Chapter 73 Chapter 73 The death escape plan was known by Gu Shi...
He bit her neck hard, leaving a clear tooth mark on her neck.
The pain was clearly transmitted from his neck, but Lingchuan did not dare to show any displeasure. He just tightened his arms and hugged him tightly with even more intense strength.
Gu Shi kissed her, losing all his rationality and just immersed in this kiss. Ling Chuan put his hand gently on his back, but he became more and more calm, his mind was full of interests, without any lust at all.
She looked at Gu Shi with a hint of pity, and when she felt the atmosphere was almost right, she put her arms around his neck and whispered softly in his ear:
"Let's just write off the mistakes I made before. Don't blame me, okay?"
Gu Shi's eyes suddenly darkened, and all his lust disappeared. He pushed away her hand that was around his neck, turned around, and faced her with his back, his voice trembling slightly.
"When have I ever truly blamed you... Why do you say that..."
Lingchuan sat in silence by the bathtub. Her undershirt was completely wet and she just draped it over her body. She put her feet in the bathtub and looked at him silently.
He glanced back at Lingchuan, rubbed his hair helplessly, and his voice was full of melancholy.
"I've already been so lenient with you. What on earth are you still dissatisfied with? Why are you still talking about writing it off?"
She remained silent... He didn't know that she had planned an even crazier and more daring escape, let alone that she was planning to use the fetus in her belly to plot against him.
Lingchuan was silent for a while.
She brought a blanket and gently dried his hair. She knew that the fake death drug incident had touched Gu Shi's bottom line, and he would never forgive her so easily.
"I love you in my heart."
She said softly.
She once loved Gu Shi so sincerely that she could not tell him a single lie. Even if she said she didn't love him, she would cough painfully for a long time. He could always make her happy or sad, intentionally or unintentionally.
But she couldn't even say the word "love" to him at that time. She just loved him in a self-abuse way, like she was tying herself up in a cocoon, leaving all the pain to herself to digest.
But now, she could talk about love with ease, but Gu Shi could no longer move her heart. She became indifferent to Gu Shi's tears, didn't care about his illusory flattery, and remained calm about all changes related to him.
Does she no longer love him?
Lingchuan was in a complicated mood.
After hesitating for a while, she finally spoke:
"Jinzhan told me that someone is looking for you outside. They said it's urgent."
"Is it a government matter?"
"I don't know. Jinzhan said it's not convenient to tell me."
"Then there's no need to rush."
Gu Shi answered impatiently.
He leaned half of his body against Lingchuan, looked into her unclear eyes and said:
"Lingchuan, you'd better go out for a while. After all, it's broad daylight, and I'm embarrassed to do it in front of you."
"good."
Lingchuan threw the blanket onto the shelf on the side and left the bathroom with a nervous mood.
Gu Shi came out after changing into his undershirt. Ling Chuan attentively put his coat on him and gave him a gentle kiss on the face.
She frowned slightly, pretending to feel guilty, and said softly:
"Gu Shi, I'm really sorry. I owe you my whole life. I love you. I will never want to leave you again..."
She thought that as long as she sincerely apologized to him and gave in to him, he would be more soft-hearted towards her.
It was impossible for the two of them to never have any contact with each other again. She was very sure that Gu Shi would never be able to accept losing her.
But why did what she wanted always come too late? If he had been like this earlier, she wouldn't be so hypocritical towards him now.
She looked at him sadly, thinking about the days and nights of the past six years. Who loved him more deeply?
She was confused about whether she still loved him or not. She was like a flower that had withered, dried up, and turned black, but still exuded its charming fragrance as always. She didn't know when it would turn into a pile of dry, fragrance-less foam.
The afternoon sunlight shone through the window, and Lingchuan watched Gu Shi's back as he left.
She suddenly had a bad feeling that if she didn't follow, something bad would happen.
"Wait a minute..."
She rushed forward and held Gu Shi's hand. They had a special bond when they met, and since she was the only one present at the first moment, she at least had a chance to argue.
"Gu Shi, let me go with you."
He held her hand tightly, pulled her closer to him, and asked:
"You usually avoid all these things, so why are you willing to accompany me now?"
She pretended to be wronged and said:
"I just want to know what it is that I'm not comfortable hearing."
Gu Shi laughed dumbly:
"Then you can come along."
Lingchuan and Gu Shi walked into the underground dark room again.
This time, she was no longer afraid of the dark. She just held Gu Shi's hand and walked with him calmly.
Gu Shi recalled the day when he picked up Lingchuan and walked into this dark secret passage. Her warm arms were around his neck and she asked him for a kiss. She was covered in the kind of incense he used most often, and she truly relied on his beautiful demeanor.
