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

Chapter 121 Protective Desire

After hearing this answer, Xie Jiu lowered his eyes and nodded slightly.

It's a plausible explanation.

Xie Jiu no longer worried about what to investigate further. It was better to rely on oneself than on others. Obviously, on Zhao Xingjin's side, the harem struggle should have come to an end with the death of Concubine Yi, so even if he begged him, he would not have the heart to continue investigating.

It may also cause boredom.

Then, Xie Jiu raised her head again, her beautiful eyes covered with a layer of water, "Your Majesty, can you stay with me for a while longer before leaving?"

As she spoke, she slowly reached out and carefully held Zhao Xingjin's hand.

"I"

"Well, I am ill after all. Your Majesty should return to Chengming Palace as soon as possible, so as not to pass on my illness to Your Majesty."

Xie Jiu didn't listen to what Zhao Xingjin said. He lowered his eyes and took his hand back.

But the next moment, Zhao Xingjin suddenly held her hand.

"I'll stay here with you. I'll leave after you've taken the medicine and fallen asleep. Okay?"

A fragile beauty can always arouse a man's desire to protect her. Xie Jiu is like this now. Zhao Xingjin unconsciously feels a desire to protect her from the bottom of his heart.

I didn't even notice it.

"Okay." Xie Jiu smiled.

As a smile appeared on her lips, a tear fell from the corner of her eye.

The teardrops seemed to fall on the tip of Zhao Xingjin's heart, and the hot tear made him feel more worried.

It was an hour later when Zhao Xingjin came out of Anqing Hall.

After Xie Jiu took the medicine and went to sleep, he still stayed by the bed for a while before leaving.

"emperor."

Yang Zhian, who was guarding outside the door, came over quickly and whispered.

"The Queen Mother just sent someone over."

Zhao Xingjin's eyes moved, "What did you say?"

"The Empress Dowager said that Concubine Wei was also frightened and wronged by this incident. Your Majesty should not forget to comfort her." Yang Zhian lowered his head.

She knew very well in her heart that the Empress Dowager didn't want to see the Emperor spending too much time and effort on Concubine Xie.

But there is some truth in what he said. This time, Concubine Wei was indeed in trouble without any cause. Seeing what she saw yesterday, she was really scared.

"Then let's go to Zhongcui Palace."

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Zhao Xingjin gave the order.

Yang Zhian nodded and immediately shouted loudly to the people carrying the sedan chair outside, "Go to Zhongcui Palace!"

Soon, Zhongcui Palace became lively.

The emperor arrived and did not say where he was going in advance, so everyone had to come out to greet him. Concubine Wei and Liu Baolin welcomed him together.

This time Zhao Xingjin came to see Concubine Wei, so after a few casual words, he went to Yinmeixuan with Concubine Wei.

Liu Baolin remained calm throughout, showing no sign of vying for favor, which made Zhao Xingjin pay more attention to her.

Originally, Liu Baolin discovered the problem with the palace maid named Dujuan in time yesterday, which made Zhao Xingjin more impressed with her. Now she is quiet and abides by the rules, so she is indeed worthy of praise.

Concubine Wei didn't notice that Zhao Xingjin looked at Liu Baolin a few more times. She had been in a trance since yesterday.

Zhao Xingjin keenly saw through her thoughts and said in a deep voice after sitting down.

"The people in the palace are complicated. They are not like when you were at your mother's house before. Don't think too much when you encounter some things. It's not all your fault. You were indeed wronged by what happened yesterday." Miraculously, Concubine Wei listened to the comfort this time. When she looked up at Zhao Xingjin, the stubbornness in her eyes was less.

"I was thinking, if I knew how to balance strictness and leniency, and wasn't so rigid with my subordinates, insisting on doing everything by the rules, perhaps Du Juan wouldn't hate me so much. My actions did indirectly kill her sister and push her into an irredeemable abyss."

Before this incident happened, Concubine Wei always believed that as long as she followed the rules, she would have a clear conscience and everything would be fair and smooth. But now she knows that in addition to the rules, she also has to consider human feelings.

"Even so, she shouldn't have the intention to harm others. Since she did something wrong, she has to pay the price. Don't worry too much about it. This matter is over. Learn from your mistakes and pay more attention to the people around you in the future." Zhao Xingjin said calmly.

Even though the relationship between the palace maid named Dujuan and her sister was indeed touching, that was not a reason for her to harm others, especially when you really think about it, Concubine Wei had not done anything wrong.

Listening to Zhao Xingjin's words, Concubine Wei lowered her eyes, her eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she didn't know what she was thinking about.

After a while, she suddenly asked, "Is Concubine Xie okay?"

Unexpectedly, she would ask about Xie Jiu's situation. Zhao Xingjin paused as he picked up the teacup, then nodded.

"It's nothing serious. I was just weak and frightened, which caused a high fever. I'm feeling much better now after taking the medicine."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Wei breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes filled with confusion. "I should have gone to visit her, but I was afraid of disturbing her rest."

The hesitation in her words betrayed Concubine Wei's true thoughts.

Zhao Xingjin could tell at a glance that she was not afraid of disturbing Xie Jiu's rest, but she was probably too embarrassed to do so.

After all, she had never had a good face towards Xie Jiu before, but this time Xie Jiu did not hold a grudge against her, and arrived in time despite his sick body to rescue her, and expressed on the spot that he believed that she would not harm anyone.

To be honest, Zhao Xingjin was also surprised by Xie Jiu's behavior this time.

In Zhao Xingjin's opinion, Xie Jiu could indeed completely hide himself under the pretext of illness and watch the show silently, or secretly add fuel to the fire and confirm the crime of Wei Jieyu's murder. In this case, even if Zhao Xingjin wanted to save Wei Jieyu, he had to consider the situation.

If that happens, Concubine Wei will be severely injured even if she doesn't die.

But Xie Jiu didn't.

Obviously she didn't want to deal with Concubine Wei.

Zhao Xingjin also planned to wait until Xie Jiu got better and then ask him indirectly about this.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xingjin collected his thoughts and said in a deep voice, "Wait a few days, she will be in good spirits, it won't be too late for you to go again."

"Yeah." Concubine Wei responded softly.

After this voice, the atmosphere became a little cold, and Concubine Wei really didn't know what to say.

Zhao Xingjin naturally wouldn't make small talk, as that was something the concubines would do to please him. So when he saw that Concubine Wei was bored, he sat for a while and then stood up.

"Okay, take a rest. I'll come see you when I have time."

Concubine Wei was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, I respectfully send you off."

Seeing the imperial carriage leave, the senior palace maid Siwei sighed anxiously.

"Why doesn't Concubine Jie invite His Majesty to have dinner with him? His Majesty has come specially to see Concubine Jie. As long as Concubine Jie asks, he will definitely agree."

"I really don't have the heart to think about it." Concubine Wei said in a muffled voice. Without even looking at anyone, she turned and went into the inner room. "I want to be alone. Call me for dinner."

Siwei wanted to say something, but was stopped by Nianci and shook her head gently.

"Don't go. Maybe Jieyu has figured it out this time, and things will be different from now on."

Hearing this, Siwei gave up, pursed her lips, nodded, and turned to do other things.

at dusk.

In Anqing Hall of Ninghua Palace, Xie Jiu finally woke up slowly.

He touched his forehead and found it was no longer hot and his body felt much refreshed. Xie Jiu knew that his fever had subsided, so he called someone in to take care of him.