Chapter 98 Chapter 98 I'll be your little one
To be honest, Qin Sizhao didn't fully understand the relationship between Gu Shi and Tao Jinrong. He only had a rough idea of what was going on. Ultimately, it was just a glimpse of the whole picture. He really didn't understand what kind of feelings Gu Shi had for Tao Jinrong, and he was not good at thinking about these things.
But he couldn't ask her directly about the details, otherwise it would seem like he was suspecting Tao Jinrong.
He never doubted her courage and determination. There was no doubt that she had firmly chosen him. Qin Sizhao was not the kind of person who would always worry about gains and losses even though he had already gained a lot.
"Rong'er, I'm back."
Tao Jinrong hugged him happily and threw himself into his arms enthusiastically.
"How are you these days?"
She looked at him with concern.
"It's nothing serious. I'm just treating him with a few other doctors. He even gave me two days off. After the leave, I have to go back and continue treating him. He seems to be recovering well."
"He didn't do anything like a seizure."
"No, he has a regular sleep and diet, a healthy lifestyle, and a normal mental state. Several doctors told me that he used to have severe emotional problems, with mood swings, but he's back to normal now."
“…”
So that's called emotional illness...
Tao Jinrong was silent for a long moment, unable to help but wonder what Gu Shi was up to. Was he deliberately trying to lull the couple into submission? Was he waiting for them to let their guard down, then striking them head-on?
Forget it, who can guess what a madman is thinking? If she could understand Gu Shi, she would become as crazy as Gu Shi.
Anyway, he has suffered a severe beating and seems to have lost all his fighting spirit, so he should not have any intention to kill.
Tao Jinrong and Qin Sizhao tacitly chose to spend these two days of leisure in bed. He was intimate with her as if this would be the last time in his life.
After it was over, Qin Sizhao thought silently, if he never came back and died, should he leave her some last words?
After thinking about it, he didn't know what to say to her.
He had told her all his secrets. Now he had lost his mystery and had become a mediocre, boring, and sometimes even a little unromantic husband. But if he could live such a mediocre life with her until old age, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with it.
If they cannot grow old together, and he goes ahead, then he also wishes her peace and happiness for the rest of her life.
Perhaps people are still a little selfish in their hearts, and he still vaguely hopes that she only loves him.
Qin Sizhao continued to enter the palace and treat Gu Shi together with other imperial doctors. He was very serious when discussing the treatment plan and did not bring personal feelings into his work. After all, a doctor should have medical ethics.
Gu Shi carefully examined his face and figure in the mirror. His complexion had recovered a lot recently, and he was no longer haggard. His facial features showed his former handsome appearance. The white hair he had grown before had been dyed black, and the new hair that grew was all black, and even became a little thicker.
It was just that his right arm was still inconvenient to exert force, and he couldn't develop beautiful lines. He almost didn't want to see even the slightest imperfection in his body in front of the mirror. He felt that Tao Jinrong certainly didn't want to see it either.
If he was wearing clothes, he would still dare to meet her, but now he really didn't dare to expose his body in front of her... She would definitely dislike him if she saw him.
He had a small mirror brought as tribute from a foreign country hidden in his sleeve, and he would take it out and look at himself whenever he had time.
Qin Sizhao stood aside with several imperial physicians to discuss the treatment plan. He glanced at Gu Shi and saw that he took out a mirror and looked at himself inexplicably during acupuncture, and then picked up his hair. He felt a sense of contempt in his heart.
Why does a grown man care so much about his appearance? He is so superficial and narcissistic. A man should be clean and neat. What's the point of worrying about whether the hairs on his forehead are black or white? He just cut a few identical clothes to wear.
He curled his lips in disdain in secret.
If you have the spare money to dress yourself up, you might as well save it and buy a few more clothes for your wife.
Oh, yes, Gu Shi doesn’t have a wife, no wonder he has to resort to such shameful tricks, which really makes him despise him.
Gu Shi ordered people to cut a dozen new clothes of different colors. He changed them in front of the mirror and compared them one by one to see which one looked better.
Finally, he tried out an outfit that he was satisfied with. After trying many different colors, he still found that silver-white was the most refreshing color. He remembered that this was the color he wore when he and she first got together.
He himself knew that men who dressed up too much would look a bit artificial, so he deliberately restrained his accessories within a just right range, making him look noble but not too flashy and causing laughter.
Gu Shi plucked up his courage and sent someone to check on Jinzhan in advance. Then he avoided people and went to find her quietly.
Jinzhan kept complaining while sending all the messy people away and waiting for Gu Shi to come.
She hesitated whether to go in and tell Tao Jinrong, and paced back and forth at the door of her room.
