Chapter 2 Chapter 2 I am vain and spoiled by nature,...

After hearing Jinzhan's words, Lingchuan didn't get angry but laughed instead. That's great. What she wanted was to annoy Gu Shi.

"Your food, clothing, and daily expenses are sometimes even more extravagant than the prince's, and you spend more silver than a servant like me drinks. The prince has already treated you well. I advise you not to be ungrateful, but to obey the prince's arrangements and not take yourself too seriously."

Seeing that Lingchuan still refused to come out, Jinzhan became even angrier. Lingchuan was upset, and the prince would only blame her for not doing her job well.

"Girl, good girl, my little ancestor, my little aunt, please come out, at least go and see me, otherwise the prince will deduct my monthly salary."

After a mix of soft and hard tactics, Lingchuan finally opened the door, his eyes red.

"Jinzhan, I'm sorry, I don't want to embarrass you."

Actually... Lingchuan is quite cute when he is being liked...

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Jinzhan felt a little softened, so she washed her face with warm water, drew thin curved eyebrows for her with Qingquetou ink again, and coaxed her with a few kind words.

"The girl bit her lips until they bled."

She applied moisturizing beeswax nail polish and lip balm to her and continued to persuade her,

"You should at least go and see him, and give His Majesty some respect. If you are not satisfied, you can bring it up with His Majesty and ask him to find a more satisfactory husband."

"You are so beautiful, no matter who you marry, he will treat you like the apple of his eye."

Lingchuan sniffed softly. She knew that Jinzhan was just telling lies to fool her.

How could a woman like her possibly find a satisfactory husband? It was nothing more than her enduring humiliation for the sake of her dowry.

But she still had a tiny hope in her heart. Was there any slight possibility in this world that she could meet a man who was truly willing to care for her?

"Okay, I promise to meet you."

If he really is the one, she will try her best to grab the only life-saving straw.

A beautiful woman dressed in silk, satin, and colorful jewels slowly walked into the pavilion, and only bowed slightly to the prince sitting in the main seat.

Gu Shi didn't expect Lingchuan to be very polite, it was good enough that she came today.

Zhen Fei was blinded by her beauty. He tried to open his eyes to look at her, but he couldn't. He gritted his teeth and lowered his head.

No matter how beautiful she is, what does it have to do with him?

It was simply because the prince saw that he had no background and was of humble origin and was easy to manipulate, so he pretended to marry him to the girl he had played with, and it was not certain whether he could have physical contact with her after marriage.

He also had to turn a blind eye to the ridiculous affairs between this little fangirl and the prince...

Zhen Fei complimented the prince respectfully.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for not looking down on Zhen Fei's humble background and for being willing to support him... If it weren't for Your Highness, Zhen Fei wouldn't have a place to stay in the capital."

The prince always treated him with a lukewarm attitude.

To be fair, Gu Shiyuan was not a cunning, mean or difficult to serve master. He always gave some face to others and was considerate of others. He was also polite to Zhen Fei.

Zhen Fei knew that it was not easy to get such support, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but he was still unwilling to marry a concubine who had been played with by a noble man.

He was the only one in the village who had passed the palace examination and became a high-ranking official in the past hundred years. He had studied hard for so many years and thought that after entering the capital and becoming a high-ranking official, he would be able to pick any daughter of an official from his family. He never expected that he would end up picking up a faded woman as his wife.

His mother is old and it is not easy for her. Lingchuan's skin is so delicate that he definitely cannot serve his mother.

Zhen Fei tried hard to hide the disgust in his eyes and gave Lingchuan a friendly smile.

"Miss Lingchuan, would you like to go to the opera troupe with me to watch a play?"

Zhen Fei didn't know that Lingchuan was sensitive by nature and had long noticed his fawning over the powerful and his disgust towards him.

She just curled her lips.

"No."

Zhen Fei's face changed instantly. It was good enough that someone was willing to marry this girl who had been played with so much as a prostitute as his legal wife, but she actually dared to dislike him.

"Miss, do you think I'm from a humble background and poor?"

He thought that the most important thing was to trick her into giving him her dowry first, and then get rid of her without anyone knowing after he had established a firm foothold in the court.

Lingchuan nodded and smiled.

"Exactly. I'm naturally vain and spoiled, spending money like water. If I were to marry, I'd marry the best man in the world. You come from a poor family, and I'm afraid you don't understand the importance of drinking seasonal Mingqian Longjing tea in spring and eating lychees harvested eight hundred miles away in summer. If I were to marry you, I'm afraid my beauty would fade within six months."

Ling Chuan choked Zhen Fei so much that he couldn't speak. His face turned pale and blue, and he started to talk nonsense, citing her age.

"Miss Lingchuan is almost twenty and still unmarried. She is in the prime of her life now, but I'm afraid she will fade in a few years."

The prince's face darkened.

"Lingchuan, stop making trouble. After getting married, you should control your temper. You can't be as arrogant as an unmarried girl."

Lingchuan was too lazy to listen to Gu Shi's fake lecture, so she stood up and left.

She stood up to leave, and Jinzhan didn't dare to stop her, so she had to serve her carefully.

"The young lady doesn't like Mr. Zhen Fei?"

"What do you think? I've given the prince face. Don't ask about the rest."

Lingchuan walked straight into the prince's room, sent Jinzhan back, took off his clothes, and lay down on the prince's bed.

