Started as a poor little girl

My whole body seemed to have lost all strength, it was limp, even moving a finger became a luxury, let alone raising my arm to grab the other person's wrist.

My vision began to blur, and the scene in front of me gradually shrank until it was completely swallowed up by the endless darkness.

This sudden feeling of powerlessness made her feel fear, despair and deep helplessness.

At this moment, Wei Lingheng and Xiao Jinnian led a team of people and suddenly appeared in front of them like a gust of wind.

The two sides immediately came into close combat and a thrilling battle began.

For Wei Nanxi, this duel was a matter of life and death, so she used all her skills, not daring to hold back at all, and had no way out.

In this fierce battle, Wei Lingheng shined with his superb martial arts.

His attack was like a violent storm, swift and extremely precise, and each move contained overwhelming force.

However, Wei Nanxi is no ordinary person. He cleverly uses his insidious, cunning and ruthless means to fight back.

The fierce battle lasted for a long time, became increasingly brutal, and it was difficult to determine the winner.

Finally, at the critical moment, Wei Lingheng was more skilled and successfully subdued Wei Nanxi.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Jinnian immediately ordered people to bring ropes to tie up Wei Nanxi tightly to prevent her from escaping. Afterwards, An Yi personally led the group to take her away.

After some twists and turns, the matter was finally resolved satisfactorily.

Li Zhenzhu, who was lying on the ground, slowly opened her eyes and felt everything around her.

She greedily took a few breaths of fresh air, then exhaled forcefully, as if she wanted to spit out all the depression and fear in her heart.

She was so excited by the feeling of regaining her freedom that tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.

She struggled to sit up, looked around, and found that it was Wei Lingheng and Prince Jin who saved her.

She was filled with gratitude and thanked them repeatedly, saying that without their help, she would have died long ago.

At this time, Xiao Jinnian did not stay for too long. He knew that time was running out. After saying goodbye to Wei Lingheng briefly, he turned around and left in a hurry.

Li Zhenzhu saw that Wei Lingheng did not leave with her, and she couldn't help but feel secretly happy in her heart. Could it be that he was attracted to her? Thinking of this, she stood up excitedly and rushed towards Wei Lingheng, wanting to hug him tightly.

However, what greeted her was Wei Lingheng's ruthless shove. He looked at her with an undisguised look of disgust, as if she had eaten a fly, as if she were something filthy.

Wei Lingheng just glanced at her indifferently and walked out of the house without looking back.

Before leaving, he left a cold message: "The Marquis' Mansion can no longer tolerate a shameless person like you. If you still want to save some face, just leave quietly!"

This sentence was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Li Zhenzhu's heart. She stood there blankly, the smile on her face instantly frozen, replaced by endless astonishment and despair.

Looking at Wei Lingheng's back gradually walking away, Li Zhenzhu felt an indescribable sense of loss in her heart.

She thought that after so much hard work and dedication, she finally won his recognition and attention, but reality ruthlessly gave her a heavy blow - there was always only that other woman in Wei Lingheng's heart.

Even if Li Lulu hadn't stood in the way, he probably wouldn't have chosen her, right? Li Zhenzhu couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt: Is it really as he said, that she is so unbearable and unattractive? No, she couldn't accept this fact no matter what!

However, Li Zhenzhu knew clearly in her heart that she would never leave the Marquis' Mansion easily.

After all, the days spent here were too comfortable and pleasant; now that Wei Nanxi was in prison, she no longer had to worry about being coerced. Even if she couldn't marry Wei Lingheng as she wished, it would not be difficult to find a suitable husband with the background and connections of the Marquis's Mansion.

Thinking of this, Li Zhenzhu slowly straightened up, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and tried to cheer herself up again. She secretly told herself: No matter how rough and difficult the road ahead is, you must have firm faith and move forward courageously!

She understood that her value did not only depend on whether Wei Lingheng liked her. She had to curry favor with her grandmother and mother. As long as they were there, she would never have to worry about food and clothing in the Marquis' Mansion.

