Qin Zhao glanced at Baozhu standing aside and couldn't help but smile: "You are here, Baozhu is so happy and relaxed."
Qiushui stepped forward to help Qin Zhao change clothes and wash up, while replying: "This is a good job for Baozhu. If it is robbed by a slave, Baozhu will not be too happy. The empress will stay in Jinyang Palace all day, and will have breakfast later. The slave will accompany the empress.
Are you leaving Jinyang Palace for a walk?"
"Are you going to take me out to relax?" Qin Zhao said with a faint smile. She now felt that Qiu Shui was too attentive.
"Baozhu told my slave yesterday that everything is fine with the Queen. She just likes to stay in Jinyang Palace and doesn't go out. It's not good for the Queen to stay in the house all day long." Qiu Shui subconsciously took out Baozhu as a shield.
Bao Zhu glanced at Qiu Shui, but didn't say anything.
"I have to take care of the affairs of the harem and take care of the children, so how can I have so much time to go out?" Qin Zhao indirectly rejected Qiu Shui's suggestion.
Qiu Shui then remembered that Qin Zhao had taken over the affairs of the harem. She originally wanted to encourage the imperial concubine to visit the Yangxin Hall, but it seemed that this method would not work.
"This slave is short-sighted." She couldn't help but feel ashamed.
After that, Qin Zhao had breakfast and played with Xiao Atom for a while before going to deal with business.
Qiu Shui usually served pen and ink, but this time he did it in a decent manner. Qin Zhao had to admit that Qiu Shui did a better job than Baozhu and Baolan in serving pen and ink.
This time Qiu Shui really helped, Qin Zhao's work efficiency was higher than before, and it only took an hour to finish the work.
Qin Zhao's neck ached from exhaustion, so Qiu Shui immediately stepped forward to help Qin Zhao massage. Her strength was about to improve, but she was not as accurate as Baozhu in the acupuncture points, but it also made Qin Zhao's fatigue disappear.
Bao Zhu looked aside and could only stare. It was not a good thing to find that Qiu Shui was very capable, as it would make her feel anxious about losing her job.
She originally wanted to let Qiu Shui return to the Yangxin Hall after lunch.
Unexpectedly, before she had time to speak, Qin Zhao had already spoken: "Qiushui, go back and rest. I have a lunch break, so you should go back and take a nap."
Her original intention was to test Qiu Shui and want to know if Qiu Shui had another purpose in serving her.
"Yes, empress." Qiu Shui followed the words and stepped back.
Watching Qiu Shui go away, Qin Zhao also dispelled his doubts.
She and Xiao Ce have reconciled as before, and Qiu Shui has no reason to come to inquire about the news again. Isn't this unnecessary?
That day Qiu Shui returned to Yangxin Hall. As soon as Zhang Jixiang saw her, he asked: "Where have you been?"
"I went out for something." Qiu Shui replied conservatively.
"Why do you want to go out all morning?" Zhang Jixiang broke the casserole and asked.
Qiu Shui was too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Jixiang and went directly to the emperor to wait on him.
When Xiao Ce saw her coming, he asked, "Is it going well?"
Qiu Shui told all the things he did in Jinyang Palace, "I only served the pen and ink in Jinyang Palace for a while and then returned."
Xiao Ce was not surprised: "That's all, this matter ends here."
If Qiu Shui behaves too obviously, it will also make Qin Zhao suspicious.
Zhang Jixiang pricked up his ears and eavesdropped, only to find out that Qiu Shui had gone to Jinyang Palace. In the past, he was responsible for most of the matters related to Jinyang Palace. Now the emperor only sends Qiu Shui there. Does this mean that the emperor trusts Qiu Shui more?
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At least he was sent to handle matters related to Jinyang Palace in the past, right?
After that, he took the time to visit Jinyang Palace and found Xiao Linzi aside: "If anything happens in Jinyang Palace in the future, tell me immediately."
"Master, this is the Jinyang Palace, not the Yangxin Palace. I can't tell the master everything." Xiao Linzi thought that Zhang Jixiang had given up this idea.
"The emperor's favorite thing is the imperial concubine. He cares about the imperial concubine the most. If you tell me about the imperial concubine, the emperor will know it. This is a good thing. Why don't you think about it?" Zhang Jixiang wished he could
Knock open Xiao Linzi's head.
"The imperial concubine will definitely not be happy if she finds out. I can't say that. Master, please don't come to me about this matter again in the future." Xiao Linzi insisted.
Zhang Jixiang did some ideological work on Xiao Linzi, but Xiao Linzi was still unwilling to let go. In the end, Zhang Jixiang was so talkative that he still couldn't get Xiao Linzi to agree. Zhang Jixiang could only leave with a sigh.
After seeing off Zhang Jixiang, Xiao Linzi breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he found the imperial concubine standing not far away.
He was startled and wondered when Qin Zhao came and whether he heard his conversation with Zhang Jixiang.
"What does Zhang Jixiang want from you?" Qin Zhao asked casually.
In fact, she heard the conversation between the two people and came over to see what was going on.
Xiao Linzi didn't dare to hide anything, so he told everything Zhang Jixiang asked him to report the situation: "I didn't agree. Although I trust the master, the Yangxin Palace is the Yangxin Palace and the Jinyang Palace is the Jinyang Palace. They cannot be confused.
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The imperial concubine will definitely not be happy that he brought the affairs of Jinyang Palace to the Yangxin Palace.
"Next time Zhang Jixiang comes to bother you, ask him to come to me." Qin Zhao opened his lips calmly.
Xiao Linzi quickly responded: "Yes!"
The empress is still so powerful, one word can make Zhang Jixiang not dare to come again next time.
In the evening of that day, Xiao Ce came to Jinyang Palace specially, intending to have dinner with Qin Zhao and his mother.
He was subconsciously observing Qin Zhao's expression, and found that it was not that he was overly concerned. Qin Zhao's expression was light, with no hint of happiness or anger. He remembered that in the past, her emotions were all displayed on her face, but after the reconciliation this time, she
Her emotions became restrained, and he couldn't guess what she was thinking.
This feeling is not good.
When the food was served, Qin Zhao took the seat with Xiao Atom in her arms. Seeing Xiao Cechu standing aside, she asked in confusion: "Why doesn't the emperor sit down?"
Xiao Ce came back to his senses, "Maybe he's tired and not very focused."
"Political affairs are never finished, and the emperor must act according to his ability." Qin Zhao said and looked at Baozhu, "You go and get a bowl of soup for the emperor."
Baozhu followed the instructions and placed a bowl of soup in front of Xiao Ce. Xiao Ce lowered his head and took a few sips, then raised his head to look at Qin Zhao. He saw that Qin Zhao was concentrating on drinking the soup and feeding Little Atom from time to time.
During the meal, Qin Zhao rarely spoke, and Xiao Ce was also taciturn, so he was very quiet during the meal.
After the meal, except for a few words at the beginning, neither of them spoke.
Not to mention that Xiao Ce felt it was too quiet, Bao Zhu also felt that the atmosphere between the two masters was a bit depressing and not as warm and natural as before.
What went wrong? It is clear that the imperial concubine and the emperor have reconciled.
After dinner, Xiao Ce took Qin Zhao and his son to eat outside. The two walked quietly without talking.
The people waiting not far away could not help but be a little worried. If this continues, they are afraid that there will be another conflict between the two of them.
After wandering around for about half an hour, Qin Zhao broke the silence and said: "Your Majesty, I, my concubine, will take Little Atom to take a bath first."
"I'm here to help." Xiao Ce responded.
Qin Zhao did not refuse, and the two of them took the child into the clean room.