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

If there is danger, the system will give him a prompt.

The system didn't give her any prompts, maybe she was overthinking it.

Gu Jianchu followed Cuiwei to Cining Palace.

Gu Jianchu took off his cloak and handed it to Yunhe who was waiting outside. When he stepped into the hall, he saw the empress dowager lazily leaning on the bed, while Concubine Shu was massaging her legs.

Concubine Shu is the niece of the Empress Dowager, so Gu Jianchu was not surprised to meet the concubine here.

After she greeted him, the Queen Mother glanced at her casually and said lazily, "Cuiwei, go make tea for the Queen."

"Thank you, Queen Mother." The atmosphere in the hall was inexplicably low. Gu Jianchu sat cautiously on the armchair beside him and did not take the initiative to talk.

Cuiwei soon brought a cup of hot tea. Gu Jianchu picked up the teacup and skimmed off the foam. Before he could drink it, the Queen Mother's voice came again, "I heard that the Emperor has been going to the Queen's Palace all day recently."

It turned out that he came to settle the score with her again.

It’s none of her business who the emperor wants to go to the palace.

Gu Jianchu immediately put down the teacup in her hand and said, "The Emperor is very busy with court affairs and does not stay in my palace all day."

"Even if the court affairs are busy, we can't delay having children. The emperor has been on the throne for more than a year and has entered the harem several times, not to mention when I can hold my grandson. As the queen, it is her duty to persuade the emperor to enter the harem more often and have children as soon as possible." The queen mother said earnestly.

The Queen Mother clearly didn't dare to advise her, but wanted to win favor for her niece, so she pushed this matter onto her.

What kind of character does the emperor have? You don't dare to persuade him, but do you think I dare to do so?

Gu Jianchu immediately stood up, straightened her back, and knelt down. "I am not able to give you advice. It is my fault. Your Majesty is very busy with state affairs. I cannot share the burden, and I cannot force your Majesty to do anything."

As soon as Gu Jianchu finished speaking, the empress dowager slapped the small table beside her.

The teacup on the table was knocked over by the Queen Mother's actions.

"Aunt, please be careful and don't hurt your hands." Concubine Shu quickly took out the handkerchief from her waist and wiped the water that was accidentally stained on the empress dowager's hands.

The Queen Mother scolded coldly, "The Queen has been in the palace for so long, not only has she failed to help the Emperor conceive a child, she can't even fulfill her duty of advising him. How can she be worthy of the position of Queen?"

Although the Queen Mother did not harm her, this damn system did not remind her that the Queen Mother would make trouble for her.

With so many eyes staring at her, Gu Jianchu didn't dare to confront the Queen Mother. She lowered her eyebrows and said submissively, "It's all my fault. Please punish me, Queen Mother."

The reason why Gu Jianchu accepted the punishment was that he knew that the empress dowager did not dare to punish him too harshly.

"Cuiwei, take the Queen to my small Buddhist temple and punish her to copy the Women's Instructions a hundred times. She is not allowed to come out until she finishes copying." As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, Cuiwei immediately stepped forward and made a gesture of invitation to Gu Jianchu.

The Empress Dowager's small Buddhist temple is located behind the main hall. Incense is burned continuously, and when you open the door, you can smell the lingering scent of sandalwood.

As soon as Gu Jianchu and Zhuxi entered, Cuiwei immediately closed the door.

Instead of locking the door, she sent two young palace maids to guard outside to prevent Gu Jianchu from running away.

Zhuxi was afraid of being overheard, so she complained in a low voice, "In the past, the emperor never came to the harem, and the empress dowager never advised. On the contrary, the emperor came to the empress dowager's palace several times, and the empress dowager also thought of advising her."

"It's nothing more than the Imperial Concubine failing to hook up with the Emperor, so she wants the Empress to step in." Zhuxi was furious and could only curse.

"Why did Your Majesty accept the punishment at that time?" Zhuxi spread the imperial edict on the table.

"This is just a trap. If I contradict the Queen Mother, I will be known as a jealous person. If I accept the punishment, it will just set the rules for me. It's just copying the women's training a hundred times." Gu Jianchuxin Dadi opened the women's training on the table.

It's not that she is careless. She has to offend one of the emperor and the empress dowager. The empress dowager and the imperial concubine are of the same mind, so it is better to offend the empress dowager and leave a good impression on the emperor. Now she gets along with the emperor quite harmoniously.

"If you copy this a hundred times, my hands will be crippled. I'll help Your Majesty copy it, it will be faster." Zhuxi knelt in front of Gu Jianchu and spread out another decree.

Gu Jianchu immediately stopped him, "Our handwriting is different, and it will be noticed. The Queen Mother will take the opportunity to attack us. We might be released before we can copy it a hundred times."

"Grind it for me."

Zhuxi was worried and grinding on the side.

Gu Jianchu copied it twice. His wrists were sore and his knees were aching from kneeling. He hadn't eaten anything at noon, and now his stomach was rebelling with hunger.

"Your Majesty, please take a rest before copying. It will take you a while to finish copying this thing." Zhu Xi felt sorry for his master, and hurried forward to help Gu Jianchu sit on the mat and rub his knees.

After a short rest, Gu Jianchu continued copying until the sky darkened and noisy sounds were heard outside.

The tightly closed door of the small Buddhist hall was kicked open by someone. Xie Ci'an, dressed in a black robe, stood in front of the door against the light. The man's figure looked particularly slender in the candlelight.

The man's tone was filled with anger as he said coldly, "Go back and tell my mother that I have copied the instructions for the queen's daughter, and I will take her away."

Cuiwei, who was following behind him, was so overwhelmed by the emperor's pressure that she dared not resist and could only lower her head and respond.

My hands are almost broken from copying. Why did the dog emperor come so late?

He's here, but you still blame him for this.

He had been discussing important matters with the General Zhenbei. When the people below knew that something had happened to the Queen, they naturally did not dare to go in and report it. It was not until the General Zhenbei left that Cheng Song dared to tell Xie Ci'an about what happened in the Cining Palace.

Gu Jianchu cursed in his heart, but he still had to show a surprised expression on his face, "Why is the emperor here?"

If he had not been able to hear Gu Jianchu's inner voice, he would not have known that the queen had two faces.

Xie Ci'an strode forward and helped Gu Jianchu up. "I heard that you were punished by the Queen Mother for contradicting her, so I came to take you back."

The current empress dowager is the successor to the empress, and also Xie Ci'an's stepmother. He is not close to his stepmother. If the empress dowager enjoys her old age honestly, he will naturally be polite to her and save face. If the empress dowager has other thoughts, he will naturally not be polite.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have contradicted the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother deserves to punish me." Of course, I can't bear this crime in vain. Since I have offended the Queen Mother, I will let the Emperor feel sorry for me.

Moreover, she was punished because she refused to sleep with the emperor. Even if she had no merit, she had worked hard.

Gu Jianchu had been kneeling for too long. Even after being helped up by the emperor, his legs were still sore and weak. One of his feet lost its balance and he fell to the side.

Fortunately, Xie Ci'an was quick to catch her in his arms and asked, "Is the Queen okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, my knees are just a little sore." Gu Jianchu was not pretending, his knees really were sore.

Xie Ci'an didn't say much and just picked her up.