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

Chapter 76 Easy to collapse
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."

In Chengming Palace, Chen Cairen bowed and saluted.

Zhao Xingjin was sitting cross-legged on the couch with his eyes closed. Hearing the voice, he opened his eyelids, glanced at her, and nodded slightly.

"Get up."

"Yes." Chen Cairen responded. After she stood up, she saw that Zhao Xingjin had stopped moving. Her eyes moved, and she took the initiative to walk over. "Your Majesty is tired all day. Let me rub your shoulders for you."

When Zhao Xingjin heard the word "rubbing shoulders", Xie Jiu popped up in his mind.

Xie Jiu's massage skills are very good.

Why did I suddenly get sick? I'm not very strong. I ate too much ice cream and my spleen and stomach couldn't take it. I need more warm nourishment.

My thoughts wandered without me noticing.

When Zhao Xingjin came back to his senses, he saw Chen Cairen looking at him cautiously, as if she was a little nervous about his distraction just now.

"You press it. You've been sitting for a long time today and you're indeed a little tired." Zhao Xingjin finally spoke.

Chen Cairen smiled, walked up to him and gently placed her hands on his shoulders.

The difference in the skills used by his hands was obvious. Chen Cai's force was too light and soft. It didn't feel like a massage, but more like tickling. It was obvious that he focused on the physical contact and flirting between the two people.

Xie Jiu is not like this usually. He uses a moderate amount of strength and has a certain control over the meridian acupoints. It really feels comfortable when he presses them.

However, Zhao Xingjin didn't expect Chen Cairen to press it properly, so he just did it for the sake of showing his appreciation.

Just as I was thinking about it, Chen Cairen behind me spoke.

"Your Majesty has just taken in Zhou Baolin today, so why did you summon me to serve you in bed? Today is a good day for Sister Zhou, and Your Majesty is not afraid that Sister Zhou will be unhappy."

"What? Should I let you go back now and call Zhou Baolin?" Zhao Xingjin said in a deep voice.

"That won't do." Chen Cairen said coquettishly, "It has been so long since I last saw the Emperor. Now that I have finally been able to come to Chengming Palace, I will not allow you to do so."

This kind of coquettish look actually made Zhao Xingjin smile.

"In that case, let's not mention others."

Upon hearing this, Chen Cairen sighed, "It's not that I wanted to mention someone else in front of the Emperor. Today, I was in the Emperor's bedchamber, and the Empress sent a box of fine rouge specifically, saying it was for me to use for my appearance. Perhaps I'm being petty, and I've been wondering if the Emperor summoned me to the bedchamber today, which made Zhou Baolin feel disappointed. The Empress felt sorry for her sister, so she sent this gift so that I could ask the Emperor about it."

Zhao Xingjin's face showed no emotion.

Just when Chen Cairen thought she had said something wrong again and was about to make amends, she heard Zhao Xingjin say in a deep voice.

"Of course, the Queen won't care about these things. I didn't summon Zhou Baolin today because I saw you dancing at the dinner yesterday and it reminded me that I haven't seen you for a long time. Now there are new people in the palace, so I can't just listen to the laughter of the new people and not the tears of the old ones."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Cairen curled up the corners of her lips.

"I knew that the emperor had me in his heart."

She looked shy and timid when she spoke, and seemed very cute.

Zhao Xingjin patted her hands and said no more.

But in places that Chen Cairen had never seen, his eyes were cold and dark.

The next day.

When paying respects to the Weiyang Palace, Concubine Chen was obviously in high spirits.

The person sitting opposite Chen Cairen happened to be Zhou Baolin. Compared with her, Zhou Baolin looked very bad, as if he had not slept last night.

Xie Jiu saw this and thought to himself, this person has poor mental quality. He can't sleep after just one setback. How will he live in the future? In the palace, how can everything go smoothly all the time? It's true that the people chosen by the queen are easy to control, but their qualifications are really poor. It seems that they are just tools for making children.

I don’t know if Zhou Baolin knows what will happen to her after she gives birth to a prince.

"Over at Xiefang Palace, Concubine Chen lives alone right now. Zhou Baolin, you should move over and keep her company, so that you can take care of each other." The Queen's voice sounded.

