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

Chapter 10 is the foxy one!
"A foxy girl is a foxy girl. She's a noble lady from a scholarly family, a married woman, and yet she tries to seduce the emperor. Bah!"

In Yanqing Palace, Concubine Zhuang's eyes were red with anger, and she paced back and forth in the main hall.

The palace maid Peizhu looked around hurriedly and saw that there was no outsider around, so she immediately closed the palace door and then whispered to persuade him.

"Your Majesty, please be quiet. The Emperor doesn't like to hear it. Even if Mrs. Xie has ten thousand faults, you can't say them in front of the Emperor. It's like you're lecturing the Emperor that he shouldn't have an affair with Mrs. Xie."

At noon, Zhao Xingjin came to Yanqing Palace to have lunch with Concubine Zhuang and her son. Everything was fine, but the Fourth Prince suddenly mentioned how good his enlightenment teacher was, which made Concubine Zhuang think of Xie Jiulai.

As for Concubine Zhuang's personality, she would open a dyeing factory if she was given some color. Seeing that Zhao Xingjin was in a good mood, she became arrogant again.

He openly and secretly said that Xie Jiu was not worthy of being Princess Wenxi's teacher. He became more and more excited as he spoke, and his words gradually began to blame Zhao Xingjin for not being able to judge people well and being blinded by lust.

In front of the Fourth Prince, Zhao Xingjin wanted to keep silent and give Concubine Zhuang some face, but what Concubine Zhuang said was really too much. Zhao Xingjin was not a person with a good temper, so he finally turned his face away.

Walk away.

Concubine Zhuang was very frightened. She was afraid at first, but after she came to her senses, she felt wronged and angry, and she began to hate Xie Jiu again.

After hearing Peizhu's words, he immediately refuted.

"Of course I don't dare to teach the emperor a lesson. I just want to remind him that Mrs. Xie is not a good person!"

Peizhu helped her sit down. "As for what happened today, Your Majesty, please do not mention it in front of the Emperor again. Xie was Princess Wenxi's tutor. Your Majesty, please remember this."

"What kind of teacher is this? It's just an excuse!" Concubine Zhuang was still unhappy. She was helped to sit down, but she stood up again and couldn't be held down.

Peizhu had no choice but to persuade him patiently.

"Your Majesty, she is whoever the Emperor says she is. If you insist on pointing it out, wouldn't that be embarrassing for the Emperor?"

"Even if you want to say it, there are censors in the front court and the harem has the empress dowager and the empress, so it is none of your business. If you insist on saying it, then you are being ignorant and want to make the emperor unhappy. Isn't that asking for trouble? Look, the emperor is unhappy today, and the fourth prince is frightened."

When it comes to children, mothers are always soft-hearted.

Concubine Zhuang thought about the Fourth Prince and finally gave up her stubbornness. Although she was still unhappy, she didn't continue to pester him.

Peizhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She thought that although her queen was a little simple-minded, she was at least willing to listen to advice. Otherwise, if the palace asked her to keep a close eye on Concubine Zhuang, she would really be helpless.

However, before Peizhu could relax for long, Concubine Zhuang suddenly seemed to think of something, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she called her to her side.

"I remember that Xie's father, Prime Minister Xie, and Concubine Wei's father didn't get along well, right?"

"That's right. Lord Zhang is the second-in-command. If he wants to move up, he has to pull down Prime Minister Xie." Peizhu nodded.

Concubine Zhuang rolled her eyes. "Hmph, that Wei has always been a pretentious person. In my opinion, she's just pretending to be noble. I want to see if she can tolerate another Xie in her harem!"

After he finished speaking, he pondered for a while, then called Peizhu to his side, and the master and servant whispered a few words to each other.

At that time, on the other side, Zhao Xingjin had already returned to Chengming Palace.

After hearing this, Xie Jiu wanted to ask for a meeting, but when she went there, the door of the main hall was closed.

