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

[It's been so many years since the incident happened, and I don't know how the Emperor is progressing, or whether we can find any favorable evidence.]

I didn't expect such good news. The eunuch who helped the Minister of Rites steal the exam papers is still alive. He used the belongings given by the Minister of Rites to buy a house in Jiangnan.

How could Xie Ci'an not be reminded of such important news? "But it's been so many years since Lord Li's expedition. I think the case should be difficult to investigate. I wonder if the people involved in the expedition are still alive. Can we find some clues from them?"

"That should be possible." Xie Ci'an continued, "Cheng Song, have Wen Zhu investigate all the servants and eunuchs who were in charge of the imperial examinations back then. Anyone involved in the case should be brought back for thorough questioning."

[The Emperor is not as tyrannical as the rumors say. He immediately understood the key to the matter after being reminded.]

The charcoal basin in the hall was crackling. Xie Ci'an looked at Gu Jianchu with lustful eyes, "The Queen's menstrual fluid can go."

Gu Jianchu was stunned at first, then he realized that she had previously used the excuse of menstruation to refuse to sleep with him.

[Ah, the Emperor finally didn't think of coming to Kunning Palace. Am I walking myself into the tiger's mouth?]

There seems to be no reason to refuse to sleep with me today.

She smiled awkwardly and said, "Let's go, let's go."

"I wonder if the Queen can sleep with me tonight." Xie Ci'an said, his palm falling on Gu Jianchu's slender waist. He exerted a little force, and Gu Jianchu was lifted up and sat on his legs.

Being so close, you can feel each other's warmth and faint fragrance.

Xie Ci'an's hands kept rubbing her waist, causing her whole body to tremble, especially her waist which was the most sensitive part.

Not only was his heartbeat accelerating, but his face was also gradually turning pink.

The body unconsciously wants to move outward.

Just as Gu Jianchu was stuttering and trying to come up with a reason to refuse the emperor's bed, there was a sudden commotion outside. Xie Ci'an frowned and asked, "What's the commotion?"

A female voice sounded anxiously outside the door, "Your Majesty, the Royal Concubine has a sudden high fever tonight. Please go and see the Royal Concubine."

[She froze in the courtyard for an hour in the middle of winter wearing only a single layer of clothing. If she didn't develop a high fever, who would? The imperial concubine would risk her life to win favor.]

I finally have the chance to refuse to sleep with you, how can I not seize it?

"The imperial concubine is so seriously ill. Your Majesty should go and see the imperial concubine's sister, so that nothing really happens." Gu Jianchu advised with a kind heart.

"I'm not an imperial physician, so how can I cure any illness? Cheng Song, you go to the Imperial Hospital and ask Imperial Physician Zhang to come and see the Imperial Concubine. Also, since the Imperial Concubine is so seriously ill, please ask her to stay out less during this period and stay in the palace to recuperate well." Xie Ci'an said in a bad tone.

Cheng Song, who was standing guard outside, leaned over and helped the palace maid who was kneeling on the ground to her feet. "I told you, don't disturb the Emperor and the Empress."

The little palace maid looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"I'm afraid you're new here, so you're assigned to this kind of thing. The emperor can't ask you to go, and at most you'll be punished by the imperial concubine. If you make a fuss, your life might be in danger." Cheng Song kindly reminded him and took the person away.

Gu Jianchu felt a little disappointed, "The Emperor really doesn't want to go see the Imperial Concubine."

"Just ask Doctor Zhang to come and treat the disease." Xie Ci'an tightened his grip on Gu Jianchu's waist.

[However, this Imperial Doctor Zhang sounds vaguely familiar.]

Doctor Zhang is now the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau and has been his personal physician since he ascended the throne.

Could it be that there is something wrong with this Imperial Doctor Zhang?

The little interest Xie Ci'an had in Gu Jianchu disappeared because of her inner thoughts, and he even became nervous.

[It turns out that the ungrateful person is Doctor Zhang, who rose to power by stepping on his master's corpse.]

[It's no wonder that such a person can thrive in the palace. As long as their methods are ruthless enough and they are cunning enough, they can take advantage of the opportunity to rise to power.]

Based on the fragments provided by Gu Jianchu, this Imperial Doctor Zhang has a problem with his character.

He wanted to hear Gu Jianchu reveal more gossip, but she refused to say anything. Not only that, the little girl slipped out of his arms while she was not paying attention, "Your Majesty, I still need to take a bath. If you are tired, you can rest first. You don't have to wait for me."

After Gu Jianchu finished speaking, he didn't give Xie Ci'an a chance to speak and went straight to the ear chamber.

Xie Ci'an waited for nearly half an hour, but Gu Jianchu didn't come out. The sound of running water in his ear was not loud.

Only now did he realize what Gu Jianchu meant.

Since he had already promised not to force her, he would not go back on his word and simply turned over to bed to rest.

Gu Jianchu paced back and forth in the ear chamber until he could no longer hear any sound outside. Then he tiptoed out and made sure that the emperor was asleep. Gu Jianchu climbed onto the bed cautiously and slowly walked inside.

As soon as the palace gate opened, the wife of the Minister of Rites, who had received the news from her daughter, entered the palace early and was led to Xianfu Palace by the eunuchs.

Madam Li did not forget to stuff a handful of silver into the bag and sent the eunuch away.

Madam Li was dragged into the main hall by Li Shurong. After the palace servants served the tea, she coldly ordered, "Qiuju, take everyone away. No one is allowed to come in to serve without my permission."

Madam Li looked around and, after making sure the palace maids were gone, she asked nervously, "Daughter, why did you rush me into the palace? What happened?"

After all, this was related to her father's affair. Li Shurong didn't know how to start for a moment, and after a long while of organizing her words, she said, "Recently, there have been rumors in the palace that my father replaced Uncle Lin in his official position. Not only that, they also say that my father and Aunt Lin have an affair, and even that Aunt Lin's son is my father's."

After Li Shurong finished speaking, she did not forget to look at her mother's face, only to see that her mother's face was not very good.

Li Shurong asked in a very low voice, "Are these things about mother true or just false rumors?"

After this reminder, things that I had never thought about in detail before now seem to have some clues.

"I used to think that the child born by Lin didn't look like them. Now that I think about it carefully, it is indeed not their child. As for the substitution, my mother didn't know about it." Mrs. Li felt as if the sky had fallen, and her face was distraught.

Li Shurong suddenly grabbed Madam Li's arm and whispered, "Mother, please don't worry about Lin and father's affairs for now. The first thing we need to do now is to find out whether father cheated in the imperial examination. The emperor has already noticed this matter. If father cheated, we must find a way to deal with it cleanly and don't let anyone get hold of it."

"As for the Lin family, it won't be too late to slowly settle the accounts later."

Madam Li gradually recovered from her grief. "Mother will handle this matter when she returns. You must take good care of yourself in the palace alone. Be careful about everything and don't let others plot against you."

"Don't worry, mother. No one can plot against me. You just need to go back and take care of father's matter." Li Shurong took Madam Li's arm and personally escorted her out of the palace.