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

Chapter 411 Don’t want children

After Mrs. Zhang and others were taken out, Qiu Tao wanted to go forward to help Zhang Ran up, but was refused by Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran knelt before Gu Jianchu, looking at him with a determined gaze, "Your Majesty, I have another favor to ask."

Gu Jianchu's expression was gentle, "You say."

"I want to ask for an abortion pill to abort the baby in my belly. This child is the result of their conspiracy against me. Every time I see this child, I think of all those terrible things. Even if I suppress my nausea and give birth to the child, I will probably send the child away and not raise him myself. Rather than letting him live without parents and be ridiculed by others, sometimes not having a child is a kind act."

"I beg the Queen to be kind and give me an abortion pill to end my fate with this child." Zhang Ran said, and kowtowed to Gu Jianchu.

What Zhang Ran said is true.

A child who is not loved is born to suffer, just like her.

By then, the child may become homeless and a beggar. Instead of that, not having the child is also a kind act.

What's more, this child is an obstacle preventing Zhang Ran from moving towards a new life. Whenever Zhang Ran sees this child, she can probably think of the ugly faces of Madam Zhang and Mr. Zhang.

Gu Jianchu nodded and said, "I agree. I'll have Doctor Lin prepare a milder abortion pill for you later."

"Xingran, those people are arresting and sentencing people now. What are your plans next? Do you want to continue staying in the capital, or go out and see the beautiful scenery?" Gu Jianchu asked gently.

Zhang Ran shook her head. "I haven't thought about it yet."

The moment before, she was still imprisoned, living a life of torture. She watched her stomach bulge every day and wanted to die. She never thought that she would be redeemed so soon, so she didn't dare to think about the future, and had never thought about it.

As far as the days before were concerned, living a good life was a luxury for her, let alone a free life and getting rid of those parents who were lying on her and sucking her blood.

"I remember that you are a good embroiderer. If you are willing, you can stay at my sister's Chunshui Embroidery Workshop for a while. Once you have thought it through, you can decide how to spend your days. Although Chunshui Embroidery Workshop is run by my sister, most of the people who take in are poor women like you. If you go there, you will have a companion, and you and they can take care of each other."

"If you are willing, I can send someone to take you there and explain the situation to my sister. If you are not willing, I can give you some money and you can leave the capital and live somewhere else." Gu Jianchu looked at Zhang Ran gently.

All the money Zhang Ran had on him was taken away, and now he is penniless.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Chunshui Embroidery Workshop." Zhang Ran made the decision after careful consideration.

She had no money on her now, and she couldn't make a living no matter where she went. Moreover, there were many injustices against women in this world. Moreover, after taking the abortion pill, she couldn't go to work for a while, and she didn't even have a place to live.

Even if the Queen Mother gave her some money, whether she left the capital or stayed in the capital, she would not be able to live off the money. As a girl, she might be coveted by others if she had a sum of money.

Chunshui Embroidery Workshop is actually the best choice.

The person who opened the shop was the Queen's elder sister. With the Queen's relationship behind her, no one could bully her. Besides, her embroidery skills were really good, and she could make a living in the embroidery workshop. Those people did not dare to cause trouble in the shop of the Queen's elder sister.

She had heard of Chunshui Embroidery Workshop as early as when she was in the palace.

When she was in the palace, her position was low, so her monthly salary was naturally not much. She had to reward the palace maids, eat, and make new clothes every month. Other concubines received support from their parents, but hers did not need any of it at all, and might even have relied on her for their livelihood.

Later she heard that some concubines in the harem would make some embroidery and secretly give it to the eunuchs who were allowed to leave the palace, asking them to help sell it outside, and then split the profits equally, so that they could barely earn some money to make a living.

After she heard the news, she felt that she was bored in the palace, so she embroidered some handkerchiefs and found the eunuch who helped sell embroidery to sell outside the palace. Unexpectedly, the eunuch sold the embroidery to Chunshui Embroidery Workshop. The eunuch came back and gave her a large sum of money, saying that the owner of Chunxiu Embroidery Workshop liked her embroidery very much and gave her some extra silver as a reward. He also asked her to do more and asked her to make embroidered screens if she could, and not to be restricted to handkerchiefs.

At that time, she made a small profit by selling embroidery, but later all the money was robbed by the parents after she left the palace. She had no defense at the time, and even if she had secretly hidden some of it, it would not have been robbed so cleanly.

If you ask her what she wants to do most, it is probably to open her own embroidery workshop like Gu Jianyue. She has loved embroidery since she was a child, and her master also said that she is very talented in embroidery.

However, it is not easy to open an embroidery workshop. It would be a good thing if I could enter Chunshui Embroidery Workshop.

"Okay, I will send someone to take you to Chunshui Embroidery Workshop later." Gu Jianchu glanced at Zhu Xia.

Zhu Xia immediately stepped forward and helped Zhang Ran up.

As for the remaining people involved in the sale of women and children, they were handed over to the Dali Temple for investigation. Anyone involved in this matter would be severely punished, ranging from flogging to exile.

Seeing that the case here was handled, the owner of Zuixianju came in with the waiters and served all the famous dishes in the restaurant. However, the emperor and empress were not in a hurry to eat them. Instead, the palace servants first tested the poison with silver needles, and then the young eunuch tested the poison himself.

The owner of Zuixianju stood aside, watching quietly and not daring to move.

After testing the poison, Zhu Xia wiped the silver needle and walked to the owner of Zuixianju. "Excuse me, the Queen is pregnant now and needs to be extra careful."

"I understand, I understand." It's better to test the poison this way, so that if something goes wrong after eating it, they will be the ones who will be in trouble.

What's more, there were spies who sneaked in before. What if they also had spies in Zuixianju and tried to poison the queen, they would still be the ones who would be in trouble.

After waiting for nearly half an hour and seeing that the young eunuch was fine, Zhu Xia went to call the emperor and empress to come for dinner.

Gu Jianchu looked at Zhang Ran who was sitting beside him and said gently, "Come and eat something first. I will send someone to send you to my sister in a while. If you need anything, please let my sister know."

"Thank you, Queen. I have no way of repaying your kindness. I only hope to serve you like a slave in my next life."

"But let's not have this meal." Zhang Ran lowered her eyes and didn't dare to look at Gu Jianchu. She was just an ordinary citizen now and really didn't dare to have a meal with the emperor and empress.