Queen Mother Guo took a deep breath, and after a while she said: "Let's all go and receive the punishment. Nian Su, you are no exception. Since you are from Cihe Palace, and others are being punished, you cannot stay out of it."
Don't think she doesn't know that Nian Su suddenly rushed in as a show to the emperor. She has seen many of Nian Su's little tricks before.
Nian Su did not expect that Queen Mother Guo would punish her.
Although she was surprised, she didn't show it on her face and said respectfully: "What the empress said is that slaves should advance and retreat together with the Cihe Palace."
Queen Mother Guo smiled coldly: "Okay, let's all go and receive the punishment."
Niansu retreated in response.
After that, there was a cry of mourning in Cihe Palace.
Before Qin Zhao could go far, he couldn't help but smile knowingly when he heard that Nian Su had also been punished by Queen Mother Guo.
Jiang is still old and hot, and although Niansu is cunning, Queen Mother Guo is not stupid either, and she has seen through Niansu's tricks. The wailing sounds from Cihe Palace are like the sound of nature to her.
After today's battle, there was finally no need to maintain superficial peace with Queen Mother Guo.
When he returned to Jinyang Palace, Xiao Ce was worried and checked Qin Zhao carefully to make sure she was not burned before he felt relieved.
However, Bao Zhu was seriously injured. But Bao Zhu had endured it before and did not show it, but his skin had been blistered, and even a patch of skin had blisters. It was shocking to see.
"Fortunately, I have you. Otherwise, if this pot of boiling water were poured on my face, it would be very difficult for me to recover." Qin Zhao felt that he was still careless.
She and Empress Dowager Guo had been getting along peacefully recently, and there was no ill will between the two of them. She went to Cihe Palace without thinking too much.
There was no psychological preparation at that time, but the Queen Mother Guo had obviously prepared the pot of freshly boiled water on purpose, so it could not be an accident. The Queen Mother Guo believed that she was serving the emperor with sex and deliberately wanted to ruin her face.
If Baozhu hadn't protected her at all costs, she didn't know what would have happened at this moment.
"It is your duty as a slave to protect the girl. There is no need for the girl to blame herself." Baozhu responded.
She also subconsciously protected the girl. The girl trusted her so much that when the girl was in trouble, she would naturally try her best to protect her.
Qin Zhao carefully applied scalding ointment on Baozhu, told Baozhu to take a good rest, and then went outside.
Xiao Ce was waiting for her. When he saw her coming out, he asked, "How is Baozhu's injury?"
"I have blisters. I just applied ointment. They should be fine in a few days." After a pause, Qin Zhao said seriously: "I don't think there is anything wrong with letting the two eldest princesses get married early. Even if time goes back, I will still
I feel that the living people are the most important.”
Even if the two eldest princesses are allowed to get married, it does not mean that the two eldest princesses have not fulfilled their filial piety.
"You don't need to take the Queen Mother's words to heart. This time the orb protects the Lord, it should be rewarded." Xiao Ce didn't want to discuss Queen Mother Guo with Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao also knew about Xiao Ce's contradictions.
She is his woman, and Queen Mother Guo is his biological mother. Even if Queen Mother Guo has many faults, how can he, a son, say anything wrong with his mother?
"Your Majesty, please go and do your work first. I have nothing to do here." Qin Zhao took the initiative to step down for Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce wanted to say something to Qin Zhao, but in the end he left silently.
Qin Zhao watched Xiao Ce go away, but still remembered asking Xiao Ce before, if one day she turned against the Queen Mother Guo, who would he turn to?
He said at the time that such a day would never happen, but it turned out that she and Queen Mother Guo could not coexist peacefully.
Not long after Xiao Ce was sent away, Princess Yongchun, a rare guest, came to Jinyang Palace.
Princess Yongchun, who always had something to say when she saw Qin Zhao, hesitated and spoke awkwardly.
When Qin Zhao saw this, he said, "Elder Princess, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
Princess Yongchun has never taken the initiative to come to Jinyang Palace before. This time she suddenly came alone. She must have something to say.
The eldest princess Yongchun hesitated for a while, but still showed her attitude: "It seems that I provoked the queen, and the queen attacked you. I went to the queen before, hoping that the queen could arrange a marriage for Yongning. The queen
I refused, and my words were not pleasant. Later, when you told the emperor about the marriage, I went to Cihe Palace and deliberately provoked the queen mother. The queen mother must have been very angry, so she took out her anger on you..."
After all, it was her who caused the trouble, but Qin Zhao took the responsibility for her. She did not expect that the matter would have such serious consequences.
"The Queen Mother has always been displeased with me, and now she is causing trouble for me, but she has taken advantage of this opportunity. The conflict between the Queen Mother and I did not happen overnight, and the eldest princess does not need to blame herself." Qin Zhao looked at Baoyu:
"The eldest princess likes to eat the desserts you made, please make some and come over."
Baoyu responded and left.
Princess Yongchun felt relieved when she saw that Qin Zhao didn't take it to heart.
Baoyu was quick with her hands and feet and quickly made the dessert.
Princess Yongchun couldn't take her eyes away when she saw the food. Qin Zhao's mood was a little heavy at first, but when he saw Princess Yongchun like this, he felt much relieved.
In the past, Princess Yongchun had a deep prejudice against her and would speak harshly to her whenever she saw her. Now she can actually talk to her, which shows that the relationship between people cannot be explained clearly in just a few words.
Before leaving, Princess Yongchun praised Baoyu's cooking skills endlessly and made some desserts to take back to Yongchunzhai.
After seeing off the eldest princess Yongchun, Baoyu also sighed: "The eldest princess used to speak harshly to the girl, but now she can still be friends with the girl. It's incredible."
Speaking of Princess Yongchun, who is not allowed to say that this unruly princess is difficult to get along with?
The eldest princess Yongchun was very self-reliant, and she only had close contact with the eldest princess Yongning. She didn't take anyone seriously except Xiao Ce. In the past, when the eldest princess Yongchun saw the girl, it was like seeing the enemy who killed her father, but just now she kept smiling.
, saying that everything in Jinyang Palace is good, including the master of Jinyang Palace, is also praising the girl in a roundabout way.
"What's so strange? This is my personality charm." Qin Zhao smiled and said, not forgetting to put gold on his face.
Baoyu deeply believed in Qin Zhao's point of view.
Since what happened in Cihe Palace could reach the ears of Princess Yongchun, of course it could also reach the ears of Wu Xirou.
After Wu Xirou learned about this, she went to Cihe Palace specially. Unexpectedly, before the punishment there was over, she knew that she had arrived too early. When she heard the wailing of the slaves, she was also frightened.
She met Queen Mother Guo in the small Buddhist hall.
Queen Mother Guo was worshiping Buddha and burning incense. She looked kind and kind-hearted, but she knew that Queen Mother Guo was not in a good mood.
By the time Queen Mother Guo finished worshiping the Buddha, it was already two quarters of an hour later.
"Why are you here?" Queen Mother Guo was not in the mood to deal with Wu Xirou at the moment.
She knew that there were no secrets in the harem, and most of what happened in Cihe Palace spread throughout the harem, which was why Wu Xirou came to Cihe Palace.
Wu Xirou did not mention anything about what had happened in Cihe Palace before. "I came here specifically to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. I had nothing else to do. I didn't want to disturb the Queen Mother's worship of Buddha. It's my fault."
