C231 Qingluo's Worry

This was something that could be easily seen after being in contact with Zi Rou. Outside the palace, with Qing Luo and her parents by her side, there would be people who would remind her whenever she wanted to take care of her. They didn't fear that she would make any mistakes.

But now that she had entered the Imperial Palace, she was no longer accompanied by people like she was outside. If she was still that lazy, it would really be hard to tell the result.

Wailing Home won't be able to stop you, so you should know that out of all your new concubines, no one can easily meet your family members. If you go now, I'm afraid it would be impossible for you to not have anything to say.

Although the empress dowager knew that she was being used by Blue Luan, she still couldn't bear to blame her. It wasn't just because of Seventh Brother, but because she was also a loyal person.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have pulled that banner of hers just for the sake of ZiRou. According to Qingluo's personality, even if it was her own matter, she wouldn't want to trouble her.

"Imperial Mother, I'm sorry!" Hearing the empress dowager's words, she already knew what she was trying to do. Qingluo kneeled down obediently and gave the empress dowager three honest kowtows. The empress dowager could see that she was paying her respects.

"It's all because of Qingluo that I've troubled you, Imperial Mother. Only, Qingluo is really worried about ZiRou. If I don't go and meet her, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep even if I don't eat well."

The empress dowager waved a hand at her. "Why aren't you going yet? Wailing Home is going to change his mind soon." He signalled to Qingluo to hurry over, but she had to turn around three times a step before leaving the Spring Festival Hall.

"This girl is a righteous person. Empress Dowager, on account of little sister, there's no need to bother with that child. Think about it, even a half-dead old woman like me can't bear to ignore her."

Grand Consort's words made the empress dowager let out a heavy snort. These two or three would help her.

If Wailing Home has a grudge with her, then she will not be allowed to meet anyone. Just that, Wailing Home did not expect that for the sake of that little girl, she would actually bear to carry my banner, the price for that would be too high. If Wailing Home is stingy, then she would not even have a good time in the future.

"She only dared to do so because she knew you were a good-natured empress dowager. She knew that you loved her, didn't all the children do the same? The more she cared about them, the more they would ask of you instead. A child knows who's the most sincere in their treatment."

The empress dowager was amused by Grand Consort's words. That's right, a child would always find someone who doted on them to act like a spoiled child. Forget it, this was the first time Qingluo had asked for a favor.

He didn't want to pick her, but the empress dowager felt refreshed when people used her occasionally. In this palace, there really was no one who dared to have such thoughts towards him. This Qingluo had too much guts.

"Qingluo, how did you come here?" Seeing that Qingluo had come to see him in the Zhao Yang Hall, ZiRou was first pleasantly surprised, but then her face darkened. "You're begging the empress dowager? Is the empress dowager angry at the request? "

Everyone knew that new concubines were not allowed to see their families. Even if his current rank was high enough to summon his family, he would have to wait at least two months. If Qingluo could enter now, she must have some tricks up her sleeve.

"Come, let's talk in the inner room." Zi Rou led Qing Luo into her bedroom. If they didn't call anyone here, then the palace maids and servants weren't allowed to enter as they pleased.

"Tell me quickly, why did the Empress Dowager agree to see me?" Zi Rou didn't believe that the empress dowager would be so easy to deal with. After all, she was the empress dowager. No matter how benevolent she usually was, it was impossible for her to make an exception for him.

"I begged the empress dowager, but I did it on purpose. I've come to your place, the emperors of the imperial harem will definitely find out soon enough. The people here are all intelligent people, so the moment they know I'm here, they'll think of the empress dowager's grace."

"Since you know that the empress dowager agreed to let me visit you, then you should know that the empress dowager values you greatly. Can you be safer in the imperial harem with the empress dowager's protective umbrella?"

This meant that Qingluo had schemed against the empress dowager, causing her face to change from anger. "You're too gutsy. I know you're worried about me, but I'm afraid the empress dowager will be annoyed if you do."

Qingluo had indeed made use of her pregnancy to take a risk, but she also didn't want to scheme against the empress dowager who was kind to her. It was just that she was too worried about ZiRou being alone in the palace and not having anything to rely on.

No matter what, if she could use her face in front of the empress dowager and her son to exchange for a peace of mind, then Qingluo would be willing as well.

Qingluo carefully looked around the room. It seemed alright, but the furnishings inside were all of the same grade. It didn't seem like she was trying to fool ZiRou at all.

