Chapter 861 Hate children
Qin Zhao, who was in the main hall, was relieved to hear the conversation between the newcomers.
Baohong and Baolu talk more, Baolan has a calm temperament, and Baoqing is taciturn. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are boring gourds.
Overall, these people look pretty good, but we will have to look at them more closely in the future.
As for the few chambermaids, they seemed to be too mediocre, and it was not a big problem to help with errands. Xiao Lizi was reused by Xiao Linzi, and the other three seemed to have no objection, which was a good sign.
The next day is a big day like the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Moreover, Xiao Ce chose to hold a grand concubine ceremony on this reunion day. Qin Zhao knew that Xiao Ce had prepared everything and just wanted to give her a surprise.
After being busy all day with the concubine ceremony, Qin Zhao accompanied Xiao Ce to the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner in the evening.
This is also the first time Qin Zhao has participated in such a big festival after being conferred as a noble concubine.
In the past, Qin Zhao had no name or status, so it was impossible for him to sit at the same table as Xiao Ce.
This time it was just the opposite. Qin Zhao was holding the child and sitting side by side with Xiao Ce in the front seat.
Queen Mother Guo's head ailment has just recovered a little, and since it is a day for family reunions like the Mid-Autumn Festival, of course she has to attend with such a distinguished status.
When she saw Qin Zhao and Xiao Ce sitting together, she frowned and was very unhappy.
When Xiao Ce first ascended the throne, she specially requested a posthumous edict from the late emperor, just to prevent Qin Zhao from becoming the second concubine Wu.
Unexpectedly, in the end, Qin Zhao became a noble concubine without any effort.
This woman seemed to be above her.
Nianyun could see that Queen Mother Guo was unhappy, so she reminded her in a low voice: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a good day for reunions. Your Majesty, please do not get angry and quarrel with the Emperor."
Queen Mother Guo came to her senses and returned to normal: "The Ai family has been too impetuous recently. The Ai family was not so restless before."
It seems that she has become less patient since the day she became the Queen Mother.
She must have endured it for too long in the harem, and all her patience had been exhausted.
"The top priority is that the empress should make peace with the emperor. The emperor is a soft-spoken person, and if the empress has a tough attitude, the emperor will only get tougher. On the contrary, if the empress softens her attitude, the emperor will also feel sorry for the empress." Nian Yun said softly.
Queen Mother Guo knew that Nianyun's words made sense.
Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied she is with Qin Zhao, she cannot show it on her face. Especially on such a good day as today, she must not make her relationship with Xiao Ce more tense.
Because it is a good day for family reunion, today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet attracted many married women and many ladies from famous families.
Coupled with the fact that all the concubines from the harem were in attendance, the scene was filled with beauties, which made people dazzled.
Halfway through the banquet, Queen Mother Guo took a chance to bring up the past and asked, "It has been more than a year since the emperor ascended the throne. Should the draft be put on the agenda?"
As soon as Queen Mother Guo said this, everyone's eyes were focused on Xiao Ce's face.
Especially the ladies at the scene, all their beautiful eyes were focused on Xiao Ce's handsome face.
Xiao Ce glanced at Qin Zhao subconsciously, and Qin Zhao winked at him, with the intention of constricting him.
He coughed lightly and said in a low voice: "My father passed away not long ago, so the draft issue will be put on hold for the time being."
He then changed the subject, making it clear that he did not want to continue discussing the draft.
Queen Mother Guo had long expected that Xiao Ce could do Tai Chi, so she was not too disappointed.
However, she quickly targeted the child in Qin Zhao's arms.
She is an action person, and she takes action immediately when her heart moves. She raises her lips and says: "Your Majesty, please bring the child over. The Ai family has gifts for you."
Qin Zhao was not surprised that Queen Mother Guo would name her.
She actually wanted to know if Xiao Atom would cry again when he saw Queen Mother Guo this time.
Queen Mother Guo spoke, she stood up with the child in her arms and came to Queen Mother Guo.
Queen Mother Guo was about to hug the child. Qin Zhao was hesitant. At this time, Queen Mother Guo was impatient and reached out to take the child away.
Xiao Atom, who was sleeping peacefully, suddenly opened his eyes and burst into tears when he saw Queen Mother Guo's face.
The little guy's cry was earth-shattering and resounded over the Baohe Hall.
Queen Mother Guo had never been so cowardly in her life, and she never expected that holding Qin Zhao's child for the second time would make her the focus of the audience.
"Empress Dowager, it's better for me to carry you. The child is born." Qin Zhao tried to help Empress Dowager Guo step down.
Queen Mother Guo saw that the child was crying non-stop and the noise gave her a headache, so she gave the child back to Qin Zhao.
Sure enough, this child was at odds with her. Even Xiao Ce's only son made her unhappy.
This child even made her a little disgusted like Qin Zhao.
Coincidentally, the child stopped crying as soon as he reached Qin Zhao's arms, as if to tell everyone present that the child did not like Queen Mother Guo at all.
Qin Zhao, a mother-in-law, felt a little surprised.
Logically speaking, the child was ignorant, and when other people held Xiao Atom, Xiao Atom was just a quiet handsome man who did not cry when sleeping or waking up. Only when Empress Dowager Guo held the child, the child cried violently.
This situation only shows one thing: the child really does not like Queen Mother Guo.
Today, if the child touches Queen Mother Guo's face again in this way, Queen Mother Guo can't possibly like Xiao Atom, right?
Qin Zhao returned to Xiao Ce and sat down with the child in his arms. When Xiao Ce saw this, he hugged the child. The child clung to his arms obediently, with such a cute appearance that people felt pain.
But just now, as soon as the Queen Mother hugged Little Atom, Little Atom burst into tears. This was also very strange.
Could it be that because the Queen Mother didn't like Qin Zhao, Qin Zhao's children didn't like the Queen Mother either?
Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Ce felt that he had thought too much.
No matter how smart the child is, he is only more than one month old now. How can he know the grudges and grudges between adults?
It is impossible for Qin Zhao to instigate the child at such a young age, and Qin Zhao is not such a person.
Because the child's cry instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Queen Mother Guo felt that she had once again been embarrassed because of her child, but this time she was not very angry after the initial embarrassment because she thought of a good way to take the child to Cihe Palace to be raised in a pretext.
Even if Qin Zhao is not happy then, he can only hand the child over to her obediently.
At the subsequent banquet, some ministers secretly wanted to send their daughters to the harem, but Xiao Ce used the topic to distract them.
Qin Zhao saw it in his eyes, and the corners of his lips curved slightly.
Since ancient times, every emperor has had a harem of 3,000 people. Even if there are few people when the new emperor ascends the throne, there will be ministers to help move people into the harem.
Like Xiao Ce, she also feels that it is better not to crowd people into the harem, otherwise she will miss the rest of those women's lives.
Except for the awkward atmosphere when Queen Mother Guo held the child, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet passed smoothly.
Two days later, Wu Xirou also came to Jinyang Palace. This was after Qin Zhao was named a noble concubine. When there was no one else around, Wu Xirou came to pay her respects to Qin Zhao.
Wu Xirou looked at the child in Qin Zhao's arms and saw that the child was beautiful, but she thought of Xiao Ce...
(End of chapter)
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