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

Gu Jianchu was sitting with Xie Ci'an at the moment, so it was indeed inconvenient for Gu Jianyue to sit next to him.

Before in the palace, my elder sister often went to Wen Zhaoyi's place, and they were quite familiar with each other. It was reasonable to ask her to come and talk with Wen Zhaoyi.

When Gu Jianyue was brought over by Zhu Xia, he nodded gratefully to the emperor and empress.

Gu Jianyue was taken to the concubines' side. Yan Xu really couldn't get close to them, so she could only sit back in her original place. However, she kept flirting with Gu Jianyue and raised her hand to her from time to time.

Gu Jianyue turned a blind eye.

"I thought the Prince of Southwest Prince was a good guy yesterday, but why does he seem so frivolous today?" After following the Queen to eat melon for a long time, Wen Zhaoyi realized that something was wrong and secretly cursed Gu Jianyue.

"Perhaps what we saw yesterday was just superficial. People are just frivolous like this."

"Sister, you don't have to go to Chunshui Embroidery Workshop these days. Leave it to the people below to handle it. Stay at home for a few days. If you must go out, ask father or eldest brother to send a few more people to accompany you. Never go out alone." Gu Jianchu was a little worried that the King of Southwest's family would do anything to achieve their goals.

"Don't worry, I won't go out by myself." Gu Jianyue nodded in agreement.

While Gu Jianchu and the others were talking, a young eunuch walked up to Yan Xu with his head lowered and whispered a few words in his ear. Then Yan Xu's face changed drastically and he stood up and walked towards the imperial garden.

Gu Jianchu did not miss what Yan Xu was doing.

Yunhe was quite clever. He didn't tell the maid directly about this. Instead, he used the servants at the Siyi Pavilion to let her know that Yanxu was getting married. Yanxu was still spending time with others in the palace today.

Upon hearing this news, the maidservant panicked. She feared she would end up like the women in the Queen of the Southwest's harem, feeding her a bowl of red soup and sending her off with the baby after her mistress arrived.

[The maidservant and Yanran had originally planned to wait until they returned to Lingnan and, once the pregnancy was more stable, tell Yanxu the news and then take the opportunity to secure a position as a concubine. Unexpectedly, plans can't keep up with changes. The King of Southwest and the Princess are already looking for a wife so quickly. Judging by their schedule, they're likely to get married soon.]

[People tend to be impulsive when they are in a panic. The maidservant sneaked into the palace under the pretext of delivering something to Yanran, bribed a young eunuch, and tried to get Yanxu out.]

[Ha, Yanxu saw the little maid and got angry. After all, it was a palace banquet, and they were still in the palace. Yanxu was afraid that someone might see their relationship and cause the wife he had finally gotten to fly away. He hurriedly dragged the little maid behind the rockery.]

The maidservant was undecided. She wanted to tell Yanxu about her pregnancy and ask Yanxu to give her a legitimate status. That way, even if the mistress came into the family, she wouldn't be able to touch her for a short period of time. This would be enough time for Yanran to help her gain a firm foothold by Yanxu's side.

At the same time, behind a rockery in a corner of the Imperial Garden, Yan Xu hurriedly pulled someone behind the rockery. Fearing that someone would discover her, she looked around and saw that it was quiet and no one was around. Then she pushed the girl away and said angrily, "Who asked you to come here? This is the palace, not the Southwest Prince's Palace. What if someone saw us and discovered our relationship?"

The girl kept stirring her handkerchief and looked at Yan Xu with an aggrieved expression, "My Lord, I heard that you are getting married. Is this true?"

Yan Xu's eyes were already filled with impatience. "Of course it's true. I'm the prince of the Southwest. Only a noblewoman from the capital is worthy of me. You don't think I can marry you, do you?"

The girl shook her head repeatedly, "I dare not have such wishful thinking."

"It's best not to have such wishful thinking. Leave quickly before anyone finds out." Yan Xu said and turned to leave.

Before he could take two steps, the girl grabbed his arm tightly. Yan Xu frowned and looked at the girl. Before he was about to lose his temper, the girl hurriedly said, "My Lord, I didn't come to the palace to stop you from marrying a wife."

She was a little hesitant before, but now she has made up her mind. "I felt a little unwell today, so I went to the clinic to see a doctor. Unexpectedly, the doctor said I am pregnant. I am already two months pregnant. I really don't know what to do, so I took the risk of coming to the palace to see the prince."

"I don't ask the prince to give me any status, but the child in my belly is your flesh and blood after all, and your first child. You can't ignore our child."

The girl approached Yan Xu cautiously.

Yan Xu was stunned when he heard the news. He hurriedly grabbed the girl's arm and said, "Xiaoxiao, are you serious? Are you really pregnant?"

Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously, "This servant dare not joke about such a thing. If you don't believe me, you can find another doctor to check my pulse. If I dare to lie to you, I will be struck by lightning."

Yanxu was extremely upset, "Xiaoxiao, who else knows about your pregnancy besides you?"

"Only I and the doctor who took my pulse know." When Xiaoxiao heard this, she already had a bad feeling.

"It's good that not many people know about it. The doctor doesn't know who you are anyway. Xiaoxiao, listen to me, don't let anyone know that you are pregnant now. When I get married, I will give you and the child a legitimate status. If your parents know that you are pregnant now, you will definitely lose the child, and I may not be able to protect you." Yanxu softened her grip on Xiaoxiao's hand.

Xiaoxiao immediately broke free and said, "I can hide it for a while, but I can't hide it forever. If I wait until my wife comes home, she will definitely not let me keep the baby in my belly. Sir, this is our first child, I want to keep him."

Yanxu knew that she had to put the overall situation first, but seeing Xiaoxiao's tearful eyes, she couldn't help but feel soft-hearted for a moment.

Just as he was hesitating, a cold voice came from outside the rockery, "This child cannot stay."

Yan Xu was greatly frightened and turned her head to look, only to see the Princess of Southwest and her men standing behind the rockery, with an unwavering coldness on their faces. "Mother, why are you here?"

"If I don't come, are you planning to do something stupid?" Princess Southwest said in a tone of disappointment.

"After all, mother, this is my first child." Yan Xu protected Xiaoxiao behind her and naturally pleaded with the Princess of the Southwest.

"You can have another child, but you absolutely cannot keep this one. You are not the only child in the mansion. All those bastards your father sired are eyeing your position. You must take this opportunity to marry a wife who can help you. If she knew that you had a child with the maid in the mansion, that noble girl in the capital would be willing to marry her daughter to you."

"Don't forget how your father dragged his brothers down to take the throne. Even though we've taken every precaution, there's no guarantee those bastards won't have any ideas."