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

Chapter 167

Yang Zhian stood beside him grinding ink, and naturally saw some of the contents of the memorial. After thinking for a moment, he whispered.

"Consort Jin's entry into the palace was already met with much criticism. Those people didn't dare to say it openly at the time, probably hoping that the Emperor would get rid of her once his novelty wore off. But now that Consort Jin has won the Emperor's favor, some people are naturally very anxious."

Zhao Xingjin flipped through the petitions. Among the ministers who had submitted their memorials, some had some connection with the Empress's maternal family, some with Consort Zhuang, and some even with the Empress Dowager.

It seems many people don't want him to dote on Xie Jiu.

However, Zhao Xingjin simply couldn't be bothered with these things.

Doesn't he know whether banning his account violates any taboos?

But he still gave Xie Jiu the title of Jin, which means he was willing and had thought about it.

So he was getting annoyed that these ministers were even submitting memorials specifically to bring this up.

As he said before, he didn't focus on politics, but he was very attentive to his harem.

What kind of good official can such a person be? All he thinks about is vying for power and influence.

"Ignore it." Zhao Xingjin casually tossed the memorial aside.

Yang Zhian glanced at them and thought to himself, "If these people keep talking, they're going to be in trouble."

The negotiations between Dajing and Xichi continued for the next few days.

During this time, Gao Sui still tried to find Xie Mingshen, but it was of no use. Xie Mingshen ignored him and never said a word to Zhao Xingjin to plead for Xi Chi.

Looking at it this way, it seems that Xie Jiu's guess was wrong.

However, Zhao Xingjin trusted her a lot, and his plans were slowly progressing.

Besides Zhao Xing, there are other people in the palace keeping an eye on Xie Jiu.

Yanqing Palace.

Consort Zhuang made trip after trip, her mind restless, waiting for whom?

"Miss!"

The head palace maid, Peizhu, strode in from outside, sighing.

"Someone did submit a memorial, but there has been no response. The Emperor doesn't seem to care about it."

Upon hearing this, Consort Zhuang frowned.

"The rank of Consort? She has only been in the palace for a short time, and she is already a Consort. In a little while, she will be promoted to Imperial Concubine and be on equal footing with me."

“It won’t happen that quickly, Your Highness. You just tend to overthink things.” Peizhu immediately comforted her. “Your Highness, you have been with the Emperor for many years since you were a prince, and you gave birth to the fourth prince. That’s why you were able to enter the palace and be made a concubine. Xie’s family background is just good, but that’s enough to support her to the rank of concubine. If she wants to be made a concubine, she has no chance without giving birth to a prince.”

Consort Zhuang liked to hear these words, but her expression remained unpleasant.

"She looks healthy, so how could she not have a child? As for me, my belly hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy since I gave birth to Shen'er. If I could get pregnant again, the Emperor would definitely value me again."

These words caught Peizhu's attention.

Children are naturally the more the better, and nowadays the saying "many children, many blessings" is popular, but right now, only the Empress has safely given birth to two imperial heirs in the palace.

"Your Majesty, why don't you invite an imperial physician to take a look and help you recover?"

"Very well." Consort Zhuang nodded, but then immediately added, "Just say it's to ask for a pulse diagnosis."

She didn't want others to know her plans, otherwise people would inevitably gossip and laugh at her behind her back. Peizhu nodded, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Imperial Hospital staff are very tight-lipped, no one will say anything."

"It seems that Consort Sun is about to give birth, and I think she is carrying a boy. From now on, there will be more than just Shen'er as a prince in the palace." Consort Zhuang thought of this, and her mood became somewhat unpleasant again.

“Whether he is a boy or a girl, he can’t surpass our Fourth Prince. There’s a saying that a mother’s status rises with her son’s, but I think there’s also a case where a son’s status rises with his mother’s. The Emperor loves our Fourth Prince because you are his birth mother, isn’t that right? If the birth mother isn’t pleasing, why would the Emperor remember the child?” Peizhu said immediately.

Consort Zhuang listened and snorted, "Although His Majesty doesn't come to see Consort Sun often in person, Yang Zhian and Qingdong come every few days. In the end, it's because His Majesty values ​​Consort Sun's pregnancy."

It would be a lie to say I didn't feel a pang of sadness.

Peizhu knew what she was thinking, so she whispered, "But Your Highness, even if Consort Sun gives birth safely, she will only be promoted to the rank of Lady-in-Waiting. She won't be able to raise her child on her own, so she might not be able to be proud."

These words made Consort Zhuang feel much better.

He immediately smiled and said, "That's true, it's just like that, given my humble background."

Xie Jiu was unaware that Consort Zhuang cared so much about him within Yanqing Palace; at the moment, she was busy moving palaces.

Jingming Palace is all ready, and we can move in today.

Besides Princess Wenxi, Consort Liu, who was close to Xie Jiu, also came to offer her congratulations. However, Xie Jiu did not expect that Consort Wei would also come.

"Your Majesty, I have come to pay my respects to Consort Jin."

"No need for formalities," Xie Jiu waved his hand in greeting, then added, "What brings Consort Wei to my Jingming Palace today?"

Consort Wei was a little nervous and squeezed the handkerchief in her hand. "It is only right that I come to visit Consort Jin on her new move. I am here to keep Consort Liu company."

This was her first time visiting Xie Jiu, and she felt somewhat uncomfortable.

So after saying that, she couldn't help but glance in Liu Cai Ren's direction.

Consort Liu understood and immediately said softly, "Your Majesty and Consort Wei jointly manage the six palaces. Consort Wei has come today because she has some questions she would like to ask Your Majesty."

This is the real purpose.

"I see." Xie Jiu smiled and turned to look at Wei Jieyu. "Then sit down and pour some tea, and we'll talk slowly."

Wei Jieyu was very happy to see that Xie Jiu did not reject her.

He really didn't stand on ceremony. After sitting down, he placed the account book he had brought in front of Xie Jiu and explained all his doubts.

Xie Jiu took the ledger and glanced at it. He roughly understood the trickery inside. He chuckled and began to explain to Wei Jieyu where the accounts were falsified and where they were simply not written clearly.

After hearing Xie Jiu's words, Wei Jieyu immediately understood and her expression relaxed considerably.

He then sincerely thanked Xie Jiu.

"Why don't you ask the Empress about these issues at Weiyang Palace? She said that since we manage the six palaces together, you can go to her for any questions." Xie Jiu took a sip of tea.

When she mentioned this person, Wei Jieyu's expression, which had just improved slightly, immediately darkened again.

"What you say is better than what you sing."

Consort Wei naturally wanted to ask the Empress for help, but the Empress was completely hypocritical and never really intended to teach them how to manage the affairs of the six palaces. Even though Consort Wei was not good at reading people, she saw through the Empress's hypocrisy and never went to ask again.

"I've learned my lesson."

This refers to the time when she was reprimanded by the Empress and the Empress Dowager for mismanagement.

Xie Jiu smiled slightly after hearing this, "The Empress naturally doesn't wish for our success. After all, with us managing the six palaces properly, when will she be able to take back her power?"