After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Chapter 128: Recognize

Gu Shicheng only felt hot all over. In the dim light, there were candles all around him, flashing red light, and he was in a sea of red.

A woman in front of him was helping him onto the bed. He leaned against the bed and tugged at his collar, but it didn't help to relieve the heat.

My consciousness was sinking little by little...

It was as if she was in a fantasy, and as if she had returned to that night, the night when Helan Xuenuo married into the palace...

He forced her to stay alone in the empty room all night.

Is it her? Is it Helan?

Gu Shicheng excitedly grabbed her hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Please forgive me... forgive me..."

Princess Mengnan was surprised, but then she felt a surge of joy. She thought the prince must be apologizing for coming home late. The man she had fallen in love with at first sight, apologizing word by word, softened her heart. She slowly reached out and stroked Gu Shicheng's face, comforting him, "It's okay. I don't blame you."

Looking at the peanuts, dates and melon seeds on the wedding bed, she began to think about having a child for him. She fantasized about it like this...

Gu Shicheng seemed to have tears in his eyes, and his breathing became rapid. He held her waist and anxiously confirmed, "You really don't blame me?"

"Really..." Princess Mengnan was also immersed in it. In this wedding room that belonged only to her and Gu Shicheng, she held her face and couldn't help but touch his soft lips...

Gu Shicheng thought it was Helan... He just wanted to cherish her... and indulge in her...

Qi Didi and Cui'er just stared at their wedding room from afar. As the oil lamp went out, her heart ached. Her lips turned pale and weak. She asked Cui'er in a rare calm voice, "Are you sure you want to tell the prince?"

Cui'er didn't dare to answer, she just nodded without uttering a word.

She went to the princess's bridal chamber to invite the prince back twice, saying that Qi Didi had a relapse of her old illness and fainted, and was sent back by the maid both times... The sounds of lovemaking coming from the bridal chamber also made her realize that she would definitely not be able to invite the prince back tonight.

Qi Didi stood in the cool night, surrounded by a layer of moisture. She left near dawn, her eyes red and swollen.

It turns out that Gu Shicheng wasn't busy with official duties, he just didn't want to sleep with her... Why? He loved her so much in the beginning?

That night she figured it out: there was no one in the palace she could rely on, and from now on she could only rely on herself.

As a concubine, she was not valued. If the princess was favored and had children first, her life would become more and more difficult.

Remembering what the Second Prince had told her, it was time for her to kill someone with a borrowed knife! Kill Princess Mengnan!

Maybe Aunt Cui gave me too strong a medicine.

All night until dawn.

Princess Mengnan's maid, Yixige, was standing guard outside the door. She had been watching all night, numb to the sounds. Suddenly, the noise inside the room intensified, and she could hear several more voices questioning her. Yixige knocked on the door and asked, "Princess, may I come in and help you change my clothes?"

Princess Mengnan's voice sounded a little panicked, "Don't come in yet."

Inside the room, Gu Shicheng sat at a round table, which was filled with fruits, including peanuts, dates, and melon seeds. He glanced at her and sneered, a stark contrast to the gentleness he had shown last night. He seemed a different person, his eyes filled with gloom, and Princess Mengnan didn't dare approach him.

He demanded, "Did you drug me last night?"

Princess Mengnan was puzzled. Why did Master Gu ask such a question? Thinking about it, it seemed like something wasn't right with him last night. Had he been drugged? She definitely wouldn't resort to such a sinister tactic. She frankly denied it, "Your Highness, you and I are husband and wife. On our wedding night, why would I drug my husband?"

Thinking about how he mistook her for her last night, he felt extremely uncomfortable. Why did he lose his composure every time he met her... That was clearly not Helan...

Looking back at her previous life, Helan Xuenuo also denied that she had done such a thing, and at that time he did not give her a chance to explain, not even until her death.

He didn't look at Princess Mengnan. His mood was much calmer, and his words were very heartless. "It's best if you don't have such thoughts. You and I are only husband and wife because of the marriage granted by His Majesty. I hope you don't take it seriously. In the future in the palace, I can guarantee that you will have no worries about food and clothing, but the only thing I can't give you is love... If you want to divorce... you can do so at any time..."

Divorce? Anytime?

