After finishing the topic, Qin Zhao walked away with Xiao Atom in his arms.
Not long after, she heard Nianyun sigh, and the sigh seemed to float into her ears and lingered for a long time.
She thought that people like Nian Yun should not have anything to worry about. The person Empress Dowager Guo trusted the most was Nian Yun. Serving a big shot like Empress Dowager Guo, she had no worries about food and clothing. Even if Empress Dowager Guo made things difficult for anyone, she would not make things difficult for Nianyun.
, she really couldn't imagine what was bothering Nianyun.
Qin Zhao walked around Cihe Palace for a while and saw Xiao Ce coming out.
The two of them left Cihe Palace hand in hand and then went to Shoukang Palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager.
After paying New Year's greetings, Qin Zhao explained the reason for his late arrival.
Not only did the Empress Dowager not blame him, she also said that Xiao Ce should sleep a little longer. The old man also felt sorry for Xiao Ce who was busy all year round. He used to get up at four or five o'clock. It was rare to have a rest. How could he live a good life if he didn't go to bed later?
Years of hard work?
Qin Zhao and Xiao Ce simply stayed in Shoukang Palace for an afternoon and had dinner before returning to Jinyang Palace.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, all the ladies were waiting outside the palace early in the morning, wanting to enter the palace to pay New Year greetings to Qin Zhao.
This time last year, Qin Zhao was still pregnant and not yet a noble concubine.
Today, Qin Zhao has been promoted to a noble concubine, and the right to manage the harem has also fallen into Qin Zhao's hands. Although Princess Wu will also assist Qin Zhao, it is Qin Zhao who is in charge of the harem.
In the future, if they want to send a noble daughter into the palace, the first person they want to please is Qin Zhao.
So early that morning, everyone went to Jinyang Palace to send New Year greetings, just to make a good impression on their noble daughter.
Qin Zhao is a well-rounded person, and socializing is not a problem. Everyone chatted while eating snacks, and the atmosphere was very good.
Just at the busy moment, Mrs. Hu also came.
The moment Hu appeared, everyone's eyes fixed on her.
Just because Mrs. Hu was Xiao Yi's concubine, and because she was charming and glamorous, she became the focus of everyone's attention when she appeared.
Everyone also found it strange that they came to the palace to pay New Year greetings to Qin Zhao because they wanted to pave the way for the noble ladies in the palace to enter the palace to serve the king. Why did Concubine Hu come here?
It's unlikely that King An also wanted to infiltrate Jinshang's harem, so he allowed Concubine Hu to make this trip.
Everyone was confused, and Qin Zhao himself had questions. He didn't expect that Mrs. Hu would come to pay her New Year's greetings on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
"It's so lively." After Concubine Hu sat down, she looked around and said, "Today is a good day. My sister won't mind if I come to the palace to join in the fun, right?"
Qin Zhao thought to herself, when did she and Mrs. Hu become sisters? It was just a matter of fun, she just took it easy.
"Of course not." Qin Zhaoxu responded.
At this time, Concubine Hu presented another New Year gift box that she had brought. Baozhu stepped forward to take it and put it together with the other gift boxes.
Concubine Hu's eyes flashed slightly when she saw this detail, and then she started chatting with Qin Zhao.
Concubine Hu mentioned more than once that she would visit the palace more often because Prince An's palace was boring. Before today, Qin Zhao had only thought that Concubine Hu was joking, but now she understood that Concubine Hu would indeed come to Jin Dynasty.
Yang Palace moves around.
The problem is that she has no friendship with Concubine Hu, and Concubine Hu is too familiar with her.
Seeing that Qin Zhao was silent, Concubine Hu joked: "Does Sister Qin dislike me?"
Qin Zhao smiled back at her: "Of course not."
"Then I won't be polite. I will often visit the palace from now on." Concubine Hu immediately responded.
"Welcome." Qin Zhao replied with two words: Concubine Hu.
