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

Chapter 423 The Queen Cannot Tolerate Any Sand in Her Eyes

Even if I had tasted some melons from the Yelan Kingdom in the past, I learned about it through King Annan.

Otherwise she knows nothing.

We can only wait until they enter Beijing.

Xie Ci'an put the memorial aside and said, "But this matter still needs to be discussed with all the civil and military officials in the court."

Xie Ci'an turned around and saw that Gu Jianchu looked listless. He couldn't help but say, "I still have some memorials to deal with. If you're sleepy, go to bed first. You don't have to stay up with me. Your health is more important now."

It’s not that Gu Jianchu wanted to avoid it, but she was really sleepy.

Ever since I got pregnant, I feel sleepy at any time. Sometimes I would feel sleepy even when I was chatting.

Xie Ci'an called someone in to help Gu Jianchu wash up and rest.

When Qiutou was helping Gu Jianchu take off his red hairpin, Gu Jianchu leaned his little head against the bronze mirror and almost fell on the table. Fortunately, Qiutou was quick to help him up, and then led two little palace maids to help Gu Jianchu undress as quickly as possible, and then tucked him into the quilt. After a while, Gu Jianchu fell asleep with shallow breathing.

Qiutou couldn't help but chuckle when she saw how easily Gu Jianchu fell asleep. She went forward to tuck in the corner of the quilt, then left the room with the palace maid.

Gu Jianchu didn't know when Xie Ci'an went to bed. When she woke up the next morning, Xie Ci'an was no longer by her side. Even the temperature of his body on the bed was gone. It seemed that he had been gone for a long time.

The Emperor will discuss the affairs of the Yelan Kingdom with others at the morning court today.

King Dongli is still in the capital, and the Yelan Kingdom has also said that they will come to pay tribute. The capital is really lively now.

Gu Jianchu called Zhuxia and Qiutou in to serve him. The difficult thing was that Zhuxi also had to be free to come over today and serve Gu Jianchu.

Now Gu Jianchu rarely saw Zhuxi come in to serve her personally. Zhuxi was now mainly responsible for the outside affairs. Seeing Zhuxi coming, Gu Jianchu couldn't help but think of something and couldn't help asking, "How is the eldest daughter of the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion?"

"And is there any news coming from the Shangshu Mansion?"

Last night, he and the emperor sent people to reprimand and appease respectively. I think the news has spread all over the capital now, and even the Shangshu Mansion can't help but guess what he and the emperor mean.

"The eldest daughter of the Earl of Pingxi is very grateful to the Queen and said that she will come to the palace tomorrow. Even the wife of the Earl of Pingxi said the same thing and said that she will come to the palace tomorrow to kowtow to the Queen." Zhuxi relayed the news truthfully.

When she came back last night, the Queen had already gone to bed, so naturally she couldn't tell her these words.

When the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion was in the most difficult time due to being scolded by the people in the capital, Gu Jianchu suddenly showed up. He not only rewarded the eldest daughter of the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion, but also asked them to enter the palace to talk. This inevitably made those people begin to doubt the authenticity of the previous rumors.

Who is the queen? She is a living Bodhisattva in the hearts of the people, and the queen is extremely popular among the people. There are no unjust, false or wrong cases in the matters handled by the queen, and she will even help the people solve their problems. Now the queen has taken the initiative to stand up and even favors the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion.

The Queen has always been intolerant of any wrongdoing and sympathetic to the weak, so the people also began to doubt the Shangshu Mansion, and the public opinion gradually became one-sided.

In particular, it was later reported that the Shangshu Mansion was reprimanded by the emperor for taking a concubine, and even the censor who reported on the Xibo Mansion was fined by the emperor.

The emperor and empress have done it so obviously, what else is there for the people to not understand?

The previous events must have been false rumors, otherwise why would the emperor and empress take action.

Just as the people cursed the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion fiercely before, now they are retaliating and cursing the Shangshu Mansion just as fiercely.

Originally, Pingxi Bo was still worrying about how to resolve this matter, but he didn't expect that there would be a turnaround so soon. The emperor and empress's appearance was better than any explanation they had. Moreover, they knew some things clearly, but without sufficient evidence, it was difficult to take action.

Gu Jianchu nodded and said nothing.

She didn't want Lady Pingxi and the legitimate daughter to kowtow to her, she just couldn't stand the Shangshu family's excessive bullying.

Zhuxi continued, "However, there's been no movement from the Shangshu Mansion. They're probably thinking about the Emperor's reprimand. Even when the people insulted them, they didn't stand up to refute them."

"The Empress had already sent someone to deliver a memorial to them, asking them to enter the palace for a banquet, but within an hour, she sent someone to take it back and instead sent it to the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion. They must have thought about it carefully. The Pingxi Marquis' Mansion also wanted to vent their anger, so they secretly spread the news. Now the people are speculating a lot, especially since the memorial was sent back and then taken back, and then sent to the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion that they scolded. This commotion has made them realize that what the Shangshu Mansion said may not be entirely true."

Gu Jianchu looked at Zhu Xi helping her put on makeup and said calmly, "These people just like to watch the fun and are easily provoked."

"However, since the Shangshu Mansion has been bullying the Pingxibo Mansion so much, it's time for them to reflect on themselves. How can they govern the former dynasty if the harem is not peaceful? What's more, if this generation is not well managed, the next generations will be ruined." Gu Jianchu shook his head with a sneer, then touched the red hairpin in his hair. The tassels on the red hairpin collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

"The Queen is right. Besides, the Kong family is so indifferent to the wife for the sake of a concubine that something bad will happen sooner or later." Zhu Xi added.

As for the people, let them make a fuss for now.

Whether this matter can be resolved depends on what Mu Yao thinks. Does she want to divorce and return home, or does she want to continue living this messy life? After all, Mu Yao loved Kong Yang deeply in the past.

However, after this incident, the Shangshu Mansion's plan to divorce Mu Yao and seize Mu Yao's dowry will probably be temporarily shelved, which gives Mu Yao time to think.

After all, the emperor has ordered a reprimand. If they take any action now, they will be going against the emperor. If they anger the emperor, it may not be as simple as just an order for a reprimand. I am afraid they will be directly severely punished.

Now that Minister Kong is in this position, even if he wants to covet some of his daughter-in-law's property, he probably wouldn't dare to gamble with his own future. After all, it's easy to be punished in the court, but it's slow to get promoted. If he is punished for this matter, it will be even more difficult to get promoted in the future.

"But apart from these two families, the one that is most widely rumored outside is the family of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites." Zhuxi added.

"Spread it. You have done something bad, so you must bear the consequences. How is the preparation for the palace banquet going?" Gu Jianchu asked with concern.

Although this palace banquet was prepared in a hurry, we still had to try our best to avoid mistakes.