Chapter 57 Chapter 57 He is willing to give up anything to ask for...

Several imperial doctors were stunned and looked at each other.

"My Lady, are you talking about the pill that was delivered five days ago?"

"Yes, that's the one."

Lingchuan said in a resounding voice.

In fact, she had no idea whether the pill the imperial physician mentioned was a drug for faking death or not. She was gambling on a slim possibility.

"Honestly, the pharmacology of that medicine is very strange and complicated. Even our imperial physicians can't diagnose it... We've sent it to a hospital outside the palace for testing."

An imperial physician lowered his head and spoke in a stammering voice.

Lingchuan felt that she had changed. She was now lying without hesitation:

"You don't know, that's not medicine, but a blessed amulet. A monk gave it to me, and he specifically told me not to leave it."

She put on a stern face and said in a tone that brooked no refusal:

"Within two days, I want this pill to appear before my eyes again."

The imperial physician pleaded for mercy and said:

"It would take five days just to get the medicine back. There's really no other way. I hope Your Majesty will be understanding."

"Then hurry up and send it back as soon as possible. Do you understand? This is an order!"

"I'm afraid we can't get it back within two days. We can only try our best. Please be patient and wait a few more days."

"Everything must be done as quickly as possible! Don't make me say it again!"

Lingchuan had a cold face, waved his sleeves and left.

When Lingchuan heard the words "the properties of the medicine are strange and complicated", he already knew that it was most likely a drug that caused fake death, but the waiting process was really torturous.

Her fate in this life was suddenly tied to a small pill.

If the pill really couldn't be returned, there was nothing she could do...she could only suffer the consequences.

She looked up at the gloomy sky, praying silently that the truth would not be revealed and Qin Sizhao would not be implicated.

Lingchuan returned to Congcui Palace with a confused mind. Just as she stepped over the high threshold, there was a loud thunder in the sky. She was so scared that she looked back and saw two white lightning bolts flashing between the dense dark clouds.

Then, there was continuous heavy rain.

Once the rain starts, there will be further delays. If it continues to rain for several days, the death-prevention drug may not be delivered to her as promised.

"Lingchuan."

A voice shattered Lingchuan's worries.

She looked up and saw Gu Shi walking in with an umbrella and the hem of his clothes lifted up.

He held an exquisitely crafted oil-paper umbrella in his hand, but unfortunately it was not very practical. It would be soaked by the wind or rain.

"Why didn't you ask the servants to bring you a sturdier umbrella?"

Lingchuan walked forward and first ordered the palace maid to prepare bath water, and then wiped the raindrops from his forehead with a handkerchief.

"My clothes are all wet."

She and Gu Shi were standing behind a screen. There was a hint of complaint in her voice as she reached out to untie his belt and helped him take off his coat with her own hands.

"This dress is so wet, it's really heavy."

She held his clothes, lowered her head, and said with a smile to herself. Gu Shi glanced at the tip of her nose, which was slightly red, like a piece of jade warmed by her body temperature.

"Lingchuan, why are you so nice to me today?"

Gu Shi glanced at her warily and eagerly, then reached out to pinch her chin.

"Could it be that you have done something bad again?"

Lingchuan slapped his hand away and frowned.

"Why, I served you once and you made a mistake? You're suspicious all day long, you're such a jerk. I'm living with you wholeheartedly now, why do you always suspect me of doing something bad?"

Practice makes perfect. Before, she would cough whenever she told a lie, but now she found that she was becoming more and more skilled and proficient in lying.

Lingchuan felt that he could be a spy.

Gu Shi pursed his lips, looked at her with a slightly disgusted expression, and said:

"You are not trustworthy."

Lingchuan sneered, thinking that Gu Shi was right. To Gu Shi, she was a woman who was not trustworthy.

"Then what's the point of you being so rude to me every day? Even if I really did something to offend you secretly, do you think I'd confess everything just because of your suspicion?"

Lingchuan rolled his eyes.

"Hmph, I'm not going to serve you anymore, go take a shower yourself."

"I don't doubt you anymore, can you accompany me to take a shower?"

Gu Shi hugged her and began to beg for mercy, but Lingchuan pushed him away.

"I really can't understand, what are you trying to do?"

He always took the initiative to make her angry, but whenever she retaliated against him, he would simply give up his dignity and surrender completely.

If the fake death drug could not be found, she would have to be tormented by Gu Shi like this for the rest of her life. Lingchuan felt tired just thinking about it.

It only takes one day to coax him, but to coax him for a lifetime...ah...

Living with Gu Shi would shorten her lifespan, and she couldn't tell how many years she would lose.

She even felt that Gu Shi would deliberately condone her mistakes so that he could quickly seize the moral high ground and play the role of a betrayed victim to abuse and manipulate her.

If he knew how she plotted against him behind his back, he would probably be furious, but secretly proud of having caught her. Then she would owe him a lifetime.

