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

【It would look better if the flowers were pulled out. 】

Xie Ci'an leaned back lazily and changed his posture to watching the show.

But his queen still liked to watch the two women pulling each other's hair for a man.

Shu Ying didn't fight back after being beaten. Instead, her eyes were filled with tears. She looked pitiful, as if she wanted to cry but couldn't shed a single tear. "Sister, what are you talking about? Why would I think of stealing your man? I just want to join this family, not break it up."

"Besides, I entered the palace to help my sister, who is now disliked by the Emperor."

I didn't expect her to be such a big white lotus. No wonder Shu Zhaoyi was so angry that she attacked. She should know what kind of person her sister is. But this sister and her eldest sister don't have a good relationship either. Her words and deeds are like a thorn in Shu Zhaoyi's side.

【Today's banquet was really worth coming to. 】

[Shu Ying is better than her brainless sister. At least she plays the role of weakness to the core. Men like this kind of girl. I just don't know if the emperor can resist the temptation.]

Thinking of this, Gu Jianchu took action and looked in the direction of Xie Ci'an.

Others might like her, but he doesn't like this kind of woman who is too scheming at all, and he even feels a little annoyed.

After learning the Queen Mother's purpose from Gu Jianchu, Xie Ci'an arranged for Cheng Song to secretly release Shu Zhaoyi.

It is better for them to resolve this matter among their own family.

Shu Ying's words instantly ignited Shu Zhaoyi's anger. "Even if the Emperor dislikes me, I don't need a bitch like you to tell me what to do. You can even say such disgusting words in public, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Shu Zhaoyi said this and twisted Shu Ying's arm hard.

Shu Ying's brows furrowed immediately, but she didn't resist. Instead, she took advantage of Shu Zhaoyi's bullying to look pitifully at Xie Ci'an beside her, her tearful eyes filled with pleading, "Your Majesty, I have never thought of competing with my sister for you. I only hope to stay by your side and serve you, even if it means no title or status. I absolutely have no complaints."

[Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at what she said. I guess she doesn't even believe it herself.]

[But this legitimate second daughter is really interesting. At least she has a useful brain.]

[There's something else going on! No wonder these two sisters seem to be at odds. It turns out it's been like this since they were little. When Shu Zhaoyi was little, she would give in to her younger sister. But as her younger sister grew older, she became increasingly spoiled by her parents and became even more arrogant. She even liked to snatch Shu Zhaoyi's things, so the relationship between the two sisters gradually deteriorated.]

The most serious cause of the deterioration of the situation stemmed from the young master of the Anyang Marquisate. The young master and the older sister had been childhood sweethearts, but who knew the legitimate daughter also fell in love with him, openly and covertly sending him gifts. Eventually, the older sister caught them crying and making a scene in front of her parents. Because her parents protected their younger daughter, the matter was dropped, and the young master later accompanied his biological father to garrison at the customs.

Shu Zhaoyi simply didn't make a move. She sneered and said in a mocking tone, "Since you are so understanding and willing to stay by the emperor's side without any status, why not just become a palace maid? The palace maids are also serving the emperor diligently and responsibly. You don't need to ask the emperor for help on this matter. Even if I am no longer favored, I can still help you."

"Puchi." Gu Jianchu couldn't help laughing out loud.

I never knew Shu Zhaoyi was so eloquent before.

Fortunately, everyone's attention was focused on eating melons and no one noticed the queen.

When Shu Ying heard this, she almost fainted from anger. The words had already been spoken, and it was not easy to refute them directly now.

He simply knelt on the ground and sobbed.

Hearing this crying, Shu Zhaoyi became even more impatient. "Cry, cry, cry, you only know how to cry, and you don't know how to be upset. Do you think all men can be distressed by your little cat urine?"

At least the emperor wouldn't do that, otherwise she wouldn't have tried every possible means to keep him.

Shu Ying covered her face with her handkerchief and glanced in Xie Ci'an's direction, but she saw that Xie Ci'an had a calm expression, not even a hint of unnecessary emotion. Instead, she turned to look at the Queen Mother, "The drama that Queen Mother arranged for my family is really lively. With such upbringing, Queen Mother also felt that she could be sent to the palace. Do you think the harem is not chaotic enough?"

The Empress Dowager and the people in Annan Marquis's Mansion did not tell Shu Zhaoyi about the news that the second legitimate daughter was brought into the palace, for fear that she would make a fuss if she knew.

I just want to wait until this matter is settled.

I don’t know where Shu Zhaoyi got the news from, and she caused such a commotion.

The Queen Mother's expression grew increasingly gloomy. She raised her hand and slapped the sandalwood table. "Have you had enough of this? Don't you think this is embarrassing enough?"

Shu Zhaoyi swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Shu Ying's sobbing stopped abruptly.

Xie Ci'an suddenly stood up and said kindly, "Since this is the family affair of the Annan Marquis' Mansion, I will not interfere. Let the Queen Mother handle it."

The Empress Dowager also knew that the situation had become like this. It would be difficult to force Shu Ying to be with the Emperor now, so she could only think of other ways.

The empress dowager glared at Shu Zhaoyi fiercely.

Seeing that the emperor was about to leave, everyone stood up and saluted.

[The sisters haven't even started tearing off their hair flowers yet, and it's already been forced to end. How boring.]

[However, these sisters were both born from Lady Annan's womb, so why are their personalities so different? And they don't even look alike.]

[There is actually a hidden big melon]

Xie Ci'an took a few steps and heard Gu Jianchu's words.

Xie Ci'an slowed down his pace.

Shu Ying isn't actually Lady Annan's biological daughter. No wonder she looks so different from the couple and her older sister, Shu Zhaoyi. But what does it mean she's not a biological daughter? Could it be that Shu Ying was adopted?

Gu Jianchu hadn't even heard of the follow-up news yet, but he had already started to speculate on himself.

Xie Ci'an immediately denied this speculation.

Although he had not been in the capital for a few years, ever since he took this position, the secret guards of the Imperial City Division had already dug up all the details of the ministers in the court. The Annan Marquis's Mansion had never taken a child from outside.

Before Shuying was born, Lady Annan already had a son and a daughter, and she would never adopt another child. There was no need.

【It turns out that it is one who brings trouble upon himself. 】

The Earl of Annan liked to have numerous concubines in his mansion, and naturally, those concubines desperately wanted to climb the social ladder and, by the way, have children to solidify their status. The Earl of Annan's wife naturally couldn't stand seeing her husband constantly visiting his concubines, so she resorted to tactics to suppress the concubines in the mansion.

[The Annan Marquis's wife was ruthless enough to deliberately make her concubines make mistakes and then sell them out. Some were even beaten to death by the Annan Marquis' wife. Shu Ying's biological mother was one of the Annan Marquis's concubines.]

At the time, Shuying's mother was already pregnant, so Lady Annan was naturally reluctant to take any action. She treated her well on the surface, often sending her goodies. However, those goodies were overly nutritious, and after a long period of consumption, Shuying grew too large, causing heavy bleeding during childbirth. Shuying's mother passed away after giving birth to her. When Lady Annan learned it was a daughter, she refrained from killing her.