Chapter 904 Something went wrong
Seeing through Xiao Ce's thoughts, Qin Zhao was a little surprised.
She didn't expect Xiao Ce to be so worried about Queen Mother Guo. Perhaps in Xiao Ce's heart, in addition to filial piety, Queen Mother Guo's actions over the years had made Xiao Ce no longer trust Queen Mother Guo.
Is this because Empress Dowager Guo is erasing Xiao Ce's mother-son affection for Empress Dowager Guo little by little?
Speaking of which, Xiao Ce and the late emperor still have something in common.
During the previous dynasty, no matter what Mrs. Wu did, the late emperor tolerated her unconditionally. Even if Mrs. Wu did so many evil things, the late emperor still condoned her.
When we get to Xiao Ce, isn't it like this?
Even though he knew that Queen Mother Guo had done so many unflattering things, Xiao Ce still put filial piety first.
Xiao Ce's protectors include her.
From the first day she entered the palace, Xiao Ce was unconditionally tolerant and stood by her again and again.
Therefore, she and Queen Mother Guo were favored by Xiao Ce. The other concubines in the harem were like the concubines of the previous dynasty. Without seeing a way out, they had no choice but to try their best to get rid of her.
Unknowingly, she still played the role of Wu Guifei in the previous dynasty.
No wonder so many people compare her to Concubine Wu of the previous dynasty. In fact, she followed the path of Concubine Wu of the previous dynasty as a doting concubine.
She used to scoff when she heard other people's opinions, but now she feels that she does have the flavor of Concubine Wu from the previous dynasty.
Xiao Ce noticed that Qin Zhao was distracted and thought she had something on her mind, so he asked, "But my mother is giving you a hard time? If there is such a thing, you might as well tell me directly."
Qin Zhao came back to his senses and shook his head slightly: "It's nothing. The Queen Mother just gave away the children's clothes and left. There was never any trouble for me, and I am not someone who doesn't say anything when she is wronged."
Xiao Ce felt that what she said made sense.
What he likes most is Qin Zhao's temperament, which is unyielding, optimistic, and always faces difficulties head-on and actively.
Sometimes he feels that he is not as good as her.
The incident of Queen Mother Guo's visit to Jinyang Palace was gradually forgotten by Qin Zhao, because Queen Mother Guo did not appear again in the next few days.
Just when she had almost forgotten about Queen Mother Guo's visit to Jinyang Palace, Queen Mother Guo came to Jinyang Palace again that day.
Just like last time, Queen Mother Guo specially sent the children's clothes. Qin Zhao exchanged pleasantries with Queen Mother Guo, thinking that Queen Mother Guo would leave Jinyang Palace soon.
Unexpectedly, Queen Mother Guo stopped leaving after sitting down this time, and then made a shocking statement: "The Ai family plans to have lunch at Jinyang Palace today."
Qin Zhao didn't answer for a while.
Queen Mother Guo was having lunch at Jinyang Palace, and she was afraid of indigestion.
She was sincere, so she spoke frankly: "I'm just afraid that the meals in Jinyang Palace are not to the Queen Mother's taste. I think it would be better for the Queen Mother not to have lunch in Jinyang Palace."
If Empress Dowager Guo really develops something wrong, shouldn't she be relied upon?
Queen Mother Guo's temper has improved recently, and she was neither anxious nor angry when she said this: "I have heard that Baoyu is good at cooking, and the Ai family has long wanted to give it a try."
Empress Dowager Guo said this, and Qin Zhao certainly couldn't refuse anymore: "The Empress Dowager wants to try Baoyu's cooking skills. It is Baoyu's honor."
Then she called Xiao Linzi in and said, "Go to the kitchen and tell Baoyu that the Queen Mother will have lunch at Jinyang Palace today and needs to cook more light and delicious dishes."
"Yes, your concubine." Xiao Linzi took the order and left.
