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

Later, after secretly colluding with the Earl of Yong'an, who had merely shown him favor, she assumed he was a good man and completely favored him. Not only did she sacrifice her daughter to send her to the palace, she also used all the money Wen Zhaoyi's father earned to subsidize the Earl of Yong'an. Part of it was used to help the Earl of Yong'an smooth relations within the court, and some was given to the Earl of Yong'an's legitimate son to spend on a life of luxury.

[Zhaoyi Wen's father works hard outside to earn money, but you use the money to support your lover and his son. If you don't know, you'd think you were the mistress of the Yong'an Earl's household.]

[Now these two adulterers have teamed up with the Queen Mother to commit adultery.]

As soon as Xie Ci'an entered Kunning Palace, he heard Gu Jianchu cursing in his heart.

He had been busy dealing with the affairs of the King of the Southwest these days and had not noticed anything happening on the Queen Mother's side.

I know the queen cursed in a dirty way, but since she cursed so dirty, I'm afraid these people have caused some trouble again.

Xie Ci'an waved his hand, and Xiao Fuzi naturally walked to Xie Ci'an's side, "Go check if the Queen Mother has done anything recently."

Xiao Fuzi nodded and retreated.

Xie Ci'an did not ask the servants to report, but strode into the inner hall.

Gu Jianchu was so focused on eating melon that he didn't notice Xie Ci'an coming over. Zhu Xia was about to remind his queen, but Xie Ci'an raised his hand to stop him. Zhu Xia didn't dare to make any more moves.

Xie Ci'an stepped forward and held Gu Jianchu's fingers, which were clenched in anger, and asked, "Who made Ah Chu unhappy?"

Gu Jianchu was startled by Xie Ci'an's sudden appearance, but quickly regained his composure and asked, "Why didn't you inform me that the emperor was coming? I didn't even have time to greet him."

Gu Jianchu naturally moved to the side to let Xie Ci'an sit down.

Zhu Xia and the others felt aggrieved. They did not inform the emperor when he came, and they were also shocked when they saw it. The emperor did not allow them to remind the empress.

"I didn't let them report it." Xie Ci'an sat down next to the queen, took the teacup from Gu Jianchu's hand and took a sip.

Xie Ci'an raised his hand and pinched Gu Jianchu's angry face, "Achu, tell me what's making you unhappy."

System: [Dear Madam Wen wants to harm you.]

"Damn, the Wen family don't think they can do whatever they want in the harem with the Empress Dowager's support. Who gave them the nerve and courage to think that? It's fine if they're trying to pit Consort Wen against me for favor, but they're actually asking some old Taoist priest to bury something in my palace to make me infertile."

Thank you.

[Even when Consort Xian and Consort Shu were around, they never came up with such a sinister plan.]

[Wow, what they buried was actually a hundred-year-old musk. The older the musk, the more effective it is. If you keep it around for a long time, it will have a good contraceptive effect. However, I'm afraid it will really cause infertility if left there for a long time.]

Since Second Madam Wen is trying to extend her hand into the palace, I must find a way to let Consort Wen know about the scandals between Second Madam Wen and Earl Yong'an. It wouldn't be good for Consort Wen to be constantly oppressed by this woman who is nominally her mother.

I am such a good person.

Not to mention that Gu Jianchu was angry, Xie Ci'an also clenched his fists when he heard this.

The Wen family and the Queen Mother are really amazing. They actually dared to act under his nose and even set their sights on the Queen.

Gu Jianchu didn't intend to hide it from the emperor, and still used a roundabout way to remind the emperor, "Your Majesty, I heard that Wen Zhaoyi's mother, Madam Wen Er, entered the palace. It was the Empress Dowager who approved her to stay in the palace for a few days. I don't know when the relationship between the Wen family and the Empress Dowager became so good."

Gu Jianchu stopped there.

The emperor is suspicious, and just a few words of guidance will arouse his suspicion. On the contrary, if you say too much, you will easily get yourself involved.

Gu Jianchu is now well versed in this.

"It seems that the Wen family has gained access to the Queen Mother. No wonder they have been acting more and more high-profile recently." Xie Ci'an looked cold and sullen, and the aura he exuded made people feel intimidated.

Gu Jianchu didn't care and picked up a chestnut cake and presented it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty is here today, but has the matter with the King of the Southwest been dealt with?" Gu Jianchu asked casually.

Speaking of this matter, Xie Ci'an rubbed his swollen brows. "It's a bit tricky. There are too many officials in Lingnan involved. After all of them are arrested, the existing officials in Lingnan will be almost gone. The evil deeds of Lingnan officials must be eradicated completely in order to have a healing effect and restore the people's image. However, the matter of the official appointment needs to be carefully considered."

"There are still too many things to deal with in Lingnan, and I don't trust any officials in the court. After thinking about it, I want to let Jianbai go over and ask the queen for her opinion." Xie Ci'an looked at Gu Jianchu seriously.

[Why would you want Big Brother to go to Lingnan for no reason? I'm afraid you're planning to send Big Brother into exile there.]

Xie Ci'an pinched his eyebrows. The Queen's imagination was really wild sometimes.

Lingnan is a hot potato right now, and he is really worried about sending ordinary people there.

Although Gu Jianbai is young, he is capable of handling affairs. They are concerned about the queen beside him, so they will naturally do their best to do things.

Besides, Gu Jianbai is kind-hearted, otherwise Liaodong would not be managed so well by this father and son, so he doesn't have to worry at all.

"Lingnan has a lot of work to do, and Jianbai has outstanding abilities, so I want to let Jianbai go there to gain some experience," Xie Ci'an told the truth for fear that the queen would worry.

My eldest brother is a man of great ambitions, otherwise he would not have chosen to go to Lingnan with my father.

Gu Jianchu remembered deeply that the harem should not interfere in government affairs. "It is useless for Your Majesty to ask me about this matter. I don't understand the affairs of the court. Your Majesty should ask my elder brother directly."

"I think big brother won't refuse this kind of thing." She understood big brother's character. Big brother liked challenging things the most.

"Tomorrow I will send someone to summon Bai to the palace and ask him if he is willing to go to Lingnan."

After Xie Ci'an had lunch with Gu Jianchu, he hurried back to deal with government affairs.

Gu Jianchu lazily fiddled with the chess pieces on the table, "Let Yunhe come over."

Zhu Xia immediately brought Yunhe, who was waiting outside, in.

"I wonder if the Queen wants to talk to me about something important." Yun Hegui stood aside.

"I think someone is going to bury something in Kunning Palace these days. Please inform the guards outside Kunning Palace and find a way to let them in. I want to catch them red-handed."

"The slave understands."

Gu Jianchu casually threw the black piece in his hand into the white chess box. The black piece looked particularly abrupt among the white pieces. "Have someone keep a close eye on the Cining Palace."