Chapter 105: The King Seizes His Minister's Wife If Line
Tao Jinrong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly uttered two resounding and vulgar curses, cursing:
"We are a loving couple, how can you, a pervert, point fingers at us? You spend all day and night dwelling on the secret affairs of other couples! How shameless!"
She took two deep breaths and came to her senses. She wanted to drink some tea to calm down, but the cup was empty.
She quietly raised her eyes and looked at the man in front of her. He looked good, tall, with a broad frame, a very handsome man. His clothes were also noble and unconventional. She wondered which high-ranking official in the capital he was.
Even if she was slow-witted, she now understood that she had slept with him a few years ago. He recognized her, but she did not recognize him.
The corners of his eyes were slightly red, revealing a subtle, bewildered look.
She instinctively caught a signal.
"Pour me a cup of tea."
She pushed the cup and tried to order him around.
Gu Shi was stunned for a moment and said:
"How dare you order me around?"
"Bah, you frivolous scoundrel! I'm lucky I didn't beat you up, so what's wrong with asking you to pour me a cup of tea?"
Gu Shi understood that she didn't recognize him.
His name, appearance, identity... she didn't remember anything.
She probably didn't have the courage to look up any longer at the banquet just now, so she didn't know his identity.
As he went to get the teapot to pour water for her, he imagined in his mind how panicked she would be when she learned the truth.
He looked up at her slender and graceful neck and thought, wouldn't she be so scared that she would run away like a rabbit?
It really made him happy.
She rolled her eyes and drank all the tea in the small teacup in one breath.
Gu Shi frowned. Drinking it this way was really a waste of the tea.
"You lecher! Why don't you get out of here? What are you looking at? Even if you and I did have an affair, so what? I've already settled the matter! It's not heroic to pester someone else's wife."
She felt his gaze on her and immediately became annoyed. Even though she felt ashamed and angry inside, she did not show the shyness of a little girl at all. She knew that this kind of lecher just liked to see women panic.
She cleared her throat.
"In a place of royal majesty, can anyone be so insolent? What's more, I'm a married woman. If I yell at you, you won't be able to escape."
Gu Shi was amused by her and said:
"Do you know who I am?"
“…”
Seeing Gu Shi's calm demeanor, she felt a little panicked. There were too many people in the capital whom she couldn't afford to offend. If he was a high-ranking official, wouldn't it be a simple move that could make the couple unable to recover?
Gu Shi smiled and said:
"My name is Gu Shi, do you remember?"
Tao Jinrong suddenly became honest, waved his hand and said:
"I don't remember. I don't even remember what you looked like... I just remember that something like this happened."
Gu Shi looked at the hairpins on her head and sneered. She still wore the jewelry and clothes he gave her, but she didn't remember him.
He suddenly moved his face closer to her. She was so scared that she shrank back into her chair, but there was nowhere to escape. Her cheeks were flushed and she avoided his gaze in embarrassment.
But in Gu Shi's eyes, her embarrassed and hurried appearance was like a crabapple in the rain, which made his Adam's apple move up and down, and his body aroused desire again.
"Tao Jinrong, if you feel I've treated you with disrespect, just slap me in the face."
Snap——
A slap landed squarely on his face, neither too light nor too heavy.
He didn't expect that she would actually dare to attack him, and was a little stunned for a moment.
Besides the anger of being humiliated, he also felt an indescribable pleasure.
The more he allowed her to humiliate him, the more panicked and regretful she would feel when his identity was revealed.
The corner of Gu Shi's mouth curled up slightly, and he looked at her face wantonly with a mocking smile.
Maybe it would scare her half to death.
There will be plenty of times when she will cry and beg him.
"You lecher! No matter how high your rank, you can't rape other people's wives and daughters!"
After she finished speaking harshly, she trembled and put her hands into her sleeves, feeling a wave of regret in her heart.
She didn't know the background of the person in front of her, and if she offended him rashly, would it affect Qin Sizhao's future?
