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

Gu Jianchu couldn't help but roll his eyes. It wasn't that she was smart, it was obvious that Xie Qingzhi's little thoughts were written on her face, and it could be seen at a glance.

Now that I know what Xie Qingzhi is thinking, there is no need to continue guessing about why Xie Qingzhi came today.

Since her divorce from the Li family's prince consort, Xie Qingzhi would not enter the palace easily. Once she entered the palace, it must be for something. When Gu Jianchu first saw Xie Qingzhi, he was surprised and wanted to guess Xie Qingzhi's purpose. But there was no need to guess, because she told him everything herself.

"So, elder sister, are you here to deliver an invitation to the palace this time, or to ask me and the emperor to grant you and Dean Jiang a marriage." Gu Jianchu picked up the teacup and took a sip, his provocative gaze naturally falling on Xie Qingzhi.

After taking a sip of tea, Gu Jianchu slowly put down the teacup and waited for Xie Qingzhi's answer.

Since meeting Xie Qingzhi, it was rare to see Xie Qingzhi's face showing the shyness of a little girl. "It's both. After all, I have been married. Although the previous one was a complete scumbag, I am not a virgin by any means. Dean Jiang has never been married before. Not only is he a virgin, but it's his first marriage. He's a first marriage and I'm a second marriage. No matter how I look at it, I feel that he is wronged, so I want to do everything possible to make it up to Dean Jiang."

"I would like to ask the Emperor and the Empress to grant us the marriage, so that our marriage can be legitimate. I will then help him prepare a grand wedding. In addition, I would like to renovate the Princess's Mansion. After all, it is a mansion where we have been married before. I feel it would be unlucky to get married in this way. So, I want to renovate the mansion before the wedding. But don't worry, Empress. I am not asking you to pay for it. They will pay for it themselves. Please inform the Ministry of Works and ask them to provide a blueprint for the renovation. Then I can find someone to do the renovation myself. I am just a princess and it is not easy for me to climb over tables and beds, so I have to trouble you, Empress."

Xie Qingzhi blinked his eyes, looking soft and begging for help.

On the contrary, Gu Jianchu looked at Xie Qingzhi in front of him with surprise.

This was still the Xie Qingzhi they knew. The Xie Qingzhi of the past felt that she held great power and would not ask them for instructions on anything. She would just report the matter directly to the Ministry of Works and ask them to make the changes. Naturally, the Ministry of Works would do its job honestly for the sake of the princess.

It's even possible to get them to pay.

Not to mention saying things like "going over the table to do things".

Sure enough, meeting a person with a stable core will indirectly influence others. Xie Qingzhi's current appearance is influenced by Dean Jiang. She began to become dignified and polite, knowing what to do and what not to do, and even knows that others will be wronged because of his past.

In the past, Xie Qingzhi was self-centered, and all she thought about was that she must never let herself suffer even if she let others suffer.

So she is spoiled and willful.

It's really hard to accept that he's acting so abnormally now.

"I can help you with these little matters. Yunhe, you go inform the Ministry of Works and the Emperor. We're just going to renovate the Princess's Mansion. Where will my elder sister live during this period? After all, this renovation is a huge project and it won't be completed in a short time. Should my elder sister move into the palace? If she can't get used to living in the palace, she can live in Xie Qingrou's mansion for a while and then move back after the *** Mansion is repaired."

"After all, my second sister is getting married, and she won't be back for a while. Her mansion may be a bit deserted after not being lived in for a few months, so we need to send someone to clean it up." Gu Jianchu made two suggestions. She thought Xie Qingzhi would definitely not return to the palace to live, as it was inconvenient for her to leave the palace.

"No need to go through so much trouble. I can just move to the academy and live with Dean Jiang." Xie Qingzhi said as a matter of course.

Gu Jianchu immediately retorted, "No, my elder sister and Dean Jiang haven't gotten married yet. It wouldn't be good for the academy and Dean Jiang's reputation to move there directly. After all, he is still the dean of the academy. The academy is full of men, and it would be inconvenient for my elder sister to move there."

"Once the imperial decree granting the marriage between me and the Emperor comes down, it will be known to everyone. If you move there, it will inevitably be discussed by the people of the capital. I don't want Dean Jiang to suffer any injustice, so it's not good to let Dean Jiang become the subject of everyone's discussion."

"I haven't really thought about it that much. Thank you, Queen, for your advice. I'll move to Xie Qingrou's residence for a while. You don't have to worry about the rest. My people will go over and clean it up. It's just a temporary stay anyway, so there's no need to buy anything. Once the residence is repaired, I'll go back."

Xie Qingzhi really didn't think so much about it. She just wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Dean Jiang. She didn't think that this would be bad for both of their reputations. Since that was the case, she stopped. She couldn't get close to him for the time being. It was already very unfair for him to let him marry his second daughter directly. There was no need to continue to make him feel wronged, and she couldn't do anything that would bring bad reputation to him.

"Since elder sister has someone, I won't send anyone over. When elder sister is too busy, please inform me and I can send someone over to help her." Gu Jianchu said politely.

Zhuxi brought three bowls of sweet soup that had just been made in the kitchen.

Gu Jianyue sipped on the sugar water while talking about other things. "The Minister of Personnel was caught having an affair with his daughter-in-law by his son. Now the story is spreading all over the capital. The son of the Minister of Personnel is even clamoring for a divorce from his daughter-in-law, bringing shame to their family."

Gu Jianchu had known about this matter for a long time, but the incident had not been made public, so she had no chance to watch it. She did not expect that this matter would be exposed so quickly and become known to the whole capital.

[Not only is he having an affair with his daughter-in-law, but even his son is his father's child. In fact, his son shouldn't be his son, but his younger brother.]

Hearing Gu Jianchu's inner thoughts, Xie Qingzhi, who was drinking sugar water, choked and started coughing violently.

Seeing this, Xia Zhi, who was serving Xie Qingzhi, hurried forward and handed her a handkerchief, and carefully stroked Xie Qingzhi's back to help him breathe smoothly.

Gu Jianchu and Gu Jianyue, who were interrupted, turned their heads to glance at Xie Qingzhi and said softly, "Eldest sister, are you okay? How come you choked on some sweet soup? Zhuxi, please come and get a glass of warm water to help you calm down."

Xie Qingzhi: ...

If the Queen hadn't revealed such an exciting thing, how could she have choked?

Xie Qingzhi didn't know what to say, he could only say that it was his own carelessness.

Seeing that Xie Qingzhi was fine, Gu Jianchu continued to eat melon.