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

"What's there to show on the emperor's face? I just want to wait until the day of the palace banquet and invite Xie Qingzhi to come. It will be more lively with more people." Gu Jianchu made up an excuse casually.

Xie Ci'an immediately understood what the queen wanted to do.

"The Queen will make the decision." Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's fingers and pulled him into his arms.

Gu Jianchu nestled in Xie Ci'an's arms, watching Xie Ci'an handle his work.

After a light rain, we soon arrived at the Jinming Lake Banquet.

In addition to the several invited deans and their wives, Gu Jianchu also invited Xie Qingzhi to join in the fun, mainly to eat the melons about Jiang Fengmian and Xie Qingzhi.

The emperor and empress sat together at the main seat, and next to them was Xie Qingzhi. Since Jiang Fengmian was still single, he was arranged to sit next to Xie Qingzhi. The other deans sat together with their wives.

Although Xie Qingzhi was very angry about being confined to the *** Mansion by Xie Ci'an for so many days, his anger instantly disappeared by half when he thought about being able to eat melon today.

While Gu Jianchu was eating the pastries in front of him, he glanced at Xie Qingzhi and Jiang Fengmian from time to time.

Jiang Fengmian had been in the capital for so many days and already knew about Xie Qingzhi's divorce. Not only that, but he also knew that Xie Qingzhi had almost been deceived by a scholar. A few ripples inevitably arose in his heart, but only a small one. Jiang Fengmian was a man of great respect for etiquette and morality. As long as Xie Qingzhi didn't take the initiative, he wouldn't take the initiative to cross the line, even if he was single.

Jiang Fengmian is such a handsome man, he's attracted many young ladies in Qinghe County, but he's remained a chaste man. He hasn't even considered having any relationship with Xie Qingzhi. He just feels like he can't love anyone else besides Xie Qingzhi. This pure love god of war is so heartbreaking. He's no better than the two guys Xie Qingzhi had before.

[However, judging by Xie Qingzhi's expression, he probably doesn't have much impression of Jiang Fengmian anymore. Judging by the developments between these two, it seems like they're going to be in trouble again.]

[We have to find a way to create some opportunities for Xie Qingzhi and Jiang Fengmian. If Xie Qingzhi misses Jiang Fengmian, she won't be able to find such a good consort.]

Xie Qingzhi: ...

What kind of mess is the queen eating? How come she ends up eating herself?

Although eating melons is fun, no one would be happy if the melons got on themselves.

And what nonsense is the Queen talking about? She actually said that Jiang Fengmian likes her and has liked her for a long time.

Influenced by Gu Jianchu, Xie Qingzhi couldn't help but look in the direction of Jiang Fengmian a few more times. He did look familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him for a moment.

However, the young man was handsome and had a scholarly air. He sat there with his body straight and serious, which was quite amusing.

It's quite attractive.

He seemed to be much better looking than Li Shicheng, the scholar he had found before, and those young waiters.

The Queen is not only good at eating melons, but I didn’t expect that the Queen also has a good eye for selection.

The name Jiang Fengmian is also very familiar.

[Xie Qingzhi is really forgetful. The two of them used to play together often.]

Xie Qingzhi: ...

Playing, how come she doesn’t remember anything? She doesn’t have amnesia.

After thinking about it carefully, Xie Qingzhi finally remembered.

Jiang Fengmian's father was the former Minister of Taichang Temple. Because he offended the late emperor and the prince's party, he was demoted by the prince's party. Jiang Fengmian was sent to the Chunqiu Academy in Qinghe County by the late emperor.

They had indeed played together before. Once, Jiang Fengmian was bullied and she passed by and rescued the person. After that, Jiang Fengmian kept following her. Later, she said that she hoped Jiang Fengmian could pass the imperial examination. Only then did Jiang Fengmian study seriously and stopped following her all day. Many years have passed since then. If the queen had not reminded her, she would have forgotten it long ago.

I just didn’t expect that the little crybaby who was bullied back then would grow up to be such a handsome young man.

While Gu Jianchu was lost in thought, Wan Gaofeng of the Bogu Academy stood up and complimented him, "I heard back in Luzhou that the Empress is the incarnation of Avalokitesvara, saving ordinary people from dire straits."

After they came to the capital, they naturally inquired about the emperor's preferences.

It is extremely difficult to find out what the emperor likes. Even if you bribe the eunuchs, you can't find out. But I do know that the emperor treats the queen very differently. Now in the harem, there is no one else except the queen and a few concubines who are not favored.

The emperor even took the queen to the previous Qujiang Banquet, which was unprecedented and showed how the emperor treated the queen differently.

Wan Gaofeng suddenly stood up and walked before the Empress. "This is a small item I accidentally found while traveling in Jiangnan. I'm giving it to the Empress to play with."

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Gu Jianchu didn't expect that there would be a gift to be accepted.

"Your Majesty, you are joking. It is only natural for a commoner to show filial piety to Your Majesty. How can it be inappropriate?" Wan Gaofeng handed the gift to Yunhe who stepped forward, and Yunhe passed it to Gu Jianchu.

[This flattery is really loud.]

After receiving the gift, Gu Jianchu opened the brocade box and found a coral bracelet inside. He picked it up with his hand and said, "It's so fine, it must be coral from the South China Sea. The workmanship of this bracelet is extremely exquisite."

"Your Majesty has a very good eye. This is indeed produced in the South China Sea. As for the workmanship, I don't understand it. I just think of it as a toy for Your Majesty to play with." Wan Gaofeng slowly raised his head and paid attention to the expressions of Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an.

Xie Ci'an's face was indifferent, without any extra expression.

"Such good things deserve to be rewarded. I have also prepared gifts for everyone. Yunhe, go and bring them up." Following Gu Jianchu's order, Yunhe went to the back and brought up the gifts prepared by Gu Jianchu.

They are a set of writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.

Cheng Song helped distribute it.

"I don't know what gifts to give you, but knowing that you are all respected and talented people, I have prepared this set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone tributed from Huzhou for you. I hope you can perform your duties diligently in the court and cultivate more talented people with ambition." Gu Jianchu's words were beautiful.

All the pens, ink, paper and inkstone were distributed, except for Du Chao.

Just as everyone was about to stand up and pay their respects, Du Chao stood up first and asked, "How come the Queen doesn't have any respect for the common people?"

After Du Chao said this, everyone looked in his direction, only to find that there was indeed no gift from Du Chao. Everyone looked at each other and had a bad premonition in their hearts.

Could this pen, ink, paper and inkstone be a symbol of their failure to be selected?

Liang Mo's brows were furrowed even more.

It shouldn't be.

Could it be that the emperor didn't see the letter he wrote?

If he had seen the letter he wrote, he would definitely not have chosen Du Chao as the principal of Yousong Academy.

Just as everyone was speculating, Xie Ci'an leaned back in his chair, a cold smile on his face, "Don't worry, I've prepared another gift for you."