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

Chapter 63

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

In Chengming Hall, Xie Jiu swayed his waist and bowed.

"Yeah." Zhao Xingjin replied casually, "Sit down."

As he spoke, Yang Zhian beside him immediately ordered someone to bring up the chessboard.

"Your Majesty, are you not busy today?" Xie Jiu sat down opposite him.

Zhao Xingjin picked up the teacup and took a sip. "It's a rare opportunity to have some free time. Come, you play white."

Xie Jiu responded and placed his chess piece first.

But she didn't think that Zhao Xingjin just asked her to play chess. He must have something to ask her.

Needless to say, it must be related to the Queen's affairs.

Sure enough, after a few moves, Zhao Xingjin casually spoke, "Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and something like that happened to the Queen. I'm very upset. The servants in the palace are becoming more and more daring, and the Queen is powerless to discipline them. During this time, I want the Queen Mother to rectify the customs and rules of the harem."

"I was also implicated in this matter, and I was also surprised to hear it. I didn't expect that the senior maidservant beside the Empress would be so bold." Xie Jiu's face was filled with fear. "Fortunately, the dragon fetus in Sun Baolin's belly is safe, otherwise, with such a thing happening in the palace before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the reunion festival would be incomplete."

Having said that, Xie Jiu paused and sighed softly.

"This morning, when I went to the Weiyang Palace to pay my respects, I saw that the Empress looked unwell. I think it was because of this incident that she didn't get enough rest. She looked haggard, but she still thought of me and gave me a pot of Epiphyllum that had just been sent from the palace flower room. I am truly touched by this kindness."

Sister Xie's face showed an expression of emotion as she spoke, but she turned serious again and spoke in a deep voice.

"So, Your Majesty, I dare to ask you not to blame the Empress for my mistake. She certainly doesn't want to see the royal heir in the palace suffer."

All these words fell into Zhao Xingjin's ears, making Zhao Xingjin feel as if his mouth was blocked.

He naturally suspected that what happened outside the palace was related to the palace, and that such a coincidence was deliberately arranged by someone, but he did not find any concrete evidence.
Even according to the inference of Jingzhao Yin He Zhihong, the owner of the pawnshop did not suspect the peasant woman of stealing and reported the case out of justice. In fact, he wanted to scare the peasant woman by reporting the case to the authorities so that she would return the silver she had exchanged from the pawnshop.

As for the things, of course they won’t be returned, so the pawnshop will get the things for free.

Who knew that what happened later was totally different from what he expected, and it involved such a big incident. Now, let alone wanting to take advantage of the money and things, the owner of the pawnshop wanted to close the shop and hide from the limelight for a few days.

So what Zhao Xingjin found out now, and the whole matter being turned upside down, was purely a coincidence.

It was also because the queen was not a clean person. After Liuzhi died, she did not completely eliminate the roots of the evil and left her family alive.

As for the mastermind behind the whole thing, although Zhao Xingjin hasn't found out yet, he first turned his attention to Xie Jiu.

Just as Xie Jiu said before she came, she had no good intentions. He called her here today just to test her and then give her a hard time.

After all, the queen is the central palace, and Zhao Xingjin has not been on the throne for long, so both the front court and the harem need stability. The queen is the core of the harem, and he has to protect her now.

Zhao Xingjin had long seen through the trick in Sun Baolin's affair. Although he did not expose it, he did give the queen a warning, thinking that the queen would learn her lesson and behave herself and straighten her mind in the future. However, he did not expect that while he let him go, someone else did not want to let him go.

But at this moment, Xie Jiu's words were openly pleading for the Queen, but secretly he was saying that the Queen might not have given much thought to the matter of Sun Baolin.

Of course, the fact that he still had the energy to give Xie Jiutanhua a gift meant that he was angry and wanted to fight.

Of course, Xie Jiu was not saying that she was allowed to fight back and the queen was not allowed to fight back. He was just telling Zhao Xingjin that the queen was not as easy to let go as he imagined, and was not at peace now.

This made Zhao Xingjin very upset.

He didn't want the queen to focus on fighting with the concubines under her. He hoped that the queen could manage the harem well and prevent any trouble from happening in the harem, just like when he was still a vassal king.

But the current situation is that the Queen has personally intervened and is committed to muddying the waters of the harem. In this case, it is indeed time for the Queen to learn a lesson.

In fact, as long as the queen was upright, Zhao Xingjin would never let anyone replace her. He even thought about giving a prince to the queen to raise, as Ginkgo had said before.

But the problem is that there is only one prince in the palace, the fourth prince born to Concubine Zhuang. How could he be given to the queen?

Being raised in the empress, he would have the status of a legitimate son, unlike his other brothers. It was basically determined that he would be the future crown prince, so Zhao Xingjin had to carefully control the selection of this prince.

Not only must the child have good qualifications, but the mother must also not be too bad.

Therefore, it is estimated that it will not be finalized in the next ten years.

There is absolutely no point in the Queen being anxious now.

As for the Queen's previous idea of ​​asking the Zhou family to send another daughter in and give her the prince to raise if she gave birth to one, that was even more unrealistic.

Zhao Xingjin would not allow it.

However, these queens have not thought about the fact that once their status changes drastically, they are too afraid of falling from a high place.

She felt that she, a so-called noble lady from Anlu Prefecture, could not compare with the noble ladies in the capital. Her birth was low and she would not be able to sit firmly on the throne in the future, so she wanted to use all means to consolidate her position urgently.

It's understandable, but it really shouldn't have happened. She's been blinded.

Zhao Xingjin placed a black piece, and thought to himself that if he let the queen fall and wake up, he could give her some advice, maybe she would be able to get out of the maze. However, this did not mean that he would allow others to do this.

Even Xie Jiu.

So at this moment, facing Xie Jiu's "pleading" for the Queen, he was silent for a moment and then said lightly.

"The Empress is the Queen Mother, so I naturally won't blame her. The servants have grown up and dared to rebel against their superiors and plot against their masters. Just kill them. The rest of the people will naturally behave themselves by watching them. From now on, they will be strictly disciplined. I think the palace will be much quieter. I am really tired of those who stir up trouble."

Xie Jiu's expression remained unchanged, as if he had not heard the deeper meaning of Zhao Xingjin's words. He just nodded in agreement.

"That's exactly what the Emperor said."

Zhao Xingjin glanced at her and didn't continue the topic.

Just stop at the right point and both of you will understand.

After all, he only guessed that this incident was done by Xie Jiu, and he had no substantial evidence, so it was not a good idea to pursue it.

After the game of chess, Xie Jiu lost.

But Zhao Xingjin's victory was not easy.

Just as they were preparing to play another game, Yang Zhian came to report that the Minister of Rites wanted to see them for something.

He asked for an audience at this time, so there must be something important. He had not submitted any report at the morning court, so it must be a sudden matter.

"You step back first." Zhao Xingjin frowned and ordered Xie Jiu.

Xie Jiu didn't ask any questions and stood up to leave.

The Minister of Rites immediately entered Chengming Hall and presented the things he brought to Zhao Xingjin.

"Your Majesty, the Xichi Kingdom sent a document stating that Your Majesty has ascended the throne. They were unable to come to congratulate you for some reason, but now they wish to send an envoy to pay homage to me."

(End of this chapter)