That night, Xiao Ce left Jinyang Palace and boarded the chariot. Wu Xirou couldn't bear to leave Xiao Ce and wanted to follow him to Yangxin Palace, but she also knew that she couldn't pester Xiao Ce any more tonight.
She knew enough was enough, and also knew that haste makes waste, so she stopped walking: "Your Majesty, please rest early. I will respectfully see you off to Your Majesty."
Xiao Ce didn't answer, nor did he look at Wu Xirou, and the team of charioteers just disappeared at the end of the night.
When the imperial team had gone far away, Wu Xirou boarded the chariot, feeling particularly heavy.
A trip to Jinyang Palace today made her realize that the situation was not as optimistic as she thought.
As soon as Xiao Ce met Qin Zhao, all his attention was attracted by Qin Zhao, even though the two were in a tit-for-tat situation. She was in Jinyang Palace just now, and there was no room for her to interrupt.
And the most important point is that even if Qin Zhao loses Xiao Ce's favor, Qin Zhao still has enough confidence when facing Xiao Ce. This confidence may come from Xiao Atom.
This time, Qin Zhao was able to come out of the cold palace smoothly. It was also thanks to Xiao Atom, right?
Because of the child Xiao Atom, there was a deep connection between Xiao Ce and Qin Zhao. In this regard, Qin Zhao defeated her.
If she can't sleep with him in a short period of time, her advantages will become less and less. Maybe one day, Qin Zhao will surpass her again. This is definitely not a situation she wants to see.
She still had to find a way to go to bed as soon as possible...
After returning to Yangxin Hall, Xiao Ce's thoughts still revolved around Qin Zhao.
He remembered that Qin Zhao really liked reading scripts, but he didn't know how to play chess. Why did Qin Zhao's chess skills suddenly become so good? He actually lost to Qin Zhao twice.
Zhang Jixiang saw that his master was not in a good mood. He guessed that it had something to do with Qin Zhao, so he comforted him: "At worst, the emperor will go to the imperial concubine to play chess tomorrow. The imperial concubine is just lucky these past two days..."
"Open your eyes and tell lies!" Xiao Ce interrupted Zhang Jixiang's self-righteousness.
Although losing to Qin Zhao is not a glorious thing, he must admit that Qin Zhao's chess skills are indeed excellent. This is a fact.
"That's what the emperor said." Zhang Jixiang did not dare to speak anymore and stepped aside to wait.
After taking a bath, Xiao Ce lay on the bed and suddenly asked: "Why haven't I seen the imperial concubine pestering me recently?"
Zhang Jixiang was stunned, "The Imperial Concubine never comes to bother the Emperor. Even the Imperial Concubine of Yangxin Hall rarely comes."
The imperial concubine has never been a troublesome woman.
"How is it possible?!" Xiao Ce sat up from the dragon bed: "How could she not come to pester me?"
Zhang Jixiang was speechless for a while.
It is a fact that the imperial concubine does not bother the emperor. Why does the emperor think that the imperial concubine is a troublesome woman?
Seeing Zhang Jixiang's shocked expression, Xiao Ce lay back on the bed silently.
Are those just his dreams and not reality?
But he always felt that those dreams were too real, as if they had actually happened, and his initial impression of Qin Zhao was also very poor.
That night, Qin Zhao entered Xiao Ce's dream again and pestered Xiao Ce in his dream all night.
When Zhang Jixiang helped Xiao Ce change his clothes, he clearly felt that Xiao Ce had not slept well and was in a bad mood.
He happened to know that Qiu was holding the water basin unsteadily, and some water splashed on Xiao Ce's dragon sleeves. Xiao Ce glanced over with his sharp eyes, and when he learned that Qiu was frightened, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me!"
"Get the thirty punishment stick yourself!" Xiao Ce ordered coldly, his eyes slightly cold.
Zhiqiu's face turned pale, and he was dragged down like this. He was beaten thirty times with a cane, and only half of his life was left.
When he went to court, Xiao Ce was even more vigorous and resolute, punishing two civil servants and a military attache in succession, which made everyone tremble with fear, fearing that he would be the next unlucky one.
After the court was over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
An Shangshu pulled Zhao Yu to complain: "The emperor is getting more and more ruthless in his actions."
"As long as you do your job well and serve the country and the people, the emperor will not punish you for no reason." Zhao Yu said calmly.
He actually thinks this is a good thing.
Although Xiao Ce could not fault his behavior in the past, he was still a little too merciful. Now that Long is so powerful, whoever dares to neglect his duties will be punished or severely punished. No one will dare to do so in the future.
This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. He is happy to see Xiao Ce's changes.
An Shangshu was displeased in front of Zhao Yu, saying that Zhao Yu was just flattering him.
Taking advantage of Zhiqiu's experience, many of the palace servants and chamberlains serving in the Yangxin Palace were even more cautious and did not dare to make any mistakes.
Today is no better than in the past. The current emperor is just like the reincarnation of King Yama. Even a first-class palace official like Zhiqiu will be punished with a stick if he says it. He only has half a life left, let alone other people?
Of course, what happened in the Yangxin Hall also reached Wu Xirou's ears. She stepped into the Yangxin Hall in the evening and found that the atmosphere was more solemn than before.
After she saw Xiao Ce, she couldn't help but advise: "Your Majesty, don't act too harshly, so as not to scare everyone."
"Is Concubine Xian teaching me how to do things?!" Xiao Ce glanced at Wu Xirou with a cold look and asked without pretense.
The blood on Wu Xirou's face quickly drained away, and she said, "I don't dare, I, my concubine."
"The state has national laws and families have family rules. If you do something wrong, you will be punished. No one is exempt." Xiao Ce waved his hand and said with a condensed look: "Step back, I don't want to see you at this moment."
Wu Xirou didn't expect that she would be so disliked by Xiao Ce for saying one more thing. She regretted it, but she had no choice but to say, "I'm the one who talked too much. I apologize to the emperor, so I'm going to retire."
She turned around sadly, wishing Xiao Ce could stop her.
It's a pity that Xiao Ce didn't chase her after she left the Yangxin Hall.
She thought that her relationship with Xiao Ce was different, and she even thought that Xiao Ce treated her differently. Did she think too much?
Upon seeing this, Zhang Jixiang made a suggestion: "Does the emperor want to go to Jinyang Palace for dinner? By the way, we can play a game with the imperial concubine."
As soon as he heard "Jinyang Palace", Xiao Ce thought of the woman Qin Zhao and his mood became bad: "Zhang Jixiang, do you want to arrange a place for me?"
Zhang Jixiang's face changed slightly and he knelt down on the ground: "I just want to relieve the emperor's worries and do not dare to overstep his robe."
Xiao Ce glanced at Zhang Jixiang coldly, but did not deal with Zhang Jixiang.
Zhang Jixiang's back was covered with cold sweat, and he was just glad that he had escaped. He got up from the ground, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and breathed out lightly.
From now on, he no longer dares to make random suggestions. The emperor is now moody, and he is really afraid that one day he will lose his head because of talking too much.
That night, Xiao Ce did not go to Jinyang Palace.
Qin Zhao, who lived in the main hall, was calm and felt that it would be easier if Xiao Ce did not come, so she was happy and relaxed. Xiao Ce in the previous life was not a good person. If Xiao Ce was accidentally offended, it would probably be a fatal matter. How could he not see the most serious thing?
Goodbye.
Anya, who lives in the west wing of Jinyang Palace, was disappointed. After confirming again and again, she was finally willing to face the fact that Xiao Ce would not come to Jinyang Palace today.