Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Gu Shi is a bit mean
The night was short and hot, and Gu Shi had difficulty falling asleep.
He really couldn't sleep, tossing and turning, so he simply got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and hurried into Lingchuan's room.
There was only a dim lamp inside, and the candle flame trembled in the lampstand.
“So hot… so cold…”
Lingchuan lay in bed, feeling alternating hot and cold due to a high fever, his cheeks burning red, and he groaned in pain.
Qin Sizhao moved a stool and sat next to her, fanning her. When she saw him coming, she showed no intention of stopping.
Gu Shi deliberately made loud footsteps, stood behind him, and looked down at him from above.
"Master Qin is truly dedicated to his duties. Not only did he tirelessly check my wife's temperature, he even helped fan her. His loyalty is truly evident to all… He even does the extra work so well."
He clapped his hands while speaking in a sarcastic tone.
"Shh..."
Qin Sizhao just raised a finger in front of his lips, signaling him to be quiet.
Gu Shi was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead and his face flushed red. He clenched his fists tightly, trying to suppress the urge to punch Qin Sizhao.
Qin Sizhao just continued to fan Lingchuan. He touched the handkerchief on her forehead and found it was getting warm, then he skillfully changed it for a new one.
"Come out here."
Gu Shi looked at him with jealousy. Who knew if Qin Sizhao had secretly kissed her throughout the night.
Qin Sizhao sighed helplessly and had to walk out of the room.
"How is she now?"
Gu Shi asked coldly.
Qin Sizhao answered seriously:
"He's basically out of danger. A fever is normal, but he still needs a doctor by his side."
"Hmph, a man and a woman alone in a room at night...how do you prove you didn't do anything inappropriate?"
“A doctor’s heart is filled with compassion and he does not need to prove himself.”
Qin Sizhao forced a smile, with a hint of impatience in it.
"If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will continue to take care of Her Majesty. Tonight is the most dangerous time."
"Since tonight is the most dangerous, I must guard it."
Qin Sizhao sighed helplessly.
"As long as you don't disturb her."
He turned around and entered the room where Lingchuan was, with Gu Shi following closely behind.
Lingchuan was lying on the bed, running a fever and unconscious. Qin Sizhao wanted to take her pulse, but she grabbed his hand in a daze.
"Mother...don't go..."
She had a fever and shed a tear.
Hearing the word "mother", many past memories came to his mind and Qin Sizhao shuddered all over. He wanted to reach out and touch her hair, but he put down his slightly trembling hand.
He lowered his eyes, his eyes full of loneliness and frustration, and could only silently pull back the hand that she was holding tightly.
Instead, she held it tighter and cried:
"Mother, don't leave me..."
He really couldn't bear it, and said softly:
"Rong'er, don't cry... Mother is here..."
Lingchuan's tears fell in big drops.
"Mother...why did you come just now..."
Gu Shi's nose felt sore, as if an invisible hand was strangling his throat.
He completely occupied her girlhood, but also completely missed her childhood.
He knew almost nothing about her past. That beautiful memory had long been firmly in Qin Sizhao's hands and was destined to have nothing to do with him.
Husband, wife, daughter... What does it feel like to be a happy family of three? Gu Shi has never had such an experience.
Gu Shi frowned and looked at Lingchuan in confusion as he saw tears flowing from his eager search for his mother.
What kind of love would make one feel so painful and depressed when this love disappears?
Even he was vaguely aware that the pain of his parents' early death was like a shadow following him and an echo echoing in his voice, gnawing at her heart all the time.
She became a fragile and helpless child, just holding Qin Sizhao's hand tightly and treating him as her mother.
Her parents must have loved her very much, but Gu Shi had never been loved like that before.
He looked at her belly. If the child could be born safely, he would know what it felt like to have a complete family.
He had great expectations and yearnings.
"Qin Sizhao, is there any hope of saving the baby in her belly?"
"I can only do my best."
Qin Sizhao sighed and took out a silver needle to bleed from her fingertips.
"Rong'er, it will be a little painful, bear with it, it will be fine after the blood is released."
Lingchuan opened his eyes and regained some consciousness. He trembled his lips weakly but said nothing.
"Um……"
The silver needle pierced into her most vulnerable fingertips, causing her to feel pain that radiated from her fingers to her heart. However, she was unable to scream out, and could only hum in a hoarse voice.
A few drops of black blood fell from her fingertips and landed directly into a white jade plate, and a faint fishy smell filled the air.
The black blood stung his eyes and caused a pain. Gu Shi suddenly felt dizzy and had to support himself on the wall with his hands to barely stand.
He knew how to use a bow and arrow, but he never shot at a live target, simply because he was slightly afraid of blood...
"If Your Majesty is afraid of blood, you must not enter the delivery room. Furthermore, Your Majesty has suffered so much during her pregnancy that she will probably need an experienced female doctor to deliver the baby. Although I don't have much experience delivering babies, I am very skilled in first aid for heavy bleeding, so I should always be prepared."