But since he likes her, his status must not be very high. Thinking of this, Tao Jinrong felt relieved.
He placed his hand on her cheek and smiled faintly:
"See you next time."
She leaned back, shook off the restless hand, and said with a frown:
"We will never meet again."
Gu Shi walked to the back and looked in the mirror. There was a red mark from a slap on his face and obvious teeth marks on his lips. Anyone who was not a fool could tell what had happened.
He sighed, thinking that he would not be able to show his face for a few days, so he found a veil to put on and went to inspect the edict written by Qin Sizhao.
The drunkard's real interest was not in drinking. He put down the edict and asked:
"What is the relationship between Editor Qin and your wife?"
Qin Sizhao thought of his wife and smiled happily. He replied:
"Love is undoubted."
"Do you know the whole story?"
"Madam and I are childhood sweethearts. We have known each other since childhood and were engaged long ago, so we naturally know each other well."
Veins popped out on Gu Shi's fists and his face looked ugly. He thought to himself, luckily he was wearing a veil so no one could see his expression.
I didn’t expect that the fiancé Tao Jinrong mentioned was actually real.
He suppressed his emotions and said:
"You've won the second place, and there are probably many high-ranking officials in the capital who would like to marry you off the list. Haven't you ever thought about this?"
He scratched his head in confusion and said:
"I...have no great ambitions...I came to take the imperial examination solely at the request of my wife. Your Majesty, please do not mind."
"I'm afraid your family is very strict. It's really hard for you. Have you ever thought about taking on two concubines?"
"I never thought about it... As a man, I should also be more responsible and loyal to my family."
Gu Shi looked at Qin Sizhao, his face under the veil had become somewhat ferocious.
Indeed, if he likes a woman, others will naturally like her too. After all, she is indeed extraordinarily beautiful.
What's more, Qin Sizhao and Tao Jinrong have known each other since childhood and are newlyweds, so they must be affectionate with each other every night.
When love is at its peak, he probably won't care whether his new wife is a virgin or not.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he said:
"Editor Qin, five years ago, I heard the name Tao Jinrong in Beijing. I'm afraid you should go back and ask more questions."
"My wife has always been honest with me. My family is poor, and I was able to study thanks to my wife. Naturally, there is no reason for me to find fault with her."
What? What did he mean? Had he known about Tao Jinrong's past all along?
Gu Shi put his hand on his chin and thought carefully.
Indeed, since he took Tao Jinrong's money to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination, there was naturally no reason for him to find fault with her.
Not only did he make him obsessed, but he also tied himself up with talented people early on. Tao Jinrong is really a man of great means.
"I am of humble origin and fear it will be difficult for me to join the Hanlin Academy. I beg Your Majesty to transfer me back to my hometown to serve as an official. Then my wife can enjoy the happiness with me."
From the difficulties at the banquet and the private temptations, Qin Sizhao remained silent, but he had already guessed the whole story in his mind.
Even through the veil, Qin Sizhao felt a threatening gaze.
He knelt down, kowtowed properly, and said:
"My wife is an orphan. She is illiterate and helpless, a weak woman. If I have offended you, Your Majesty, please do not hold it against her. If you find her a nuisance, I will take her away."
“…”
Seeing that his shameful thoughts were exposed in just a few words, Gu Shi's face under the veil became terribly gloomy.
"Do you really have to be her husband?"
"We are husband and wife, and we have pledged our allegiance to each other. I dare not betray that trust. Your Majesty is always virtuous and wise, and I believe you will be able to sympathize with me."
"Divorce her and I will grant you a promotion."
"I have no great ambitions, I only want to find someone who loves me and will stay with me until we grow old together."
"I don't know what's good for me!"
Qin Sizhao knelt on the ground, raised his eyelids slightly, and looked at him with a gloomy look, as if he was thinking about something.
"How can you, a commoner, defy the will of Heaven?"
Gu Shi's eyes were filled with murky and unclear meanings, and he laughed in anger:
"We'll see!"
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