Chapter 21

　　This winter seemed to be exceptionally cold. 　　I was lying on the haystack in the prison, and the faint pain in my legs made me sleepless. It was my leg disease again. My stubborn disease has always been inseparable from Doctor Hu’s medicine. The medicine that Cristin put on my cuff before escaping from the palace had long been used up. Now, I was in deep pain. 　　Ever since I was imprisoned, Zach visited me once, but Lucille visited every other day. 　　She came, and naturally did nothing good, except for watching me in my miserable state and doing her best to humiliate me. 　　At the beginning, I was patient enough to talk to her. Over time, I didn't even have the desire to look at her. 　　This was her last resort, wasn’t it? Zach ordered to keep my life, and the prison head here always protected me intentionally or unintentionally. Even if Lucille wanted to play any tricks, she had no chance at all. 　　She danced happily on her own, but in my ey