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

Chapter 222 Autumn Banquet

[I guess Mother secretly suspects that there's something wrong with the Emperor's health, but due to his noble status, she doesn't dare to provoke him. So, I have to take the blame for not being able to conceive, and Mother and Father have to torture me.]

Is it my fault that I can't get pregnant? It's clearly the dog emperor's fault. I really should find someone to torture the dog emperor.

Xie Ci'an came in from outside and heard Gu Jianchu's cursing voice, which was faintly filled with anger.

He did have selfish motives in not letting Gu Jianchu get pregnant. After all, he couldn't touch Gu Jianchu during the ten months of pregnancy.

I didn't expect the Nanping Marquis's Mansion to react so strongly.

Gu Jianchu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I'm not sick, so I'd better not drink those messy medicines. Let Zhu Xia secretly throw away the medicine and tell mother that I drank it."

Otherwise my parents would have to find a way to send medicine here again.

Zhuxi was just about to leave when he saw Xie Ci'an coming in. At Xie Ci'an's eye signal, Zhuxi left the room.

Xie Ci'an hugged Gu Jianchu from behind and rested his head on her shoulder, "Achu, do you want to have a child?"

Gu Jianchu didn't know why Xie Ci'an suddenly brought up this matter, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes when he looked at Xie Ci'an.

Is the emperor deliberately testing her again?

Gu Jianchu returned and held Xie Ci'an's big hand, saying softly, "I will follow the emperor's arrangements in everything."

"In that case, let's just let it be." Xie Ci'an thought about it and decided not to let Gu Jianchu continue to be embarrassed in front of the wife of Nanping Marquis.

Although the ministers of the previous dynasty didn't dare to speak out, they must have secretly been thinking about stuffing women into the harem.

Knowing that Gu Jianchu had not eaten breakfast, he immediately asked Cheng Song to serve the meal after Gu Jianchu finished cleaning up.

Xie Ci'an accompanied her for lunch before continuing to review memorials. Yun Heniao quietly entered the inner hall and whispered back, "Your Majesty, I have already followed your instructions and had Lord Dou write a divorce agreement and burn it for Li. I also performed a ritual to pray for Li's soul. Now everyone in the capital knows about Li and Tang Rui's affair, and there's a lot of talk about it. Some scholars have even taken the opportunity to write a storybook about it."

"I understand." Gu Jianchu waved his hand and looked out the window with an indifferent expression.

This incident has caused such a big stir that I hope it will serve as a warning to those mothers-in-law who like to torture their daughters-in-law. There is not just one Li in the world, but thousands and thousands of Lis. It is impossible for her to punish all of them. I just hope that this incident can serve as a wake-up call to people's hearts.

"Your Majesty, your birthday banquet will be held in two days. The Emperor said before that he would hold a grand banquet for you. Here is the banquet process sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for you to see so that they can start preparing." Zhu Xia held the process sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in front of Gu Jianchu.

Gu Jianchu originally didn't want to make a big deal about it, so as to avoid being used by the court officials to make a fuss, but the emperor insisted on doing so, and she didn't continue to refute or stop him. The palace had indeed not been lively for a long time.

This kind of thing is handled by the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so she won't be bothered.

Gu Jianchu took the process drawn up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and took a look at it before handing it back to Zhu Xia. "There's nothing to change. Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepare accordingly."

Zhu Xia took it and immediately retreated.

In the next few days, the emperor dragged her into the process of making a baby every day. She once suspected that Xie Ci'an was deliberately using the matter of making a baby to torment her. She felt very weak every day.

With this physical condition, it is impossible to get pregnant.

It must be that Xie Ci'an knew something and retaliated against her.

Time flies.

The days passed quickly.

Before she knew it, it was her thousand-year banquet.

The banquet was held at Qingliangtai.

Ministers of the previous dynasty and their wives were invited to attend.

Before the female members of the royal family who entered the palace went to the banquet, they would first go to Kunning Hall to pay their respects to her. After presenting their gifts, they would be led directly to the banquet by the palace servants. However, some ladies chose to go directly to the banquet and then come back to pay their respects to her later.

Xie Ci'an also let her return to Kunning Palace on the day of her Qianqiu Banquet.

The imperial kitchen had prepared tea and snacks in advance and sent them over.

People were coming in and out of Kunning Hall in an endless stream.

When Wen Zhaoyi came over, Gu Jianchu was still changing in the inner hall. Her phoenix robe exuded the majesty of a queen. Her pearl headpiece and pearl makeup added a touch of nobility to her majesty. When she saw Gu Jianchu coming out, Wen Zhaoyi smiled and went forward to greet her, "I have been wanting to pay my respects to the Empress, but I knew she was in Chuigong Hall. I was afraid of disturbing the Emperor and the Empress's world of two, so I didn't go over."

"This is a gift I prepared for Your Majesty. It's not something expensive, I hope Your Majesty will not dislike it."

Gu Jianchu took it and opened it himself. Inside was a fox fur gauntlet. "This thing is very valuable. Zhaoyi is so thoughtful. Zhuxia, please help me keep it well. I will need it when winter comes."

"As long as the Empress likes it." Concubine Wen saved money for a long time before she asked someone to buy some fox fur. The fur was not enough to make a cloak, so she had to make a hand guard that could be used in winter.

"Sit down and eat something first. Her wife will be coming to the palace soon." Gu Jianchu invited Wen Zhaoyi to sit down.

Following Wen Zhaoyi came County Lady Wan Ning and the Grand Princess. Since that incident, the relationship between Wan Ning and Gu Jianchu has gradually improved.

"Sister-in-law, I don't have any expensive gifts. This is a pair of silver chopsticks for testing poison. They can detect any poison." Wan Ning searched for a long time before she found this pair of chopsticks to give to Gu Jianchu.

"Wan Ning is thoughtful." Although there are fewer concubines in the palace now and fewer people with ulterior motives, one still has to be on guard against others.

The eldest princess prepared a set of head jewelry for Gu Jianchu.

There was nothing important for the mother and son to do at the banquet, so at Gu Jianchu's request, they sat down with Wen Zhaoyi.

Following closely behind was the eldest princess Xie Qingzhi.

Since the previous incident, Gu Jianchu hadn't seen Xie Qingzhi for a while.

Compared to before, Xie Qingzhi's complexion looked much better.

Xie Qingzhi finally let go of her romantic desires and, having been bored lately, hired two young men to sing and play the piano. He even started a rouge and powder business in the capital.

【What a wonderful, enviable life. 】

The maid behind Xie Qingzhi handed two boxes to Gu Jianchu. "This set of head ornaments was left to me by my mother. They are made of pure gold. I'll give them to you as a birthday present. Also, there are some rouge and powder in here. They are sold in my shop. The girls in the capital city like them very much, so I brought some for you. If you like them, please tell me and I'll send someone to deliver them to you."

Although they were some caring words, they sounded awkward when Xie Qingzhi said them.