Chapter 122 No, I'd Rather Die Than Surrender

"Princess, I've caught you."

Zhao Mingzhu suddenly woke up. She sat up and looked at the thin quilt under her, and breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be a dream.

But Gu Qingheng in the dream was too scary and eerie.

Zhao Mingzhu touched her heart, her face changed, and the memories before she fainted came flooding back. No, this wasn't a dream!

Gu Qingheng is here to catch her!

Zhao Mingzhu was quicker than she thought. She jumped out of bed and ran out, but the door was closed and could not be opened no matter how hard she pulled.

Even if they tried their best, the door didn't move at all. Only Zhao Mingzhu was leaning against the door, panting.

Does she want to not kick the door?

At this time, the wind blew in from outside the window, and Zhao Mingzhu suddenly realized that it was already night, and the green gauze curtain fluttered under the carved beams.

Zhao Mingzhu met Gu Qingheng's eyes. Gu Qingheng had obviously been looking at her for a long time, with a nonchalant expression, yet determined to win her over.

Zhao Mingzhu felt cold and shivered unconsciously.

Gu Qingheng seemed to see it, and he chuckled: "Is the Crown Princess cold?"

He held the teacup in his cold, white hand, steam coming out of it, and walked slowly towards them.

Zhao Mingzhu's heart was pounding. "It's not cold, it's not cold... Your Highness, why are you still not sleeping so late?"

Every step Gu Qingheng took seemed to step on Zhao Mingzhu's heart, making her head turn into a screaming chicken and scream non-stop.

Oh my God, you are my grandfather, Zhao Mingzhu was so sad that she could not even cry.

"The Crown Princess's mouth..."

Gu Qingheng's jade-like index finger pressed on her lips, his eyes sparkling, giving people the illusion that he was flirting.

Zhao Mingzhu leaned back slightly, but the fingertips pressed against her, massaging her harshly until she was covered in rouge.

"You little liar...you're trying to deceive me again by saying something and doing something else."

Zhao Mingzhu didn't dare to move at all. She wanted to argue, but her lips slightly opened, and the finger took the opportunity to squeeze into her mouth, stroke her teeth, and twist her tongue.

“Ahem…”

Zhao Mingzhu had never suffered such hardship before. She held Gu Qingheng's wrist and coughed to the side of her head.

Her silky hair was spread out, her face was like a lotus under the lamp, and the ripples under her pupils were enough to arouse others' desire to abuse her.

Gu Qingheng looked at the water light at his fingertips, which was dim and flickering.

The atmosphere suddenly became sticky.

Zhao Mingzhu coughed heartbreakingly and spat three times: "If you want to beat me or kill me, just say so. Why are you abusing me? Did you wash your hands after using the toilet?"

Yes, she is a liar and deceived Gu Qingheng.

But it was her fault? How did she go wrong?

Zhao Mingzhu suddenly felt righteous and confident, she was right!

Only a fool wouldn't run away after predicting danger, but would happily deceive himself into thinking he was safe. But she was not a fool.

In response, Zhao Mingzhu wiped her mouth and began to defend herself:

"Gu Qingheng, I did lie to you, but didn't you lie to me? Take that poisonous insect for example. You fell in love with me later, but you still didn't tell me the truth. No matter how good your reasons are, deception is deception, and a white lie is still a lie. All I can say is that we are both the same, and we are worthy of being a couple sharing the same quilt."

If she can be deceived when she is in love, is there any way for her to survive after the love fades?

Gu Qingheng looked at her, and the man who had been dispirited suddenly became stiff and came over to blame him.

"Well, you're right."

Gu Qingheng did not deny it, and immediately brought the teacup in his hand to her lips:

"The Crown Princess has said so much, her mouth must be dry. Moisten your throat."

Zhao Mingzhu was a little confused. What was going on?

Shouldn't she and he blame each other, divide the responsibilities, and finally slam the door and leave?

Although Zhao Mingzhu was unsure about the direction of this move, she still believed that Gu Qingheng would not poison her.

Zhao Mingzhu held the teacup and sipped slowly.

Gu Qingheng put the pearl hairpin in his sleeve on her and said suddenly:

"But you knew clearly that the poison wasn't given to you, that you're not Zhao Mingzhu, and that I've changed my attitude towards you. Yet, you still flatly deny everything."

Zhao Mingzhu paused holding the teacup, feeling a little guilty. What should she do? She told her what she had dreamed afterwards.

