Concubine Shu smiled from ear to ear and asked casually: "My child, why did you think of coming to Changqiu Palace for lunch today?"
Xiao Ce did not hide anything: "It was Zhao Zhao who just mentioned that he wanted his son to spend time with his mother and concubine when he is free..."
When she heard Qin Zhao's name from Xiao Ce's mouth, Concubine Shu's face suddenly darkened: "Did she complain to you?!"
"Complain?!" Xiao Ce was serving dishes to Concubine Shu. He put down his chopsticks and looked directly at Concubine Shu: "What complaint is she going to make to her son?"
Concubine Shu knew something was wrong as soon as she saw Xiao Ce's expression. She put on a stiff smile and said, "It's nothing, I just said a few words to her, and I'm afraid that she will stir up trouble in front of you."
Xiao Ce's expression turned cold, and he stood up and said, "Zhaozhao never said anything bad about the mother-in-law, even if she was wronged by the mother-in-law..."
"Being wronged? It's her blessing that she can be wronged here in this palace." Concubine Shu said sharply.
Xiao Ce didn't get angry but smiled: "The concubine takes herself too seriously. She is a lonely person. No one can let her be wronged, not even the concubine! However, the concubine has been in power for many years, and she speaks so harshly, so she can't do it alone.
It’s time to come to Changqiu Palace!”
"Don't forget that you are my child. No matter how many faults I have, it is not your turn to criticize me!" Concubine Shu was extremely angry and her voice suddenly increased.
Xiao Ce took a step back: "Yes, my son is resigning."
Concubine Shu blushed, looked at Xiao Ce's back, and shouted loudly: "Ace, come back!!"
Xiao Ce did not listen, and soon disappeared from Concubine Shu's sight.
Concubine Shu's eyes were red, knowing that she had once again pushed her son away. Every time A Ce got closer to her, he would eventually stay away from her again because of Qin Zhao.
It’s all this woman Qin Zhao!
If Qin Zhao hadn't instigated the discord, the mother-son relationship between her and Xiao Ce would not have gotten worse.
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. His Royal Highness will one day understand your Majesty's difficulties." Seeing that Concubine Shu was in a bad mood, Nianyun comforted her.
"I have been struggling in the harem for many years and finally got here today. Why would Ace prefer to be a concubine instead of understanding the difficulty of being a mother? Without me, where would he be? Does he understand the world?
The person closest to him is me, who gave birth to him in ten months of pregnancy. He doesn’t understand that his heart is only for the Qin family. Maybe when he ascends the throne, the Qin family will become the second Wu
Concubine, I will never allow this to happen!" Concubine Shu clenched her fists.
"Your Majesty, please don't touch Qin Liangdi easily. Otherwise, His Highness the Crown Prince's temperament may sever the relationship between mother and son. Please think twice," Nianyun hurriedly advised.
Qin Zhao is not an enemy, but His Highness the Crown Prince's Liangdi. His Highness the Crown Prince usually values her, so if Concubine Shu really wants to touch Qin Liangdi, she might cause a big chaos.
"Ace is my biological son, how could he turn against me for an outsider?" Concubine Shu lightly pressed her temples and said hoarsely: "I won't touch her yet. It's the new year and I have many things to do.
I'm busy and can't find time for the moment. It's okay if she just settles for it, otherwise..."
Nianyun sighed secretly in his heart, hoping that one day his master would change his mind.
Firstly, because Qin Liangdi is not stupid, even Concubine Wu suffered a lot at the hands of Qin Liangdi; secondly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince values Qin Liangdi and has been unhappy with Qin Liangdi many times.
If the empress really touched Qin Liangdi, she was afraid that things would get out of hand and hurt the mother-son relationship between His Royal Highness, Concubine Shu, and his empress.
Xiao Ce left the Changqiu Palace that night, his expression condensed.
Zhang Jixiang was by his side, knowing that His Highness the Crown Prince was very unhappy.
"Concubine Shu is just saying something out of anger. Your Highness, the Prince, should not be serious with Concubine Shu. How can there be an overnight feud between mother and son?" he advised.
"The mother and concubine are right when they say that Gu was born to her. No matter how many faults the mother and concubine have, Gu, a son, cannot say anything bad about the mother and concubine." Xiao Ce's expression was cryptic.
Zhang Jixiang felt heartbroken when he heard this: "But in these years, Concubine Shu has not paid attention to His Highness. Concubine Shu did give birth to His Highness, but she failed to fulfill her responsibilities as a mother..."
"Jixiang, you can't criticize the mother and concubine." Xiao Ce interrupted Zhang Jixiang.
Zhang Jixiang slapped himself hard on the ear: "Yes, I know I was wrong."
"Zhaozhao was wronged in Changqiu Palace, but she didn't say a word. In this regard, she is better than Gu and you." Xiao Ce felt a little bitter.
Qin Zhao was afraid that he would be embarrassed, and even more afraid that the harmony between him and his mother and concubine would be damaged, so he said nothing.
"Qin Liangdi is good." Zhang Jixiang sighed.
If it were any other beauties in the East Palace who could endure such grievances, they would immediately cry to His Highness the Crown Prince.
Qin Liangdi didn't say a word about this kind of thing. If His Royal Highness hadn't come to eat with Concubine Shu today, she wouldn't have known that Qin Liangdi had been wronged in front of Concubine Shu.
Xiao Ce didn't say anything else. After returning to the East Palace, he went to Wangyue Residence.
Qin Zhao had just finished lunch. He had been busy playing chess recently and planned to take a nap today, when Xiao Ce came.
"Has your highness had lunch?" Qin Zhao asked this question not knowing that Xiao Ce had returned from Changqiu Palace.
"I'll sleep with you for a while. You go inside." Xiao Ce said, pushing Qin Zhao inside.
Qin Zhao didn't know why, she thought Xiao Ce was weird. Someone who never took naps actually said he wanted to sleep with her for a while when he came.
"Is your Highness unhappy?" Qin Zhao leaned against Xiao Ce's chest, his eyes full of questions.
"I am a prince, I don't need anything, and I have you, what can I be unhappy about?"
As soon as Xiao Ce finished speaking, Qin Zhao smiled from ear to ear: "So is my concubine so important?"
Xiao Ce mentioned her specifically just now, as if she was an indispensable person in his life.
"Of course you are important." Xiao Ce raised his eyebrows lightly: "Didn't Gu tell you before that you are a very important existence in Gu's life?"
Her appearance changed a lot of things, and all of this happened unconsciously.
"Your Highness is also the most important person in my life." Qin Zhao said seriously.
Anyway, with him by her side, she felt particularly at ease. He was also her unparalleled hero, he had saved her life time and time again, and he was the person she admired the most.
Xiao Ce smiled, he liked to be the most important person in her life, which meant that Zhao Yu was also compared to him.
Qin Zhao fell asleep after talking to Xiao Ce for a while.
Xiao Ce did not sleep. He lay quietly for a while. Just looking at Qin Zhao's sleeping face made him feel very at ease.
This is a kind-hearted girl. When he doesn't come to see her, she can be happy and at ease. Just like a few days ago, he originally wanted to cool her down, but she didn't know about it at all and still lived her life comfortably.
