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

Perhaps because Second Madam Wen came into the palace, Consort Wen had never come to pay her respects to Gu Jianchu in the past few days.

Gu Jianchu didn't take these things too seriously.

However, there was new news from Lingnan. After investigation by secret sentries, it was found that the accusations made by the people against the King of Southwest were true, and almost all the officials in Lingnan were involved.

Since Xie Ci'an was ready to make drastic changes to Lingnan, all the officials involved were arrested without leaving a single one alive. Although some of the evil things were done under duress, they must accept the corresponding punishment since they have already done them.

In order to serve as a warning to others, Xie Ci'an ordered the arrest of all nine clans. The women were sold as slaves, and the men were exiled to the Liaodong border. As for those who committed serious crimes, they were all executed on the spot to relieve the hatred in the hearts of the people.

Xie Ci'an ordered several other important officials involved to be brought back to the capital for joint punishment.

After interrogation by the Imperial City Division, some officials could no longer bear the punishment and confessed that the King of Southwest had secret dealings with small countries and had bought and sold border military information.

The King of Southwest and others had no chance of turning things around.

The King of the Southwest and others were sentenced to scraping, and had to watch their flesh being sliced off piece by piece while they were still alive. This is a story for later.

Gu Jianchu felt very happy when he learned through the melon-eating system that the evil people in Lingnan were arrested.

[Dear, your elder brother has agreed to go to Lingnan and take over the mess in Lingnan.]

Gu Jianchu was not surprised at all.

【There is a new melon. 】

Gu Jianchu paused as he pinched the cake. [Could it be those rotten melons from the Southwest Palace again?]

She has been bored recently and has almost eaten all the rotten melons in the Southwest Palace.

System [Of course not. Earl Yong'an entered the palace and was taken by Cuiwei to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.]

[The Empress Dowager has no one to rely on now. The Earl of Yong'an is not valued in the court, and has been constantly disliked and criticized by the Emperor for his lack of ability. Now that he has established a connection with the Empress Dowager, he naturally has to work hard to cling to her thigh.]

[However, this time, it was Earl Yong'an who took the initiative to send a visiting card to the palace, hoping that the Queen Mother would arrange a minor official position for his son.]

[The court today is not the same as before. Even if the Queen Mother wants to insert someone there, it won't be that easy.]

If the Emperor hadn't eliminated nearly all of the spies the Empress Dowager had previously arranged within the court, she wouldn't have been so desperate to find a cure and set her sights on the Wen family.

Gu Jianchu had just finished eating the melon with the system when Yun He, who was arranged by her to monitor the empress dowager, hurried back. Perhaps because he ran too fast, a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Yun He panted, "Your Majesty, the Earl of Yong'an has entered the Cining Palace. I have someone watching over there. I will return to inform Your Majesty first."

"I remember that the Qingliang Palace in the Imperial Garden is still empty." Gu Jianchu tapped the table lightly with his fingers, a smile in his eyes that was hard to ignore.

Zhu Xia nodded. "Qingliang Palace is located in a remote area and has always been empty. It is only used for occasional banquets. Normally, it is used to store miscellaneous items."

"That's good. The gift that Concubine Shu gave to the Emperor before was quite good. It can just help to fuel the fire."

As soon as Gu Jianchu finished speaking, Yunhe, Zhuxia and others immediately understood what Gu Jianchu meant.

"I haven't seen Consort Wen for a long time. Zhuxia, please go to Cheng'en Palace and ask Consort Wen to accompany me to the Imperial Garden to relax. I've been stuck in the palace all day and I'm almost growing hair." While Gu Jianchu asked Zhuxi to accompany her into the inner hall to change clothes, Zhuxia came over with Consort Wen.

Cheng'en Hall is not far from Kunning Hall, so it's not surprising that they came here so quickly.

After not seeing her for a few days, Consort Wen had lost a lot of weight. It seemed that she was upset by the nagging of Madam Wen Er, but she couldn't refute it because she was her mother.

"I heard that your mother entered the palace. Are you not getting along with her well? Why do you look so listless?" Gu Jianchu asked casually.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have been suffering from insomnia recently. This is because I didn't sleep well." Wen Zhaoyi felt guilty for a moment when she saw the queen.

Because her mother not only took refuge with the Queen Mother, but also kept nagging her to compete for favor with the Queen.

The queen treated her so well, she really couldn't do anything to betray her.

"Some time ago, Zhuxia picked some mugwort leaves near the cold palace. I heard that mugwort leaves can help you sleep. I will ask Zhuxia to fill a pillow for you and send it over later. It should be helpful." Gu Jianchu's voice was still gentle.

The Queen's concern for her made Wen Zhaoyi feel even more guilty. She even began to avoid looking at Gu Jianchu. "Thank you, Queen, for your concern."

"We are all sisters in the palace, so it's only natural that we take care of each other." Gu Jianchu patted Wen Zhaoyi's hand comfortingly.

"I see the weather is nice today, why don't you accompany me for a walk to relax and unwind, Wen Zhaoyi?"

"I haven't been to the Imperial Garden for a few days." Concubine Wen took the initiative to step forward and hold Gu Jianchu's arm.

Zhu Xia and the others consciously followed behind their two masters.

The sun was scorching, and the weeping willows on both sides of the road were drying up with their leaves drooping. Occasionally a breeze blew, but it was warm.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. I originally just wanted to ask you to go out for a walk, but I didn't expect the weather to be so hot." Gu Jianchu was waving a folding fan in his hand and walked in the shade beside the weeping willows.

Zhuxi said naturally, "Your Majesty, I remember that there is a cool terrace in front. The lake breeze blows through there, so it should be cooler."

"He's already out. You might as well go over and sit for a while. Also, ask the imperial kitchen to send over two bowls of iced bayberry soup." After giving instructions to the little maid following behind him, Gu Jianchu and Wen Zhaoyi continued to walk forward.

Qingliangtai was built by Emperor Kangxi for the imperial concubine in his early years. It was originally built to make her smile. However, it was unexpected that this place was close to the lake and was particularly cool in the summer. Later, it became the imperial concubine's summer resort.

This place is remote and not suitable for living in a palace on weekdays, so it has been abandoned.

Later, the late emperor ordered its construction and used it as a venue for banquets.

No one comes here on weekdays.

Gu Jianchu and Wen Zhaoyi came here just on a whim.

As I approached, I heard rustling sounds coming from inside, accompanied by the panting of men and women.

Everyone was an adult, and even though Concubine Wen had never served in the emperor's bed, she instantly realized what was inside.

Zhuxi knelt before Gu Jianchu with an ugly expression, "Your Majesty, I had no idea there was someone so bold in the harem. I think it must be that ignorant little maid who couldn't stand the loneliness and had an affair with a palace guard."

"Please, Queen Mother and Consort Zhaoyi, move aside. I will send someone to apprehend these two who are defiling the palace."

After all, Zhuxi was a maidservant who came with the queen as a dowry. She was calm and composed, and did not panic even when faced with such a thing.

"We must investigate thoroughly to maintain order in the palace." Gu Jianchu's expression had turned completely cold, and the aura he exuded made people think of the emperor.

Before they could move away, two faint voices were heard from the Qingliang Terrace.

"I haven't seen you these days, Mr. Wen. You must have missed me." Madam Wen leaned on Earl Yong'an, her voice still alluring and charming.

Yong'an Earl took her in his arms, leaned forward and kissed Madam Wen's temples, "What do you think? But you are in the palace now, so it is not convenient for us to meet. If people knew about our relationship, everything would be over."