Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Gu Shi tries to compete with Qin Sizhao...
Seeing how servile Qin Sizhao was to him, Lingchuan was afraid that he would not continue to favor him.
Gu Shi deliberately looked at Lingchuan's expression.
She was not dressed very eye-catchingly today. She wore only a plain dress that was light and comfortable, and only wore a crudely made hairpin on her head.
There were so many exquisite and luxurious jewelry she wanted, but she just loved this silver hairpin.
Her eyes looked at Qin Sizhao quietly, like a little rabbit quietly running out of a trap.
She thought he hadn't noticed, and looked at him anxiously, her eyes blinking and her eyelashes trembling like thin cicada wings.
That's right. If Lingchuan was the kind of woman who flatters the powerful and looks down on the weak, she would have tried every possible means to marry him long ago. Even if she became a concubine, it would be a good deal.
How could a woman like this look down on a man who had gone through so much trouble to find her just because he knelt before someone else?
Knowing that he could not compare to this affection, Gu Shi could not help but feel a pang of sadness in his heart and said:
"Qin Sizhao, come in and talk."
Lingchuan seemed to be hesitating as well and wanted to follow in, but was given a glare from Gu Shi.
"Wait outside for me."
After Gu Shi confirmed that there was no one else in the hall, he put on a gentle fake smile.
He couldn't get angry or lose his temper. The more he fretted about it, the more incompetent he would appear.
He had to calmly tell Qin Sizhao that he had never taken him seriously and that he was not a threat at all.
"Qin Sizhao, you may not know this, but Tao Jinrong changed her name to Lingchuan after entering the palace. We've been together day and night for the past six years, and we've long since developed feelings for each other. Now she's pregnant..."
He paused, assumed the posture of a victor, and said with incredible ease:
"She is now pregnant with my child."
Qin Sizhao still had a calm expression, and there was no trace of loss of composure or surprise on his face.
He just spoke lightly:
"Everyone in the capital knows that Your Majesty is a gentleman and has no personal feelings for your adopted sister. Does Your Majesty really want to humiliate yourself for a woman?"
Gu Shi sneered:
"Qin Sizhao, you really underestimate me. What's the point of this little reputation? I can just find a noble family to recognize her as their long-lost daughter, and then marry her openly. What's the difficulty?"
"Do you think I'm incompetent? I can't even do this? If I lose face for a woman, then you're also losing your life for a woman."
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Gu Shi felt a pang of regret in his heart. This was equivalent to admitting that Qin Sizhao's feelings were more precious and more worthwhile than his.
Qin Sizhao smiled and nodded at first, but then he was silent for a long time and said with a cold face:
"Tao Jinrong has her own parents and won't be willing to be recognized as someone else's daughter."
Gu Shi gave him a cold look and said:
"That's not up to her."
"Your Majesty just said that you and Lingchuan were in love with each other, but now it seems that is not the case."
"Qin Sizhao, do you think your life is too long and dare to covet my woman?"
He interrupted him eagerly, his voice coming out too quickly, revealing his anxious and anxious predicament.
Qin Sizhao did not refute, but just smiled, but he interpreted the meaning of being at ease from that smile.
Gu Shi tried hard to control his voice, trying to appear calm, and said:
"Forget it. I am a magnanimous man and will not bother with you. I have already asked someone to select five concubines and a thousand taels of silver to send to you. Just enjoy your life and stop doing things that are so shameful."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your gift."
He originally thought that Qin Sizhao would shirk his responsibility, but he didn't expect him to accept it so readily. He couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart.
Qin Sizhao appears to be a gentleman, but in fact he is just a greedy and lustful man. There is no evidence to support his claim. I have overestimated him.
Gu Shi was so happy that he almost got carried away. He wanted to beat drums and gongs to tell the whole world that Qin Sizhao had taken a concubine.
As soon as Qin Sizhao left, he immediately summoned the shadow guard.
"Jiang Jiuzhou, follow Qin Sizhao and write down everything he does, especially his relationships with men and women."
He smiled arrogantly and complacently. When the time comes, he will ask the shadow guard to report to Lingchuan everything Qin Sizhao did, so that she will completely give up hope.
Qin Sizhao was just a bug that flew into the palace, so just kill him.
By then Lingchuan will definitely discover his good points, she will change her mind, and will love him wholeheartedly again.
He walked out of the hall and saw Lingchuan sitting alone under the shade of a tree, fanning himself with a fan.
"Lingchuan, are you still waiting outside?"
"Um."
She just responded to him indifferently, but Gu Shi walked forward as if he had obtained a treasure.
"Don't worry, I understand you. I didn't kill him. Instead, I gave him a thousand taels of silver and five concubines, letting him enjoy a good life. Qin Sizhao accepted it without hesitation."
As he spoke, he naturally took the fan from her hand and fanned her with his own hands. The hair on her temples trembled slightly in the air with the cool breeze.
