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

No wonder Concubine Shu looked so thin today. It turns out she's been secretly losing weight and practicing dancing during her time under house arrest, hoping to win over the Emperor at the family banquet.

"It would be best if you could capture the Emperor. This way, he wouldn't have to go to Kunning Palace all day, and you could also help relieve the firepower I'm being targeted with."

Xie Ci'an was pushed out and held his forehead with a gloomy expression.

It would be better for the Queen to be quiet.

Seeing that Xie Ci'an hadn't made any move, Gu Jianchu decided to step forward and add fuel to the fire. "I've heard that the Palm Dance is world-renowned, but I didn't expect that the Imperial Concubine had actually mastered it. If the Emperor doesn't watch, wouldn't it be a waste of the Imperial Concubine's kindness?"

"I agree." Xie Ci'an's gloomy face showed no emotion.

After getting the emperor's permission, Concubine Shu immediately changed into her dance costume.

The imperial concubine was wearing a rose-red dance costume. As she moved around, she looked as light as a dancing butterfly. The costume showed off her slender waist. Everyone at the scene was attracted by the imperial concubine's dance.

Even Xie Ci'an held his chin with his hand, showing an interested look.

Just as Gu Jianchu was reading with great interest, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Don't just watch the dance, you're in danger.]

What's the danger?

She personally supervised the preparation of the banquet at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Gu Jianchu really couldn't imagine what danger it might have.

Xie Ci'an couldn't hear the system's voice, but when he heard Gu Jianchu's voice with the word "danger", his attention was drawn back.

I'm speechless. Do they think that by pointing fingers at others, they appear innocent? Xianfei actually thinks I'm the reason she's in this state, so she's planning to use molten iron to burn me during the subsequent iron flower show.

"Thank you guys! What have I done to offend anyone? You framed me and yet you're putting the blame on me."

If you are unkind, you cannot blame me for being unjust.

A gleam of fox-like brilliance flashed in Gu Jianchu's eyes.

Gu Jianchu waved to Yunhe.

Yunhe immediately lowered his body and walked forward, leaning over to listen to Gu Jianchu's instructions.

Although we didn't hear Gu Jianchu's thoughts anymore, it was certain that the Queen must have been on guard.

I was wondering why the Minister of Rites would be so concerned about the Winter Solstice family banquet, and even offered to present the program to the Emperor. It turns out that all of this was Li Shurong's idea. Even the Concubine Xian's decision to use this matter to harm me is inextricably linked to Li Shurong.

"I never realized Li Shurong had such a strategic ability before. First she sent me old mountain ginseng, and now she's using the virtuous concubine and the iron flower to harm me."

[This woman is quite clever, hiding behind the virtuous concubine.]

Unexpectedly, the Minister of Rites not only replaced his hometown friend's achievements to enter the court, but was also afraid that his friend would find out about this, so he kept his friend by his side as an aide under the pretext of helping him.

The Minister of Rites' proposals to the Emperor were all based on the ideas of his staff, so this person is completely uneducated. Not only did he steal other people's achievements, he also used their brains to advance his career. All these years, his friends didn't even notice.

I don’t know if his friends noticed it, but after hearing Gu Jianchu’s thoughts, Xie Ci’an’s face turned completely cold, and he was filled with a sense of intimidation without anger.

There are still so many corrupt officials hiding in the imperial court.

【Okay, I really didn’t find it. 】

[Damn, there's something even more exciting.]

Xie Ci'an's grip on the wine glass suddenly tightened.

After hearing the Queen mention it so many times, Xie Ci'an knew that what the Queen was talking about was gossip about others.

Is there anything more exciting than impersonation?

The Minister of Rites kept his fellow townsman by his side as an advisor, not only out of fear of his secret being exposed, but more importantly, out of a desire to take care of his wife. Initially, his wife resisted, but after repeated attempts, she finally acquiesced. Furthermore, his wife felt her husband was incompetent and relied on the Minister of Rites for a living, so she had no sense of shame or guilt at all.

[Wow, their child is actually the Minister of Rites's.]

What kind of a misfortune was this fellow townsman, the Minister of Rites? Not only did his grades get stolen and he couldn't enter the court as an official, but he was also cheated on by his wife and the person who harmed him.

[Li Shurong's father is really a piece of shit.]

This melon is really exciting.

Huang Xin suddenly appeared and interrupted the two people who were enjoying themselves. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the iron flower scene is ready. Please move over and watch."

Gu Jianchu looked at Yunhe standing on the periphery from afar across the crowd. When she saw Yunhe nod to her, her heart settled down.

The iron flower making scene was set up in the open space in the northwest corner of the Imperial Garden, and everyone followed the Emperor, Empress and Queen Mother to the Qingliang Terrace.

The entire performance can be viewed from the Qingliang Terrace.

As the emperor and empress took their seats, the iron flower making officially began.

A cup of red-hot iron slurry was poured into the round core carved out by a wooden stick. The craftsman then picked it up steadily and threw it high under the erected bamboo pavilion. The red-hot iron liquid fell into the air with the force, and it fell like blooming fireworks.

Extremely Beautiful.

This caused the concubines following behind the emperor and empress to applaud and exclaim.

"When I was at home, I only heard people talk about it. This is the first time I have seen iron flowers." The speaker was Wen Zhaoyi.

Unlike other concubines in the palace, Wen Zhaoyi has been keeping to herself since she entered the palace. She has never interacted with the virtuous concubines, the noble concubines and others, and she does not even interact with other concubines of the same rank.

She rarely spoke when she went to pay her respects in Kunning Palace, so Gu Jianchu didn't have much impression of this Concubine Wen.

"It's normal that you haven't seen someone like Wen Zhaoyi who comes from the countryside. Remember to take more looks at her." Concubine Shu touched the kingfisher hairpin and couldn't help but sneer.

Wen Zhaoyi, who was originally speaking, fell silent in an instant.

At this moment, an unfamiliar palace maid weaved through the crowd and came to Gu Jianchu. "Your Majesty, Eunuch Huang said he has something important to discuss with you. Please come over."

"If Huang Xin has something to say, can't he just come over and tell us?" Xie Ci'an's tone was filled with the pressure of a superior.

The little palace maid was so frightened that she couldn't help but shudder and droop her head even lower.

Seeing this, Gu Jianchu said in a gentle voice, "Perhaps something went wrong at the family banquet. This matter is my responsibility, so I will go over and take a look."

After comforting Xie Ci'an, Gu Jianchu followed the little palace maid out. When passing by the concubines, Gu Jianchu glanced at Li Shurong who was standing beside him, only to see a triumphant smile flash across Li Shurong's eyes.

Gu Jianchu withdrew his gaze, and his figure disappeared into the darkness along with the little palace maid.

Gu Jianchu walked to the rockery in the Imperial Garden and suddenly stopped, "Where is Eunuch Huang?"

"Eunuch Huang is still in front." The little palace maid said cautiously again.

"How come I didn't know that the maidservant beside Concubine Xian had actually gone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Gu Jianchu's expression gradually turned cold.