Xie Qi's daily life now is to attend court, and then handle official business with Zhan Ze in the imperial study.
Moreover, ever since Xie Qi quit his job for the first time, Zhan Zehou had been keeping a close watch on Xie Qi. He only allowed Xie Qi to leave the imperial study after he had dealt with the memorials.
In the afternoon, Xie Qi would follow Zhan Ze and sneak out of the palace.
This went on for several days, and Zhan Ze had no way to deal with the emperor's daily visits to the palace. He was also worried that the emperor might be deceived while alone in the capital, so he had no choice but to follow him.
Today, just as Xie Qi was about to sneak out of the palace, a eunuch walked in. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said she missed you and asked you to visit her when you have time."
When Xie Qi heard this, he paused and put down his clothes. He had a mother?
"948, what's going on? Why is there a queen mother? The original owner's biological mother?"
"You are not my biological child. The Queen Mother has no children. When the throne was being fought for, she accidentally discovered that there was a invisible person like you in the deep palace, so she adopted you. The relationship between the two is just that of mother and son on the surface."
After hearing this, Xie Qi thought for a while and shouted, "Come here, go to the Cining Palace."
After arriving at the Cining Palace, Xie Qi got straight to the point and asked, "Mother, do you have something to ask me?"
The Queen Mother asked: "Your Majesty, do you know what day it will be in two days?"
Xie Qi: "I don't know."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother sighed and said, "The Emperor is so busy with affairs that he doesn't even remember my birthday. I'm old and just want a big party. I'm thinking of having the Emperor host a grand banquet and inviting the ministers and their families to celebrate with me."
Xie Qi: "The Queen Mother is right. I was negligent. I will have someone prepare it right away."
The Queen Mother sighed heavily again, her face filled with worry as she spoke, "Alas, when the late Emperor was your age, he already had countless concubines. Now you have to handle state affairs without anyone in the harem to help you. This is truly inappropriate."
When Xie Qi heard this, he instantly understood what the Queen Mother meant by asking him to come. The birthday party was just a pretext, and her real purpose was to enrich the harem.
Xie Qi looked at the Queen Mother expressionlessly and replied calmly, "There's no one in the harem, so naturally there's no need to take care of it."
Seeing this, the Queen Mother quickly advised, "Your Majesty, how could you have such thoughts? The harem must not be empty. This concerns the reproduction of the royal heirs..."
However, before the Queen Mother could finish her words, Xie Qi suddenly stood up and walked towards the door without hesitation.
As he walked away, he said without looking back, "I will take care of the birthday banquet. As for matters concerning the harem, we'll talk about it later."
After Xie Qi left the Cining Palace, he immediately climbed over the wall and ran out of the palace.
Because Xie Qi could enter from the back door of Xunfang Pavilion at this time and would not meet many people, Xie Qi did not wear a mask.
As soon as Xie Qi came in, he went to the third floor, then pushed open the door. Before Zhan Ze could come to his senses, he ran over and knocked Zhan Ze, who was sitting on the Arhat bed, to the ground.
"Brother Mu! My life is so miserable!"
Zhan Ze was about to hit Xie Qi with an elbow when Xie Qi rushed over, but when he suddenly heard Xie Qi's words, his raised hand stopped abruptly.
Zhan Ze tried to push it away but found that he couldn't. He didn't understand how an emperor who didn't know martial arts could be so strong, so he could only say in a somewhat cold tone: "Get out of the way."
When Xie Qi heard this, although he was a little reluctant, he still slowly sat up from the Arhat bed.
Zhan Ze looked at Xie Qi's listless appearance and asked with concern: "What happened? You look very upset."
Xie Qi was silent for a while, and finally said, "My mother wants to find a wife for me."
Zhan Ze was stunned when he heard this. He had never expected something like this. However, he quickly came to his senses and said, "Isn't this good? You are old enough to get married."
Xie Qi snorted disapprovingly and retorted, "What about you, Brother Mu? Are you married?"
Zhan Ze: “I haven’t yet.”
When Xie Qi heard this, he immediately fell back like a deflated ball and lay directly on the Luohan bed, muttering, "You haven't even married yourself, so why are you trying to persuade me to get married?"
Zhan Ze frowned upon seeing this. He felt that Xie Qi's attitude was a little strange. Recalling what Xie Qi said when he first came here, he tentatively asked, "You don't really like men, do you?"
Xie Qi: "I don't know. I've never been in contact with a woman, and I don't know what kind of person I like."
After saying that, Xie Qi suddenly seemed to have made up his mind. He stared straight at Zhan Ze and said, "Brother Mu! Can I kiss you?"
Zhan Ze had never expected Xie Qi to say such a thing. He instantly jumped up, then quickly took a few steps back, putting some distance between them and Xie Qi, and asked, "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Seeing that Zhan Ze was a little angry, Xie Qi immediately clasped his hands together and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Mu, I just wanted to see if I could accept being close to a man. You're my friend, and you're the only person I can think of. If you mind, I'll find someone else to try."
However, these words made Zhan Ze even angrier. Although he didn't understand why he was angry, Zhan Ze now attributed all this discomfort to the emperor not doing his job properly. He had promised his benefactor that he would assist the emperor, so he couldn't let the emperor go astray.
At this moment, Xie Qi continued to add fuel to the fire: "Why don't I go find Mu Qianyu and try? I think the other men here can also give it a try."
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