It turned out that everything that happened yesterday was just the result of the drugs. She was too naive. What do you mean by having no worries about food and clothing? She was the princess of Mengnan, so she should have no worries about food and clothing! She felt uneasy in her heart, but still refused to believe it. "Why would the prince do this? There is still a long time to go, and we may not be able to get along well."

When she tried to use her last bit of decency to beg Gu Shicheng to have some compassion for her, he stood there like an ice sculpture, extremely cold.

She just felt wronged and wanted to cry, sobbing loudly...

Gu Shicheng felt a sudden pain in his heart. He thought... Was Helan also wronged in her previous life? He looked at Princess Mengnan with a hint of pity, and his tone softened. "You are a princess from Mengnan, and I am the prince of Donglai. We represent the people of two countries, so how can there be love? You were also born into the Mengnan royal family, so you must have seen as much as I have. How many lovers in this world have finally gotten married? You didn't ask for my opinion when you asked for the marriage, and you acted on your own will. But my heart is already filled with someone else, and there is no room for anyone else."

This was the longest conversation Gu Shicheng had ever said to her, and he might not say such a long conversation to her in the future. Princess Mengnan seemed to understand in an instant that the arranged marriage was indeed her own willful decision, so how could she blame Gu Shicheng?

The grassland woman's love and hate were clear, but she still refused to give up and wanted to try again. Even if it was impossible in the end, then she would talk about it later! But... who was Gu Shicheng thinking about? Was it Qi Didi, the one he had married despite his dignity? She was so envious.

Gu Shicheng withdrew his gaze and gave an order. Yixige and the others opened the door and came in. Seeing the strange expressions on the two men, they didn't dare to speak.

Gu Shicheng ordered Zhufeng to be summoned. After Zhufeng arrived, he questioned the maids who had served him yesterday one by one. When he asked who had sent the wine in the end, the veins on Gu Shicheng's forehead bulged. All those who had been involved in the incident last night were summoned.

Finally, the maid who served the wine trembled all over, knelt in front of Gu Shicheng, sobbing and begging for mercy.

Gu Shicheng felt his head ache as he heard the sobbing. He was already extremely impatient with the maid's delay in confessing who had done it. With a wave of his hand, Zhufeng understood what had happened. He drew his sword and cut the maid's arm, sending blood gushing out.

The servants around no longer dared to speak.

Zhu Feng said, "Still not telling? Then go to the underworld and tell the King of Hell."

The maid covered her bleeding arm, cried and kowtowed for mercy, and gave away Aunt Cui.

Gu Shicheng was seething with rage. It was her again? Aunt Cui had served his mother for years, and he had always turned a blind eye to her actions. He had never imagined that she would resort to such treachery and plot against him.

Zhu Feng asked, "Do we need to invite Aunt Cui?"

"Please?" Gu Shicheng's eyes were filled with a chill. He chuckled and said, "No need. We will go in person... to pay our respects to Mother."

Zhu Feng looked at the servants kneeling on the ground and asked, "What should we do with them?"

"Beat! Thirty sticks, sell him out!" Gu Shicheng gave the order, and the yard was filled with screams and the sound of sticks coming one after another...

"Your Majesty, please spare my life..."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life..."

Princess Mengnan couldn't help but plead, "Your Highness, they weren't the ones who drugged us. They were just following orders. Some of them didn't even do it themselves. They just watched from the sidelines. Why would they use such harsh measures? Besides, we are husband and wife, so they didn't do anything bad."

Gu Shicheng's face darkened, and he said, "Not a bad thing? I'm going to show them whose palace it is. No matter who it is! If you plot against me, you will pay the price! If you don't kill them today, it's already a light punishment."

Princess Mengnan and Yixige stood there in shock. She was a little scared. She had been raised with pampered care, and her father, the emperor, and her mother, the empress, were very kind and compassionate. She had never done such a thing to a maidservant of hers. Seeing Gu Shicheng give the order without blinking, she began to fear him. She couldn't imagine what would have happened to her if she had been the one who drugged the woman last night.

After arriving in Donglai, people's hearts seemed to become more complicated, and she was urged to change and adapt...

Gu Shicheng stood up, raised the corner of his clothes, and said to Yixige, "Help the princess change her clothes, and go to pay your respects to the mother together."

Princess Mengnan was stunned when Yishila pulled her into the room.