After hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Fengmian immediately turned around and bowed. From beginning to end, Jiang Fengmian kept his head down, not daring to look at Xie Qingzhi for a second, but still answered Xie Qingzhi's question honestly, "Your Highness, I am preparing to return to the Siyi Pavilion."

"You are too poor. The deans of other academies have carriages and entourages following them, but you are alone. Get on my carriage and I will take you back." Xie Qingzhi made room for Jiang Fengmian to get on the carriage.

"Princess, it's not on your way to the Siyi Pavilion, so I'd rather not bother you." Jiang Fengmian politely rejected Xie Qingzhi's kindness.

"If it's not on my way, I can take a detour to take you there. It's faster for you to walk in the carriage." Xie Qingzhi's tone showed that he could not refuse. The meaning behind his words was that as long as Jiang Fengmian refused to get in the car, he could have someone throw him in at any time.

Jiang Fengmian clenched his fingers into fists at his side. After hesitating, Jiang Fengmian got on Xie Qingzhi's carriage.

After getting on Xie Qingzhi's carriage, Jiang Fengmian sat in the corner, not daring to look up at Xie Qingzhi, but his earlobes were slightly red.

Xie Qingzhi only sent Jiang Fengmian to the Siyi Pavilion, and nothing excessive happened. After personally seeing Jiang Fengmian enter the Siyi Pavilion, Xie Qingzhi instructed Xia Zhi, "Go and take a look, and see if he needs anything and send it to him.

It was obvious that Jiang Fengmian was not having a good time in Chunqiu Academy.

Xie Qingzhi learned from his subordinates that before Jiang Fengmian went to the Spring and Autumn Academy, the academy was in a dilapidated state. It was only after Jiang Fengmian went there and made step-by-step efforts that it achieved today's results. Although the current Spring and Autumn Academy is not world-famous, its fame is not inferior to that of several other academies, otherwise Jiang Fengmian would not have come to Beijing because of the Spring and Autumn Academy.

At the same time, inside the Chuigong Hall.

Xie Ci'an peeled a grape and placed it in front of Gu Jianchu.

Gu Jianchu was afraid of getting juice on his fingers, so he leaned forward and took the grapes directly with his mouth. His lips and teeth accidentally touched Xie Ci'an's fingertips, and an itchy feeling gradually spread from his fingertips.

Before Xie Ci'an could make any move, Gu Jianchu had already taken a step back and dodged.

"The Emperor hasn't decided on the candidate for the headmaster yet. Is he deliberately waiting for them to outmaneuver each other?"

"The Queen is so smart. What I want to see is that they get themselves out of the game. Only then can I use the perspective of an observer to see who is more suitable to be the president of Yousong Academy. I have only met them once, and some of them can't hold back and take action. Among these remaining people, few are easy to deal with." Xie Ci'an's fingers slowly tightened, and he held the beads in his hand tightly.

Xie Ci'an fed the queen another grape. Seeing that the queen was still trying to hide, Xie Ci'an directly put his arms around Gu Jianchu's waist, hugged her in his arms, and leaned forward to kiss the corner of Gu Jianchu's lips.

Xie Ci'an's fingers slid down her clothes and moved directly to her lower back. His rough fingers caressed her skin, and an itch ran through her body. The man's warm breath was all over her ear. "Has the Queen had her period this month?"

Gu Jianchu didn't know why Xie Ci'an asked this. When the man's fingers moved around her lower abdomen through her clothes, she suddenly realized, "It hasn't come yet, but my period is sometimes not very regular, so it can be early or late for a day or two."

"Let's ask Imperial Physician Lin to come and take a look, so we can feel more at ease." Xie Ci'an immediately asked Cheng Song to invite Imperial Physician Lin over.

Gu Jianchu stared at Doctor Lin's expression nervously and asked cautiously, "Doctor Lin, am I pregnant?"

Doctor Lin put away the handkerchief on Gu Jianchu's wrist, took a step back, and shook his head in disappointment, "No, but the Queen's health will be restored sooner or later."

"I understand." Gu Jianchu felt a little disappointed, but still let Zhuxi send the person out.

Xie Ci'an, on the other hand, was not affected at all by Doctor Lin's words. He directly picked her up and walked towards the dragon bed behind him. Gu Jianchu reacted and quickly pushed Xie Ci'an's chest away, "Your Majesty, this is broad daylight. If someone catches us having sex in broad daylight, we will be laughed at."

"If you don't touch Achu, how can Achu get pregnant?" Xie Ci'an's bewitching voice sounded in Gu Jianchu's ears.

"Since I am not pregnant, my period is coming soon. Your Majesty does not want me to get pregnant, but wants me." Gu Jianchu nestled in Xie Ci'an's arms, her little face puffed up like a pufferfish.

Xie Ci'an naturally placed Gu Jianchu on the dragon bed, raised his hand and gently tapped Gu Jianchu's forehead, "I didn't expect our Ah Chu to be so smart. I asked the imperial physician to help check you because I was worried that Ah Chu might get pregnant and hurt Ah Chu. Besides, even if your period is about to come, there is still a small chance."

Gu Jianchu has completely given up. No matter how many excuses she has, Xie Ci'an is not going to let her go today.

With Cheng Song guarding outside, no one would notice them doing this in broad daylight.

Gu Jianchu's legs were weak and she was carried into the ear room by Xie Ci'an. After cleaning, she leaned tiredly on Xie Ci'an's shoulder. The bedding on the bed had been changed, so Xie Ci'an put her directly on the bed. Not long after, she fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up the next day, Gu Jianchu only felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen. She lifted the quilt and saw that her period had come. She now suspected that Xie Ci'an had done that on purpose last night.

Gu Jianchu quickly called Zhu Xia in and helped her change her clothes before Xie Ci'an came back from the morning court. He also changed the sheets and quilt covers that she had soiled.

The pain in her lower abdomen didn't subside. She huddled in bed, clutching the hot water bottle. Just then, there were two simple knocks on the door. After receiving her consent, Xiao Fuzi came in carrying a tray and placed it beside the bed. "Empress, these are boiled eggs with brown sugar that the Emperor specially asked the Imperial Kitchen to make for you. The Emperor also instructed that they be brought to you when you wake up."

I didn't expect Xie Ci'an to be so thoughtful.

Gu Jianchu naturally took the bowl that Xiao Fuzi handed to him and started eating in small bites.

The eggs were still piping hot, probably because they had just been made in the imperial kitchen after she got up.

Gu Jianchu had not finished eating an egg when he heard footsteps outside. He thought it was Xie Ci'an coming back.

As soon as Xie Ci'an entered the hall, he bumped into a young eunuch who was walking towards him with a memorial in his arms. The memorial in the eunuch's arms fell to the ground. The young eunuch was frightened and knelt on the ground in panic, "Your Majesty, please spare me. I didn't mean it."

"You bastard, you can't even do such a small thing. How can you serve in front of the emperor? Drag him out quickly." Cheng Song was the first to get angry and ordered people to drag the young eunuch kneeling on the ground out.

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