Xu Jinyi snorted coldly.
"Mother Queen, I think that censor is just sitting around with nothing to do. You should assign her more work."
"You keep staring at me all day long. You just don't like me and come to complain to me every few days."
"They are just trivial matters. She can dwell on them for hours. You, Queen Mother, don't mind her nagging."
"Most importantly, she knew you were pregnant, yet she still reported this to the authorities. What did she want? Was she trying to piss you off?"
Thinking of the censor, Xu Jin was so angry that his teeth were itching. He couldn't help but continue.
"In my opinion, Queen Mother, you should punish her and ask her what she wants."
"As an Imperial Censor, what is her main duty? Is it to keep an eye on the Queen Mother's household affairs? What's the point of her then?"
"You haven't even done your job properly, but you're always looking for trouble with me. You haven't investigated the conduct of those court officials, nor have you done anything about their integrity. Lord Wen was accused of corruption, so why hasn't he investigated?"
Xu Jinyi changed the subject and said, "Queen Mother, you should have someone investigate the Imperial Censor. With so many people in the court, it's impossible that nothing happened. She must have accepted bribes."
The more Xu Jinyi spoke, the more she felt this was the case: "Queen Mother, you must maintain the political order of the court and prevent officials from colluding and engaging in corruption. You must thoroughly investigate the censor."
The empress was so enraged by her clear logic that she fell backwards. "Are you still trying to turn the tables? The censor is doing this for your own good. I hope you will behave properly and be careful with your words and actions."
Xu Jinyi said with disgust: "I think she wants to kill me and make you, the Queen Mother, hate me and dislike me."
"Why else would she say so much? Is she deliberately trying to worry you, the Queen Mother? She's just making a mountain out of a molehill. She's been involved with me so many times over the years, but was any of them a major incident?"
"She just doesn't like me, otherwise why don't you see her staring at others?"
The empress was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that this was the case. It seemed that the censor had indeed been keeping a close eye on her daughter over the years.
Don't let go of any little thing.
Thinking of the last time she heard her drinking and chatting happily with Lao Er, a strange look flashed in the empress's eyes.
It seems like this censor needs a thorough investigation.
"Then you can't hug a stranger in public, what a shame."
Xu Jinyi raised her head and retorted: "How can he be a stranger? Ah Chen is obviously my future husband. What's wrong with me hugging my husband? It shows that we have a good relationship."
"Empress Mother, please ask Achen to get up first. His knees hurt from kneeling for so long." Xu Jinyi pulled the empress's sleeve coquettishly.
"Get up."
"Jiaojiao, the osmanthus cake you made the other day was delicious. The Queen Mother felt that it had a good appetite. Please make some more."
Xu Jinyi blinked, staring at Gu Chen, not wanting to leave: "Didn't you, Queen Mother, say that women should stay away from the kitchen and let the kitchen do the cooking?"
"Why, the Queen Mother wants to eat what you cook, but she can't?"
Xu Jinyi nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, yes."
Before leaving, Xu Jinyi turned back and said, "Queen Mother, please don't bully Achen. I'll be back soon."
After saying that, he ran away.
Under the empress's scrutinizing gaze, Gu Chen stood upright neither humble nor arrogant.
His character made the empress less prejudiced against him.
But he still spoke with dignity and seriousness: "Gu Chen, you are so bold, relying on your good looks and having no sense of propriety."
"It's normal for a woman to have three husbands and four concubines, not to mention that Prince Xian is my beloved daughter. But you actually want to monopolize Prince Xian. Do you know your crime?!"
Gu Chen had known that this would be the outcome. As a princess, how could she stay with only him?
But my heart still felt a strong pain and my face turned pale.
Seeing that he didn't say a word, the empress thought she had guessed right and her face became even colder.
"Prince Xian has always loved beauties and is very romantic. You should not take what he says too seriously sometimes."
"Her legitimate husband can be a graceful and courteous young man from an official family, but since she wants you to be her legitimate husband, I can agree."
"But as a future side prince, you will have no shortage of servants. You must act like a legitimate prince, avoid being jealous, and don't even think about monopolizing the Prince of Leisure. Can you do it?"
Gu Chen felt bitter in his heart, his hands clenched tightly under his sleeves, and veins bulged.
The two of them were deadlocked for a long time.
Finally, Gu Chen knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry I can't agree to your request. The Queen promised that there would only be me in the future, so I won't go against her wishes."
Before the empress could explode in anger, Gu Chen immediately said, "If...if one day, she falls in love with someone else and wants to marry a concubine, I, a humble person..."
"I will never stop you."
However, the empress was still furious. She even slammed the table and stood up, shouting, "How dare you!"
"It is a great blessing for you to marry Prince Xian. By saying this, you are asking Prince Xian to break his promise to you and never marry another person."
"What exactly are you up to? If you don't agree, Prince Xian will have reservations. You're simply..."
Gu Chen smiled bitterly: "If the day ever comes and Prince Xian tells me personally that he wants to marry someone else, I will definitely not say a word."
The empress looked at him steadily, knowing that he was now the apple of her daughter's eye, and she didn't make things too difficult for him.
"I hope you will do what you say. If I grant you a concubine in the future, you must not stop me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In the hot summer weather, Xu Jinyi was busy in the kitchen and sweating.
Finally, he got the osmanthus cake out in the shortest time and ran back with it.
She is worried!
She was worried that her mother would say something unpleasant to Gu Chen.
But when she returned to the Qinzheng Hall, the atmosphere was exceptionally harmonious.
"Queen Mother, the osmanthus cake is here." Xu Jinyi ran out of breath.
The empress saw that her beautiful face was red and covered with sweat, so she quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe it for her.
"Why is he running so fast? Did the Queen Mother eat him?"
"Hehe, I'm just worried that this is Ah Chen's first time in the palace and he might accidentally offend you."
"Mother, where is the imperial edict? I..." The empress was wiping, and her hand suddenly stopped at Xu Jinyi's neck.
Thinking of something, Xu Jinyi pulled his clothes with an unnatural expression.
"Hehe... there are more mosquitoes lately."
The empress glanced at her daughter and said, "Hmm, it's a really big mosquito."
Gu Chen looked up at the sky and drank a sip of tea silently.
Originally, the empress wanted to wait and see whether Xu Jinyi was just a passing fancy or really liked him, but now it seems that he has taken advantage of her completely.
I guess it won’t work if I don’t grant the marriage.
He sighed, wrote the imperial edict, and gave some things to the two of them.
Xu Jinyi stood aside and kept muttering: "This one is good. There is a string of beads in the Queen Mother's storehouse. That one is also good. Write it down."
"I remember there's a piece of fine fabric, very smooth, and the color suits A-Chen. Write it down."
"He has fair skin, so it must look good on him."
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