Chapter 110 The King Seizes His Minister's Wife if Line Jinjiang Official
He knew Tao Jinrong's temper. Sometimes he could be a little impatient, couldn't stand being wronged, and was a little competitive... He didn't find it strange at all that he could do something like pouring candlelight into Gu Shi's collar.
This kind of temper is nothing in the common people, but if you still behave like this when dealing with dignitaries, you will definitely offend them.
Not to mention that the person she met was a royal noble.
Even if she knew how to be submissive and act obedient for a while, she could not pretend forever...
Even if he proposed divorce for her safety, Gu Shi would eventually send her to the cold palace after getting tired of her.
If she lost her temper and angered Gu Shi, she would probably be beaten to death.
Qin Sizhao had a layer of cold sweat on his forehead. His eyelids were swollen from crying all night and he could hardly lift them up. He blinked a few times as if he had a convulsion. The more he thought about it, the more worried he became about her. If he did nothing, wouldn't he be just waiting to die?
If possible, he really wanted to take her away immediately, but he was afraid that any rash action would anger Gu Shi.
It's really a dilemma.
As long as Tao Jinrong was still a married woman, Gu Shi would be in the wrong. Even if she behaved rudely towards Gu Shi, it was just a case of a royal nobleman using his power to seize a commoner woman, and the commoner woman's son was resolute and resisted.
He had just ascended the throne and appeared to be innocent. If someone died and the news leaked out, it would be very disastrous for him.
But if he divorced her, Tao Jinrong would enter the palace openly, and Gu Shi would have a reason to beat or kill her at will, and no one would be able to say anything.
After thinking about it, Qin Sizhao found that he could not divorce her, as this would make Tao Jinrong safer.
After leaving the court, Qin Sizhao went to the Hanlin Academy with a lot on his mind. When he returned home, he was told by the servants that Tao Jinrong had been called away by a palace maid who was less than 30 years old.
His heart suddenly turned cold. He pulled the corners of his mouth, revealing a forced smile, and hurried back to the room.
The room was empty, and her changed undershirt was placed carelessly on the bed, with traces of her life everywhere.
Suddenly, an extremely awkward emotion swept over his heart. He didn't know why he had become like this. He grew up with her and he never thought that one day he would have to separate from her. He found that he could not adapt to life without Tao Jinrong at all.
What should he do if she really can't come back?
He held her undershirt and lay straight on the bed, tears falling down. His vision became blurred by tears, and he vaguely saw a letter on the table.
He stood up and staggered to the table, only to find that it was not a letter at all, but at best just a piece of paper.
Tao Jinrong's calligraphy seemed to have improved. It was no longer as crooked as a child's. There were a few neatly written words on it:
"Don't worry"
Qin Sizhao felt heartbroken and a little angry. She didn't even want to promise him that she would come back... But then he thought, what could she promise? He couldn't promise to save her either...
Tao Jinrong sat on a chair with a tall coffee table on the side. She was extremely heartless. She ate and drank as she pleased, without a trace of panic on her face.
Jinzhan called her in in the afternoon. In a short while, she finished all the melon seeds in a small plate and spit the melon seed shells all over the coffee table.
She took a bite of the dessert and frowned. It was too sweet. Who would want to eat something so sweet?
She picked up the white porcelain spoon again, took a sip of the fermented rice cheese, and her face immediately showed embarrassment.
The taste is simply... hard to describe...
Tao Jinrong muttered softly:
"It's hard to say what the taste of rich people is..."
Tao Jinrong didn't even know that he and Gu Shi were only separated by a wall, and he was standing on the other side of the door.
Gu Shi faced the mirror, opened his collar, and looked carefully at the red burn marks on his neck and chest.
These marks crisscrossed his skin, causing pain from the friction of the fabric and stinging at the slightest touch.
The person who had hurt him was on the other side of the door, but he didn't know what to do with her.
The feeling of shame made Gu Shi's cheeks turn red, and he bit his lower lip.
