Chapter 16 Chapter 16 He used cold words to pierce...

Gu Shi was about to enter Lingchuan's room in a hurry, but Jinzhan stopped him symbolically.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid Miss Lingchuan is feeling unwell and is not available right now."

Seeing Lingchuan's pale face, she wondered if she was having her period.

Gu Shi had a cold face and pinched Jinzhan's neck with one hand.

"Where did Lingchuan go when I was away? Tell me!"

Jinzhan's eyes rolled back and her legs kicked straight up.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life."

Finally, Gu Shi let her go. She bit her lower lip and knelt on the ground in humiliation.

"It was Jinzhan who failed in her duty and neglected the girl's whereabouts. Please spare her life, Your Highness."

She breathed rapidly, her eyes flushed red, and she wondered if the prince had sent other secret guards to follow Lingchuan.

While Jinzhan was stunned, Gu Shi had already strode in to settle the score with Lingchuan.

She couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. It would be best if the prince didn't notice her neglect of duty. She should vent all her anger on Lingchuan.

Lingchuan was lying on the bed with a pale face and traces of tears on her face. The tear troughs under her eyes had deepened, her eyes were sad and lifeless, her lips were dry and cracked, and she was trembling slightly.

"Gu Shi, what are you doing here..."

She cried for a while and her voice became a little hoarse.

Gu Shi had originally come to Lingchuan angrily to settle the score, but seeing her like this, he had to give up and went to find the beeswax and lip balm she was used to using, and applied it on her lips with his own hands.

Her chapped lips brushed against his fingertips.

"What's wrong with you...why are you so listless?"

He thought to himself, could it be that he had seen it wrong that day? The woman on the horse was not Lingchuan, and he had misunderstood her.

Gu Shi held her slender wrist in his palm.

"Where is the bracelet I gave you?"

Lingchuan shook his head.

"The golden cup has been put away..."

He held her in his arms, one hand on her cheek,

"Why are you so listless... I won't marry Yang Ruoyun, so please cheer up."

Gu Shi thought Lingchuan was still worried about his marriage.

Lingchuan placed a slender, bony hand on Gu Shi's neck and imagined strangling him to death.

The thought of death always haunted her. She really wanted to kill Gu Shi. She wanted to kill him to relieve the hatred in her heart, and she also wanted to punish herself for her past love for him.

He hugged her, and Lingchuan's eyes became a little confused. Did he know that he was hugging someone who wanted to kill him?

Lingchuan felt sad when she thought that she was pregnant with his child.

How could he be so gentle to her and yet do such cruel things to her?

An unmarried woman, whether she is waiting to be married or a maid, will quickly fall into a situation where she is at the mercy of others once she becomes pregnant.

If they were cruel, they would drive the woman out and leave her on the streets, where they would beat her, kill her, or sell her to others for their fate. If they were kind, they would at most keep her as a concubine.

"Gu Shi, will you kill me?"

She looked at him helplessly.

"Why are you saying this for no reason? When have I ever shouted at you to kill me?"

Gu Shi kissed her forehead.

Jinzhan stood outside stealthily, peeking inside through the hole in the window paper, and was shocked by the scene.

Oh my God, Gu Shi came in angrily, why didn’t he get angry at Lingchuan?

Oh, he’s reluctant, right?

Jinzhan sneered in her heart, humph, he was reluctant to touch Lingchuan. After he came out, he would get angrier and angrier, and then he would take his anger out on her.

She is just a maid, what will she do if she is beaten or killed at will?

Rather than waiting for Gu Shi to decide, it would be better to take the initiative and speak out what you have seen...

But you have to leave some room for maneuver and not be too final.

But according to her experience, at this time, the two of them would start performing live sex shows again.

What if Gu Shi calmed down after he was done, and lifted Lingchuan up high and then put him down gently? If I choose this time to step forward and sow discord between them, wouldn't that be adding fuel to the fire?

Jinzhan decided to keep quiet for a while.

"Lingchuan, where did you go when I was away? I seemed to see you on the street."

Doubts clouded his mind, but Gu Shi couldn't help but speak.

"Which street?"

Lingchuan just looked at him sickly. There was no possibility for her and Qin Sizhao to be together. So it was no big deal if he was seen.

"Liuzhi Street, not far from the palace."

"Why, can't I go out alone?"

Lingchuan said aggrievedly.

"I'm not saying you can't go out alone. I'm asking you, who did you go out with when I was away?"

Seeing Lingchuan silent, Gu Shi directly called Jinzhan in.

"Jinzhan, kneel down!"

Jinzhan had no choice but to kneel down cowardly and behave herself well.

"Where has Lingchuan been during the time I was away?"

She gritted her teeth, thinking that this time she could only tell the truth. After cursing Gu Shi eight hundred times in her heart, Jinzhan said timidly:

"Your Highness, please forgive me. When Miss Lingchuan went out, I followed her quietly... I didn't dare to be negligent... I saw her going to the theater to watch a play, so I followed her in."