After giving Zhou Baolin the position yesterday, Zhao Xingjin did not specify where she should live, nor did he summon her to the palace at night, so the empress let her stay in the Weiyang Palace for another night.

The concubines naturally cannot live in the Queen's palace forever. They must move out immediately. This is probably the reason why this location was chosen.

Xie Jiu glanced at Chen Cairen and thought that something might happen in the future.

Although Chen Cairen is currently on the Queen's side, the relationship is obviously not strong enough and may collapse at any time.

But now it seems quite harmonious on the surface. Upon hearing this, Chen Cairen turned around and started talking to Zhou Baolin with a smile.

"That's great! I've been living alone in Xiefang Palace and have been feeling a bit lonely. Having Sister Zhou as my companion will finally make things more lively. Since you've just entered the palace, if there's anything you're not familiar with, just send someone to ask me and I'll definitely help you out."

"Thank you, Sister Chen." Zhou Baolin pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled unnaturally.

Concubine Zhuang watched and sneered, "Such a deep sisterly love, why didn't you give up the chance to sleep with Zhou Baolin yesterday? Yesterday was the day Zhou Baolin was conferred the title, and you took the favor. Now you're acting like a fool. You really take me for a fool."

She had just made things difficult for Concubine Chen, and before she could calm down, Concubine Chen went to sleep with her again, which made Concubine Zhuang very angry.

Before she entered the palace, she was the most favored person in the palace.

The Empress had always had a distant relationship with the Emperor. The Concubine Xian, who died early, was always quiet and did not fight for anything. The Concubine Yi was an unlucky and sickly person, so the Emperor visited her most often.

But now everything has changed. There are more new people in the palace, and one or two of them are hanging around in front of the emperor, which makes her angry.

Especially since there was a pregnant Sun Baolin living in her palace.

As she watched Sun Baolin's belly grow bigger day by day, Concubine Zhuang felt like she was being scratched by a cat.

But she didn't dare to do anything, so she just cursed Sun Baolin to give birth to a daughter in her heart every day.

At this moment, Chen Cairen was confronted and his face became a little colder.

Unlike the weak girl she was that night at the palace banquet, Concubine Chen was much tougher today. She glanced at Concubine Zhuang and replied calmly.

"Your Majesty, this is not true. Whom the Emperor summons to the bedchamber is his will. No matter how bold I am, how dare I try to influence His Majesty's mind? Your Majesty has four sons and is deeply favored by the Emperor. Perhaps you could do it, but I would never dare to do so."

"You're sharp-tongued." Concubine Zhuang glanced at her angrily. "You've only been in my bed for one night, and you've become so arrogant! How dare you criticize me?"

Chen Cairen lowered her head quickly, "I dare not. I envy Your Majesty. My time in service to the Emperor is short, and how can I compare to the deep bond between you and Your Majesty? I also hope to be like Your Majesty, and give birth to a son or daughter for Your Majesty as soon as possible, so as to live up to Your Majesty's grace."

These words seemed like a sign of weakness, but in reality they were showing off her favor, which was exactly stepping on Concubine Zhuang's minefield.

Xie Jiu wanted to applaud when he saw it.

She thought it was a wise decision to pretend to be sick yesterday, otherwise she would have to go out for a walk today.

Who knew that while she was thinking about it, the war would come to her.

"What Concubine Chen said is true. Filling the harem has always been for the purpose of expanding the royal family. It is a good idea for Concubine Chen to have this in mind. Concubine Zhuang is lucky. Sun Baolin, Concubine Wei, Concubine Chen, and Liu Baolin all entered the palace together. Now, Sun Baolin, who lives in your Yanqing Palace, Concubine Zhuang, is pregnant with an imperial heir. It can be seen that she has benefited from your blessing."

The queen spoke with a smile, appearing gentle and virtuous.

"Xie Jieyu, I see that the Emperor loves you the most. You must take good care of yourself and conceive the dragon fetus soon. Women hate cold weather the most. You must not indulge in the cold like you did yesterday and become unwell."

(End of this chapter)