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

Recently, there have been small-scale riots among refugees in the capital. Fortunately, Xie Ci'an issued orders in time and prevented the refugees from causing trouble. Instead, with the efforts of the government, the refugees were temporarily resettled outside the city.

The plan to worship ancestors at Ci'an Temple has not been cancelled.

As the queen, Gu Jianchu naturally accompanied the emperor. In addition, the imperial concubine and Wen Zhaoyi, who were recommended by Gu Jianchu, also accompanied him on this trip.

For such a major event as ancestor worship, the Queen Mother and Prince Li, who had secretly returned to the palace, were arranged to travel together. In addition, there were palace maids from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department who were responsible for this matter, as well as personnel from the Imperial City Department and the Wucheng Military Department who were there to protect everyone's safety.

Ci'an Temple was far away in the suburbs, almost a day's journey from the imperial city. They had to rush to Ci'an Temple to rest at night. When it was dawn, everyone took a carriage to go there.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs originally arranged a separate carriage for Gu Jianchu, but before he could get on, Xie Ci'an took him to the dragon chariot.

The emperor's dragon chariot was much more spacious than her carriage and looked magnificent. A thick woolen blanket was spread under his feet, and there was a stove lit on the side with boiling tea leaves on it. There were various snacks on a small table beside him, and a soft couch for resting was also placed next to him.

Now I understand why everyone wants to be the emperor.

Being an emperor is really enjoyable.

Gu Jianchu was pulled out of bed by Zhuxi in the morning, so he had no time to eat breakfast. When he saw the snacks on the table, he couldn't help feeling hungry and stared at the things on the table.

Xie Ci'an was watching Douzhe, and seemed to have noticed Gu Jianchu's side. He moved the snacks in front of Gu Jianchu and said, "The Queen is hungry, so eat something first. There will be breakfast delivered from the kitchen soon."

Although it was only a day's journey, the emperor was not one to suffer, so he brought several imperial chefs with him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After expressing his gratitude, Gu Jianchu picked up the snacks and wolfed down a few of them. Thinking that there would be other breakfasts later, he restrained his stomach and did not eat any more.

Breakfast was prepared in advance by the imperial kitchen in the palace. After it was delivered in food boxes, they ate while walking.

It was not so convenient when it came to lunch. It just so happened that everyone needed to rest, so they found an open space to rest for a while and asked the imperial kitchen to prepare lunch.

Gu Jianchu was feeling sleepy because he had gotten up early, but he hadn't fallen asleep yet when he heard the sound of knocking on the carriage outside.

The force was not great, so the sound was not loud, but it could still be heard. Gu Jianchu frowned and opened the car window, and saw a cute little kid standing outside. The kid was timid, and there was a blush on his face caused by the cold wind.

I have seen him several times in the palace before. He is the child of Prince Li and his wife.

"Empress, here are some pea cakes for you." The child's eyes sparkled as he raised his hand to pass a piece of cake upwards, but because he was not tall enough, he could only stand on tiptoe.

"Thank you, Tuantuan. It's cold outside. Let's get into the carriage and warm up for a while. Besides, the Empress has more delicious pastries here." Gu Jianchu opened the carriage door and asked the palace servant to carry Tuantuan in.

When Tuantuan saw Xie Ci'an, a hint of fear rose in his eyes, and his body naturally hid behind Gu Jianchu. Gu Jianchu noticed this scene and couldn't help but smile.

Even children are afraid of tyrants.

"It's okay, your uncle is a good man, and he has candied fruits here." Gu Jianchu put a stack of delicious food in front of Tuantuan.

Tuantuan looked at Xie Ci'an again before taking it.

Xie Ci'an was too lazy to argue with a child, but seeing how Gu Jianchu coaxed the child just now, he seemed quite gentle.

While he was thinking, Gu Jianchu seemed to have discovered something and stared at the child again and again.

[That's not right. Prince Li has a gentle and handsome appearance, and the princess isn't a strong-faced beauty, but this child's bone structure is definitely developing towards the strong-faced type, which is completely different from the princess and Prince Li.]

[These eyebrows, eyes, and lips don't look like any of them.]

[Oh my god, have I discovered something new? This child can't be like Lady Annan, the son of Princess Li and someone else.]

After hearing Gu Jianchu's provocative analysis, Xie Ci'an almost spit out a mouthful of water. The Queen was too bold in her analysis. It would be better for her not to do that in the future.

However, Xie Ci'an was still influenced by the Queen's words. He stared at the child in front of him carefully for a few seconds. It was true that the child did not look like Prince Li and his wife. However, there were cases where children did not look like their parents, so it could not be necessarily judged as infidelity.

[I'm saying, even if Princess Li had an affair with someone else and had a child, there can't be any trace of Princess Li on him, so this child is not theirs.]

Now it was Xie Ci'an's turn to be shocked by the news and was unable to react.

Before Prince Li and his wife went to their fiefdom, they had already given birth to a two-year-old child. However, he was always fighting in the north at the time and rarely returned to the capital. Even if he came back, he left without having time to meet his wife. He had never seen his brother's child.

Even if the two of them had a fake child, he wouldn't be able to tell.

Prince Li and Princess Li were so bold that they even created a fake child to fool him.

[But since they're back in Beijing, why would these two bring a fake child with them?]

My goodness, the reason these two brought a fake child to the capital was to conceal their tracks. If their rebellion failed, they could send servants to take their biological child and escape in time.

[But other people's children are also children. These two people are really crazy.]

So Prince Li returned to the capital to seek power and usurp the throne. Does the Queen Mother know this?

Although Xie Ci'an used a memorial to cover it up, he immediately calmed down.

The Queen Mother only provided spiritual support but did not participate in any specific actions.

[Wait a minute, I've been so focused on the love-hate relationship between Censor Liang and his ex-wife and current wife these past two days that I've actually missed some gossip.]

This Censor Liang was actually a double agent. Before the Emperor ascended the throne, he supported Prince Li. After the Emperor ascended the throne, he became obedient and even sent his granddaughter to the palace as a concubine. He often secretly passed on information to Prince Li, thus maintaining a good relationship between the two brothers. In the end, even if the two brothers fought each other, no matter who won or lost, he would always be able to clear himself.

[As expected of someone who can become an Imperial Censor, he has a sharp mind and can think of ways to please both sides.]

Prince Li returned this time with the intention of rebellion, and must have been preparing to assassinate the Emperor. And wouldn't it be a better place to ambush and assassinate outside the palace than in the heavily guarded area inside?

"I'm riding in the same carriage as the Emperor. If an assassin comes, I'll die with him. I can't even enjoy this good thing, and I might be assassinated. Isn't that unfair?"

When Xie Ci'an heard Gu Jianchu's sharp voice, what he wanted to say was that as his queen, even if she didn't ride in the same carriage with him, those assassins would not let her go.