Chapter 29 Chapter 29 He wanted to force her to admit that she loved him,...
His fingertips just lightly touched her skirt twice, and drops of water seeped in through his fingers.
Gu Shi just used his other hand to pull down the bed curtain, and Lingchuan was so scared that he dodged and hit his head on the bed.
He was afraid that she would hit her head, so he grabbed her ankle and pulled her down.
But he used a lot of strength on his waist, and every time he exerted force, her body moved up a little bit.
After turning and moving a few times, he would pinch her waist or pull her ankles, pull her back up, and take possession of her again.
He thought Lingchuan was beautiful and there was no need to discuss it, but he still suspected that Lingchuan usually concealed her beauty.
Her eyes were wet with morning dew, reflecting a hazy glow. Her black hair gathered like thick clouds, and the dark hairline behind her ears was connected to a small piece of fair, thin and tender skin.
Her eyes reflected his wavering shadow. He didn't want to lose his composure due to desire, but he couldn't help falling into it, and his breathing became heavier.
She did not completely accept Gu Shi, nor did she completely reject him. She just submitted to the order of love and desire and became a sacrifice for pleasure.
The whole world was swallowed up, and Lingchuan felt that his body sank into another unspeakable space, and was forcibly cleansed and sent to the altar.
After it was over, Lingchuan felt like a grand fireworks display was set off in her brain, making her eyes go white and her whole body go limp. She just wanted to faint and die in bed.
Gu Shi put his coat back on neatly, used the collar to cover the mark on his neck, patted her face and said:
"I have some official business to attend to, so you stay here for a while."
He walked away as if nothing had happened. Even though she was destined to be his wife, he didn't want to be too obsessed with these love desires.
Marrying her was giving her a chance to fall for love. He wanted to force her to admit that she loved him, rather than becoming her slave.
But it really took all his willpower to leave her at this moment. His legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and his skin was screaming for contact with her.
But he did it anyway, and he walked away as if nothing had happened.
Lingchuan opened his eyes wide and looked carefully at his back. How many stabs would it take to kill a man like that?
She reached out and touched the hairpin inserted diagonally in her temple, thinking of her mother, and suddenly remembered that she was also a mother now. She was shocked by this fact.
The chirping of birds outside the window reached her ears, and she was carrying a fetus in her belly.
The woman did the most vulgar thing in the world and then transformed herself into the most holy mother.
Lingchuan pursed her lips and raised her chin. Her eyelashes cast a shadow, making her sharp eyes narrow and long.
Of course, confessing to Gu Shi directly was the most rational decision, but she was increasingly confused about his thoughts. Ever since he decided to marry her, Gu Shi seemed like a completely different person.
Today, Gu Shi's possessiveness towards her really shocked her. He had never been jealous before. After getting out of bed, he just regarded Lingchuan as two people who had nothing to do with him.
In the past few years, Lingchuan didn't feel that Gu Shi had any desire to control or possess her, and he didn't care much about her body.
Now that Gu Shi proposed to her, it was easy for her and Qin Sizhao to go from being legitimate friends to adulterers who could not and dared not speak of it.
Lingchuan lowered his head and clenched his fists. Although he now regarded himself as her new husband, his words and deeds revealed the same meaning.
They had been a couple for six years…it was just that the wedding and commitment came a little later.
If he knew... would he regard the brief friendship between her and Qin Sizhao as a betrayal?
Even... would he suspect that the father of her unborn baby was someone else?
She knew that Qin Sizhao simply wanted to help out of kindness and had not done anything inappropriate with her.
But Gu Shi couldn't let him go easily.
Lingchuan knew that Gu Shi was a man who cared about appearances and would do everything he could to put on a good show.
He would never do unreasonable things openly, nor would he use severe punishments to intimidate others. He always rewarded more than punished. In his eyes, torture and abuse of imperial power were manifestations of incompetence.
It was unlikely that Gu Shi would drag Qin Sizhao out and execute him in front of all the civil and military officials for such a ridiculous reason, but he definitely didn't mind tripping him up behind his back.
Although she knew nothing about the affairs of the court, she knew that he wanted to make things difficult for Qin Sizhao, isolate him, exclude him, and force him to death without bloodshed, which would be as easy as drinking water.
At this point, Lingchuan could only bite the bullet and test his attitude.
If he gets angry, Lingchuan also has the fetus in her belly as a bargaining chip. Although she doesn't know how likely she is to win, as long as she can divert his attention a little, it would be a good use of her resources.
Lingchuan touched her belly like the aunt next door, but she couldn't feel the reality of being a mother at all.
She tried her best to love the fetus in her belly, but she just couldn't muster the interest.
No matter what, she felt that she could not be the mother of Gu Shi's child.
It would have been fine if he had only harmed her, but he also wanted to harm another person. It was so despicable. How could such a person be worthy of being the father of her child?
Outside Gu Shi's study, Qingye hesitated and didn't dare to go in.