When asked, he said that Zhao Xingjin was handling government affairs.

It would be a shame to disturb him. Xie Jiuxun didn't have anything important to do, he just wanted to send someone out of the palace to Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion to get the calligraphy.

I promised to give it to the princess.

Of course, Xie Jiu also wanted someone to pack a few sets of her own clothes and bring them into the palace, so Chunrong or Qingfang had to go.

However, they did not have the badges to enter and leave the palace, so they had to bother Zhao Xingjin for such a small matter as getting something.

Today I delivered something to Wu Qingchan, and even paid someone in the palace to run errands for me.

It was not convenient to disturb Zhao Xingjin at this time, so Xie Jiu wandered around the door of the main hall and then went back.

Zhao Xingjin was busy for half a day and didn't even serve dinner. He simply prepared three dishes and a soup, which Yang Zhian brought in in a lunch box.

It was long after nightfall that the candlelight in the main hall finally went out. Xie Jiu lived in a side hall, so he was close enough to know what was going on.

I felt more and more that Zhao Xingjin was no simple person.

Which foolish and incompetent emperor would be so concerned about government affairs and forget about food and sleep?

Silent all night.

The next morning, Zhao Xingjin summoned Xie Jiu.

It's about half an hour after my morning court session.

After receiving the message, Xie Jiu immediately got up and went to the main hall. Unexpectedly, he ran into several cabinet ministers coming out.

This was after the court session, when they came to discuss matters alone.

The leader of this group of people was Xie Mingshen.

When you meet someone face to face, you have to say hello.

Xie Jiu was very calm, his eyes never lingering on anyone, he smiled lightly and simply performed a greeting.

Compared with her calmness, these cabinet ministers have different thoughts.

Xie Mingshen wanted to find a chance to talk to Xie Jiu, but there was obviously no good opportunity at the moment. In addition, he found that Xie Jiu was somewhat ignoring him, so he became annoyed.

Wei Zhang had a smile on his face, like a gentle and casual uncle.

He was the only one who calmly returned Xie Jiu's gift.

However, Xie Jiu didn't really think that this person was easy to get along with. It was definitely not easy for him to go from an unknown person to the number one person under Zhao Xingjin and assist Zhao Xingjin in conquering the country.

As for the remaining ministers, some ignored Xie Jiu, some looked at him with disdain, and some looked at him curiously. In short, their looks were different.

"Madam, the emperor is waiting for you inside." Yang Zhian came out of the hall at the right time and conveyed a message.

Xie Jiu nodded slightly and walked into the main hall under the gazes of a group of ministers.

"May the emperor be blessed with good health." Xie Jiu bowed.

Zhao Xingjin was sitting behind the desk, rubbing his temples and resting his eyes.

There were several piles of memorials on the table, obviously he was tired from the heavy workload.

"I'll rub your shoulders, Your Majesty, to help you relax a little bit." Xie Jiu said softly.

Zhao Xingjin raised his eyelids and hummed deeply.

I am indeed a little tired.

Xie Jiu walked over, put his hands on Zhao Xingjin's shoulders, and began to massage him.

"You have such skills." Zhao Xingjin felt that the experience was good and he became more relaxed.

He leaned back on the chair.

"I used to massage my mother often, and I learned a set of techniques specifically for her," Xie Jiu replied. "Your Majesty often sits for long periods of time while handling official duties. More massages to loosen up his muscles would make him feel better, but it's best for him to go out and walk around more."

Zhao Xingjin enjoyed the attentive service, turned his neck and sighed.

"Yeah, I haven't had time to practice martial arts recently, and I feel a lot stiffer. From now on, I have to find time to practice boxing in the morning, otherwise I will feel exhausted."

After saying that, he patted Xie Jiu's hand and signaled her to stop.

"What do you want to see me for?"

After he came back from Concubine Zhuang yesterday, Xie Jiu came to the door of the main hall and Zhao Xingjin naturally knew it.

(End of this chapter)