As soon as this news came out, it naturally spread to the Yangxin Hall.
Originally, Empress Dowager Guo was under house arrest in Cihe Palace. Although the imperial doctor continued to visit her every day, Empress Dowager Guo could never leave Cihe Palace.
Now that it is reported that Empress Dowager Guo is critically ill, as the only son of Empress Dowager Guo, does Xiao Ce have any reason to continue to place Empress Dowager Guo under house arrest?
If this incident spreads among the public, it will definitely become a topic of conversation among the people, and Xiao Ce’s reputation will definitely be ruined.
Qin Zhao didn't know whether Queen Mother Guo was really critically ill, but she knew that Xiao Ce could never put Queen Mother Guo under house arrest again.
But facing this murderer who wanted to kill her, she would never be able to have no grudge against him.
After the news came out that Queen Mother Guo was critically ill, not only did people have different opinions, but even the harem became more noisy.
Some people are talking behind the scenes that this is too ruthless. That is the biological mother of the Holy Emperor. She is critically ill, but she is still trapped in Cihe Palace, unable to escape. Daqi values filial piety the most, but this is how it is today.
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Qin Zhao heard so many voices just in Jinyang Palace, let alone the entire harem.
In fact, she didn't understand why Xiao Ce didn't let him go for so long, and he didn't even ask Luo Qing to come into the palace to see Empress Dowager Guo.
Xiao Ce obviously also knew that Luo Qing's medical skills were superb. If he went to Luo Qing to have a look, he might know the truth of this matter.
Later, various voices came out even in the court, and rumors spread that Xiao Ce put Empress Dowager Guo under house arrest for Qin Zhao.
It is conceivable how destructive such words would be if a dignified king of a country put his biological mother under house arrest for the sake of a demon concubine.
Qin Zhao didn't pay attention to this matter at first, but after hearing this, he knew that the matter was getting more and more serious.
There may even be a force behind this that is fueling the spread of rumors.
It is also possible that it is the result of the combined force of several forces.
Qin Zhao pleaded with Xiao Ce last time, but failed to get Xiao Ce to agree to release Nian Yun from Cihe Palace, and Nian Yun desperately wanted to leave Cihe Palace.
Qin Zhao thought that Nianyun must be involved in this incident, and Nianyun did have such a plan.
Bao Zhu tried his best not to let all kinds of disturbing sounds enter the main hall, but Qin Zhao himself had good hearing and knew what he should know.
Over the past few days, the rumors became more and more intense. On this day, Zhang Jixiang's hurried footsteps sounded outside Jinyang Palace. Qin Zhao guessed that Zhang Jixiang was looking for him.
As soon as Zhang Jixiang came in, he knelt down in front of Qin Zhao and kowtowed several times: "This slave has exceeded the rules. Please help the emperor get out of this predicament!"
Qin Zhao looked at Zhang Jixiang intently and asked after a while: "What do you mean by this?"
"Although the Emperor didn't say anything, I know that the reason why the Emperor didn't visit the Queen Mother was because the Queen Mother had dealt cruelly to the Imperial Concubine. The reason was because the Emperor didn't want to wrong the Imperial Concubine." Zhang Jixiang used to say
I dare not draw such a conclusion.
But at this moment, he clearly knew what his master was thinking.
Qin Zhao was startled: "You are thinking too much."
Xiao Ce doesn't care about anyone. The reason why he puts Empress Dowager Guo under house arrest is because Empress Dowager Guo really killed her.
The emperor broke the law and the common people were equally guilty. Even if it were not her, Xiao Ce would not let the Queen Mother Guo go so easily.
"I didn't think too much..." Zhang Jixiang felt that it was normal for the imperial concubine not to believe her.
However, “I’d better ask your Majesty to go and persuade the Emperor that the overall situation should be the most important thing at the moment——”
"Why?!" Qin Zhao interrupted Zhang Jixiang abruptly.
Zhang Jixiang was stunned and didn't understand what Qin Zhao meant.
He looked at the imperial concubine and saw that her eyes were dim and she said slowly: "If I hadn't woken up in time that day, I would have died in the hands of Empress Dowager Guo. From the day I entered the palace, Empress Dowager Guo not only
Targeting me once and opposing me everywhere, am I like a soft persimmon who doesn’t fight back when being bullied?”
Zhang Jixiang was heartbroken and knew that the imperial concubine was not wrong.
"It's because the empress cares about the emperor and doesn't want to embarrass the emperor. The empress has exposed her personal grudges time and time again, and even saved the empress dowager. I know that I speak lightly, but this incident is different. There is a lot of noise in the public. If it is not suppressed in time, I'm afraid it will
It caused people to denounce the emperor, and even caused civil strife..." Zhang Jixiang lowered his head dejectedly.
Qin Zhao opened his mouth, wanting to say that Zhang Jixiang was overthinking.
But if one has no long-term worries, there must be immediate worries. She has always known that Xiao Yi is not as aloof from the world as he seems on the surface, and she also knows that Xiao Yi is eyeing the throne.
If this news was released by Xiao Yi and was not caused by the disputes between women in the harem, and she also knew that Xiao Yi had been pretending to have a romantic affair for many years, but in fact he was just waiting for an opportunity.
The main hall became quiet, Zhang Jixiang was still kneeling on the ground, but he could already see that the imperial concubine had wavered.
Yes, the imperial concubine has always been a sensible woman, so the emperor treats the imperial concubine differently.
Qin Zhao sat quietly, looking at the fine dust floating in the air, and was distracted for a long time.
In the end, she stood up and her voice was slightly hoarse: "I will go with you."
Zhang Jixiang quickly got up and led the way.
This time Qin Zhao saw Xiao Ce practicing calligraphy in Sanxi Hall.
Most of the time, Xiao Ce she saw was dealing with government affairs. He rarely had any leisure time and spent his energy on small things like practicing calligraphy.
The last time I saw Xiao Ce practicing calligraphy, it seemed that he was still in the East Palace period. He thought her handwriting was ugly, so he condescended to her and came to teach her calligraphy in person.
A few years have passed, and if you don't think carefully about the broken locks, you can hardly remember them.
She stepped forward and saluted Xiao Ce, but Xiao Ce did not look back at her, and was busy practicing calligraphy on his own.
She stood beside Xiao Ce and looked at him, and saw that his character was vigorous and powerful, with a hint of grace and suaveness.
A little person like her, who was uneducated and had no skills before, and only started to work hard under the pressure of Xiao Ce after entering the palace, is certainly not enough to judge Xiao Ce's handwriting.
But judging from the words he wrote, he wrote decisively and did not seem to be hesitant.
In other words, did the fact that Empress Dowager Guo was seriously ill not disturb Xiao Ce's mind?
She was distracted when Xiao Ce suddenly handed her the wolf pen: "Write a few words for me to see, dear concubine."
Qin Zhao smiled bitterly when he heard this: "The words "I am a concubine" cannot be seen by others."
For this reason, Xiao Ce had often eliminated her before.
Even so, she still bravely wrote four words: "The overall situation is the most important thing."
She is accustomed to using Yanghao's small pen, but today she uses the Langhao pen. The words she writes are a little nondescript, and she doesn't even see them.
Xiao Ce's eyes were fixed on the words "the overall situation is most important", and he turned to look at her, only to see a small section of her swan neck as white as jade.
He had always known that she was beautiful, and now she stood beside him so handsomely, with a faint smile on her lips, but it also made him look twice.
(End of chapter)
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