Chapter 619
Xiao Ce sneered and hooked his lips: "You mean you want me to go?"
Deep in Qin Zhao's heart, of course, he hoped that Xiao Ce would hurry up with his business, so as not to know that she was drinking and preaching to her.
But she didn't dare to tell the truth, so she replied: "I finally saw the emperor, why would I be willing to go with the emperor? The emperor is fine, but the suspicion is too serious."
"It's clearly your own dishonesty, why do you blame me for suspecting that you are seriously ill?" Xiao Ce said, and went to check whether there was any problem with the glass of water Qin Zhao drank.
He looked at the teacup carefully and found nothing unusual.
"Baoyu, the emperor is here, why don't you bring the fruit?" Qin Zhao said and then ordered Baozhu: "Go and make two cups of tea, the emperor and I will drink it later."
Chew the tea leaves to get rid of the alcohol smell, she could give it a try.
The two treasures left, Baoyu quickly brought up the fruit plate, Qin Zhao took the fruit to eat, and when Baozhu brought the tea, she couldn't wait to drink the tea, and by the way, she chewed the tea.
Xiao Ce frowned at her busy appearance: "Qin Zhao, do you have a problem?!"
I can't blame him for thinking too much, this woman speaks and does things in a strange way.
She never drank tea at night before, saying that drinking tea would cause insomnia, why is she uncharacteristically?
Qin Zhao hurriedly shook his head: "I'm fine, I'm fine."
Sure enough, chewing tea is useful, she can feel it herself, and now she chews more happily.
"Are you chewing tea?!" Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao as if he had seen a ghost.
"Suddenly found that the tea that the emperor sent was very delicious. The more you chew it, the sweeter it is. It's delicious." Qin Zhao smiled.
Xiao Ce couldn't bear to look directly at the tea leaves on Qin Zhao's teeth.
Qin Zhao chewed a lot of tea that night, and indeed did not let Xiao Ce discover the fact that she was drinking, but the result was that she was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
Afraid of disturbing Xiao Ce to rest, she simply got up and said, "Your Majesty, go to sleep first, I'll go outside for a couple of laps and then sleep."
Without waiting for Xiao Ce to agree, she ran out of the dormitory and ran in Jinyang Palace.
When she stopped after a dozen laps, she found that Xiao Ce was waiting for her under the brightly lit roof.
She stood in front of Xiao Ce sweating profusely: "Why hasn't the emperor slept yet?"
When she stopped and found that someone was waiting for her, the happiness was indescribable.
"Wait for you." Xiao Ce said, took her hand and pushed her to the clean room, "I asked Baozhu to prepare for bathing. On such a hot day, you are sweating after running, so go wash first. ."
Qin Zhao didn't expect Xiao Ce to be so considerate, and she felt a little guilty for a while: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't eat too much tea, and the emperor will stay up late with me."
"This is just a trivial matter. Don't chew tea at night in the future to avoid insomnia." Xiao Ce didn't care.
Under the lights, his eyes were soft and warm like the bright moon in the sky.
Qin Zhao turned around and went to the clean room, remembering the questions Zuo Zhaorong and Wu Xirou asked her.
They all asked her what her feelings for Xiao Ce were. She thought it was family affection, but at a certain moment of warmth, she would also feel broken for Xiao Ce.
She hoped that the family relationship with Xiao Ce would never deteriorate, otherwise she would have to force the hearts and minds of those who did not belong to her alone, which would be wrong.
Xu is because she took a comfortable bath, she fell asleep on the couch this time.
The next day she woke up late, and Xiao Ce went to the Fengtian Palace early in the morning.
"Before the emperor left, he asked his servant Mo Lai to disturb the girl, and let the girl sleep until she woke up naturally." Baozhu said when she stood up to serve Qin Zhao.
This situation seems to be no different from the situation in Mochizukiju at that time.
It's just that the girl was Liang Di at that time, and she was also one of the emperor's backyards. Now, although he lives in Jinyang Palace, where Taifei Wu once lived, and it is still the main palace, he has no name.
It is obviously unreasonable to say that this phenomenon is normal. But if it is not normal, the girl's living in Jinyang Palace is also in line with the emperor's love for the girl.
Qin Zhao didn't answer, she focused on washing up, and only remembered something serious while eating breakfast: "Is there any other residents living in Jinyang Palace?"
"Not yet. It may be that someone is afraid of disturbing the girl, so this palace is only the girl who lives." Baozhu replied.
However, in the future, after the draft is over, there will be more and more beautiful women in the harem, and there may be new guests staying in Jinyang Palace.
Seeing that Baozhu never mentioned the draft, Baoyu took the lead in provoking this topic: "My servant heard that the Empress Dowager is preparing for the draft."
Since Empress Dowager Guo became the Empress Dowager, she has been the busiest one among all the people in the harem, and she has been looking for trouble with girls all day long.
The fact that he is actively preparing for the draft this time is clearly because he wants to have more newcomers stationed in the harem and find more people to deal with the girls.
"It is normal for the emperor to be on the throne at the beginning of the year, and it is normal for the draft to be put on the agenda." Qin Zhao felt that this was not unusual.
It should be said, as expected.
Baoyu was silent for a moment, and then said, "I heard that the Empress Dowager and all the adults are dissatisfied with the emptiness of the Central Palace, and intend to stand up as soon as possible, and are currently looking for suitable candidates."
Qin Zhao sneered when he heard the words: "The Queen Mother Guo really can't be idle. The emperor has only been on the throne for a few days? I can't wait to manage the emperor's marriage. This is not something we can talk about. Don't mention it in front of the emperor."
When Xiao Ce was the prince, he wanted to find a concubine for Xiao Ce, and when Xiao Ce ascended the throne, he wanted to find a queen for Xiao Ce. Since this matter has to be settled sooner or later, it is better to settle it sooner or later.
I just don't know what Xiao Ce's own wishes are...
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Xiao Ce only met a few ministers, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the queen mother showed him several candidates for the queen.
"The emptiness of the central palace is not the solution. You are not too young. You should have married a wife and have children. Now that this matter is not resolved, the adults will not feel at ease. Since the emperor has ascended the throne, he should focus on the overall situation. The family selected for you are all famous ladies, and they are excellent in every aspect, and it will also help the emperor to sit on the dragon throne.
Xiao Ce never looked directly at the list of so-called queen candidates. He said in a slow voice, "The matter will be postponed and the draft will be discussed after three years."
Empress Dowager Guo did not expect such an answer, she said coldly: "Whether it is the successor or the draft is a matter of the national fortune of the Great Qi, Emperor, you can't be willful..."
"The queen mother probably forgot that her father, the emperor, died soon. I don't want to draft the draft at this time. This is also the last bit of filial piety I can show for the father and the emperor. The mother and queen are not difficult." After a pause, Xiao Ce said firmly: "This is the end of the matter, no further discussion!"
The Empress Dowager Guo wanted to persuade again: "Aijia always thinks about the emperor and worries about the national fortune of Daqi. How can the emperor be so willful—"
"Zhang Jixiang, I'm very busy to send the Queen Mother back to the Cihe Palace." Xiao Ce interrupted the Queen Mother Guo.