She tried to touch his face, hoping to evoke his pity. Gu Lianchang avoided her, and she could only touch his neck, quickly saying: “I was too young and didn’t know I was doing something wrong. Please, have mercy?”
“Hmph, if I hadn’t been merciful, you would have died many times over,” Gu Lianchang said coldly.
Though he resented her, he had never seriously considered revenge—until he heard her name from Wei Shu, and the emperor ordered him to investigate and confirm if she was as beautiful as rumored. Leaving the palace, he matched her to the spoiled little girl in his memory; she was even more beautiful than the rumors.
This beauty intensified his hatred for his own incompleteness. He decided to send her to the palace to accompany the lustful emperor, planning for her to be buried alive after his death as revenge.
However, once she entered the palace, events took an unexpected turn.
Fortunately, she scolded him today, preventing him from becoming truly confused about his intentions.
Thinking of this, Gu Lianchang’s heart hardened more. He pushed her hand away and said coldly, “Being young isn’t an excuse. The humiliation you gave me will be repaid.”
“Repay? You wouldn’t strip me naked and throw me outside, would you?” Ruan Ning exclaimed. “If you do that, I’d rather die!”
Gu Lianchang was stunned. How foolish could she be to think he would expose her? What nonsense filled her mind?
He observed her biting her lip, both panicked and defiant, and lost his anger. More than a decade ago, she was a spoiled child; now, she had grown into someone with strange thoughts. Why argue with her? That would only make him a fool too.
Ruan Ning, not receiving a response, feared she had guessed correctly, her eyes reddening with anxiety.
Damn it, despite her strong psychological resilience, this was an ancient text. If it really happened, she would be drowned in saliva, and people like Wei Shu would humiliate her even more. She must not let this eunuch do this!
Taking advantage of his wavering expression, she lunged to hug him, kissing him anxiously and pleading, “Master, please forgive me. I’ll do anything you want, just don’t do that, I beg you.”
