Selling wife for fame? Kick out the scumbag and marry the new emperor to enjoy the harem of favors

Chapter 58 The Emperor is here
Yang had mentioned before that Xie Mingshen was afraid that she would be unable to handle the situation alone in the palace and wanted to send a sister to help her.

This is such a coincidence. Today, when Princess Yushu mentioned her cousin, she specifically emphasized that her appearance was not inferior to hers.

Obviously it was her.

Xie Jiu would never let Xie Mingshen get what he wanted, and now that he heard that he had separated a pair of lovers for his own selfish desires, his disgust for Xie Mingshen became even stronger.

I just hope that the girl agreed to cancel the engagement out of helplessness. If that's the case, Xie Jiu will naturally help them get married.

But if this cousin was attracted by the wealth and splendor in the palace, she would have pretended to be sick and broken off the engagement.

Then Xie Jiu would make sure she got neither.

Now Xie Jiu has basically reached a conclusion about this matter, and sending Chunrong out to investigate is just for the final verification.

In addition, she also wanted to ask outside whether the task that she had previously asked Xie Mingshen to do had been completed.

But it was already evening, so leaving the palace would have to be discussed tomorrow.

He took care of the present first, had a delicious dinner, and then asked someone to prepare water for bathing.

After a tiring day, taking a bath is the best way to relax.

Earlier, news spread outside that Zhao Xingjin went to have dinner with Chen Cairen in Xiefang Palace.

So we have to stay overnight, so everyone else has to be free tonight.

Since he didn't have to deal with Zhao Xingjin, Xie Jiu ordered people to prepare more hot water and soaked comfortably for a long time.

But I didn't expect that just as I stood up, I suddenly heard a noise in the yard outside.

"The Emperor has arrived——!"

Yang Zhian's voice was so penetrating that Xie Jiu in the room pricked up his ears instantly.

Qingfang's face was in a panic, "Jieyu, the emperor is here!"

"I'm not deaf, hurry up and help me get dressed!" Xie Jiu was also a little surprised, but he remained calm. "Chunrong, you go out and deal with it first."

The latter responded and hurried out.

When he saw Zhao Xingjin, he bowed hurriedly.

"Where is Concubine Xie?" Zhao Xingjin asked in a deep voice.

There was a sense of depression in the tone, and Chunrong immediately realized that the emperor was in a bad mood at the moment.

"I didn't know that the emperor would come in the evening, so I was taking a bath. I came out to greet him immediately. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Chunrong lowered her head.

I was afraid of doing something wrong and bringing disaster upon myself.

If the emperor gets angry, she will chop off her head.

Fortunately, Zhao Xingjin did not get angry over such a small matter. He did not respond and went straight into the house with a gloomy face.

Xie Jiu was quick and had already come out of the inner room.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I apologize for not coming to greet you. I beg your forgiveness."

"stand up."

Zhao Xingjin glanced at her and sat down next to her while speaking.

"You are free now, so you should prepare to take a bath and rest now."

There was a hint of sarcasm in these words, causing Xie Jiu to frown slightly.

She thought that someone had specially sent a reward to her in the evening, so why was someone teasing her with a gloomy face now?

Changing faces is faster than turning the pages of a book.

Of course, although I was complaining in my heart, I didn't dare to show it on my face. Not only was I not annoyed, but I acted cautiously instead.

"I saw that the Emperor had given me some fine material. I was going to have my measurements taken and send it to the needlework bureau, asking them to hurry up and make two new suits of clothing. It would be best if they could be worn for His Majesty during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I've been out all day and am feeling sticky from the heat, so I thought I'd shower early so I could get measured."

After explaining softly, the man moved towards Zhao Xingjin in small steps and whispered.

"Your Majesty, please don't be upset. This concubine did not mean to do this. If I had known that Your Majesty was coming, I would have waited outside in a proper manner."

This cautious look made it difficult to lose one's temper, and Zhao Xingjin's irritability subsided a lot. "I don't mean to blame you."