She actually said that he was trying to cover up his crime...that was really too much.
Even though he knew intellectually that this was the first time in his life that he had been insulted like this, he could not feel any corresponding anger emotionally. Instead, he felt a vague sense of anticipation and strange satisfaction.
He seemed unable to punish her or reward her.
He only knew one thing in his heart, he wanted to see her again.
After carefully examining his appearance and finding no stray hairs between his eyebrows, his hair neatly combed, and his light blue clothes fitting him well, he opened the door and walked out.
Alas, how come I saw a table full of melon seed shells as soon as I went out...
It's so vulgar, all the etiquette my aunt taught me was in vain... Gu Shi couldn't help but hold his forehead.
Who on earth served her a plate of the cheapest melon seeds?
He sat down next to her and, seeing that the bowl of fermented glutinous rice and cheese had not been touched, he began to eat it leisurely, his wrist forming an elegant arc that complemented the white porcelain spoon.
"It's amazing that you can eat something so disgusting."
Tao Jinrong muttered softly.
Gu Shi was stunned and asked:
"Why? You're not used to eating fermented rice wine?"
"Well, I can't eat anything sweet."
"So what do you like to eat?"
"Spicy braised duck, braised pork head, and stir-fried liver."
Gu Shi frowned, and instantly looked embarrassed:
"Is this something girls eat? It's a bit vulgar."
Tao Jinrong barely covered his face with his sleeves, rolled his eyes, and muttered softly:
"It's none of your business."
How arrogant...
Gu Shi thought that all the etiquette lessons his aunt had learned were in vain. After only a few days of leaving the palace, she had reverted to her old ways.
"Tao Jinrong, you're too arrogant for not greeting me."
She took a deep breath and was about to curse, but then she remembered that Qin Sizhao had told her not to disobey Gu Shi, as her life was at stake, so she had to bow reluctantly.
"Commoner Tao Jinrong pays respect to Your Majesty."
"Come and sit down."
She obediently sat down on the chair opposite Gu Shi.
"Qin Bianxiu at least passed the imperial examination and was ranked second. She's very measured and respectful. All the women in the capital, whether married or not, are graceful and have impeccable reputations. But you, as his wife, have no sense of etiquette and speak in a vulgar manner. Won't your husband despise you?"
Tao Jinrong rolled his eyes in exasperation.
Gu Shi only knew how to sow discord all day long, which was totally unpresentable. But she couldn't scold him in her dialect, so she had to show off the little tricks she had learned before.
"Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the saying 'a wife who has shared the hardships of life should not be divorced'? Ah Zhao and I have known each other since childhood. I never despised his poverty and helplessness, so it's natural that he wouldn't despise my vulgarity."
"It's just because you're young and beautiful now. When you're old and ugly and still so vulgar, he'll definitely be disgusted with you."
"I will grow old and lose my beauty sooner or later. Even if he despises me, I am still his first wife. At most, I can take a concubine. It is impossible for him to have three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines. He will not want to kill me, nor will he kill my entire family or throw me into the cold palace."
Listening to Gu Shi's words made Tao Jinrong feel quite impatient.
It was obvious that Gu Shi was attracted to her, but he thought that Qin Sizhao would dislike her just because she was old and ugly. Isn't this pure nonsense?
Everyone will grow old, but no matter how you look at it, childhood sweetheart Qin Sizhao is more down-to-earth than the inexplicable Gu Shi. How can anyone else compare to the friendship that has gone through youth together?
She looked at Gu Shi with some disgust. He was dressed handsomely but not too fancy. He must be a man who often lingered among the flowers. Who knew how many of them he had slept with behind his back? He even had his eyes on other people's wives. It was obvious that he was a fickle person.
I really don't know how he has the nerve to say that Qin Sizhao would dislike her just because she is old and ugly. Bah, shameless.
Gu Shi was speechless after what she said. His face first turned red and then pale.
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