vrcanaries Chapter 160 Bai Hao Got Promoted
Chapter 160 Bai Hao Got Promoted
Tang Yanyan was stunned: "Ah, am I excited?"
"Yes, you are excited!"
"I'm just curious. By the way, I'm going to ask Qingyang if he has any inside information."
After saying that, Tang Yanyan ran away. Bai Zhaozhao felt that she was going further and further down the path of gossip.
However, Bai Zhaozhao also figured out some things. This incident might just correspond to the incident in the original plot where the prince defiled Qin Sha.
But the difference is that this time, it was obviously not Cheng Jiayu's doing. Qin Sha was behind the scenes. She wanted to use Bai Zhaozhao's hand to go to the side hall to rest openly, and then have something happen between her and the prince smoothly.
Even if nothing happened, a man and a woman alone in a room, and then discovered by everyone, would have no way to explain themselves and would have to play the role of a victim. In addition, the Queen Mother had always been optimistic about her but just didn't know how to get Lord Qin to agree, so the Queen Mother would most likely take the opportunity to ask the Emperor to grant Qin Sha and the Prince a marriage.
What's even better is that Qin Sha could completely avoid the suspicion of seducing the prince, and then put all the blame on Bai Zhaozhao. As long as she said that Bai Zhaozhao disliked her and gave her a drug to make her unconscious, she would go to the side hall to rest. In this way, she could marry the prince and be a victim, and her reputation would not be damaged.
And Bai Zhaozhao will fall into a reputation crisis!
What a good plan!
Qin Sha must have been planning this for a long time, otherwise why would the prince go to the side hall by such a coincidence?
Although she didn't know how she did it, Bai Zhaozhao was quite satisfied with the result. In fact, when the palace maid brought the wine jug, she found that there was a sleeping pill in it, and then Qin Sha appeared.
It was obvious that there was something wrong with Qin Sha, so Bai Zhaozhao deliberately poured her some wine. When he saw her drink it all in one gulp, Bai Zhaozhao quickly used the space to replace the wine with water.
As for the palace maid, she was smart enough, and when she saw the truth, she admitted that it was water, and thus escaped.
I just don’t know if the prince, this big villain, will find out that he has been set up. No, that’s not right. If he doesn’t find out, she can remind him!
Bai Zhaozhao called Chunlan over and said, "Go spread the news about Qin Sha's behavior at the palace banquet. The main point is that it was fortunate that the palace servant threw her down, otherwise she would have been carried to the side hall unconscious!"
Chunlan responded: "Yes!"
Bai Zhaozhao estimated that the noble ladies would only discuss Qin Sha's matter among themselves, and no one would necessarily associate it with the prince, so it would be better for her to add fuel to the fire and help Qin Sha this time.
I just don't know whether the Queen Mother likes this daughter-in-law.
Sure enough, within two days, the prince began to suspect Qin Sha, but there was no evidence and he could not conclude that she was the one behind it based on speculation alone.
In fact, he had a good impression of this woman, and the Queen did say that she was quite satisfied with Qin Sha, so the truth was no longer important to the prince now.
The important thing is whether to take advantage of this public opinion to marry Qin Sha. After all, many people think that Qin Sha is plotting against the prince.
This is all thanks to the Queen. After she knew the rumors outside, she took the opportunity to create the message that the Prince was innocent and tried to restore his image.
Emperor Yongkang looked at the testimony collected by Xiao Ce and began to have a headache again: "So it was the Qin family girl who framed Princess Zhaohe and the prince, but somehow the princess resolved the crisis, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Ce had no expression on his face and he only stated the facts.
"What was the reaction from Elder Qin?"
Xiao Ce hesitated for a moment and replied, "Old Qin was very angry. He confined Miss Qin to her home and asked Old Madam Qin to find a candidate for Miss Qin. There was no other reaction."
Emperor Yongkang sneered: "Even if he really has any reaction, he won't let you find out. He did this just to tell me that he has no intention of clinging to the Crown Prince."
Xiao Ce didn't dare to express his opinion, and only said: "Zhaohe County Princess seems to be very powerful."
Emperor Yongkang asked with great interest: "Oh? Tell me, what is so great about her?"
After all, he is a man of virtue recognized by Zen Master Guiyuan, so it is natural for him to have some abilities. However, it is still rare for him to be praised like this by Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce said, "Princess Zhaohe knows martial arts. The maid said she fell because she felt pain in her knee, but the Royal Guards did not find any wounds or marks on her. This shows that the princess is very skilled, at least in the martial arts world, she can be regarded as a master of martial arts."
Emperor Yongkang hummed. He didn't know much about martial arts, nor did he care about it. However, since Bai Zhaozhao was the victim, Prince An and Bai Lin might be resentful, so it would be better to appease them.
So Emperor Yongkang issued an edict to give Bai Zhaozhao some rewards, and also promoted Bai Hao in the Yulin Guard.
Bai Hao was confused after receiving the appointment. He didn't understand how he got an appointment with the emperor. He only understood after listening to Bai Lin and Bai Zhaozhao's analysis after returning home.
"So I got promoted thanks to my sister?"
Bai Lin smiled: "We in the Bai family prosper together and we all rely on each other."
Bai Zhaozhao also said: "That's right, the emperor probably thinks it's inappropriate to promote you, so it's just right to promote you to a lower position."
Bai Hao smiled happily and said to Bai Zhaozhao, "Sister, my salary has increased, I will give you 100 taels later!"
Bai Zhaozhao, however, refused uncharacteristically: "No need, you should keep it for your future marriage!"
Bai Lin glanced at Bai Zhaozhao with a smile in his eyes: "That's right, you should save some money, otherwise you won't be able to afford a wife."
Bai Hao was dumbfounded. "Isn't it the Bai family who pays for my marriage? Besides, we are not poor now, what kind of wife can we not afford?"
"Alas." Bai Zhaozhao sighed and said earnestly, "Brother, listen to me. A man must have enough money, so that he won't be accused of being a gigolo after marriage and taking advantage of his wife. Tell me if you don't have money!"
Bai Hao nodded blankly and said, "Okay, okay!"
There was laughter and joy in the Bai family, but the queen was extremely conflicted. She had tested the emperor's attitude and said that if Miss Qin was willing to enter the Eastern Palace, she could only be a concubine, otherwise there would be no deal. This was only for the queen's sake, otherwise he would not consider a girl from the Qin family for the prince.
Concubine? It would be strange if Lord Qin agreed to this!
What surprised her even more was that Emperor Yongkang seemed very dissatisfied with Qin Sha and seemed to want to protect Bai Zhaozhao. This made her cautious again. The affairs of the palace might be hidden from her, but not from the emperor. There must be something that she didn't know, but the emperor knew.
The biggest possibility is that she was just guessing about Qin Sha, but the emperor had confirmed it!
Yes, that must be the case. She and the emperor have been married for many years and she knows the emperor's character quite well. If it weren't for Princess Showa who resolved the crisis, how could the emperor reward her for no reason?
It seems that I have underestimated Princess Zhaohe before. This girl is extraordinary. If it weren't for her, the prince might have married Qin Sha.
For a moment, the Queen couldn't tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. Although she wanted Qin Sha to be her daughter-in-law, she didn't want to do it in a way that would damage the Crown Prince's reputation.
But this also made her see clearly how powerful Bai Zhaozhao was.
So the queen called the palace maids and passed a message to the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, saying that it would be great if such a capable woman could marry into her parents' family.