Chapter 601: Encountering Intimacy
With Baoyu, a know-it-all, Qin Zhao could still receive a lot of news from the harem even if the East Palace was strictly prohibited.
For example, on the day of the late emperor's death, Concubine Wu cried so much that she fainted. It is said that Concubine Shu's eyes were swollen from crying, while Concubine Rong was just the opposite and looked very calm.
Of course, this is all information Baoyu got from him, and the truth is unknown.
As soon as the previous emperor passed away, the Ministry of Rites was preparing for the new emperor's enthronement.
Xiao Ce is currently the acting emperor. Not only does he have to manage the affairs of the entire palace, but he also has to arrange the funeral of the late emperor. He doesn't even have time to come back from the East Palace.
Of course, the most important thing now is to deal with the funeral of the late emperor.
After the late emperor was buried, everything would be on track.
Qin Zhao was only fortunate that after the death of the late emperor, there was no turmoil in the capital, and the royal power was successfully handed over to Xiao Ce. It is said that Xiao Ce was so calm because he had the leverage of the King of Chu.
By the time the eve of the enthronement ceremony arrived, it was already mid-June.
Xiao Ce was finally able to take a break from his busy schedule and come to the East Palace.
The first place he went to was Wangyueju.
Qin Zhao was extremely hot at that time, and Baoyu specially prepared cooling desserts for Qin Zhao.
While Qin Zhao was eating and drinking contentedly, she felt someone was looking at her. When she raised her head, she met Xiao Ce's gentle eyebrows.
He stood in the sun, erect, as if a god had descended.
It seems that nothing has changed, but it seems that it has changed again.
The dessert in her mouth lost its taste in an instant. She opened her mouth, wanting to call him His Highness, but she also knew that he was the emperor now, and he was only one step away from ascending the throne. When the new year comes next year, the title of Da Qi Yuan will be changed.
The time has come to officially represent Xiao Ce.
When she came to this era in her previous life, he was already a majestic emperor.
In this life, the time for him to become emperor was earlier.
Xiao Ce saw Qin Zhao sitting there stupidly. He went to her and touched her head, as gentle as comforting a small animal: "Silly girl."
"Has Your Highness finally finished your work?" Qin Zhao quickly raised a bright smile.
She still liked to call him His Highness. She appeared in front of him when he was still a prince. At this time, he was not as cold-hearted as he was when he was the Queen of God.
He gave her all his warmth.
At this moment, she realized how much she hoped that he would not become the emperor. She was afraid that when he became the emperor, he would become the same as in his previous life.
"The work is not over yet, the enthronement ceremony will be held in two days. There are still many things to be busy with, but today I can finally take a breath." Xiao Ce held Qin Zhao's hand and sat down.
Qin Zhao nodded, feeling that his words made sense: "Your Highness is so pitiful, he is so busy all day long. By the way, Your Highness, would you like to try some dessert?"
Xiao Ce saw her eating just now and couldn't help but frown slightly.
Qin Zhao smiled when he saw this: "This is my newly invented freezing point. It's delicious. Your Highness must have never tasted it before. Give it a try. After eating dessert, your mood will get better."
Xiao Ce saw that the dessert was red and white, with flower petals, it was really beautiful, and he immediately became interested.
"You feed me." Xiao Ce came closer.
Qin Zhao didn't expect that he would take the initiative to ask. She narrowed her eyes with a smile and fed Xiao Ce a spoonful of pearl dumplings.
After eating, Xiao Ce nodded and praised: "It's good, chewy, not sweet, ice cold and refreshing, wonderful!"
Qin Zhao suddenly grinned: "I said it was delicious, does your Highness believe it now?"
Xiao Ce took over her bowl at this time and finished the whole bowl of dessert in a few seconds.
Qin Zhao watched him eating from the side, and the more he watched her, the more she liked it: "It turns out that His Highness doesn't like sweets, but today he ate a whole bowl, and that's my fault."
As she spoke, she wiped the corners of Xiao Ce's lips with a smile in her eyes.
When Xiao Ce saw her innocent look, he couldn't help but leaned over and kissed her lips.
Well, it's sweet, it tastes like her...
Wu Xirou heard that Xiao Ce had returned to the East Palace, but instead came to Wangyue Residence.
After hearing the news, she came over specially because she wanted to take another look at Xiao Ce, but she never expected that as soon as she came in, she would see Xiao Ce kissing Qin Zhao.
She stood there in shock for a moment, feeling cold all over looking at such a strange Xiao Ce.
He was always gentle and polite when facing her, and she thought he had such a cold temperament.
But what she saw now was that Xiao Ce was so enthusiastic, as if he wanted to tear Qin Zhao apart and devour him.
In the past, she thought she saw the gap between herself and Qin Zhao, but at this moment, she suddenly realized that she was terribly wrong.
The bone-gnawing chill overwhelmed her instantly, leaving her almost breathless.
Bao Zhu originally deliberately stayed outside, but she never thought that Wu Xirou would come in and gasp. She was not surprised when she saw the scene inside. Looking at Wu Xirou's expressionless expression, she knew that Wu Xirou must have been stimulated by the scene in front of her.
She coughed hard and woke up the man and woman who were kissing passionately.
Qin Zhao was also a little embarrassed. She didn't like people to watch, but now she was bumped into by Wu Xirou.
Fortunately, he didn't wear makeup or lipstick during the funeral, otherwise Xiao Ce's lips would have looked better.
Not only did Qin Zhao feel embarrassed, but Xiao Ce himself felt a little embarrassed too. Just because he would never lose his composure like he did today, it was true that he had not seen Qin Zhao for too long just now, and he lost his sense of proportion for a moment.
Qin Zhao was the first to return to normal, gently pushed Xiao Ce away, and looked at Wu Xirou: "Sister Wu is here, sit down quickly."
Wu Xirou returned to normal at this time, her eyes quickly passed over Qin Zhao's red lips, and she whispered: "I heard that His Highness was back, so I came over to take a look."
After saying this, she stepped forward to greet Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce also returned to his usual serious look at this time. He raised his hand to avoid Wu Xirou's courtesy.
With Qin Zhao's lively atmosphere, it's not a quiet scene.
But Wu Xirou looked weak and her mood was not very high. Qin Zhao certainly knew that Wu Xirou had been stimulated just now.
This can only be blamed on Xiao Ce, who is usually a very discreet person, but she was shocked when he suddenly kissed her just now. She was also surprised that he did such an intimate thing to her in broad daylight.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Xiao Ce angrily.
Xiao Ce caught her look and didn't understand what she meant.
Qin Zhao was overly sexual and didn't want to look at Xiao Ce.
Wu Xirou sat there for a while before getting up and said, "I just came here to see my sister and His Highness, and I'll be back now."
Qin Zhao also knew that Wu Xirou was in a bad mood, so she didn't try to stop him: "Sister Wu, go slowly."
Wu Xirou quickly glanced at Xiao Ce with resentful eyes, and Xiao Ce happened to look over and met Wu Xirou's eyes.
He was stunned for a moment, remembering that Wu Xirou, whom he had seen in his dream, looked at him with this look, as if she was telling him that he had betrayed her.
"Sister Wu has gone far away, Your Highness is still watching?" Qin Zhao's voice awakened Xiao Ce from his distant thoughts.
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I have been cooking squid and sea fish all morning, and I smell fishy all over. I just have time to update now. Thank you for your support, okay?
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