Chapter 978 New Year’s Eve
After Qin Zhao listened quietly, he replied: "I will consider this matter carefully. It is the holiday period at the end of the year. After the Chinese New Year, I should be able to think clearly."
She didn't say that she had already thought about it because she still had a wait-and-see attitude.
Queen Mother Guo's sudden change of attitude still made her feel unreal. She always believed that nature was hard to change and she could not take it lightly.
Queen Mother Guo did not lobby any more. She looked at the child in Qin Zhao's arms and couldn't help but sigh: "How great would it be if the Ai family could watch A Yuan grow up?"
"The Queen Mother, do you want to hug Little Atom?" Qin Zhao asked tentatively.
In the past, when Empress Dowager Guo hugged Little Atom, Little Atom would cry incessantly. I wonder if that will change now.
Empress Dowager Guo vetoed her proposal: "A Yuan doesn't like Ai Jia. He cries when Ai Jia hugs him, and Ai Jia won't be asking for trouble."
Qin Zhao thought to himself that Queen Mother Guo was quite self-aware.
She sat for a while and chatted with Queen Mother Guo for a while, and then she left Cihe Palace with her child in her arms.
"The Queen Mother has changed a lot." Even Baozhu couldn't help but sigh.
"Changes may be a good thing." Qin Zhao's lips curled up slightly.
The premise is that Queen Mother Guo's change is not an act.
"Then do you think the Queen Mother has really changed?" Bao Zhu asked again.
Qin Zhao also had the same question in his heart and could not give Baozhu an answer.
"I am not a tapeworm in the Empress Dowager's belly. How do you know if the Empress Dowager has really changed? Why don't you ask Bao Hong and Bao Lan, they are all bystanders." Qin Zhao threw the hydrangea away.
Baohong was stunned for a moment before she realized, "I can't see this."
Baolan also replied conservatively: "I have not been in Jinyang Palace for a long time, and I have never had any contact with the Queen Mother, so I don't know what the Queen Mother was like in the past, and now there is no way to tell whether the Queen Mother has changed.
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"It's not that important that it doesn't change. What's important is that I remain vigilant." Qin Zhao ended the topic just like that.
On the twenty-ninth day of the year, Xiao Ce did not appear in Jinyang Palace. Qin Zhao thought it would save trouble, lest the concubines in the harem ran to Jinyang Palace again, thinking that she had stopped Xiao Ce in his tracks.
In fact, it was Xiao Ce who said he didn't want to go back to Yangxin Palace in those days, so he stayed in Jinyang Palace. She didn't say anything or did anything. Can you blame her?
On the twenty-eighth day of the year, after a group of women couldn't find Xiao Ce, they cursed and left. They also said a lot of bad things about her before leaving. She was generous enough not to care about those women.
"The emperor doesn't come to Jinyang Palace, but the empress is happy. If the emperor sees it, he will say that the empress is heartless." Baozhu joked.
Qin Zhao couldn't take her eyes away from the script, and she replied calmly: "You can relax as soon as you have time before the new year. When you take over the big garden of the harem after the new year, I will be busy from now on. If the emperor doesn't come to Jinyang Palace,
It saves me trouble and I don’t have to look at the emperor’s face. Even if the emperor is in front of me, I am not afraid to tell the truth. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger..."
When Baozhu heard this, he was so frightened that he yelled: "Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense."
"This is a fact. Everyone thinks so. Why don't I tell the truth?" Qin Zhao didn't take it seriously.
Baohong knew before that her master was very courageous and was not afraid of anything, not even the emperor.
But when she heard her master's bold remarks, she was still as nervous as Baozhu.
"Your Majesty, please keep your voice down. Walls have ears. Although the Emperor loves your Majesty, the Emperor is still the Emperor. The King of Daqi..."
At this time, Baolan also agreed, just to let Qin Zhao say goodbye.
Qin Zhao felt that these palace ladies were timid.
In the end, under the siege of Sanbao, she finally gave in, but in her heart she didn't feel that she was wrong.
Early the next morning, it was New Year's Eve.
Because Empress Dowager Guo was in poor health, there was no one to take care of the affairs of the harem, so everyone was doing their own thing, keeping everything simple and business as usual.
However, there are also some regulations regarding the setting up of the Royal Reunion Dinner.
Qin Zhao from the Food and Beverage Department told Shang Shan to just prepare the reunion dinner as in previous years, so everything was going on in an orderly manner.
Here, Qin Zhao is also worried about Xiao Jiujiu. If he really wants her to take care of the harem, she will still have a lazy way. She can just do everything according to the period of Queen Mother Guo. It will save herself trouble and others will also save trouble.
Anyway, there are not many people in the harem, so it is not difficult to take over the affairs of the Sixth Palace.
Nowadays, Qin Zhao is already a noble concubine. Of course, those who can enter the palace for the reunion dinner are all relatives of the emperor, and all of them have good backgrounds.
Next to Xiao Ce sat the Queen Mother Guo and Qin Zhao respectively, and the eldest princesses Yongchun and Yongning also sat at this seat.
In addition, the eldest princess Yonghe also entered the palace. Luo Yan accompanied the eldest princess Yonghe into the palace for the New Year's Eve dinner, and naturally sat with the eldest princess Yonghe.
As for King An and his concubine, they were placed at another table farthest from the imperial seat. This was also the arrangement of Queen Mother Guo when she managed the harem.
When Qin Zhao saw this small detail, he knew that Queen Mother Guo was still somewhat worried about Xiao Yi.
This reunion dinner was a simple one. Everyone ate in silence and few people spoke.
Xiao Ce, on the other hand, offered food to Qin Zhao from time to time, holding Little Atom in his arms, and looked less serious than before.
But no matter what, he is still an emperor. He is always serious and serious. Even if he is holding the little atom in his arms at this moment, no one dares to get close to him.
Queen Mother Guo eats very little because she doesn't eat much now. Under Luo Qing's care, Queen Mother Guo's health is better than before, but her energy is not as good as before.
It's just that due to such a big occasion today, everyone hasn't finished eating yet, so she can only continue to wait.
Or Qin Zhao noticed that Queen Mother Guo was in low spirits and asked in a low voice: "Does the Queen Mother want to go back to Cihe Palace to rest first?"
Xiao Ce also looked at the Queen Mother Guo, and faced the gray and white face of the Queen Mother Guo.
Empress Dowager Guo also looked over, "The Ai family's body is no longer of use. Let's go back to Cihe Palace to rest. I'll ask Concubine to keep an eye on her."
"Yes, I would like to present you to the Queen Mother." Qin Zhao stood up and showed good etiquette.
After that, with the support of Nianyun, Queen Mother Guo took the lead to leave and returned to Cihe Palace.
"Your Majesty, would you like to rest for a while?" Nianyun helped Empress Dowager Guo go to the bedroom.
Queen Mother Guo walked a short distance and became out of breath: "The Ai family's body is so useless. After walking a few steps, I am out of breath."
"Your Majesty, don't say bad things. In my opinion, the Queen Mother is very strong." Nianyun helped Queen Mother Guo to sit on the bed, then took a warm pillow and placed it on Queen Mother Guo's back.
Queen Mother Guo leaned back comfortably and took in all the details of what Nian Yun did.
"Today is New Year's Eve. You have served the Ai family for a whole year. You will rest today and the Ai family will take a nap." Empress Dowager Guo held Nianyun's hand with a gentle look on her face.
Nianyun shook his head: "I have to stay with you to feel at ease."
(End of chapter)
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