Chapter 1355 Passing Away

Xiao Ce was meeting Qin Zhao's bright eyes, his heart was throbbing, and the moment he couldn't help but want to kiss her, a servant rushed in and said, "Your Majesty, the empress dowager has passed away!"

Xiao Ce's mind was empty for a moment, he thought of the bowl of dove wine he personally delivered to the Queen Mother Guo in his previous life, and also remembered the scene of him being humiliated by the Queen Mother time and time again when he was a child.

On the night when the former empress dowager died, he felt that his heart was even colder.

But in this life, beside him is his wife...

Xiao Ce was meeting Qin Zhao's clear eyes, feeling warm in his heart, feeling that he had finally broken free from the deformed resentment.

Qin Zhao held Xiao Ce's hand tightly, his eyes were so warm: "The concubine will accompany the emperor to deal with the Empress Dowager's affairs?"

Afterwards, the solemn bell rang and struck twenty-seven times, and everyone in the harem knew that the Empress Dowager had passed away.

Next came the national mourning.

Queen Mother Guo's funeral was handled by Queen Qin Zhao.

Since it is a national mourning, it will last for five days. Then stop marrying, play music, soldiers and civilians pick off crowns, and order women to decorate, a full twenty-seven days.

The Empress Dowager Guo was finally buried in the imperial mausoleum with the first emperor, and was promoted to the Taimiao.

By the time the service was removed, it was already May.

In view of the fact that Empress Dowager Guo died not long ago, this year's Dragon Boat Festival is not a big event.

Recently, Qin Zhao is busy with the funeral of Queen Mother Guo, and he is busy every day. Suddenly, when I was free, I felt a little empty.

From the first day she entered the palace, she and Queen Mother Guo were at odds.

Suddenly there is an enemy with equal power like Queen Mother Guo gone, and I can't say what it feels like. Or because Empress Dowager Guo is Xiao Ce's biological mother, so she has never had such strong love and hatred for Empress Dowager Guo, at most she just hates her.

I hate how Queen Mother Guo treated Xiao Ce for the sake of the first emperor, and I also hate Queen Mother Guo for making Xiao Ce lonely for so many years.

"Niangniang, I want to see you." Xiao Linzi went into the room and said.

Only then did Qin Zhao think of the character Nianyun. Back then, she promised to let Nianyun come to serve her. But people like Nianyun are like a ticking time bomb by her side, she is worried.

"Let her in." Qin Zhao opened his lips indifferently.

Nianyun quickly came in and greeted Qin Zhao.

Although the national funeral is over, Nianyun's clothes are still very plain, with no frills on his body, he looks clean, refreshing and beautiful.

Qin Zhao looked at Nianyun for a moment before letting the others retreat, leaving only one orb by his side in the end.

"Is there something you want to say to your servant?" Nian Yun knew how to read people's faces, and immediately felt that something was wrong.

Qin Zhao nodded slightly: "I do have something to ask you, and I hope you can answer it truthfully."

"The servant knows everything." Nianyun replied.

"The empress dowager will be poisoned, you did it." Qin Zhao said every word.

Nianyun didn't expect that what Qin Zhao said was this matter, and Qin Zhao used an affirmative sentence.

No wonder Qin Zhao dismissed the others. Looking at Baozhu's surprised look, he knew that Baozhu also knew about it.

After being quiet for a while, Nian Yun asked back: "How could your empress know about this?"

She thought she did it without anyone noticing, and since Queen Mother Guo is dead, this secret will become an eternal secret with Queen Mother Guo buried in the earth.

But Qin Zhao knew about it.

It was impossible for Qin Zhao to answer Nianyun's question. She said in a low voice, "The Empress Dowager Rong didn't tell you before she passed away, where is your sister?"

Nianyun's pupils constricted, and he suddenly understood that it was Qin Zhao's people who overheard what she said to Empress Dowager Guo before she died.

But at that time, she was the only one with Queen Mother Guo, and she didn't speak loudly with Queen Mother Guo, so how did the other party hear it?

"Before she passed away, Empress Dowager Rong told the maidservant that someone had told this in secret. However, Empress Dowager Rong only knew that the servant girl's younger sister had entered the palace. As for who it was, it is unknown. " Nianyun felt that there was nothing to hide, so he told the truth.

"That's interesting." Qin Zhao muttered to himself.

So, is there anyone behind Concubine Rong? That person felt that Concubine Rong was a pawn that could be used, so he brought Concubine Rong into it.

If she hadn't asked Nianyun today, she would not have known that Concubine Rong was also being targeted.

Nianyun looked at Qin Zhao absent-mindedly, thinking to himself that it is impossible for Qin Zhao to trust her anymore? Especially about her poisoning Queen Mother Guo, if the emperor knows...

Qin Zhao was silent for a moment, then remembered that Nianyun was still in front of him, and said, "I promised you before that I would allow you to come and serve me when the Queen Mother passes away. But after this battle, I can't take any risks. You You should understand my concerns, right?"

Nianyun nodded slightly, of course she understood.

"I won't tell the emperor about this, and I will arrange your whereabouts. If possible, I will inform you if there is news about your sister in the future, so you can rest assured." Qin Zhao said again.

She naturally doesn't like Nianyun, but there was a deal between Nianyun and her, she can't cross the river and tear down the bridge, that's all.

Nianyun heaved a sigh of relief, and she knelt down on the ground: "My servant, thank you queen for your kindness!"

"Okay, step back." Qin Zhao waved his hand.

Nianyun retreated respectfully.

Only then did Baozhu recover, and she asked in a low voice: "The reason why the Empress Dowager was poisoned was because of Nianyun's poisonous hands? But isn't Nianyun loyal to the Empress Dowager?"

"To make a loyal servant girl betray, it must be the Queen Mother's usual behavior that chills her." Qin Zhao thought of Queen Mother Guo's personality, and she felt that this was not too unexpected.

Nianyun just made a choice between his own sister and Queen Mother Guo, but Nianyun chose his relatives, not Queen Mother Guo.

What she is even more curious about now is who Nianyun's younger sister is, and is it possible that Nianyun's younger sister is also one of the people trained by the Hu family?

Otherwise, how would the person who contacted Concubine Rong know that Nianyun's younger sister was in the palace? And she was sure that the ups and downs in the harem had something to do with Prince An's Mansion.

In this way, her guess has a basis.

It happened that she was checking the details of the group of people sent to the palace by the Hu family, and maybe she could really find out if Nianyun's sister was among those people.

Nianyun has been in the palace for more than ten years, and she is only 30 years old this year. That is to say, Nianyun's younger sister cannot be a nanny in the palace, but may be a member of the palace, or a concubine in the harem. Thirty years old.

That's right, she forgot to ask how old Nianyun's younger sister was before.

"Nianyun shouldn't have gone far, Baozhu, go ask her sister how old she is this year." Qin Zhao instructed Baozhu.

Baozhu went away in response, and soon returned to Qin Zhao to report: "I asked, and Nianyun said that her sister is twenty-three this year. By the way, Nianyun said that she once gave her sister a wooden hairpin. It’s also a keepsake. For some reason, the servant always feels that the wooden hairpin seems a little familiar..."