Qin Zhao glanced in the direction of Xiao Yi, and his heart surged, but his expression did not change at all: "I naturally know King An, why does the emperor ask about King An for no reason?"
Xiao Ce half-squinted his eyes, trying to see signs of guilty conscience on Qin Zhao's face, but Qin Zhao looked very open and innocent, and there didn't seem to be anything suspicious.
While Xiao Ce was distracted, Qin Zhao took the opportunity to break free from his control and said, "I am going to send the Empress Dowager back to her palace to rest."
Have some snacks to fill your stomach.
Like she did just now, it would not be shameful for her to fall due to her weakness, but it would be a shame for the royal family.
As soon as Qin Zhao walked away and Xiao Ce was alone, many concubines gathered around him. However, due to Xiao Ce's cold aura, no one dared to get too close.
Xiao Ce saw an acquaintance in the crowd, it was Cui Jieyu, so he asked Cui Jieyu to come over and accompany him.
On the other side, Qin Zhao had to take a boat to send the Queen Mother back to her palace in Qichun Garden to rest. She had just boarded the boat for a while, and was eating snacks in silence, trying to fill her stomach, when she heard the footsteps of Yingying Yanyan approaching.
The emperor surrounded by women was also among them, and Cui Jieyu was among them.
But Wu Xirou somehow always ended up outside the crowd this time, not in the encirclement, which was a bit strange.
Xiao Ce just got on the boat and saw Qin Zhao eating snacks delicately, like a hamster. This woman also talked to the Empress Dowager from time to time.
As soon as the Empress Dowager saw Xiao Ce, she waved to him: "A Ce, come here and chat with the Ai family."
The old man's desire to reconcile the two of them was just not engraved on his face.
Xiao Ce stepped forward as instructed and took a seat when he saw Qin Zhao's hand that he had held all morning had bruises. He didn't know whether it was because her skin was too fair and delicate, or because he was too rough, but she
The marks on my hands are somewhat obvious.
At this time, the Queen Mother also saw the obvious bruises on the back of Qin Zhao's hand, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "What happened to your girl's hand?"
"I accidentally bumped just now. It will be fine soon." Of course Qin Zhao couldn't tell the truth and just wanted to perfunctory the matter.
"Does it hurt?" The Empress Dowager felt pitiful and blew on the back of Qin Zhao's hand.
Qin Zhao had never experienced an elder who loved her so much in her life. She felt warm in her heart and showed a charming smile: "I'm not that noble, I don't hurt at all, really."
The Empress Dowager was worried, so she ordered someone to bring blood stasis removal cream and said softly: "My daughter's skin is delicate and needs to be taken care of carefully."
Xiao Ce only felt that the Queen's grandmother seemed to be speaking to him.
He didn't mean it at the time. If Qin Zhao hadn't played hard to get, he wouldn't have done it lightly. He didn't know that a woman's hands could leave marks so easily.
"Ace, go and accompany Zhao Yatou over there to enjoy the lake view." The Empress Dowager did not hide her words this time and gave the order directly.
Xiao Ce was resisting in his heart, but Qin Zhao saw it and smoothed things over by saying, "I would like to sit with you for a while."
"You girl, don't you even listen to what the Ai family says?" When facing Xiao Ce, the Empress Dowager put on the air of a birthday girl: "Ace, do you even want to make the emperor's grandmother angry on her birthday?
"
Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao after hearing this, and Qin Zhao also looked over. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Qin Zhao's wrist: "I will take the imperial concubine for a walk over there. You must talk to the imperial grandmother. Be sure to let the imperial grandmother know."
Be happy."
The other concubines' hearts were filled with coldness.
What can I say? When Qin Zhao was rejected by the emperor, he still had the support of the empress dowager.
Qin Zhao passively followed Xiao Ce to the bow of the ship, only to hear Xiao Ce say: "You are really good at buying people's hearts, and you actually let the Imperial Grandmother protect you like this."
"My concubine is in love with the Empress Dowager. The empress protects me out of selfish motives. Your Majesty does not need to take it seriously." Qin Zhao's hand hurt when Xiao Ce grabbed it, and he wanted to quietly retract his hand.
Xiao Ce held her hand tighter instead. Then he seemed to remember something. He let go of her hand and picked up her cuff to take a closer look. As expected, he saw a red mark on her white wrist, which he had just left.
of.
He couldn't help but shake his head: "I've never seen anyone so squeamish."
Qin Zhao thought to herself that it was not because she had been pampered over the years, but that she had become squeamish, but that was what Xiao Ce was used to.
It's a pity that Xiao Ce, who treated her well and indulged her unconditionally, is gone forever.
But she also knew that although their temperaments were slightly different, they were the same person. It was just that the environment in the previous life created the Xiao Ce in front of her.
In this life, Xiao Ce gave her the only tenderness he had, but instead of grabbing it, she destroyed it with her own hands.
"Didn't you hear what I said?" Xiao Ce saw that Qin Zhao didn't speak and was looking ahead in trance. He seemed to be missing something with a sad expression that made him dissatisfied: "Who were you thinking about just now?"
It can't be her ex-husband Zhao Yu.
Qin Zhao did not answer but asked: "Why doesn't the emperor like my concubines?"
Xiao Ce clearly liked her so much, why didn't Xiao Ce like her in his previous life?
Xiao Ce was stopped by Qin Zhao's question.
As soon as he woke up, he was told that Qin Zhao was plotting to kill him. Qin Zhao in the dream was so noisy that he couldn't sleep well. He liked peace and quiet, but she was too noisy, so he didn't like it.
"You still know that I don't like you?" Xiao Ce curled his lips sarcastically.
Qin Zhao's heart suddenly went cold when he heard the word "unhappy" spoken by him.
He seemed to have said the same thing in his previous life, but she quickly cheered up and chased after him. Her efforts would still be rewarded, so she later had Little Atom.
In this life, she no longer has such courage and courage, and she can no longer chase him.
Don't be happy if you don't like him. It's a great gift that he is fine and okay.
Xiao Ce thought Qin Zhao would reply to him, "It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't like me, as long as I like the emperor."
Qin Zhao in the dream would have such an answer.
But Qin Zhao was silent for a moment and only said: "The ship has docked. I am going to take the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager back to Qi Garden to rest. I will send you off to the Emperor respectfully."
She had good court etiquette, her voice was steady, and she showed the magnanimity that a noble concubine should have, making Xiao Ce unable to find fault.
Xiao Ce watched Qin Zhao help the Empress Dowager off the boat. The Empress Dowager asked Qin Zhao what he had just said to him, but Qin Zhao said he had forgotten.
The Empress Dowager seemed to have said something to Qin Zhao again. Qin Zhao turned his head and listened carefully. The afternoon sun was a little warm and shone on Qin Zhao's face, making her look dazzling.
"Sister Qin is not only good-looking, but also has a good temperament." Cui Jieyu's voice sounded next to Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce suddenly became a little irritable: "Isn't she just a jealous and quarrelsome woman?"
Although Qin Zhao is not the same as in the dream, he is more cunning and knows how to retreat and not chase him blindly.
"I heard that the emperor once loved Sister Qin very much." Cui Jieyu carefully tested.
Is there really no trace of this honor left?
But Xiao Ce was so focused when he looked at Qin Zhao's back that he didn't notice her approaching.
This chapter has been completed!