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

Your Western Camp relies on suppressing bandits, falsely reporting the number of soldiers and then using deaths to offset the losses. This allows them to defraud not only military pay but also a portion of pensions. They even use this opportunity to extort money for equipment wear and tear.

I really don't know how they have the nerve to do these things every day under the guise of suppressing bandits. The Emperor is governing with integrity now, and the people won't turn to banditry. There simply aren't that many bandits. Even if we did destroy a bandit den, there wouldn't be that many.

Gu Jianchu didn't dare to raise these matters directly to Xie Ci'an. After all, the emperor was a suspicious person, and she was afraid of being suspected by him.

This roundabout method can only be used to arouse the emperor's suspicion and go to investigate the Western Camp.

As long as the emperor is not stupid, he will realize that there is something wrong with frequently suppressing bandits.

He never expected that the Western Camp would use such means to deceive him.

Gu Jianchu was always paying attention to Xie Ci'an's expression, but he saw that Xie Ci'an's eyes became more and more gloomy, but it only took a short moment for them to return to normal.

I don’t know whether the emperor began to doubt the Western Camp or felt that she was interfering in state affairs.

Gu Jianchu then added, "I am sorry for saying too much."

Gu Jianchu lowered her eyes in disappointment. Then she heard a soft laugh beside her ear. A rough finger lifted her chin. "The Queen is right. I will send Wen Zhu to the West Camp tomorrow. If they are meritorious in suppressing the bandits, they should be rewarded."

Hearing this, Gu Jianchu felt relieved.

The man's big hand penetrated into her thin inner clothes like a snake, and his fingers stroked her fair and smooth back. Then he exerted force with his arms, and Gu Jianchu was pressed under Xie Ci'an, and delicate kisses fell on the corners of her lips and cheeks.

Gu Jianchu placed her hands on Xie Ci'an's chest, and taking advantage of the man's excitement, she said softly, "I have another request for the Emperor."

Xie Ci'an really stopped, supporting her side with one hand, and keeping the other hand pressed against her lower abdomen. "What does the Queen want to ask of me?"

Gu Jianchu blinked her watery eyes and stared at the man. "I heard that my sister opened an embroidery workshop to take in homeless women. My sister's embroidery workshop will open the day after tomorrow. As a younger sister, I can't help much, so I want to wait until my sister opens the shop and go to visit."

Fearing that Xie Ci'an would refute her with the matter of her identity, Gu Jianchu hurriedly added, "I will definitely not reveal my identity. I will just treat it as an ordinary customer and give Sister a generous gift."

Gu Jianchu observed Xie Ci'an's expression cautiously.

Xie Ci'an's fingers were circling around her lower abdomen, and he remained silent and didn't give Gu Jianchu an answer.

Gu Jianchu's heartbeat quickened as she waited, "I am the Queen after all. If the Emperor doesn't agree, I won't go."

Seeing Gu Jianchu's gradually disappointed expression, Xie Ci'an suddenly pinched her nose gently, and said in a doting tone, "Since it's Gu Jianyue's embroidery workshop, how can the Queen not support it? It's just that it's noisy outside, and I'm worried about you leaving the palace alone, so let Chongfeng accompany you."

Chongfeng is the first-class guard beside Xie Ci'an, and he is also the one who followed Xie Ci'an through the battles. His loyalty is beyond doubt. He is responsible for Xie Ci'an's safety on weekdays and is a secret figure who helps the emperor with assassinations.

She is on par with Wen Zhu in front of the emperor.

"Would it be a waste of talent to have Zhongfeng accompany me? Your Majesty, please just assign a secret guard to accompany me."

"Let Chongfeng accompany you. I feel at ease." Xie Ci'an said, and then he embraced Gu Jianchu again. His lustful eyes were as if staring at prey, and even his tone was a little hoarse. "Is there anything else, Queen?"

Gu Jianchu certainly knew what this man wanted to do.

She nodded shyly under his scorching gaze, and seeing his gradually furrowed brows, Gu Jianchu whispered, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work tonight. My period has come, and I'm afraid the idea of conceiving a child is ruined."

Gu Jianchu felt a little guilty when he spoke the following words, and even turned his head to the side, not daring to look into Xie Ci'an's eyes.

It took Xie Ci'an a while to react to Gu Jianchu's words, and his body was suppressing a rising fire of desire.

Seeing Xie Ci'an didn't react, Gu Jianchu added softly, "Your Majesty, why don't you go to one of the other sisters' palaces to resolve the issue? Concubine Wen is gentle and skillful, and a kind person."

"Is the Queen in a hurry to push me out?" The hot breath exhaled by Xie Ci'an sprayed on Gu Jianchu's earlobe.

She could feel a dangerous aura approaching.

Gu Jianchu was so scared that he shook his head repeatedly.

They cannot forget that the emperor is a tyrant just because Xie Ci'an has a good temper. Xie Ci'an ascended the throne by stepping on countless bones, and not long after he ascended the throne, he used drastic measures to deal with those brothers who were eyeing him covetously.

"In that case, Queen, please help me solve the problem in another way. As for the matter of the child, it is all fate and there is no need to rush." Xie Ci'an's tone softened a little.

Although Gu Jianchu was not so tired that her whole body ached that night, her hands were sore and her white and tender fingers were rubbed red.

The next morning, when Zhuxi came to help her wash up, he asked suspiciously, "What happened to your hand?"

Gu Jianchu didn't dare to tell the truth, so he said perfunctorily, "It must have been pressed accidentally while sleeping. Bring me some hot water and give me a hot compress."

Zhuxi was still an unmarried girl and did not doubt Gu Jianchu's explanation.

Looking at his sore and red hands, he couldn't help but sigh that the emperor was really young and vigorous, with good physical strength.

It seems worth it to be able to attend the opening of my sister's embroidery workshop as I wished.

The dim sunlight sprinkled between the red walls and green tiles. Gu Jianchu got up early to wash up, which was a rare occasion. Unlike the phoenix robe she usually wore, today Gu Jianchu wore a snow-blue dress with a peach-colored jacket, and her hair was tied up like a woman's, with simple kingfisher feather ornaments.

This kind of dress lacks the majesty of a queen, but adds a bit of the cuteness of a girl.

She had just finished dressing up when Chongfeng arrived.

Since he was leaving the palace in a low-key manner, Gu Jianchu did not plan to bring many people with him. He already had Zhongfeng, who knew kung fu, by his side, so he brought Zhuxi, who could serve him personally.

Compared to Zhuxia, Zhuxi is much calmer.

The carriage was waiting outside Kunning Palace. Zhuxi stepped forward and helped Gu Jianchu onto the carriage.

As soon as he lifted the car curtain, Gu Jianchu was stunned.

Xie Ci'an was sitting upright in the carriage in a dark robe, holding a letter in his hand. After hearing the voice, he just looked up and glanced at Gu Jianchu, then continued to look down at the letter in his hand.

Gu Jianchu was shocked for a moment, but quickly calmed down and sat down next to Xie Ci'an skillfully. "The emperor still has state affairs to deal with, so why is he here?"