Empress Cao had already received the report, but was waiting anxiously at the palace gate.
She knew that the place where Zhu drowned was on Xi'er's way back from school, and Xi'er would definitely know about it. And this child was also a lover... I hope the officials can handle it as soon as possible, and don't let Xi'er see it.
You can use any wording after that, but you can't let him see it.
Unfortunately, her expectations did not come true. From a distance, she could see Zhao Xi dragging his body indifferently, slowly moving this way, and turning his head from time to time.
Xi'er has been strong since she recovered from her illness, but now she is being supported by Wang Zhongzheng...
Finally we saw it.
"Xi'er, I know you're feeling uncomfortable, go back to your room and rest... Tao Niang, don't pester Saburo today!"
Empress Cao felt distressed when she saw the baby. A baby had all the emotions of an adult. He would not cry or make trouble, but would shed tears and move indifferently.
Zhao Xi raised his eyes and looked at Queen Cao...
"Mother, the child is fine."
When Zhao Xi saw that Zhu was murdered, the first suspect that came to mind was the queen.
After all, if he shows his emotions towards his biological mother, the queen will be afraid of him. It is inevitable that he will reach the top, and in view of the consideration of his future status, the queen has the motive to do so.
Seeing Queen Cao's expression at this moment, he denied it.
Being the head of the Sixth Palace will not affect her status in any way. Even if she makes the decision, the outer court will not allow herself to neglect her.
What's more, Zhao Xi didn't see anything unusual about Queen Cao. Her licking was very sincere and she was really worried about herself.
If the Queen intends to do this, there is absolutely no need for her to see it, and she may even not let herself know about it at all.
Zhu's life will not last long, everyone in the inner court knows this, and there is no need for the queen to be so anxious.
Mrs. Zhang? A woman of seven or eight months old can't do it and order others? There are not so many choices in this inner garden.
No one in Neiyuan would kill Zhu on purpose. Zhao Xi soon understood that this was a time to cause trouble, a time to make himself resentful of other aunts in Neiyuan, and to quarrel with his father and the queen.
The operation of creating gaps in the mind.
Very good, very targeted, and made full use of my own intelligence. Unfortunately... I am really not a smart kid!
Zhao Xi lay with his eyes slightly closed, analyzing the incident bit by bit in his mind.
Alas! Dad, you must be such a coward. This is your own home, and you are running it like a colander. Not to mention protecting your own woman, even your own life and children feel unsafe.
"How is Xi'er?"
"I saw that Xi'er was feeling uncomfortable, so I put her to rest first. What's the matter with the official family, the Zhu family?"
At this time, Zhao Xi also wanted to listen, as if he felt that his father knew that he was not asleep, so he held his breath and wanted to see how his father would explain.
"Let's take a look at Xi'er first."
Alas, such a fleshly temperament!
Zhao Xi was still lying on his back, but he just closed his teary eyes, trying to look exhausted after all the effort, and it was convincing to fall asleep like this. He was still a child, so it was normal for him to cry to sleep.
None of the chamberlains in Ciming Palace are stupid. They all know that they can't talk too much at this time, as anyone who talks could get them killed.
Everyone knows that they cannot interfere with stories of this level. Even if they saw Prince E open his eyes just now and now close them, he has fallen asleep.
Zhao Zhen took a glance and seemed to be staying by Zhao Xi's bed for a while before tucking in the quilt again.
"The official family..."
"There may be other clues about Zhu's matter, but there is no conclusion yet. It will take some time to check."
Zhao Zhen lowered his voice and whispered to the queen. No matter how much he doted on Mrs. Zhang, no matter how beautiful and young the other concubines were, in Zhao Zhen's heart, Mrs. Cao might be the only one who made him feel at ease.
Even if the inner garden is so dirty, I can only talk to Cao.
"Why bother! There are not many people in Japan who are suffering from Zhu's illness. Who could be so despicable and do such inhuman things?"
"We still don't know. Saint, please watch over Xi'er and don't cause anything else to happen. I will take care of it myself. Let's talk to Zishantang tomorrow and Xi'er will stop studying for the time being."
Do you know how to deal with it? Zhao Xi really has no hope of dealing with his father. I guess he doesn't even have a direction at this time, so he still handles it? By the time you figure it out, things will have changed.
"Don't worry, officials. I'll keep it in mind and I won't dare to slack off on Xi'er's affairs."
Maybe this tender body really couldn't bear such exertion, or maybe the violent mood swings made the child Zhao Xi tired.
Zhao Xi actually fell asleep.
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"Mother, my child wants to go outside for a walk."
The next day, Zhao Xi didn't have to go to school, but the queen followed him almost step by step, like a baby learning to walk.
Zhao Xi wanted to do something or ask something in front of the queen... so he had no choice but to stay in Ciming Palace.
But at this time, he really couldn't stay any longer. He was not his father. He had Chen Lin who ordered him around. He did have a follower, Wang Zhongzheng, but he was also a child and had no status in the palace. He even called the team in the morning.
He didn't dare to speak loudly, what could he be expected to do.
"Where does Xi'er want to go?"
"Don't worry, Madam. The child is not messy. He just wants to go out and roam around the house."
Come to think of it, whenever I have something that I don’t understand, I like to walk around, so that I can relieve my boredom.
Empress Cao had no doubt that he was there, so she agreed.
"You follow the prince. You are not allowed to let Prince E go to the place where the Zhu family is buried. For the rest, follow the prince himself."
Queen Cao was not at ease, fearing that Zhao Xi would go to the place where his biological mother was buried again, which would cause her to grieve again.
This Xi'er has recovered not long ago, so she can no longer be hurt by grief. Children, they always forget something when they are not seen.
If it was said that Zhao Xi was a little sad, if it was said that it hurt, he really didn't feel it. What really worried him was the purpose of this matter.
Just as the Empress said, her biological mother was destined to die soon. Whether or not she was killed, she would not be able to carry her to the throne, so it had nothing to do with her future status.
And dumping his body on the road he must pass to study and pretending to have drowned is not as simple as simply making himself sad.
"Zhongzheng, is this place guarding the Forbidden City Guards or the Imperial City Division?"
Zhao Xi said it was "turning around", but it was really "turning around", but the place he chose was different.
At this moment, the place where he stood was the only place in the entire palace garden where he could see Zhu's palace to the drowning pool.
Because Zhu is his biological mother, although her rank is not high, the palace is treated like a good concubine. It is not remote among the many palaces in the inner garden, but it is not on the main axis of the palace.
The distance from Zhu's palace to the drowning pool is about ten or twenty meters, which is exactly the scope of a guard's supervision.
There is a clear boundary between the inner garden and the guards. Further inside, is the duty range of the imperial city's ministers.
Regarding the issue of guarding the palace, there seems to be a division of labor between the Suwei imperial army and the Imperial City's ministerial officials, and there is no overlap in the scope of their care.
"Back to your lord, this place should be within the scope of the Suwei Forbidden Army. The younger one is a personal official of the Imperial City Division. Although he is not yet on duty alone, he is led by his predecessors and has an understanding of many duty areas."
Wang Zhongzheng didn't understand what Zhao Xi was going to do, including the fact that the prince asked them to lift him up just now. He was confused.