Qin Sizhao said lightly.
Gu Shi gritted his teeth. It was really embarrassing for a grown man to faint at the sight of blood. Moreover, he just didn't want Qin Sizhao to discover his weakness, so he reluctantly said:
"It's nothing, I just didn't get enough rest and I'm a little tired."
After the bloodletting was completed, Qin Sizhao used his hand to test the temperature of her forehead.
"The queen is getting better. Her temperature is no longer as high as before. She is basically out of danger. I will come back to check on her condition the next day."
Lingchuan hugged the thin quilt, buried his face in the soft quilt, and finally slept more peacefully.
Gu Shi nodded.
"Well, you go back, I'll stay here and watch her."
After Qin Sizhao left, Gu Shi couldn't help but climb onto Lingchuan's bed and let her lie on his chest.
She was sleeping soundly, unconscious, and just leaning on his shoulder and falling asleep.
He gently brushed aside her dark hair and stroked the side of her neck, feeling her pulse beat beneath his fingers.
Lingchuan is still alive.
She has completely monopolized his possibility of happiness. His wife can never be anyone other than Lingchuan, and his child can only be born to Lingchuan. The only thing he cannot accept is losing her.
For this, he can pay any price as long as Lingchuan is still alive and stays by his side.
She unconsciously put her arms around his neck and leaned on him intimately.
He snorted coldly. Qin Sizhao, the bastard who coveted his wife, still had some value now and could not die yet.
Once his last bit of usefulness is squeezed out, send him to hell!
But he couldn't do it himself, otherwise Lingchuan would hold a grudge against him.
Gu Shi cursed Qin Sizhao with full malice, hoping that it would be best if Qin Sizhao had some hidden illness, which would flare up on its own and he would die quietly in a corner, which would make him less worried.
If witchcraft could be effective, Gu Shi really wanted to make a doll to curse him day and night, and curse him to death.
Gu Shi turned his head and saw Lingchuan's rosy lips under the dim light.
Her lips were slightly open, revealing a small patch of crystal-clear teeth. A thin stream of air was faintly oozing out from between her lips and teeth, and her cheeks looked as if they were painted with rouge.
Her eyes were tightly closed, and her watery eyelashes made her look pitiful. The corners of her eyes were slightly red, making her look weak and helpless.
Even though he knew it was immoral and he couldn't have such thoughts about the patient in the bed, at this moment, desire was growing like weeds.
He couldn't help but reached out to touch her rosy lips. The soft touch came from his fingertips, making him feel numb.
It was rare to see Lingchuan so weak and helpless, which immediately aroused his desire to abuse her... He inexplicably wanted to dirty her.
Gu Shi thought, she wouldn't know... After all, she was sleeping so soundly with her head resting on his shoulder.
A thin quilt was draped over his waist. He stared at Lingchuan with his eyes and put his hand under the thin quilt, causing ripples on the quilt.
He didn't touch Lingchuan, so she wouldn't know that he watched her do such a shameful thing. He didn't even kiss her. If he could, he really wanted to bite her lower lip.
"Um……"
Lingchuan turned over and no longer rested his head on his shoulder, but faced away from him.
Gu Shi felt that he was interrupted and felt a little unhappy.
He looked at her back, only the shape of her shoulder blades visible under the thin tunic.
The shoulder blades are nothing to fantasize about, but the shape is still delicate and beautiful.
Gu Shi suddenly remembered that she had her back to him, her black hair spread out on her pale back, her breathing quickened, and she turned her head to look at him with watery eyes, and quickened her movements.
"call……"
Finally, he felt relieved.
Gu Shi suddenly felt disgusted with himself.
Lingchuan's life was hanging by a thread and she was very ill. As her husband, how could he have such shameful thoughts about her at this time? He deserved to die.
If Lingchuan knew, it would be natural for him to hate him.
While he was reflecting on himself, a feeling of exhaustion came over Gu Shi, and he fell asleep immediately.
"Gu Shi? Pour me a glass of water."
Lingchuan's hoarse voice suddenly woke him up, and he almost jumped out of bed.
"Lingchuan...how are you...are you okay?"
The guilt he felt last night made him nervously check Lingchuan's mental state.
"thirsty……"
"I'll get you some water."
He helped Lingchuan up, let her lean on the cushion, and hurriedly poured her tea.
Lingchuan drank the lukewarm tea from his hand.
"I want some ice water."
"I'll send someone to get you some well water. Wait."
He kissed her cheek gently and soothed her softly.
After a while, he came in with a jug of water and poured her another glass.
She drank the cold well water in one gulp and lay back on the bed.
"I've asked someone to call a doctor to see your condition."
Gu Shi held her hand and said anxiously.
"I feel better."
Lingchuan touched his forehead with the back of his hand.
"When I had a fever as a child, my mother would always use her lips to test the temperature of my forehead."
She gave a tired smile.
"I thought my mother was here last night."
Gu Shi was stunned where he stood.
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