Thinking that her escape plan would probably fail completely and that she would become an unworthy person in Qin Sizhao's eyes, Lingchuan began to dislike everything about Gu Shi.

The little palace maid walked out from outside the screen with her head lowered. She didn't dare to look up and just bowed.

"My lady, the bath water is ready."

After saying this, the little palace maid left in a hurry. Since the couple were newly married, she had to know how to avoid suspicion.

"Come with me and take a shower,"

Gu Shi put his hand on Lingchuan's shoulder, and there was a hint of coercion in his voice.

"No, I can't have sex while I'm pregnant."

"We just take a bath, nothing else."

Lingchuan rolled his eyes and said:

"Do you think I believe it?"

"Then can you help me rub my back with bath salts? If you help me, I will never doubt you again..."

Lingchuan smiled cunningly and looked at him straight in the eyes.

"Are you serious? You're not going to doubt me anymore?"

"As long as you stop thinking about other people in the future, I will naturally stop suspecting you."

Lingchuan frowned and said sarcastically:

"It's fine that you locked me up by your side, but now you're interfering with me even when I think about it? You're really being too controlling."

"I haven't thought about anyone else, and you're not allowed to either."

He hugged Lingchuan directly, and she pushed him away in disgust.

"Your hair has wet my shoulders. Go take a shower and stop dawdling."

Gu Shi still held her tightly, and she sighed as if she had accepted her fate.

"Okay, I'll accompany you."

Although he was going to take a bath with Lingchuan, Gu Shi was unwilling to actually get naked in front of her. He just slowly took off his clothes with his back to her and walked into the bathtub.

Lingchuan only took off his outer clothes and poured a bucket of water directly on his head.

"At least give me a rub on my back."

Lingchuan took a piece of cloth made of unknown material, wet it, and rubbed it carefully on his back.

Gu Shi's back was very broad and his muscles were very obvious. Lingchuan knew that he could pull a bow with a very high poundage.

Logically speaking, he should be quite strong, but he always held back when he was with Lingchuan. She was not afraid of him at all, and subconsciously felt that his strength did not pose any threat to her at all.

"Will you really only love me from now on?"

Gu Shi asked suddenly.

Lingchuan's hands trembled violently. She didn't remember making such a promise.

Gu Shi didn't get the answer he wanted and lowered his head in disappointment.

He couldn't sleep at night and had no appetite because of the matter between Lingchuan and Qin Sizhao. It was not only because Lingchuan betrayed and deceived him, but also because he felt ashamed of himself.

Gu Shi laughed at himself. No one would believe that the emperor felt inferior because of a commoner, but the fact was just that unreasonable.

The man who made him hate so much was able to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar for the sake of his childhood fiancée, and even risked being beheaded to ask him for marriage in front of everyone.

He was almost moved to tears by this kind of love, of course, the prerequisite was that the woman he deeply loved was not his wife!

Although he didn't want to admit it, compared with Qin Sizhao's efforts, he felt that his feelings for Lingchuan were not good enough.

The only thing he can give that Qin Sizhao cannot give is a lot of wealth and a luxurious life, but these are nothing more than some external conditions, and there is no way to prove that he can treat Lingchuan better than Qin Sizhao.

He did feel a sense of inferiority. He felt that if he loosened his grip a little, she would follow him without looking back.

Even a concubine dared to scold him to his face for his despicable methods, but he had no choice but to use the most despicable means to forcibly keep Lingchuan.

If she was willing to look up to him, he would be willing to give her anything to please her, including the throne.

"Lingchuan, do you want to go to court with me?"

"don't want."

She rejected him flatly.

"Come out early after you've washed yourself. Don't keep talking nonsense all day long. I'm tired of listening to you."

She turned around and walked out. The rain outside was still so heavy.

She casually grabbed a little maid and asked:

"How long will this rain last?"

"Ah... Madam... I didn't know... the rain in this season is not regular."

She was startled by Lingchuan.

A palace maid walked in, all wet.

"Your Highness, I am here to report what you have ordered."

"Well, go ahead and tell me quickly."

She waited absentmindedly for the maid to announce a piece of bad news that she had already known.

"The rain is so heavy that the roads are flooded and muddy. The horses won't go out. We have to wait for the weather to improve before we can send anyone to chase them. Please be patient, Your Majesty."

The maid bowed deeply.

"In this weather, it's not good to let you make a wasted trip. Give her five taels of silver and take it back."

Lingchuan was tripped by the hem of her skirt and had to hold on to a pillar beside her before she could stand firmly.

She looked at the thick clouds outside and thought that she and Qin Sizhao were destined to miss each other.

She pretended to be impatient and yawned deliberately to hide the tears that had already welled up in her eyes.

My heart is broken, but there is no one I can talk to.

She missed her mother.