"You have been serving the emperor for many years, and you still don't understand the emperor's temperament? In this harem, except for the concubine, the emperor can't hear anyone's words. What's more, I am a soft-spoken person. Even if I say something, will the emperor listen to my advice?
Qiu Shui said and buried his head in eating.
After hearing this, Zhang Jixiang disagreed and asked: "Then can you help me speak?"
"Help, but whether the emperor listens or not is not something I can control." Qiu Shui answered truthfully.
Zhang Jixiang breathed a sigh of relief: "You must keep your word."
"Okay, let me have a good meal." Qiu Shui chased people away impatiently.
Zhang Jixiang then stepped away and the autumn water was quiet.
In the afternoon, Qiu Shui, who was waiting in front of the emperor, still had the courage to advise Zhang Jixiang: "Although Jixiang is a little self-righteous, there is no doubt about his loyalty to the emperor. It is better to let Jixiang return to the emperor to serve him? Without him to serve, I always feel that there is a shortcoming.
nothing."
"He was just injured, let him rest for a while." Xiao Ce said concisely and to the point.
Qiu Shui wisely stopped continuing this topic. She knew enough was enough. Since the Emperor said to let Zhang Jixiang rest for a while, it was an imperial edict and no one could disobey it.
After that, she took some time to find Zhang Jixiang and conveyed Xiao Ce's message.
"The emperor's original words were to tell you to rest for a while. As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, you should also know what it means."
Zhang Jixiang had doubts and didn't quite believe Qiu Shui's words: "Are you sure you helped me speak to the emperor?"
Qiu Shui originally sympathized with Zhang Jixiang, but when she heard Zhang Jixiang's words, her face suddenly darkened: "Since you don't believe me, why should you ask me to help? You can go to the emperor yourself to plead for mercy. I don't have such ability."
She said this and turned around to walk away.
Zhang Jixiang looked at Qiu Shui's back coldly. He still didn't quite believe that Qiu Shui would truly speak for him, because the person Qiu Shui wanted in his heart was the imperial concubine, and the emperor was also ranked behind the imperial concubine.
How could he trust such a person?
Asking Qiu Shui for help would be better than finding a chance to see the emperor himself. He didn't believe the emperor would be so cruel to him.
With the decision made, he decided to see the emperor in person.
Because he has served Xiao Ce for many years, Zhang Jixiang knows Xiao Ce's work and rest time very well, so it is not difficult to find opportunities to meet Xiao Ce.
When Xiao Ce came out after finishing his work, he saw Zhang Jixiang rushing over and knelt down in front of him and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please don't let me be my slave. I can't live without your Majesty."
Xiao Ce looked down at Zhang Jixiang with a calm expression, and then led the crowd away without saying a word.
Zhang Jixiang was left kneeling on the ground, somewhat confused as to what he was doing.
If he did something wrong, why didn't the emperor punish him? If he did something wrong, why didn't the emperor want to talk to him?
He couldn't figure out what the emperor meant, but no one discussed it.
Usually because he is the popular person in front of the emperor, he always puts his eyes above his head, does not look at people squarely, and does not get close to other people.
The only one who had anything to say was Qiu Shui. When he encountered this kind of thing, he had no choice but to consult with Qiu Shui.
Qiu Shui didn't expect that Zhang Jixiang would come to her again. She thought this situation was ridiculous. Zhang Jixiang clearly didn't believe in her, but he kept coming to her, so why bother?
"The Emperor didn't give me a correct word just now. Do you know what that means?" Zhang Jixiang asked directly.
"I'm not a roundworm in the Emperor's belly, so how can I know what the Emperor is thinking?" Qiu Shui replied bluntly.
She didn't dare to speculate on the holy will, so Zhang Jixiang dared to have such treasonous thoughts.
"Then can you guess what the emperor means?" Zhang Jixiang asked again without giving up.
He was afraid that the emperor would let him rest for a while and then forget about him. If he no longer had the opportunity to serve in front of the emperor, what would be the point of his life?
"Holy will is unpredictable. I would venture to guess that since the Emperor didn't speak, he was indifferent to your plea just now." Qiu Shui felt that she was more inclined to this explanation.
Even though Zhang Jixiang has served the emperor for so many years, the emperor is still merciless if Zhang Jixiang does something inappropriate.
This time it was about the imperial concubine, and it must have been the emperor who felt that Zhang Jixiang had not done his job properly, which made the emperor angry.
Zhang Jixiang was pondering the meaning of the words "indifferent" when Qiu Shui added: "You seem to be admitting your mistake, but you may not really know where you are wrong. Your attitude is superficial. This may be the reason why the emperor is indifferent."
Even she could see that Zhang Jixiang was not sincere in admitting his mistakes. How could someone like the emperor not see it?
Let me ask you, how could the emperor allow Zhang Jixiang to return to serve in front of the emperor?
Zhang Jixiang wanted to refute, feeling that Qiu Shui was deliberately looking for fault in him, but he had to admit that Qiu Shui's words made sense.
"I have to go back to the emperor to serve you. Think about it yourself." Qiu Shui didn't want to talk nonsense to Zhang Jixiang anymore, so he said this and walked away.
Zhang Jixiang couldn't help but let out a long sigh as he watched Qiu Shui go away.
He was originally the number one person in the imperial court, but now he has fallen to this level, but he clearly knew that he was wrong. Previously in Jinyang Palace, he should not have broken into the imperial concubine's bedroom without the emperor's permission.
One hit, not only hurting his head, but also the emperor's dignity.
He knew that he had not thought carefully and he sincerely admitted his mistake, but the emperor did not approve of his attitude.
As for Qiu Shui's statement that his attitude was superficial, he thought Qiu Shui's words were biased.
It's just that the emperor didn't give him a chance, and he had no good way to increase his presence in front of the emperor. He only hoped that in a few days, the emperor would let him return to the emperor to serve him.
In Jinyang Palace, Qin Zhao did not care whether Zhang Jixiang fell out of favor.
In her opinion, she should live her own life now. As for other people's lives, it has nothing to do with her.
Soon it was the end of February, and Qin Zhao was worrying about the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival on the third day of March.
Since Xiao Ce ascended the throne, the palace has rarely held festivals, but this time many harem sisters proposed to hold a Ten Thousand Flower Festival in order to liven up the lifeless atmosphere of the harem.
In the past, Queen Mother Guo was in charge of the harem, so there was no need to tell her such things.
But now she is in charge of the harem, and the sisters in the harem come to her whenever they have something to do. At that time, she thought that they were not too busy anyway, and everyone was so young, and they were detained in the palace all day long, and they never saw the emperor Xiao Ce.
It would be a beautiful thing if such a festival could be held to make everyone feel a little hopeful about life.
She thought simply and agreed to hold this Thousand Flowers Festival.
When I really wanted to do it, I found that it was not as convenient as I said.
Naturally, the Ten Thousand Flower Festival is all about flower viewing, so famous flowers from all over the country have to be sent to the palace. In addition, time is tight, and having to do it well has also aroused dissatisfaction among some people.
