Everyone who was waiting in front of the emperor noticed that Long Live Lord was in a bad mood, so they all acted more cautiously, fearing that they might offend Lord Long Live by accident.
Qiu Shui and Zhang Jixiang were also cautious, not daring to take a deep breath for fear of being noticed by Xiao Ce.
They didn't expect that one day a man like their master would be trapped by love. Like the emperor, he should be trapped by love, right?
The emperor was spoiled by women in the past. Everyone doted on the emperor, even the imperial concubine. Every time she had a conflict with the emperor, she would take the initiative to reconcile with him.
This time it was just the opposite. Not only did the imperial concubine not take the initiative, she also deliberately alienated the emperor. This was a situation that the emperor had never encountered before.
Zhang Jixiang also wanted to relieve his master's worries, but he had never encountered this kind of situation before and didn't know what to do.
For several days, the air pressure in Yangxin Hall was very low.
Because the emperor Xiao Ce was in a bad mood and had something on his mind, everyone was careful when serving him, for fear of offending Xiao Ce.
That day, Qiu Shui was studying ink in front of the emperor, and accidentally dropped a drop of water on the rice paper. At this moment, Xiao Ce looked and was so frightened that she immediately fell to her knees: "You deserve to die!"
Xiao Ce just stared at Qiu Shui's head and didn't answer.
Qiu Shui felt terrified because she was stared at by Xiao Ce. She felt uneasy, secretly thinking that the emperor would not take the opportunity to have an attack, right?
She was obviously very careful, but she still made a small mistake.
Just as she was in a state of confusion, Xiao Ce said: "Go out and wait."
Qiu Shui breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to delay at all. He quickly walked out of the room and went outside to wait.
Seeing Qiu Shui breathing a sigh of relief, Zhidong couldn't help but want to laugh: "So my sister is also afraid of the emperor?"
Qiu Shui glared at her: "I did something wrong just now. If the emperor blames me, I cannot bear the responsibility."
Of course, it is also true that I am afraid of the emperor.
Zhidong did not dare to speak anymore. People say that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, and this is absolutely true. Even Qiu Shui, the imperial minister, would be punished if he did something wrong.
When it was time for lunch, Zhang Jixiang accompanied Xiao Ce and came out.
Just as Qiu Shui was about to follow, Zhang Jixiang whispered to her: "The Emperor said he doesn't need you to serve him."
Qiu Shui froze on the spot, watching helplessly as Zhang Jixiang walked away with Xiao Ce, but did not follow him.
Could it be that because the imperial concubine ignored the emperor, the emperor was angry with her, the imperial concubine?
If this is the case, she has been wronged.
Qiu Shui, who usually had to wait on the emperor, had a rare free time. After she had lunch, Zhang Jixiang told her that the emperor still did not need her to wait on the emperor.
At this time, Qiu Shui seemed to have lost the focus of his life.
She wandered around the Yangxin Palace and then went to the Jinyang Palace.
Instead of doing nothing here, it is better to become a lobbyist and see if the imperial concubine has changed her mind.
When Qin Zhao saw Qiushui coming, he specially ordered people to serve snacks and fruits, "Aren't you supposed to be waiting in front of the emperor at this time?"
Qiu Shui scratched her head: "I have done something wrong. The emperor does not allow me to serve you in front of the emperor. I have no other place to go, so I came to Jinyang Palace to see if the empress can find a place where I can use my slave."
"It's rare that you have free time, so take a good rest. Since you have nowhere to go, just go and talk with Baoyu in Jinyang Palace. Besides cooking delicious food, Baoyu complains about being bored all day long." Qin Zhao said with a smile.
"That slave is looking for Baoyu." Qiu Shui followed the trend.
She originally wanted to find out what the imperial concubine was planning, but she felt that being too deliberate would be bad, so she might as well choose the opportunity to act.
Baoyu was very happy to see Qiu Shui come to play with her. She told Qiu Shui some of her daily trivial matters.
Qiu Shui chatted with Baoyu for a while before he casually asked, "Your Majesty, you have become estranged from the Emperor recently. Do you know the reason?"
It took Baoyu a while to react: "The imperial concubine has alienated the emperor? Why?"
Qiu Shui was speechless for a moment.
She came over to Baoyu to inquire about the news, but this girl actually knew less than she did. After all, she was on duty in Jinyang Palace, so why didn't she know anything?
"Why should I ask you if I want to know?" Qiu Shui said angrily.
Baoyu's expression was slightly sarcastic: "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about it."
On the other side, Qin Zhao heard this and the corners of his lips were half-curved.
Qiu Shui is a shrewd person and came over to inquire about this matter, but unfortunately the person who asked was Baoyu. Baoyu knew nothing about anything except delicious food.
Otherwise, she would not let Qiu Shui go to Baoyu to play.
"What are you thinking, why are you in such a good mood?" Bao Zhu asked curiously when he saw the corners of Qin Zhao's raised lips.
"I feel good when I see the cute little Atom." After Qin Zhao finished speaking, he took a special look at the child who was playing alone.
Baozhu followed Qin Zhao's line of sight and couldn't help but sigh: "I have never seen a more well-behaved child than Your Highness."
When the Queen is doing business, His Highness will play by himself without disturbing the Queen.
Because she has taken over the task of managing the harem, the empress has been very busy recently, and she has endless business to do every day. At this time, the young highness just plays by herself, without any noise or fuss.
"My Qin Zhao's son is naturally well-behaved." Qin Zhao was not modest.
As if in response to her words, Xiao Atom suddenly raised his head and called her "Mother".
Qin Zhao put down what he was doing, stepped forward to hug Xiao Atom, and kissed the child on the face: "What are you playing at?"
Xiao Atom was holding a paper airplane that Qin Zhao had folded before. The little guy seemed to be studying how to fold the paper airplane.
"Mom, I will teach you." Qin Zhao took a piece of rice paper and taught the child how to fold it carefully.
The little guy also cheered and clapped his hands from time to time.
Seeing this warm scene, Baozhu felt happy.
What she admires most is her master's character. No matter what situation he is in, he will make her live well. With the emperor's favor, the imperial concubine lives very comfortably.
Without the emperor's favor, the imperial concubine would still live a leisurely life.
The empress will never become decadent and depressed because of a moment of honor and disgrace. Whenever she sees such a noble concubine, she feels that it is her honor to be with such a master.
Qin Zhao played with Xiao Atom for a while before continuing to do his own business.
Qiushui couldn't get Baoyu to talk to him, and he couldn't disturb Qin Zhao, so he had to return without success.
Later, when Baozhu went to the small kitchen to serve food, Baoyu pulled Baozhu and asked the imperial concubine why she alienated the emperor.
Bao Zhu said angrily: "You can just be responsible for cooking the food, and don't worry about other things."
"But I care about your empress. If you know the situation, please tell me." Baoyu looked at Baozhu eagerly.
Baozhu tapped her head: "How can I know what the empress is thinking? If the empress alienates the emperor, it must be because the emperor has done something that dissatisfies the empress. Nothing else is important, as long as the empress lives her life as she pleases."