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

Xie Ci'an brainstormed for a long time before he figured out the information revealed by Gu Jianchu.

The late prince had a hobby of male liking, and Xie Ci'an was not surprised by this.

[Back when Minister Lin won the top spot in the imperial examination, he was riding his horse on the way. Students from Songlin Academy all came to join in the fun, hoping to catch a glimpse of the top scholar. However, an accident occurred. The horse got startled and bumped into the current Hanlin Academy Grand Secretary. The two fell in love at first sight. To woo the current Hanlin Academy Grand Secretary, Minister Lin even disguised himself as a student and went to Songlin Academy to get up close and personal with Grand Secretary Zhou.]

【What kind of novel plot is this? 】

The key point is that Lord Zhou was completely oblivious. After a long period of interaction, Lord Zhou and Minister Lin developed a mutual affection for each other, but their relationship was unsupported. When Lord Zhou's family learned of this, they abruptly stopped it. Later, a fire broke out in Lord Zhou's home, and Minister Lin came to help and comfort him. The two naturally fell together.

[Not long after, Minister Lin returned to the capital. Facing a promotion, their affair was caught by a competitor. To protect Minister Lin's future, Lord Zhou took the initiative to separate from him and took up a position in Jiangnan. Later, Lord Zhou was transferred back to the capital by mistake. Although the two were still in the capital, they dared not express their feelings to each other face to face. They just stared at each other from afar, making sure they were well.]

【I suddenly feel a bit skeptical about this couple. What’s going on?】

Xie Ci'an had no idea that there was such a complicated story behind it.

After all, he had seen a lot of ups and downs, so Xie Ci'an did not show it on his face and continued to discuss the affairs of Jiangnan Road with Minister Lin.

Finally, Minister Lin volunteered, "If Your Majesty is at ease, I am willing to go there in person."

"I am naturally confident in your work. You can leave after the Lantern Festival."

[It would be great if Master Zhou could come along. Maybe along the way, the two of them could spark some new romance and get back together.]

The Queen is quite imaginative.

After finishing the business, Xie Ci'an stood up and said goodbye with the queen.

Minister Lin personally escorted the person out of the mansion.

In order to keep a low profile, they did not bring too many people with them on this trip. Wen Zhu drove the car himself and arrived at the busiest Zhuque Street.

At that time, Zhuque Street was already crowded with people, with lights and decorations everywhere. There were various stalls on both sides of the road, and there were jugglers not far ahead. Their carriages were squeezed in the crowd and it took a long time for them to move slightly.

Accidents are most likely to happen in such a crowded place. In previous years, there would be families losing children on this day, and even officials were no exception.

It was half an hour later when they arrived outside Chongyang Restaurant. Chongyang Restaurant was the largest and most popular restaurant in Shengjing City. Gu Jianchu had wanted to try the food here before, but a seat here had to be booked a month in advance.

Surprisingly, the emperor not only booked a private room in advance, but also the best one. When the window was opened, he could overlook the magnificent scenery of the entire Zhuque Street.

Come to think of it, given the emperor's status, it shouldn't be difficult for him to book the best private room in Chongyang Tower.

Cheng Song handed the menu to Gu Jianchu, "Your Majesty, please order whatever you want."

Gu Jianchu was not polite and immediately showed a look of joy when he took the menu.

What if I want to eat every dish listed above?

Gu Jianchu knew that they couldn't eat too much, so they had to be cautious and not waste food. "I want an order of cherry pancakes, roasted squab, sweet and sour carp, fried mushroom strips, and an additional order of purple rice cakes and mushrooms stuffed with meat. Your Majesty, can I take a portion of roast duck back?"

I finally got to Chongyang Tower and I want to try everything.

Xie Ci'an played with the jade beads in his hand, "What else do you want to eat? I'll pack it up for you to take back."

【This is the first time I think the emperor is so handsome.】

Gu Jianchu once again put his head into the menu.

Xie Ci'an couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch his eyebrows.

Wasn't he handsome before?

Gu Jianchu restrained himself and didn't order too much, then handed the menu to Cheng Song.

Gu Jianyue looked at how the emperor and empress got along and was happy for her sister from the bottom of her heart.

While waiting for the food to be served, Gu Jianchu pulled Gu Jianyue to lie by the window, looking at the bustling crowd on Zhuque Street surrounded by lanterns, and the monkey performers not far away.

Suddenly, there were two knocks on the tightly closed door of the private room. Yun He, dressed as a servant, came in with his head lowered. "Young lady, there's an unfamiliar servant outside who claims to be from the Nanping Marquis's eldest son's household. He said the eldest son has a few words for you, young lady."

Ever since Gu Jianyue and Cao Li divorced, everyone started calling her the same way as before her marriage.

Since you knew they were leaving the palace, why didn't you come in person but instead asked the servant to come and convey the message?

Gu Jianchu couldn't help but frown.

Gu Jianyue nodded gently, "I understand."

"Achu, I'm going to go out and take a look." Gu Jianyue let go of her sister's hand.

"Let Yunhe accompany you. It's not safe with so many people around." Gu Jianchu arranged for Yunhe to accompany Gu Jianyue. After all, Yunhe knew some kung fu.

Not long after Gu Jianyue left, the system in her mind began to issue an alert.

【System: Gu Jianyue is in danger.】

What's the danger?

[System: The person who came here was not Gu Jianbai's servant at all, but Cao Li's servant. He deliberately used Gu Jianbai's identity to trick Gu Jianyue into committing the crime.]

The system's gossip news was never wrong, so she had no doubt about the system's warning.

She had been puzzled before. Since the eldest brother knew that they were coming out, why didn't he come up and tell them in person, but instead let a servant come to pass on the message? This was a bit problematic.

Cao Li accidentally saw us leaving the palace and followed us to Chongyang Tower. He then contrived to trick Sister into going out and committing the crime. Why didn't you warn her about such a serious matter?

She was only concerned that Cao Li would pester her sister, but she didn't expect this.

Today is the Lantern Festival, and there are so many people here that I wouldn’t notice even if I were being followed.

[The system complained: "Dear, I'm just a melon-eating system. My primary responsibility is your safety, the host. The safety of others is not within the scope of this system's maintenance."]

Gu Jianchu didn't have time to argue with the system. He stood up hurriedly and ran out.

When she passed by Xie Ci'an, he suddenly grabbed her arm and said, "There are so many people outside, where is the Queen going?"

She was so worried that she forgot Xie Ci'an was still in the private room. She was so anxious that tears were about to come out. She tried hard to think of an excuse to explain, "I just saw Cao Li's figure by the window. My sister and Cao Li had such an ugly divorce. I was worried that Cao Li would harm my sister, so I wanted to go down and take a look."

"I'll accompany you." Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's wrist tightly and walked out with his men.

Seeing this, Cheng Song hurriedly gave Wen Zhu an instruction and quickly followed Xie Ci'an.

There are so many people out there, and it would be bad if anything dangerous happened.

Cheng Song squeezed in the back, fearing that he would lose the emperor and empress.