That night, Xiao Ce stayed overnight in Jinyang Palace. Before going to bed, Xiao Ce stopped talking.
Qin Zhao saw that he had something to ask him. Xiao Ce had wanted to ask him since he left Cihe Palace.
"Your Majesty, if you have something to do, you might as well say it directly." Qin Zhao said with a smile.
Xiao Ce still expressed his doubts: "Have you reconciled with your mother?"
He also had dinner at Cihe Palace today, and the atmosphere seemed pretty good. His mother was not as tit-for-tat with Qin Zhao as before, but he felt that the relationship between them might not be as harmonious as he had seen.
Qin Zhao laughed when he heard this and said: "I have no grudges with the Queen Mother, so how can we talk about reconciliation or not?"
"You don't have to worry in front of me, just say whatever you want." Xiao Ce said seriously.
Seeing how serious he was, Qin Zhao suppressed the smile on his face and said word by word: "What I said is also true. Although the Queen Mother slapped her with a pearl that day, I didn't take it to heart.
After all, the Queen Mother is also an elder, and Bao Zhu is just my maid. Bao Zhu himself never remembered the incident of her slapping Bao Zhu. We cannot hold grudges against the Queen Mother because of this."
She couldn't tell Xiao Ce directly that she suspected Queen Mother Guo was the real culprit of the late emperor's death, right?
Without evidence, she didn't want to alert the enemy.
I'm afraid Xiao Ce won't believe her words. She would rather let Xiao Ce think that she and Queen Mother Guo are on good terms, so that he doesn't need to worry about this matter.
She believed she could handle the grievances and hatreds in the harem.
"I hope you can discuss it with me when something happens, and don't keep everything in your mind. If you are wronged, don't hesitate to tell me." Xiao Ce said again.
He knew that she had her own opinion and that it concerned his mother, so he was afraid that Qin Zhao would be wronged in Cihe Palace without him knowing.
"I am not someone who will be wronged easily. It has been so long, and your Majesty still doesn't understand my temperament?" Qin Zhao glanced at the position of the hourglass and said, "It's getting late. Your Majesty, please rest early. I'm too sleepy.
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Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Xiao Ce had no choice but to drop the topic.
Facts have proved that Qin Zhao is heartless and can fall asleep immediately after falling down.
Seeing Qin Zhao's peaceful sleeping face, Xiao Ce's remaining doubts disappeared. She was able to sleep so comfortably, and she really didn't look like someone who had been wronged.
The next morning, Zhuang Qing entered the palace.
But instead of going to Cihe Palace to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Guo, she immediately came to Jinyang Palace to see Qin Zhao.
"Ruxi asked me to come and see if my sister is doing well in the palace." Zhuang Qing said, and handed several newly made styles to Qin Zhao for review.
"I have good food and good accommodation here, so what can I do wrong?" Qin Zhao took the new clothes, looked at them carefully and couldn't put them down: "The workmanship is really good."
She was watching intently, and when she raised her head, she saw Zhuang Qing was hesitant to speak, and she knew what Zhuang Qing was thinking: "Have you heard about what happened between me and the Queen Mother?"
Zhuang Qing nodded: "I heard that it was the Queen Mother's aunt who requested a posthumous edict from the late Emperor, which was why my sister was not conferred. I will apologize to my sister on behalf of the Queen Mother's aunt..."
"Are you stupid? The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother, you are you, and you two are different individuals. What does the Queen Mother's affairs have to do with you?" Qin Zhao said angrily.
Zhuang Qing frowned: "I don't even want to see the Queen Mother's aunt. I used to think that the Queen Mother's aunt was a good person and kind-hearted, but I never thought she was so bad..."
"Qing'er, you are an outsider and don't know that the situation in the harem is very complicated. Although there are conflicts between me and the Queen Mother, it is not a big problem for me. Don't worry, I will handle the interpersonal relationships in the palace. You
Just live your own life." Qin Zhao interrupted Zhuang Qing.
Because Zhuang Qing's biological mother and the Queen Mother Guo are biological sisters, if people know that the person Zhuang Qing is attracted to is her, I'm afraid some people will say something bad about Zhuang Qing again.
"I am now focusing all my energy on the shop, and my life is prosperous. The business in the shop is getting better and better, and Ruxi and I are busy every day." Zhuang Qing kept the story short.
To be precise, she has not returned to Fan's house for more than half a month.
And Fan Yuan took two more beautiful concubines. He was immersed in the gentle land and had no time to trouble her.
Qin Zhao knew about the current situation of Zhuang Qing and Fan Yuan, but did not ask about Fan Yuan.
A scumbag like Fan Yuan is not worthy of Zhuang Qing. If possible, she would really like to persuade Zhuang Qing to leave Fan Yuan as soon as possible.
"Qing'er, have you ever thought about..." Qin Zhao hesitated.
Because she was from the past, others often said that she was a concubine and that she was not good enough for Xiao Ce. She never paid attention to these outside comments.
But she was not sure whether Zhuang Qing could ignore external rumors like her.
"Sister, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly," Zhuang Qing said encouragingly.
Qin Zhao was hesitant at first, but she asked bluntly: "Have you ever thought about making peace with Fan Yuan? After all, you are still young. Instead of wasting your youth in the hands of such a scumbag, it is better to live alone.
If I can meet your second spring in the future..."
Zhuang Qing laughed when she heard this: "I have no plans to divorce yet. We will talk about it in a few days."
Qin Zhao saw that her mood was very stable and she didn't look sad when she mentioned Heli. He felt relieved at the moment and said, "As long as you know what's going on."
From what Zhuang Qing said, she did have plans to reconcile, but she just got married soon and the new emperor ascended the throne, so they just continued to live like this for the time being.
"I have thought about this more than once. I have no hope for the second spring, but I think there is no problem in living alone. The emperor's cousin has also ascended the throne, and my affairs can hardly affect the emperor's cousin. Don't worry, sister, I know what I know
Yes, I will no longer be as persistent as before." Zhuang Qing said softly.
She has learned to let go and know how to choose.
Qin Zhao was very pleased to see that she had such thoughts: "When I first met you, I thought you were like a flower in the greenhouse, well protected and ignorant of the sufferings of the world. Now I just feel that you have grown up.
Very thoughtful.”
No matter what Zhuang Qing's future holds, she feels that Zhuang Qing's marriage has allowed Zhuang Qing to grow, which is also a good thing.
After that, Qin Zhao discussed business matters with Zhuang Qing.
The two reached an agreement and decided to develop ready-to-wear clothing first, making Daqi the most famous and the most outstanding leader in the industry.
Because people's energy is limited, if you decentralize your business and make jewelry when the clothing store is at its most prosperous, you may not be able to make jewelry well and the performance of the clothing store will decline.
After all, they only work in one line of work, and they put all their energy into the ready-to-wear stores, leaving other ready-to-wear stores to only lag behind.
Zhuang Qing left the palace after lunch and did not go to Cihe Palace to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Guo.
This was Zhuang Qing's own decision, but Qin Zhao felt that Queen Mother Guo would probably blame her for this, thinking that she was instigating Zhuang Qing.
She took a nap as usual, and when she woke up, she heard Baozhu say that Wu Xirou had been here for two-quarters of an hour and was waiting outside...
