Qin Zhao knew that this was the Star-Zhaing Tower, the tallest pavilion in the entire palace.
She rarely comes here.
Overall, her harem life was dull and boring, and the number of times she came to the Star Reaching Tower was only a handful.
"What is this?" Qin Zhao looked at Xiao Ce in confusion.
"Go up." Xiao Ce pretended.
Qin Zhao was thinking, could it be what she said in her previous life again, that Xiao Ce wanted to fulfill her unfulfilled wish in her previous life?
But many times she just complained, without really wanting to get anything. After all, he was the emperor and his temper was so dull. How could he have so much time to fool around with her?
She didn't know that the words she accidentally said might be remembered by the indifferent Xiao Ce, so when he had memories of his past life, he wanted to help her fulfill those so-called wishes.
It's just that he must have forgotten that their life has ended long ago.
If they did not have this life, those unfulfilled wishes would only be regrets.
Later, Xiao Ce took Qin Zhao to the top floor, where a variety of snacks and fruits were already placed, and there was even a chaise longue.
Moreover, Zhang Jixiang has already been waiting above.
Qin Zhao found a comfortable chair and sat down, looking at the starry night sky, and suddenly remembered what he had said.
She told Xiao Ce that it would be so pleasant if she and Xiao Ce were the only two people at the highest place in the palace, admiring the stars and the moon while admiring the fireworks.
At that time, her relationship with Xiao Ce was probably at its best. Basically, Xiao Ce would agree to whatever she asked for, so she came up with this idea.
Xiao Ce was reviewing the memorial at the time and didn't give her any response. She thought he didn't listen, so she complained to him a few words in a low voice, even if the topic was dismissed.
But after a lifetime, Xiao Ce suddenly fulfilled her wish. It should have been a happy thing, but it made people feel sad. It didn't seem that happy, but more emotional.
When the fireworks bloomed into flowers in the sky, Qin Zhao knew that he had guessed correctly.
Xiao Ce has been observing Qin Zhao's expression. He thought she would be happy, but her expression remained the same as usual, as if she was not happy from watching the stars and watching the fireworks.
He remembered that she also said that when she got tired of watching the fireworks, she could lie on his lap and sleep on the spot until dawn.
At this moment, Qin Zhao was sitting upright, not lying on his lap watching the stars and watching the fireworks as she said, nor was he as happy and casual as he imagined.
Is it because she no longer cares about what she wants?
He thought carefully and found that she had never made any request to him since she met him in her life. She had proposed a palace several times, but he had sternly rejected them all.
"Don't you like it?" Xiao Ce's voice awakened Qin Zhao's thoughts.
The corners of Qin Zhao's lips rose: "I like it, it looks good, the emperor is interested."
Xiao Ce fell silent.
He knew she wasn't that happy.
Maybe it's because he didn't give it to her when she wanted it. Now that she doesn't want it, it won't make any sense if he gives it to her again, right?
When he wanted to make up for the regrets left in his previous life, she had actually let them go, right?
Not only the fireworks were seen in the Star Picking Tower, but also the concubines in the entire harem saw the fireworks. However, the visual effect of the fireworks was in the Star Picking Tower. Although other palaces could see it, they could only see a little bit.
Many people were asking what day it was today and that fireworks would be set off in the palace. Later, a well-informed person learned that Xiao Ce had specially prepared this grand fireworks feast in order to please Qin Zhao.
Of course, someone had inquired a few days ago that the newly built Mingyuan was also specially built for Qin Zhao. No one except Qin Zhao could enter Mingyuan.
When people bring this up, they are filled with anger and jealousy.
This harem was originally dominated by the Qin Zhao family. Not long ago, Xiao Yuan was established as the prince. Now the emperor is thinking of ways to please Qin Zhao.
Except for Qin Zhao, the concubines could not even see Xiao Ce. How could anyone be willing to do this?
With Xiao Ce's dull temperament, how could he deliberately set off fireworks on an ordinary day just to please a woman?
Unless Qin Zhao poisoned Xiao Ce!
As the person involved, Qin Zhao really didn't think this was anything strange. It wasn't until after watching the fireworks, coming down from the Star-Zhaing Tower, and taking the chariot back to Jinyang Palace that she heard the gnashing of teeth of the concubines in the harem when they mentioned her.
Know that you have caused outrage.
Although this was not her original intention, and although she only found out today that everything Xiao Ce did was to please her, she was indeed the culprit of everyone's dissatisfaction.
Not only the concubines in the harem were dissatisfied with her, but also the former ministers were dissatisfied with her, and she still knew about it.
Returning to Jinyang Palace, she deliberately dismissed the others and said to Xiao Ce: "Your Majesty, please don't do this again. At that time, I was not sensible and just wanted to have fun all day long. Please, sir.
Knowing that the emperor does these things just to please a woman will also damage the emperor's reputation..."
"They don't dare to talk nonsense!" Xiao Ce opened his lips coldly.
What he cares more about is Qin Zhao's feelings.
"I don't want the emperor to become a coward. Anyway, I understand the emperor's wishes, but I don't need the emperor to do this." Qin Zhao said seriously.
She is happier than all the women in the harem, including the Empress Dowager.
There were so many people who couldn't even meet Xiao Ce, but she was held in the palm of a cold-hearted person like him. Although she had many regrets in her previous life, they were so good in this life, what else could she be dissatisfied with?
Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao and didn't answer.
He unilaterally wanted to make up for the warmth he failed to give her in his previous life, but she no longer needed it in this life. He could understand that she was no longer the woman who loved him vigorously in her previous life.
In the previous life, she would be jealous of him and break her heart for him because she loved him deeply. But in this life, she only started to like him recently.
In other words, during the first few years when she was with him, she actually no longer loved him.
"The days are long, and we still have a lifetime." Xiao Ce touched the top of her head: "I will take you out of the palace for a walk someday."
When Qin Zhao heard this, he suddenly said: "Is it true?"
Xiao Ce opened his lips calmly: "Go take a bath and go to bed."
Qin Zhao agreed with a smile, turned around and walked away.
Xiao Ce took a book to read, and remembered the way her eyes lit up just now. Her eyes were not so bright when she saw the fireworks that belonged to her, because she no longer cares about these so-called romances in this life.
He remembered that she wanted to leave the palace completely more than once, so what she loved most in her life was not him, but freedom and life outside the palace, right?
