GBP Chapter 128: Will Not Let Each Other Down
Chapter 128: Will Not Let Each Other Down
In this way, her young lady became the queen mother because of her son's ascension to the throne and sat on the throne of the queen mother.
But although there is the grace of raising a child by mother, there is no blood connection between them.
In the emperor's mind, the empress dowager's position is not stable, as can be seen from the demise of the Zhao family.
Speaking of the Zhao family, it is a sad past.
The huge family collapsed due to a sudden conspiracy. All family members were imprisoned, and even the death of the emperor's biological mother was involved, which made the emperor furious. No one dared to mention the Zhao family again and avoided it as much as possible.
Even the pregnant eldest daughter of the Zhao family was ruthlessly divorced by her in-laws and sent back home.
At that time, the Queen Mother was extremely anxious. To her, all the people in the Zhao family were her closest relatives.
Madam Zhao was her biological mother, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family was her biological sister, and there were also those brothers...
How could she just sit there and do nothing?
So, she disregarded all consequences and risked angering the emperor to plead for the Zhao family.
This action almost destroyed the relationship between her and her son, and brought the relationship between mother and son to a freezing point.
When the Queen Mother was disheartened, only the Wang family and the King of Qi stood up and spoke for the Zhao family.
Although the Zhao family ultimately failed to escape their fate, the Queen Mother always remembered this favor in her heart and therefore looked at the King of Qi with a different eye.
Although the Zhao family has dispersed, the child left behind by the elder sister Zhao who treated her like her own sister may still be alive somewhere in this world.
He is the only hope of the Zhao family. How wonderful it would be if we could find him...
The Queen Mother sighed softly, closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
In her dream, she seemed to have returned to the courtyard full of laughter. She was still the little girl chasing butterflies, her cousins were laughing beside her, and her cousin gently reminded her to be careful.
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On their way back, Su Rao and Su Yi met King Qi again by chance.
The man with a scar on his face who was following closely beside the King of Qi had an unremarkable appearance, but the scar made people feel a chill in their hearts when they looked at it.
Although Su Rao wanted to avoid the King of Qi in her heart, she knew very well that the rules of the palace should not be ignored. So she suppressed her displeasure and followed Su Yi's steps. The two of them saluted the King of Qi together, their movements elegant and solemn.
"Greetings, King Qi." His words revealed just the right amount of respect and distance.
The King of Qi's gaze seemed to penetrate the barriers of space, passing directly over the gentle Su Yi and firmly locking onto Su Rao, with an imperceptible hint of amusement in his eyes.
"Concubine Su, it is true that we meet everywhere in life. It seems like it was just yesterday when we met by chance at Lingkong Temple a few days ago, and we met again in the palace today. It seems that we are destined to be together."
The King of Qi's smile was warm but also had a subtle sharpness.
Su Rao smiled bitterly in her heart. As the concubine of Prince Yi, she really didn't want to have unnecessary entanglements with any other princes. She just wanted to keep to herself.
"Your Highness, you are joking. There are many coincidences in the world. This is just one of them. It cannot be called fate. I have important matters to attend to. I will take my leave first."
After she finished speaking, she gently took Su Yi's hand, hurriedly fled from this depressing occasion.
After walking for a distance, Su Rao slowly stopped and took a deep breath, as if to release all the tightness in her chest.
She turned to look at Su Yi with a hint of curiosity in her eyes, "Sister, do you know who the man with the scar on his face was who was following the King of Qi just now? I always feel that he is a little unusual."
Su Yi frowned slightly and recalled carefully: "I have indeed never seen him, but I have a deep impression of the scar on his face. I heard that the eldest son of the general who guards the country also has similar scars on his face, and he has a close personal relationship with the King of Qi. This person should be a descendant of the Cao family."
Su Rao frowned when she heard this. She found it hard to believe that the eldest son of the General's Mansion would look so gloomy. He did not have the integrity and heroism that a military family should have.
Putting these doubts aside for now, at least the fact that she is out of favor has not been exposed yet, and it will be difficult for the King of Qi to find trouble with her in a short period of time.
At this moment, King Qi and Cao Duan stopped at the same time. Their eyes penetrated the air and followed the backs of Su Rao and her sister as they left. They never retracted their gazes until the figure completely disappeared from their sight.
"This Concubine Su seems to be different from before." There was an indescribable emotion in the King of Qi's voice.
Cao Duan was not keen on matters of concubines. He had seen at a glance that Su Rao was not favored by the emperor, so he did not have much interest in her.
"Indeed, there have been quite a lot of changes." He agreed lightly, without much fluctuation in his tone.
The King of Qi felt a sinking feeling in his heart. He originally thought that he had caught Su Rao's handle, but unexpectedly...
What a pity!
It's all because of the princess's incompetence. She can't even handle such a small matter!
Anger was burning in his chest, and he wanted to find a scapegoat immediately to vent his anger.
"However, this is far from enough." Cao Duan suddenly spoke, interrupting his thoughts.
The King of Qi was stunned: "What do you mean, it's not enough?"
he asked confused.
"Although she is no longer virgin, she has never really spent the night with anyone." Cao Duan's explanation completely stunned the King of Qi.
Not having sex?
That night, he heard it clearly!
"Are you sure? Did you misunderstand?" King Qi asked, with a hint of urgency in his tone.
"There is absolutely no mistake. Your Highness, please trust my judgment. I am quite knowledgeable about women's affairs, and this matter is clear at a glance." Cao Duan's tone was full of confidence.
The King of Qi was extremely shocked.
Zhao Huaijue was able to remain restrained in that situation. Is he a real man?
Is it because his will is too strong, or are there other unknown reasons?
Maybe he can't...
A thought flashed through the King of Qi's mind: Was the reason why Zhao Huaijue was so restrained because if he broke the rules, it would lead to consequences that he could not bear?
If this is true, he would make Zhao Huaijue break his rules. Since he himself can't do it, he will add fuel to the fire.
A sinister smile appeared on the corner of King Qi's mouth.
"Cao Duan, you are very adept at dealing with the world of romance, so you must have a lot of drugs that can make people addicted, right?"
Cao Duan chuckled, with some ill intentions in his smile: "I will not let you down, Your Majesty."
The King of Qi returned to his residence and immediately summoned his confidants and handed them a bottle of pills.
"Try to mix this medicine into Prince Yi's meals."
In the afternoon, after Su Rao accompanied Su Yi to finish his meal, another imperial decree came from Shoukang Palace, summoning Princess Yi alone, and Su Rao was ignored again.
It is said that the Queen Mother became irritated when she saw her.
Su Rao had mixed feelings. When would the gentle and kind old lady from her previous life show her warmth again?
She was unable to see the old lady for the last time in her previous life, and when they met again in this life, she wished she could spend more time with her. Unfortunately, she was rejected as soon as they met.
The empress dowager's special treatment in the previous life was without any reason, and she was unable to replicate the old example and win the empress dowager's favor in this life.