After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"Were you raised on poison?"

Several poisons were intertwined and restraining each other in his body. He was incredibly lucky to survive.

"I guess so." Gu Ce withdrew his hand.

He lost his mother when he was just over two years old, and was raised by the Su family until he was seven.

During this time, he had been poisoned several times by accident, but he was saved each time. Su was good at pretending and always managed to find an excuse to escape or find a scapegoat.

After he turned seven, he moved to the outer courtyard, but his father was very busy and didn't have much time to take care of him. He went to the clan school, attended banquets at various homes, and was often poisoned.

After he went to court, his political enemies would occasionally resort to underhanded tactics.

His body was poisoned multiple times, and each time the poison could not be completely removed, so over time, the poison accumulated more and more.

"Do you experience a relapse of the poison every month, completely losing control of yourself and then feeling weak for two to three days?" Rong Yingluo asked again.

"That's right. It seems you really have some skills." Gu Ce's eyes lit up.

He was just testing her skills, but he didn't expect her to actually be able to diagnose it.

"Unfortunately, I can't cure the poison in your body right now." Rong Yingluo shrugged.

"It can't be solved now, which means it can be solved in the future, right?" Gu Ce's eyes darkened, but he still held onto hope.

He once consulted a famous doctor, who advised that if he wanted to survive, he would have to take more poison to keep the toxins in his body in a long-term balance. However, this would greatly affect his lifespan, and given his current condition, he would live to be at most thirty years old.

Over the years, he has been searching for someone who can truly cure his poisoning, but there has been no news for several years.

"I didn't say that." Rong Yingluo wouldn't dare to agree to something she wasn't sure about.

"I'll give you two years. If you can do what I just said, I'll give you a divorce agreement. If you can't even do it in two years, then you'll be my wife forever." Gu Ce set a deadline directly.

"Do you mean what you say?" Rong Yingluo thought for a moment and asked.

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond." Gu Ce's eyes brightened even more.

She did indeed have a way to cure the poison in his body.

"Okay, let's write it down in black and white, and sign and seal it." Rong Yingluo agreed immediately.

She should be able to find an antidote within two years; the other issues will be easier to resolve.

Gu Ce's eyes curled up slightly.

The two signed an agreement on the spot that only they knew about.

"Since we are a loving couple, starting tonight, I will return to the inner courtyard to rest every night." Gu Ce got up and prepared to wash up.

"What?" Rong Yingluo felt like she had been tricked, but the agreement had just been signed.

Does that mean the two of them will have to share a room from now on?

Tomorrow, have someone buy a larger, softer couch.

Seeing her get angry again, Gu Ce felt even better for no reason.

Rong Yingluo was filled with regret, but she could only accept reality; Gu Ce was too cunning.

He truly possessed the talent of a top scholar, and she felt inferior to him.

Rong Yingluo had no choice but to wash up and go to bed.

But Gu Ce walked up to her and stopped.

"What are you doing?" Rong Yingluo glared at him irritably.

"We just agreed to pretend to be a loving couple, so we have to share a bed. Don't tell me you don't want a divorce?" Gu Ce said condescendingly, in a condescending tone.

"No one will see us at night, so there's no need to be so serious." Rong Yingluo didn't want to get too close to him.

"Only by fully immersing yourself in the role can you act more realistically. So from this moment on, don't think of us as a fake couple, but as a real couple. That way, when we encounter problems, no one will suspect anything," Gu Ce said earnestly.

Rong Yingluo had no rebuttal. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.

Fine, for the sake of my freedom, I'll just have to play along.

She got up, rolled up the blanket and spread it on the bed, but wanted to sleep on the outside. If Gu Ce wanted to harm her, she could just roll to the ground, and the terrain would be advantageous to her.

"You sleep inside. I have to get up early for court in the morning, otherwise I'll wake you up," Gu Ce said, considering her feelings.

"No need, I'll sleep outside, you won't wake me up," Rong Yingluo insisted.

Gu Ce shook his head with amusement. A sixteen-year-old girl, some of her childlike temperament is quite normal.

Since she didn't appreciate it, he had no choice but to climb over her.

The two lay down.

"I'm telling you, I agreed to play a loving couple with you, but you can't touch me, or I'll make sure you can never touch a woman again," Rong Yingluo threatened, deliberately pulling out a silver needle and waving it in front of him.

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in women who have other men in their hearts." Gu Ce thought of the scene he saw Rong Yingluo throw herself into a man's arms earlier that day, turned over, and turned his back to her.

This woman is really strange. She has another man in her heart, but if he threatens her a little, she will accept his suggestion and sleep in the same bed with him.

He thought he could threaten him with just a silver needle.

On their wedding night, he was caught off guard because of an unexpected turn of events. Knowing that she could use silver needles, he could easily have protected himself from her and bullied her again.

Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, Rong Yingluo deliberately sat up to see if he was really asleep. When she saw that Gu Ce had his eyes closed and was breathing evenly, she felt relieved and went to sleep.

But when she began to breathe evenly, Gu Ce turned around.

Looking at her sleeping face, I couldn't describe the feeling in my heart.

Of his four previous wives, he had expectations for his first one.

However, on their wedding night, Lady Su used illness as an excuse to summon him, and they did not consummate their marriage. The next day, she received an urgent summons from the emperor to leave the capital on official business.

When he returned, the bride was already a corpse.

His second wife went mad on their wedding night, making it impossible for them to consummate their marriage.

He began to suspect that someone was interfering, and by the time of his third marriage, he was already mentally prepared.

Sure enough, trouble struck again. Grandmother fell ill, and it was a sudden, acute illness. The whole household was thrown into chaos. Grandmother was ill for a month, and she did not recover until the bride passed away.

When his fourth wife entered the house, he refused to even enter the bridal chamber, yet he still died.

He knew it was all done by the Su family, but he couldn't find any evidence.

Su Shi controlled all the servants and maids in the Duke's mansion, keeping a tight rein on him.

Fifthly, considering that she was a merchant's daughter, Su would probably be even more unscrupulous in her actions.

But seeing her calmness as she stepped over the fire pit, he realized she was different from others. So he went into the bridal chamber to tease her, but she ended up subduing him instead. This was completely unexpected. He sincerely hoped she would survive.

After talking tonight, he realized that when Su Shi got serious, she really didn't leave her any chance of survival.

But she managed to dodge them all.

The sleeping woman was very quiet, with an exquisite face, a small oval face, and a delicate pinkish hue. Her nostrils trembled slightly with her breathing, making her incredibly adorable.

Gu Ce slept very soundly that night.

I haven't slept this soundly in a long time.

Silent all night.

When Rong Yingluo woke up the next day, Gu Ce was no longer by her side.

"Miss, shall we pay our respects now, or after we have had our meal?" Yinghong asked.

Rong Yingluo didn't grow up in a secluded mansion and didn't have much of a concept of greetings. If Yinghong hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten about it altogether.

"Isn't the Duchess a kind mother? Her newlywed daughter-in-law is tired from serving the young master, so she should go later. She shouldn't say anything."

"Miss, did the young master consummate his marriage with you last night?" Yinghong asked with a happy expression.

"What's with that expression? Do you want me to consummate our marriage with him?" Rong Yingluo glared at her, somewhat displeased.

"Miss, I was just asking." Yinghong was startled; she had overstepped her bounds. Her mistress did not wish to become husband and wife with the young master.

After having breakfast, the master and servant went to the main courtyard to pay their respects to Madam Su. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard a loud shout coming from the east side room.

"It's so hot, hurry up and fan us!"