"Just because I saved the imperial concubine's life, the imperial concubine wants to give me my life?!" Xiao Ce thought this made sense.
I don’t know why I was so confused in the first place and actually took a married woman into my harem.
If he was attracted by Qin Zhao's beauty, he would never believe it. If he just wanted to be responsible for Qin Zhao, it would make sense.
"That's not the case. At that time, the Queen Mother arranged for the Concubine to leave the palace. It was the Emperor who chased the Concubine out of the palace himself and adopted the Concubine as Liang Di without her consent. When the Concubine knew that she had become Liang Di,
I was also shocked." Zhang Jixiang felt that he should be fair.
That time it was really not the imperial concubine who was pestering the emperor, but the emperor who insisted on letting the imperial concubine stay in the palace.
"Is it really what you said? Why should I let her become Liangdi?" Xiao Ce felt that this was not in line with his temperament.
"The emperor said that he wants to take care of the imperial concubine for the rest of his life." Zhang Jixiang said.
The imperial concubine also said that she did not need the emperor's care, but the emperor just felt that he had the responsibility and obligation to take care of the imperial concubine.
It's just that the emperor no longer remembers this incident.
Xiao Ce frowned when he heard this.
So did his relationship with Qin Zhao really just start with responsibility?
"If I have said these words, I must keep them true." Xiao Ce pondered for a moment and finally felt relieved.
He understands his own temperament and is not a man who will be misled by beauty. But when he kept Qin Zhao in the palace, he just wanted to have an end. Xu felt that Qin Zhao was pitiful, so he decided to keep her in the harem and promised to take care of her for the rest of her life.
In this way, he can pass the level in his heart.
After that, he asked Zhang Jixiang some things about Qin Zhao, and he felt more and more that Qin Zhao, a woman, was indeed a bit pitiful before, but it was a miracle that she became a noble concubine today.
That night, Zhang Jixiang brought the green-headed sign as usual, but Xiao Ce didn't look at it and asked him to take it down.
Zhang Jixiang was about to take away the green card, but Queen Mother Guo suddenly came.
"If the emperor doesn't turn the tables, Ai Jia can do it for you." Empress Dowager Guo said solemnly.
Xiao Ce didn't expect that Queen Mother Guo would do this again.
Whether he can read the brand or not is his business. Queen Mother Guo actually wants to take care of this kind of thing. Is it because he was too obedient to the Queen Mother during this period?
"I think the Queen Mother should take good care of her health. The most important thing is to take good care of her body first. You can't interfere with other trivial matters that shouldn't be involved." Xiao Ce's jaw line was very tight, and he looked indifferent when he looked at Queen Mother Guo.
Empress Dowager Guo did not give in at all: "This is a major event related to the fate of the country of Qi, and it is not just a trivial matter as the emperor said..."
"Then according to the Empress Dowager's wishes, which concubine's brand should I look for?!" Xiao Ce impatiently waited for Empress Dowager Guo to finish her lecture, and asked, seemingly true and false.
"The Concubine Xian is good, and Cui Jieyu is not bad either. There are other young and beautiful women in the harem. They are strong and healthy, and they can all contribute to the royal family!" Empress Dowager Guo wanted to only mention Cui Jieyu, but she didn't.
It's so obvious.
"What the Queen Mother said makes sense." Xiao Ce said, and ordered Zhang Jixiang to bring over the green-headed card.
Queen Mother Guo was overjoyed when she saw this. She thought Xiao Ce was trying to copy Cui Jieyu or Wu Xirou.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ce turned over a card without even looking at the green-headed card brought over by Zhang Jixiang, and the owner of the green-headed card turned out to be Qin Zhao.
Queen Mother Guo's face changed slightly, "Emperor, you?!"
Why did it happen to be Qin Zhao's green card? Could it be that Xiao Ce deliberately mistreated her?
"The Queen Mother said that there are many young and beautiful women in the harem who are strong and healthy and can contribute to the royal family. In this case, I can satisfy the Queen Mother by just finding anyone to sleep with." Xiao Ce raised his lips in a soft voice.
"But the imperial concubine is injured and cannot contribute to the royal family..." Empress Dowager Guo blurted out.
Xiao Ce thought this was ridiculous, and he asked quietly: "Then where did A Yuan come from?!"
Queen Mother Guo was speechless for a moment and could not answer.
Xiao Ce didn't want to quarrel with the Queen Mother Guo anymore, so he ordered quietly: "The Queen Mother's phoenix body is against the rules, so she should have a good rest in Cihe Palace. If someone doesn't serve her well, I don't mind changing the entire Cihe Palace.
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His gaze paused on Nian Yun's face for a moment, and he clearly meant something.
How could Queen Mother Guo not know that Xiao Ce wanted to operate on Nian Yun? Among all the people who served her, only Nian Yun was the most popular with her, so naturally she couldn't bear to see Nian Yun sent away.
She didn't dare to risk Nian Yun, so she had no choice but to leave the Yangxin Palace.
As soon as Empress Dowager Guo left, Zhang Jixiang asked: "Then the emperor really wants to order the imperial concubine to sleep with her tonight?"
He knew that the Emperor had clearly deliberately angered the Queen Mother. It happened that the Queen Mother did not like the Imperial Concubine, so the Emperor accurately turned over the Imperial Concubine's sign.
"Can this be false?" Xiao Ce's eyes showed no emotion.
Zhang Jixiang did not dare to ask any more questions, and then went to Jinyang Palace to convey his message.
As soon as Qin Zhao saw Zhang Jixiang, she noticed that his mood was not very high. She didn't want to pursue it, but Zhang Jixiang had helped her several times recently, so she asked more eloquently: "Zhang Jixiang, are you worried?"
Zhang Jixiang shook his head: "What can a slave have on your mind?"
If others heard this, they might think so, but Qin Zhao understood in an instant: "What is on your mind has something to do with the emperor?"
Zhang Jixiang was a little surprised. He didn't expect Qin Zhao to be able to see through him at a glance.
"It seems to be related to the emperor." Qin Zhao did not continue the topic.
When she saw Xiao Ce in the study, Xiao Ce was writing and looked very focused.
She stood silently next to Xiao Ce, saw Xiao Ce's handwriting, and then looked at Xiao Ce's expression, and instantly understood: "He hesitated when writing, and the handwriting was weak and weak. The emperor has something on his mind."
Xiao Ce turned to look at Qin Zhao, and when he met her water-like clear eyes, he opened his lips calmly: "What do you know?"
"I am a woman who doesn't understand the family, country, and world. I have been trapped in the backyard of women for half my life. Naturally, I don't know as much as the emperor." Qin Zhao did not argue with Xiao Ce.
She was not qualified to find out what Xiao Ce was thinking about. A person like him who cared about the world didn't need anyone to understand him.
"Sharp teeth and sharp mouth." Xiao Ce's eyes were fixed on Qin Zhao's red lips, and he suddenly remembered the last time they kissed.
Before he could think deeply, he suddenly took Qin Zhao into his arms and kissed her roughly...
Qin Zhao's resistance was only for a moment, and she soon gave up the struggle and passively endured his rudeness and rudeness.
This was a kiss without any emotion, and there was no beauty at all. Qin Zhao felt that Xiao Ce was simply using her to vent his anger.
To put it simply and straightforwardly, she is a tool.
On the other side, Zhang Jixiang saw that the situation was not right and hurriedly took everyone away so that Qin Zhao and Xiao Ce could have some space alone.
After the kiss ended, it was not Qin Zhao who was embarrassed, but Xiao Ce.
This chapter has been completed!