Queen Mother Guo shook her sleepy head: "I don't know if it's because of old age, but the Ai family has always felt powerless recently. Sometimes I even have the illusion that I can't wake up once I fall asleep."
She didn't like to sleep late in the past, but recently she often didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. Today, it was even more outrageous, she didn't get up until noon.
"Your Majesty is not old. In my eyes, I am still as young and beautiful as before." Nianyun replied softly.
Empress Dowager Guo sighed softly: "Although the Ai family is old, they are not so old that they are confused. You cannot deceive the Ai family with your words."
She has been dreaming recently, and most of the people she dreams about are Xiao Ce and the late emperor.
These two father and son are the two most important people in her life, but they both broke her heart.
"Aijia dreamed of the late emperor again last night. The emperor said he was lonely..."
Qin Zhaocai walked near the bedroom and heard the slight sigh of Queen Mother Guo.
She slowed down and looked a little dazed.
Seeing that she suddenly stopped leaving, Bao Zhu asked, "Is your Majesty tired? Why don't you let your slave come and hold your Highness?"
Qin Zhao shook his head: "The child has just come into my hands. I'm not tired, so let's go."
She walked ahead and entered the dormitory quickly.
After bowing to the Queen Mother Guo, she looked at the Queen Mother Guo.
After not seeing her for a few days, she found that Queen Mother Guo's age was more obvious, and her eyes were cloudier than before.
She was watching intently when Little Atom suddenly struggled in her arms and babbling at her.
Qin Zhao looked at the restless child in his arms and asked softly: "Little Atom, what's wrong with you?"
Little Atom babbled at her again, but she didn't understand what alien language the child was talking about anyway.
Queen Mother Guo had a headache as soon as she saw Xiao Atom, just because she remembered Xiao Atom's powerful crying skills.
"If nothing happens to your concubine, please take A Yuan back to Jinyang Palace." Empress Dowager Guo frowned impatiently.
Little Atom was still struggling in Qin Zhao's arms, his little hand pointing at Queen Mother Guo from time to time.
Queen Mother Guo thought that Xiao Atom was afraid of her hugging him, so she said, "The Ai family won't hug you, so don't make any noise."
Qin Zhao felt that Xiao Atom's reaction was a bit strange. Xiao Atom pointed at Queen Mother Guo and wanted to speak. Is there something wrong with Queen Mother Guo?
The little Atom used to be very well-behaved and had never been as "manic" as he is today, which made her feel a little strange.
"Son, be quiet!" Qin Zhao looked at Xiao Atom with a serious expression.
Xiao Atom became quiet as expected, but he still looked at Queen Mother Guo from time to time.
Qin Zhao felt more and more that his guess was right. There might be something wrong with Queen Mother Guo.
Could it be that Queen Mother Guo’s end is approaching?
If this is the case, what should we do?
After a moment of hesitation, she asked: "How is the Queen Mother doing lately?"
"The Ai family is very good." Queen Mother Guo looked lukewarm.
She thought Qin Zhao was uneasy and kind-hearted when he asked this question, thinking he was hoping something bad would happen to her?
"Well, let's ask the imperial doctor to come over and check the Queen Mother's pulse." Qin Zhao said, looking at Xiao Linzi aside, and ordered: "Go to the imperial hospital..."
"The Ai family said that I am fine and there is no need to worry about it." Empress Dowager Guo interrupted Qin Zhao impatiently.
Qin Zhaozheng met Empress Dowager Guo's cloudy eyes.
Maybe Queen Mother Guo doesn't even know that her eyes are now black and her eyes are more like dead fish eyes, which is very scary.
"Since the Empress Dowager said so, I am not in trouble. I will not disturb the Queen Mother during her meal and will leave." Qin Zhao did not want to stay for a long time and then resigned.
Empress Dowager Guo said nothing and watched Qin Zhao go away.
As soon as Qin Zhao left, Queen Mother Guo weakly sat back on the edge of the bed. Seeing this, Nianyun hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is your Majesty okay?"
Queen Mother Guo took a breath and said hoarsely: "The Ai family are old and useless. They feel tired after standing for a while."
She even felt tired from hating Qin Zhao.
I've been unable to do anything lately and just want to lie in bed all day long so I won't feel tired.
"Slave, please go and ask the imperial doctor to come over and help you with the diagnosis," Nianyun said.
"No need, those quack doctors are all the same, it would be better to let Aijia sleep for a while..."
Qin Zhao had not gone far, and Queen Mother Guo's tired voice clearly reached her ears.
She looked up to the sky.
It just snowed last night and the sky is very gloomy. I don’t know if it will continue to snow.
When we left Cihe Palace, snowflakes were falling in the sky again.
At this time, Yuankang Palace, which was quiet, suddenly remembered Grandma Qian's voice again: "Madam, I just learned that the noble concubine has gone to Cihe Palace."
Concubine Rong's voice came to mind again: "Really?"
Qin Zhao slowed down and suddenly felt surprised.
Concubine Rong, who was indifferent to worldly affairs, would actually pay attention to her whereabouts. If not, Aunt Qian wouldn't have inquired about her coming to Cihe Palace, right?
She still remembered the previous conversation between Concubine Rong and Aunt Qian. What did Concubine Rong mean when she said time was running out? She always felt that there was something wrong with the conversation between Concubine Rong's master and servant.
At this time, Aunt Qian's voice came to her ears again: "I am worried about the imperial concubine..."
"There's nothing to worry about." Princess Rong said softly.
After that, Princess Rong's master and servant didn't speak again.
When Baozhu saw that Qin Zhao was no longer walking forward, he was puzzled: "Why don't you leave?"
Qin Zhao originally planned to return to Jinyang Palace first, but she suddenly wanted to meet Princess Rong for a while.
That Concubine Rong is so concerned about her whereabouts is enough to prove that Concubine Rong is not as indifferent to worldly affairs as everyone thinks.
"I haven't paid my respects to Concubine Rong for a long time. It's rare for me to come here, so I took Xiao Atom to visit Concubine Rong." Qin Zhao quickly made a decision and headed to Yuankang Palace with the child in his arms.
There were few people in Yuankang Palace, so when Qin Zhao entered Yuankang Palace, no one noticed him at first.
Later, Aunt Qian learned that Qin Zhao was coming and stepped forward to greet him.
Qin Zhao spared the gift from Aunt Qian and explained his purpose of coming: "I haven't seen Concubine Rong for some days. After little Atom was born, Concubine Rong didn't see her child either. Today I brought Little Atom to pay homage to Rong."
Greetings, Princess Dowager, please lead the way."
She had an aura before, but today she came dressed up, and her whole body exuded a noble air, which made her even more majestic.
Even Aunt Qian couldn't help but lament that Concubine Qin was so powerful.
This time she could not tolerate her refusal, so she led the way: "Your Majesty, please."
Under the leadership of Aunt Qian, Qin Zhao met Concubine Rong in the dormitory.
Concubine Rong's temperament is still graceful, and she seems to be much younger than Empress Dowager Guo at first glance.
After seeing Li, Qin Zhao carried the child to Concubine Rong and asked, "Concubine Concubine, would you like to hold little Atom?"
Concubine Rong looked at the pink and jade-carved boy and reached out to take it: "A Yuan looks like an emperor."
Qin Zhaosheng was lucky enough to be able to get a man in such a bad situation. This was Qin Zhao's ability.
"Yes, there is not a single part of this child that looks like my concubine." Qin Zhao felt the same way.