She did see Lingchuan vomit that day, which was a signal that could not be delayed.
She tried several times to ask the imperial physician to take Lingchuan's pulse, but she refused to cooperate. Even His Majesty couldn't do anything to her, let alone a mere servant like her.
Although she was young, she had served the imperial concubines before and knew how to do so.
Gu Shi and Ling Chuan sleep together quite frequently. If something goes wrong, he will definitely not blame Ling Chuan for hiding it from him. He will only think that it is his fault.
Qingye cannot bear the crime of killing the royal heir.
Why not pretend to add tea to Gu Shi first, and then speak.
She held the tea, her palms covered with cold sweat. After bowing, she stepped forward to offer the tea.
"No need. Just put down the tea and leave. I don't need anyone to wait on me."
Gu Shi said coldly without even raising his head, he didn't know why a palace maid would look at him in the face.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
Her face flushed red, filled with shame and indignation. She was a person who always adhered to her duties and never overstepped the line. Could it be that Gu Shi regarded her as a lowly woman who relied on her beauty to climb the social ladder and sent her away with such a cold face?
"Your Majesty, I have something I'm not sure whether I should tell you or not... It's about the Empress!"
In order to prove her innocence, her tone was a little anxious, and she even sounded a bit tough at the end.
Hearing that it was about Lingchuan, Gu Shi's expression eased a little.
"Well, go ahead."
Qingye didn't dare to make Gu Shibai happy, so he just said tactfully:
"It's palace custom for concubines to have their pulses checked every month, but Her Majesty seems unwilling to ask the imperial physician to take her pulse. I'm worried that if Her Majesty is ill, it will be delayed any further."
"Oh, it's nothing. Lingchuan is stubborn and moody. It's normal for her to refuse to check her pulse. Just let her be."
There are so many things that Lingchuan refuses to do, and it's nothing surprising that she refuses to check her pulse. She has always been in good health, so she doesn't have to ask.
To be honest, Gu Shi didn't quite know how a woman's body worked every month. He only had a vague impression, and he also lacked understanding of Lingchuan's physical condition.
Lingchuan would sometimes tell him about some private matters of girls, but he was not very willing to listen. He felt that a gentleman should not know such women's privacy, and it was a bit vulgar for a man to learn such things.
Qingye felt that Gu Shi did not understand the hidden meaning of her words, so she just bowed and left angrily.
The matter of the royal heir cannot afford to go wrong. If anything goes wrong, she will feel guilty.
No matter what, His Majesty must pay more attention to Lingchuan's health.
Seeing Lingchuan sitting in the yard basking in the afternoon sun, Qingye immediately went to get an umbrella.
"My Lady, too much sun exposure is bad for your skin."
"The sun's heat is over now, so it's okay to get some sun. Put away your umbrella."
Qingye had no choice but to put down the umbrella.
"Your Majesty, please check your pulse... I saw you vomiting that day. If you are pregnant, you must take good care of yourself and not wander around."
"Shut up, stay out of this."
Lingchuan scolded her with a cold face. Qingye was stunned. She only knew that having a new baby was a happy thing, so how could she guess the twists and turns in Lingchuan's heart.
She felt wronged. She was clearly thinking about the royal heir, but Lingchuan still scolded her. However, she could only keep quiet and not mention it.
In the evening, Gu Shi came back and Qingye hurried forward to pay his respects.
"Your Majesty, I see that the Queen seems unwell..."
"She's full of energy, how could she be feeling unwell?"
He just asked back in confusion, then ignored Qingye and entered Congcui Palace.
He touched the teeth marks on his neck. It hurt so much at noon when she bit him. His ribs were bruised by her thighs. He didn't look like a patient at all. What could be wrong with him?
Seeing Gu Shi coming back, Lingchuan just raised his eyes dejectedly, but his hand anxiously stroked the white cat's soft fur.
She was thinking about how to test his attitude, and a cold sweat broke out on her forehead. If she said something wrong, Qin Sizhao would be killed.
"Lingchuan, have you been feeling unwell recently?"
"I'm not feeling unwell, it's just that I overdid it a bit, and I'm not feeling well."
"Can you please not be so blunt?"
Gu Shi was a little embarrassed and his ears turned red.
"Then why don't you just say you were being straightforward!"
Lingchuan frowned and argued with him, but he was extremely worried. He bluntly brought up a topic to test the waters:
"You wanted to marry me to someone else before... why didn't you tell me..."
Gu Shi was a little annoyed by Ling Chuan bringing up the past, but he was not really in the right, so he fought back:
"Why, do you still think there's someone else willing to marry you?"
"That Zhen...what the hell, he even kissed me on the cheek before."
She sat on an octagonal chair and nervously grasped the armrests.
Gu Shi only sneered and reached out to wipe her forehead which had become wet due to excessive worry:
"What exactly do you want to ask me? Lingchuan, you know you can't lie at all."
She lowered her head as if in surrender:
"Are you jealous..."
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