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

[Uh, calling him a heartless man is a way of glorifying Lord Liang. He's like a different kind of Chen Shimei. Before taking the imperial examination, Lord Liang married a woman. Because his family was broke and he still wanted to study, his wife sold pork during the day and did laundry at night to earn money to support his studies.]

Sir Liang lived up to everyone's expectations and passed the imperial examination. However, after arriving in the capital, he became increasingly dazzled by the sight of women and gradually lost interest in his wife, a butcher. Without a divorce, Sir Liang married a young lady from an aristocratic family.

[A young lady from an aristocratic family can help Mr. Liang pave his way to an official position.]

After years of waiting for Lord Liang to return, his wife went to the capital to look for him. However, she received news that her husband had remarried. She then started a disturbance in the capital, even going so far as to report it to the prefect of Jingzhao.

The young lady from the aristocratic family and Lord Liang both felt ashamed, so they used their power in the capital to drive his original wife out of the capital. Even after she was driven out, Lord Liang's current wife still felt unsatisfied and secretly sent someone to follow his country wife out of the capital and break her leg.

After her leg was broken, the wife's health deteriorated and she eventually died on the way home.

[On the other hand, Lord Liang rose through the ranks and became the envied Imperial Censor of the Emperor, now boasting a large family. Meanwhile, his original wife, who had supported him in his rise to prominence, met a tragic end at his hands.]

[This is simply a fighter among scum. ]

When she finds an opportunity, she will definitely criticize Lord Liang's behavior behind his back.

This was not meant to interfere in the karma of others, but to let the emperor know the character of the officials under his command.

Xie Ci'an, who was standing by, already knew what kind of person Lord Liang was.

Xie Ci'an was also very angry, but it was not a good idea to attack Lord Liang directly now.

Just when Gu Jianchu was distracted by eating melon, he heard an extremely harsh argument coming from the hall. Everyone looked at Liang Guiyi, the source of the sound.

The pipa string in Liang Guiyi's arms suddenly broke. The already taut string cut her cheek due to the force of the break, and blood immediately flowed down.

At first, Liang Guiyi was just frightened and panicked when the pipa was broken. When the blood dripped down her cheek onto the pipa, she felt a burning pain on her face. She wanted to reach out and touch it, but when she was halfway, she stopped abruptly and turned to look at the people present.

Everyone had different expressions, some were horrified, some were gloating, and some were trying hard to hide their joy, but no one felt heartbroken.

Gu Jianchu only had someone break her string, but he didn't expect it to break Liang Guiyi's face. The cut was very deep, which was obviously the retribution for doing too many evil things. "Don't touch it, Yunhe, go call the imperial physician."

Liang Guiyi looked at Gu Jianchu in panic, "Your Majesty, my face..."

Gu Jianchu did not feel any guilt, she was just concerned as the Empress.

She patted Liang Guiyi's shoulder gently and said, "Don't worry, the imperial physician is very skilled. Your face won't be scarred."

The Empress Dowager's birthday banquet was still going on, and seeing blood was unlucky, so Gu Jianchu had Liang Guiyi taken away.

After all, she was in the same camp as Liang Guiyi. Before, when Shu Guifei saw Liang Guiyi being looked at twice by the emperor, she was indeed angry. Now that she had realized what was happening, she was still frightened. "There is something strange about the broken strings of Liang Guiyi's pipa."

[When did the imperial concubine develop a brain?]

Before Gu Jianchu could speak, Xie Ci'an on the side spoke first, "Maybe Liang Guiyi didn't take good care of herself."

After being refuted by the emperor, Concubine Shu had no choice but to shut up awkwardly.

After a while, Yun He returned from the back hall and whispered in Gu Jianchu's ear, "Her Majesty Liang Guiyi's injuries are quite serious. The imperial physician said that her facial injuries are so severe that the bones are visible. I'm afraid she won't be able to recover. Liang Guiyi has already made a scene in the back. Will she find out about us?"

"Has the Ministry of Internal Affairs dealt with it cleanly?" Gu Jianchu calmly picked up a piece of dessert and ate it in small bites.

Yun He said truthfully, "I did it myself, without asking anyone else to do it, so it shouldn't be discovered. I'm just worried that the thing on the pipa will be discovered."

"Then take advantage of this mess and clean up all the remaining debris on the pipa."

"Liang Guiyi hurt her face, so she's bound to make a scene. Since she likes to make a scene, let her do it. Inform the Imperial Hospital and ask them to keep it as light as possible, so that Liang Guiyi won't be too upset after knowing the true extent of her injury."

The survival rules in the harem are like the law of the jungle. If she doesn't take action, someone else will.

After receiving the news from Gu Jianchu, Yun He quietly left the hall.

Now that the melons had been eaten and the show was over, the birthday banquet was nearing its end. Gu Jianchu didn't even take a few bites of the sea bass that he had been longing for.

The emperor went straight back to Kunning Palace with the empress, which made everyone envious.

Zhu Xia served a pot of hot tea and then left the hall on her own accord.

"Your Majesty, I recently read a storybook that really made me angry." Gu Jianchu poured a cup of tea for the emperor, and then naturally peeled the roasted chestnuts that had just been made in the kitchen.

Xie Ci'an vaguely knew what the Queen wanted to say, and followed up on Gu Jianchu's question, asking, "What kind of book is the Queen reading that made her so angry?"

"It tells the story of a heartless man who relied on his wife for support and successfully passed the imperial examination. After passing the examination, the heartless man looked down on his wife and married a young lady from an aristocratic family. Later, his wife came to him, and the couple tortured her to death. In the end, not only did the heartless man not receive any punishment, but he also became the Imperial Censor, just like Liang Guiyi's grandfather, and he had absolute power in the court."

"Your Majesty, please tell me if this story is infuriating or not."

Her reminder was obvious enough, and she even intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Liang Guiyi's grandfather.

The emperor was unaware of the matter regarding his original wife, but after Lord Liang passed the imperial examination, he immediately married a young lady from a noble family, so he was still able to find his place in the family.

“There are actually such infuriating things.”

[Yes, it is your Lord Liang.]

Gu Jianchu was not sure whether the emperor believed it or not. The emperor's indifferent expression made it impossible to detect any unnecessary emotion.

Xie Ci'an raised his hand and held Gu Jianchu's waist, pulling her hard, and Gu Jianchu fell into Xie Ci'an's arms. He pinched the soft flesh on Gu Jianchu's waist with his fingers, causing her to tremble all over and shrink back unconsciously.

The most sensitive part of her body is the soft flesh around her waist.

"The Queen has been wronged by Liang Guiyi's matter." Xie Ci'an took the initiative to mention Liang Guiyi.

Gu Jianchu hesitated and met the man's dark pupils.

So what does the emperor mean?

[You don't think I didn't handle Liang Guiyi's affairs properly, so you mentioned Liang Guiyi's grandfather, Lord Liang, right?]

"I know that the emperor wants to balance the relationship between the former court and the harem, and I did not have any substantial evidence at the time." Although Gu Jianchu was angry, she could only remain calm in front of the emperor.