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and everything was quiet, but Li Zhenzhu was restless and could not fall asleep. After a fierce ideological struggle, she decided to find Lan Shuyao and Wei Jingjing and confess all the truth to them.

When she came in front of Lan Shuyao and Wei Jingjing, Li Zhenzhu took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

Then, she began to skillfully weave a seemingly perfect lie, describing what had happened in the past without any loopholes, so that Lan Shuyao and Wei Jingjing were completely immersed in it and believed it without a doubt.

"So you actually deceived us? It turns out you are not an orphan!" Lan Shuyao frowned and said with displeasure. She had lived to such an old age and had rich experience, but she did not expect that she would be played around so easily by a little girl.

Li Zhenzhu burst into tears and explained with a choked voice: "I'm sorry, grandma, I had no choice! At that time, grandma insisted on selling me so that my brother could get a wife. I really couldn't accept such a fate, so I tried my best to escape. If I hadn't met you, I'm afraid I would have..."

When she talked about sad things, she cried even harder, and her pitiful appearance made people feel pity for her.

Li Zhenzhu's adoptive mother and grandmother have always been kind-hearted and generous people.

They treated Li Zhenzhu like their own flesh and blood, giving her meticulous care and love. It can be said that they would respond to her every request and do their best to meet her every need.

From childhood to adulthood, Li Zhenzhu was spoiled by Li Qinglang and Zhu Qing. However, she took this love for granted and began to use her intelligence to deceive her kind adoptive mother and grandmother.

"Then Ling Heng said that you poisoned and killed an innocent girl? How is that possible!" Wei Jingjing widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief. She really couldn't connect this well-behaved and lovely adopted daughter in front of her with such a vicious thing.

"No, mother, I really didn't do it! It was my cousin Wei Nanxi who forced me to do it. If I didn't listen to him, he would kill me!" Li Zhenzhu looked at Wei Jingjing with tears in her eyes. She looked so pitiful, as lovable as a frightened little white rabbit.

Then, she began to make up tragic stories, telling how she had been bullied and persecuted, and how she had been dragged into those crimes against her will. Every detail was described vividly, as if she had experienced it herself.

When she was moved, Li Zhenzhu even lifted up the corner of her clothes, revealing the clearly visible footprints on her waist and the purple and red pinch marks on her neck to Lan Shuyao and Wei Jingjing: "Look, these were all caused by Wei Nanxi. He is so cruel and doesn't care about family affection at all..."

Looking at these scars, Wei Jingjing and Lan Shuyao were heartbroken, and their pity for Li Zhenzhu increased even more.

At this time, Li Zhenzhu continued to cry bitterly and confessed to her adoptive mother and grandmother: "It was that evil Wei Nanxi who forced me to do these bad things, wuwuwu..." Her tone was full of grievance and helplessness, which moved everyone who heard it.

Her performance was so realistic that there was no flaw in her words or expressions.

Her adoptive mother and grandmother were completely immersed in the sad atmosphere she created, believed her words without a doubt, and were deeply saddened by her unfortunate experience.

Lan Shuyao looked at the pitiful Li Zhenzhu with a distressed look on her face. "Poor child, it seems that grandma misunderstood you."

"What's going on with Ling Heng?" Wei Jingjing felt strange as to why her nephew was so against his adopted daughter.

Li Zhenzhu's eyes were filled with tears, rolling down like pearls from a broken string. Her pitiful appearance made people feel pity for her.

She said with trembling lips: "My cousin Ling Heng doesn't like me and even wants to drive me away from here. But I really can't bear to leave my mother and grandmother! Wuuuu..." She became more and more sad as she spoke, and finally she fell on the table and sobbed softly.

This stumped the two of them. Wei Lingheng was the apple of the family's eye. They couldn't possibly blame Wei Lingheng because of Li Zhenzhu, and Li Zhenzhu herself knew it.