"Zi Rou, from what the empress dowager said, you went over to her place this morning. Does the empress dowager have anything that's different from normal?"

Zi Rou knew that Qing Luo must have her reasons for asking this question. Thus, she carefully thought back to the meeting that morning and didn't feel anything unusual about it.

"It's no different from usual. If I had to say something different, I would have the feeling that the empress dowager was more enthusiastic towards me, but it's not very obvious. It's just that she made me feel this way in her tone and subtle feelings."

Zi Rou was worried that there might be some kind of mistake after she entered the harem, so she had to be careful with everything. But so far, she hadn't found anything wrong with the situation.

"It's good that there aren't too big of a difference. Then, is there any other Empress coming to see you today?" Qing Luo thought to herself. Help ZiRou analyze everything, let her know which parts to pay attention to.

Even if nothing happened today, in the future, Zi Rou could still target these people or things like that. Be careful, don't foolishly fall into her trap. Even so, Qing Luo was afraid that she wouldn't be able to imagine it.

At this place that she couldn't even reach with her hands, she was truly worried for Ziqian Rou. She felt that the only thing she regretted the most was making ZiRou decide to enter the palace. But, could she really block it?

"Since no one came to see me, a few court ladies sent over a congratulatory gift. The four people on top of me all sent something, so the price is quite reasonable. Qingluo, do you think I should return the favor?"

This was the first time they had exchanged favors in the palace. Zi Rou had indeed not known what to do, and had wanted to consult with the Emperor when Luo Qingyue came over that night. However, she didn't know if Luo Qingyue would be able to fulfill his promise, or if he would appear at night.

Thinking about how Luo Qingyue came to his place yesterday afternoon, although he didn't say it himself, Zi Rou could feel that he was impatient. When he thought about how Luo Qingyue was thinking about his, his heart warmed up.

"There's no need for that. The emperor was lucky enough to see you yesterday. These high ranked people sent you congratulatory gifts. It should be a form of departure to express their reverence for the emperor. Just accept it."

"Prepare a few more gifts. Those of a lower grade should arrive a bit later. Those of a lower grade than you should return some of the gifts."

"However, don't worry too much. We've just entered the palace, even if there are some loopholes in etiquette, no one should be able to say anything."

ZiRou nodded and quickly took note of this matter. If only Qingluo could think of something, it would definitely be useful. Otherwise, Qingluo wouldn't risk plotting against the empress dowager in order to come to her side.

"How is the empress dowager's congratulation? "In terms of value, how is the thickness?" Of course, she could tell from what Qingluo said that Qingluo didn't mean that it was expensive or cheap, but that it was noble.

If it was something the empress dowager had used before, or something passed down by some of the older generations, it meant that the empress dowager valued him and wanted to protect him.

If the empress dowager had only given her some gold and silver, precious stones and other items, then it meant that she didn't have any important position in the empress dowager's heart. She would have to rely entirely on herself to struggle in the imperial harem.

"The empress dowager gave me a lot of things, all of which were quite precious. One of them was the Blue Bird White Jade Steps the empress dowager wore for many years. When I visited the empress dowager before I entered the palace, I even saw her wearing it."

When Qingluo heard the empress dowager's reward, she heaved a long sigh of relief. "ZiRou, it looks like we've taken the empress dowager for a bit too much. I was too worried about you, so I treated everyone as an enemy."

"The empress dowager has always been a kind person, and is worthy of our juniors' respect. We should be grateful to her as well. That's right, we can't always be called out by her and the empress dowager when we're still at home. I was really careless."

"In the future, we'll have to call her Imperial Mother. Me too. In the past, other than calling her Imperial Mother in front of the empress dowager, the rest of the time was called Empress Dowager as well. It really is disrespectful. We have to remember this well, especially you."

"Zi Rou, you are in the palace, and Imperial Mother is your biggest backer. Even the Emperor may not be able to take care of you. Imperial Mother might be the one you rely on to save your life in times of danger."

Qing Luo helped her analyze the situation while asking her to grasp the main point. Zi Rou's heart felt warm. Even her parents might not be able to help her to this extent. She would die without regrets if she could have such a good sister.

"Qingluo, I've remembered what you said. Don't worry too much about me, how can a person with two bodies run around like that. I don't trust you because you know me. I'm not stupid, I'm just lazy."

"But now that I'm in this position, I will be careful and not be as lazy as I was before." But now that I'm in this position, I will be careful and not be as tired as before.