Chapter 106 The King Seizes His Minister's Wife
Tao Jinrong finally waited for Qin Sizhao to come to her. She was obviously a little frightened. Her hair wet with sweat stuck to her cheeks, her powder had melted, and there was a piece of rouge on her lips missing. She licked her lips with her tongue, took his hand, lowered her head and said nothing.
"Rong'er, go home first."
He took out a clean handkerchief and wiped her sweat.
After returning home, she washed up and lay down on the bed, nestled in his arms, half asleep. He noticed that her shoulders were hunched and she seemed to be in a bad mood, but he didn't dare to ask her what was wrong.
He just patted her shoulder and whispered in her ear:
"As long as you are willing to be my wife, I will be your husband. Go to sleep."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard her steady breathing in his arms.
Qin Sizhao was startled. It turned out that she had fallen asleep with her head resting on his arm.
The next day, Qin Sizhao went to the Hanlin Academy.
The top scholar could be promoted to an official position, but the runner-up could only do clerical work in the Hanlin Academy, such as drafting imperial edicts. Fortunately, he had solid knowledge, was careful and had a good memory, and could work diligently with his superiors to complete the work.
Fifteen days passed, and the work assigned to him kept increasing...
Qin Sizhao sneered as he looked at a stack of rice paper soaked in ink.
Those who do not look like a king are extremely lowly.
Tao Jinrong was exhausted last night, so he slept until noon, but was awakened by a strange voice.
"Miss... please come out for a moment..."
It was a strange female voice.
She was still in a daze and didn't think about anything, so she hurriedly put on her coat and went out with her hair loose.
But as soon as I opened the door, I was startled.
Gu Shi sat on the chair openly and poured himself a cup of tea, as if he was at home.
He was still wearing the same silver-white clothes, every accessory was exquisite and appropriate, even his eyebrows were carefully groomed. The wound on his lip had healed, leaving only a vague mark.
She frowned, scratched her messy hair, clicked her tongue, turned around and went back to wash up.
"Do you sleep until this hour every day?"
"None of your business."
She choked back.
After simply tying up his hair with a silver hairpin, washing his face and rinsing his mouth with tea, Tao Jinrong reluctantly went out.
"What do you want me for?"
Gu Shi opened a huanghuali wood dressing box. The dressing box itself was painted with gold and inlaid with ivory, not to mention the jewelry inside.
"I was wrong last time. I want to apologize to you."
"I don't want your things, as long as you stop bothering me."
Although the jewelry was so beautiful, she didn't even want to look at it. She just turned her eyes away, with impatience and disdain written all over her face.
“…”
What Gu Shi wanted to say was stuck in his throat. He didn't expect her to refuse so bluntly without even looking at him.
Not only did she not look at the gift he gave her, she didn't even look at him. His brows couldn't help but frown slightly. If she didn't look at it, wouldn't it be in vain that he had trimmed his eyebrows today, stood in front of the mirror for a long time trying on his clothes, and the jade pendant on his waist was also in vain.
His voice softened:
"I have no other intentions. I'm giving you this gift purely as an apology. The jewelry here is probably worth two years' salary of your husband. Please accept it."
Tao Jinrong turned his head and shouted angrily at Gu Shi:
"Why are you pretending? Do you really think I can't see what you're up to?"
Her expression changed again, and she turned her face away impatiently:
"Please return home as soon as possible, sir."
She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, how could this man be so offensive, just walking into her house without saying a word, so confident, did he really think he was the emperor?
Tao Jinrong quietly raised his eyelids and looked at him. He was quite good-looking.
But even if you are good-looking, you can't just think about other people's wives, right?
Could he be a playboy, relying on his good looks to roam the streets seducing married women?
“…”
Gu Shi pursed his lips slightly, and looked at her with a hint of resentment in his eyes. She blushed when he looked at her like that.
She didn't know why she was blushing, but instead felt a little angry and embarrassed. She bit her lower lip and twisted her sleeves with her fingers.
"Your Majesty."
At some point, Qin Sizhao came in, knelt on the ground, and saluted Gu Shi in a proper manner.
His eyelashes drooped, his peach blossom eyes were red, there was a dark spot under his eyes, the whites of his eyes were covered with red lines, and his face looked a little haggard, obviously he had been staying up all night for several days.
"What?"
Tao Jinrong let out a low scream, his face turned pale in an instant, he stumbled to his feet from the chair, and then fell to his knees on the ground with a thud.
Gu Shi was still sitting on the chair, looking at Qin Sizhao with some annoyance.
He wanted to play with Tao Jinrong for a while longer, but he was exposed so quickly.
How boring.
Since that was the case, he was too lazy to continue playing the game of refusing and making concessions with Tao Jinrong.
It’s better to just grab it.
"Your Majesty, my wife is a commoner and does not know etiquette. Please do not mind."
"If she doesn't know the etiquette, let her learn from the aunts in the palace."
He gave Jinzhan a look, and she understood, walked forward and said:
"Girl, please."
Jinzhan didn't want to get involved in such matters, but she couldn't push it onto others, so she had to put on a forced smile and help her up from the ground.
"Don't pull me!"
Tao Jinrong suddenly got angry, struggled violently, and pushed Jinzhan away.
Two lines of tears suddenly fell down. She clenched her fists and wiped them with the back of her hands. Dirty words about three ways were about to jump out of her mouth. Jinzhan quickly covered her mouth, and was bitten hard again.
Jinzhan said angrily:
"Girl! Even if you don't care about your own life, you should at least care about Lord Qin's life!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Tao Jinrong instantly wilted like an eggplant hit by frost and lowered his head timidly.
Seeing her crying, making a fuss and threatening to commit suicide, Gu Shi felt annoyed. He walked up to her and took out his handkerchief to wipe her face.
She didn't move, just let him put his hands on her face.
Before, if he touched her, she would either curse at him or slap him.
But this time she seemed to have lost her soul, and let him touch her cheek like a submissive porcelain doll.
Gu Shi felt even more awkward when he thought that her obedience was all for the sake of protecting Qin Sizhao.
Five years ago, she rushed to get intimate with him just to get his money to send Qin Sizhao to Beijing for the imperial examination.
At this point, she was willing to let him flirt with her in order to protect Qin Sizhao.
She was willing to give too much for him.
The more Gu Shi thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.
He cleared his throat and said:
"Editor Qin, don't worry. I will send someone to keep an eye on her and prevent her from committing suicide. She only offended me with her unpleasant country dialect earlier. I asked her to learn some female etiquette from my aunt. When she's finished, I'll send her back. I'll make an exception and promote you to the position of Director of the Ministry of Personnel."
He looked at his straight spine and sneered:
"I've noticed her behavior is extremely vulgar and offensive to me. What's the point of having a wife like her? Why not give her a letter of divorce? Then, I can arrange for you to marry any woman you choose in the capital."
Qin Sizhao just knelt on the ground and said coldly:
"Your Majesty, do not joke. I hope Your Majesty will find contentment when you see something desirable."
Gu Shi took a deep breath, restrained the urge to kill Qin Sizhao quickly, and only used his eyes to signal Jinzhan to take Tao Jinrong back.
Qin Sizhao stared at him with eyes that showed deep hatred for him, and he looked back at him with provocation and ridicule.
Gu Shi leaned down and whispered:
"Qin Sizhao, let me tell you something. Five years ago, it was your wife who seduced me. It was really good. No wonder I still remember it."
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