It was probably the incident with his last child that left a big psychological shadow on Zhao Zongheng, and his worries almost overflowed.
Si Ningchi was naturally worried, but she also knew that it was an accident that she failed to keep her last child. She could only hope for the safety of this child. The little worry she felt at first was reflected in Zhao Zongheng's virtuous behavior.
It was diluted quite a bit.
"Did the Queen Mother do anything out of the ordinary during the time she returned to the palace?" Si Ningchi sat down softly on one side and raised his eyes slightly to look at Zhao Zongheng and asked.
"Nothing." Zhao Zongheng shook his head, went to sit down next to Si Ningchi, and said with some exhaustion: "I am extremely tired of getting along with that concubine..."
Zhao Zongheng didn't want to say that his concubine tried every means to stick to him when they were getting along in private.
If this person wasn't still useful, Zhao Zongheng would really want to chop her hands off!
On the other hand, he had to 'entangle' with her. If he hadn't come to the Queen at night, Zhao Zongheng would have been tortured and gone crazy.
"Now that the Queen Mother has returned to the palace, the Emperor should come less often, lest something goes wrong and all the previous efforts are wasted." Si Ningchi paused as he spoke and continued: "If I want to design it again, I'm afraid the Emperor will have to personally accompany the concubine.
about."
"Impossible!" When Zhao Zongheng heard this, he straightened up immediately and almost gritted his teeth and said, "I will never do it again!"
Perhaps because of the deterrent effect of Si Ningchi's words, Zhao Zongheng was too sensible to stay overnight in the next few days.
He still climbed over the wall to sit for a while in the middle of the night. Sometimes he came too late and Si Ningchi had already gone to bed, but Zhao Zongheng left some interesting gadgets and left.
Fengwu Palace was surrounded like an iron barrel. Even if Mrs. Cui wanted to explore Fengwu Palace, she couldn't do it.
She knew in her heart that the emperor and the empress must be wary of her because of the incident with her last child. Cui didn't dare to have any ideas about the emperor's heir anymore. She turned around and asked many imperial doctors to find out for sure.
I knew that the Queen was indeed pregnant and was getting older.
This matter is not false. The Emperor has no one else to serve him, only that concubine...
Mrs. Cui was very cautious and did not do anything to her concubine after returning to the palace for so long. These people were trying their best to see the emperor, but Zhao Zongheng refused one after another and said nothing.
Later, Mrs. Cui changed her approach and asked people to invite concubine Yi to come to Ci'an Palace to serve her.
This also caused Zhao Zongheng to find that he could not find her when he wanted to see his concubine again.
This continued for several days, and Zhao Zongheng finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Early this morning, Yibin was forced to go to Ci'an Palace to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Cui. Once again, she was left to talk to the Queen Mother. Yibin felt uncomfortable. This had happened for several days, and the Queen Mother had never made things difficult for her. It was delicious.
It's delicious to serve, and it looks like it's easy to talk to.
But he refused to let her go and kept her here.
"The Emperor has arrived——!" A sharp and high-pitched summons suddenly came from outside Ci'an Palace.
Yi Bi's eyes suddenly lit up, and the corners of her lips raised showed uncontrollable pride and excitement.
Mrs. Cui's eyes darkened, and the hand holding the tea cup quietly clenched.
She raised her eyes and saw Zhao Zongheng striding into the palace with a sullen face. Zhao Zongheng had not set foot in Ci'an Palace once since she returned to the palace, but now he came in person for such a little concubine.
Even with Cui's mind, she could see with her own eyes Zhao Zongheng's extremely natural action of reaching out to Yibin and protecting her by his side. It really made Cui's heart tremble. In addition, Yibin's face was so different from hers.
So similar to myself.
How could Mr. Cui not think more?
"What is your Majesty doing?" Ms. Cui suppressed her surging emotions and asked in a deep voice.
"If the Queen Mother really has nothing to do, she should recite sutras more often." Zhao Zongheng said as if he was very bored with her: "I am still young and cannot serve the Queen Mother well."
"There is no need to come to Ci'an Palace in the future." The latter sentence was said to Yibi.
Yi concubine was very frightened. Seeing the emperor standing up for her in this way, Yi concubine was secretly happy. She lowered her head and responded respectfully: "Concubine, I thank the emperor."
Ms. Cui sneered, gritted her teeth and said, "The Ai family just asked Yi Concubine to talk to them, so the emperor is protecting them like this?"
Zhao Zongheng frowned in disgust and said as he turned to leave: "I don't want my concubine to become like you, disgusting."
After Zhao Zongheng said these words, he left with his concubine in mind.
Ms. Cui froze on the spot. At that moment, her mind surged and she raised her hand to sweep all the tea cups on the table to the ground. The palace servants in the palace knelt down one after another.
"He is really because of his mourning for his family! Hahaha!" Mrs. Cui cried and laughed, looking very crazy. Her emotions were full of anger or joy. Zhao Zongheng defended his concubine in this way, clearly not because he was worried about harming his concubine.
He clearly felt that if his concubine had been with her for a long time, he would be influenced by her and do something disgusting to him?
Sitting at the table, Mrs. Cui sneered, remembering herself for no reason at that time. She was once innocent and naive, and followed her father into the palace to pay homage to the empress. She was Zhao Zongheng's biological mother and the empress doted on by the late emperor.
Mrs. Cui still remembers how gentle and touching Queen Qi was and how dignified she was.
She always talks to her with a smile, saying that she is very similar to her mother...
Cui thought in a daze that she didn't know anything at that time, let alone Queen Qi's intention to choose her as the Crown Princess. She only remembered that when she first met Zhao Zongheng, she had no interest in this cold and indifferent Crown Prince.
Very fond of it.
Zhao Zongheng in his youth was no different from Zhao Zongheng now. He was completely uninterested in the relationship between men and women and turned a blind eye to Cui's overtures.
Mrs. Cui only remembered that the only time they got along was sitting together and drinking tea in Queen Qi's palace, and they didn't even exchange a word.
It's just that at that time, Zhao Zongheng would not show bored expressions towards her. Even if he didn't pay much attention to her, he was very gentle and willing to stay with her.
"Is the Ai family really in the wrong?" Ms. Cui murmured, staring blankly outside the hall.
She hated Zhao Zongheng's ruthlessness, but she also hated herself even more for why she could become emotional so easily.
Ms. Cui bit her lip, unwilling to recall how she first fell in love with Zhao Zongheng and expressed her feelings to Zhao Zongheng in a shy manner. In the end, she could only say to him: "I never liked you."
Such a sentence was such a huge blow to a young girl who had just developed feelings. She was ashamed, angry and angry, and even felt that Zhao Zongheng was ignorant. Why could Zhao Zongheng be so cold and indifferent when she was so proactive!
later……
She made a bold decision.
Maybe it was out of poor self-esteem, or maybe it was an act out of anger and hatred.
