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

"The lotus flowers in the Imperial Garden aren't enough to fill the entire moat, so I had these lotus lanterns prepared. How about it, Ah Chu? Do you like it?"

Gu Jianchu nodded naturally, "I like it."

What she liked was not the lotus, but the emperor's good intentions towards her.

The news that Xie Ci comforted Gu Jianchu in preparing the Qianqiu Banquet soon spread throughout the capital, and even became a legendary story, with many people praising him. However, that is a story for later.

The ministers and ladies all looked at him with envy.

The Imperial Household Department also arranged water singing and dancing, which Gu Jianchu had not seen in the Imperial Household Department's program list in advance. I think it must have been discussed with the emperor.

By the time the Queen's Thousand Autumn Banquet was over, it was already very late. The case of the poisonous rouge sent by the *** was not investigated further. Fearing that something unexpected might happen, Xie Ci'an arranged for Xie Qingzhi to stay in the palace.

The two returned to Kunning Palace together.

After Zhu Xia and the others delivered water once, they tactfully took the palace maids downstairs to rest so as not to disturb the Emperor and the Empress's night of love.

When Xie Ci'an came out of the ear chamber, Gu Jianchu was wearing a light pink lingerie, lying on the bed reading a storybook. She raised her eyes and bumped into Xie Ci'an's sight. She threw the storybook aside and pulled Xie Ci'an to sit down beside the bed. "How come your concubine has never heard the emperor mention the matter of Weizhou?"

"It's not a glorious thing." Xie Ci'an scratched Gu Jianchu's nose. At that time, he learned from Gu Jianchu's cousin that she was the second daughter of Nanping Marquis.

Marquis Nanping doted on his two daughters very much and it was impossible for him to leave them alone in Weizhou. So he asked around and found Marquis Nanping's old house. He was rescued after seeing Marquis Nanping, but he did not see the little girl who helped him.

Gu Jianchu stared at Xie Ci'an with his eyes shining, "Then why are you saying it again now?"

"Seeing that Ah Chu couldn't remember it, I found a chance to remind Ah Chu." Xie Ci'an put his arms around Gu Jianchu's waist, and with a force, they both fell onto the quilt.

Xie Ci'an turned over and pressed his whole body on Gu Jianchu, his lips and teeth pressed against her scarlet lips. At first he just tasted her lightly, and then slowly began to conquer her. Gu Jianchu spent most of the whole night in a state of ups and downs.

It was not until dawn that Gu Jianchu was released.

When it comes to sex, Gu Jianchu still hasn't made any progress. She was so tired that she leaned on Xie Ci'an's arms and fell asleep.

When she woke up, she heard the emperor meeting with several generals in the outer hall to discuss important matters.

Gu Jianchu didn't say anything and knocked on the window a few times. Zhu Xia immediately brought people in to help her wash up.

[Wow, General Zhang and Yang are recovering from their injuries in the mansion. Lord Tang took the servants to General Zhang's mansion.]

Lord Tang's menacing appearance startled General Zhang. General Zhang was still trying to maintain the father-in-law-son-in-law relationship, but Lord Tang simply pushed him away. Lord Tang ignored General Zhang and ordered the dowry that Tang brought into the mansion to be carefully considered.

General Zhang's wealth was already meager, and even his mansion was a reward from the Emperor after his military exploits. General Zhang's current situation is largely due to Tang's contributions. Even many of the things in the mansion were purchased with Tang's dowry allowance. Tsk tsk tsk, what he got in return was a man's unkindness and ruthlessness.

Yang was a clever woman. She knew General Zhang would soon be divorcing Tang, and that Tang simply wanted some of her dowry back. She simply didn't show up, neither crying nor making a scene. She wanted General Zhang's person, so there was no need to cause trouble in front of him and dislike him. She felt the dowry was worthless.

[This is completely wrong. Ever since General Zhang and Tang got married, Tang has been the housekeeper. She has been the one who has taken care of all the household affairs. It was her dowry that was taken away. When the roof leaked, it was repaired with Tang's dowry. So Lord Tang ordered the roof to be ripped off and the bricks and tiles taken away.]

[Mr. Tang had the fish brought back to the mansion from the pond built by the Tang family, and the pond was filled up.]

[Although the family didn't need the furniture Tang had bought, Master Tang didn't want to let outsiders get away with it, so he ordered them all to be moved out. The remaining dowry in the warehouse was also taken away.]

After Tang Da took away the dowry, all that remained of General Zhang's mansion were the courtyard walls and the load-bearing walls of the rooms. General Zhang and Yang were stunned, unable to recover from the shock. When they finally did, they flew into a rage and stormed to the Tang family's house, shouting and yelling outside. Many neighbors gathered to watch. The Tang family refused to allow Tang to come out, and the Tang family and General Zhang started arguing right outside in front of the people.

General Zhang and Madam Yang were so rude that they asked for compensation, but they didn't even bother to feel embarrassed. Lord Tang, however, didn't mind the humiliation and started arguing with them right in front of the gate, saying that all that money was from Madam Tang's dowry.

[General Zhang kept yelling at the Tang family to produce evidence. Seeing General Zhang's unreasonable behavior, the Tang family, in anger, filed a complaint with the Dali Temple.]

Dou Wen never thought that one day he would have to deal with such household chores.

This time, despite the objections of the two elders, Tang came to the court and directly argued with General Zhang. General Zhang had little wealth, and his monthly salary was barely enough for their food and drink. Often, General Zhang's salary wasn't even enough to pay officials who gave him gifts to maintain relationships. He took all the money from Tang's dowry, which Tang hadn't recovered, considering it as money for General Zhang's food and drink for so many years.

Tang even produced the account books. These were all recorded by the housekeeper, and she wasn't secretly embezzling money. It was true that the Emperor had gifted them the mansion, but it wasn't new. It was the former residence of a general, and it needed constant renovations, which all cost money. Even the pond was dug by someone she hired later. General Zhang didn't pay a cent for any of these things.

At this time, Yang started to make trouble, saying that Tang's dowry was so huge and she was squandering it all. She also said that Tang had taken away many things and even renovated the house. She suspected that Tang had deliberately taken money from the General's Mansion.

Tang's dowry included two shops and a farm, which brought in a lot of money every month. The money Tang used to supplement her household expenses came from the shops and farm. Now that they're divorced, she needs to get that money back.

Dou Wen knew that I had rewarded the Tang family, and that I was the one who initiated the divorce, and even punished General Zhang and Yang. He couldn't help but secretly favor the Tang family.

Tang knew the two would continue their quarrel, so he even invited an old servant from General Zhang's household to testify.