She looked at Lingchuan's face, her face as pale as paper, and said:

"Miss Lingchuan was watching a play with a rather feminine-looking young man, chatting and laughing... I didn't dare to look at them any longer..."

Lingchuan looked normal, leaning in Gu Shi's arms with a little boredom.

"Lingchuan, if you ruin your reputation, people will only say that I'm not a good steward of the household, and that this will bring shame to the palace. What do you think I should do with you?"

Gu Shi felt genuinely angry about Lingchuan's secret meeting with other men, but he and Lingchuan had no official relationship, so he had to pretend to be magnanimous.

He suppressed his voice and held Lingchuan's arms tightly. Her hot body pressed against him, making him angry and inexplicably hot.

Lingchuan just leaned his head on his shoulder and remained silent.

"I saw you sitting on a man's horse on Willow Street with my own eyes. Tell me who that man was."

He grabbed Lingchuan's hair, and she raised her chin, revealing a sharp arc.

"If you get involved with someone of questionable character, it will only tarnish the reputation of the palace... Besides, without my help, why would anyone be willing to marry you? They're just trying to play with you. Tell me who that person is."

"Yang Ruoyun."

Lingchuan lowered his head and said:

"Yang Ruoyun wanted to teach me how to ride a horse. I was wearing a skirt and it was inconvenient for me to ride, so she carried me directly onto the horse... The person you saw was her."

"But how did you get involved with her?"

Gu Shi frowned. Yang Ruoyun had once intended to marry him. The two of them should have been at odds with each other, or even trying to frame each other. How could they be riding together?

Lingchuan sneered:

"Gu Shi, do you really think you're such a rare gem that everyone wants to snatch you away? Yang Ruoyun came to me specifically to ask me to stop this marriage because she doesn't want to marry you."

"Then you were asked by someone to stop me from marrying her..."

Lingchuan nodded and said:

"That's right."

Noticing that Gu Shi's expression was not right, Jinzhan quickly took advantage of the situation to back off.

"Yes, yes, yes... It's Miss Ruoyun... The young man I saw looked exactly like a girl. At first, I didn't realize who he was, but now that the girl mentioned it, I remembered. Isn't it Miss Ruoyun?"

Lingchuan couldn't help laughing and cried, and wiped his tears with a handkerchief.

"The prince's suspicion has been dispelled."

She exchanged a glance with Jinzhan.

“Get out!”

Gu Shi said this to Jinzhan.

Jinzhan retreated quickly, and now only Gu Shi and Lingchuan were left in the room.

A greater anger surged in his heart. It turned out that Lingchuan stopped him and Yang Ruoyun from getting married because someone asked him to do so, not for him.

His hope was dashed in an instant. Gu Shi didn't want to treat her gently anymore and just glanced at her coldly.

It's ridiculous that I had actually considered marrying Lingchuan before. She is not worthy at all.

What's so good about her? His eyes swept Lingchuan from head to toe, looking at the small piece of skin slightly exposed at her collar with disdain.

She was just trying to seduce him with a beautiful appearance and keeping him hooked with a hot and cold attitude. There was nothing special about it.

She wasn't special at all, just a vain, beautiful thing. There were plenty of women like her, so how could he seriously consider marrying her?

He held her chin with one hand and forced her to look at him. Her eyes were cold and beautiful, like a little snake in the forest.

Why would he care if a toy loved him or not? It was ridiculous.

But he just couldn't help but care about whether she loved him. As long as he saw her cold eyes, he would almost obsessively demand love from her.

He was genuinely angry at himself for being like this.

"Lingchuan, you can give up. I will never marry you."

His fingertips brushed across her collarbone, a touch of humiliation and a touch of teasing.

Gu Shi sneered:

"I only spent a small amount of money to raise you so that I can play with you at will. Why would I marry you and give you the position of principal wife? You are not even worthy of being a concubine."

While he was stabbing her with his cold words, he put his hand into her collar.

Lingchuan was not angry, but sighed:

"I knew it a long time ago."

She turned her head away without looking.

"Then what else can I do?"

He forced her face to turn around and kiss him. Lingchuan did not respond or resist, but was just cold, which made Gu Shi even more angry.

"Lingchuan, did you drink the contraceptive soup properly?"

Her face turned pale, afraid that he would reveal the fact that she was pregnant.

Gu Shi sneered:

"You're not planning to secretly get pregnant and give birth to my child, are you?... Do you really think that giving birth to the eldest son will make you famous? If you dare to manipulate me about my offspring, I will secretly poison you and throw you into a mass grave..."

"Anyway, you have no one left at home. No one will seek justice for you. When the time comes, there won't even be anyone to shed a tear for you."

Snap——

A slap landed on Gu Shi's face, and Lingchuan's face was pale and sad.

Instead of getting angry, he smiled, clasped her wrists with one hand, and pushed her down on the bed, while his other hand skillfully untied her belt.

"You always tie your belt the same way. It's boring and lacks originality."