At the moment, Gu Qingheng seems to dislike Su Lu, but in the end, didn’t he still welcome her into the palace to be a concubine?

Why did she go to gamble?

But Zhao Mingzhu didn't dare to say this. She just drank her tea, pretending that she was deaf and dumb.

Gu Qingheng watched her act like a quail again.

"Crown Princess, are the life trajectories of Gu Qingheng in your dreams and mine right now exactly the same? Do they overlap perfectly?"

Zhao Mingzhu was silent. This shouldn't be the case. Looking at Su Lu's surprise to see herself alive, Gu Qingheng in the dream must have killed the original owner on their wedding night.

But in this life, she seemed to have changed a lot of things.

"I don't want to gamble, Gu Qingheng."

Zhao Mingzhu put down the teacup and simply sat on the ground, looking up at him.

"I don't think love is a necessity in life. You can't let me go just because you like me."

Zhao Mingzhu didn't say the second half of her words, but she had no intention of caring about Gu Qingheng, and naturally she didn't want to face the trouble that might be caused by him.

At this point, Zhao Mingzhu became much more straightforward and said some of the things that were hidden in her heart.

"Your Highness, I love mountains and rivers, gold and silver, and freedom. I'm not a good life partner to walk hand in hand with. The fact that you like me is most likely because I am different from Zhao Mingzhu, and the contrast has aroused your curiosity."

"But there are thousands of people like me in the world. Why are you so persistent, Your Highness? You can have any woman you want. Do you really have to capture me, take me back to the East Palace, watch me age and compete with the concubines in the backyard, and go to great lengths to keep my noble title of Crown Princess?"

Zhao Mingzhu smiled faintly: "Your Highness, why don't you let me go? Isn't it good for us to miss each other?"

"Not good." Gu Qingheng said softly.

Zhao Mingzhu's face instantly fell and she refused to listen.

Gu Qingheng looked at her and said word by word, "Crown Princess, I am not a selfless gentleman who is good at helping others. You showed up on our wedding night and interfered with my life. You can't just leave whenever you want."

As to whether Zhao Mingzhu came here unintentionally, this was not within Gu Qingheng's consideration.

He only knows that if he wants something, he has to grab it, and it is real only when he holds it in his hands.

He didn't want to watch Zhao Mingzhu fly into another man's arms like a fluttering butterfly, smiling sweetly.

She could only give birth to children for him and grow old with him.

Zhao Mingzhu was also very tired at this moment. What should she do? She was already exhausted for saying those words.

She looked past Gu Qingheng and looked out the window, her eyes flashing.

But she was soon blindfolded, and then she smelled a sweet and fishy smell, and she had a bad feeling.

"Gu Qingheng? What do you want to do?"

The loss of vision made Zhao Mingzhu feel uneasy, and she struggled to pull away the hand covering her eyes.

As the candlelight flickered, blood dripped from Gu Qingheng's palm.

Zhao Mingzhu's face turned slightly red, her heart beat faster, and she was about to burst out with this feeling.

"You...you bewitched me again?"

Zhao Mingzhu couldn't believe it, and then she remembered the cup of tea, the same method as on her wedding night.

Gu Qingheng looked coldly at the blood dripping onto the blue bricks, then looked at Zhao Mingzhu's panicked eyes and said calmly:

"I said, if there is a next time..."

At this point, Zhao Mingzhu endured the heat and got up to run, but the door remained motionless.

But the person behind her seemed to have a fatal attraction to her, making Zhao Mingzhu always want to turn her head and get close to the other person.

Zhao Mingzhu was furious and grabbed the door frame: "A forced melon is not sweet. I will hate you to death if you do this!"

Her face flushed, but Gu Qingheng remained calm.

He pulled his lips: "It's okay."

He did not approach Zhao Mingzhu, but turned around and sat on the edge of the bed: "If the Crown Princess does not want to, I will not force you."

Zhao Mingzhu's remaining rationality was about to disappear, but after hearing these words, some of it came back.

She cursed angrily, "Then what kind of poison did you cast?! Gu Qingheng, you beast in human form! You hypocritical bastard!"

Zhao Mingzhu no longer knew whether Gu Qingheng said anything.

Her mind was filled with thoughts like, No, I would rather die than surrender.

The next moment, she was in a trance, and she felt like ants were biting and crawling all over her body...

Otherwise, I will still give in. Anyway, I have suffered and been tired, but I have never stood up.