Chapter 991 Paving the way for her
Qin Zhao and Xiao Ce stepped forward almost at the same time to find out.
When the mask of the person was revealed, it was an unremarkable-looking palace maid.
"Who is this? Do you recognize it?" Qin Zhao looked at the other dancers who took off their masks and asked.
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads, expressing that they did not recognize the maiko who fell to the ground.
They dance together day and night, and even if they are not familiar with each other, they have met each other. Only this one came out of nowhere, and they have never seen him before.
Xiao Ce probed the Maiko's breath and found that the Maiko had expired.
Luo Qing was a skilled doctor. After giving the envoys injections, he stopped several envoys from vomiting.
Because "green smoke" is a poison spread through breathing, its toxicity is very weak, but inhaling this poison will cause gastrointestinal discomfort. With Luo Qing's medical skills, it is only a child's matter to cure it.
At this time, several envoys became more energetic, remembering that a dancer was indeed very close to them before, and waved their sleeves, but they did not take it to heart at the time.
I didn't expect that such a small thing would fall into their trap.
This incident cast a shadow over the otherwise perfect Longevity Festival. Xiao Ce, the birthday boy, didn't mind. He appeased several envoys and then investigated the matter thoroughly.
Later, after careful interrogation, we found out that someone imitated Qin Zhao's handwriting and issued an order to change the last dance to a mask dance.
After that, He Shangyi specially sent the letter to Qin Zhao.
Even Qin Zhao herself lamented after reading the letter that the other party had imitated the essence of her handwriting. She felt that it was to the point of confusing the fake with the real one.
However, He Shangyi did not come to confirm the matter to her in person, but instead believed in a letter. He Shangyi was also too careless.
Of course, He Shangyi also knew that she had neglected her duty, and she said she was willing to take all responsibilities.
"If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, there is no greater good. You must not make the same mistakes again in the future. I will forgive you this time, but I will never do it again!" Qin Zhao said seriously.
He Shangyi didn't expect Qin Zhao to forgive herself so easily. She suddenly burst into tears of gratitude: "I thank you for your kindness!"
"Next, take care of the aftermath and don't be careless again." Qin Zhao ended the topic.
Seeing Qin Zhao immersed in his own thoughts, Xiao Ce comforted her and said, "You did a great job in hosting the festival this time. I'm very satisfied."
Although there was a small incident, the envoys calmed down the mood and no one was killed, so there was no big impact.
"I just don't understand what the other party's intentions are." Qin Zhao expressed his confusion: "If we really want to take action, shouldn't we be ruthless and make it impossible for the envoy to come back?"
It was neither painful nor itchy, but it made her wary, but it did not cause any real harm.
After thinking about it, she felt that the matter was not that simple.
Although the real murderer was not found out as before, there was really no need to take action this time. If it were her, she would have killed the killer and caused casualties so that the envoys of the country would not be able to walk out of the Daqi Palace alive. Such a big disaster
Conflicts between Qi and other countries arose, and it was difficult for Da Qi to explain to other countries.
"What you said makes sense, but the current result is within control, but it is also a good thing." Xiao Ce saw her frowning and simply took her into his arms, "Take your time, this time you
Do a great job, no need to put too much pressure on yourself.”
It was the first time that she hosted such a large-scale event, and someone wanted to disrupt the banquet. They were undoubtedly targeting her to give her a bad look.
The reason why the envoy was not poisoned directly was probably because he did not want things to get too ugly. He guessed that the other party's purpose was to make him doubt Qin Zhao's ability.
If there is no accident, it should be the work of the concubines in the harem.
Qin Zhao had given birth to Xiaotong before, and was already jealous of others. Now he was in charge of the affairs of the harem, and he was even more jealous of many people, which was why he was framed this time.
"I don't feel this is pressure."
As soon as Qin Zhao finished speaking, Zhang Jixiang came to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Wu is here."
Without waiting for Xiao Ce to report, Concubine Wu quickly came to Qin Zhao and Xiao Ce: "This time the Ai family handed over the power of managing the harem to the imperial concubine, but such a big mistake happened. The emperor has been
Do you still want to protect your concubine?"
Qin Zhao secretly thought that before Xiao Ce could speak, Mrs. Wu beat her and Xiao Ce to death with a hammer. What the hell is this?
Could it be that the person who took action was Mrs. Wu?
Judging from the results of her many interactions with Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Wu is capable of doing such a thing. But once Mrs. Wu takes action, people will definitely die, rather than giving her a chance to make a comeback.
Perhaps Wu Taifei's purpose was to seize power, rather than actually killing the visiting envoys.
"This time it's not that the imperial concubine didn't do things well, but that someone framed her for it. The imperial concubine doesn't need to be responsible. At the same time, I don't need to protect the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine has done a good job." Xiao Ce is a protective person, so of course he protects the imperial concubine immediately.
That's Qin Zhao.
"Although someone framed her, it is a fact that the imperial concubine did things poorly. The emperor must be fair and just and give everyone an explanation." Wu Taifei was unreasonable and said it matter-of-factly.
Qin Zhao was curious when he heard this: "What does the concubine want?"
"The Ai family's suggestion is to add another concubine to manage the harem to assist the imperial concubine. With one more person in charge, the mistake that occurred this time can be avoided. This time it was the imperial concubine's good luck that prevented anyone from being killed. If the envoy died at the banquet
Come on, I'm afraid that your concubine will have to bear this fate." Concubine Wu said with an arrogant expression.
Qin Zhao understood instantly. Concubine Wu said so much because she wanted to pave the way for Wu Xirou.
If there is an opportunity in the future, Wu Xirou can be given the power to manage the harem alone.
As long as Wu Xirou has the right to manage the harem, the women of the Wu family will be able to control the harem.
It has to be said that Mrs. Wu’s wishful thinking was very loud.
"I wonder who the Dowager Empress would like to assist me in managing the harem?" Qin Zhao asked curiously.
"From the perspective of position, only Concubine Xian is the most suitable. In addition, Concubine Xian is calm and careful in doing things, so it is most suitable for Concubine Xian to assist the concubine." Wu Taifei replied as a matter of course.
Qin Zhao pondered for a while and then said: "Let's do this. Please invite Concubine Xian to come over and ask Concubine Xian what she means."
It doesn't matter to her. She can be lazy if she has one more person to take care of the harem. The most important thing is that she can also take the opportunity to observe the reactions of Wu Xirou and other concubines in the harem.
She has nothing to lose anyway, since she has one more person and less workload, so why not?
Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao and thought for a moment that she was saying something negative.
But looking at Qin Zhao's expression, he knew that this girl really didn't mind having one more person in charge of the harem, and he didn't know whether he should be grateful for her big heart.
When Wu Xirou went to Jinyang Palace and saw Mrs. Wu there, she was a little surprised.
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