C45

Gu Shiyi thought that if she was Situ Ming, she would have long been jealous to the heavens of the late emperor's biased love.

The artificial parts of the palace were all astonishing, not to mention the exquisite nature of the flowers, trees, and water stones. It was simply a mini version of the world's fame, as if they had seen all of the sights of the Prince Su Palace.

Furthermore, there was also a forest in the backyard of the Duke Palaces that had all sorts of hot spring waterfalls. Due to the limited time available, Gu Shiyi being able to see them from the outside was enough to shock her.

So she was just passing the time out to kill boredom, but Gu Shiyi had already become very interested in her. It wasn't until Situ Jing sent someone to pick her up that she realized that the sky had already darkened.

When Gu Shiyi entered the room, she saw a scene where the silver mask seemed especially gentle under the light of the candlelight. The clear jaw under the mask was no longer as cold and hard, but the corner of her mouth raised in a perfect curve. Even if it was just this half smile, it was still enough to move one's heart.

Gu Shiyi stood there in a daze, looking at this beautiful picture, her heart sketching out the image of what kind of face would appear under Situ Jing's mask.

However, why did her mind keep putting Situ Jing and that Fourteenth Prince together? When she thought of that Fourteenth Prince, Gu Shiyi's heart suddenly tightened. Ever since that day they separated, Gu Shiyi always had a very special feeling. This kind of feeling made her feel very uncomfortable, and made her instinctively want to resist.

During this period of time, she could finally force herself to remove that figure from her heart. But now, she saw that Situ Jing clearly remembered his face, and his expression, when he smiled, it was with the corner of her mouth raised.

"He's back!"

Situ Jing indifferently took a glance at Gu Shiyi, and his gaze once again fell on the page. He did not notice Gu Shiyi's abnormality.

"Yes."

Gu Shiyi's voice was heavy, and did not let Lv Zhu and the others follow. She walked to the locker room and changed into a light and light set of clothes, making the room much hotter than when she first arrived.

And the reason it was like this, was because Situ Jing had discovered that there was not even a trace of hot air in bed that day, which was why he ordered the entire Yi Ning Institution to be equipped with Earth Dragons. This way, as long as Gu Shiyi entered the courtyard, she would be able to feel a feeling of warmth similar to that of a spring.

"There's something on my mind!"

Just as Gu Shiyi was done buttoning up her clothes, a gentle and pleasant voice suddenly rang beside her ears. Unknowingly, Situ Jing had sat back down on the wheelchair again and walked behind her.

"Nope."

Gu Shiyi was given a great fright, but she instantly regained her senses and returned to her normal state of nature. She definitely could not admit that all the abnormalities she had just made were all because she thought of the man who was ranked fourteenth.

The moment she thought about how she was fourteen, Gu Shiyi looked at Situ Jing and suddenly remembered that she was also ranked fourteenth.

Could it be that they are the same person? Gu Shiyi stared intently at Situ Jing, wanting to take off his mask and go see what exactly is happening.

"Your Highness, may I see your face under the mask?"

Gu Shiyi stood firmly in front of Situ Jing, maintaining eye contact with him. She felt that when she said those words, she had already used up all of her strength.

Situ Jing had a taboo that everyone knew about. Anyone who saw his face under the mask would die.

Situ Jing also looked at Gu Shiyi with the same confused expression.

Gu Shiyi, why did she suddenly make such a request, could it be that she discovered something?

Or could it be that Gu Shiyi only wanted to see his face, she would think this way. Was it because she was unwilling to marry a disabled and ugly man?

The surroundings became terrifyingly quiet, as if time had been condensed. Gu Shiyi could even hear her own heartbeat and the breathing that was being suppressed with all her might.

"If Your Highness doesn't want to, then so be it."

"Sure."

Before Gu Shiyi could finish his words, she heard Situ Jing say that she could do it.

Gu Shiyi raised her head and looked at Situ Jing's face full of disbelief. He had agreed, but he had actually agreed.

Looking at Situ Jing's hand that was slowly reaching towards his mask, Gu Shiyi's heart was nervous yet filled with anticipation. He didn't even know that he had already subconsciously thought of Situ Jing and Fourteen as the same person.

After the mask was removed, Gu Shiyi saw a face full of scars. The Situ Jing who had taken off the mask looked like a real devil, sinister and terrifying.

Gu Shiyi's pupils instantly dilated. She was very disappointed, but more importantly, he was sad about what happened to Situ Jing before.

She looked at Situ Jing's terrifying face, but she was not afraid at all. What was even more, was her heartache!

What kind of harm did a favored son of heaven who gathered thousands of pets suffer to become like this? Both of his legs were crippled, and his appearance was ruined.

Gu Shiyi's hand could not help but want to touch Situ Jing's face, but was grabbed by him in midair.

Then, Situ Jing used his other hand to put on the mask, causing his lips to become even colder and harder.

"Did you see it? Do you still regret it?"

Even though what Gu Shiyi saw was not his real face, Situ Jing still wanted to know, if he was this ghastly appearance, would she regret it?

"Then what about you, marry me, a person who everyone despises, Situ Jing, do you regret?"

Gu Shiyi answered with a question instead. She was even worse off than him, what right did she have to despise him?

The corner of Situ Jing's mouth relaxed after hearing Gu Shiyi's question. Although Gu Shiyi did not directly answer his question, the answer was already obvious.

"After you're done changing, go out and eat!"

Situ Jing turned the wheelchair, and turned to leave, but he was grabbed by the armrest of the wheelchair.

"In the future, when I'm around, let me push the wheelchair!"

She had never regretted it before, she only regretted knowing it too late. But now that she knew, it was still too late. She would think of a way to cure his legs and his face.

"Alright!"

Situ Jing turned his back to Gu Shiyi and smiled. Maybe Gu Shiyi was really different from them.

That night, the two of them slept on the same bed in respect. Situ Jing's rules made Gu Shiyi put down her guard.