He was just about to go to bed with his clothes on when he touched the bed and felt only a slender waist.

Lingchuan pulled his arm and lay on his legs, like a delicate and noble long-haired cat.

"Gu Shi, do I have to marry him?"

Her tone was coquettish.

He touched her hair.

"I can't bear to leave you either, but there's probably nothing I can do about it. You'll have to get married sooner or later."

Lingchuan sat up suddenly and started to act awkwardly.

"He doesn't like me, so why should I marry him? I can tell at a glance that he's only after your money."

He held her in his arms, one hand skillfully reaching into her collar.

"If it weren't for the money, how could any respectable gentleman be willing to marry you as his legal wife?"

He slowly pressed her down on the soft bed and kissed her lips tenderly.

Lingchuan didn't often take the initiative to get into his bed. He guessed that she was worried about her marriage and that's why she took the initiative to please him.

Tonight, Gu Shi cared more about her feelings than usual, and Lingchuan followed him obediently. He thought Lingchuan was quite cute when she was not in a bad mood, so he kissed her forehead.

After finishing, Lingchuan would put on his clothes and go back, never staying overnight.

He looked at her back and wondered what it would be like to get up with her.

But he didn't need to know.

Lingchuan returned to her room alone, knowing that her future was hopeless. Gu Shi was even more cold-blooded and had no feelings for her.

Even if she spread the ridiculous things between Gu Shi and her everywhere, it would not harm his reputation at all.

She is the only one who has ever been blamed for the rumors and the reputation of being a disaster.

She sneered. At worst, she would hang herself in his house wearing her red wedding dress. After her death, she would turn into a ghost to haunt Gu Shi and make him never have a peaceful day.

Lingchuan lit a candle and looked in the mirror in the middle of the night. Her face in the bronze mirror was blurry, and she really looked a bit like a weird female ghost.

If she tried her best to seduce Gu Shi, would he marry her?

Maybe it's possible, maybe not, but Lingchuan doesn't want to continue to humiliate himself

The statement that she would marry the best man in the world was not a lie. If there was no good man, she would just hang herself.

After dawn, Lingchuan wanted to go out for a walk, but was blocked in the house by Jinzhan.

"Sister Jinzhan, why did you drag me out of the house yesterday when I didn't want to leave? Now today I want to go out for a walk, but you won't let me?"

Lingchuan frowned.

"The sun is very strong today. I'm afraid it will damage the girl's skin."

Lingchuan wanted to push Jinzhan away, but she held him down tightly.

Lingchuan sneered,

"Hey, how many suns are here today? Are they so poisonous? I can't stand it?"

Jinzhan sighed, knowing that she could no longer hide the truth from Lingchuan.

Lingchuan has become increasingly sharp and incisive in recent years, and she doesn't know how to hide her shortcomings. No wonder the prince is becoming increasingly intolerant of her.

"It's the general's noble daughter, Miss Yang Ruoyun, who is coming today. Please stay away."

"Why is it that the young lady wants to come? Shouldn't the prince take the initiative to meet her? How can you let the young lady make such a trip for nothing?"

Lingchuan rolled his eyes.

"Jinzhan, don't worry, I will never ruin the prince's good deeds. I will only poke a hole in the window to see what the girl looks like."

"Don't be naughty, girl. That girl is actually not as pretty as you, but she is of noble status."

Jinzhan tried to dissuade him with her words, but her body was very honest. Knowing that she couldn't persuade Lingchuan, she found a place with the best view for her and asked her to watch quietly without making any sound.

Lingchuan turned his head sideways and saw a young man in a round-necked robe - no, it was a girl in men's clothes, riding a tall horse, swaggering in.

The girl was just a beauty, with shoulders a bit broader than other girls.

"Where is the prince? I want to see him today."

The girl's voice was as loud as a bell and full of confidence.

Lingchuan couldn't help but feel jealous.

She is like a tree rooted in the earth, beautiful and unrestrained, able to withstand wind, frost, rain and dew.

She was raised into a sickly, beautiful potted plant, bound with silk and satin, locked in a golden cage, never seeing the sun all day.

Gu Shi walked over with a smile on his face and politely helped her off the horse.

Yang Ruoyun turned over swiftly.

"You don't need to help me. I can get down by myself."

A pear blossom flew obliquely into her temple, adding a touch of cuteness to her look.

The prince smiled and reached out to help her brush away the pear blossoms, and Miss Ruoyun blushed.

This scene is very beautiful.

She thought about how when she first entered the palace, her hair was also covered with white pear blossoms.

While brushing the petals off her head, Gu Shi joked that she was eager to grow old with him.

But Lingchuan suddenly felt nauseous and started to dry heave while leaning against the wall.

Jinzhan's face turned pale, she prayed silently that nothing would happen, and hurried to help Lingchuan.

"When is a girl's period?"

"It doesn't matter, just leave me alone."

"Girl, this is no small matter... You must tell me in time."

She straightened up and asked Jinzhan,

"Speak out loud, what happened to me? Let everyone hear it, and preferably let my future husband hear it too."

It was nothing more than a lot of unrequited love, which gave rise to a lot of hatred, torturing Lingchuan to the point where he was neither human nor ghost.

How could she have thought a year ago that the prince could really live with her forever? Lingchuan couldn't believe it.