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

"It's so valuable. How can I accept such a big gift from my aunt?" Gu Jianchu declined it with a bit of hesitation.

This is a gift that provides me with a steady stream of income. I'm really embarrassed about it. After all, I haven't done anything for it, but if I don't accept it, I'll be letting my aunt down.

It’s mainly the shops that make money.

Gu Jianchu could only give the choice to Xie Ci'an with hesitation.

Xie Ci'an returned the deed to Gu Jianchu and said, "I think these things are my aunt's thanks to you for helping Wan Ning County Lady escape from suffering. My aunt only has this precious daughter, so it's not easy for her to actively persuade them to separate. You are the main reason for their reconciliation today."

"You can accept these shops and deeds as a token of my aunt's kindness. If you don't accept them, I will definitely find a way to thank you."

"I didn't do anything, so I feel a little guilty holding them." Feeling guilty, Gu Jianchu handed all the land deeds, banknotes and jewelry to Zhu Xia behind him, holding them, as if she was afraid that they would be snatched away.

Xie Ci'an didn't notice at all that the Queen was feeling guilty.

"Your brother came to the palace today and said that the wife of Marquis Nanping wanted to come to the palace to see you. I have already agreed." Xie Ci'an took the initiative to help Gu Jianchu serve the soup.

Ever since Gu Jianbai returned to Beijing to break off the engagement, he has never returned to Liaodong. Xie Ci'an temporarily arranged for him to train soldiers in the western suburbs camp.

As for her father, Marquis Nanping, he has been staying in the capital during this period.

The Tartars were repelled and a peace agreement was signed. There would be no conflict for a while. Naturally, the father and son would not rush back to Liaodong, so as not to arouse the emperor's suspicion. They wanted to maintain their own power. Even if they did not think about the Gu family, they would have to think more about their daughter who sat on the throne of the empress in the palace.

After staying in the borderland for many years, Nanping Hou wanted to stay in the capital to spend more time with his wife.

She hadn't seen her mother for a long time. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."

The weather has been fine recently, and the previous snow has gradually melted as the weather warms up.

Knowing that the lady was going to the palace today, Zhu Xia got up early and asked the kitchen to prepare the lady's favorite snacks in advance. Even Gu Jianchu did not sleep in and got up early to wait for his mother to enter the palace.

Near noon, Yunhecai welcomed the wife of Nanping Hou into the palace through the palace gate.

Entering the palace with the wife of Nanping Marquis was the eldest daughter of Nanping Marquis, Gu Jianyue.

Gu Jianyue was wearing a moon-white dress, which made her skin look particularly fair and tender. She used only the simplest silver hairpin to tie her hair up in a bun. She took the hand of the wife of Nanping Marquis and walked into the palace calmly. Although they were family members, Gu Jianchu was the queen after all. After the two of them exchanged greetings, Gu Jianchu hurriedly pulled her up and walked towards the inner hall.

"Mom, please come in and sit down. The small kitchen has made your favorite yam cake. Please try it and see how it tastes." Gu Jianchu personally took the cakes that Zhu Xia brought and placed them in front of his mother and sister.

Xu took Gu Jianchu's hand and sat down beside her. "It's not easy for us mother and daughter to meet each other. You don't have to run around here."

They were afraid that Gu Jianchu would be excluded by the emperor because of the Gu family, so even though they missed their daughter, they did not dare to enter the palace to visit her.

"Did something happen at mother's home?" Gu Jianchu asked tentatively.

Otherwise, given the cautious nature of the Gu family, they would not have taken the initiative to ask to go to the palace to see her.

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong at home. It's your father who wanted me to go to the palace to bring you some of your favorite cured meats since the New Year is coming soon. They were all freshly made a few days ago. Although there's everything in the palace, they don't taste like home after all." Yunhe had already sent the things that Xu brought to the small kitchen.

Hearing this, Gu Jianchu threw himself into Xu's arms and rubbed his sour nose against Xu's shoulder. "Mom is still the best to me. She always thinks of me in everything. I really miss the sausages and bacon made at home now."

"Still like a child." Xu smiled dotingly and raised her hand to touch Gu Jianchu's face. "You look much fatter than before. It seems that the emperor treats Ah Chu well. This way, your father and I can worry less."

She spends the whole day in the palace eating and sleeping, and occasionally watches the fun and eats melons. It's impossible for her not to get fat.

As she spoke, Xu's eyes moved down to Gu Jianchu's slightly flat belly. "Achu has been with the emperor for a long time, and there's no sign of any movement in your belly. I'm afraid there's something wrong. Although you have us to support you, giving birth to a child soon will help you maintain your favor."

Although the emperor often came to Kunning Palace, the two of them just lay in bed and slept, so how could they get pregnant?

And forgive her for not being ready for this kind of thing.

Gu Jianchu took Xu's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, mother. The imperial physician often comes to check my pulse and says there's nothing wrong with my body. Don't worry about the child. Just let nature take its course."

Knowing that her mother would nag, Gu Jianyue, who was sitting quietly beside her, came to her sister's rescue and said, "You were injured some time ago. How are you recovering now?"

"Don't worry, sister, it's almost healed. It will be completely healed once the scabs fall off." Gu Jianchu ran to Gu Jianyue, hugged her and whispered, "Sister, how come you have time to go to the palace with mother today?"

Ever since my sister married into the Ningguo Mansion, she has been busy with household affairs and has no time to go back to her parents' home, let alone come to the palace to see her.

During the usual banquets in the palace, Gu Jianchu's elder sister, who was the wife of the prince of Ningguo Mansion, was never seen in the palace. Gu Jianchu didn't know how long it had been since he had seen his elder sister.

Gu Jianchu had been nuzzling around her, not noticing at all. Gu Jianyue couldn't help but frown, but before her sister and mother noticed, she tried her best to hide it, saying in a tone that tried not to worry her family, "You know, ever since I married into the Ningguo Mansion, I've been childless. My mother-in-law thought I might have hurt myself because of the hard work of housekeeping, so she took the initiative to help me manage the household so that I could take good care of myself and prepare for pregnancy."

"I don't have to take care of those trivial matters at home. I have been quite free recently, so I discussed with my mother-in-law about coming home to stay for a few days. When my mother said she wanted to come to the palace to see you, I also thought that we haven't seen each other for a long time, so I asked my mother to bring you to the palace immediately."

My sister and the prince of the Ningguo family grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Later, the prince of the Ningguo family even promised in the capital that he would marry no one but my sister. The two families were considered to be well matched, and their marriage became a good story in the capital.

Although my sister's mother-in-law is a bit strong, she has my brother-in-law to protect her, so no accidents will happen.

Gu Jianchu didn't doubt what his sister said. Instead, he took her hand and comforted her, "It's better to hand over the housekeeping power. Look at how much weight you've lost from working so hard. Now it's just right for you to rest at home. As for children, it's all about fate. There's no point in worrying about it."