But what if she ran away out of desperation after telling her? Didn't Gu Shi come all this way just to have an affair? If she didn't succeed, wouldn't she be blamed for her incompetence?
Jinzhan thought it would be better not to say anything.
Sure enough, he came after a while, and it was obvious that he was dressed up carefully.
Gu Shi didn't want to have too much communication with Jinzhan. After all, as a complete outsider, she had witnessed his failure and ridiculousness completely.
He put on a condescending attitude, raised his chin and said to Jinzhan:
"Where's Lingchuan?"
"He's probably taking a nap."
He walked straight into her room without saying a word. Jinzhan didn't even want to stop him, and she was too lazy to even pretend. Her only thought now was how to persuade Qin Sizhao to turn a blind eye. It was a blessing for ordinary people to be able to save their lives when encountering such things. Why bother to argue with him.
When he reached the door of her bedroom, Gu Shi suddenly felt that his legs were as heavy as a thousand pounds. Not to mention forcing his way in, he couldn't even take a step.
A huge sense of panic suddenly arose in his heart. He should have slept in the same bedroom with her, but now even pushing open her bedroom door seemed very abrupt.
He didn't have the courage to look back on the past. After all, she had long since abandoned the name she had when they were together, and had also abandoned him along with it. If he insisted on dragging her along to reminisce about the old times, all he would get was a trial where his crimes would be enumerated in detail.
He raised his hand with all his strength and knocked gently on the door.
Tao Jinrong had just woken up from his nap and was not on guard. He thought it was Jinzhan and directly called the person outside in.
Gu Shi walked in, staring at her bewilderedly like a lamb that couldn't speak a word, his lips moving slightly as if he was crying out something silently.
He looked much better than before, and was obviously dressed carefully. To be honest, he had quite good taste. The silver-white clothes made him look elegant and handsome, and everything about him had a just right sense of restraint.
He stared at her with dull, hurt eyes.
Tao Jinrong suddenly felt uncomfortable all over, and even forgot that he was only wearing his shirt, which made him look quite disheveled.
She sat up and wanted to point at his nose and scold him, but her shirt fell loosely on her chest, revealing a bright red bellyband.
She quickly put her hands over her chest and cursed:
"Get out of here right now and let me put on my clothes first."
He lowered his head, turned around and walked out silently.
Tao Jinrong put on her clothes and walked out. Gu Shi was standing at the door waiting for her.
She frowned at him.
"Let's talk outside, what are you doing in my bedroom?"
Seeing that Gu Shi was silent, Tao Jinrong cursed inwardly and said:
"Come outside with me."
She brought Gu Shi to the reception area and wanted to ask Jinzhan to pour tea, but she didn't expect that she had already left. She had no choice but to signal Gu Shi to pour it himself.
Now she really didn't even have any witnesses. How was she supposed to explain this? Gu Shi was really causing her trouble.
He was really keen on making things unclear for her.
He obediently poured two cups of tea and handed them to her, but she refused to take them. She just signaled him with her eyes to put the tea on the table, so he did the same.
A silence that irritated her filled the air.
He finished a cup of tea without saying a word. Tao Jinrong couldn't help it and slammed the cup on the table with a bang.
"Gu Shi, I don't owe you anything, do I? What do you mean by hanging around in front of me every other day?"
He finally spoke:
"I owe you."
Tao Jinrong sneered:
"Oh, then tell me, what do you owe me?"
He glanced aside, moved his lips, and said timidly:
"A child."
"Forget it, there's no need to pay this back. There's someone who can give birth to me."
She couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Gu Shizai was trembling slightly with shame and couldn't utter a word.
Tao Jinrong simply took advantage of the victory and pursued the attack:
"Why, what do you mean?! I'm already married to someone else, and you're still pestering me! You're so desperate for women that you're trying to get someone else's wife? Can you have some shame?"
“…”
Gu Shi lowered his head and said after a long silence:
"I can be your mistress."
Tao Jinrong was startled by his words and took a breath.
"What do you mean!"
"I can be your mistress. As long as you are willing to accompany me, you can do whatever you want to me. I can accept anything. I promise not to disturb your and Qin Sizhao's normal life. We can keep it a secret from him and not let him know."
He really never stops talking until he shocks people. Tao Jinrong was shocked by his words. In an instant, many words were stuck in his throat. He was trembling and couldn't say anything.
"Are you crazy? What if you have a baby?"
"I can recognize you as my child, regardless of blood relationship. Don't you want your child with Qin Sizhao to inherit the throne?"
He repeated himself:
"As long as you are willing to let me be your concubine, I am willing to let your child inherit the throne. How about it, are you willing to accept me?"
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