Chapter 4 Chapter 4 "If you like money, just jump in and grab it. You...

Lingchuan thought, just go along with it and go along with what she said, so he simply nodded.

"Don't worry, I've consulted a doctor, and aside from some heart-kidney disharmony, there's nothing wrong."

Jinzhan breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good."

At night, Lingchuan couldn't sleep for a long time.

Yang Ruoyun could walk around at the banquet, laugh heartily, and pick any husband she liked.

But she could only stay in the gutter, letting resentment and jealousy spread in her heart, twisting herself into a deformed banshee.

She wanted to be loved, even if only a little bit.

Lingchuan suddenly felt that he was not innocent either.

Rather than saying that she is not innocent, it is better to say that the sin is all on her own. She was the one who took the initiative to get close to Gu Shi without any hesitation, and she was also the whore who twisted her waist to seek pleasure.

Ever since losing his parents, Lingchuan has given up on himself, only numbing himself with the pleasures of the moment.

It has been nearly six years since she entered the palace, and all that is left of her is a beautiful but twisted shell.

Lingchuan hugged the quilt tightly. She felt very cold all over at night. Only her mother's arms were warm. She really wanted to be hugged by her mother again.

The quilt was sewn with gold thread and was cold and heavy, without the scent of her mother.

Her eyes were filled with tears and she was sobbing.

"Hey, why aren't you asleep yet, girl?"

Jinzhan wanted to tuck the quilt into her, but when she reached out and touched it, it was covered with her tears.

"Miss, are you sad about the prince getting married?"

She hugged the golden cup,

"I miss my mom."

Jinzhan hugged her and couldn't help feeling a little pity in her heart. Although she was usually a bit naughty, she was ultimately a poor motherless child.

Her body was warm, but she was not her mother after all... Just this little warmth was enough to coax Lingchuan into falling asleep.

The next day, Lingchuan just lay on the bed with a pale face, and was reluctant to wash up.

She didn't expect that Gu Shi would push the door open and come in to see her.

"Lingchuan, I heard from Jinzhan that you cried all night last night, so I came to see you."

There was a look of worry on his face, but in fact, he was secretly happy when he heard Lingchuan crying for him all night.

Gu Shi was going to get married, and Lingchuan should have cried for him.

He reached out to touch her face, but she slapped him away.

"Lingchuan, even if you like each other, you don't necessarily have to get married. You should accept the reality as soon as possible and stop getting angry."

"You don't want me anymore."

She lowered her head and looked at her fingertips.

"I didn't... I just..."

"No need to explain. You just don't want me anymore."

Seeing Lingchuan getting stuck in a rut, Gu Shi had no choice but to sigh and get up to leave.

She was so stupid. How could he bear to really give up on her? The so-called marriage was just a pretext to indulge people in fooling around, but she took this pretext seriously.

Gu Shi has lived in the palace since childhood and was raised by servants. Naturally, he does not have the obsession like Lingchuan that there should be feelings between husband and wife.

"Gu Shi, remember, I will only marry someone I truly love, and I will never marry Zhen Fei."

He didn't look back at her and walked away. He felt a little disgusted. Lingchuan's words implied that she had to marry him.

He has considered her to this extent, but she still pesters him and insists on him marrying her. She is really ignorant.

It was not until the afternoon that Lingchuan put on her ruqun, reluctantly got out of bed, and went out to bask in the sun.

The flowers in the palace were in full bloom, but Lingchuan was in no mood to appreciate them.

"Miss Lingchuan..."

Zhen Fei was met with a cold reception in the general's mansion. He didn't even get to say a word to Miss Ruoyun and instead got a cold shoulder.

When he saw Lingchuan coming, he thought it would be a waste not to look at her. Since the prince could see her, he could see her too, so he opened his eyes wide and looked at her carefully.

He never expected that he had never found a girl more beautiful than her in the entire capital.

He originally thought that all the young ladies from official families in the city were as beautiful as Lingchuan.

Zhen Fei changed his mind. If he could marry such a beautiful and charming wife, he would not lose anything. Besides, with the prince in charge, marrying Lingchuan would be as easy as taking something out of a bag.

What's more, he needs to take care of everything now, and what he lacks most is money. She still has 10,000 taels of silver as a dowry, which makes her a perfect match for him.

"The girl is so beautiful, she looks like the daughter of a noble family, not from a small restaurant."

He thought it was a compliment, but in fact, just one sentence made Lingchuan feel disgusted.

This scoundrel actually dared to pull her hand. She frowned and took two steps back.

"I have a father and a mother. They are ordinary people, not royal relatives. If we don't agree, there's no need to talk to me anymore."

"But we're going to be husband and wife in the future, how can we not talk?"

"I will not marry you."

Lingchuan was not afraid to say anything harsh. He showed a disgusted expression and walked away in two steps.

Who the hell does he think he is, to dare to comment on her parents?

Pooh!

Back in the house, Jinzhan took out some needlework and urged her to learn some needlework.

"Girl, if you want to get married, you have to learn needlework. You should learn it too."

She pushed her needle and thread aside,

"It's uncertain whether I'll live to see the day I get married."

Jinzhan's expression changed, and Lingchuan said some unlucky words again. It was really becoming more and more of a headache.

Lingchuan carried Jinzhan on his back and secretly took out all the gold and silver jewelry in the house and put them in a heavy box.

