noffsinger Chapter 343: A pair of affectionate and loyal mandarin ducks
Chapter 343: A pair of affectionate and loyal mandarin ducks
Thinking of this, Gu Jianchu turned his head to look at Xie Ci'an, only to see that Xie Ci'an's face was cold and his eyes were like the bottom of a deep pool, with no end in sight. It was impossible to tell what the man's mood was.
Gu Jianchu thought that even if Xie Ci'an didn't like them, they were still his women after all, and he would definitely be angry if he saw himself being cuckolded by a woman.
Men are all like this. They may not like it, but they will never allow others to touch it. If others touch it, it is a taboo.
Cheng Song stood aside, looking at the emperor and empress cautiously. He didn't dare to make a decision and could only wait for the emperor and empress to give the order.
After all, she was still the emperor's man. Gu Jianchu didn't want to deal with her in a thankless manner. She set her eyes on Xie Ci'an and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what do you think should be done with Wu Guiyi?"
Xie Ci'an knew that the Queen was going to make him the bad guy again, and she did not ignore the look the Queen gave him just now. After all, the Queen's eyes were clean but inquiring, which was hard to ignore.
Xie Ci'an was tired of standing, so he took Gu Jianchu's hand and walked to the dragon throne in the main hall and sat down. He put his arm around Gu Jianchu's waist, put her on his knees, and wrapped his hands around Gu Jianchu's fingers to warm them.
Gu Jianchu is particularly afraid of the cold. Even though it has just started to get cold, her hands and feet are already cold.
"Achu is the Queen, in charge of the affairs of the six palaces. Wu Guiyi's affair with the young guard is also under the Queen's jurisdiction. The Queen should decide how to deal with it." Xie Ci'an naturally wrapped his hands around Gu Jianchu's waist and wrapped her hands, and his chin naturally rested on Gu Jianchu's shoulder.
[Damn, this is like shooting oneself in the foot. If I had known, I wouldn't have come here to watch. I could have let these two continue their affair and then dealt with them when someone caught them.]
Gu Jianchu turned her head and looked at Xie Ci'an. She felt that Xie Ci'an did it on purpose.
But Xie Ci'an was staring at her seriously, and it didn't seem like he was doing it on purpose.
Could it be her illusion?
Gu Jianchu was struggling with this matter. A few people outside who knew nothing about the situation were picking lotus pods with laughter and joy. Occasionally, noisy sounds could be heard coming in.
"Sister Zhuxia, look at the size of the lotus pod I picked. It's almost as big as your face."
"You have a big face."
"oops."
"Be careful, it's very slippery over there with moss. Don't fall in there, or you'll get soaked to the skin. You'll definitely catch a cold on such a wet day."
"I think we've picked almost enough. Come over here quickly. If it's not enough, we'll send another eunuch to take a boat to the lotus pond to pick more lotus pods. There are more lotus pods there." Zhu Xia's voice urged.
"I think we've picked enough, enough to make a lotus seed soup." Yun He said as he retreated. "Sister Zhu Xia, please help me up. The rocks here are too slippery. I almost fell down."
"I told you to be careful but you didn't listen, so I told you this stone is slippery." Zhu Xia muttered to herself, but still reached out to support Yunhe.
Gu Jianchu shook his head helplessly, his gaze finally falling on Cheng Song, "Bring these two people out."
Even if she wanted to dwell on this matter, it needed to be dealt with. After all, the matter was already before her. Moreover, Cheng Song and the other palace maids and eunuchs in the palace knew about it. She had to purge the matter to rectify the palace. Otherwise, if it got out, the civil officials of the previous dynasty would impeach her, and the palace maids and concubines in the harem would probably follow suit. After all, it was one thing for the emperor not to favor her, but as concubines, they were violating palace rules by having affairs with those outside men.
Cheng Song and his men kicked open the tightly closed door.
The two people who heard the sound were so scared that they jumped up instantly. The moment they saw Cheng Song, they were still entangled in the bed and panicked, even forgetting to move. Wu Guiyi reacted for a moment, quickly got out of bed, picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on herself. She was so scared that her voice was trembling, "Eunuch Cheng, why are you here?"
"If we hadn't come here, we wouldn't have seen such a wonderful thing. Tie up these two people." Cheng Song gave the order directly with a cold face.
The two young eunuchs immediately stepped forward according to Cheng Song's instructions. Just when Cheng Song was about to tie the two people up, he found that neither of them had their clothes on properly. The woman's bellyband was still hanging on the man's body. If this was seen by the emperor and the empress, it would inevitably be indecent, so Cheng Song kindly asked the two to put their clothes on.
After the two men had barely put on their clothes, Cheng Song tied them up and brought them in front of Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an.
When Wu Guiyi and the young guard saw the emperor and empress sitting on the chairs in Qingliang Palace, their faces turned pale instantly. They thought they were just caught by Cheng Song, but they didn't expect that the emperor and empress were also there.
At the moment when the two were distracted, Cheng Song pushed them from behind, and they finally reacted and knelt down in front of the emperor and empress.
Gu Jianchu wanted Xie Ci'an to put her down, but Xie Ci'an refused to let her go. The more she struggled, the tighter Xie Ci'an's arms tightened around her. Gu Jianchu finally gave up struggling and let the man hold her.
Her cold gaze fell on Wu Guiyi, and she slammed her fingers on the table in front of her. "How dare you have such audacity! You actually had an affair with a guard in the palace and defiled the imperial court. Wu Guiyi, do you acknowledge your guilt?"
Wu Guiyi's face turned pale, and the lipstick on her lips was smudged. It was obvious that the red color at the corner of the little guard's mouth was Wu Guiyi's, which showed how bold the entanglement between the two was.
Wu Guiyi knelt and moved a few steps towards Gu Jianchu. Just as she was getting closer to Gu Jianchu, she was stopped by Cheng Song.
Now that the evidence is irrefutable, and the Emperor and Empress saw it with their own eyes, even if she wanted to argue, it would be futile. Wu Guiyi gave the man a deep look, "I know my guilt. It was I who seduced the little guard. It had nothing to do with him. The Emperor favors the Empress every day and never even enters the harem to see us concubines. I couldn't stand the loneliness, so I seduced the little guard and did something that defiled the palace. You can kill me or chop me up, it's all at your will. As for the little guard, he is truly innocent. It was my seduction that led him to do such a thing."
[They are truly a pair of affectionate and loyal mandarin ducks. At the critical moment, they took all the responsibility on themselves, wanting to save each other's lives.]
However, every word Wu Guiyi says seems to be the Emperor's fault. If the Emperor hadn't entered the harem, she wouldn't have cheated. Even if the Emperor had entered the harem, she wouldn't have rekindled her old lover. After all, they were childhood sweethearts. Since entering the palace, Wu Guiyi has been chaste for this man, avoiding his favor. If the Emperor had entered the harem, she would probably have found ways to avoid his favor.