"My slave feels that the imperial concubine and my aunt have no resemblance at all, so someone must have poured dirty water on the eldest son. If my aunt believed it, it would actually chill the eldest son's heart," Xiaoling replied.
Yueqing thinks this makes sense.
Xiaoling also said that she doesn't look like Qin Zhao, which shows that she really doesn't.
She couldn't figure out why someone would throw dirty water on Zhao Yu, and it also involved the most favored concubine Qin in the dynasty. If this matter came to the ears of the emperor, it would be terrible.
The more she thought about it, the more worried she became, but there was nothing she could do to help Zhao Yu in this matter, so she could only wait and see what would happen.
This incident reached Zhao Yu's ears immediately, and of course it inevitably spread to the palace.
When the concubines in the harem heard about this incident, they felt that Zhao Yu had taken the courage of a leopard and dared to think about the woman who was the current emperor. Many people were watching the excitement, and some people felt that this incident was not credible.
Zhao Yu is not stupid. He and Qin Zhao have already reconciled. How could he still find a woman similar to Qin Zhao as a concubine?
This kind of thing spread to the emperor's ears, and the Zhao family might be confiscated by the emperor.
Qin Zhao himself reacted with confusion when he heard the news: "How does Yue Qing resemble me?"
It’s just baffling, right?
Even if she wants to throw dirty water on her, she has to find someone reliable. It's not like she has never met Yue Qing. Yue Qing is beautiful, but her appearance and facial features are not similar to hers at all.
Even if she and Yue Qing stand together and compare the two carefully, no one will find anything in common.
The person behind this rumor is simply outrageous.
"Comparing an aunt with the imperial concubine is disrespectful to the imperial concubine. I think the person who spread the news behind her back has an ulterior motive." Baozhu frowned and replied.
"It doesn't matter to me. I just don't understand why Yue Qing is involved. Even if you want to deal with me, there is no need to involve the Zhao family. The other party wants the emperor to think that I and Zhao Yuou are no longer connected.
?" Qin Zhao said the key point in one sentence.
This is also to make Xiao Ce think that she is not a woman, even though she is very passive about this matter, she has not even seen Yue Qing a few times.
The purpose of the people spreading rumors behind the scenes was obvious, but she didn't care at all, just because she was open-minded in her heart.
"There must be someone in the harem who wants to persecute the empress. I don't know who it is. Is it the person the empress has been looking for?" Bao Zhu said, looking at Bao Lan and asked: "What do you think of this matter?"
Baolan didn't expect Baozhu to suddenly ask herself, she said: "I also think that someone deliberately poured dirty water on the empress, but I don't know who that person is. I am only worried that the emperor will separate from the empress because of this.
Would you like to go to the Yangxin Palace to explain this matter to the Emperor?"
Bao Zhu secretly thinks that Bao Lan still doesn't understand the imperial concubine. Even though Bao Lan is capable, thoughtful and cautious, he still doesn't understand the imperial concubine's temperament.
"If the emperor listens to the rumors outside the palace, then he is no longer the emperor." Qin Zhao disagreed.
Based on her understanding of Xiao Ce's temperament, Xiao Ce would never believe such unfounded rumors. In addition, Xiao Ce had met Yue Qing, so he should have understood better that Yue Qing had no resemblance to her.
If Xiao Ce believed this rumor, it would definitely be a red rain.
Facts proved that she didn't think much about it. When Xiao Ce came over in the evening, he looked the same as usual. He didn't look unhappy at all, and he didn't ask her any more questions.
Baozhu felt relieved after seeing this scene, but Qin Zhao felt that this was expected and not surprising at all.
She didn't know it before she fell asleep. At this moment, Xiao Ce didn't know about the news circulating among the people and the harem.
Two days later, someone was discussing this matter in the Yangxin Hall, and he happened to hear it. Only then did he know that the news had been spreading inside and outside the palace.
In Jinyang Palace, Qin Zhaocai got up not long ago and was having breakfast when he heard the sound of rapid footsteps approaching from far away.
Although she didn't know what happened, she felt that Xiao Ce's footsteps were too urgent.
This time should be shortly after Xiao Ce went to court, right? Why did Xiao Ce come here at this time?
Before she could figure it out, Xiao Ce had already strode to her.
"Why are you here at this hour, Your Majesty?" Qin Zhao pretended to be surprised.
Xiao Ce's face was slightly gloomy. He looked Qin Zhao up and down, trying to get some clues from Qin Zhao's expression.
The news about Yue Qing's resemblance to Qin Zhao has been circulating in the harem for several days. Jinyang Palace has always been well informed, so it must have been known about it for a long time.
So what was Qin Zhao's reaction when he found out about this?
"If your Majesty has anything to say, just say it." Qin Zhao looked back calmly, not understanding what Xiao Ce was looking at.
"They say Yue Qing looks like you, what do you say?" After a while, Xiao Ce said in a deep voice.
Qin Zhao was stunned for a moment before he realized that Xiao Ce only heard this rumor today. This is strange. With Zhang Jixiang here, he should have heard this rumor earlier. Why didn't Zhang Jixiang mention this to Xiao Ce?
?
She glanced at Zhang Jixiang, who was standing aside with no expression.
"The mouth is open to other people, and the news is also released by interested people. Does it matter what I say?" Qin Zhao asked back.
She thought that a sensible person like Xiao Ce would not listen to those rumors, and at most they would make him, the emperor, lose face, but it turned out that she was overthinking it.
Xiao Ce not only came to question her, but also asked her what she said, as if she had an affair with Zhao Yu.
She thought she knew Xiao Ce, but actually she didn't. She didn't know Xiao Ce at all at this moment.
"I want to hear what you have to say." Xiao Ce opened his lips coldly.
Qin Zhao sneered when he heard this: "I have nothing to say. I once met Yue Qing, but I never felt that Yue Qing looked like me in any way. And the most important point is that I was Zhao Yu's first wife. Your Majesty.
Even if I know, is it too late to worry about it now? I think that when I was in the East Palace, when I suddenly became Liangdi, the emperor did not notify me in advance. If the emperor had informed me earlier that time, I would probably remind the emperor again and again.
One thing is, I have been married before, so I am not suitable to enter the emperor's backyard."
Everyone present only hated themselves for being there, and they were all frightened. They were even more afraid that Qin Zhao would say something to anger Xiao Ce again.
Although they knew that Qin Zhao was bold in the past, they had gained experience now.
"So do you regret becoming my woman?" Xiao Ce's voice was as cold as iron.
"If I say I regret it, will the emperor let me leave the palace?!" Qin Zhao blurted out these words.
For a moment, the scene was completely silent, as quiet as the beating of each other's heartbeats.
The onlookers' hearts were in their throats and they didn't dare to express their anger.
"You can leave the palace, but Xiao Atom must stay!" Xiao Ce took a long time to say a word, then stepped forward and snatched Xiao Atom away from Qin Zhao's arms.
