Your Highness, please spare the concubine

"interesting."

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It was already midnight when Ophelia returned to the Lyons family's shop stronghold in the capital, Munsell.

Originally, it was only in the afternoon when she left Willis's boudoir, and it would not be long before she walked back to the Lyons family's location.

It's just that Ophelia wandered the streets like a ghost for a long time before arriving in a daze.

The home and territory of the Lyons family are not in the capital, Monsell. Although there are some shops run by the family here, none of them are on the table.

From the family-run spices to the processed handicrafts, although the profits in recent years can be regarded as the existence that ordinary families look up to, but after being distributed to everyone in the family, it seems thin.

At night, there is no one in the spice shop, and it can be seen from here that it is deserted.

And this desertion has been spreading to the entire Lyons family from some invisible channel.

But at this moment, she didn't have the energy to pay attention to the surrounding situation at all, and a picture was always echoing in Ophelia's mind - Willis!

Her evil smile, her cheerful smile, her sadistic smile, her contented smile...

The lofty...smile...

A body has already been filled by Wei Lisi.

Even for a long time, her body was so weak that she couldn't arouse intense hatred.

It was only after returning to the shop that the unforgettable hatred broke out from his bones.

Willis Egbert!

I won't make you feel better!

for sure!

But sometimes, often more real issues, come out raging than hatred.

Passing over the shop in front and heading towards the inner room, Ophelia's footsteps were so light that no one in the back yard noticed her.

Mother's voice wafted through the corridor on the second floor.

With only a quarter of the light from the lighting technique activated in the corridor, Ophelia raised her head slightly, and saw that she was talking with someone.

"Ma'am, this is a letter from the family this afternoon."

Ofelia knew the man's voice clearly, it was the family who ran the spice shop, that is, the shopkeeper, the boss.

This person was very enthusiastic about her and her mother's arrival at the beginning, but he became indifferent for a while in the middle.

Later, after hearing that the family wanted her to marry, the man started to show courteousness again these days.

Ophelia doesn't like it.

Lyons' mother hurriedly glanced through the contents of the envelope, her sorrow turned into a ferocious sigh.

"Ma'am, what's the matter?" The spice shop owner also frowned and asked.

Although I knew it was bad news, I couldn't help but ask.

"Hey, someone came to collect the debt again this morning... The family decided to dismiss some people, and took some valuables and property to pay off the debt..."

The woman squeezed the envelope tightly, and her tone was mostly helpless. When she shook her head, she caught a glimpse of Ophelia standing at the gate of the courtyard.

"Where have you been, you rascal? You're only coming home now!?"

At that moment, the other party seemed to have finally found a place to vent his anger.

Rather Lyons, the mother of the Lyons family.

She has been married to the Lyons family for decades, and has now forgotten her original surname.

I heard that she used to be just a little commoner's daughter, but now she has been a noble lady for dozens of years.

The slender mouth and the wrinkles on the corners of the eyes have had a flattering smile when facing the rich and powerful, and also arrogance when facing those who are not as good as themselves.

Even though she has been a noble lady for decades, she is still not a real noble.

Ophelia didn't answer her mood, and went back to the room on the first floor, closing the door with a bang.

Outside the door, there was only yelling and cursing.

After a while, the door was opened from the outside, and Russell Lyons threw the key on the table with a displeased expression, making a knocking sound, which made the girl's heart tremble.

Seeing Ophelia lying on the bed like a dead body, she snorted coldly.

"Why, after going out for a day, don't you want to tell me where you went?"

After waiting for a few seconds, don't say anything, Ophelia didn't even move her eyelids.

As a result, a puff of Qi rose from the abdomen and went straight to the forehead.

Rather Lyons walked to Ophelia's bed and slapped her bare arm hard.

Snapped!

But Ophelia just glanced at her lightly, without even crying out in pain.

In such a scene that seemed to be talking to a wooden man, Russell Lyonston became even more angry.

She directly grabbed Ophelia's hair and pulled her up from the bed.

"Tell me, did you go out to hang out with some ghost man? You didn't even go to His Royal Highness the Third Princess!"

"I really believed your nonsense, and went there to find someone foolishly!"

"How can you get married if people spread the news that you spent the night at someone else's house? Tell me! Where did you go last night?"

Seeing that Ophelia still didn't respond, Russell Lyons was about to take off her clothes.

"Do you want to tell me? Do you want to tell me? I can't cure you if you don't believe me, Ophelia, let me tell you, everything you were born with belongs to your family!"

"Talent, aptitude, the magic you have learned, and even your body, all belong to the family! My mother does not allow you to marry the general before it is damaged in the slightest!"

Seeing that the opponent became more and more unscrupulous, Ophelia burst out with wind magic all over her body, and directly rushed Lasse Lyons into the air.

Pfft!

Rather Lyons fell hard on the floor, and immediately grinned in pain, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"Get out! Get out of here!" Ophelia finally shouted, "Don't bother me."