"Then I am relieved." Xie Jiu's eyes curved, and she poured tea and offered it to him, "Your Majesty, have some tea."

Zhao Xingjin gave him face and took a sip, then said, "Have someone prepare some water. I need to bathe and change clothes, too. I'll rest here with you tonight."

Oh, you have to stay overnight.

Xie Jiu really didn't know how Chen Cairen had offended Zhao Xingjin, and all the angry people came to her.

To be honest, Zhao Xingjin was also annoyed. After looking around the harem today, the place he wanted to go the most was Anqing Hall.

Concubine Zhuang was too noisy and had no good judgment. He was already in a bad mood, and going there would probably make it even worse. As for Concubine Wei, he would have to listen to her advice as soon as he went there, just like attending court. Just thinking about it made him tired.

Concubine Yi was very sick. When she saw him, she would burst into tears after talking for a few minutes. She kept talking about the miscarried child, which made Zhao Xingjin feel uncomfortable and depressed. Not to mention that Sun Baolin was pregnant, it was not good to disturb her.

There is also Liu Baolin who lives with Concubine Wei. He has a very low presence and Zhao Xingjin can hardly remember him.

As for the Queen, he had turned his face away from Concubine Chen today and left in a rage because the Queen had been interfering in the affairs of the harem, so he didn't want to go even more.

After looking around, I found that Xie Jiu's place was a comfortable place to stay.

Zhao Xingjin was full of anger and didn't want to go back to Chengming Palace in a depressed mood.

Xie Jiu didn't know what Zhao Xingjin was thinking at the moment. She was just thinking that she had to calm him down quickly so that she wouldn't be implicated for no reason.

So he quickly ordered someone to prepare hot water.

After taking a bath, the gloom on Zhao Xingjin's face dissipated a lot.

When I came out, I saw Xie Jiu lighting incense.

"Your Majesty." Hearing the noise, Xie Jiu turned around.

He handed the thing in his hand to Qingfang and signaled the person to leave.

"What kind of incense did you light?" Zhao Xingjin asked casually.

Xie Jiu came over and said, "It's nothing special, just an ordinary calming incense. However, I had someone add some cooling ingredients to it to prevent the fragrance from being too strong and sticky. It's more suitable for summer use."

"It smells refreshing." Zhao Xingjin nodded and sat down beside the bed.

Xie Jiu blew out the candles outside, leaving only the two candlesticks beside the bed lit.

"It's getting late, Your Majesty, please rest. You've had a tiring day."

"No hurry." Zhao Xingjin patted the empty seat beside him, "Come and talk to me for a while."

He was still angry and couldn't sleep.

But Xie Jiu was sleepy, but there was nothing she could do. She could only cheer herself up and accompany him. However, sitting upright like this was really tiring, so she took off her shoes and knelt on the bed.

Then, imitating Zhao Xingjin's behavior, he patted the empty space and said, "Your Majesty, it must be tiring to sit like this. Let's go to the upper couch and talk."

Zhao Xingjin was a little stunned as he watched her series of actions.

But he smiled immediately, indeed, he was very tired.

So he followed him onto the couch, lying on his side, supporting his head with one hand, and leaning on the soft pillow.

"Why don't you ask me why I came to you?"

"I won't ask." Xie Jiu leaned over. "The emperor is here, I should just be happy. Why bother asking about irrelevant things?"

Zhao Xingjin curled the corners of his lips, "Are you really that careless?"

When he asked this, Xie Jiu pursed his lips slightly, looking a little embarrassed as if his thoughts had been seen through. He paused for a moment before speaking.

"Well, I'm afraid that asking won't calm the Emperor's anger, so I don't want to say anything more. It will only irritate the Emperor and make me angry."

There was a hint of coquettishness in these words. After she finished speaking, Xie Jiu suddenly turned her beautiful eyes to look at Zhao Xingjin, like a gossipy little palace maid trying to gather information, and asked in a low voice.

"So, why did the Emperor come to my place? Didn't you go to see Concubine Chen?"

(End of this chapter)