Queen Mother Guo managed her expression well at first, but later on when she saw the scene where Xiao Ce and Qin Zhao were flirting with each other, the smile on her face gradually faded away.
The more she looked at Qin Zhao, the more she felt that Qin Zhao had the same virtues as Concubine Wu, but had no other abilities and could only seduce the master with her beauty. When she was a concubine Shu, she could not compete with Concubine Wu, but now that she has become the Queen Mother, she cannot be her own son.
Also toward another woman who looked exactly like Concubine Wu.
The humiliation brought to her by Concubine Wu actually extended to Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao felt the "caring" look in Queen Mother Guo's eyes, and she asked diligently: "Let me provide food for the Queen Mother?"
As she spoke, she brought a dish that Xiao Ce loved to eat for Queen Mother Guo. Just as she was about to hand it to Queen Mother Guo in the dish in front of her, Queen Mother Guo refused calmly: "No need! The Ai family is used to serving Nianyun. Also, you...
It’s time to change the problem of calling yourself ‘I’.”
Qin Zhao felt embarrassed after hearing this: "I would like to change it, but my identity, which is neither embarrassing nor embarrassing, seems a bit strange no matter what I call it."
She looked directly at the Queen Mother Guo as she spoke: "Is that so, the Queen Mother said?"
Wasn't it because of Empress Dowager Guo that she couldn't be canonized in the first place? Today I have the opportunity to fight back.
Queen Mother Guo put down the bowls and chopsticks: "Listening to what you mean, do you think this belongs to the Ai family?!"
"How dare I?" Qin Zhao said and looked at Xiao Ce: "Then the emperor says so."
Xiao Ce met Qin Zhao's clear eyes and said softly: "I can't help you."
When Qin Zhao saw him like this, he couldn't bear to see him in trouble again.
"I have good food and good accommodation in the palace, so the emperor has not wronged me. But if the emperor apologizes to me, then I will forgive you in full." Qin Zhao raised his lips and smiled.
What could be more devastating to Queen Mother Guo than Xiao Ce being nice to her?
Queen Mother Guo hated her so much that she was itching her teeth, so she had to keep a decent smile on her face?
In terms of Ge Yingren's conduct, she is not necessarily worse than Queen Mother Guo.
After dinner, Qin Zhao said to Xiao Ce, "I'm so full. Your Majesty, can you go out for a walk with me to relieve your hunger?"
"Let's go." Xiao Ce agreed naturally.
Qin Zhao took the opportunity to hold his hand, but of course he couldn't shake it off, so he let her go.
The two of them walked hand in hand until they were far away from Queen Mother Guo's sight.
The anger that Queen Mother Guo had suppressed for a long time finally broke out after Xiao Ce left.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is not far away yet, please be patient for a moment." Nianyun has served Empress Dowager Guo for many years, so how could he not know that Empress Dowager Guo's temper is extremely tolerant?
"Bitch!" Queen Mother Guo spat out two words through her teeth, enough to express her displeasure with Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao had a good ear and heard the conversation between Queen Mother Guo and Nianyun.
The corners of her lips were raised, and she was in a particularly good mood.
She could make Queen Mother Guo so angry that she almost vomited blood, but she couldn't get angry. She liked to make Queen Mother Guo sick.
Xiao Ce saw the corners of her lips raised and asked, "Are you happy?"
"Yes, I feel very satisfied to be able to digest food after meals like the emperor, isn't it the emperor?" Qin Zhao asked back.
Xiao Ce just smiled.
Sometimes he also wonders why Qin Zhao can be happy at trivial things. He can only say that this girl has a broad mind that he cannot match.
The moment he walked out of Cihe Palace, Qin Zhao felt even better when he heard the sound of a table being lifted from inside.
She also deliberately took Xiao Ce to the imperial garden to eat. On the way, she met many concubines. She must have received gossip that Xiao Ce, the emperor, would come, so she ran over to create a chance encounter.
However, Xiao Ce didn't react at all when he saw these people, and he focused on walking around the garden with her.
When they accidentally arrived near the Guangyu Orchid Garden, Qin Zhao slowed down and asked, "Does the Emperor still remember that not long after I first entered the palace, I was caught raping the Emperor in this garden?"
Xiao Ce was deeply impressed by that incident and of course he remembered it clearly.
"Remember. It seems that not much time has passed, but my identity has changed from the prince to the king." Xiao Ce couldn't help feeling that time passed so fast.
He didn't know at that time that he would ascend the throne so soon.
"Isn't it? Things are unpredictable. At that time, I didn't expect that the emperor would ascend the throne so soon. Speaking of the emperor's poisoning, I didn't know who was behind it, let alone who could send Doctor Feng to do something.
Has the emperor found out the clues?" Qin Zhao suddenly jumped to another question.
Xiao Ce shook his head and said: "We haven't found any useful clues so far, but the truth will come to light one day."
"Perhaps it will never be known. Concubine Wan has been dead for more than ten years, but she has not been able to find out the true identity?" Qin Zhao felt that this possibility was also possible.
There was no symptom of death. The reason why Dr. Feng died so quickly was clearly at the hands of someone with connections in the harem.
This person with connections in the harem could count them all on two hands. She thought that Concubine Rong was a possibility, and so was Empress Dowager Guo, but it was Concubine Wu who was the least suspect.
She had never focused her suspicion on Empress Dowager Guo before, but in the harem era of the late Emperor, there were only a few powerful concubines, and Concubine Shu was suppressed by the then Concubine Wu for twenty years.
Especially in the past year, Concubine Wu has always been able to save the day after suffering losses at her hands. Even if she was sent out of the palace, she could still return to the palace quickly.
Concubine Wu was able to have such confidence at that time only because the late emperor was too indulgent.
As Queen Mother Guo who deeply loved the late emperor, how could she not feel sad when she saw this scene?
She had never doubted Empress Dowager Guo before, firstly because the virtuous Queen Mother Guo did not fit the image of a murderer; secondly, because the whole world knew that Empress Dowager Guo had deep affection for the late emperor. So no matter how hard she said it, it was impossible.
The suspect was locked on Queen Mother Guo.
But when a woman is crazy, she can do anything. Empress Dowager Guo hates her because of her love. She couldn't get it, so she simply killed the late emperor. Isn't it reasonable?
She now feels that among all the suspects, Queen Mother Guo is the most suspect.
And this is just her inference, she has no evidence.
If someone really knows the truth, maybe it's Xiao Ce in his previous life, or maybe Nian Su is also an insider.
"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Ce's voice brought Qin Zhao back from his thoughts.
Qin Zhao came back to his senses and sighed: "The world is unpredictable and the road ahead is unpredictable. I wonder what will happen to the emperor in the future?"
Although Xiao Ce is not close to the Queen Mother Guo, he still respects the Queen Mother Guo in the bottom of his heart, just like he was filial to the late emperor.
In her previous life, she thought Xiao Ce was the coldest and most ruthless man in the world, but she just didn't touch the warm Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce actually values love, filial piety and righteousness.
These are the conclusions she came to after spending a year with Xiao Ce.
"We can't predict what will happen in the future. It's better to live the present life well. As the night gets colder, I'll take you back to Jinyang Palace." Xiao Ce took one more look at the Guang Magnolia Garden shrouded in night, and took Qin Zhao back to Jinyang.
