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

Normally, the emperor rarely comes wearing a dragon robe, but today he did not change into other clothes.

Gu Jianchu was helped up by Zhu Xia and saluted. After being helped up by Xie Ci'an, he pulled the person to the side and walked away from the bed. "Your Majesty has worked hard all day, why are you still here?"

"Of course I miss the Queen."

Come by and listen to Gu Jianchu's thoughts.

[This statement is not very credible.]

Gu Jianchu leaned in Xie Ci'an's arms, her eyes showing tenderness, "Your Majesty is thinking of me all the time, which makes me very touched."

"I discovered an interesting thing today when I was receiving the Princess of Southwest." Gu Jianchu felt a little uncomfortable in Xie Ci'an's embrace and couldn't help moving her body. After just two movements, she felt something was wrong. Her elbow seemed to touch something, and that thing was slowly awakening.

A bad premonition gradually exploded in Gu Jianchu's heart.

Her body stiffened, and she dared not move.

Xie Ci'an has been intrigued by Gu Jianchu. Even though something is awakening, he plans to let the queen go for the time being.

"What's interesting?" Xie Ci'an hugged Gu Jianchu and leaned against the soft pillow, looking like a listener.

"I have discovered that the daughter of the Prince of Southwest is having an affair with a palace guard. Furthermore, the maidservant beside the daughter is flirting with the Crown Prince. I see that the maidservant appears to be pregnant. I'm wondering if the Prince of Southwest and his family came to the capital to find a marriage for their children."

"I just don't know which unlucky guy will be picked."

"It seems that the Southwest Prince's Mansion is crooked from top to bottom." Xie Ci'an's fingers with thin calluses had already untied Gu Jianchu's belt without a word.

"Could it be that the King of Southwest is not a serious person?" Gu Jianchu certainly knew that the King of Southwest was not a serious person, and she couldn't let the emperor know that she knew all this inexplicably.

"The secret agents I placed in Lingnan recently reported that the King of Southwest has secretly set up a court in Lingnan and abducted women. He has more than a hundred concubines in his mansion alone, and he even buys and sells official positions." Xie Ci'an's face turned completely cold after talking about this matter.

Even if the Imperial City Bureau moved faster, it would be impossible to go to Lingnan and collect so much evidence in such a short time.

After hearing Gu Jianchu's thoughts, he sent messages to the secret sentries near Lingnan, and ordered people to take the opportunity to kidnap the servants of the King of the Southwest. The King of the Southwest brought many people back to the capital this time, and the disappearance of one person was not noticed.

After being taken to the Imperial City, the man was only given a simple treatment and confessed everything before he was tortured.

These are just what people on the surface know. The King of Southwest has done all these things, and he might be doing other things behind the scenes.

As a spectator, Gu Jianchu asked curiously, "How does the emperor plan to deal with this?"

Xie Ci'an took advantage of the situation and pressed Gu Jianchu down, his fingers naturally pulling out the golden hairpin tucked into Gu Jianchu's hair. "There's no solid evidence yet to prove the King of Southwest's guilt. If we act rashly, it will only give him an opportunity to take advantage of us. Let him continue to run wild for a few more days."

Before Gu Jianchu could continue eating Xie Ci'an's melon, she had been dragged into the sea of desire by Xie Ci'an, floating up and down like a small boat on the ocean.

The King of the Southwest now controls the entire Lingnan route, and his troops are also responsible for coastal defense. Xie Ci'an specially asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare a welcoming banquet for him. Not only the women in the harem, but also the ministers in the court and the women in their families were invited.

Even the Queen Mother, who had been worshipping Buddha, came over.

The excitement was comparable to the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet.

Ever since the incident at the Annan Earl's Mansion, the Queen Mother had been using the excuse of worshiping Buddha and had not come out. Now she has come out, which is really strange.

System: [What's so strange about that? They're going after the King of the Southwest. The Annan Marquis's Mansion is no longer reliable, and the Queen Mother doesn't trust the Emperor, so they can only find someone else to back them up.]

[The Queen Mother is quite good at finding supporters. Once she finds one, she keeps silent and always finds the one who is about to collapse.]

Xie Ci'an nodded in agreement.

The King of Southwest was the protagonist of today's banquet, so he naturally sat in the position below Xie Ci'an.

She had met the Princess of Southwest and her two children yesterday, but today was the first time she met the King of Southwest. She couldn't help but look in his direction.

[One look at his complexion tells you the King of the Southwest suffers from kidney deficiency.]

[The crimes committed by the King of Southwest are not limited to those discovered by the Emperor.]

Xie Ci'an suddenly tightened his grip on the wine glass and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

The King of Southwest is secretly communicating with the Yelan Kingdom. Thinking back to the old prince's defeat, it was because he deliberately leaked the news to the Yelan Kingdom. Because the old prince wanted to support his second son as the successor, this gave him a sense of crisis.

[After the old prince's death, he imprisoned his younger brother and successfully took over the palace. In the past few years, he has never stopped interacting with the Yelan Kingdom.]

I originally thought the King of Southwest was just a scoundrel who loved to play with women, but I didn't expect him to even care about the interests of the country. The Emperor must be informed of these things. Otherwise, with such a parasite around, who knows how much information he will sell to other countries.

Gu Jianchu moved closer to Xie Ci'an and whispered, "Your Majesty, I heard that Lingnan is very close to Yelan Kingdom. I wonder if the King of the Southwest is so crazy as to have dealings with Annan Kingdom."

Even if he didn't take the opportunity to eavesdrop, Gu Jianchu would always find ways to remind him of important matters concerning state affairs.

"The Queen is thoughtful. I will ask the Imperial City Office to pay attention to it." Xie Ci'an looked at the King of Southwest with eyes that had become completely deep.

Others didn’t know what the emperor and empress were talking about in private, they only saw that they had a very good relationship.

The look in Empress Dowager Shu's eyes was filled with mockery, but she quickly concealed it. "I haven't seen Yanran for a long time. I remember the last time I saw her, she was still a little kid, running into my arms and asking for candy. I didn't expect she'd grown up to be so beautiful. I wonder if she's found someone to marry."

Before Yanran could speak, the Princess of the Southwest quickly took hold of Yanran's hand and said, "Your Majesty, no, I haven't. I did find a few for her before, but she didn't like them all. Lingnan is a poor place, and there aren't many outstanding young men. I have to rely on the Queen Mother's mercy to help Yanran find a marriage in the capital."

"There are many outstanding children from noble families in the capital. Yanran, tell me which one you like and I will make the decision for you. Or there is someone in a high position and power who is worthy of Yanran." The Queen Mother was deliberately hinting at Yanran and the Southwest King's family.

Princess Southwest knew that the palace was now empty of concubines. The imperial concubine that the Queen Mother had previously supported had even been sent away. Now the Queen was the only one in power, which must not be what the Queen Mother wanted to see. "The Queen Mother has chosen all the excellent ones. Yanran's marriage is entirely up to the Queen Mother."

【It turns out that the great wronged person is actually the emperor.】

The system's voice reappeared in a timely manner. "What do you think? Since the King of Southwest intends to find a marriage partner for his children in the capital, he's definitely looking for the most advantageous one. Who in the capital could be more advantageous than the Emperor? Keeping Yanran by the Emperor's side will not only allow them to monitor his every move, but also help the Southwest Prince's Palace seek benefits. A son would be even better."