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

"You only have one chance to make a mistake, and you've already used it all. Now that you can't resist temptation, you can say it was your cousin who seduced you. But if you still can't resist temptation tomorrow, who seduced you then?"

After saying all this, the girl, who had always been soft-hearted, walked over to Xie Ci'an and Gu Jianchu and knelt down. "Your Majesty and the Empress, please help me. I want to divorce Mr. He, the County Horse Master. Mr. He and his cousin have been secretly having affairs and attempting to defile the harem. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"Wan Ning, are you so heartless? I've already said that these things have nothing to do with me. Even if you want to divorce me, you can't just push me to death like this." He Jun wanted to step forward angrily, but was stopped by Yun He and the little eunuch.

Gu Jianchu's eyes were filled with a strong coldness, "It's quite noisy."

Xie Ci'an signaled Wen Zhu with his eyes. After all, Wen Zhu was an old man who had always been with the emperor. He immediately understood what he meant and stepped forward to remove He Jun's jaw with a snap.

He Junzhi felt a pain in his jaw. He wanted to speak but found that he couldn't close his mouth. Only the "Aba Aba" sound could be heard.

It's much quieter now.

Xie Ci'an said seriously, "Cousin, do you really want a divorce?"

Wan Ning nodded with certainty, "I'm sure. If I want a divorce, please let the emperor decide."

"Approved. Cheng Song has someone draft an imperial decree, approving the divorce of County Lady Wanning and County Master Ma. Furthermore, Mr. He and his cousin, who conspired to defile the royal bloodline, will be spared the death penalty but exiled to Liaodong, where they will not be allowed to return for the rest of their lives without an imperial decree."

[Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'm not the one with the worm in my stomach, or maybe we have a little bit of tacit understanding, as we even thought of the same thing as the County Horse Master.]

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help." Princess Wan Ning bowed her head heavily, with a hint of blood at the corners of her eyes.

The matter has been settled. Wen Zhu grabbed He Jun by the back of his collar and led him out of the hall.

The eldest concubine looked at Gu Jianchu awkwardly, "Achu's affairs today are all due to my aunt's lack of discipline. I've caused you so much trouble. It's a good thing you accidentally discovered it. Otherwise, if that woman had really come to the palace, my aunt's sin would have been even greater."

It was the first time that the eldest lady called her by her nickname. Gu Jianchu was a little surprised, and it took a long time for her to react. "What are you talking about, aunt? It's a good thing that Mr. He got divorced. Aunt and cousin, please don't take it to heart."

The eldest lady, rarely showing her usual arrogance, nodded gently, "There are still many things to deal with at home. We will leave the palace today and come back to see you another day."

"Okay, take care, aunt." Gu Jianchu personally escorted the eldest lady and Princess Wan Ning out of the palace.

The unfinished breakfast was now completely cold, and Gu Jianchu had no appetite to eat anymore.

Fortunately, I have eaten enough melon now.

"This County Master Ma is truly greedy. If he had been a little nicer to County Lady Wan Ning, given her temper, things wouldn't have gotten to this point."

Xie Ci'an raised his hand and pulled Gu Jianchu closer to him, his fingers faintly stroking Gu Jianchu's soft hair. "There's no need to be angry about this. It's not certain whether Mr. He can survive to Liaodong."

Seeing Gu Jianchu's suspicious expression, Xie Ci'an explained softly, "Our aunt is not one to suffer any loss. Moreover, He Jun stepped on her tail this time. She didn't ask any further questions today for our sake, but she will definitely teach her a lesson later."

[I have helped the Emperor resolve a woman's problem. I hope the Emperor will reward me with something good this time.]

The queen is really a money-grubber.

Xie Ci'an's face was calm, "Cheng Song, I remember there is a pair of golden locks in the storeroom, please bring them to the Queen."

[That's worth a lot of money, Your Majesty, this is truly a generous gesture.]

He was not bold in his actions, fearing that the Queen would secretly curse him in her heart.

It was two days later that Gu Jianchu ate He Jun's melon again.

Gu Jianchu was having lunch with the emperor. Originally, the emperor was planning to go to Kunning Palace, but the queen asked the kitchen to make some milk cakes for him. Xie Ci'an took the opportunity to invite him to stay and have lunch together.

Gu Jianchu said that she came to visit her financial sponsor. After all, the two gold locks weighed one kilogram in total, and it would be a loss for her to take them, so she brought some delicious food to Xie Ci'an.

While I was eating, the system sent me a melon.

[The bastard was so impatient that she had someone break He Jun's leg shortly after he left the capital, and she also had someone steal all the valuables he had hidden.]

[When it comes to ruthlessness, the most ruthless person is the thief. He Jun has no money on him, and his exile will definitely not end well. He only needs to tell the jailer a few words. Tsk tsk tsk, living is much more painful than dying. Letting such a scumbag die so easily is really too easy for him.]

[The bastard from my cousin's side didn't let her off either, and even sent someone to scratch her face. That was considered a good deal for her.]

[What? My cousin actually offered herself to the jailer in exchange for food.]

[As expected, the strong never complain about their environment.]

This scumbag and bitch deserved the retribution they received.

Gu Jianchu had just finished eating his melon when Cheng Song came into the inner hall carrying something. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Grand Empress, and Princess Wanning have each sent something to the Empress, saying they were bothering her too much the other day, and these things are compensation for her."

Cheng Song handed the things to the young eunuch next to him, then stepped forward and opened the two brocade boxes.

One brocade box contained a handful of deeds and silver bills, while the other brocade box was filled to the brim with jewellery.

Gu Jianchu's eyes lit up when he touched the smooth pearl bracelets and kingfisher hair accessories.

[My aunt and cousin gave me way too many gifts, and I don't think I was able to help much.]

She was risking offending the emperor at the time, hoping to get some gold from him, but she didn't expect her aunt to be more direct and give her a silver note.

She's killing two birds with one stone.

Gu Jianchu counted the silver notes in the box in front of Xie Ci'an without any concealment. It was a full ten thousand taels. When he saw the four land deeds, Gu Jianchu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why are there more land deeds?"

Xie Ci'an took the items from Gu Jianchu's hands and glanced at them. "These are all the dowry from the young lady. Two of them are deeds to land outside the city, one to a farm, and the other to a house in Hot Spring Mountain on the outskirts of the city. As for the other two, they are two shops in the city. One sells cloth, and the other makes rouge and powder. Although they don't make much money, these two shops can bring in at least 10,000 taels of silver every year."

These two shops were openly owned, and the ladies of the capital knew that they were run by wealthy women, so they often patronized them in order to please them.

The reason why Xie Ci'an knew so much was that the Imperial City Bureau had never been there to sit around and do nothing.