Xiao Ce was a little puzzled when he thought about this, but he still insisted on his point of view: "This has no direct connection with the imperial concubine's management of the harem."
Now that Qin Zhao has come out of Leng Palace and returned to Jinyang Palace, how can he punish him by settling his accounts?
"Well, the Ai family can't help you, so I will listen to you on this matter, but there is another important matter that cannot be delayed any longer. Emperor, it has been three years since you took the throne, and the palace is still empty. The matter of establishing a queen should not be delayed any longer.
"Queen Mother Guo said seriously.
In the past, Xiao Ce had always resisted when it came to the matter of establishing a queen, but this time it was just the opposite.
Xiao Ce pondered for a moment and then said: "It is indeed not appropriate to delay the matter of establishing a queen."
Empress Dowager Guo was overjoyed. She hurriedly said: "There is a suitable candidate for the Ai family. The child has a temperament similar to yours and is your cousin. She is Cui Jieyu. She lives in Jinyang Palace now. How do you feel when you meet her?
how?"
Xiao Ce did not remember that he had ever met such a woman, "I have no impression of Ms. Cui, but I can be sure of one thing, Ms. Cui cannot be my queen."
"Why is this?!" Queen Mother Guo's eyebrows grew cold.
"Because I can't let my relatives grow stronger, is this a good enough reason?" Xiao Ce's thin lips opened slightly.
As soon as he heard about his cousin, he knew that his queen could not be Cui.
Queen Mother Guo's face turned pale: "Emperor, you are thinking too much..."
"I say again, the queen will never be the Cui family. Please respect my idea. I agree to the establishment of a queen, but this matter should be done slowly rather than urgently. Before there is a suitable candidate, I will not easily let the middle palace have someone.
Master, this matter ends here." Xiao Ce made the decision in a few words.
Queen Mother Guo was unwilling to give in: "Emperor..."
"Zhang Jixiang, see the guests off!" Xiao Ce did not give Queen Mother Guo a chance to speak again.
As a result, even if Empress Dowager Guo had more to say, she would not have the chance.
Xiao Ce is now more authoritarian than before. She doesn't listen to anyone's advice. She doesn't even have a chance to speak. She is extremely domineering.
Fortunately, Xiao Ce is no longer affected by Qin Zhao, which is a blessing among misfortunes.
If she really couldn't do it, she would have no choice but to push Wu Xirou to the position of the middle palace. But she was still unwilling to let a woman from the Wu family become the head of the middle palace.
After Queen Mother Guo left, Xiao Ce seriously considered establishing a queen. He didn't know much about the concubines in the harem, so he planned to go to Jinyang Palace in person and ask Qin Zhao for the list.
"Let me take a trip, please?" After hearing this, Zhang Jixiang immediately recommended himself.
The emperor went to ask the imperial concubine for the list of concubines in the harem, and where did he put the imperial concubine? Even if the love between the two is no longer, how will the imperial concubine feel when she hears the news that the emperor is planning to have a queen, and she heard it from the emperor's mouth?
At this moment, he also felt that the emperor had changed too much, as if he had become a completely different person.
"I'll go there in person, there's no need for you to pass on messages and waste time." Xiao Ce didn't know Zhang Jixiang's concerns and didn't waste any more words.
Zhang Jixiang did not dare to say any more, so he had to accompany Xiao Ce to Jinyang Palace.
Qin Zhao was preparing many matters for the Dragon Boat Festival, and while he was busy, he heard Xiao Ce's footsteps approaching.
Then Xiao Linzi came inside to spread the word that Long Live Lord had arrived.
Qin Zhao made no excuses this time and led everyone in the main hall to pick him up.
The residents of the east and west side halls also came out to meet him. Xiao Ce's eyes paused for a moment on Cui Jieyu, guessing that this person should be the queen recommended by the Queen Mother Guo.
Her appearance and temperament are both pretty good. If she were not a relative, she might be considered. However, given the inextricable relationship between Cui Jieyu and Queen Mother Guo, it is impossible for him to make Cui Jieyu his queen.
He looked at Cui Jieyu for a moment and then said to Qin Zhao: "Your concubine, come with me to the study!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Zhao received the oral instructions and followed Xiao Ce to the study.
Xiao Ce entered the study room with ease, as naturally as entering his own study room. When he came to his senses, he felt strange.
"I wonder what the emperor's orders are?" Qin Zhao followed him to the study and asked.
For a person like Xiao Ce to come to Jinyang Palace, of course, it is impossible to come here just for the romance. There must be something going on that would make him come to Jinyang Palace.
"You make a list of all the concubines in the harem. I want to check it." Xiao Ce ordered calmly.
Qin Zhao asked in confusion: "What does the emperor want from everyone's list?"
Zhang Jixiang secretly thought that something was wrong. With the imperial concubine's explosive temper, why should he not get angry when he heard that the emperor wanted to establish a queen?
"There is no owner in the middle palace. I want to see if there are suitable candidates among the existing concubines in the harem." Xiao Ce said it bluntly and did not feel that there was anything wrong with saying this in front of Qin Zhao.
He knew that Qin Zhao was the daughter of a merchant. For such a woman to be a noble concubine was to promote her. No matter what happened, the queen could not be Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao must have this self-awareness.
However, he still came here in person this time with the intention of testing. Qin Zhao in his dream was jealous, and Qin Zhao would make endless noises as long as there was a woman around him.
Qin Zhao, who was playing chess with him, was calm and self-possessed, and seemed to have no affection for him, and she never showed any affection for him.
He wanted to know if Qin Zhao would make a big fuss with him when he knew he was going to become a queen.
Qin Zhao did not expect that the matter of establishing an empress would come out of Xiao Ce's mouth. She was stunned for a moment before replying: "Your Majesty, wait a moment, I will go and prepare now."
Zhang Jixiang was a little surprised by her calm look. No matter what, the imperial concubine should not be so calm.
The emperor and the imperial concubine were once so loving. Has the love between them disappeared just because of that palm?
Not to mention Zhang Jixiang's surprise, Xiao Ce himself was also surprised that Qin Zhao's reaction was so dull.
Xiao Ce's master and servant were surprised that Qin Zhao's reaction was so normal, but as Qin Zhao's personal attendant, Baozhu thought it was normal.
Just because she knows that the imperial concubine has never thought about the position of the queen. The imperial concubine has always seen her position clearly. The imperial concubine knows that she has been married before, and she also knows that she is the daughter of a merchant. Under this premise,
How could the imperial concubine get her hands on the position of the middle palace?
Qin Zhao has a good memory. She can list the identities and characteristics of all the concubines in the harem without even looking up information.
However, this also takes some time.
When Xiao Ce got the list of concubines in the harem, it was already an hour later.
He was a little surprised when he saw Qin Zhaojuan's beautiful handwriting. In his dream, the only thing Qin Zhao could do was read a storybook. He was also good at being jealous, but he couldn't play music, chess, calligraphy or painting...
Qin Zhao also divided the concubines in the harem into three categories, one is outstanding, the other is excellent, and the other is mediocre.
Qin Zhao comprehensively considered the advantages and disadvantages of each concubine when classifying them, without any bias.
The character traits, strengths and weaknesses of all the concubines are clear at a glance, and even their physical features are described.
In this list, Qin Zhao himself is the only one missing.
This chapter has been completed!