When he arrived at Lihua Garden and saw Yue Qing sleeping peacefully, Zhao Yu felt as if he had turned to stone.
Yue Qing has never given him any trouble since she entered the Zhao Mansion. She is well-behaved and sensible, and she is the woman who makes him worry the most.
He didn't know how he felt, whether he should breathe a sigh of relief or feel reluctant...
When Qin Zhao got up the next day, he saw Baozhu wink at him.
At first she thought it was the matter with Queen Mother Guo, but it wasn't until Bao Zhu whispered to her after she washed up that she realized that it was Zhuang Qing who had brought the news to the palace.
On the last day of last year, Yue Qing died of illness.
She knew that Yue Qing was ill, but she never thought that Yue Qing would suddenly die.
At this time, Xiao Ce had also finished washing, and when he walked to Qin Zhao, he noticed that Qin Zhao had a different expression.
"What's wrong with my beloved concubine?" Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao carefully.
Qin Zhao didn't dare to tell the truth, so he just said: "I didn't sleep enough, I'm a little tired."
Today is the first day of the New Year, but the clear moon has passed away on the last day of the New Year. For ordinary people, this is unlucky, but it is also true for the king.
In addition, Xiao Ce had strong objections to the marriage between Zhao Yu and her. How could she dare to get into trouble with Xiao Ce at this time?
"My beloved, you worked hard yesterday." Xiao Ce believed it to be true and didn't pursue it any further.
Qin Zhao quickly returned to normal and kissed Xiao Ce on the face: "I am very happy to be with the emperor."
The deceased was gone. Although she felt that it was a pity that Yue Qing died at such a young age, it was all the Zhao family's business and she could not lose her composure.
Of course, what she fears most is that someone is also watching Zhao's actions. How many people want to pull her down, how can she deal with it accidentally?
Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao's warm smile and thought it was pretty, so he pressed a kiss on her smile.
Qin Zhao pushed him gently: "I'm going to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager later. Let's have breakfast first."
Xiao Ce then let go of Qin Zhao and said, "I'll take care of you tonight."
Qin Zhao looked shy, twisted his waist and walked away.
After breakfast, Xiao Ce took Qin Zhao and Xiao Atom to Shoukang Palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager.
Here Qin Zhao deliberately listened to the movements of Cihe Palace, but unfortunately he heard nothing.
After having lunch at Shoukang Palace, Qin Zhao returned to Yangxin Palace.
Xiao Ce also liked to stay in Jinyang Palace, so he also went there, which made Qin Zhao confused.
If Xiao Ce stays with her all the time, she won't be able to see Nianyun. What should she do?
If Wu Xirou was not completely sure, she would not easily go to see Queen Mother Guo. Wu Xirou must have thought of some way to deal with her, right?
Looking at Xiao Ce who was teasing Xiao Atom, Qin Zhao didn't know if he should think of a way to drive Xiao Ce away.
She struggled all day long, but Xiao Ce was still with her all the time. If she walked away for a while, Xiao Ce would soon follow and ask her to stay in front of him and stop her from running around.
At night, Qin Zhao went to bed again, without any surprises.
Early in the morning on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Wu Xirou and other concubines came to Jinyang Palace to pay New Year's greetings.
Seeing a room full of beauties, Qin Zhao hoped for the first time that someone could attract Xiao Ce's attention so that Xiao Ce could visit other palaces.
While she was absent-mindedly, someone didn't know who started talking about some backyard affairs of a wealthy family.
Qin Zhao didn't pay attention at first, until Wu Xirou said: "I heard that one of Mr. Zhao's concubines died on New Year's Eve. It's a pity that the concubine was quite young."
Qin Zhao held his breath as soon as he heard this, and his eyes were fixed on Wu Xirou's face.
The Master Zhao Wu Xirou was talking about was undoubtedly Zhao Yu, and the concubine could only be Yue Qing.
Xiao Ce was here, but Wu Xirou mentioned this matter, which was obviously intentional.
Xiao Ce originally thought that the words of the deep palace woman were meaningless, so he was patient and did not get up and leave. However, when he heard Master Zhao, he suddenly became interested.
At this time, Sun Yunu continued: "May I ask Sister Xianfei, which of Mr. Zhao's concubines has gone?"
"It's Zhao..." Wu Xirou was about to answer, but she quickly glanced at Xiao Ce, and seemed to finally remember something was wrong, "I only heard about it, and I don't know which Mr. Zhao it is."
Many of the people present were human beings. Wu Xirou was hesitant to speak, wasn't it because there was no three hundred taels of silver in this place?
Because this topic was mentioned, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became subtle.
Wu Xirou seemed to know that she had said the wrong thing. She stood up first to say goodbye and hurriedly left Jinyang Palace.
The other concubines also followed suit and left one after another, and soon the main hall of Jinyang Palace became quiet.
As soon as everyone left, Xiao Ce stood up with an unpredictable expression.
Qin Zhao knew that Xiao Ce was suspicious, but she also hoped that Xiao Ce would hurry up and find out what happened in Zhao's house so that she could have a chance to meet Nianyun.
"Didn't the Emperor say that he wanted to play chess with his concubine? Where are we going?" Qin Zhao continued his show, catching up two steps, grabbing Xiao Ce's sleeve and looking at Xiao Ce eagerly.
Xiao Ce was very impressed by her look, but he was more concerned about which concubine of Mr. Zhao's family died.
"I have something to do and I will go back to the Yangxin Palace and see my concubine later." Xiao Ce touched Qin Zhao's head very gently.
"Okay, I'll wait for you, Your Majesty." Qin Zhao said reluctantly.
No matter how others try to defeat her, she can just capture Xiao Ce's body and mind. In this regard, she has no opponent.
Seeing how well-behaved she was, Xiao Ce's heart softened: "It's cold outside, my dear, stay here, don't run around."
"Okay." Qin Zhao obediently agreed.
But when Xiao Ce walked out of the room, she followed him out.
Xiao Ce looked back at her, but she stood still and stopped moving.
Xiao Ce frowned and walked a few more steps, but Qin Zhao followed suit.
Qin Zhao simply followed him, held his arm, and said coquettishly: "Let me, my concubine, escort the emperor to the door?"
She wanted to let Xiao Ce know that he was her heaven and earth, and that Zhao Yu and Yue Qing's affairs were not that important.
She hoped that Wu Xirou's vicious schemes would be overwhelmed by her beauty trap.
Xiao Ce met Qin Zhao's lingering eyes, his eyes darkened slightly, and finally he let her go to the door.
Until the imperial team walked away, the gentle smile on Qin Zhao's face gradually faded.
Baozhu saw Qin Zhaosen's cold face and whispered: "Concubine Xian is so vicious!"
It was precisely because the news that Yue Qing was the substitute for the imperial concubine spread so widely that everyone knew to use Yue Qing to suppress the imperial concubine.
As soon as Yue Qing died, Wu Xirou couldn't wait to mention it to the emperor, clearly hoping to use this matter to suppress the imperial concubine.
"Concubine Xian is very busy recently." After a pause, Qin Zhao sneered and curled his lips: "It's cold outside, go back to the house."
The earth dragon was burned in the study, and as soon as one entered, the cold air outside the room was blocked out.
Only Baozhu entered, and Qin Zhao quietly ordered: "While the emperor is at the Yangxin Hall, you go and bring Nianyun over for questioning."
