When she opened her sleepy eyes, she saw Xie Ci'an standing by her bed, reading a memorial presented by a minister.

Although we are far away in the palace, we cannot be negligent about the affairs in the capital.

After seeing Gu Jianchu wake up, Xie Ci'an naturally put the memorial aside, stepped forward and helped Gu Jianchu sit up, "Are you feeling better now?"

"Much better." Gu Jianchu accidentally rubbed his arm and still couldn't help but gasp in pain.

"Your Majesty has been guarding me all the time without even a break." After adjusting his sitting position, Gu Jianchu held Xie Ci'an's fingers with heartache.

"It's not like I have to stay with Ah Chu all the time. It just so happens that I still have some memorials to deal with. You must be hungry. I asked the kitchen to cook some vegetable porridge. You can have some first. Then there will be pheasant soup made with game hunted by the ministers, stir-fried rabbit meat and braised lamb. I specifically asked Doctor Lin, and you can eat these things." Xie Ci'an clapped his hands, and Cheng Song immediately asked someone to prepare dinner.

Gu Jianchu didn't expect the emperor to be so thoughtful, and he couldn't help feeling touched.

Seeing a crystal tear welling up in the corner of Gu Jianchu's eyes, Xie Ci'an immediately stepped forward with heartache, held Gu Jianchu in his arms, took a handkerchief beside him, and gently wiped Gu Jianchu's tears, "What's wrong? Why are you crying for no reason? Are you feeling unwell? I'll ask Zhu Xia to call Doctor Lin to come and take a look at you, or Ah Chu, tell me and I'll rub the area for you."

Gu Jianchu shook her head. "I'm fine. It's just that the Emperor is so kind to me. I'm so moved that I want to cry."

Gu Jianchu sniffed hard.

Xie Ci'an raised his hand and pinched Gu Jianchu's nose. "You've been moved to tears. My Ah Chu is really useless."

What moved Gu Jianchu was not Xie Ci'an's kindness to her, but the emperor's willingness to treat her well, favor her alone, and spend time on her. After all, from ancient times to the present, emperors were mostly ruthless people. Even if they had someone they favored alone, they would not neglect the countless beauties in his harem. Although Xie Ci'an also had many beauties in his harem, he had never touched those beauties. This is what moved her.

Just at this moment, Cheng Song knocked on the door.

Gu Jianchu quickly buried her face in Xie Ci'an's arms and wiped her tears with Xie Ci'an's clothes. Cheng Song just brought in the vegetable porridge and placed it on the small table beside the bed.

"Ask someone to bring dinner over." Xie Ci'an gave the order, and Cheng Song immediately left the room.

Seeing Cheng Song close the door, Xie Ci'an raised his hand and patted Gu Jianchu's back a few times, "Okay, Cheng Song is gone."

Gu Jianchu then slowly broke away from Xie Ci'an's arms, revealing a pair of eyes that were a little red and swollen from crying. Xie Ci'an took Gu Jianchu off his body and put him on the bed. He picked up two soft pillows and stood behind Gu Jianchu. He picked up the porridge on the table, blew on it gently a few times, and brought it to Gu Jianchu's mouth.

"I can do it myself." Gu Jianchu wanted to take the bowl embarrassedly.

Before he could touch it, Xie Ci'an dodged to the side and directly rejected it, "I'll feed you."

Gu Jianchu had no choice but to wait obediently for Xie Ci'an to feed him.

After a while, Cheng Song brought up the rest of the dinner. The steaming chicken soup and mutton tempted Gu Jianchu to swallow his saliva. Xie Ci'an looked at Gu Jianchu with shining eyes and couldn't help but remind him, "Doctor Lin said that although Ah Chu can eat these things, you have to pay attention to the amount and not eat too much, otherwise your body won't be able to digest it now."

"I understand. I'm already very grateful for being able to taste it." Gu Jianchu nodded in agreement.

Xie Ci'an first served a bowl of chicken soup to Gu Jianchu, "This is pheasant soup with some oyster mushrooms. Ah Chu, try it and see how it tastes. Doctor Lin said you could drink more chicken soup to nourish your body."

Gu Jianchu picked up the spoon and stirred it gently, then took a small sip and nodded continuously, "It's very delicious. The pheasant soup with oyster mushrooms has further enhanced the flavor. Your Majesty, please have some more."

"By the way, when we were in the cave, the emperor said that he would reward Miss Mi Yue. Has the emperor's reward been delivered?" Gu Jianchu asked casually.

Mi Yue must be waiting for the emperor's reward.

Xie Ci'an's expression turned slightly colder, but when Gu Jianchu looked over, he quickly calmed down and said, "Not yet. What does the Queen think would be a good reward?"

Seeing that the Queen took the initiative to bring up this matter, Xie Ci'an knew that the Queen had an idea.

Gu Jianchu is not the kind of person who would let himself suffer a loss, not to mention that Mi Yue has already challenged Gu Jianchu's bottom line. It is only a matter of time before Gu Jianchu attacks Mi Yue. Sometimes Xie Ci'an wants to help but can't, and can only silently cooperate with Gu Jianchu.

Gu Jianchu's eyes flashed with a glint of fox-like brilliance, "I think this pheasant tastes good. Your Majesty, why don't you give Miss Mi Yue a few pheasants as a reward? Then, pick out some head ornaments from my makeup box and give them to her. After all, she is a little girl and she loves beauty, and Miss Mi Yue is no exception."

Xie Ci'an nodded in agreement, "Let's do as the Queen says."

Later, Gu Jianchu asked Zhu Xia to pick out some gold hairpins, jade bracelets and other jewelry that girls like from her jewelry collection, and asked Cheng Song to send them to Mi Yue along with the pheasant.

After all, Cheng Song is a popular figure around Xie Ci'an, so I believe Mi Yue will understand it after seeing it.

Instead of waiting passively, it is better to take the initiative, especially since Mi Yue still has many unsafe factors.

Now we just wait for the fish to bite.

The Emperor was meeting with the court officials in front. Zhu Xia brought a basin of warm water and helped Gu Jianchu wipe his body. "When the Empress was asleep, both the Empress Dowager and Consort Wen came to see her, but since they saw that she was resting, they left without disturbing her."

"Both *** and Wen Zhaoyi are thoughtful."

Gu Jianchu raised his arm and let Zhu Xia wipe it for him. "By the way, send someone to inform my elder sister and elder brother tomorrow. Tell them that I have someone prepare a wild game feast tomorrow and ask them to come and try it. And let *** and Wen Zhaoyi come and try it as well. It will be more lively if more people eat."

Zhu Xia agreed immediately.

After helping Gu Jianchu wipe his body, Zhu Xia was about to leave when Gu Jianchu stopped her.

Gu Jianchu waved his hand, and Zhu Xia naturally stepped forward. Gu Jianchu leaned over and whispered a few words in Zhu Xia's ear. Zhu Xia immediately nodded in response and consciously left the hall.

Hunting has begun. Although the queen is injured, the hunting ground has not been closed. Everyone can enter the hunting ground to hunt on their own, or they can invite three or five friends to go together. Those young masters from wealthy families naturally do not want to miss such a hunting opportunity, and they rush to the hunting ground. As for the ministers, they originally came to accompany the emperor. The emperor is busy taking care of the queen, so it is not convenient for them to enter the hunting ground directly.

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