Seeing this, Xie Ci'an picked up the person and carried him horizontally, placing him on the wide bed covered with a brocade quilt.

The man leaned over with his tall body and took off her hairpin with one hand. Her black hair spread out on the bed like a waterfall. The man's hot and wet kisses fell densely on her cheeks and lips.

Just as the man's hand continued to move downwards, Gu Jianchu suddenly raised her hand and placed it on Xie Ci'an's chest, her voice filled with ripples of shyness, "Your Majesty, I haven't bathed yet."

The man who was suddenly interrupted did not get angry. Instead, his eyes were filled with a hint of meaningful desire. "I haven't bathed either. Why not join the Queen?"

Gu Jianchu's brows twitched violently because of the man's words.

A bad premonition arose spontaneously.

She shouldn't have said that.

The red charcoal made the whole room warm, and the ears were filled with hot air as the two people were entangled in each other.

After it was over, Gu Jianchu was once again exhausted and her whole body ached. If her elder sister had not still lived in Kunning Palace and she was afraid that her elder sister would worry, she really did not want to get up.

The emperor was young and full of vigor, and his energy was too much for her small body to handle.

The concubines brought into the harem by the court officials are all useless. They can be jealous all day long, but when they are asked to really keep the emperor, they are all so useless.

If there was someone useful to share the burden, she wouldn't be so tired.

Gu Jianchu was yawning while eating. Gu Jianyue poured a bowl of soup and handed it to her sister, "Why did you make yourself so tired?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it. As soon as he mentioned it, Gu Jianchu could still feel a dull pain in his lower body. However, he couldn't show it in front of his sister. He bit his chopsticks and said with a little anger, "I suddenly couldn't sleep last night. I couldn't fall asleep."

"Let Zhuxia ask the imperial physician to come and take a look. It's not good to suffer from insomnia all the time." Gu Jianyue didn't think much about it. She was purely worried about her sister's health.

Gu Jianchu waved his hand, "I don't suffer from insomnia often, so there's no need to bother calling a doctor. My sister has lost weight, so she should eat more to replenish her body."

Gu Jianchu didn't want to continue this topic, it was too embarrassing to talk about, so he quickly helped to pick up some food and change the subject.

They lived a peaceful life in the palace, but outside the palace, the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion was in chaos.

Now everyone in the capital knows that the Crown Prince Ning'an and his wife have divorced, and it was the Emperor and the Empress who made the decision. Many people privately speculate that this disaster was caused by the Emperor Ning'an angering the Emperor.

Before everyone could guess the result, Cheng Song was ordered to send the concubine awarded to Earl Ning An over. This action made everyone confused again.

The two sisters in the palace were unaware of these things.

In the afternoon, Wen Zhaoyi came over with some snacks. To keep her elder sister company, the three of them played mahjong. Gu Jianchu had already lost three games in a row. "I think you two are teaming up to bully me."

"The Empress is innocent. Who dares to bully the Empress?" Wen Zhaoyi smiled and begged for mercy from Gu Jianchu.

Since entering the palace, Wen Zhaoyi has had little presence. Only recently has she often come to Kunning Palace to talk with the Queen, and occasionally bring some snacks. Today, she also learned about Gu Jianyue's situation and came to visit with freshly made snacks, but was stopped by the Queen to play mahjong.

"Who dares to bully the queen?"

A clear male voice, accompanied by the sound of messy footsteps, walked into the hall.

Xie Ci'an was wearing a dark robe that showed off his strong waist. There was a jade pendant hanging on the jade belt around his waist, which swayed from side to side as he walked.

After seeing the person, everyone stood up and saluted.

"Your Majesty, no one dares to bully the Empress, but the Empress lost and is cheating here." Concubine Wen stated the facts in a joking tone.

Xie Ci'an personally helped Gu Jianchu to his feet before he said to everyone, "I didn't expect the Queen to be so dishonest. I will help you pay back whatever you lost."

Xie Ci'an didn't forget to pinch Gu Jianchu's face.

"It's not much, just three rounds. I didn't gamble any money. Whoever loses has to drink a cup of honey and bitter melon juice. My three cups are still here. Does Your Majesty want to drink for me?" Gu Jianchu blinked her seductive peach blossom eyes.

"I worked so hard last night, and you didn't even help me with this little bit. It's really unacceptable."

The Queen always says that others are being morally blackmailed, so what she is doing is also morally blackmailing.

Xie Ci'an smiled indulgently, "Now that I have spoken, I will definitely not go back on my word."

Xie Ci'an sat in front of the bed, slowly sipping the honey bitter melon juice. Although honey was added, the bitterness of the bitter melon was still unbearable. When he took the first sip, he had an urge to vomit.

Several people secretly looked at Xie Ci'an's expression, and saw Xie Ci'an close his eyes and drink three cups in a row.

The first sip was not very tasty. Xie Ci'an was not someone who could not endure hardship. He had even chewed tree bark on the border in the past. This little bitter melon juice was nothing to him.

Xie Ci'an didn't stop them and let the three of them continue playing. He sat behind Gu Jianchu and watched.

This round had not yet ended when Yun He rushed in in a hurry, not noticing that the emperor was also there. The words seemed a little hot to his lips, and he hesitated, not knowing whether he should say them or not.

Gu Jianchu noticed Dao Yunhe's expression, played the cards in his hand, and said lazily, "Just say whatever you want to say."

Yunhe went out in the morning to deal with the affairs of the Ning'an Marquis' Mansion for her, which was only related to Cao Li.

Yun He naturally knew that there were some things that could not be said, so he avoided the important point and said, "Your Majesty, the Ning An Marquis's Mansion is in chaos."

Gu Jianchu was not surprised at all by this, and even pretended to be curious and asked, "Cao Li and my sister just divorced, why is there such a mess?"

Wen Zhaoyi suddenly lost interest in playing cards and looked at Yunhe intently.

Although they were divorced, when Gu Jianyue heard about the Ning'an Marquis' Mansion again, her heart still skipped a beat. Her eyes were still fixed on the leaf cards, and her thoughts had drifted away.

As for the emperor, he already knew that the queen would not stop.

"This morning, Eunuch Cheng had just sent the concubine that the Emperor had bestowed upon the Ning'an Marquis's mansion, and the Ning'an Marquis's wife started making a scene in the mansion. The concubine hasn't been settled yet."

"Because of these concubines, Earl Ning An and his wife had a quarrel in the mansion."

"The Emperor's reward, but Lady Ning'an doesn't take it seriously. She's really bold. Didn't the Emperor order Yu Niang to be brought into the mansion? Did she bring her in as well?" Gu Jianchu just asked casually, and his eyes looked towards his elder sister worriedly from time to time.

Yun He shook his head. "Your Majesty, this is exactly what I want to say. Before Cao Li could even bring his concubine and illegitimate child into the mansion, a scholar arrived outside the Ning'an Marquis's mansion this morning. He brought his relatives and friends with him, beating drums and gongs and spreading the news that Cao Li was forcibly abducting women and taking them as concubines, not even sparing their children."

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