Qin Zhao, who was in the main hall, heard the conversation between Cui Jieyu and his servants and felt that Cui Jieyu was a better person than the Queen Mother Guo.
At least Cui Jieyu is not as flamboyant as Empress Dowager Guo. Since she has lived in Jinyang Palace, she has not deliberately come to trouble her, nor has she said anything bad about her behind her back.
This is extremely valuable.
"Your Majesty, Grandma Li is here." Baozhu's voice awakened Qin Zhao's thoughts.
"Please come in quickly." Qin Zhao said hurriedly.
She rarely went to Shoukang Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager recently because she was afraid that the Empress Dowager would nag her.
After saying hello to Qin Zhao, Nanny Li explained her purpose of coming to Qin Zhao: "The Empress Dowager has a disobedient body and always has a bad appetite. The Empress always likes the Imperial Concubine the most, so the old servant has the nerve to come over and invite the Imperial Concubine.
, accompany the Empress Dowager to relieve her boredom."
Qin Zhao's expression changed when he heard that the Empress Dowager's phoenix body was against the rules: "I'll go take a look."
As she spoke, she said to Baozhu: "Go and call Baoyu over, and follow me to Shoukang Palace."
Baoyu is good at cooking, maybe he can make some appetizers for the Empress Dowager.
If you don't eat well and sleep well, it's even less likely that the elderly will be in good health.
Bao Zhu took the order and left, and soon met Qin Zhao with Bao Yu, and the group headed to Shoukang Palace.
When Qin Zhao saw the Empress Dowager, she was lying on a recliner and taking a nap.
Qin Zhao felt that the old man seemed to be older than before. She felt sad and felt that she was too selfish. She only cared about herself, but she never thought that the Queen Mother was older and needed the support of younger generations.
"Baoyu, go to the small kitchen and make some appetizers." Qin Zhao said to Baoyu.
Baoyu responded and left.
The Empress Dowager stood up with the help of Grandma Li and said with a smile: "The Ai family is fine. It's probably because they are old and don't have the energy of their youth. They feel sleepy as soon as they sit down."
"Mommy said that the queen has a poor appetite. The queen's health is very important. She needs to eat something even if she is not hungry." Qin Zhao stepped forward to help.
"Girl, you are serious. The Ai family is fine. It's just a loss of appetite. It's nothing. That's why Cuiwei made such a fuss and invited you over." Cuiwei is the name of Grandma Li.
"Girl, you accompany the Ai family for a walk in the corridor."
Qin Zhao stepped forward to help him as he was told, and asked with concern: "Have you asked the imperial doctor to come over and take a look?"
"Every day, the imperial doctor comes to ask for Ping An's pulse. Everything in the Ai family is fine. It's just a lack of appetite. It's not a big deal..."
While the Empress Dowager was speaking, Qin Zhao heard Xiao Ce's footsteps approaching, but she didn't take it to heart and was very calm.
This was not because she deliberately came to create a chance encounter with Xiao Ce, but because she came to Shoukang Palace one step ahead of Xiao Ce.
"I heard that you girl made A Ce so angry again. I haven't seen you for half a month. I am from the Ai family. Women should be weak when they should be weak. It is not good to be too strong." The Empress Dowager advised earnestly: "
In the past, when the Supreme Emperor was still alive, whenever there was any disagreement, the Ai family would bow down first. The Supreme Emperor wanted to save face, so he would go down the stairs."
It was the first time Qin Zhao heard the Empress Dowager mention the Supreme Emperor. She asked curiously: "Was the Empress favored during the previous dynasty?"
The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager were empresses during the period of the Supreme Emperor. Her status was respected and she was naturally superior to others. However, she always felt that the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager might not have everything going smoothly at that time.
"Ai Jia was the empress at that time, and she treated the Emperor as a guest. In the Emperor's heart, Ai Jia and him were just husband and wife. There was someone else whom the Emperor favored..."
When Xiao Ce walked over, he happened to hear the Empress Dowager mention the Emperor.
The imperial grandmother had never mentioned the imperial grandfather to him, and he probably knew that the imperial grandmother had hated the imperial grandfather.
The imperial grandmother is the elder he respects and values the most in this harem.
It was also at this time that Qin Zhao realized that the Queen Mother was also a strong woman. She fell in love with the Supreme Emperor when she was young, but the Supreme Emperor did not know about it until the moment of his death.
"At the beginning, the Ai family also wanted to win the heart of the Supreme Emperor. Later, as they experienced more and more, there were always so many beautiful women around the Supreme Emperor, and the thoughts of the Ai family gradually faded away. Before the death of the Supreme Emperor,
I once asked Ai Jia if she had ever been pleased with him. What do you think Ai Jia's answer was?" The Empress Dowager's eyebrows became extremely gentle when she mentioned the man who had long since disappeared.
"I am stupid and can't guess the answer." Qin Zhao listened with rapt attention and became more and more sure of his guess.
"The Ai family has been strong all their lives, so naturally they answered him, no." At this point, the Empress Dowager let out an almost inaudible sigh.
Qin Zhao looked at the Empress Dowager absentmindedly and asked hoarsely: "Does the empress have any regrets?"
"There is nothing to regret. It has happened in the past, so what. The Ai family sticks to their duties, is a competent mother, and is also a competent emperor. The Supreme Emperor is also a good king. He has many confidantes, and the Ai family is missing a sweetheart.
Xiang, he has no regrets in his life." The Empress Dowager replied quietly.
Qin Zhao understood.
Because the Queen Mother has already given up, and having been happy only means that everything is in the past. As for whether the Emperor knows that the Queen Mother has been moved, it cannot change the result that the Queen Mother has given up.
"If you give your Majesty another choice and go back in time, will your Majesty choose to reveal your feelings to the Supreme Emperor?" Qin Zhao was so absorbed in listening that he didn't realize that Xiao Ce had already arrived.
"The Ai family is too strong. If you do it again, you should still try to let it go." As the Queen Mother said, she suddenly grabbed Qin Zhao's hand and asked: "Girl, if you were the Ai family, what choice would you make?"
Qin Zhao hesitated for a moment and then said: "If I were in the same position as the empress, I would probably choose not to be bound by love like the empress. Otherwise, I would be trapped in a cocoon, suffer myself, and hurt others."
So she could understand and admire the Queen Mother.
At that time, the Supreme Emperor had concubines whom he doted on, so how could he still have so much love to share with the Queen?
With her character, if she can't get a man's full love, she will definitely fight for it to the end, just like she couldn't stand the presence of other women around Xiao Ce in her previous life.
Love can sometimes make people look hateful.
"When I first started dealing with you, the Ai family felt that your temperament was somewhat similar to that of the Ai family." The Queen Mother looked up at Xiao Ce who was standing not far away, and smiled: "A Ce is here."
Qin Zhao looked back and saw Xiao Ce standing at the corner. He was wearing a dragon robe, and the afterglow of the sun fell on him, making him look dazzling and noble.
In the previous life, whenever he appeared in her sight, her heart would beat like a deer, but now she is very calm.
She felt that she could start her life over again because God gave her the opportunity to choose again. Even when facing Xiao Ce, whom she loved dearly in her previous life, she could become very calm, which showed that she had made progress.
