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

Several concerned eyes looked over at the same time.

"Should I send this girl to a farm in the countryside?" Minister Qian asked tentatively.

He was not sure how to deal with the matter in order to satisfy the emperor and empress.

"The Queen asked you to handle it yourself. Don't you understand what I'm saying?" After saying this, Xie Ci'an hugged Gu Jianchu's waist and walked back.

"I asked the kitchen to prepare some ginger soup and send it over, so that she won't get sick in the cold outside." Xu was worried about her daughter. Seeing that the emperor was with her daughter, she naturally didn't dare to go near.

"Mom, I'm fine, you don't have to worry too much. You don't have to be too anxious about my elder brother's affairs. He is so outstanding, who knows if he won't be able to meet a good girl." Gu Jianchu was afraid that his parents would be worried about this matter, so he couldn't help but comfort them.

"I originally thought that the gentle and quiet Miss Qian would be a good match, but I didn't expect her to be this kind of person." Talking about this matter, Xu couldn't help but sigh.

Gu Yuanqing was more open-minded than Xu. "There's nothing to worry about. It's a good thing that we can now see the true character of the Qian family. Although your eldest brother is a bit old, there's no need to worry."

Gu Jianchu finally got out of the palace and went home, so she was reluctant to leave. She stayed at home to have dinner, took the many delicious foods prepared for her by her mother, and then followed the emperor back to the palace.

Gu Jianchu slept all the way during the carriage journey.

Even with the shaking of the carriage, her body bumped into Xie Ci'an's arms.

Xie Ci'an naturally raised his hand to catch Gu Jianchu's head and let his body lean on his chest.

It was not until the carriage entered the palace gate and was about to arrive in front of Kunning Palace that Gu Jianchu was awakened by the system's anxious mechanical voice.

【What's all this fuss about?】

Gu Jianchu's voice woke up Xie Ci'an, who was also resting with his eyes closed.

He was about to explain when he realized that the source of the voice was actually Gu Jianchu's inner voice.

Is Li Zhaoyi crazy? She blames me for what her own father did. She even disguised herself as a palace maid and sneaked into Kunning Palace to assassinate me.

[My life is so valuable, everyone wants it.]

After the emperor ascended the throne, he has always advocated frugality. The palace maids in Kunning Palace are not fully staffed, but there are quite a few from first-class palace maids to second-class palace maids, plus palace maids serving outside to clean the palace. Moreover, it is late now, and it would be difficult to be discovered if someone sneaks in.

The carriage has stopped outside Kunning Palace.

Although the system gave her an advance warning, she was not sure where Li Zhaoyi was hiding now, so it was still quite dangerous.

"I will stay at the Queen's place tonight." Xie Ci'an gave an order to Cheng Song in a cold voice, then accompanied Gu Jianchu inside.

With Xie Ci'an by his side, Gu Jianchu seemed much bolder, but he was still always on guard against Li Zhaoyi who might jump out of the darkness at any time.

He walked all the way from the palace gate to the main hall door without encountering any danger. Just as Gu Jianchu relaxed his guard and pushed the door open, a thin figure suddenly rushed out of the room. A flash of light from a blade could be seen in the darkness. "Gu Jianchu, I will kill you."

At the critical moment, Xie Ci'an held her waist and pulled her back, barely avoiding the dagger that Li Zhaoyi stabbed at her.

Seeing that she missed, Li Zhaoyi raised the dagger again and stabbed towards the two men. Although Li Zhaoyi had no professional training, she was filled with hatred and used extra strength, still slashing randomly without any method.

In order to protect Gu Jianchu, Xie Ci'an's arm was accidentally cut by the dagger in Li Zhaoyi's hand. The pain swept over him instantly, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood. Xie Ci'an frowned and kicked Li Zhaoyi in the chest.

Before becoming emperor, Xie Ci'an was a military commander who guarded a region. Li Zhaoyi's frail body flew out and hit the yellow pear wood table hard, accompanied by a mouthful of blood gushing out. It was obvious that the emperor's kick was not light.

Just as Xie Ci'an had dealt with the people, Wen Zhu and Cheng Song arrived with their men. "Your Majesty, I am late in coming to your rescue. I beg your punishment."

"Go and receive twenty military sticks. Also, let the head of the Imperial Household Department go to the Ministry of Punishment to receive twenty lashes every day until one month is up. You didn't even notice that there was a madman running around like this. What are you doing here?" Xie Ci'an was angry, and a strong murderous intent was revealed between his eyebrows.

The other palace servants in Kunning Palace knelt on the ground and dared not speak.

Cheng Song had Consort Li tied up, then tremblingly asked, "Your Majesty, what should be done with Consort Li?"

Li Zhaoyi was kicked to the point of being on the verge of death by Xie Ci'an.

Xie Ci'an didn't even glance at the person, his thin lips parted as he spat out two cold words, "Execution."

Cheng Song immediately took the person out.

Gu Jianchu didn't recover from her shock until now. Although the system had reminded her that Li Zhaoyi was planning an assassination, when she really faced it, she was so scared that her whole body went limp.

What she didn't expect was that Xie Ci'an would actually stand in front of her at the critical moment.

There are rumors outside that Xie Ci'an is a tyrant, and looking at his actions, he is no different from a tyrant.

Finally, Gu Jianchu's eyes fell on his injured arm, "Yunhe, go call the imperial physician quickly, Zhuxi, go boil some hot water."

Everyone in Kunning Palace seemed extremely busy.

Under the candlelight that was flickering in the wind, Gu Jianchu stared at his injury with moist eyes, "Your Majesty is worth a fortune, how could you get injured just to save me? How can I repay Your Majesty?"

The best reward is to eat more melons and expose the corrupt officials in the court.

Thinking this in his heart, Xie Ci'an naturally wouldn't say it out loud, "As a man, I can't push the queen to the front."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jianchu suddenly felt his nose sore and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Zhuxi brought in the boiled hot water. Gu Jianchu naturally stepped forward to take it. Zhuxi tactfully led the palace maids behind him out of the hall.

"I will help the emperor take off his clothes so that it will be easier to treat the wound." As soon as Gu Jianchu finished speaking, Xie Ci'an opened his arms and let Gu Jianchu come forward to untie the belt around his waist, which was buttoned at the back.

When she was halfway through unbuttoning her clothes, Xie Ci'an's uninjured arm wrapped around her slender waist and pulled her forward. Gu Jianchu pressed her whole body against Xie Ci'an's chest. "It seems that my injuries were not in vain. Now the Queen is willing to take the initiative to get close to me."

Hearing this, Gu Jianchu's earlobes turned slightly red, and she pushed his chest with her fingers, "Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense. I don't want you to get hurt."

"The Queen is worried about me." Xie Ci'an's voice was bewitching.

Before Xie Ci'an could continue, there were several knocks on the door. Yun He stood outside the door politely and reported, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Doctor Zhang is here."

Gu Jianchu was like a frightened deer, and he escaped from Xie Ci'an's arms in an instant, "Let Doctor Zhang come in."