Qin Zhao didn't know that Xiao Ce had an unpleasant quarrel with the Queen Mother Guo, but early the next morning, Nianyun came to send a message asking her to go to Cihe Palace.
When she learned that Queen Mother Guo wanted to see her, she felt that there was nothing good going on.
But the identity of Queen Mother Guo lies there, and she has to take this trip no matter how unwilling she is.
When she went to Zhicihe Palace, she saw the ceremony and stood aside.
Queen Mother Guo looked at her without speaking, as if looking at the value of goods, which made her unhappy.
"It's outrageous for you to live in the harem without any name or status. The Ai family thought about it for a long time last night and planned to transfer you to the Ai family as a palace maid." Empress Dowager Guo simply pointed out the topic.
Qin Zhao glanced at the Queen Mother Guo and replied calmly: "Whether I can be a maid next to the Queen Mother depends on the emperor's wishes."
"Well, let's wait until the emperor comes and ask him what he wants." Empress Dowager Guo had an idea in her mind.
Qin Zhao frowned when he heard this.
With Queen Mother Guo's determined tone, could it be that she thought Xiao Ce would let her become a maid in Cihe Palace?
Not long after, Xiao Ce arrived at Cihe Palace.
As soon as the Queen Mother Guo saw Xiao Ce, she said to him: "The emperor has come just in time. The Ai family has something to discuss with the emperor."
This was to ask Xiao Ce to go into the back hall with her to discuss.
Xiao Ce glanced at Qin Zhao with a sign of comfort.
Qin Zhao watched Xiao Ce and Queen Mother Guo enter the back hall. She happened to have good hearing, so she could hear the mother and son's conversation no matter how far away they were.
After a while, she heard Empress Dowager Guo say: "You said you wanted to canonize Qin Zhao. The Ai family thought about it for a long time, and still felt that they should respect your idea. However, with the late emperor's edict, the Ai family must know Qin Zhao's character.
How can I decide whether to follow your decision or not?"
"What do you mean by Queen Mother's words?" Xiao Ce heard that Queen Mother Guo had something to say.
"The best way to observe Qin Zhao is to put her in Cihe Palace for a few days. It doesn't take long, a month is enough..."
Hearing this, she suddenly realized that this was what Empress Dowager Guo had in mind.
She said that if she observes her closely, she thinks that Queen Mother Guo wants to put her in Cihe Palace so that she can be tortured to death, right?
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Xiao Ce and Queen Mother Guo came back from the back hall.
Qin Zhao pretended not to know what was going on. She stood beside Xiao Ce as a matter of course, looked at him eagerly and said, "What are the emperor whispering to the Queen Mother? Isn't that what I can't listen to?"
Xiao Ce was still hesitating.
He wanted to canonize Qin Zhao, but his mother did not agree, so the matter did not go so smoothly. Now his mother relented and asked Qin Zhao to move into Cihe Palace.
According to Qin Zhao's temperament, he would definitely not want to move into Cihe Palace, right?
"By the way, the Empress Dowager just now said that I would be allowed to enter Cihe Palace as a palace maid. She also said that she would seek the emperor's opinion. Does the emperor trust me to enter Cihe Palace as a palace maid?" Qin Zhao said suddenly.
Xiao Ce was stunned.
Just now, Empress Cai's mother only said that she would let Qin Zhao move into Cihe Palace, but she did not say that she would let Qin Zhao become a palace maid.
"Didn't the Queen Mother discuss this matter with the Emperor just now?" Qin Zhao asked confusedly when he saw Xiao Ce's strange expression.
She stretched out her green fingers and said: "I have been pampered by the emperor for so long, and I have been raised white and tender. If I really come here to be a palace maid, I am afraid that my hands will become useless."
As she spoke, she sighed: "It's not that I don't want to serve the Queen Mother, but I'm afraid that the emperor will dislike me when he sees my hands full of calluses."
Xiao Ce immediately comforted her and said, "No, you will live in Jinyang Palace and won't go anywhere."
Qin Zhao made a gesture of surprise: "Really?"
"My words are the imperial edict, and of course they are true." Xiao Ce no longer hesitated at the moment.
He was worried about asking Qin Zhao to move into Cihe Palace.
Queen Mother Guo on the side was furious, but she couldn't show it on her face. She originally thought that this would happen today, but Qin Zhao, a witch, could easily make the emperor change his mind with just a few words.
All she can say is that Qin Zhao is more capable than she thought.
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Qin Zhao said to the Queen Mother Guo with regret on his face: "The Queen Mother, if Ci and Gong Que are waiting for you, I can find some capable people for the Queen Mother..."
Queen Mother Guo waited patiently for Qin Zhao to finish, and then said slowly and calmly: "The emperor takes her back. You should consider what the Ai family told you. The Ai family also considers the great Qi country."
Xiao Ce responded and took Qin Zhao out of Cihe Palace.
Qin Zhao pretended not to know what happened and asked Xiao Ce, "What did the Queen Mother whisper to the Emperor?"
"It's just some trivial matters, so don't mention them." Xiao Ce responded calmly.
Seeing his appearance, Qin Zhao knew that he didn't want to say more.
He never mentioned that he wanted to canonize her, and he should have known that it would not be easy. Whether it was the obstruction of Empress Dowager Guo or the late emperor's edict, they were all obstacles.
Regardless of whether she can be canonized or not, what he said was not a blank check, and that was enough.
This man deserves her trust.
"No matter what problem you encounter, take your time. Don't be impatient, Your Majesty. You can always think of a solution." Qin Zhao smiled: "The Queen Mother just asked me to go to Cihe Palace today. Your Majesty came here so quickly. I
I know the emperor cares about me."
"I just happened to come over to pay my respects to my mother," Xiao Ce defended.
"Okay, the emperor just dropped by to pick me up. I'm just being sentimental." Qin Zhao followed Xiao Ce's words.
Xiao Ce looked at her helplessly and did not continue discussing this issue.
After sending her back to Jinyang Palace, Xiao Ce returned to Yangxin Palace.
Qin Zhao looked at Xiao Ce's back and felt that his back was full of worries. Apart from state affairs, it was her affairs that troubled Xiao Ce, right?
She touched her belly and thought, how great would it be if her belly lived up to her expectations?
As long as she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, it will become natural for her to be canonized. Unfortunately, there is no movement in her belly.
Baozhu saw that Qin Zhao was in a low mood and comforted Qin Zhao: "Don't be sad, girl. As long as the emperor protects the girl, the Queen Mother will have nothing to do with her."
Qin Zhao shook his head and said, "I just feel like I'm not up to par."
If she can't get pregnant in this life, then there will always be regrets between her and Xiao Ce, right?
Does she want to watch Xiao Ce pass the throne to King An or King Lu?
Only then did Baozhu understand why Qin Zhao was unhappy. She quickly comforted him: "The girl will definitely be pregnant with the little prince, it's just a matter of time."
Qin Zhao gave her a wry smile.
She comforted herself in this way, but after such a long time, there was no movement in her stomach. She had been waiting for more than a year, and maybe she would have to wait for five, ten or even twenty years. By then, she and Xiao Ce would be old.
Even if Xiao Ce could not touch other women for her, or even not have children, could she have a clear conscience?
"Baozhu, what do you think of me leaving the palace?" Qin Zhao suddenly asked.
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Happy New Year, congratulations to everyone on making a fortune, there will be more updates next week.
