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

"Tell me what I can do." Zhou said this and then she collapsed on the ground and started crying out of grievance.

What Zhou said was indeed true. Minister Wu had hinted at Zhou several times, both overtly and covertly. He even took advantage of the Second Young Master's absence to secretly visit Zhou in their room. It was during that time that Zhou was raped by her father-in-law. After that, Zhou took the initiative, using this incident to gain benefits from her father-in-law for herself and the Second Young Master Wu.

Upon hearing this, Master Wu had an expression of disbelief on his face, but he still refused to admit that it was his fault. He didn't want to admit that it was because he was away from home all day that his father had taken advantage of him. He looked at Zhou with red eyes and murmured, "Then you can tell me, why don't you say anything."

[Men are always like this. Whenever something goes wrong, they always put the blame on others, while they themselves are not responsible at all.]

It would have been fine if Master Wu hadn't said anything. But as soon as Master Wu said that, Zhou's eyes changed instantly as she looked at him, her tone tinged with sarcasm, "Will it be of any use telling you?"

"When I first married you, my parents were partial to me during the New Year. They gave my eldest sister-in-law a huge red envelope, but gave us a silver ingot. I argued with them a few times and even wanted you to speak up for me. But what were you doing? You didn't say anything. Even when you did say something at the end, it was that my parents had their reasons for being free. You weren't trying to smooth things over, so what were you doing? It made me feel so ignorant and embarrassed."

"So what's the point of me telling you this? Will you protect me like any other man, or will you pick up a knife and chop down your bullying father? You won't. You might even take out all your anger on me, thinking that everything is my fault. Don't deny it. You are just that kind of person. Even if you know the truth and want to vent your anger, you will only pick on the weak. Why don't you scold your father? Because you don't dare."

"I haven't done many things I regret in my life. The only thing I regret is marrying a wimp like you. Not only can you not protect me, but you even take out all your anger on me. What am I? Am I your punching bag?"

Zhou roared for a long time, which instantly calmed down the second master Wu who was still furious.

Gu Jianchu listened to the quarrel between the two and shook his head helplessly.

Many times, a man’s inaction is also the original sin.

Gu Jianchu coughed lightly, interrupting the quarrel between the two.

Zhou was so focused on expressing her grievances that she forgot she was still in the palace. She straightened her clothes and knelt before Gu Jianchu, "Please, Queen, save me! My husband is about to kill me with a knife. The guards at the palace gate saw it clearly, and they can all testify on my behalf."

The second young master, who was originally immersed in self-blame, stood up again like a little rooster after hearing Zhou's words, "It's because you are so lewd that you even hooked up with your own father-in-law and gave birth to an illegitimate child. Otherwise, why would I chop you to death?"

"Your Highness, I didn't do this on purpose. It was my father-in-law who forced me to do it. I'm just a woman, and my husband goes to brothels all day and doesn't care about me. What can I do? Then my father-in-law even threatened me with his reputation. I dared not tell anyone. If you don't believe me, Your Highness, you can ask the maidservant beside me. She knows everything. And the housekeeper beside my father-in-law also knows something. I really had no choice. Otherwise, who would take the initiative to serve their father-in-law."

Gu Jianchu tapped the table lightly with his fingers and glanced at the two of them. This matter was a family matter after all. Zhou might have been coerced at first, but later it was not necessarily coerced, otherwise she would not have given birth to this child. She said this now, just to let her solve the threat of the second young master for him, and let the Wu family give her some compensation. She knew clearly that after this matter was exposed, she would not be able to stay in the Wu family at all, and she had to prepare a way out for herself in advance.

It is not easy for a woman to be reborn. If there is any fault, it is the Wu family's fault. If Minister Wu had not been so biased and had not done all those dirty things, then what happened later would not have happened.

If the second son of the Wu family had not been idle all day and liked to visit brothels, but instead passed the imperial examination and stayed with Zhou, Minister Wu would not have had the opportunity to take advantage of him.

Ultimately, it's all fate.

Gu Jianchu withdrew his hand from tapping the table and turned to look at Yunhe beside him. "I heard that the emperor summoned all the ministers to the Chuigong Hall to discuss matters. Yunhe, go outside the Chuigong Hall to see if it's over. If it is, bring Minister Wu to me."

"I'll go right away." Yunhe responded and trotted out of Kunning Palace.

In addition, Gu Jianchu sent people to interrogate the two people provided by Zhou. If he wanted to help Zhou, he must first find evidence that Zhou was forced by her father-in-law at that time. Only in this way can Zhou stand firm and have something to say.

Zhou was kneeling on the ground sobbing, and the child beside her was holding the corner of her clothes tightly.

After all, the most innocent person in this matter is the child. He did nothing wrong, but he is the one who is implicated the most.

Gu Jianchu couldn't help but sigh.

After all, she was about to become a mother, so she couldn't help but feel soft-hearted when facing a pitiful child. Gu Jianchu took a phoenix tail pastry from the box and moved it forward a little, "Little friend, I have some delicious snacks here, do you want to try them?"

After hearing what Gu Jianchu said, the child did not answer it immediately, but instead looked at Zhou for questioning.

The Empress offered to give her son some snacks. This was a great thing. Zhou immediately stopped crying, picked up the child who was kneeling on the ground with her, and pushed him forward, saying, "Why don't you go and take him quickly? Then kowtow to the Empress and thank her."

The child listened to Zhou's words and timidly walked to Gu Jianchu. He knelt down with a plop and kowtowed twice to Gu Jianchu, "Thank you, your majesty."

Then he timidly took the snack and started eating it in small bites.

Gu Jianchu looked at the child's face, which was crying like a cat, and ordered, "Zhuxi, get the handkerchief and help wipe the child's face. Qiutou, go get a cup of hot tea."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be like this. This child is not that spoiled." Zhou said quickly.

Gu Jianchu ignored him and leaned lazily on the soft pillow behind him, basking in the warm sunshine.

However, after a while, Minister Wu was brought here by Yunhe after he came out of Chuigong Hall. Xie Ci'an, who had not finished his work, came with Minister Wu.

Originally, Xie Ci'an came to accompany Gu Jianchu for dinner when dinner was being prepared. There were still many important matters to be dealt with in the Chuigong Hall. As soon as the ministers left, Cheng Song came in and reported that the Empress had sent someone to call away the Minister of Personnel.