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

Although Gu Jianchu complained in his heart, he looked like he was enjoying the fun.

Although there were no melon seeds, I picked up the pastries on the table and started eating them.

Xie Ci'an's eyes flashed with a cold light, "I didn't expect that my elder sister would be so concerned about my personal affairs. She even knew that I went to the Queen's Palace."

Xie Ci'an glanced sharply at Concubine Xian.

The virtuous concubine instantly lowered her head in guilt.

"The Queen is my first wife, so it doesn't seem wrong for me to go to the Queen's palace." Xie Ci'an looked at Xie Qingzhi with questioning eyes.

Xie Qingzhi nodded calmly, "There's nothing wrong with the Emperor going to the Empress's palace. There are so many concubines in the harem, and the Emperor has to treat them all equally. He can't just favor one person, otherwise the others in the harem will resent the Empress. The Emperor's move is to make things difficult for the Empress. Your Majesty, do you agree with what I'm saying?"

Gu Jianchu, who was originally eating melons, didn't expect that the melon would fall on his head again.

She is happy to eat other people's melons, but it is a bit fucked up when it happens to her own head.

Gu Jianchu choked on a piece of chestnut cake and coughed a few times. Then Xie Ci'an naturally brought him a glass of water. Gu Jianchu looked at the man in surprise, but saw that the man had a calm expression, as if he didn't pay any attention to him.

She quickly picked up the water and took a sip.

"My elder sister is right, but this harem is the emperor's harem after all. I dare not make the decision on who the emperor wants to favor." Gu Jianchu didn't want to offend anyone like the two big Buddhas, so he could only laugh it off.

[No wonder the Prince Consort looked so wimpy. With such a strong wife, how could he possibly be normal? I suddenly felt a little sympathetic towards him.]

[What? The Prince Consort is actually playing such a shady game behind my back. It really is true that there is always something hateful about pitiful people.]

After hearing Gu Jianchu's thoughts, Xie Ci'an's gaze fell on Gu Jianchu's profile.

You tell me what you are playing with.

He didn't dare let Gu Jianchu know that although he could hear her thoughts, he naturally didn't dare to speak out or urge her.

[Good fellow, the Prince Consort actually went on a wine and meat spree in Jiangnan without the eldest princess's knowledge. Even the current emperor doesn't have access to such luxury. It's true that the brave ones enjoy the world first.]

Hearing this, Xie Ci'an tightened his grip on the teacup again, and looked at Li Shicheng with a cold look in his eyes.

If he hadn't eavesdropped on the Queen's thoughts, he wouldn't have known that this honest member of the Li family could do such a thing.

Sitting next to Xie Qingzhi, Li Shicheng suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his back. He looked in the direction of the gaze, but only saw the emperor and empress watching the ice skating seriously.

[The Princess kept Li Shicheng under such strict control. How did he manage to build a forest of wine and a pool of meat in Jiangnan and enjoy it?]

[System: This isn't that simple. Just tell the Princess every month that you're going to Jiangnan to check the accounts, and you can go away and relax for a few days.]

Xie Ci'an couldn't hear the system voice.

He was also curious about the questions raised by Gu Jianchu.

As long as it does not endanger the court, these are the private affairs of the ministers and Xie Ci'an will not interfere.

[This is difficult to judge. The eldest princess schemes for the Li family in every way, yet is stabbed in the back by her husband.]

Gu Jianchu looked at Xie Qingzhi with a bit of sympathy in his eyes.

Xie Qingzhi also felt the Queen's strange gaze, and even the Emperor's eyes changed slightly when he looked at her.

Why do these couple look at people with ill intentions?

Similarly, Xie Qingzhi swallowed the rest of his words after being looked at by the two men.

It was almost noon when the soldiers finished their drills. Xie Ci'an specially arranged a prayer ceremony for the Liaodong Army during this period. As for the ice hockey game, it was naturally scheduled for the afternoon.

Xian Fei and Xie Qingzhi exchanged a glance across the crowd. Xie Qingzhi coughed lightly and suggested, "I heard that the Emperor and Empress must pray together for the soldiers to be effective."

"If we want to pray for the soldiers in Liaodong, we must be sincere." Xie Qingzhi added.

Xie Ci'an paused while turning the jade ring, "Then I'll listen to you, elder sister."

Although Xie Ci'an didn't like Xie Qingzhi, he didn't want to be vague about petitioning for the soldiers.

The emperor would go in person to pray for the soldiers, and the court officials and concubines could only follow him.

[Why do I always feel like something must be fishy when something seems out of the ordinary? Xie Qingzhi and the Emperor have had a bad relationship since childhood. After marrying, she has always been scheming for the Li family. How could she be so kind and considerate of the Emperor?]

Given his elder sister's temper, she naturally wouldn't consider him.

[I told you the princess wasn't so kind, and sure enough, this time she's targeting me again.]

[Ever since the Imperial Concubine was confined by the Emperor, the Virtuous Concubine felt that there was less pressure on her, and her urge to act was no longer suppressed. She also wanted to compete for the Emperor's favor and the position of Empress.]

[So the virtuous concubine came to the eldest princess. The eldest princess also wanted to build her own power in the harem, and the two of them had the same idea.]

My sister-in-law and I had prepared snakes in the garden, intending to have them bite me to death. No wonder the eldest princess suggested that the emperor personally come down to pray for blessings. Once the emperor leaves, she, the queen, must follow.

[Ladies, snakes are hibernating. Have you ever considered the snakes' feelings when doing this?]

Xie Ci'an's eyes turned cold in an instant.

Gu Jianchu looked around calmly. Snakes are most afraid of cold. There is ice all around. Where could they hide the snakes?

After scanning around, no flaws were found.

[Concubine Xian was really desperate to murder me. She even hid a snake in the sleeve of the young eunuch. You weren't afraid that the venomous snake would bite the young eunuch in return.]

Gu Jianchu secretly glanced at the young eunuch following Concubine Xian, and couldn't help but quicken his pace, trying to stay as far away from the young eunuch as possible.

In order to pray for blessings, an altar was specially set up near the ice rink. When the blessing monks saw the emperor and empress coming, they took the initiative to step forward and greet them.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please burn incense and pray for blessings." The master presented two incense sticks to each of them.

Gu Jianchu naturally took it and followed Xie Ci'an. After lighting the incense in the incense burner, he knelt on the cushion that had been prepared long ago and kowtowed reverently, and then handed the incense to the master.

Just as the mage took Xiang away, he heard Zhu Xia scream from the empty ice rink, "There's a snake."

At the same time, everyone saw two emerald green snakes moving on the ice. The snakes moved very fast and did not look like hibernating snakes at all.

The bamboo pit viper is highly poisonous. When everyone saw the snake, they immediately panicked and fled in all directions. Some people were even accidentally pushed and fell by their companions while running away.

Cheng Song was an old man in the palace after all, so he reacted the fastest, "Protect the Emperor and the Empress."

Cheng Song and Yun He stepped forward at the same time, protecting Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an and moving them aside.

Knowing that it was Concubine Xian who had laid the plan in advance, Gu Jianchu took the opportunity to run to Concubine Xian's side, threw himself on her and snatched the purse from her waist, "Sister Concubine Xian, this snake is extremely poisonous, you must be careful."