He quickly went to the small kitchen to deliver the message. After delivering the message, he hesitated whether to go to the Yangxin Hall and invite the emperor to come and sit in battle.
However, the Imperial Concubine did not have such an order before. After thinking about it, he decided to give up and did not dare to make any arbitrary decisions in order to avoid upsetting the Imperial Concubine.
When it was time to have lunch, Qin Zhao and Queen Mother Guo sat down face to face.
Because she has had the experience of dining with the Queen Mother Guo, this is not difficult for Qin Zhao. Anyway, she will never wrong herself when it comes to eating, even when faced with the face of the Queen Mother Guo, her appetite
Just as good.
She ate with the baby in her arms and fed the baby soup from time to time.
Seeing this scene, Queen Mother Guo spoke up: "A Yuan is still too young. It's not appropriate for him to drink soup at such a young age."
"Little Atom is almost four months old. It's okay to drink some soup at this time. It's also a good thing to let the child taste the ups and downs earlier." What Qin Zhao didn't say was that the child just drank a little soup.
Queen Mother Guo did not argue with her on this issue: "As long as you know what's going on."
Qin Zhao looked at Nianyun and said, "Nianyun, don't just sit there and provide food for the Queen Mother."
Nianyun quickly agreed and stepped forward to provide food for Empress Dowager Guo.
She thought that the Imperial Concubine would take the opportunity to curry favor with the Queen Mother and provide food for the Queen Mother. However, she did not know that the Imperial Concubine only cared about His Highness and did not even think about providing food for the Queen Mother.
She took a peek at Queen Mother Guo. Although there was nothing wrong with Queen Mother Guo's expression, she could sense that the Queen Mother was not happy.
Originally, the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine had nothing to do with each other. Today, the Empress Dowager lowered her profile and came to Jinyang Palace. She did not see the Imperial Concubine being more friendly. With the Queen Mother's temperament, how could she be happy?
However, she, a maid, was not allowed to interfere in such matters, so she could only pretend to know nothing.
After lunch was finished, Queen Mother Guo said to Qin Zhao: "The Ai family knows that you have the habit of taking a nap. Just go and have a rest. The Ai family will help look after A Yuan."
When Qin Zhao heard this, he looked sideways: "How dare you bother the Queen Mother with such things as raising children? I am not afraid of the Queen Mother's jokes. Little Atom also has the habit of taking a nap. There is no need for the Queen Mother to take care of Little Atom. It would be unnecessary."
Queen Mother Guo looked at the child in Qin Zhao's arms, pondered for a moment and then said: "That's all, you take A Yuan to take a nap. When you wake up, the Ai family will come to take care of A Yuan."
The implication is that she is staying in Jinyang Palace for the time being.
Only then did Qin Zhao understand Queen Mother Guo's intention. Queen Mother Guo wanted to develop a relationship with Xiao Atom, thinking that Xiao Atom was easy to deceive and that after getting along with him a lot, Xiao Atom would no longer recognize life.
In fact, Xiao Atom didn't cry because he was born, but because he didn't like Queen Mother Guo.
"Xiao Linzi, you must serve the Queen Mother well." Qin Zhao said to Xiao Linzi.
Xiao Linzi responded respectfully: "Yes, the imperial concubine!"
After explaining Xiao Linzi, Qin Zhao carried Xiao Atom and carried him to the dormitory.
She turned around and saw Baozhu's frowning face, and couldn't help joking: "Is the Queen Mother worried about ghosts? What's your expression?"
Baozhu's face fell: "The Queen Mother is more troublesome than a ghost. I suspect that the Queen Mother has thought of some other way to deal with the Queen. The Queen may need some snacks."
"I know this well, don't worry, no matter how powerful the Queen Mother is, she can't make big waves." Qin Zhao deliberately walked in the dormitory for two quarters of an hour, and only started to take a nap after finishing eating.
When Xiao Atom saw her sleeping, he followed her, and the mother and son were in sync with each other about taking a nap.
(End of chapter)
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