C232 Qingluo's reminder

Qing Luo was relieved to hear her say such words. This palace was truly a place to train. Since the beginning of the talent show, she had only been in the palace for a few days, yet she already had such a high level of awareness. It could be seen how cruel this harem was.

"Zi Rou, then how does the emperor treat you?" Qingluo thought for a while and finally asked. No matter what, only by obtaining a Holy Pet could they get a foothold in the harem.

After all, this was related to the emperor's secret. Qingluo had indeed thought about it, which was why she opened her mouth to ask. She was someone who had gone through a lot, so she naturally knew that this bed was compatible with the two of them.

"The emperor treats me very well." At the mention of the emperor, Zi Rou couldn't help but feel embarrassed, but she didn't want to say anything more. Qing Luo saw the bashful look on Zi Rou's face and the radiant look on her face and knew that the two of them were not bad, which made her feel more at ease.

"Then what did the emperor reward you with?" These words caused Zou Rou to be stunned. "How did you know that the emperor was giving me something?" Zi Rou was aware of the empress dowager's and palace imperial concubines' rules, but she had no idea that the emperor would reward them afterwards.

"You little fool, this is the first time the emperor has been so lucky, how could he have the time to come and go? Even if he doesn't like it, he should at least bestow something good. You don't even know this, how dare you say that you're using your brain in the palace."

Hearing Qingluo say this, ZiRou couldn't help but stick out her tongue. "Qingluo, didn't I just enter the palace? I will study diligently, no matter how serious I am, I know this is for my future and also for my family's future."

"Qingluo, I will remember everything you've taught me, and you should take care of yourself too. Right now, Prince Yi going to the border trials to fight is also very tiring, and you have to protect yourself well as well. Don't let my brother-in-law come back, and worry about you again."

As she said that, she couldn't help but feel a little happy, "Qingluo, Prince Yi is my brother-in-law this time. If I call him that again, he won't be angry, right?"

Qingluo raised her eyebrows, and jokingly asked ZiRou, "Was he angry before?" It's because you're a coward, right? "

Qing Luo's words had hit the mark. Although she felt a bit uncomfortable, she could only snort lightly to express her unwillingness.

However, Qing Luo continued to encourage her by provoking her, "Besides, even if you want to scream, it's not your turn to scream."

It can't be. This wish of hers was something that ZiRou had been looking forward to for a long time. "What? Why not? Why not?" It was difficult for her to accept this position. No matter what, she had to fulfill her goal.

He really wanted to call Prince Yi brother-in-law right away, but every time he wanted to call his that, Prince Yi's warm eyes would make his hair stand on end.

"Sister-in-law?" Qingluo called out to Zou Rou, shocking her into a daze. She couldn't react for a long time.

"Sister-in-law!" Qingluo called again. It was only then did ZiRou realize that her status and address had changed. Actually, Qingluo's' sister-in-law 'had been too polite.

Other than the empress, who could afford to call themselves sister-in-law? In a formal setting, Qingluo could only address herself as "esteemed wangfei". Thinking of this, Zi Rou's expression couldn't help but darken.

"What's wrong? He was fine just now, but he has a good temper." What happened? He was still fine just then, but his temper came quickly and his position was high.

Qingluo knew that Qing Rou wouldn't do anything bad to her, so she must have thought of something. She quickly teased Qing Luo, not wanting her to think too much into it.

"Qingluo, tell me, what's so good about this palace? There are so many rules, and so many treachery. I don't know what's wrong with it, but I must enter this palace. Qingluo, will I have the time to regret?"

Is that something you can say? Qingluo covered Ziruo's mouth anxiously. "What kind of place is this? How dare you say anything?"

Zi Rou wrinkled her nose. "This is my territory. Can't I even speak the truth?"

"What do you mean your territory? This is the palace, every inch of land here belongs to the emperor, even the outside of the palace is the same. Don't you understand that this is the Royal Territory?"

"Besides, you said just now that the Emperor was very good to you." Qingluo didn't know why ZiRou suddenly said that. She was really worried.

"The emperor treats me very well, but this is the imperial harem of the emperor. No matter how nice he treats me, no matter how high my rank is, I'm nothing more than a concubine. When you see me in the future, you can only call me Empress Zhao Yi."

"Qingluo, is it worth it? I have even lost the simplest of family relationships. You cannot call me by my name because I will be disrespectful, nor can you call me 'Sister-in-law', because I am not worthy of being called by that name. "

Zi Rou's words made Qing Luo's heart ache. Since the royal family's rules are so, there is nothing that we wouldn't respect. There is no leeway.