She also wanted to know why Mr. Hu suddenly got close to her. Is it because she was a noble concubine? Or did Mr. Hu have some ulterior motives?
Mrs. Hu came to Jinyang Palace to pay her New Year's greetings. Did Xiao Yi know about this? Or maybe it was Xiao Yi who ordered Mrs. Hu to get close to her.
Concubine Hu sat there for about half an hour and then left Jinyang Palace first.
On the other hand, other married women seemed unwilling to get up and leave once they sat down.
Qin Zhao was busy for a whole day before meeting all the imperial wives who handed the cards to the palace.
"Your Majesty didn't even take a nap." Bao Zhu felt distressed: "Lunch ended in a hurry. Your Majesty must be hungry, right? Baoyu has already prepared dinner, shall you eat first?"
"I ate a lot of snacks in the afternoon, so I'm not hungry." Qin Zhao felt uncomfortable in his neck: "Please help me massage my neck."
After sitting all day, I am really tired.
We haven't officially taken charge of the harem yet. Many people will enter the harem in the future, and that will be the beginning of the busy work.
Baozhu stepped forward to help Qin Zhao massage, "After the empress gave birth to your little highness, her health was not as good as before."
"This has nothing to do with Xiao Atom. It's just that I'm lazy and don't exercise regularly, so I'm so prone to back pain." Qin Zhao is still a little self-aware.
Here, Master Qin Zhao and his servants spoke thoughtful words, and at Changkang Palace, Aunt Zhong told Concubine Wu the news she had learned.
"Everyone goes to Jinyang Palace to pay New Year's greetings, but no one comes to Changkang Palace. What does it sound like?!" Aunt Zhong was very dissatisfied that her master was ignored by everyone.
During the previous dynasty, the Dowager Empress had been in charge of the harem for twenty years. She was rich in experience. What ability did Qin Zhao have? Isn't it just the embroidered pillow favored by the emperor?
"Why are you so angry? When Qin Zhao officially takes charge of the harem, the Ai family will have many opportunities to make her look bad." Concubine Wu felt calm.
This is not the case in the previous dynasty. At that time, she was extremely famous and everyone acted based on her face.
Now that Xiao Ce is the emperor, isn't it normal for everyone to fawn over Qin Zhao?
Who would not have the eyesight to come to Changkang Palace to pay New Year's greetings to her?
Her target is Qin Zhao's child. She doesn't care at all whether these people come to pay her New Year's greetings.
"I just feel sorry for you. It's all the fault of Empress Dowager Guo, a vicious woman. If it weren't for Empress Dowager Guo, your empress wouldn't be like this now, and it won't be her turn to sit on the throne." Aunt Zhong hated her when she mentioned this matter.
She hated herself even more for not discovering the clues in advance. As a close servant, she failed to protect the empress, which was why the empress missed the position of queen mother.
"What's the use of talking about this now? The Ai family is no longer sad. What the Ai family has to do is to take revenge. The Guo family has worked hard so that Xiao Ce can sit on the throne. If one day in the future, the country of Qi changes hands.
, Mrs. Guo wonders if she can still laugh in front of the Ai family!" Concubine Wu sneered and raised her lips.
"Isn't the imperial concubine going to get rid of the imperial concubine's child?" Aunt Zhong heard the hidden meaning in Qin Zhao's words.
"If Xiao Yuan is removed, the emperor will have no children. Wouldn't it be easier for the Ai family to do things? The Ai family not only needs to get rid of Xiao Yuan, but also needs to change the owner of this great country. Only in this way can the entire Wu family be preserved. The Ai family needs to make a good plan.
Fan!" A flash of light flashed in Mrs. Wu's eyes.
Instead of waiting for Xiao Ce's mother and son to decide her fate, it is better to take her own destiny into her own hands.
As long as she takes the initiative, she no longer has to look at Xiao Ce's mother and son's faces.
