Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Qin Sizhao publicly asks Gu Shi for a marriage...
Qingye was dozing off, and Lingchuan looked at the bright moon outside the window every night. She always felt that Qin Sizhao's ghost would walk towards her with his body covered in the salty and frost-like moonlight.
She suddenly remembered a lot of past events.
Qin Sizhao was a young doctor who lived near her home. He could give acupuncture and treat illnesses at the age of only ten. He was polite and well-mannered, like a little adult. Except for Lingchuan, no other child was willing to play with him.
Qin Sizhao seemed to have never mentioned his parents. His mother said that the child had a miserable life and lost his parents early, so it would be better for him to marry into the family and be recognized as their son, which would be a happy event.
Her mother had originally planned to set a date, but...
That day, her father happily said that an important person would come today and everything had to be cleaned up, so he hurriedly shoveled out the unburned wood ashes and put them into the utility room.
Then there was a big fire. The flames came out of the utility room, engulfed the kitchen, and left a burn scar on her foot as she fled in a hurry.
Lingchuan's teeth were chattering.
Tomorrow should be the day when Gu Shi ascends the throne. During the day, she saw palace maids walking back and forth outside, holding colorful silks in their hands, carefully decorating the slender columns and the majestic roof curves.
There was a joyful atmosphere everywhere in the palace. The palace maids all had smiles on their faces. They had to smile. They had to put on stiff and numb smiles in front of others to be worthy of the flying dragon carved in the center of the palace.
The man who destroyed her ascended the throne.
The person who came to save her was about to die.
Lingchuan's tears fell drop by drop.
Qin Sizhao came for her, and her destiny in this life was to be with him.
Awakened by her crying, Qingye took a handkerchief and wiped Lingchuan's tears.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty will surely change his mind."
"The person I like is going to die...Gu Shi will kill him..."
Qingye was so scared that his hand trembled and his handkerchief fell onto the quilt. There were two mandarin ducks embroidered on the handkerchief.
His emotions burst out and Lingchuan couldn't help but cover his face and cry.
The newly delivered lanterns were full of joy, perhaps celebrating Gu Shi's ascension to the throne, or perhaps celebrating Qin Sizhao's death.
She climbed up from the bed, crying as she pulled down the orange lantern and threw it to the ground as if she had dropped a baby. The flames instantly engulfed the screen and curtains.
"Oh no! There's a fire! Help!"
Qingye forcibly held Lingchuan down from behind, and two or three strong women came in and dragged her out alive.
The fire that could kill Lingchuan could also burn down Congcui Palace. Several guards came and quickly controlled the fire. Most of her bedroom had been burned down, but the rest was still intact.
In the night, the exquisite outline of the Cong Cui Palace rejected the ink-splashed sky. The mythical beast on the top of the Cong Cui Palace tightly grasped the base with its sharp claws, staring down at the terrified people coming and going in deathly silence.
Aunt Shaoyao came over after hearing the news and slapped Qingye hard.
"The day of your coronation is approaching, how could you, a little bitch, do such a thing?"
"I set the fire."
Lingchuan said lightly.
Shaoyao didn't expect that she would admit it so easily. Arson is a serious crime punishable by death, so she just stood there in a daze.
"The Queen just accidentally knocked over the lantern...it was just an accident."
Qingye said quickly.
Gu Shi came hurriedly, he held Lingchuan's hand and asked:
"Are you okay?"
She lowered her head, refused to say a word, and her face was full of rejection.
He squeezed her hand hard, Lingchuan leaned over and whispered in his ear:
"You are allowed to burn down my house, but I am not allowed to burn down yours?"
Gu Shi was so angry that he couldn't say anything. He just ordered people to bring a sedan chair and take Lingchuan to his study.
"Lingchuan, do you know this is very dangerous? If anything happens to you, what should I do?"
He knew that Lingchuan was a person who would not care about the consequences when he went crazy. He probably threw things like lanterns and candles in a moment of impulse. Fortunately, people arrived in time and prevented a major disaster.
"My parents were burned to death. Why should I live on?"
Two tears rolled down Lingchuan's cheeks. She turned her back to Gu Shi and said nothing.
"Lingchuan...it's my fault. I've wronged you. I shouldn't have grounded you. If you want to see me in the future, come find me anytime. There's no point resorting to such self-destructive tactics."
He wanted to hold Lingchuan's hand, but he only heard a splash, like a piece of jade falling into a lake.
Gu Shi lowered his head and saw Lingchuan kneeling in front of him with tears on his face.
"Please... please spare his life..."
Her tear marks reflected a layer of light in the moonlight. She bent her hard and uncomfortable spine and knelt before him like a statue that had been maliciously destroyed.
The more she begged him, the sadder he felt.
"Who the hell is he? Is he worthy of you doing this for him?"
Gu Shi said with a trembling voice.
"I have no other choice."
She said in a hoarse voice:
"I'm already pregnant with your child, what else can I do..."
She lowered her head like a divine beast ashamed of having fallen into a mortal trap:
"Please let him go."
"Stand up! Lingchuan! Stand up right there!"
He said at the top of his lungs.
"When did you become such a slave who would beg for mercy? How could you kneel? How could you kneel..."
Gu Shi felt that he was abandoned by Lingchuan.
