Chapter 606 Sadness
The guards guarding the palace gate were a little surprised when they saw it was Qin Zhao. Today was the first day of the new emperor's ascension to the throne. As the emperor's woman, Qin Zhao actually had to leave the palace overnight?
It happened that Qin Zhao had a dragon jade gifted by the new emperor. Seeing the dragon jade was like seeing the emperor in person.
As soon as Qin Zhao revealed the dragon jade, all the guards fell to their knees.
Looking at the guards kneeling on the ground, Qin Zhao knew that as Xiao Ce ascended the throne, the dragon jade in her hand was more powerful than before. After all, Xiao Ce's status had reached a higher level.
After Qin Zhaoliang showed up with the dragon jade, the guards did not dare to let him go.
Everyone was not sure if this was what the new emperor meant, but they were all a little uneasy anyway.
Li Weiwei was responsible for commanding the guards of the palace, and he had also heard of Qin Liangdi's name. Although Qin Liangdi was not granted the title today, she was still a person valued by the emperor.
How could he let Qin Liangdi leave the palace easily?
At that moment, he ordered his subordinates to go to the Palace of Supreme Harmony to report Qin Zhao's departure from the palace, and he brought a group of guards to follow Qin Zhao closely, responsible for protecting Qin Zhao's safety.
Qin Zhao saw someone following him and looked back: "Why are you following me?"
"I will protect Qin Liangdi's safety," Li Weiwei said respectfully.
Qin Zhao frowned when he saw this and said nothing.
In the past, she didn't see guards following her when she left the palace, but this time there were guards following her, which made her unhappy.
Wouldn't that mean that you are out of the palace and still have no freedom?
On the other side, the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Because it was the first day after he ascended the throne, he was hosting a banquet for all the ministers. It was a big day, and Xiao Ce, the newly ascended emperor, could not leave early. He had no choice but to patiently enjoy the singing and dancing in the venue, but his heart went to Qin Zhao.
He remembered that he had not given Qin Zhao a specific place to live. Qin Zhao had just left. Would he return to Wang Yue Ju?
Thinking that today was a great day for him to ascend the throne, the most glorious day in his life, yet he allowed Qin Zhao to be humiliated on this day, and now he didn't even arrange a place for her to live.
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and the more anxious he became, the more unable to sit still.
At this moment, a guard hurriedly entered, looking in his direction but hesitating to speak.
Queen Mother Guo recognized at a glance that this was the guard guarding the East Palace. When she saw this, she looked over with a cold eye, which surprised the guard.
They were all promoted by Empress Dowager Guo, and it was Empress Dowager Guo's order to prevent Qin Liangdi from returning to the East Palace. The look in Empress Dowager Guo's eyes just now clearly told him to stay out of his own business.
But if the emperor takes the blame, can they afford it?
He hesitated and didn't know whether to go forward and report. Zhang Jixiang didn't know the guard, but when he saw the guard's eyes flickering, he felt suspicious, so he simply went to the guard and asked, "What's the matter?"
The guard subconsciously glanced at Queen Mother Guo, but met Queen Mother Guo's cold eyes.
He was startled and immediately lowered his head: "No, it's okay..."
After saying this, he did not dare to stay in the Hall of Supreme Harmony anymore, lowered his head and walked away.
Not long after this guard left, the guards guarding the palace gate also hurried to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Their allegiance was to the new emperor, and of course they would report anything to the emperor.
This time Zhang Jixiang saw the guard guarding the palace gate and recognized him at a glance.
He quickly went to the guard and asked, "What happened?"
Usually only when something serious happens, the guards guarding the palace gate will leave the palace gate without permission.
"Just now Qin Liangdi left the palace. Because Qin Liangdi has a dragon jade in her hand, we didn't dare to stop her. Now Li Weiwei follows Qin Liangdi out of the palace and protects her. I wonder what the emperor wants?" the guard said hesitantly.
Zhang Jixiang's face darkened slightly, "Wait a moment, our family will report this matter to the emperor."
After he finished speaking, he quickly went to Xiao Ce and paid close attention to Xiao Ce.
After hearing this, Xiao Ce frowned. At this time, Zhang Jixiang mentioned that another guard came: "A guard came before, but I have never seen him. I don't know who he is. He looks sneaky. I don't know who he is."
It’s not related to Qin Liangdi’s departure from the palace.”
Xiao Ce stood up suddenly. Queen Mother Guo kept paying attention to his movements and asked in a deep voice: "Where is the emperor going?!"
Xiao Ce replied unhurriedly: "I drank too much, so I went out to relieve my drunkenness. My dear friends, please do as you please."
After saying that, he stood up and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony in a hurry.
Wu Xirou saw this scene from a distance, and her heart sank. She guessed that Xiao Ce's sudden departure from the Hall of Supreme Harmony had something to do with Qin Zhao.
"Why did the emperor leave?" Luo Baolin whispered quietly.
She was previously granted the title of Baolin, and today she was granted the title of Baolin.
"Perhaps it was that charming son of the Qin family who deliberately lured the emperor away from the Hall of Supreme Harmony." The other person who answered the conversation was Wei Yunv, who was also promoted from Fengyi.
Thinking about how many beauties in the East Palace have been promoted today, but none of them can be ranked as the fourth concubine, you know how stingy the emperor is about canonization.
Maybe this is because Qin Zhao has not been canonized. Anyway, with Qin Zhao here, they can't get any benefit.
"Sister Qin, what's bothering you? Keep your words polite when you speak." Luo Baolin looked at Queen Wei coldly.
The two got into a quarrel when they couldn't get along.
Wu Xirou felt that their voices were a bit harsh, but no one left the scene. Although she was curious about what happened, she did not dare to move around.
After Xiao Ce left the Queen Mother's Palace, he ordered a carriage and headed to the palace gate.
Zhang Jixiang was sitting on the front of the carriage, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried: "The adults in the Hall of Supreme Harmony are still waiting for the emperor to return. How about the servants go out of the palace to take Qin Liangdi back to the palace?"
Xiao Ce turned a deaf ear and ordered in a cold voice: "I will take her back to the palace as soon as possible!"
Zhang Jixiang had no choice but to shut up and ask the guard driving the carriage to speed up.
Qin Zhao originally wanted to go to Yongxin Garment Shop, but because Li Weiwei was following closely behind her, she had no choice but to turn around and go to the lake.
She suddenly felt very boring. This palace did not mean that she could leave if she wanted to. After all, it still depended on the wishes of the emperor, Xiao Ce.
If Xiao Ce orders her to return to the palace, her refusal would be disobedience.
Today, when everyone in Fengtian Temple was canonized and she was the only one left behind, she was not unhappy at all. But when she thought about her future, which she had little hope for, her mood became very low.
She is not afraid that there is no direction for her efforts, but she is afraid that even if she works hard, there will be no way forward.
"Is Liangdi unhappy?" Baozhu immediately noticed that Qin Zhao was in a bad mood.
Qin Zhao looked up to the sky and sighed: "Do I have anything to be happy about?"
How can you be happy if you don't even have the freedom to leave the palace?
Bao Zhu felt sad after hearing this. She understood what Liang Di meant.
Qin Zhao stood by the lake and admired the night view.
Because the new emperor ascended the throne today, the whole country was celebrating together. Even in the middle of the lake there were singing, dancing and music playing, which was a beautiful scene of peace and prosperity.
However, Qin Zhao remembered the day when Xiao Ce took her out of the palace on her birthday. They also saved a family of four that night and did a very meaningful thing.
An idea struck her, and she suddenly wanted to see how the family was doing.
Now she turned around and headed toward the suburbs...
(End of chapter)
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