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

"I will not provide Prince Li with food and fodder, but I will help him prepare a topographical map from the capital to Ci'an Temple, as well as the deployment of the entire army. Does I need more from you, Prince Li?"

Every word Xie Ci'an said struck Liang Yushi's heart, and every word made Liang Yushi fall into an ice cellar.

He didn't expect that he would be monitored by the emperor and know everything they were planning.

He sat on the ground covered in dust and dirt, knowing that there was no way to save the situation.

Since he ascended the throne, Xie Ci'an has distrusted everyone. He even arranged people from the Imperial City Bureau to monitor every minister's home. Even if they were not arranged in, there would be other people from the Imperial City Bureau following and watching to ensure that the ministers had no rebellious intentions towards him.

"Lord Liang has been an official for twenty years, so he must be aware of the crime of treason." Xie Ci'an knew how to kill people and destroy their hearts.

"I understand." Censor Liang seemed to have aged many years overnight.

Wen Zhu immediately took the person out.

Overnight, Prince Li and Princess Li were imprisoned for treason and assassination of the Queen. Even the Chief Censor, Lord Liang, had his property confiscated and was exiled. The Chief Censor and his wife were ordered to be executed seven days later for treason and murder.

The emperor's actions were so quick that the ministers in the court were unable to react in time.

Those ministers who had guilty consciences did not dare to take any action for a while.

Wen Zhaoyi, who was accompanying Gu Jianchu, finished her melon in silence, still feeling angry. "I never thought Liang Guiyi's grandfather would be such a person. He could abandon his own wife at any time, and even be so cruel. He did so many bad things, and yet he was allowed to be so arrogant for so many years."

Compared to Wen Zhaoyi, Gu Jianchu seemed much calmer. "This kind of person is a beast who only knows the appearance of a person but not his heart. After becoming rich, he felt that his wife was not worthy of him. Before he became rich, he actually enjoyed his wife's contributions. So, this intellectual is more vicious than a venomous snake when he plays tricks. Fortunately, our emperor is wise and brave and revealed the true face of Censor Liang. It can be regarded as justice for the deceased."

While chatting with Wen Zhaoyi, Gu Jianchu did not forget to flatter Xie Ci'an.

"Your Majesty is right. It would be too easy for them to just let them die like this. His original wife did so much for him, but in the end she got nothing. Even his son can only live as an ordinary person walking around the streets because of him. Now I'm afraid he will be implicated by him." Concubine Wen clutched her handkerchief with anger on her face.

"Indeed." Gu Jianchu nodded in approval.

After finishing these things, the emperor returned to Gu Jianchu's side. At that time, the imperial physician was also waiting outside. "How is it? Does the wound still hurt? If it hurts, I will let the imperial physician come in to take a look at you."

It was all her fault because she was too excited while eating the watermelon and accidentally touched it. Now that she realized it, it doesn’t hurt anymore.

Gu Jianchu was still preoccupied with something else, and didn't feel the pain from her wound. She flatteringly handed the orange that Wen Zhaoyi had peeled for her to Xie Ci'an, "Now that the Liang family has been confiscated, what does the emperor plan to do with their wealth?"

Don't think he doesn't know what the queen is thinking.

Xie Ci'an looked at Gu Jianchu with a complicated look in his eyes. "It is thanks to his ex-wife that Censor Liang is where he is today. I intend to give part of the family property to his son Liang Qiong, and confiscate the rest."

"Liang Qiong had nothing to do with the crimes committed by Censor Liang, and Liang Qiong was unaware of them, so he was accomplice and was excused."

It was indeed not logical or moral to implicate Liang Qiong, and he did not want to leave the image of a tyrant in the Queen's mind.

Censor Liang has been corrupt and accepting bribes in recent years, and his beloved son often does some business, so the family is very rich. Since he ascended the throne, the border has been in turmoil and the national treasury has suffered serious losses. Although she said she would give it to Liang Qiong, it was only a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the rest would of course all go into the national treasury.

Gu Jianchu didn't know about the Liang family's assets. After hearing what the emperor said, his heart was naturally relieved. "Your Majesty is wise."

Wen Zhaoyi had also finished eating the melon. It was not a good time to disturb the emperor and empress, so she made up an excuse and left.

The palace maids also left on their own accord, leaving only Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an in the room.

Xie Ci'an suddenly leaned closer, closing the distance between them. "Since I am wise, shouldn't the Queen express her gratitude?"

[How come the Emperor is a bit shameless? He's been praised for his wisdom, yet he's still not satisfied.]

Xie Ci’an:…

The Queen is so bold just because I have a good impression of her.

If it were anyone else, he would have died countless times.

Knowing that Gu Jianchu was currently unable to move, Xie Ci'an simply took the initiative to ask for it. He leaned over and placed a kiss on the corner of Gu Jianchu's lips, as light as a feather. Before Gu Jianchu could react, Xie Ci'an had already left.

Xie Ci'an was afraid that if he went too far he would hurt Gu Jianchu's wound.

Among the many concubines in the harem, he was particularly interested in the queen. This interest was not only because he could suddenly hear her thoughts.

Gu Jianchu's cheeks flushed slightly. Even after several close contacts, Gu Jianchu's heart was still beating like thunder. His fingers tightly grasped the sheets under him. Before Gu Jianchu could say anything to refuse, Xie Ci'an said gently, "It's getting late. Queen, please go to bed early. I still have to go back to take care of some things."

Before Xie Ci'an had time to deal with such a big thing as Prince Li's rebellion, she rushed to her Lanyuan and also dealt with the matter of Censor Liang.

"Your Majesty, please pay more attention to rest and don't overwork yourself." Gu Jianchu was injured and couldn't get up to see him off. He watched his figure gradually walk away.

Everyone left, and Gu Jianchu was also sleepy. With Zhuxi's help, he lay down again.

With the dull pain from the wound, she soon fell asleep.

After arriving at Ci'an Temple, Xie Ci'an was busy every day, dealing with matters related to Prince Li.

It was three days later when Gu Jianchu saw Xie Ci'an again. Her injury was no longer as painful as before, but she still could not move.

Xie Ci'an, on the other hand, had lost a lot of weight in the past few days, and there were faint bruises at the corners of his eyes. "I'm afraid the emperor hasn't had a good rest these days."

"Well, Prince Li's matter is a bit tricky." Xie Ci'an leaned tiredly on the soft pillow and rubbed his eyebrows.

It turns out that Prince Li had been wreaking havoc in the northwest, and after investigating, he uncovered many hidden issues. The Emperor had been dealing with these issues for several days. Furthermore, after Prince Li was captured, the local authorities reported numerous incidents of rebellion by bandits and rioters.

What did Prince Li do in his fiefdom this year?

[If you still want to be the emperor, you will destroy this country sooner or later.]

After briefly understanding the matter through the system, Gu Jianchu turned to Xie Ci'an and said softly, "We still have the ancestral worship ceremony to be busy. Your Majesty must not get enough rest, otherwise you can sleep here for a while."

Because of dealing with the matter of King Li, the ancestor worship was postponed one after another.

"Okay." Xie Ci'an did not refuse Gu Jianchu's kindness.