Her pride and self-esteem do not allow her to do such things as asking for favors. She is most afraid that after Xiao Ce rejects her, she will be shameless to face Xiao Ce.
So every time Liuli and Fangruo asked her to take the initiative to keep Xiao Ce, she couldn't say it because she was thin-skinned.
Especially in front of the man she loves, she cannot be shameless.
"This slave knows." Liuli's thoughts remained unchanged.
She knew how infatuated Concubine Xian was with the emperor, and she also knew that Concubine Xian could not take the initiative to fight for his favor, but she was thick-skinned and could ask Zhang Jixiang for help.
As long as the Concubine Xian can go to bed smoothly, she will be willing to do anything asked of her.
How did Wu Xirou know Liuli's plan? She thought Liuli listened to her words and immediately felt relieved.
In the Yangxin Hall, Qiu Shui discovered that Xiao Ce was distracted. Not only Qiu Shui discovered this, but even Zhang Jixiang also discovered this detail.
"What is on your mind, Your Majesty?" Half an hour later, Zhang Jixiang couldn't help but ask when he saw that Xiao Ce was still distracted.
Qiu Shui on the side also pricked up his ears and eavesdropped, wanting to know what Xiao Ce was thinking about.
Xiao Ce glanced at Zhang Jixiang and pursed his lips.
Zhang Jixiang was alerted by the change in Xiao Ce's expression. He did not dare to ask again because he knew that his master was not in a good mood.
Logically speaking, the emperor should be happy after he reconciled with the imperial concubine. Why is it different from what he thought?
"Jixiang, you can take the others and leave, and Qiu Shui can stay and take care of you." Xiao Ce suddenly issued an order.
Zhang Jixiang's heart trembled, and he felt that something was not right about this matter. In the past, if the emperor had something to say, he would stay with him and everyone else would retreat, including Qiu Shui.
Why is it that Qiushui stayed today?
He was worried, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He led the others to retreat outside and wait.
When there was no third party, Xiao Ce spoke up: "You have been going to Jinyang Palace more recently to explore Zhaozhao's tone and ask her if there is anything she particularly longs for."
Qiu Shui didn't expect that Xiao Ce left her to explain this matter. She couldn't help but be a little curious: "Does the emperor want to please the imperial concubine?"
Didn't you just reconcile with the imperial concubine? The emperor has never done such a thing before.
"I always feel that Zhao Zhao is not too happy." Xiao Ce hesitated for a moment, then expressed his worries.
Qin Zhao is a woman with exposed emotions. She can show it clearly when she is happy, and it will also show on her face when she is unhappy.
In the past few days, Qin Zhao had given him the feeling that he was not as emotional as before, nor was he as happy as before when he was with him.
He couldn't figure out what was going on in this woman's mind, which frightened him.
Yes, because he couldn't figure out a woman's thoughts, he was actually a little scared. This was a feeling he had never felt before.
"No, I think the imperial concubine is in a good mood." Qiu Shui was a little surprised.
Xiao Ce frowned when he heard this: "Really?"
"Isn't it?" Qiu Shui asked in confusion.
Xiao Ce thought to himself, had he really thought too much? But he felt that Qin Zhao was gentler and happier when he was with him in the past. Unlike now, he looked a bit mature and didn't like to talk much.
"Just follow my instructions. I don't need you to serve me at the moment, so go ahead." Xiao Ce waved his hand, indicating that Qiu Shui could leave.
Zhang Jixiang, who was waiting outside, saw Qiu Shui coming out, caught up to him and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I need to go out for something." Qiu Shui left these words and walked away.
Zhang Jixiang watched Qiu Shui go away, but he still couldn't figure out where Qiu Shui was going. He must have been arranged by the emperor to go out, right?
Now the emperor also has a secret, it is still a secret from Qiu Shui, but he has no right to know...
The Qiu Shui left the Yangxin Hall and headed towards the Jinyang Palace.
When Qin Zhao saw Qiu Shui coming, he thought something was wrong, but Qiu Shui complained to her, saying that she was squeezed out by Zhang Jixiang and had been punished by Xiao Ce before. She came to Jinyang Palace because she had nowhere to go.
Qin Zhaoxin thought it was true, so he comforted Qiu Shui and said: "Zhang Jixiang has served the emperor for so many years, and his feelings are naturally different. Why are you arguing with him? Don't be stupid again in the future, and do your job well. You have done well, Your Majesty. You’ll see it.”
"What the Empress is saying is that I haven't done a good job myself. I have nowhere to go these days. Can I serve the Empress in Jinyang Palace?" Qiu Shui led to the main topic.
Qin Zhao had no doubt about it: "Of course it is possible. If one day the emperor really doesn't want you to serve him, you can come to Jinyang Palace."
Qiu Shui immediately beamed: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has already figured out a way out for me, what else do you have to worry about?"
It was easy for her to enter Jinyang Palace, but she really didn't know how to find out what the imperial concubine wanted.
You can't do it too obviously, otherwise it will make the imperial concubine suspicious.
Qin Zhao didn't realize Qiu Shui had other intentions for a while.
When Qiu Shui asked her what else she liked besides little atoms, she couldn't answer for a while.
"I have everything I like, and I don't have any other special hobbies." Qin Zhao said in her heart that she longed for life outside the palace, but she could not tell Qiu Shui about this.
Qiu Shui was unwilling to give in and asked: "There are always other things that the empress likes? For example, gold, silver and jewelry."
Qin Zhao smiled: "I am a noble concubine, and my mother left a rich dowry, including all kinds of jewelry."
She is not short of money at all and has no special interest in jewelry.
"Then your Majesty, do you have any other wishes?" Qiu Shui was purely curious this time.
"Of course I have wishes, that is, I hope that the little atom can grow up healthily, that the Qi Dynasty can have a prosperous national destiny, and that the emperor's dragon body is healthy." Qin Zhao considered himself a layman, and his wishes were of course tacky.
Qiu Shui was speechless for a moment.
The noble concubine’s beautiful wishes are all about His Highness and the Emperor. What should she say?
"Your Majesty, you will definitely get what you want." Qiu Shui murmured silently.
"I hope so." Qin Zhao hugged Xiaotong and kissed him with a gentle look on his face.
Qiu Shui didn't say anything else after that. She knew that she couldn't ask anything, and she probably wouldn't be able to complete the tasks assigned by the emperor.
In the evening, she returned to Yangxin Palace and reported to Xiao Ce the situation in Jinyang Palace.
Xiao Ce laughed after hearing this: "This seems like something she would say."
"My servant thinks that the imperial concubine looks quite normal and there is nothing wrong with her. Your Majesty may be overthinking it." Qiu Shui expressed his opinion.
Anyway, she didn't see that Qin Zhao was no different from before.
"You go and have a rest. You can go to Jinyang Palace tomorrow to observe." Xiao Ce pondered for a moment and made a decision.
"My slave, please leave." Qiu Shui followed the instructions and retreated.
Early the next morning, Qiushui appeared in Jinyang Palace.
Qin Zhaocai stood up, and Qiu Shui came over to wait on him, joking: "This slave has the job of robbing the pearl."
