry. He untied his robe and put it on her shoulder. \"Xiyun, you
\"Madame, you don\'t have to be in trouble with your own body anyway!\" Ermengarde Qiu helped Elizabeth walk around the corner of the plum garden, and sighed. She had been sent to Elizabeth by Arthur Mu a month ago as a maid. At first, Ermengarde Qiu was afraid. After all, it was said that the former lady of the Mo family was a jealous, unscrupulous and cruel person. However, once she had gotten to know her, Ermengarde Qiu felt that the rumors were just rumors. \"I\'ve told you many times, don\'t call me Madame, just call me by my name.\" It\'s already March, but Elizabeth still felt chilly. Even her voice was a little shaky. \"Madame is my Lady. Ermengarde Qiu doesn\'t dare to make a mistake.\" Ermengarde Qiu spoke quickly, then thought about it and said, \"I heard that the Duke was busy with his business in his study. Why don\'t you send some snacks to the Duke?” Elizabeth shook her head even though she didn\'t think ab