Zhen Fei just wants these... In that case, let him take them.

Lingchuan had a brilliant idea in his mind to give him a good beating.

The next day, Lingchuan didn't find the prince, so he asked where Prince Jinzhan had gone.

"Oh, the prince has gone on a boat trip with his guests, so please stay indoors, young lady."

She had a cold face.

"Why didn't you invite me? It seems you invited Miss Ruoyun instead."

Jinzhan's expression changed. Miss Lingchuan was talking nonsense. If it wasn't for inviting Miss Ruoyun, why would the prince spend so much money?

A maid came in and announced that a boy was waiting at the door of the general's mansion looking for Jinzhan.

Jinzhan went there and saw that he was only wearing coarse cloth clothes, which were dyed with indigo to cover up the ugliness. Even if he was just a servant, wearing such clothes was a bit too shabby.

The servant smiled apologetically and said,

"Is this Sister Jinzhan? I'm from Master Zhen's family. My master wants to invite Miss Lingchuan from your family to go on a boat ride together."

Jinzhan was about to speak, but Lingchuan caught up with her and said with a smug smile behind her,

"Hmph, Jinzhan, now you have no excuse to stop me."

Jinzhan frowned and pulled Lingchuan into the house. It was not appropriate for an unmarried girl to meet a man from another family, let alone a servant.

Lingchuan smiled and said,

"Master Zhen Fei has invited me, and I must dress up to impress him... Quickly bring out your best silk dress and let me wear it."

"But Miss Ruoyun is here too, so I'm afraid it's not advisable for her to dress too much..."

"Don't worry about it, just listen to me."

Jinzhan thought, no matter how Lingchuan dressed, no one would look at Ruoyun when Lingchuan was around.

In that case, it doesn’t matter whether she dresses in a high-profile or low-profile manner, so it’s better to just go along with her.

Jinzhan dressed her up carefully, prepared a car, and sent her on the boat trip in a legitimate manner.

"Hey, girl, what are you doing with that box?"

The skirt was so layered and gorgeous that at first glance you wouldn't have noticed she was holding a box.

"It's a gift I gave to Zhen Fei."

Jinzhan felt puzzled and a little strange. Miss Lingchuan looked down on Zhen Fei just now, so how could she change her ways so quickly?

First, she dressed up beautifully in order to meet Master Zhen Fei, and also prepared gifts for him.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

"Didn't the young lady despise Master Zhen? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Lingchuan pretended to wipe away tears,

"For a person like me to even be liked by someone, I'm lucky. How dare I be so picky?"

Jinzhan felt more and more uncomfortable, but she couldn't find any fault with her.

She just hoped that Lingchuan wouldn't get her covered in blood when he got into trouble.

When Lingchuan boarded the boat, he really attracted everyone's attention.

She was a beauty made of gold, silver, jewels, silk and satin, like a golden bird tributed from the Western Regions, with every strand of her hair shining brightly.

"Excuse me, who is this girl..."

A man didn't dare to look directly at Lingchuan's face, but asked Jinzhan her name and surname from the side.

"My name is Lingchuan, and I'm the prince's adopted sister."

Without waiting for Jinzhan to speak, Lingchuan replied to him personally.

Lingchuan proudly enjoyed everyone's gaze. She dressed up so that everyone could recognize her.

From then on, no one believed that there was nothing innocent between Gu Shi and Ling Chuan.

Even the most docile and well-behaved cat would be unable to resist swallowing such a delicate and beautiful golden bird.

The men looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"Your Highness is truly blessed to have a sister like you."

"Where is Master Zhen Fei? He invited me here, and I really want to marry him."

Lingchuan just smiled charmingly, and a young man attentively led her the way.

"Zhen Fei is just a nobody. What do you think of me?"

The young man was so dazzled by her beauty that he no longer cared about anything else.

Lingchuan's face was full of charm.

"I came here to see Zhen Fei today."

She took two steps at a time and rushed to Zhen Fei. Everyone turned their eyes to the two of them, and some even wanted to surround them.

Lingchuan was very satisfied; this was exactly the effect she wanted.

"Zhen Fei, let me ask you, are you willing to marry me?"

Zhen Fei was standing by the boat admiring the scenery, but he didn't expect Lingchuan to actually come, and dressed so eye-catchingly.

He was vaguely dissatisfied. Didn't she notice that those men were looking at her?

"I am willing, but you must change your temper after marriage."

Lingchuan smiled charmingly and opened the box in front of everyone. It was full of gold and silver jewelry.

"Isn't that why you're willing to marry me?"

Plop——

Lingchuan threw the gold, silver and jewelry, along with the box, into the river.

"If you like money, jump in and get it. If you can get it back yourself, the money will be yours, and I will be yours too. My dowry of ten thousand taels of silver will be yours too."

There was an uproar on the boat, and everyone on board was eager to squeeze over to watch the fun.

"Don't worry, I sealed the box tightly...it won't get wet. Besides, it's full of gold and silver, so even if it gets wet, it won't be a big deal. And I've heard you're an expert swimmer, so you definitely won't drown."

Seeing Zhen Fei motionless, pale and almost fainted, Lingchuan became even more harsh, and a mocking arc appeared on his red lips.

"If you like money, jump in and get it. Didn't you hear me?"