Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Someone discovered an incredible secret...
Lingchuan just glanced at Gu Shi and was silent for a while.
Even if no one else had ever tempted her, and she had only Gu Shi as her choice from beginning to end, she and Gu Shi would not have had a happy ending, and sooner or later they would have become a pair of resentful couple who tortured each other to death.
It was not the hateful third party who destroyed her marriage with Gu Shi, nor did she want to leave Gu Shi because she fell in love with someone else.
She didn't want to simply replace a bad man with a good man, but she wanted to leave Gu Shi entirely out of her own considerations.
Qin Sizhao was just a catalyst. Even without him, she would still find a way to leave Gu Shi.
Lingchuan looked at Gu Shi's happy look because of his new marriage. She knew that his way of seeking love was to consume her emotions and vitality.
But people always have the desire to die, and the love exchanged for vitality can indeed bring her intense pleasure, but of course, surging pain also follows.
Maybe she had not changed her mind at all and still loved him as always. She wanted to leave him only because her desire to live overcame her desire to die.
She looked into his fragile eyes, which revealed a thin, always lost look, as if he was always seeking a strong spiritual support...
These eyes are on the face of the supreme emperor. Some people are always confused by his unattainable identity and think that these are the eyes of a person with deep scheming and who does not show his emotions.
But Lingchuan still believed that these were the eyes of a prey, and a rabbit that was trying every means to lure a poisonous snake to eat it.
After dinner, the palace maids automatically left.
Gu Shi felt Lingchuan's eyes looking him up and down, like a small brush gently sweeping across his face.
That look made him feel dazed. He mistook the emotions locked in his heart for Lingchuan's love for him and fell into love with her out of self-indulgence.
He was immersed in this delicate and lingering affection. In his eyes, her hair seemed to subtly reflect a layer of light, and he reached out to touch it.
He carefully twisted her long, shiny black hair, picked it again and again, and unexpectedly a white hair fell out. Gu Shi's heart immediately went on the alert.
"Lingchuan, why do you have gray hair too? Are you worried about something?"
Gu Shi's gloating yet slightly panicked voice revealed his embarrassment, which was immediately seized upon by Lingchuan, who counterattacked.
"What do you mean—you have gray hair too? Could it be that you have gray hair because of something that bothered you?"
His face suddenly darkened. Lingchuan had brought him too many troubles...all his pain was related to her.
But Gu Shi didn't want Lingchuan to know that his white hair was born for her, so he frowned, looked into her eyes firmly, and said:
"I'm busy with government affairs, so it's normal for me to have a few gray hairs from overwork. But you're idle all day, so what do you have to worry about?"
Lingchuan rolled his eyes and cursed:
"What's your business? You can control everything, but what about other people's thoughts? I've only heard of literary inquisitions, but I've never heard of someone being thrown into jail for simply thinking something. Even if you were the emperor, you couldn't control that! Pah!"
"You are my wife. As your husband, I have the right to ask you what you are thinking."
With a bit of aggression, he hooked his arm around her neck and pulled her close to him. Her breath hit his face, and the tip of her nose lightly poked his cheek accidentally.
"that is……"
Lingchuan suddenly felt his face getting hot and his heart was beating fast.
She blushed, surprised and embarrassed to find that she had become accustomed to calling Gu Shi husband and wife.
Gu Shi kissed her lips gently, looked down at her, and said in a commanding tone:
"Lingchuan, tell me quickly."
Lingchuan was dizzy because of him and tried hard to wake himself up, determined not to make any mistakes.
If she really wanted to talk about it, she was just afraid that her fake death would be discovered, and she hadn't slept well for several days, which was why her hair turned gray. But now she had to find an excuse to fool Gu Shi.
"Everyone says that an emperor needs three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines. I was scared when I heard that, so I grew a white hair."
This lie was so clumsy that Lingchuan himself didn't believe it. His face turned redder because of his guilty conscience.
When Gu Shi heard this, instead of feeling happy that Ling Chuan was courting his favor, he narrowed his eyes slightly in disgust, pursed his lips, and said in a voice that suppressed his anger:
"If the servants are gossiping, just send them away. Why do you suspect me just because of a few casual words from outsiders?"
He saw through her tricks at a glance and sneered:
"In my opinion, no one in the palace would be so blind as to say such outrageous words... I think you're just worried about Qin Sizhao, and now that I've discovered you, you're telling me this clumsy lie to scare me."
"Lingchuan, I've been willingly deceived by you for so long. Do you really think I'm a fool?"
He reached out and grabbed her collar, not very hard, just wanting to give her a sense of oppression.
"It's just spreading out, how can it be considered treason?"
