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

His body suddenly flew into the air. Gu Jianchu was startled and quickly put his arms around his neck.

Cheng Song and Zhu Xi, who were following beside them, lowered their heads in unison, looking as if they didn't dare to look, but at the same time wanted to peek secretly.

After realizing Xie Ci'an's intention, Gu Jianchu quickly refused, "Your Majesty, I'm fine. I can walk on my own."

Because Xie Ci'an was holding her, the two of them were very close. Xie Ci'an's hot breath sprayed directly on Gu Jianchu's earlobe as he spoke, "Just now, the Queen almost fell on me. Are you sure you can still walk on your own?"

The warm breath made Gu Jianchu's earlobes itchy and his heartbeat accelerated.

She didn't forget to nod.

Xie Ci'an completely ignored her intention, held her in his arms, and strode out of the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace under the gaze of many palace servants.

Gu Jianchu leaned in Xie Ci'an's arms, feeling no greater sorrow than a dead heart.

[It's true that I just wanted to make you feel distressed, but I didn't expect you to take care of me like this.]

[It's over, it's over. The harem has completely fulfilled their purpose. Being the empress is not easy, and being the emperor's favorite concubine is even harder.]

Ignoring the Queen's thoughts, Xie Ci'an placed the person on the dragon chariot. He also entered and sat side by side with the Queen. "It's all my fault. I kept talking to General Zhenbei and made the Queen suffer so much."

Xie Ci'an helped Gu Jianchu rub his wrist which was sore from copying the female training.

"As long as the emperor cares about me, I don't have to work hard." Gu Jianchu didn't pull her hand back. The emperor was very strong, and rubbing her wrist was just right.

"If the Queen doesn't want to contradict the Queen Mother in the future, she can just agree to it openly and not do it afterwards." Xie Ci'an's tone softened a bit.

"Without your permission, I wouldn't dare to agree to anything. If I were to exaggerate and spread the news to your ears, it would be my fault."

Faced with Gu Jianchu's straightforward remarks, Xie Ci'an was speechless.

Xie Ci'an carried Gu Jianchu all the way back to Kunning Palace and placed him on the bed by the window. "Does your knee still hurt? Do you want to call a doctor to take a look at you?"

"There's no need to trouble the imperial physician for this kind of thing." Gu Jianchu directly rejected Xie Ci'an's suggestion. If he sent the imperial physician again, he would completely offend the empress dowager.

Zhu Xia quickly brought hot water and a handkerchief. "The old maid in the palace said that a hot compress would also be helpful."

"Leave it to me and go out." Xie Ci'an took the washbasin from Zhu Xia's hand.

Zhu Xia immediately understood and handed the things to Xie Ci'an and left quietly.

Seeing Xie Ci'an's clumsy movements of twisting the silk handkerchief, Gu Jianchu was flattered. After all, he had never seen an emperor do such a thing.

Gu Jianchu hurriedly stood up and took the handkerchief, "Your Majesty, I'll handle matters like this."

Gu Jianchu quickly rolled up his trouser legs and placed the steaming handkerchief on his knees.

There are no secrets in the palace, and the emperor does not hide anything from people. The news that she was brought back spread throughout the palace the next day.

When Concubine Shu heard the news, she dropped several teacups in succession, scaring the palace maids and eunuchs to their knees. But Concubine Shu was still not satisfied, so she picked up the feather duster on the table and threw it in the direction of Liang Guiyi.

It hit Liang Guiyi's neck directly, leaving a red mark.

Liang Guiyi felt a burning pain whenever she was touched slightly.

Concubine Shu pointed at Liang Guiyi's nose and scolded, "Useless thing, you've thought of so many ways, but you haven't been able to overthrow the Queen. Instead, you've made the Queen more and more favored."

"This concubine has never thought of this. Maybe the Queen used some seductive tricks to seduce the Emperor." Liang Guiyi said in obedience to Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu's anger had subsided considerably. "Don't you live close to Kunning Palace? Did you see the seductive tactics the Queen used?"

Liang Guiyi pondered and said, "Her Majesty the Queen keeps the door closed all day long. Even if there is any movement, she will not let me know."

"Then what use is there for me to have you?" Concubine Shu swept the last teacup left on the table to the ground.

Liang Guiyi immediately said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I have a good idea."

"What other ways do you have to bring down the queen?" Concubine Shu still trusted Liang Guiyi. After hearing that Liang Guiyi had a way, she immediately stepped forward and helped her up from the ground.

"Li Zhaoyi's father will be executed soon, and her previous backer, Concubine Xian, has also fallen. Why don't you win her over and use her for our purposes, Your Highness?" Liang Guiyi stood beside the Imperial Concubine cautiously, fearing that she would get angry.

"That's a good idea. Fighting the Queen alone is not a long-term solution." Concubine Shu nodded contentedly.

Snowflakes fell all over the ground, and the entire palace was covered in white snow.

The first snow of this year finally arrived.

Yunhe ran all the way from outside into the hall, leaving behind a long trail of huge footprints.

Seeing Yun He running in without a care in the world, Zhu Xia immediately stopped him and said, "You are running in covered in snow. Be careful not to bring cold air into the hall and let the queen catch a cold."

"Sister Zhuxia is the one who thinks things through carefully." Yunhe smiled and walked out.

Zhu Xia kindly came out with a feather duster and helped to sweep the snow off her body. Then Yun He happily entered the inner hall, "Your Majesty, there is good news from the Chuigong Hall."

"What good news can there be from Chuigong Palace?" Maybe the emperor will come over in the evening.

"The Marquis and the Crown Prince have returned to the capital, and are now reporting to His Majesty in the Chuigong Hall." Yunhe said in an excited tone.

It is really great news that Daddy and Big Brother are back.

Not long after she married the emperor, her father and elder brother volunteered to go to Liaodong to guard the city in order to prove to the emperor that they were useful to the Gu family and to make the emperor treat her well in the harem.

Seeing that their new emperor had just ascended the throne, the Tartars thought he was a paper tiger and took this opportunity to invade the Liaodong border repeatedly. Unexpectedly, they were beaten back by Nanping Hou and his son. Not only that, in the last battle, Nanping Hou led his army to force the Tartars to retreat thirty miles, for which the Tartars handed them a letter of surrender.

Yun He then continued, "Eunuch Cheng sent someone to deliver a message. The Emperor, mindful of the Marquis and the Empress' long separation and their eventful return to the capital, has invited the Marquis to dine in the palace. He has asked the Empress to prepare in advance, and they will be here shortly."

"Why didn't you explain it clearly all at once for such an important matter?" Zhu Xia raised the feather duster and hit Yun He jokingly.

Yun He scratched his head embarrassedly, "I just didn't have time to say it."

Gu Jianchu didn't take the two people's quarrel seriously. Instead, he was puzzled. "Shouldn't Liu Daddy and the others have their meal in Chuigong Hall? Why did they come to Kunning Hall for no reason?"

Zhuxi guessed with a smile, "Perhaps it's snowing heavily outside today, and the emperor is worried that the roads will be slippery in the snow."