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

"If I leave this bastard, I might find someone better. Even without my sister, I can still be happy. Why should I stay here and suffer this kind of humiliation?"

I can’t even count how many marriages the Queen has broken up. She would rather destroy ten temples than ruin a single marriage. The Queen is now busier than Yue Lao.

The two people on the other side of the bridge didn't pay any attention to Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an.

Cao Li didn't expect Gu Jianyue to have such an attitude.

He had been to the Gu family twice before, but the guards were so tight that he couldn't get in at all. Now that he finally met Gu Jianyue, Cao Li's voice softened when he thought of what his mother said.

After all, Gu Jianyue’s sister is in great favor now, and their family still needs Gu Jianyue as a wife to maintain face.

"Ayue, please don't say such angry words, okay? I just made a mistake at that time. I can't not take responsibility for my mistakes. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would be sad if you knew. Ayue, please come home with me, okay? If you stay at your parents' house all the time, the Queen will be worried about you."

"We'll just temporarily place the child in your care. When our own child is born, we'll still prioritize our child, okay?"

"Don't even think about taking that child home." Gu Jianyue didn't want to continue talking about useless things with Cao Li here. Besides, they were still in the Imperial Garden and might be seen by someone.

This matter has not yet become known to the whole city.

Since the Cao family wanted to have the child under her name, they naturally would not spread the news to the outside world.

"Gu Jianyue placed the child in your care and refused to let Yu Niang enter the mansion. Yu Niang has already made a big concession. After all these years, you still can't have children. Can you blame others?"

Hearing this, the usually gentle lady from the capital suddenly turned around, raised her hand and slapped Cao Li in the face.

The sound was so loud that Gu Jianchu could hear it even from a distance.

My sister has never hit anyone since she was a child. Cao Li went too far and forced her to hit back.

A slap mark instantly appeared on Cao Li's face, and his face was tilted to the side. He pressed his tongue against his cheek, and there was an unremovable anger between his eyebrows. "Gu Jianyue, I have always been humble to you. Don't be so shameless."

Just as Cao Li raised his hand to slap back, he saw Gu Jianchu, holding up the hem of her skirt, hurriedly crossing the small bridge connecting the two sides. "Brother-in-law is really so arrogant. Is he going to hit his own wife in front of me and the emperor?"

Neither Cao Li nor Gu Jianyue expected that their sister and the emperor would appear at the same time.

Cao Li quickly retracted his raised hand, and even the anger that had just accumulated was instantly withdrawn. "Your humble servant greets the Emperor and the Empress. Your humble servant did not attack Ah Yue. I just saw Ah Yue almost fall, and wanted to help her."

Gu Jianchu sneered, "Does Prince Cao think that this palace and the emperor are blind?"

Gu Jianchu stepped forward and protected his sister behind him, scolding her, "Sister, you are just too good-tempered. Why didn't you tell us about such a big thing? You carried it all by yourself silently, which made us even more worried."

All the strength he had before was shattered the moment he met his sister. Gu Jianyue's nose was sore and he tried hard to suppress his grievance. "This kind of thing, I tell you, let you worry together, I can handle it."

"Sister, how are you going to deal with this? This black-hearted mother and son have already made up their minds to take the illegitimate child into their home. They haven't taken him in yet because they think you are useful. Once you are no longer useful, they will immediately get rid of you."

"It's true that Cao Li and you grew up together, but Cao Li is no longer the same Cao Li. He has a mistress outside, and when your mother-in-law gave you a hard time, he had already abandoned your relationship. Don't worry, sister. No matter what decision you make, we will support you, and I will help you clear the way forward."

Gu Jianchu held Gu Jianyue's hand again, just like when Gu Jianyue protected her when they were children.

This was not the place to talk. The banquet was almost over, so Xie Ci'an found a random excuse to dismiss all the ministers, leaving only Cheng Song, the Marquis of Nanping, and the Earl of Ning'an and his wife.

He then took the person to the Chuigong Hall.

Smart people have already guessed that something might happen.

The banquet was dismissed early, and the two families were left alone.

At that time, two families gathered in the Chuigong Hall. The emperor and the empress sat behind the imperial desk. The small dragon throne was just enough for two people. Because they were so close, Xie Ci'an's hand was openly rubbing Gu Jianchu's waist.

Gu Jianchu grabbed the man's moving fingers uncomfortably and gave Xie Ci'an a warning with his eyes, but unfortunately Xie Ci'an didn't take it.

After Gu Yuanqing and Xu learned the truth from Tinglan, they were so angry that their faces turned green, especially Gu Yuanqing and Gu Jianbai, who had bad tempers. If Cheng Song had not stopped them, they would have beaten Cao Li up.

However, the murderous looks in their eyes made Cao Li unable to help but shrink behind Lady Ning'an.

"I trusted you with my daughter, but I didn't expect you to bully her like this. What were you thinking? You raised my daughter's child under her name. You really have a plan." Gu Yuanqing couldn't stand it anymore. He pointed at the noses of Ning Anbo's family and started cursing. Because they were still in the Chuigong Palace, Gu Yuanqing refrained from swearing.

Mrs. Ning Anbo was not angry after being scolded. Instead, she smiled and said, "What are you talking about, my dear? Everything we did was for Ah Yue's own good. Ah Yue has been married to our family for many years, but she has never given us a child. We did a great job by not divorcing her because she left us childless. Now we have given Ah Yue a nominal child, which is very kind of us."

Hearing this, Gu Yuanqing stood up in anger and accidentally knocked over the hot tea brought by the palace servants. "What did you say? You still want to divorce me? I really gave you face. My good daughter married into your family and worked hard for you. Now you still want to divorce me. I really gave you face."

Lady Ning'an was frightened by Gu Yuanqing's murderous look and shrank back.

Cao Li knew his mother had said too much, so he quickly stepped out to smooth things over. "Father-in-law, please don't be angry. Ah Yue and I have always had a good relationship, and I have no intention of divorcing you. I just hope Ah Yue can come home with us and accept Yu Niang's child. That child will be Ah Yue's child in the future. If Ah Yue gives birth to a child in the future, it will definitely not threaten the status of Ah Yue's child."

Gu Yuanqing was so angry at the family's expressions that he laughed, "Go back? You are dreaming! Even if Ah Yue can't have children, our Gu family doesn't have the habit of casually recognizing children, and we don't have the face to raise a concubine's child."