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

Xie Qingzhi took the ten taels of silver from Xia Zhi's hand and stuffed it into Lin Ling's hand.

Lin Ling held the money given by Xie Qingzhi in her hands in panic and was about to kneel down to express her gratitude, but was stopped by Xie Qingzhi in time.

After Xie Qingzhi got on the carriage, Lin Ling, standing in the crowd, kowtowed three times in the direction the carriage was leaving.

The bruise on Xie Qingzhi's head was becoming increasingly red and swollen. Gu Jianchu couldn't help but ask with concern, "Is your injury serious, elder sister?"

Xie Qingzhi had only been focused on being a hero before, but after hearing Gu Jianchu's words, she raised her hand and touched it, and couldn't help but gasp, "It hurts so much, Xia Zhi, go to the Dali Temple and have Dou Wen give Lin Qi twenty lashes. He bumped into me and can't just let him get away with it."

Xie Qingzhi did not look back to see the Anqing Palace that was temporarily arranged for her, but followed the queen to the Kunning Palace.

Gu Jianchu frowned in confusion, "My eldest sister's residence is in Anqing Palace."

"There is nothing in Anqing Palace. It is not as comfortable as the Queen's Palace. I am just here to stay for a while. I am not going to live here permanently." Xie Qingzhi did not even need the Queen's instructions and sat down in front of the soft couch.

Gu Jianchu had no choice but to arrange for Zhu Xia to ask Doctor Lin to check not only her genitals but also her Mianmian's injuries.

As soon as Zhu Xia left, Zhu Xi immediately led Mian Mian into the main hall and asked, "Your Majesty, how do you want to accommodate Mian Mian?"

"I remember there is an empty room in the west wing hall. You can arrange for Mianmian to stay there first. Also, let Mianmian follow you and learn more about the rules of the palace." Gu Jianchu took a piece of cake from the table and handed it to Mianmian.

Mianmian did not go to receive it immediately. Instead, she knelt down in front of Gu Jianchu, following the example of the other palace maids. "Thank you, Queen, for taking me in, giving me a place to stay, and giving me delicious food."

"Get up. From now on, tell Sister Zhuxi what you want to eat. If you have any problems or need anything, go to Sister Zhuxi and Sister Zhuxia." Gu Jianchu helped Mianmian up from the ground and couldn't help pinching Mianmian's chubby little face.

"Okay." Mianmian nodded quickly and took the pastry from Gu Jianchu's hand.

Zhuxi carried Mianmian to a stool nearby and sat her down.

But soon Doctor Lin was called over.

Doctor Lin first checked the wound on Xie Qingzhi's forehead and said, "It's not serious. Just apply some ice to cool it down and apply some of my secret ointment. It will be fine."

Doctor Lin then helped Mianmian check the wound. "Who is so cruel as to be so cruel? The girl's injuries are quite serious, but they are only superficial. As long as she takes good care of herself, she will be fine."

Doctor Lin prescribed some medicines for Mianmian for external and internal use.

Gu Jianchu said gently, "Zhuxi, take Mianmian down and apply the medicine. Let Mianmian rest for a while. She doesn't need to serve me."

Zhuxi responded, took the medicine and carried Mianmian to the side hall. The people below had already made Mianmian's bed according to Zhuxi's instructions and prepared some simple toys. After all, there were no children in the palace, and there was nothing for Mianmian to use as a child.

Xie Qingzhi left only after having dinner in Gu Jianchu's Kunning Palace.

As Xie Qingzhi left, Xie Ci'an came over. The man was wearing a dark robe. The dim candlelight flickered on his body, stretching his figure to be slender. Gu Jianchu leaned on the chaise longue and yawned lazily. "There's something wrong with that bastard. He used to be against me everywhere, but today he seems to be running into my bedroom. I finally managed to get rid of this bastard tonight."

"Your Majesty, do you think that *** got into trouble outside and hid in the palace?" Gu Jianchu moved his body and placed a soft pillow under him.

"Possibly." Xie Ci'an stepped forward and scratched the tip of Gu Jianchu's nose.

He might have guessed why Xie Qingzhi was sticking around Gu Jianchu.

Xie Qingzhi suddenly felt curious because he could hear Gu Jianchu's thoughts, and it was interesting because he could eat some melons.

It’s not a good idea to let Xie Qingzhi stay in the palace for a long time.

He monopolized the queen's space all day and couldn't get close to her.

Xie Ci'an coldly ordered Cheng Song, who was guarding outside, "Tomorrow, find a mage to go to ***'s mansion to perform a ritual, so that *** can move back home sooner and not stay in the palace all day. If it gets out, people will inevitably gossip about it."

Although Cheng Song didn't know why, he immediately agreed.

Xie Ci'an grabbed Gu Jianchu, who was lying on the chaise longue, and walked towards the inner hall. He put Gu Jianchu directly on the soft big bed. He supported himself with his arms to press Gu Jianchu down, and kissed her forehead, eyebrows, and earlobes, and slowly moved to her collarbone.

Then the belt around her waist loosened and her clothes fell to the ground.

The curtain fell, and a faint sound came from the room.

Zhu Xia took the initiative to bring the palace maids who were guarding outside to the tea room to wait, and also arranged for another palace maid to boil hot water.

That night, Gu Jianchu didn't know how many times she begged for mercy from Xie Ci'an, and she didn't even know how she fell asleep. She only vaguely remembered Xie Ci'an taking her to wash her body, then helping her put on her clothes and tucking her into the quilt.

When she woke up again, it was already noon the next day. She felt a dull pain in the groin. In the end, she really didn't want to get out of bed, so she had Zhuxi bring the meal to her bed.

After eating a simple meal, Gu Jianchu fell asleep again due to exhaustion.

During this period, Xie Ci'an took the time to visit Gu Jianchu once. Gu Jianchu was still sleeping, so Xie Ci'an returned to Chuigong Hall to continue handling official business.

The matter of the dean of Arimatsu Academy has not been settled yet, and there is still a lot to do.

However, *** came over once in the afternoon. When he heard that she was still asleep, he played with Mianmian for a while and then left.

In the next few days, Xie Qingzhi found various excuses to come to Kunning Palace every day and stayed until very late every day.

Just like in the past, Xie Qingzhi sat beside her with a cake in hand, and said, "Queen, please try this. These are dumplings that I ordered to be made. I added some red beans and sugar syrup to them. They are even better than those sold in the sugar syrup shops outside. I know that the Queen has never had them, so I specially sent them here."

"Thank you for your kindness, elder sister." Gu Jianchu took the dumplings handed to him by Xie Qingzhi, stirred them gently with a spoon, and took a sip. It was similar to ordinary sugar water, but with dumplings made of glutinous rice added in it. It was soft and sticky, and the taste added a layer.

"It's indeed better than the sweet soup we usually eat." Gu Jianchu couldn't help but praise.

Seeing that there was still a lot in the soup bowl, Gu Jianchu looked at Zhu Xia and said, "You guys take it down and try it with Mianmian."

Before Zhu Xia took the food away, Gu Jianchu did not forget to serve another bowl.

【Dear, there are melons.】