Chapter 272 Confrontation with the Queen Mother
Shortly after Xiao Ce went to court, Qin Zhao also got up.
Today is the first day after the Queen Mother returns to the palace. Should she go to Cihe Palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother?
Remembering that the Queen Mother didn't like her, she felt that she shouldn't ask for trouble. Moreover, it was Cihe Palace, the Queen Mother's territory. She might not be able to get out if she could go in.
When Qin Zhaocai finished his breakfast, Baoyu hurried inside to report that Nanny Li from Cihe Palace had arrived.
Aunt Li is the old man who serves the Queen Mother. She has been in the palace for many years and is the Queen Mother's confidant.
Qin Zhao secretly thought that it came so quickly, couldn't he wait for two more days?
When Grandma Li saw Qin Zhao, she looked sharply up and down. Under her gaze, Xiao Ce looked calm, without any embarrassment or uneasiness.
This magnanimity alone is much better than other beauties in the East Palace.
Grandma Li saluted Qin Zhao and explained her purpose of coming, which was simply to invite Qin Zhao to visit Cihe Palace.
"Just now I was planning to prepare some kind of greeting gift. I didn't expect grandma to come. Thank you for your hard work." Qin Zhao looked at Baoyu.
Baoyu understood and immediately took the gold leaf and handed it to Nanny Li.
Grandma Li glanced at the dazzling gold leaves and thought to herself that Qin Liangdi was so generous. But she was a person accustomed to the world and did not accept the gold leaves.
Qin Zhao didn't care, she asked Baozhu to bring the gift, and then followed Nanny Li to Cihe Palace.
Grandma Li doesn't talk much and is serious. Qin Zhao doesn't ask for trouble, and looks dignified and self-possessed.
Aunt Li secretly looked at Qin Zhao's words and deeds and felt that the rumors were not credible.
Qin Liangdi's palace rules alone are better than many concubines. There is a reason why Qin Liangdi can ascend to the throne.
When Qin Zhao entered the main hall, many concubines from the harem were already paying their respects to the Queen Mother.
When Qin Zhao came in, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Qin Zhao.
Under the attention of everyone, Qin Zhao did not squint her eyes. Every step she took seemed to be measured, and she walked squarely. Even the movements of her sleeves were the same.
The concubines saw Qin Zhao from a distance yesterday. At that time, they only thought that Qin Liangdi was beautiful. Now seeing the way Qin Liangdi walks, people can't help but sigh that someone can learn etiquette and rules so well.
The Queen Mother wanted to find fault with Qin Zhao's behavior, but she couldn't find any fault. Among all the concubines who had just come to pay their respects, none of them had such an orthodox salute as Qin Liangdi.
Qin Zhao didn't know the complicated mood of everyone, so she stepped forward to salute the Queen Mother.
However, the Queen Mother deliberately made things difficult for her, and was reluctant to refrain from her courtesy.
If it were anyone else, Qin Zhao would have used the trick of pretending to be sick a long time ago, but this was the Queen Mother in front of her. If she used such unsavory tactics, the Queen Mother would only find other ways to continue to embarrass her.
The Queen Mother did not spare Qin Zhao's salute, so Qin Zhao kept saluting.
The other concubines were happy to watch the fun and Qin Zhao's jokes.
However, Qin Zhao maintained his saluting posture for a full quarter of an hour, still as steady as a mountain. The concubines who were watching the joke suddenly couldn't sit still.
The person in front of me is still a junior. Even when they were young, they could not be as stable as Mount Tai in following such palace rules, but Qin Zhao did it without even showing signs of instability.
Not to mention that the concubines were amazed when they saw it. Even the Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh that Qin Zhao was a calm person after observing these small details. Such a temperament was a good match for A Ce.
The news she heard was about how ignorant Qin Zhao was and how powerful he was at being charming, but no one told her about how calm and calm Qin Zhao was.
"Go and bring Qin Liangdi a stool." The Queen Mother finally spoke.
Her opening her mouth meant that Qin Zhao's waist could be liberated.
She stood respectfully with a respectful attitude: "I just need to stand here. You can listen to the Queen Mother's orders at any time."
The Queen Mother looked at Qin Zhao and saw that she had lowered her eyebrows, her face was soft, and she stood respectfully and looked very well-behaved.
Aunt Li looked at the Queen Mother and saw that the Queen Mother had no expression, so she made no move.
The other concubines saw that there was no excitement to see and it was not easy to stay in Cihe Palace to pay their respects, so they stood up and left.
In the end, only Qin Zhao was left in the huge palace, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
Qin Zhao's strategy is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations. She is here to pay her respects. It is inevitable that the Queen Mother will make things difficult for her, but she is not afraid of making things difficult.
No matter how displeased the Queen Mother was, she would just take her life like Concubine Wu, and that would be enough.
The Queen Mother did not speak, Qin Zhao just stood there, still as motionless as a mountain.
"How did you and the Prince meet?" The Queen Mother didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.
Qin Zhao thought of how he met Xiao Ce and felt uncomfortable talking about it.
But she couldn't hide it, so she answered truthfully, "The Crown Prince was drunk that night when he went to the Zhao Mansion, and when I woke up, I found myself on His Royal Highness's couch. Even so, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I were together that night.
Nothing happened. It was someone with good intentions who set up this situation. Later, my reputation was ruined and my health was not good. His Highness the Crown Prince saw that I was pitiful, so he took me back to the East Palace to recuperate. Later, I probably knew the truth, and Zhao
The family’s original intention was to give Wu Liangyuan to His Highness, but they didn’t know what went wrong and sent her away instead…”
Qin Zhao told the story of how he met Xiao Ce in a few words.
"The Zhao family is so brave!" The Queen Mother sneered and raised her lips.
Qin Zhao's beautiful eyebrows moved, but she did not comment on this. The Zhao family was indeed bold, but Concubine Wu was even bolder. Their goal was the same, that is, they wanted Wu Xiyu to become the crown prince.
The point she wanted to express just now was that many people wanted Wu Xiyu to become the crown princess, and she was just an innocent victim.
"The imperial concubine was thrown into the cold palace. Did you plan this matter?!" The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly became sharp.
Such news was spread throughout the harem. Wang Zhaoxun would suddenly commit suicide, which was Qin Zhao's murder.
If this is the case, Qin Liangdi will not be able to stay.
Qin Zhao was not surprised that the Queen Mother would ask this question. In fact, someone had already told the Queen Mother about what happened in the palace, and these people were Concubine Wu's minions.
It was because the Queen Mother had a preconceived impression of her and thought she was the one who harmed Concubine Wu.
"The Queen Mother thinks too highly of me. I have only been in the East Palace for a few months, and the imperial concubine has been in the harem for decades. Where did I get the ability to harm the imperial concubine? If Her Royal Highness hadn't arrived in time that day, I would have been killed by the imperial concubine.
Hanging from a tree alive, the imperial concubine will also be given the title of committing suicide out of fear of crime. The imperial concubine is such a powerful person that I don’t need to describe it in detail. The imperial concubine has no laws and openly commits crimes in the imperial garden, and I am still the prince.
Your Highness, Liangdi, for such a crime, does it mean that the imperial concubine has been wronged by being thrown into the cold palace? If everyone is like the imperial concubine and kills whoever they want, then does Daqi also have to change its surname to Wu?!"
Qin Zhao's words are sonorous and powerful, and his expression is solemn.
(End of chapter)
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