The pain of being humiliated by the enemy, and being treated like this when she returned home, Ophelia couldn't bear it anymore, hugged her leg and cried softly.

But obviously, her mother would not let her go easily, and she was going to force her to find out why tonight.

"How dare you do it to me, you son of a bitch? Have you forgotten who raised you and who gave you your life?"

Getting angry, she even scolded herself, but she couldn't care less about it.

Rather Lyons came over angrily, pulled Ophelia's hair, and pulled her to the ground.

"Ma'am, what's the matter?" Outside the door, the children of the family heard the voice and came to ask, and they were immediately sent away by Lasse Lyons.

She turned her head to look at Ophelia, whose clothes were in a mess and crying alone, and her anger soared.

"Cry, you know how to cry! Tell me, have you gone out to hang out with ghost men? If you lose your virginity, I will beat you to death here today!"

As he said that, Rather Lyons went to tug on Ophelia's clothes again, wanting to see what happened.

Ophelia kicked her away, snot and tears came down together: "Go away! Don't touch me!"

"Okay, you, reverse, reverse! See if I don't clean up you today!"

For a while, the two fought together in the house.

Ophelia, who was originally submissive, obeyed the arrangement of her family and entered the Royal Academy with her own aptitude and hard work, and at the same time won herself the title of a genius magician.

This not only increased the face of the family, but also increased the bargaining chip for the family head to use her as a tool for profit.

Since she was a child, she has obeyed her orders in everything. Even if she was sold by her family to be a concubine in the hands of a high-ranking old general in the empire this time, she endured it.

But there is a limit to this patience after all, Wei Lisi has already used it up, and her mother is still rubbing salt on her wounds.

Seeing that this obedient sandbag dared to resist, and might even break his body, Russell Lyons' face was distorted with anger, and his strikes were a bit ruthless.

And Ophelia put down her hand after slapping her, allowing Rather Lyons to punch and kick her.

After a while, the other party was tired from beating, but Ophelia felt pain everywhere on her body.

But the most painful, or the chest position.

In this world...

There is no place for her anymore.

The original hatred for Wei Lisi, expectations for the family and even relatives, dissatisfaction or acceptance, all turned into mockery and pity for herself at this moment.

already……

never mind.

"You..." Lasse Lyons panted heavily, she hadn't given up on checking the integrity of this tool.

But Ophelia opened her extended hand and looked at her coldly.

After a stalemate like this for a while, Russell Lyons suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the expression on his face eased.

"Daughter, it's not mom who raped you, but now... oh."

Sigh, still sigh.

There is helplessness and self-blame in the sigh, as well as deep powerlessness.

If it wasn't for acting, Ophelia might be able to be moved by her at this moment, but the girl has had enough.

"Although our Lyons family is still aristocratic, it is still a big family in the family territory, but you also know..."

Ophelia in front of her lowered her head and sat on the ground like that, neither answering nor resisting.

And Rather Lyons went on...

"Over the years, our family's business has gradually declined, and the profits we earned are gradually only enough to maintain our income and expenditure..."

"You have also seen that your father used to like to go sightseeing and collect handicrafts, but now, his hair has turned gray every day because of family affairs, and he is busy most of the time..."

Rather Lyons looked at Ophelia earnestly, then stretched out his hand to grab her soft little hand, and stroked it gently.

It seems to be comforting, and it is more like persuading.

"The family has spent too much resources to train you, and it has cost a lot of money to satisfy your wish to study at the Royal Academy."

"Ophelia, the family has done so much for you, and now your relatives, your clansmen, are all living in debt, and there is no next meal... Can you bear it, Ophelia?"

The blond girl who was asked about it clenched her fist slightly, and then put it down helplessly. She still didn't answer.

In the final analysis, the family is willing to cultivate her in this way, to put it mildly, it's just to sell her for a good price.

Ophelia felt desolate and sneered again.

I'm afraid your wishful thinking has been ruined by that imperial princess!

Of course, if someone is willing to accept her as a ruined woman, Ophelia doesn't care.

"You are already 16 years old, you are a young adult, and it is time to contribute to the family and share the pressure..."

At this time, Ophelia suddenly interrupted her.

"I have the best magical talent, and I work hard every day and night. As long as I can become a great magician, or even a magister, I can bring supreme glory and untold wealth to the family!"

The girl looked up at her mother, her eyes full of begging.

"Relying on others is worse than relying on yourself after all, isn't it?"

"I will definitely be able to lead the revitalization of the family. Even if it is a little bit hard now, the name of the Lyons family will definitely resound throughout the continent in the future..."

Snapped!

A slap directly shattered her dream.

The mother in front of her even yelled hysterically.

"In the future? How long will it be in the future? Great Magister? You are talented, but how many years, five years, ten years will it take you?"

Rather Lyons stood up excitedly and looked at his daughter fiercely.

"Don't say five years, three years! One year, just one year, the Lyons family will be overwhelmed by debts that cannot make ends meet, and this name will no longer exist in this world!"

"For you!"