"Are you scared?"
In the dim firelight, he looked at Lingchuan tenderly.
"No."
Lingchuan shook his head, his expression calm.
"It's so dark, how can you not be afraid? Let me hold you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he hugged Lingchuan's legs and back, picked her up sideways, let her put her face obediently on his chest, and smelled the faint fragrance of her hair.
The scent on her body was the same as always, the same incense he used most often. It was very faint and he didn't know when she had picked it up.
"I've died once, what else do I have to be afraid of?"
Lingchuan muttered in his ear.
This was true. Lingchuan really felt that she had changed a lot. Maybe it was because she almost died once, or maybe it was because many things happened together. She felt that she was no longer the Lingchuan that Gu Shi knew.
But Gu Shi still loved her.
"Gu Shi, when did you start liking me?"
"A long time ago."
He kissed her forehead.
Lingchuan smiled and pretended to be happy, but there was a hint of resentment in his voice.
"But why do I know this only now..."
Gu Shi's constant kindness and infinite tolerance made Lingchuan's rapidly fading love stagnate, and he became at a loss and confused.
Rationally speaking, she has gained a deep understanding and made great progress. Now she can rationally abandon emotional factors to implement the optimal solution, protect herself and Qin Sizhao, and never act on impulse again.
But when it comes to emotions, she has regressed into a helpless child.
No, not even as good as a child. She had known what she liked and hated since she was a child, but now she was confused and lost. The spirit that she had always been proud of had failed in Gu Shi.
"Your Majesty..."
Several imperial doctors knelt in a neat row and looked at each other in embarrassment. This was truly a thankless job.
"And me."
When Lingchuan saw that the people coming were several imperial doctors, she immediately understood what was going on. She put on a calm attitude and glanced at them arrogantly. When the imperial doctors heard her sharp and clear voice, they shuddered instantly.
How could they start talking when she was here too?
Didn’t I specifically tell you to only tell His Majesty and not tell her?
Why did she follow me? This guy is really hard to please...
There was only one chair with a bright yellow cushion on the highest seat. Gu Shi took Lingchuan's hand and asked her to sit first, then ordered someone to bring a chair over.
"You are pregnant, so just sit here. I am fine."
Lingchuan sat down triumphantly and looked down at him condescendingly.
When the imperial physician saw this scene, he broke out in a cold sweat.
This is definitely a thankless job, so how can they ask for it?
Master Wutou explained it very clearly, saying that this was a drug that caused fake death.
He became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and he started dancing with anger, then told the whole story in one breath.
The secret recipe of the fake death drug has always been passed down only to close disciples and never revealed to the outside world. It was Qin Sizhao who got him drunk, secretly looked at the formula of the fake death drug, and then made the drug.
Or maybe I should just skip the long list below…it’s all conjecture, with no actual evidence.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty previously had a medicine of unknown origin and sent it to the Imperial Hospital for examination. The results are now in..."
The imperial physician said hesitantly.
Gu Shi’s first reaction was that Ling Chuan had secretly hidden poison, either wanting to secretly poison him or himself.
He clenched his fists nervously.
"It's just a pill, why did you call me here?"
"That's... the fake death drug that Master Wutou only passed down to his disciples..."
"Oh, I see."
Lingchuan's voice was still calm. He looked directly at the imperial physician with a sly smile.
"Then let me ask you, did this Master Wutou ever have a direct disciple who became a Taoist priest? This medicine was given to me by an old Taoist priest, who said it could be used as a talisman, so I kept it."
She sighed and continued:
"Sure enough, just as the medicine was sent for testing, I accidentally fell into the water and almost died."
The word "death" immediately irritated Gu Shi's nerves.
His nails dug into his palms, and sticky blood flowed out and mixed with his nails.
Lingchuan waved his hand.
"In my opinion, sometimes people still have to believe in something and can't be too skeptical. It's no big deal. You can all go away."
The imperial physician carefully placed the pill on the table and looked up at Gu Shi's expression.
"What are you looking at! Get out of here!"
"Yes...I'll take my leave..."
Several imperial doctors looked pale and left all at once.
Gu Shi's face was so gloomy that the air almost froze.
Lingchuan couldn't help but shrink her neck. For the first time, she felt fear of Gu Shi.
She lowered her head and found that her hands were shaking constantly. She felt that Gu Shi had become very strange, like a humanoid monster.
Gu Shi walked forward, unplugged the small medicine bottle, poured the medicine into his palm, and looked at it carefully.
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