Lingchuan stiffened his neck and began to change the subject guiltily. He reached out to push him, but Gu Shi did not move.
"In this palace, going against my wishes is certainly considered treason."
Gu Shi said simply.
He sneered, and with a little more strength in his hands, he continued to ask:
"Tao Jinrong, are you worried about Qin Sizhao?"
Lingchuan scratched his hair helplessly, pretending to be wronged, and said hurriedly:
"He's doing well as an official in the capital, enjoying a glorious life. Why should I worry about him? Besides, I have nothing to do with him."
She pretended to be indifferent, and Gu Shi's expression finally looked better. He let her go, but he still turned his face away in a bad mood.
"You too, you're so jealous! You're jealous of something that's completely pointless."
Lingchuan patted the wrinkles on his chest and complained with a frown.
"Pleading with me publicly to grant Tao Jinrong and Qin Sizhao a marriage is definitely not a bad idea."
She frowned, opened her eyes wide and argued:
"I haven't even touched his hand! Compared to you, I'm nothing. You've already made me pregnant!"
Gu Shi covered her mouth with a red face.
"Keep your voice down so the maids outside don't hear you."
Lingchuan slapped his hand away and looked at him coldly.
"You have the nerve to do it, but no courage to admit it. You are such a loser."
After being severely embarrassed by her, Gu Shi had no choice but to put the matter of beating the mistress behind him and began to be submissive to Lingchuan wholeheartedly.
Jinzhan sat on the stone block at the door, holding the cat in her arms with a cup of tea beside her.
She couldn't help but frown.
I can hear everything...it's really a work injury...I really want to pay a lot of money for a pair of ears that can hear nothing.
She covered the kitten's ears.
"No, no, we won't listen. It will dirty our ears."
She thought speechlessly, just pretend you know nothing.
"Sister Jinzhan, you are the elder who serves the Empress. Do you know where the Empress comes from? I see that His Majesty and the Empress seem to be very affectionate."
Jinzhan took a closer look. Isn't that Qingye? He's so nagging and troublesome, always finding fault with everyone, and especially can't stand seeing others idle.
Sure enough, Qingye frowned when he saw her dozing off on the stone block while holding the cat.
Now that the sun has set, the work in the kitchen has become less busy, and the cooks have all taken a rest.
Qingye came to Jinzhan to inquire when he had some free time.
Logically speaking, the one who can ascend to the throne must be a woman of noble birth, but many of Lingchuan's habits are not like those of an aristocratic woman, but rather like those of a commoner.
The Queen's origins were not some untouchable secret, so it was okay for her to ask.
Jinzhan was now free and drinking tea. When she heard the words "very loving", she almost spit out the water.
She really wanted to ask Qingye, which eye of yours could tell that they were "very loving", but she held it back, gave a professional fake smile, and said some meaningless clichés.
"Hmm... well... it's a long story, those who understand will understand. As long as Your Majesty is willing, it will be the greatest origin in the world."
Qingye didn't understand Jinzhan's Tai Chi at all, and frowned as he repeated the question.
"I mean, who exactly is the capable minister that your Majesty's father is?"
"This...I can't say it, I can't say it..."
Jinzhan waved her hands repeatedly.
Lingchuan’s identity is actually not a secret, but Jinzhan doesn’t want to say it out loud, for fear that Gu Shi will blame her.
She had seen her indenture. Her name was Tao Jinrong, and she was just an ordinary citizen. She couldn't remember her hometown, but it was just a small place anyway.
Jinzhan had previously thought about resigning from her job and going home to be a matchmaker, so she took leave and went home. As a result, she was surrounded by three relatives who spit at her for an hour.
The central theme is just one: urging Jinzhan to find a man and get married.
She was so frightened that she rushed back to Beijing overnight and came back like a dejected dog.
Wait... Lingchuan's real name is Tao Jinrong...
What did Gu Shi say when they were arguing in the palace just now?
Did Qin Sizhao ask Gu to grant him and Tao Jinrong a marriage in public?
Jinzhan's face turned pale and she bit her lips hard.
I felt like I knew something quite extraordinary.
For the first time in her life, she hated the fact that her hearing was better than everyone else's, and she almost wanted to poke her ears through with a silver hairpin.
"Don't ask...it won't do you any good..."
She put on a rare serious expression and stared at Qingye.
"Sister, you're joking. The families of all the concubines in the palace are recorded in the register. I'm just doing my duty. Please do me a favor and tell me."
Qingye was unaware and didn't feel Jinzhan's avoidance at all.
Jinzhan couldn't help but want to slap her.
"If you knew, you might lose your head. Do you still want to know? I've already told you, as long as His Majesty likes it, why do you care so much?"
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