He simply put his arms around her, letting her lean in his arms and rest her head gently on his shoulder.
"It's so hot..."
Lingchuan said this with a frown, but she felt slightly relieved in her heart. She was really afraid that Qin Sizhao's stubborn temper would come out and he would go against Gu Shi.
Qin Sizhao seems gentle and easy to talk to, but he actually has a very stubborn temper. Once he makes up his mind, he will not change it easily. Lingchuan knows this.
But he was really stupid. The people should not fight against the officials. How could a commoner like him, with no roots or foundation, have a good end if he challenged the dignity of the royal family...
Isn't this doing something knowing it's impossible...
Gu Shi was somewhat displeased.
"I hugged you and you said you were hot. So let me ask you, if Qin Sizhao hugged you, would you be hot?"
Lingchuan was so jealous that she was speechless and had to lower her head. He was even more displeased. Not only did he refuse to let go, but he kissed her on the face. Lingchuan frowned.
He pinched her chin in dissatisfaction.
"Why, can't I even kiss you?"
Lingchuan remained silent, as if he was too lazy to argue with him.
Gu Shi's eyes darkened, and he deliberately whispered in her ear:
"Qin Sizhao already knows that you are pregnant."
Lingchuan stared at him blankly, feeling relieved for no reason, as if a huge stone had fallen to the ground.
In the past, she was extremely embarrassed, awkward, and humiliated about this matter, and was afraid that he would find out at all. But now that he finally knew about it, she did not feel the slightest bit of shame.
Qin Sizhao, his childhood sweetheart whom he had come all the way to find, his fiancée, was already pregnant with someone else's child.
Now that he knew, he would give up. As long as he gave up, she would give up as well and would never again dream of good things that did not belong to her.
Lingchuan touched the silver hairpin on her head and said, "Mother, I'm sorry. I failed to keep the husband you chose for me."
"I know now... He must have given up."
Lingchuan murmured.
"Of course, not only did he give up, he also accepted the five concubines I gave him. It is said that each of them is fair-skinned, beautiful, and has special skills. I guess he is very busy at this time... He is very busy with all three legs."
He said proudly, his expression changed again, and he quickly assured Lingchuan:
"I just heard what my men said. I haven't met them. Don't get me wrong. I'm not that kind of man."
Lingchuan was speechless and rolled his eyes.
He looked at Lingchuan anxiously. She felt neither contempt nor jealous. She just remained silent without any special reaction.
Ling Chuan seemed to notice that Gu Shi was a little upset, so he had to touch his face, comfort him, and said:
"Don't think too much about it. He's just an old childhood friend. As long as he's safe, it doesn't matter to me how many wives he marries. I just don't want to implicate innocent people in their deaths."
She was determined to completely bury her feelings for Qin Sizhao. This love was destined not to take root, sprout, blossom and bear fruit, so she let it die completely before the spring breeze came.
Lingchuan took the initiative to kiss Gu Shi.
"Those five concubines, after all, are just five poor people who have no one to rely on and have been sold here and there. Qin Sizhao is just an old friend of mine, so don't be jealous."
"I am your husband."
Lingchuan still had some sense left, and she ordered herself to nod immediately.
She struggled to make a vague response from her throat.
"Um."
He felt sad. Even at this point, Lingchuan was unwilling to speak frankly.
He and Lingchuan had lunch together. She didn't seem to have a good appetite. She just picked up a few dishes and put down her chopsticks.
"Why do you eat so little?"
He looked at her with some worry.
"I used to vomit after eating. Now, although I take medicine and I don't vomit anymore, I don't have much appetite."
She drank a cup of tea and said quite naturally:
"My mother said that if you eat less during pregnancy, it will be easier to give birth to the baby. If you eat too much, the baby will become too big, which will make it more likely that there will be two deaths."
People in the market don't have too many particulars. In fact, her mother had explained everything about marriage to her. She also said that she and Qin Sizhao were too young, and they had to wait until the girl turned 18 before they could consummate the marriage.
"You're saying this in broad daylight..."
Gu Shi's ears turned red because he knew nothing about this matter.
"Speaking of two lives at once...don't scare me."
"That's the truth. Childbirth is inherently dangerous for women. Besides, you did it, so why can't you listen to it? Do you want me to explain in more detail how I conceived this child?"
Lingchuan sneered, handed the teacup to Gu Shi, and signaled him to pour another cup.
"I will definitely be more considerate of you in the future."
He poured the cup 70% full and handed it back to Lingchuan.
Lingchuan said nothing, only his ears turned red and he felt a little sad.
As soon as it got dark, Lingchuan felt sleepy and couldn't stop wanting to sleep. Gu Shi was still handling official business, so she went to bed early.
While she was dazed, she felt a pair of hands skillfully wrapping around her waist from behind and untying her loose belt.
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