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

If Cheng Song hadn't reminded him, Xie Ci'an would have forgotten about this matter. "Let's assign him to the Imperial Guard first. There's no need to assign him any position. We'll talk about it later. Let Wen Zhu come in."

Not long after Cheng Song left the hall, Wen Zhu came in and asked, "How is the matter I asked you to handle going?"

"We have found a witness and have secretly arranged for someone to escort him to the capital by water. However, other evidence may be difficult to find, so it will take some time." Wen Zhu was not sure whether the emperor would be angry, so he didn't dare to breathe.

Taking the water route would greatly shorten the travel time from Lingnan to Shengjing.

Seeing Xie Ci'an waving his hand, Wen Zhu left the room on his own accord.

The crystal dumplings from the imperial kitchen had not yet been served, but the system's mechanical sound had already sounded in my mind.

【Kiss melon. 】

【Let’s eat it. 】

After hearing what the host said, the system knew that the host might have forgotten that this was the melon that she asked it to always pay attention to.

System, [Dear, let me pay attention to the movement in the Southwest Palace.]

[After such a huge mess, the King of Southwest unexpectedly made new moves so quickly.]

Gu Jianchu would occasionally eat some insignificant melons. At first, when Gu Jianchu mentioned eating melons, Xie Ci'an didn't care. Until he heard that it was related to the King of Southwest, Xie Ci'an immediately pricked up his ears.

[Damn it, damn Yan Xu, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have exposed his maidservant relationship first. At least I could have delayed it for a while.]

Yan Xu knew that his affair with the maidservant was now a hot topic, and that the prominent families in the capital would definitely not want to marry their daughters to him. So he wanted to make it a done deal, so that once the girl lost her virginity to him, she would have no choice but to marry him.

[After much deliberation among the options he had chosen, he felt that my elder sister's status was the most suitable. My father holds military power, which would be helpful to him. Although I am in the capital, I am the queen, which would also be helpful to him.]

"Thank you! Even an abacus bead can't count as well as you can."

[Did our Gu family commit murder and arson in a previous life? To be plotted against by such an idiot.]

Gu Jianchu’s fists stiffened.

Xie Ci'an disagreed.

Even if the Queen didn't make the matter of Xiaoxiao and Qiuju known, Yanxu would still have thought of this method.

Marquis Nanping would definitely not let his daughter marry Yan Xu. If he wanted to get Gu Jianyue, he could only use the same method.

Even if the princess had an abortion, the King of Southwest had quite a few children. Not to mention the ordinary girls who were forcibly taken into the palace, there were several noble concubines in her backyard, and the princess was not in a position to touch their children.

They also have family backgrounds to support them. If they want to forcibly compete with Yanxu for the position of the prince, Yanxu may not be their opponent. They must find a wife who can help them.

[Tongzi, when is Yanxu going to take action against my sister?]

System, [Tomorrow, Yan Xu paid a large sum of money to bribe a housekeeper in the mansion. He found out that Gu Jianyue would be going to Chunshui Embroidery Workshop tomorrow. He blocked Gu Jianyue's path under the pretext of road repairs.]

Yan Xu will try to get Gu Jianyue to take Suzaku Road. He has already set up an ambush there. If Gu Jianyue goes there, she will fall into his trap.

[Tongzi, do you know what ambush Yanxu has set?]

【Sorry, it cannot be found at the moment. 】

[Hey, why don't you try harder, find out more useful things, and become the god in charge of eating melons in ancient Greece?]

The system's voice lowered. "I know almost everything in this world, alright. I'm not a future-scanning ruler. I'm the Kissing System, and my primary responsibility is Kissing. We should focus on our own business."

Gu Jianchu could only shut up.

It seems that I have to find a way to leave the palace tomorrow.

Gu Jianchu's gaze fell on Xie Ci'an.

As Xie Ci'an was able to hear the voices of Gu Jianchu and Tongzi, he certainly knew what the look Gu Jianchu gave him meant.

At first, Xie Ci'an could only hear Gu Jianchu's inner voice. As he became closer to Gu Jianchu, he suddenly discovered that he could hear another mechanical voice in Gu Jianchu's body, and that mechanical voice told Gu Jianchu many things.

It's like there are two people living in your body.

Although it was a bit weird, it was weird enough that he could hear Gu Jianchu's voice.

He thought maybe this was God's gift to them.

"I heard from Chongfeng that a new restaurant has opened on Zhuque Street recently. The food is pretty good, especially the squirrel mandarin fish, which has attracted many people in the capital to try it. Ah Chu, do you want to try it?" Xie Ci'an really couldn't think of a more formal reason to leave the palace.

He does take one day every month to go on an incognito visit, but the day hasn't come yet.

When you doze off, someone will bring you a pillow.

You can also eat some squirrel mandarin fish by the way, how can you not be happy?

Gu Jianchu smiled happily and threw herself into Xie Ci'an's arms, kissing the corner of Xie Ci'an's mouth. "I think the emperor treats me so well. Whenever there is something good like this, the emperor always thinks of me."

Xie Ci'an was stunned by Gu Jianchu's pounce.

In the past, when the Queen asked him for help, she would only take the initiative under his guidance.

It is really surprising that he would take the initiative now.

Gu Jianchu was just too excited just now, so he rushed forward and kissed Xie Ci'an. After he came to his senses, Gu Jianchu nestled in Xie Ci'an's arms awkwardly, not daring to move, and his cheeks couldn't help but blush with shyness.

The other party was the emperor, and she actually took the initiative to flirt with the emperor. There were also palace maids and eunuchs present. If she made the emperor unhappy, her chance to leave the palace tomorrow would be gone.

Xie Ci'an didn't take Gu Jianchu's little thoughts to heart. He hugged Gu Jianchu's waist tighter, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he hooked Gu Jianchu's chin with his fingers and kissed him back.

If Chongfeng had not come in time to report something important, Gu Jianchu would have been carried to bed by Xie Ci'an in broad daylight.

Gu Jianchu was left in the Chuigong Palace, where she had delicious food sent from the imperial kitchen for every meal. When she was bored, she played chess with Xie Ci'an, but she didn't dare to gamble, for fear of losing everything.

On the second day, she and the emperor set out from Chuigong Palace and headed to Zhuque Street.

Zhuque Street is the most prosperous street in the entire capital city. Even on weekdays, there are always many vendors setting up stalls.

Their carriage stopped in front of a newly opened restaurant.

The restaurant has a relatively good location. The private rooms on the third floor are open from north to south. When you open the door, you can see the entire front street, and through the back window you can see the entire moat.

Since we came out under the name of eating squirrel mandarin fish, we still had to eat fish. In addition, we also ordered some restaurant specialties.

Gu Jianchu was not sure where Yanxu had set the ambush, so he asked Yunhe to go down and check the situation.

She lay on the rear window, paying attention to the situation outside.

[Gu Jianyue left the Marquis' Mansion, accompanied by two young guards.]

The system acts like a broadcaster, informing Gu Jianchu and Gu Jianyue of their whereabouts at any time.

【Sister, you came here so quickly.】