activa-t Chapter 353 Husband
Chapter 353 Husband
Gu Jianchu shook his head helplessly. These two enemies were truly invincible.
"Okay." Gu Jianchu smiled dotingly.
Gu Jianchu brought Xie Qingrou back to Kunning Palace. Now Madam Gu and Gu Jianyue also lived in Kunning Palace, so the dinner was particularly lively, and even Gu Jianchu couldn't help but eat a little more.
Gu Jianyue, Madam Gu, and Gu Jianchu took turns telling Xie Qingrou about the interesting things that happened in the capital in the past two years. Gu Jianyue and Madam Gu admired Xie Qingrou very much, especially when Xie Qingrou took the initiative to ask for the marriage.
Although the princesses all enjoyed salaries, when faced with such a situation, everyone would hide away. Only Xie Qingrou remembered her responsibilities and took the initiative to marry.
News of Xie Qingrou's deeds in Dongli Kingdom in recent years was occasionally reported. She provided disaster relief, spread culture, taught the people farming and weaving skills, and taught them how to survive. This made many girls in the capital envy and admire her. After all, as a princess married into a foreign country, few could achieve what Xie Qingrou did.
Gu Jianyue and Gu Jianchu quickly became familiar with Xie Qingrou through all the gossip. Xie Qingrou did not leave the palace at night. Gu Jianchu originally wanted to arrange for Xie Qingrou to live in a nearby palace, but Xie Qingrou refused and stayed in Kunning Palace with Gu Jianyue. Fortunately, Kunning Palace was big enough, so Gu Jianchu asked Yunhe to bring people to clean up the west side palace for Xie Qingrou to live in.
Today is the day when the Kunning Palace has the most people staying there since she entered the palace.
After Gu Jianchu arranged for Xie Qingrou to stay, he returned to the main hall.
As soon as they entered the room, Xie Ci'an picked her up and carried her sideways. He glanced at the palace maids behind him with a cold look. Zhu Xia consciously led the other palace maids out of the hall and closed the door. Zhu Xia stood guard at the door and said in a low voice, "You all go to rest. Qiu He and Qiu Tao stay and keep watch with me in case the emperor and the queen need help."
Yun He stepped forward and asked, "Sister Zhu Xia, do you want me to accompany you?"
"Who wants you to accompany us? Go and rest. If you really care about us, come and replace us in the second half of the night so that we can go back and rest." Zhu Xia joked.
"Sister Zhuxia has agreed that I will come to replace you in the second half of the night." Yunhe looked serious and walked straight to the veranda room where they lived.
Zhu Xia glanced at Yun He's back and took the two little palace maids into the tea room next door. It was approaching winter and the wind was particularly cold at night. In the tea room, they could not only hear the orders of their masters, but also keep warm and rest for a while.
At the same time, in the side hall, the dim candlelight flickered and illuminated the entire room, giving it a layer of warm yellow light.
On the windowsill, an overlapping shadow is moving slowly.
Xie Ci'an placed Gu Jianchu on the soft big bed behind him and said, "You've worked hard today, Ah Chu."
"I'm just chatting with my elder sister. It's not hard for me." Gu Jianchu's eyes showed a little fatigue.
The one who makes people feel the most sorry for her is Xie Qingrou.
Xie Qingrou drank a lot of wine tonight to ease the pain of losing her son.
She was clearly the victim and had suffered great injustice, but she did not dare to tell Xie Ci'an, fearing that it would cause a war between the two countries and cause the people to be displaced and suffer. She could only vent her anger by killing the prince's wife.
Seeing Gu Jianchu in a daze, Xie Ci'an couldn't help but raise his hand and gently rub Gu Jianchu's nose, "You say it's not hard, but your face is full of fatigue."
"Even if I don't talk to my sister, I am easily tired and want to rest." Gu Jianchu leaned in Xie Ci'an's arms.
Xie Ci'an naturally lifted Gu Jianchu's legs and placed them on his knees. He took off Gu Jianchu's shoes and socks and soaked her feet in the hot water in front of him.
The moment her feet touched the water, Gu Jianchu's eyes widened instantly, and her body couldn't help but shrink back, "Your Majesty, your body is worth millions of gold, how could you help me do such a thing?"
Xie Ci'an pushed Gu Jianchu's feet into the water again to stop her from dodging. "Your Majesty is worth a fortune, so he's not suitable for this kind of thing. But Sanlang is not. Sanlang is just Ah Chu's husband. As a husband, he can naturally help his wife do these things. What's more, Ah Chu is still working hard to carry a child for him, and even suffered so much for this child. You are just helping Ah Chu wash her feet."
"If it can help Ah Chu suffer, your husband is willing to do it." Xie Ci'an gently raised his hand and poured it on Gu Jianchu's calf.
Hearing this, Gu Jianchu's nose felt a little blocked, and his eyes became red and wet, feeling uncomfortable.
If it was just an ordinary husband who said such words, she would not be moved, but the man in front of her was the emperor. He was above everyone else and should have been surrounded by beautiful women. She should not have been left alone, but he sent all those women out of the palace and left him alone.
Unlike the previous emperor, who had countless concubines in the harem who fought each other to the death, nor like those other ministers who were full of philandering hearts, he was more like a father, with only mother.
When a man who is used to having three wives and four concubines meets a man who only cares about one person, it seems extremely precious.
Without waiting for Gu Jianchu's response, Xie Ci'an couldn't help but look up and saw that Gu Jianchu's eyes were red. He hurriedly took the towel beside him to wipe his fingers, then stood up and sat next to Gu Jianchu, holding Gu Jianchu's shoulders in his arms.
"Why are you crying for no reason? Did your husband say something wrong? Achu should tell your husband and he will change it in the future. But Achu doesn't tell you, and your husband doesn't know how to change it." Xie Ci'an coaxed Gu Jianchu while picking up the silk handkerchief placed aside and gently wiped Gu Jianchu's tears.
Gu Jianchu burst into laughter at Xie Ci'an's words, but he couldn't help sobbing twice, "Your Majesty..."
"Call me husband or 'husband' in Kunning Palace, otherwise I will have to help you change it myself." Xie Ci'an put his arm around Gu Jianchu's waist and was about to kiss him.
Gu Jianchu reacted quickly and immediately changed her words, "Husband."
"My husband didn't say anything wrong. I was just touched by his words." Gu Jianchu held her mouth and tried hard to hold back her tears.
"I just did a little bit to help you. What's there to be moved about? If you are so moved, I should do more to help you. Otherwise, how can I be sorry for Ah Chu's tears." After Xie Ci'an said this, he gently kissed the corner of Gu Jianchu's mouth.
Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu in his arms, lowered his head and kissed her forehead gently, "Achu, after giving birth to this baby, whether it's a boy or a girl, they can inherit my kingdom. Let's not have another one, okay? I really don't want to see you suffer like this every day. It hurts my heart."
Hearing this, Gu Jianchu looked up at the man in front of him in surprise again.