Chapter 257: One thing conquers another, leaving the palace to worship the ancestors

Chapter 257: One thing conquers another, leaving the palace to worship the ancestors

Ji Qingwu deliberately chose the night, deliberately performed the Jade Curtain Shadow Dance, and deliberately disappeared in front of him.

The curtain in front of Emperor Wu Su was shattered into pieces by a domineering internal force and fell to the ground.

Li Yuzong, who was following behind the emperor, lowered his head.

There is always someone who can defeat you.

I thought Miss Ji would leave the palace sadly, but she ended up coming up with this idea.

The effectiveness of this can be seen from the frustrated but unrelieved expression on Emperor Wu Su's face.

Emperor Wu Su turned around and glanced at him.

"Laugh if you want to."

Li Yuzong's mouth was straightened: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me. I am born with a smiling face."

Soon, Chief Eunuch Li could no longer laugh. When Emperor Wu Su returned to his bedroom, he became anxious at everything he saw.

The bed curtains looked too much like the curtains that Ji Qingwu had used for dancing just now, so the emperor had to remove them and replace them with several new ones before he was satisfied.

Later, he felt that the palace was too hot, and added a few basins of ice cubes on the floor of the bedroom before he could feel at peace.

After some dancing exercise, Ji Qingwu lay down on the bed contentedly and fell asleep soon after.

But the lights in Zhaoyang Palace stayed on until late at night before being extinguished.

Early the next morning.

The news that the fifth daughter of the Ji family performed the Jade Curtain Shadow Dance in front of the emperor's bedroom and that Emperor Wu Su destroyed the curtain in anger spread to all the palaces.

After Ji Qingwu got up, he heard the eunuchs who were cleaning the room whispering to each other.

"Did you hear that the emperor was so angry last night that he couldn't sleep in the second half of the night?"

"What happened?"

"It's still Miss Ji Wu. She came close to the emperor again yesterday and I heard she even performed a seductive dance. Our emperor is very pure and doesn't even often visit the harem. But now, he gets annoyed whenever he sees her."

Hearing that Emperor Wu Su did not sleep well last night, Ji Qingwu felt more refreshed as he stood in the corridor.

"Fifth Miss." Someone hurriedly walked up to her.

Ji Qingwu called out, "Aunt Shixi."

Shixi said, "Fifth Miss, the Queen Mother asks you to go to the front hall."

Ji Qingwu followed behind Shi Xi and asked, "Aunt, do you know what happened that made the Queen Mother call me over so early in the morning?"

These days, the Queen Mother has become more and more close to Ji Qingwu. As long as she is willing to spend time on the Emperor, she will be the Queen Mother's closest person.

Shixi treated her more warmly than before and revealed some information to her in advance, whispering, "The news came from the emperor."

After one night, there is new news from Emperor Wu Su?

But looking at Shixi's expression, it was very likely not a good thing.

As soon as Ji Qingwu reached the entrance of the palace, he heard sighs from inside.

"I thought the emperor valued Qingwu, but now it seems that the emperor really doesn't like her."

Ji Qingwu paused slightly, then stepped in, had already composed his expression, and greeted with a smile.

"Qingwu has met my aunt."

The Queen Mother said, "Please sit down first."

Ji Qingwu sat at the lower table. After the palace servants served tea, the empress dowager drove out all the servants around her, leaving only Shixi and Fanghua.

Ji Qingwu then asked, "Aunt, what happened?"

The Queen Mother looked at her and sighed, "Because the Emperor's birthday is approaching, he plans to leave the palace tomorrow and go to the Imperial Temple outside the city to worship his ancestors."

Ji Qingwu nodded and asked, "This is normal. It's just a memorial ceremony for the ancestors. Why is my aunt so worried?"

The Queen Mother said, "When the Emperor goes to worship his ancestors, those who can accompany him, whether they are close ministers or concubines, are all favored by the Emperor. It is up to the Emperor to choose them himself."

It seems that the list of people who will follow Emperor Wu Su to worship their ancestors outside the palace has been finalized.

Seeing the Queen Mother's deeply frowned brows, Ji Qingwu was not surprised by the result.

She said, "It shouldn't be me."

Looking at Ji Qingwu's face, the Queen Mother shook her head and said regretfully: "Not only are you missing, but except for you, all the concubines in the harem are gone."

Ji Qingwu's eyes moved as he pondered the meaning of this sentence.

She was not a concubine, so it was understandable that she was not taken along for the ancestor worship.

The Queen Mother said, "That's not all. Qing Yuan is also on the list."

Ji Qingwu frowned. Emperor Wu Su called Ji Qingyuan but did not include her name.

this......

This is too deliberate.

Ji Qingwu looked up again and saw the empress dowager's face full of regret and sorrow, and he understood at once.

She knew in her heart the friendship between her and him, but no one else knew it.

This action would only make others think that the Emperor was tired of her.

Asking Ji Qingyuan to go to worship the ancestors together was also sending a signal to the Queen Mother, telling her not to continue helping her with anything behind the scenes, and instead focus her energy on another niece.

These times, Ji Qingwu was able to set up a stage near the emperor because he had the support of the empress dowager behind him.

The Queen Mother asked, "Qingwu, what do you think?"

Emperor Wu Su saw through the Empress Dowager's thoughts, so what else could she think?

Ji Qingwu said: "...I will listen to my aunt."

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "You have worked hard these past few days. You should take a rest first. We will discuss this matter in the long run."

Taking the long view, as time goes by, this matter will be forgotten. Ji Qingwu felt that he could pack his luggage and prepare to leave the palace.

Because this was a temporary proposal for ancestor worship, the Queen Mother also wanted to go.

I had to stay there for another day before returning, and there were a lot of things I needed to prepare, so I didn't chat with her for too long.

Most people in the palace were busy, making Ji Qingwu look like a lazy guy.

Wait until the day of ancestor worship.

It was still dawn when Ji Qingwu was awakened by the sound of bells and drums outside.

She sat up, the thin quilt sliding down to her legs. She walked to the window with her clothes on. Outside, she could see a faint, pale crescent moon hanging in the sky.

Ji Qingwu's heart seemed to be hooked as well.

Suddenly I really wanted to see him.

Just meet once.

Once this thought came to her mind, she could no longer suppress it. She quickly put on her outer coat, opened the door and walked out.

It was still cold at dawn, and Ji Qingwu shivered in the breeze.

Most of the roads in the harem were empty. The concubines who accompanied the emperor to worship their ancestors had to bring their attendants with them. The busy palace servants who used to be busy were no longer seen in the morning.

Seeing such an empty scene, Ji Qingwu felt uncomfortable and she walked faster and faster.

When she reached the vicinity of Zhaoyang Palace, she stopped.

From a distance of several feet, Ji Qingwu looked at the magnificent palace. At this moment, there were no lights on in the palace and no human figures were visible.

The people inside have left.

Ji Qingwu walked so quickly on the way here that sweat was already breaking out on his forehead and nose.

She thought about it, turned around and started walking again, but when she felt she was walking too slowly, she started running.

When she reached the palace gate, she could only see the end of the huge procession of ceremonial procession and the dust raised by the carriages and horses.

Still haven’t seen it.

Ji Qingwu leaned his hand on the gilded door, breathing softly.

It doesn’t matter if I can’t see him... I’ll just wait for him to come back.

Ji Qingwu stood at the door for a while. When she turned around to leave, she lowered her head and found a figure standing with her.

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