Lingchuan just knelt and looked at Gu Shi beggingly.
He reached out to help Lingchuan up, but his hand trembled violently and he retracted it.
Lingchuan only murmured:
"Don't kill him."
Every word pierced Gu Shi's heart like a needle.
He turned his back to Lingchuan and said in a superior tone, pretending to be indifferent:
"I will ascend the throne tomorrow. Don't cause trouble for me at this time. Just be quiet."
After saying that, he left, leaving Lingchuan alone.
Lingchuan didn't bother to stand up, he just knelt on the ground, biting the back of his hand and sobbing.
He didn't want to hear Lingchuan's crying, so he walked more hurriedly from the outer hall back to the inner room.
On the shelf were brand new dragon robes and crowns, shining with heavy golden light in the dark night, and this golden color suddenly cheered him up.
He will ascend the throne tomorrow, Lingchuan deserves to kneel to him.
Yes, she deserved to kneel to him. From now on, no matter who saw him, they would have to kneel, not to mention that Lingchuan was nothing special at all.
He was like a dying man who suddenly had a moment of clarity. He felt joy unconsciously, and he lay down on the bed while laughing softly.
Yes, he will ascend the throne tomorrow. This is the greatest joy in life. Lingchuan is nothing to him. She is not worthy of comparison with him.
Isn't it just that she loves someone else...
His nails dug into the flesh on the back of his hand, causing bursts of sharp pain.
He imitated Lingchuan and bit the back of his hand hard with his teeth. It hurt, but he felt more happy in his heart. After all, he was about to ascend the throne.
On the second day, Gu Shi put on the dragon robe with high spirits and sat in the hall.
He sat in the very center. This was not only the very center of the hall, but also the very center of the imperial palace, the central axis of the entire capital. Even a flying dragon would have to perch behind him.
He smiled as he watched the rows of courtiers, like chess pieces, kneeling before him one after another, like the rising and falling deep blue waves.
He suddenly felt a great comfort in his heart and felt extremely at ease.
Lingchuan is just a little woman, how can she compare with such tremendous power?
All the powerful officials in the court kowtowed to him three times and nine times, so what was so special about her kneeling to him once?
After the ceremony, Gu Shi invited all the ministers to a banquet to drink and have fun. He believed that when governing his subordinates, he should be flexible and strict, and not just ask them to kneel down without showing them any mercy.
The atmosphere at the banquet was cheerful. A minister stood up and said:
"Today is a joyous day, a very auspicious one. I wish to pray for good luck and only ask Your Majesty to grant my son the gift of marriage to his fiancée."
Gu Shi agreed with a smile, and there were shouts of "very good" throughout the banquet.
"I, your humble servant, would like to compose a piece of music for your majesty."
Another courtier began to play the flute, but he was out of tune in the second half.
"Haha, that hoarse, mocking sound is hard to hear. You need to practice more."
A courtier laughed.
The official playing the flute just touched the back of his head and said sheepishly:
"I'm sorry for the poor performance, Your Majesty, please don't laugh at me."
Gu Shi smiled and said:
"That's all right, that's all right, just enjoy yourself. Is there anyone else you want to perform for me?"
"My humble servant is so humble. This is a folk song from my hometown."
Gu Shi was enjoying this atmosphere. When he looked down, he saw a pair of calculating, sinister and cunning eyes. There was a small mole under the eyes, which made his chest tremble.
Qin Sizhao...
The woman who coveted him actually dared to be so arrogant.
He gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, my dear, please perform."
He picked up a flute. It was made of an eccentric material. He could only play the flute and compose a couple of poems. What was so special about a man like him that he dared to covet...his Lingchuan.
The flute ended. This little tune sounded joyful at first, but it was very strange when listened carefully. Gu Shi felt a chill down his spine. He had a vague sense of foreboding, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Your Majesty, I would also like to ask for a favor."
He smiled slightly, knelt on the ground and said:
"All the ministers know that Your Majesty is kind and upright. I am a dull and unambitious person. I came to the capital through the imperial examination because I heard that my fiancée, Tao Jinrong, had come to the capital and was adopted as a sister by a nobleman. I thought that only by passing the imperial examination could I be worthy of her. I beg Your Majesty to grant us marriage."
He bowed deeply to Gu Shi.
"It was for her that I came to the capital to take the imperial examination. If I can obtain Your Majesty's grace, and as long as my wife Rong'er likes it, I am willing to resign immediately and return home with my wife."
"Haha... very good... Lord Qin is truly a man of deep affection and loyalty. This is a match made in heaven, a truly beautiful thing."
Several ministers who were unaware of the situation began drinking and making a fuss. Even those who knew the truth did not know that Lingchuan's real name was Tao Jinrong.
As usual, there was a joyful atmosphere during the banquet, and the ministers kept cheering.
Gu Shi was enveloped in this atmosphere, feeling almost airtight. His smile froze on his face, and he even had difficulty breathing.
My wife Rong'er? He really dared to say that.
What ironic four words! Did he know that the wife he kept calling was pregnant with his child?
But his wife, who was pregnant with his child, knelt down for the man in front of her.
The celebratory laughter grew louder and more shrill.
Gu Shi couldn't help but feel happy amid the layers of laughter.
But he was very bad.
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