Of course, this chamberlain is not Zhang Jixiang. Now Zhang Jixiang is almost like following the cold palace. There is no place for Zhang Jixiang to serve in front of the emperor today.
As soon as Xiao Ce arrived, everyone came back to their senses in an instant, and remembered that the purpose of entering the palace this time was not to taste delicious food, but to let their noble daughters enter the palace to serve the king.
Although Qin Guifei was so good-looking, the concubine was getting older, so the harem had to add fresh blood. The other most important reason is, of course, that Xiao Ce has only one heir so far, which is not enough to be seen in Daqi's harem and is not in line with Daqi.
Ancestral regulations.
Since Xiao Ce came to the throne, there has never been a draft, so all the noble ladies who want to enter the palace have no good channels.
This Ten Thousand Flowers Festival is an excellent opportunity to show your face in front of Xiao Ce. If you can be caught by Xiao Ce, you can directly enter the palace.
For a moment, everyone abandoned Qin Zhao as the noble concubine and ran to pick her up in a tacit understanding. The wives of the imperial concubines consciously pushed their noble concubines to the front so that Xiao Ce could see her immediately.
In this way, Qin Zhao, the noble concubine, will no longer be admired by all the stars.
Mother Chen frowned slightly when she saw this scene. She subconsciously looked at Qin Zhao, but met Qin Zhao's smiling eyes: "The emperor is the most noble, so of course everyone must go to pick him up as soon as possible."
Princess Yongning heard this and raised her lips sarcastically: "Why don't you go to pick me up, imperial concubine?"
Princess Yongchun was very unhappy when she heard the tone of Princess Yongning's words: "Yes, Yongning, why don't you pick up the driver?!"
Is this just looking for trouble?
Qin Zhao's eyebrows moved slightly.
Naturally, she didn't go to pick him up because she didn't want to see Xiao Ce. Then Princess Yongning didn't go to pick her up because she didn't like Empress Dowager Guo, so she also had hatred for Xiao Ce?
She thinks this logic makes sense.
Princess Yongning is still unable to avenge her dead mother, and she once wanted to use Concubine Wu's hand to get rid of Empress Dowager Guo. Now that Concubine Wu is dead, Princess Yongning has no other choice but to find another way to deal with Empress Dowager Guo.
When Concubine Wu hated Empress Dowager Guo, she turned against her. Could it be that Princess Yongning had the same idea, and because she couldn't attack Empress Dowager Guo, she transferred her hatred to her and Xiao Ce?
She thinks this sounds a bit weird, but human nature is so complex that everything is possible.
"You didn't go either?" Princess Yongning replied to Princess Yongchun.
"It's very simple. Many people are going to pick up the driver. I just don't want to join in the fun." Princess Yongchun said what she meant.
Princess Yongning looked indifferent: "I have the same idea as you. The imperial concubine is different. She is the first person in the harem no matter what. The emperor brother is here, but she is still indifferent..."
"When did Princess Yongning become so fond of speculating on people's hearts? Speaking of which, before I could even react to what was going on, everyone had already gone to pick her up. I thought that doing things too deliberately would be unsightly. I don't know what this means.
Is Princess Yongning satisfied with the answer?" Qin Zhao smiled slightly and raised his lips.
Princess Yongning replied quietly: "Only the noble concubine knows what the noble concubine thinks. I just asked casually. The noble concubine need not be too sensitive."
Qin Zhao was a little surprised when he heard this: "I don't know that I am a sensitive person. Does Princess Yongning have any misunderstanding about the word sensitive?"
Princess Yongning snorted coldly and did not want to talk to Qin Zhao anymore.
Princess Yongchun watched for a while and then said: "I think the really sensitive person is Yongning."
Princess Yongning did not expect that Princess Yongchun would always try to undermine her. After all, they grew up together. The sisterly love for so many years was not worth a few words from Qin Zhao to sow discord?
She was angry for a moment and shouted in a cold voice: "Why do you always look at the imperial concubine?!"
"I'm just discussing the matter, and I don't take sides with anyone." Princess Yongchun suddenly laughed: "But you look so angry, probably because my words have touched your sore spot."
Princess Yongning turned pale with anger. She subconsciously looked at Qin Zhao, but met Qin Zhao's cold eyes.
For a moment, she felt embarrassed that Qin Zhao was seeing through everything, as if she had no clothes on and was being seen through by Qin Zhao inside and out.
Just when the atmosphere was awkward, a person came over, but it was Concubine Hu, whom she had not seen for a long time.
Qin Zhao saw Concubine Hu frowning slightly and wondered why this woman was here?
Just because she didn't invite Concubine Hu, Concubine Hu came uninvited.
Because Concubine Hu was Xiao Yi's beloved concubine, it was not difficult to get in and out of the palace.
Concubine Hu immediately greeted Qin Zhao and the two eldest princesses, and then said crisply: "I heard that today is the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, so I also came into the palace to see the excitement. Isn't it unwelcome, concubine?"
Qin Zhao did not welcome Concubine Hu at all, but she could not tell the truth, so she could only respond: "What are you talking about? Of course I welcome you to come and play. The Ten Thousand Flower Festival will of course be more lively with more people.
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"Do you two have a good relationship?" Princess Yongchun suddenly asked from the side.
Qin Zhao laughed: "I have only met Concubine Hu a few times, so there is no close friendship."
Because there was no friendship, Concubine Hu's familiarity seemed strange.
But she felt that there was no conflict of interest between herself and Concubine Hu, and Concubine Hu would not harm her. It was just that people were separated from each other. Who knew what Concubine Hu had planned?
Concubine Hu was indeed acquainted with her, and she and Qin Zhao were soon chatting warmly.
Qin Zhao responded from time to time, a little absent-minded, just because she heard Xiao Ce's footsteps coming towards her.
But because there were so many people, she could only stand where she was and couldn't choose to avoid it, otherwise the whole world would know that she was deliberately avoiding Xiao Ce.
Just when she was in a daze, Concubine Hu suddenly asked her: "Is your concubine worried?"
Qin Zhao shook his head calmly: "I don't usually exercise much. I'm just a little tired after standing for a long time today."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Ce came with the crowd.
It seemed that he had not expected that Concubine Hu was there and was chatting animatedly with her. Xiao Ce had a surprised expression for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
Qin Zhao murmured in her heart, so her intuition was right. It would be surprising and abrupt for Concubine Hu to get close to her, right?
So what is Concubine Hu’s purpose in approaching her?
Logically speaking, the relationship between Xiao Yi and Xiao Ce seems to be peaceful, but Xiao Yi has always avoided Xiao Ce's sharpness, which shows that no matter how peaceful the relationship between the two people seems, in fact, the two parties involved have a background.
Therefore, it is impossible for the two of them to become friends. Concubine Hu did the opposite. Isn't this the point of contradiction?
As soon as Xiao Ce arrived, everyone saluted him, including Qin Zhao.
But this did not prevent Qin Zhao from making some calculations in his heart.
"Today's Ten Thousand Flowers Festival is quite innovative, and the imperial concubine has done a good job and deserves the first credit." Xiao Ce did not hesitate to praise Qin Zhao.
