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

Xie Ci’an:…

There is no fun that the Queen cannot join in.

"Just tell me if they're still in Qingliang Palace, and if Wu Guiyi's crimson bellyband is still on the guard. Just thinking about it makes me excited."

[Of course, it's there. Qingliang Palace is usually deserted, and the palace maids and eunuchs think it's a long way around and won't go there on their own initiative. However, it's a perfect place for an affair. Plus, the two of them can only see each other every three to five days, so naturally they won't leave until they've had enough affection.]

Hearing this, Gu Jianchu slowly moved down from the soft couch, her little head constantly turning to think of an excuse, "Your Majesty, I am a little bored staying here, I want to go out for a walk."

"I'll accompany you." Xie Ci'an put down the memorial in his hand, stood up, and took Gu Jianchu's slender fingers. He coldly ordered the palace servants waiting beside him, "It's cold outside. Go and get the queen's cloak."

She just wanted to go and have a go at it. If the emperor followed her, he would know that he was cuckolded.

"If Your Majesty has something to do, please go and do it. There is no need to stay by my side like this." Gu Jianchu said tactfully.

"They are just some chores that can be dealt with anytime. I'd better accompany the Queen for a walk, lest the Queen get hurt accidentally, I would be heartbroken." Xie Ci'an took the cloak from Qiu Tao's hand, naturally draped it on Gu Jianchu, and tied the cloak.

Forget it. Once this matter gets out, the emperor won’t be able to hide it.

Qingliang Hall is not very close to Chuigong Hall, but there is a winding path that leads directly to Qingliang Hall, saving half the time.

Gu Jianchu was too lazy to come up with any more high-sounding excuses and said bluntly, "I remember there's a pond of lotus pods over at Qingliang Palace. I wonder if they've been picked yet. Why don't we go take a look and pick some to make lotus seed soup."

"It's all up to you, Achu." Xie Ci'an touched Gu Jianchu's nose lovingly.

It is now late autumn, and everything is desolate. As the wind blows, leaves are always blown down by the wind, and the wind feels noticeably cool on the face. Gu Jianchu is afraid of cold to begin with, and after only a while of wind, she feels her fingers getting cold. Just as she was about to use her sleeves to fold her hands and put them into her sleeves, a pair of big hands suddenly hold her cold fingers.

The big palm was like a stove, tightly wrapping her fingers, and her hands were warm after a while.

Soon the two of them came to the outside of Qingliang Palace with a group of palace maids and eunuchs.

The Qingliang Palace is only used during palace banquets. Now that it is idle, it looks particularly cool and desolate, especially the fallen leaves on the ground. Although palace servants clean it every morning, in this season, there will still be fallen leaves even if they clean it all the time.

There is a pond outside the Qingliang Palace, which draws fresh water from the Jinshui River. There are koi carps in it, and there is also a pond of lotus flowers. Now the lotus flowers and lotus leaves have withered, leaving only the unpicked lotus pods.

"I didn't expect there were still unpicked lotus pods here." Zhu Xia said in surprise.

Gu Jianchu used the lotus pods as an excuse to lead everyone to the Qingliang Palace. "Go pick them. Be careful not to step on empty space. The water here is quite cold."

The lotus pods grow crookedly on the surface of the lake, and many of them are located relatively far in the lake, making them difficult to pick.

Just as Zhu Xia was about to step forward, Yun He quickly raised his head and stopped her, "You stay here and serve the queen, I'll go pick it."

"Then you better be careful, especially those stones by the lake are very slippery, don't slip." Zhu Xia couldn't help but mutter a few words, and then ordered the other young eunuchs who followed him to go forward and look after them.

Gu Jianchu had not forgotten why he came here, and his eyes glanced at the side hall of Qingliang Palace from time to time.

The side hall is relatively remote, and the palace servants usually cannot stand it. Even if they do something bad, no one will find out.

"It's a bit cold outside. Do you want to sit inside to avoid the wind?" Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's hands to keep her warm.

Gu Jianchu was just worried about not being able to get in, but now someone has come to offer him a pillow just as he dozed off. How could he refuse? Gu Jianchu nodded immediately, "Okay."

As soon as the two entered the main hall, they heard the sound of tables and chairs falling to the ground from the side hall.

Gu Jianchu looked excited.

Wu Guiyi and the young guard are so infatuated with each other, aren't they? You're having an affair, making such a big noise, aren't you afraid of being noticed by the palace servants passing by?

Compared to Gu Jianchu's excitement and Xie Ci'an's calmness, Cheng Song, who was completely unaware of the situation, stood in front of the emperor and empress in panic, "What's the noise? I'm afraid an assassin has broken in."

"The palace is heavily guarded. How could those assassins have sneaked into the palace without being detected by both the Imperial City Administration and the Imperial Guards? Maybe they were just lazy palace servants hiding in the Qingliang Palace." Gu Jianchu explained. She didn't want to just eat some melons and attracted the entire Imperial Guards.

Cheng Song was still a little worried, "I'll go over and check it out."

With the preconceived idea that he was an assassin, Cheng Song moved forward with fear. He gradually moved to the door of the side hall, but Cheng Song did not dare to push the door open directly. He lay on the door and looked inside. Through the gap, he saw two naked bodies entangled together on the bed.

As the chair beside the bed was accidentally knocked over by them, the woman sat up in panic and looked to the side. "What's that noise? Could someone have discovered us?"

"How is that possible? I don't usually come here. I just accidentally bumped into the chair where the clothes are placed next to the bed. Let's continue." The man hugged the woman's body and lay back on the bed.

The man also had a woman's bellyband hanging around his waist.

The woman glanced anxiously again, and after confirming that it was only the chair that had arrived, she lay down with the man again. However, she did not forget to warn the man, "Be careful, and try not to make any noise. What if you really attract the palace servants passing by?"

Cheng Song couldn't bear to watch any longer and ran to Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an with a red face.

Just by looking at Cheng Song's expression, Gu Jianchu could imagine how exciting and wonderful the scene inside would be.

Gu Jianchu pretended not to know and asked, "Eunuch Cheng, can you see what's inside?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there are two people having an affair in here... I think the woman is Wu Guiyi from Jinxiu Palace, and based on the clothes on the ground, the man having an affair is a young guard from the Imperial Guard." Cheng Song said it all in one go.

I didn't expect Eunuch Cheng to be so attentive. Even I had no impression of Wu Guiyi, but I didn't expect Cheng Song to have an impression of her.

Rather than caring about how Cheng Song had an impression of Wu Guiyi, Gu Jianchu was more concerned about how Xie Ci'an would feel when he knew that his concubine had cheated on him.