After hearing Qin Zhao's last words, the Queen Mother's face changed slightly: "Stop talking nonsense."
"There were many slaves in the imperial garden that day, and they all witnessed the murder of the imperial concubine. What's more, the emperor convicted the imperial concubine, and the emperor doted on the imperial concubine like this on weekdays. If the imperial concubine had not personally admitted her crime, the emperor would have
How could the imperial concubine be thrown into the cold palace? In this matter, I have a clear conscience!" Qin Zhaoyi said sternly.
The Queen Mother looked at Qin Zhao for a long time: "The Ai family will investigate this matter carefully. If you are found to be lying, the Ai family will punish you severely. Stand down!"
"Yes, I take my leave." Qin Zhao said and respectfully left the hall.
The moment she walked out of Cihe Palace, Qin Zhao touched her sore waist. Her waist was exhausted.
Fortunately, it was her first time dealing with the Queen Mother, which meant that her waist suffered a little. In the next few days, the Queen Mother probably would not have time to trouble her, so she could live a good life for a few days.
When she returned to Wangyue Residence, Qin Zhao found Xiao Ce waiting for her.
"Is the Imperial Grandmother giving you a hard time?" Xiao Ce saw Qin Zhao coming back and immediately came forward to greet him and asked.
"I just asked about Concubine Wu and how I first met His Highness. After I answered truthfully, the Queen Mother let me come back." Qin Zhao said lightly.
Xiao Ce was afraid that Qin Zhao would report good news but not bad news, so he asked Baozhu again.
Qin Zhao had already told Baozhu not to talk too much, but Baozhu replied with the same answer.
"I didn't go to Cihe Palace to pick you up because I was afraid of causing trouble to you." Seeing that Qin Zhao didn't ask, Xiao Ce took the initiative to explain to her.
Qin Zhao's eyebrows curved: "I know this is His Highness's good intention. Don't worry, I understand."
Xiao Ce feels that Qin Zhao is becoming more and more independent, as if he can solve all problems alone without him. He misses the old Qin Zhao very much. She liked to rely on him at that time, and it seemed that she could not live without him.
Now that she is too independent, she will still live well without him.
"Zhaozhao, you have changed. I still hope that you can rely on me sometimes." After a long time, Xiao Ce sighed.
Qin Zhao was happy when he heard this: "Is it possible that Your Highness wants me to become a dodder flower that cannot live without Your Highness?"
"The dodder flowers are pretty good." Xiao Ce took Qin Zhao's hand and sat down, raising his brows lightly as he answered.
Qin Zhao withdrew his hand and slapped Xiao Ce on the back of his hand. It was rare for him to say something sincere: "His Highness is a busy man, and he will be even busier after he ascends the throne. By then, how will His Highness have any extra time to take care of my concubine?
If I become His Highness's pampered dodder flower, not only will I not be able to protect myself, but I will also bore His Highness. Women, sometimes you should be more independent."
Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao's soft side face and felt enlightened.
It turned out that she didn't think he was reliable.
Looking at the things that happened after she entered the East Palace, she often solved the problems by herself. It was because he didn't give her enough sense of security that she felt it, right?
"What you say always makes sense." Xiao Ce thought that it was her difference that allowed her to live comfortably in the East Palace.
If she didn't even have the ability to protect herself, she would have died several times.
"Your Highness, just mind your own business. I can handle the intrigue between women." Qin Zhao repeated.
She just hopes that Xiao Ce will do what he wants to do, and she will look up to him from behind. He will definitely be a good emperor in the future and will govern Daqi well.
"I know that you are capable, but the imperial grandmother is not easy to deal with, so you have to be careful. I still hope that when you encounter something, you will be the first to think of me. Although I can't completely make the decision now, this prince doesn't either
It's all for nothing." Xiao Ce barely said a word, she was too capable, which made him, the prince, seem incompetent.
"When I have a problem, of course I will come to His Highness as soon as possible. Your Highness is my heaven and earth, and my idol." Qin Zhao's sweet words came right out of his mouth.
Although he knew that a lot of what she said was exaggerated, Xiao Ce still found it useful.
He pulled Qin Zhao to sit down and checked her neck again. He found that it was as smooth as jade and there were no marks left at all. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Does it still hurt?" he asked worriedly.
Qin Zhao blinked: "It's just that little mark, it's been there for several days, how can it hurt?"
"It really doesn't hurt?" Xiao Ce asked again.
Qin Zhao smiled brightly: "Really, it's the puppy that deceives people."
"Then can I sleep with you?" Xiao Ce finally got to the point.
Qin Zhao:......
Seeing Qin Zhao blushing, Xiao Ce asked her seriously again: "Can I sleep with you?"
Qin Zhao felt that Xiao Ce was probably the most unconventional person he had ever seen. It couldn't be a lie that he cared about her neck every day, and it was true that he wanted her to sleep with him, right?
"Let's talk!" Xiao Ce pinched Qin Zhao's face.
Seeing Xiao Ce's calm look, Qin Zhao knew that there was no need to be pretentious. Anyway, in Xiao Ce's view, sleeping in bed was just doing exercises on the bed, which was as normal as eating.
What is she embarrassed about?
"Okay." Qin Zhao replied in a muffled voice.
"With your tone like this, do you mean you don't want to sleep with me?" Xiao Ce's face darkened.
Qin Zhao shook his head truthfully: "It doesn't matter, I am willing to sleep with you."
It's just that the exercise of sleeping in bed was different from what she thought. Prince Xiao wouldn't understand this anyway.
Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao's expression carefully and made sure that she was not lying, and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he solemnly announced: "You will sleep with me tonight!"
After saying this, he turned around and walked away.
Qin Zhao looked at Xiao Ce's back and sighed, what is this?
She seriously suspected that Xiao Ce was not concerned about whether she had been wronged by the Queen Mother, but was simply asking her about sleeping with her.
"Congratulations Liangdi." As soon as Xiao Ce left, Baoyu came in to wait on him with a beaming face.
Qin Zhao glanced at Baoyu and said with a half-smile, "I don't even know what your brain is, what kind of happy event is this?"
"Why is it not a happy event? In the entire East Palace, is there any beauty who is as favored by His Highness as Liangdi?" Baoyu's eyes sparkled when he looked at Qin Zhao, as if he had seen gold.
Qin Zhaoyi's enthusiasm waned: "Being favored is not necessarily a good thing. What's more, between me and His Highness..."
She and Xiao Ce are not husband and wife, she is just one of his concubines. He does have some favor towards her, and it may be because of his responsibility to her.
The reason why she became his good wife at that time was because he had to be responsible for her, and this responsibility had nothing to do with the relationship between men and women.
His favor towards her has nothing to do with love between men and women, so what is there to be happy about?
"I think this difference between Your Highness and Liang Di is of great significance, and it will only get better and better in the future." Baozhu said softly, seeing that Qin Zhao's mood was not too high.
Qin Zhao smiled and did not continue discussing this issue.
