The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

The ice hockey game was not affected by the incident involving Concubine Xian.

After a few games, people were so excited to watch that Gu Jianchu didn't even have time to eat snacks in order to watch the games.

The soldiers of the Imperial Guard and the Western Suburbs Camp were skating on the ice rink wearing clothes of different colors. The spectators outside were cheering deafeningly, which made the atmosphere more passionate. Even the concubines and ministers were excited.

At the end of the competition, the Western Suburbs Camp won the final victory.

Xie Ci'an specially rewarded the Western Suburbs Camp with fine wine and a whole lamb banquet.

After the ice skating ended and they returned to Kunning Palace, it was already completely dark. Gu Jianchu lay exhausted on the bed, one hand supporting his forehead. "Yunhe, ask the kitchen to make some porridge. I was so busy watching the game that I didn't eat much."

"I'll go right away." Yunhe ran to the kitchen to ask them to prepare porridge.

Zhu Xia brought hot water to help Gu Jianchu wash her feet, "Your Majesty has been in the snow all day today, so get rid of the cold."

"But what happened today was too thrilling. If it weren't for Your Majesty's good fortune, you would be the one who got hurt. We have to be more careful in the future. Tomorrow I will put some more realgar powder in Your Majesty's purse to prepare for any unexpected situation." Zhu Xia still felt scared when she thought about it.

After all, this matter is still the emperor's fault.

In the past, when the emperor did not come to the harem, the women seemed to be peaceful on the surface because none of them was favored and they rarely did such little tricks behind the scenes. Now that the emperor had come to her bedroom twice in succession, this peace was completely broken.

Not only that, she also became the one who stood out and was feared by all the women in the harem.

Just as she was thinking this, a young eunuch's voice came from outside, announcing, "The Emperor has arrived."

[It's been a tiring day. Your Majesty, why is he coming to me instead of resting in his own palace?]

Before Xie Ci'an entered the hall, he heard Gu Jianchu shouting in his heart. He was rarely not angry. He stepped into the hall and saw Zhu Xia busy helping Gu Jianchu wipe his feet.

Her skin was as white as snow, and her feet looked only the size of a palm.

Without waiting for Xie Ci'an to admire her for a moment, Gu Jianchu quickly put on her shoes and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. Why are you here so late at night?"

Xie Ci'an retracted his gaze and said, "The Imperial Kitchen prepared roasted whole lamb. I thought the Queen might like it, so I sent some to her."

Xie Ci'an waved his hand, and Cheng Song immediately came over with a food box and placed the roasted whole lamb in it on the table.

She was already hungry, and the aroma of roasted lamb made her drool.

【It would be even more delicious if it were served with pancakes. 】

How could General Gu’s daughter be so greedy?

Even though he was thinking this, Xie Ci'an immediately told Cheng Song, "I remember the imperial kitchen also made pancakes. Go get some."

Did the imperial kitchen make pancakes? How come he didn't know?

Cheng Song reacted quickly and notified the imperial kitchen to prepare it immediately.

How did the Emperor know I wanted to eat pancakes? Could it be that he wanted to eat them too?

The Queen almost discovered something was wrong. It seems he needs to be more careful next time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern for me. Would you like to stay and have something to eat with us?" Gu Jianchu unconsciously moved towards the yellow pear wood table.

Xie Ci'an accepted Gu Jianchu's kindness and said, "Okay."

[I was just being polite to you, why aren't you being polite at all?]

"No, that old man doesn't come into the harem very often in a year. Not only has he come twice recently, but he also brought me mutton in the middle of the night. I feel like he's paying a New Year's visit to a chicken with ulterior motives."

Xie Ci'an didn't quite understand what Gu Jianchu meant, but he seemed to have mentioned Liang Guiyi before, which probably wasn't a good word.

Xie Ci'an couldn't show his unhappiness on his face.

[I said there was something wrong with Lao Deng. He must have felt that the virtuous concubine's treatment today was a disgrace to the Gu family.]

This is also the reason why Xie Ci'an is unwilling to enter the harem. The harem is closely related to the former dynasty. Once something happens, he has to coax the women in the harem to stabilize the former dynasty.

He came here today not only because of the Gu family, but simply to see the queen.

Since Xie Ci'an didn't move his chopsticks, she didn't want to overstep her bounds.

She picked up the chopsticks in front of her and placed two pieces of meat on the plate in front of Xie Ci'an. "Your Majesty, please eat more."

[If you don't eat it, I'll feel embarrassed to eat it too. ]

After hearing Gu Jianchu's thoughts, Xie Ci'an had no choice but to pick up the chopsticks and take a bite.

Only then did Gu Jianchu dare to pick up her chopsticks, but because of her status as queen, she did not dare to eat heartily in front of Xie Ci'an.

After eating for a while, Cheng Song brought over the pancakes that had just been made in the imperial kitchen. Gu Jianchu wrapped the mutton in the pancake, added some chopped green onions, and handed it to Xie Ci'an. "Lamb wrapped in pancakes is delicious. Your Majesty, please try it and see if it tastes good."

Xie Ci'an had never been taken care of like this before, so he took the burrito handed to him by Gu Jianchu awkwardly. Noticing the queen's sparkling eyes staring at him, he took a bite and said, "It tastes really good."

"When I was at home, I loved eating it this way the most. How could it be bad? It would taste best if paired with green onions, but onions are just so-so." When Gu Jianchu talked about food, he completely forgot the gap between the two of them.

Gu Jianchu ate several in a row, and only put down his chopsticks with satisfaction when his stomach was full.

There were two light knocks on the tightly closed door. Yun He entered the room cautiously and reported, "The Emperor, Eunuch Fu is here and said he has something to report."

Eunuch Fu is Cheng Song's apprentice, who serves as a clerk in the Chuigong Palace. He is smart and trustworthy, and usually when Cheng Song is not around, he will hand over the emperor's affairs to this apprentice.

Xie Ci'an waved his hand and asked someone to bring Eunuch Fu in.

Eunuch Fu first greeted the two masters, then glanced at the queen with a reserved look.

"Just say whatever you want to say." Xie Ci'an had other plans for not being on guard against the queen.

"News has come from the Emperor's Princess Residence that the eldest princess became unwell and dizzy shortly after returning home."

The eldest princess was still dancing around on the ice rink, plotting with Consort Xian to harm me. How could she faint so suddenly?

Xie Ci'an also felt something was amiss, "Has the imperial physician gone to see him?"

"I've checked, but they didn't find anything wrong. They just said that the princess was tired these days." Xiao Fuzi glanced at Xie Ci'an secretly.

[I was saying the princess's body wasn't like a crispy shark's. It turns out the prince consort put a small amount of a chronic poison in the princess's diet. Over time, it will cause her to become listless. She's already experiencing dizziness after just a short period of use. If she continues to take it for a long time, she'll be dead before she even realizes it.]

[After all, they were husband and wife. How much hatred must have been there to make the Prince Consort give the Princess a chronic poison?]

[It turns out that the Prince Consort was resentful of the fact that the Princess had chosen a husband for him, preventing him from entering the imperial court and displaying his talents. When the Prince Consort and the Princess were first married, their relationship was relatively good. However, as the Princess's desire for control grew stronger, the Prince Consort began to rebel.]

[That prince consort looked so cowardly, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless. You can't judge a person by his appearance.]