Chapter 291: Sympathy for the Same Suffering
"This tea is good. As the Queen Mother, I will make a pot of tea myself." Concubine Wu said and went to the tea room to make tea.
Seeing this, Aunt Li hurriedly followed Concubine Wu and said, "Let the slave come."
"I want to honor the Queen Mother, but don't try to take the credit from me." Concubine Wu joked to Grandma Li with a smile.
Aunt Li had no choice but to step aside and watch Concubine Wu make tea.
After a pot of tea was brewed, Concubine Wu personally made a cup of tea for the Queen Mother, and poured another cup for herself: "I would like to drink tea instead of wine, and I would like to propose a cup to the Queen Mother. I wish the Queen Mother good fortune and good health."
She was the first to drink it all in one gulp.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother also took a sip and said, "It is indeed good tea."
"This is a fine tea that I have treasured. If it weren't for a noble person like the Queen Mother, I would be reluctant to take it out." Concubine Wu replied with a smile.
The Queen Mother felt that the tea left a fragrant aroma on her teeth and cheeks, so she drank two more sips.
Concubine Wu saw this and lowered her eyelids, a calculating edge flashed in her eyes...
Qin Zhao was in Wangyueju and also heard about Concubine Wu going to Cihe Palace to pay her respects as soon as she left the Cold Palace.
"Concubine Wu will definitely think of ways to harm Liang Di after she leaves the cold palace. Today she suddenly went to Cihe Palace to visit. Could it be that she wants to unite with the Queen Mother to harm Liang Di?" Bao Zhu felt that this possibility was very high.
Qin Zhao deeply agreed with this.
"The Queen Mother is not so easy to fool, and she will not be easily used as a weapon by Concubine Wu. I am afraid that because of what happened to Princess Yonghe last time, the Queen Mother will have a grudge against me, so it's hard to say..."
While Qin Zhao was talking, Baoyu hurried in and said, "Your Highness is here!"
Qin Zhao was stunned. She quickly stood up and pulled up her clothes. While she was in a hurry, Xiao Ce stepped inside and happened to see her arranging her appearance.
He slowed down, a smile flashing in his eyes.
Qin Zhao didn't see this detail and immediately stepped forward to greet Xiao Ce.
"Why does Your Highness have time to come to Wangyue Residence?" Qin Zhao made Xiao Ce unhappy as soon as he spoke.
Seeing Xiao Ce's expression that instantly darkened, Qin Zhao hurriedly added: "It's my honor for you to take time out of your busy life to come to Wangyue Residence. However, your highness's temper is really bad. Can you stop keeping a straight face all day long?
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If she had been timid, she would probably have been scared away by Xiao Ce, right?
Xiao Ce looked at her coldly: "Are you sure Gu has a bad temper?"
Isn't it because she can't speak?
"Anyway, whatever His Highness the Crown Prince does is right, it must be my fault." Qin Zhao said, stepping forward to hold Xiao Ce's hand.
Seeing that he didn't throw her away, she breathed a sigh of relief: "As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. I always have to guess the thoughts of His Highness the Crown Prince, which makes me very tired..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Ce shook off her hand.
Qin Zhao no longer took the initiative this time. She went to the side, not wanting to deal with the ill-tempered prince anymore.
She's not a follower who comes when he recruits her and leaves when he doesn't want her. How could he treat her like this? She's already humbled and he still doesn't accept the goods. She also has a temper, okay?
Zhang Jixiang saw this scene from a distance and was afraid that the two masters would quarrel again, so he hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Baozhu, go make tea first."
Bao Zhu just didn't know what to do, so he responded when he saw the situation.
Zhang Jixiang smiled at Qin Zhao again: "Your Highness was still worried that Liang Di would be frightened because the imperial concubine had left the cold palace, so he came here specifically to accompany Liang Di."
Qin Zhao looked at Xiao Ce, and Xiao Ce also looked over. Their eyes met in the air, and they laughed in unison.
"I was just teasing you, how could I be angry with a little girl like you?" Xiao Ce stepped forward and took the initiative to hold Qin Zhao's hand.
Qin Zhao patted his chest lightly: "If you are serious about harming me, how could your highness think of using this trick to tease me? Your highness would never do this before."
"Then you now know how I felt when I was teased by you?" Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao tenderly.
Qin Zhao rolled his eyes at him: "Your Highness is not only bad-tempered, but also stingy. Just now he said that he would not be angry with a little girl like me, but here he is deliberately taking revenge on me."
Xiao Ce was speechless for a moment, but he thought the logic of her words was correct.
Qin Zhao sat for a while and leaned on Xiao Ce like a boneless person: "Your Highness, do you think Concubine Wu will let me go easily?"
"What do you think?" Xiao Ce asked back.
Qin Zhao sighed softly: "I will definitely not let it go. Concubine Wu must be thinking of how to kill me, right? Moreover, Concubine Wu is anxious, because when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince takes over, it will be more difficult for Concubine Wu to kill me than it is now.
too much."
Xiao Ce smiled and felt that what Qin Zhao said was not unreasonable.
"You have to be careful in the future." Xiao Ce corrected his expression: "Last time Gu failed to kill Concubine Wu, Concubine Wu was very vindictive, Gu was worried that she would attack you as soon as she came out. Although you are in the East Palace,
But Gu is still worried..."
When Qin Zhao saw Xiao Ce's serious expression, she tugged at the corner of his lips: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will try my best to protect myself."
A person as powerful as Xiao Ce is afraid that he won't be able to protect her, right?
"Gu knows that you are very capable, but Concubine Wu has been in an invincible position in the harem these years. In addition to her father's favor, it is also because of her means. Even the prince, the mother-concubine You Gu, has to suffer.
Concubine Wu’s idleness." Xiao Ce smiled bitterly: "This is the most ridiculous thing."
"That's because Concubine Wu has not met her opponent. Now that I have entered the East Palace, no matter how powerful Concubine Wu is, there is nothing she can do to her." When Qin Zhao said this, he thought of Princess Yonghe.
She was thinking that if Concubine Wan's death was related to Concubine Wu, could she join forces with Yonghe to get rid of Concubine Wu?
But because of the Queen Mother, she never dared to get too close to Princess Yonghe blatantly.
"Your Highness, can you answer my question? About Princess Yonghe." Qin Zhao looked serious.
When Xiao Ce heard about Princess Yonghe, he said, "Why do you always mention Princess Yonghe?"
"Because Princess Yonghe's life experience is very similar to that of my concubine. Princess Yonghe has been abandoned by her relatives since she was a child. Although she is a princess, her father, her grandmother, her brothers and sisters do not care about her. This is not the same as my concubine.
Are their circumstances similar? I have been poisoned since I was a child, and later I married into the Zhao family. No one from the Qin family cared whether I was dead or alive. Even if I went to court, no one from the Qin family came to see me.
Come here. I feel that I and Princess Yonghe are the same people. We came to this world, but we were not loved by others..."
"Girl, it's not what you think. Many people like you. The Qin family doesn't like you, but Gu does, and so does Si Bao. Even Qiu Shui likes you. Gu believes that in the near future, Grandma will also like you.
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(End of chapter)
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