"Qingluo, he sent someone to give me some rewards this morning. There aren't many things, only a few pieces of furniture and they look quite valuable. But why would he ask someone to give me a small bag of golden weasels? In his eyes, can I just be exchanged with money?"

So it was for this, but Qingluo actually let out a big sigh of relief for this bag of gold coins. "It looks like I don't have to worry about you. Your Majesty truly loves you."

"This bag of gold coins is for you to use as a reward. Although he will protect you, you have to win over some people. You will need money for this. This is the most precious gift he has given you."

"If you can even think of such a trivial thing for you to do, then he should be the person you trust the most. Remember, from now on, you have to listen to the emperor carefully. You have to think about his words because he's the one who wants to help you the most."

Qingluo's warning made Zou Rou suddenly open her eyes, and a flower-like smile blossomed on her face.

After exiting the Zhao Yang Hall, Qingluo made another trip back to the Spring Festival Hall. Although she knew how long it would take her to enter the Zhao Yang Hall, and that the empress dowager would definitely find out, Qingluo still wanted to personally make this trip to show her respect to the empress dowager. She also made it clear to the empress dowager that she was a person who kept her word.

"You're carrying your body, why don't you hurry up and go back to the house to rest? Instead, you're taking your time off, could it be that Wailing Home is really able to turn a blind eye to her and not help her when she's in trouble? "That is a girl who has filial piety for you for many days in front of me. No matter what, I still have to protect her."

"Imperial Mother, I knew you'd be the best. For us to have an elder like you is a blessing we couldn't even ask for in our previous life. Didn't I just care about you a lot? Imperial Mother, you can't be separated from your daughter-in-law."

Ugh, even her daughter-in-law had come out. How could the empress dowager possibly lower herself to this junior?

"Qingluo, to be honest, ZiRou is really clever. I've been watching coldly from the sidelines for the past two years, and I know what she's like, but she's a bit lazy, and to be honest, I must have had a hard time coming to the imperial harem. I originally felt sorry for her and didn't want her to enter the palace, but …"

The empress dowager sighed. "Actually, even if I didn't say anything, just based on your intelligence, you'd guess that the emperor had some ulterior motives towards that girl. As a mother, the back of my hand is all flesh, so I can't hurt her."

"In the end, there was no other choice but to allow Zou Rou to enter the palace. I thought that with Wailing Home watching over me in the palace, I can't let her suffer any grievances. But, I can't let her die just like when I was outside the palace."

"The Wailing Home only wanted her to hone her character in the Palace. Who would have thought that after the Emperor heard that she had suffered a little, he would rush over and bring her to the Palace. The Wailing Home's training plans were all for naught, ah, this was the situation."

The empress dowager had some complaints as well. At least, since her son didn't go along with her plan on the matter, the empress dowager still felt a bit uncomfortable. But after learning that the young lady had gone too far, the empress dowager had nothing to say.

"Qingluo, don't say too much about the other Wailing Home s. Wailing Home is telling you this so that you don't have to worry, since the emperor values her, even if it's for the emperor's sake, he would still treat her differently. He has to treat her better, and he can't let the emperor lose face."

The empress dowager was rather anxious when she thought of her son's lack of interest in women. This mistress was definitely not divided between the imperial palace and the outside. She had an inexhaustible heart for her son.

If the emperor cared too much about one of the palace concubines, the empress dowager was worried that the emperor was obsessed with beauty, or that the palace concubine had ulterior motives. If the emperor didn't care about anyone, the empress dowager was worried that the emperor would delay his son and ruin the kingdom.

The empress dowager had no reason not to protect him. She hoped that Zou Rou could receive more favor and quickly add a few more young princes to the emperor.

"Qingluo, you know a little about this harem. Not to mention after the Queen passed away, no one in the palace cared about her. Even when she was in the throne, the Emperor didn't have any special feelings for any concubine."

"The Emperor is neither cold nor hot with anyone else. Otherwise, his heir wouldn't have to wither like this." These words were related to the emperor's bed curtains. How could Qingluo dare to listen? The empress dowager didn't treat her as an outsider, so Qingluo could only lower her head.

"The emperor still values friendship. Even if the empress were to mess with him, he would still indulge her. I'm afraid he's planning to spend the rest of his life with the empress without thinking of anything else."

"It's just that the empress still doesn't understand the emperor's intentions, to the point of making her son in Wailing Home feel disheartened. Right now, my son has something to say that has caught my eyes, how can I not help him protect him? If another accident were to occur, I'm afraid the emperor would no longer be willing to think about it, what would happen then?"