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

After hearing so much exciting news from Gu Jianchu's inner thoughts, Xie Ci'an immediately felt that it was not a good thing and his alarm bells rang.

Moreover, Gu Jianchu didn’t say what kind of melon it was, so it’s hard to prevent it now.

But why does it seem like Gu Jianchu is a little too excited to eat his melon?

The Earl's daughter learned from the Imperial Concubine's maid that Xie Ci'an was now residing in Ci'an Temple. She then paid a large sum of money to have her father bribe the Emperor's eunuchs. Through the eunuchs, she eventually learned that the Emperor would be coming to view the lanterns tonight, so she deliberately arranged for a chance encounter.

This young lady of the Earl's Mansion had put a lot of thought into creating a chance encounter with the Emperor, even having a silk dress custom-made by the most sought-after embroiderer in the capital. She also somehow learned that the Emperor loved lotus flowers, and even in the dead of winter, she had someone plant a lotus pond in Ci'an Temple. She even practiced a pipa dance specifically for the occasion. Now, she's standing by the pond, shivering in her dance costume, waiting for the Emperor.

[The little girl is really trying too hard to see the emperor.]

[Why is everyone so eager to enter the palace? Given our emperor's pure and unselfish nature and incredibly patient body, I wonder why he enters the palace. Is it to fight with so many women for a single man, or to live a life of widowerhood?]

Aren't the Earl's daughter and Imperial Concubine Shu good friends? I wonder if Imperial Concubine Shu knows about this good friend's wish to enter the palace.

If this could enter the palace, wouldn't the harem be so lively? I really want to see sisters turning against each other and pulling each other's hair for a man.

Upon hearing Gu Jianchu's thoughts, Xie Ci'an's face suddenly darkened.

The queen was only thinking about eating melons and didn't consider his feelings.

[Ah, it seems the route we're taking doesn't allow us to pass by the lotus pond. Then wouldn't all the things this young lady painstakingly prepared be in vain? As the Emperor's legal wife, I have an obligation to help him choose a concubine. Otherwise, if word gets out, the ministers and outsiders will all accuse me of being jealous.]

Under the hazy moonlight, Gu Jianchu was only focused on eating the melon and didn't notice Xie Ci'an's increasingly ugly expression.

She was racking her brains to persuade the emperor to change his course.

Without noticing that the emperor was following her side, she suddenly turned around and bumped into Xie Ci'an's arms.

His forehead hit his strong chest, and Gu Jianchu gasped in pain. His body was knocked backwards. Fortunately, Xie Ci'an was quick to hold Gu Jianchu's waist in time and pulled him forward. Gu Jianchu fell into his arms again.

Gu Jianchu couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster when he suddenly got closer. He quickly distanced himself from Xie Ci'an and raised his hand to touch his forehead to hide his inner embarrassment.

Just as Xie Ci'an's words of concern were about to come out of his mouth, Gu Jianchu stammered, "Your Majesty, I ate a little too much tonight and my stomach has been bloated. I want to walk around here for a while."

If he hadn't heard Gu Jianchu's thoughts in advance, he would have really believed that Gu Jianchu was having a bloating.

In order to eat melons, the queen actually wanted to push him out.

Xie Ci'an was inexplicably angry. His fingers under his sleeves clenched into fists, and his nails unconsciously dug into his palms. It was not until he felt a slight pain that he came back to his senses from his anger.

I really don’t know what benefit it will bring to the queen by choosing so many concubines for him.

The queen didn't care about him at all.

Xie Ci'an said in a cold tone, "Since the Queen has a stomachache, I will accompany you for a walk around here."

Gu Jianchu was very nervous, fearing that Xie Ci'an would refuse.

After hearing Xie Ci'an's agreement, Gu Jianchu tried hard to suppress the screams in his heart.

Gu Jianchu deliberately led Xie Ci'an to the lotus pond.

Perhaps it was because of the lantern festival being held at Jing'an Temple tonight, as they walked along the path along the pond, they saw many floor-standing lotus lanterns, but it did not seem strange at all.

The Earl's Mansion is truly generous, having so many lotus lanterns. I'm curious how the young lady from the Earl's Mansion will present herself at the Lantern Festival. Being an emperor can be quite blissful at times, with so many young ladies working so hard to please him.

[If it were me, I would have agreed just for this reason.]

Xie Ci’an:…

If the queen becomes the emperor, she will definitely be a tyrant.

Before they got closer, the melodious sound of a pipa came from the pond. Although the pipa playing was not as exquisite as Liang Guiyi's, it was still nice to hear.

When they took a few steps closer, a large number of lotus lanterns suddenly lit up on the pond, mixed with real lotus flowers, and then a small boat came from not far away.

In the light, they could clearly see a girl in pink sitting on the boat. The girl was wearing a veil and holding a pipa in her arms. Her fingers were a little clumsy. It seemed that she was not good at playing the pipa, and she was learning it specially so that Xie Ci'an could see her more.

A song ended, and accompanied by the sound of piano, the woman danced gracefully on the boat, and the boat sailed towards the shore.

When they were completely close to the shore, the woman pretended to have accidentally bumped into him and knelt down in shock. "I didn't realize that the Emperor and Empress were here. I disturbed them. Please punish me."

I don’t know if it was because of fear or because she was wearing a thin dance costume, but the woman’s weak body was shaking slightly as she knelt on the ground.

The woman slowly raised her head and her eyes met Xie Ci'an's.

Then the woman immediately lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at Xie Ci'an again.

"You know you're disturbing me, yet you still make this kind of noise here." Although Xie Ci'an's voice was light, it made people feel scared.

Ning Yu couldn't even feel the coldness on her body, and buried herself even lower. "Your servant just...just wanted to pray for the people."

That's not what she thought. When the emperor saw this scene, he would be fascinated by her and take her into the harem.

Now that several concubines have died in the harem one after another, there are fewer concubines accompanying the emperor, so he should be even more fascinated by her.

Ning Yu slowly raised her head and met Xie Ci'an's cold eyes, "Your Majesty, this subject really had no intention of offending you."

With everything arranged like this, no one would believe if they said it was an unintentional collision.

Is the Emperor really a man? This girl has done so much for him, playing the pipa, dancing, and even wearing such thin clothes on the lake in the middle of winter. Even if he doesn't have any sympathy for her, he should be moved.

[This girl is so beautiful. If she were to enter the harem, it would be so lively. He would have another lovely person to please him.]

Xie Ci'an, who could hear Gu Jianchu's inner voice, had a terribly dark expression on his face.

Only the person involved didn't pay any attention.

Gu Jianchu took off his cloak and put it on Ning Yu's body with one hand, which was not very convenient.