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

Chapter 236

"Aunt, don't get angry over such things. Take care of your health." Seeing that the Empress Dowager's expression was not good, Consort Jiang immediately comforted her gently. "Perhaps I guessed wrong. What if they were just exchanging a few polite words? We can't say anything then."

Although Jiang Cairen regards Guo Cairen as a formidable rival, she is not ready to start a fight at the moment.

This is nothing yet, it's still a long way off. We don't even know who will be favored yet. Serving someone once is nothing.

The Empress Dowager's gaze was deep and somber. "The reason I dislike Consort Jin is not only because she has been married before, but also because this woman is restless. Since she entered the palace, there has been constant turmoil in the palace. Big and small incidents are always related to her. I suspect that she is the one stirring up trouble behind the scenes. If Consort Guo gets close to her, she will inevitably be influenced by her and have her thoughts turned astray. In the future, there will be another restless person in the palace."

Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager thought of Consort Wei.

The Empress Dowager originally liked Consort Wei very much, but in the past six months, she noticed that Consort Wei was getting closer to Xie Jiu, which made her somewhat dissatisfied.

During this time, Wei Jieyu was also summoned, and some things were mentioned to her, both openly and subtly. However, Wei Jieyu was quite independent and did not often change her mind because of a few words from others, not even the Empress Dowager.

Moreover, in her interactions with Consort Liu and Xie Jiu, Consort Wei gradually discovered that Xie Jiu was not a bad person. She was just more ruthless when faced with difficulties from others. As long as no one provoked her, Xie Jiu never plotted against any of the concubines.

On the contrary, other people in the palace, like Consort Zhuang, are openly domineering and easy to get along with, since they are out in the open. But Consort Chen, who likes to scheme behind people's backs, and the Empress, who appears generous and kind on the surface but is actually very calculating, are much more difficult to deal with.

In comparison, Wei Jieyu preferred to talk to Xie Jiu and Liu Cairen occasionally.

However, the Empress Dowager felt that Consort Wei had been slowly assimilated by Xie Jiu, which was a real pity.

Unlike Consort Jiang, who was her own niece, Consort Wei was not someone the Empress Dowager had mentioned once or twice. However, seeing that Consort Wei did not follow her wishes, the Empress Dowager lost interest in interfering further.

At that time, Consort Jiang had only been in the palace for a short time and had only heard about things in the palace without experiencing them firsthand. Therefore, upon hearing the Empress Dowager's words, she naturally developed a prejudice against Xie Jiu.

"This Consort Jin first accused her ex-husband of embezzling military funds and other crimes, then divorced him and entered the palace. Later, she even performed the great act of putting righteousness before family, sending her own father to the execution ground. Although I don't know the deeper reasons behind these things, I can see that Consort Jin must have extraordinary methods to win the Emperor's favor so much." Consort Jiang's eyes seemed thoughtful.

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath. "Women in the palace should not be too clever, and they should not be too ruthless or have too many methods, otherwise they may hurt others or even the Emperor."

In any case, the Empress Dowager does not support keeping Xie Jiu alive. If the Empress Dowager could make the decision, she would definitely find a pretext to kill Xie Jiu after Xie Mingshen's death to prevent future troubles.

When Zhao Xingjin refused to do so, the Empress Dowager realized that her son had fallen for the woman.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager could not bring up the matter of killing Xie Jiu again, otherwise it would damage her relationship with Zhao Xingjin, which would be a loss.

Now, all they hope for is the arrival of a new person, so that Xie Jiu can naturally fall out of favor and it will be difficult for him to cause trouble in the future, thus saving them the trouble of ruthlessly eliminating him.

"Don't worry, Aunt, Ningyu will take good care of Cousin and stay by your side to keep you company!" Consort Jiang said something nice at the right time.

The Empress Dowager was amused by her and laughed, forgetting everything else for a moment.

Chengming Hall.

Xie Jiu had no idea that he had been analyzed back and forth by two groups of people.

Right now, she's personally picking out things for the house. Tomorrow, her sister-in-law, Madam Fan, will be entering the palace with her two children. Xie Jiu hasn't seen her nephew and niece for a long time, and she misses them dearly.

Now that both her parents have passed away, Xie Jiu's only blood relatives are her brother and her two nephews and nieces, so she naturally wants to be close to them.

Furthermore, her sister-in-law, Madam Fan, got along very well with her and had long regarded her as family. She was one of the few people with whom she could let down her guard and speak her mind, so she was always looking forward to it. "Your Majesty has been looking for a long time, and my eyes are getting tired of looking, but Your Majesty still hasn't made a choice," Chunrong teased from the side.

Xie Jiu smiled and said, "I don't know what they like. I just picked out the things Wenxi usually likes. It's rare to see them, so naturally I gave them more."

As she was speaking, Princess Wenxi came in from outside.

Seeing Xie Jiu picking out things, she realized they were for the Xie family members who would be entering the palace the next day, and a hint of envy appeared in her eyes.

"Wenxi is back, come over here quickly!" Xie Jiu, with sharp eyes, spotted the small figure at the door and waved her over. "These were found in the storeroom today, come and take a look. Pick whatever you like, consider it a Mid-Autumn Festival gift from Consort Jin."

Upon hearing that she also had a share, the little girl immediately smiled and hugged Xie Jiu's waist, "Empress Jin is the best to me!"

"Don't talk nonsense." Xie Jiu patted Princess Wenxi's head gently and said, "But Consort Jin would like to ask you for a favor. Could you help Consort Jin's little sister and little brother pick out some things? They are entering the palace tomorrow, and you haven't met them yet."

Princess Wenxi immediately nodded, "Okay!"

Finally, he turned around and went to look through the various boxes and cages. After selecting a few items, he suddenly looked up.

"Your Highness, I also have something I'd like to give to my younger brother and sister. Those little trinkets from foreign lands that Father Emperor bestowed upon me are unique and can't be found anywhere in the capital!"

"Are you really willing to part with it?" Xie Jiu teased her deliberately. "But I said it's one of a kind. Once you give it away, it's gone."

Princess Wenxi pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and looked at Xie Jiu with bright eyes, "Father and Consort Jin will give me other things in the future. I'm not afraid to take the good things and give them to the people I want to give them to."

The sense of security conveyed in those words was immense, and Xie Jiu felt a surge of warmth and comfort upon hearing the answer.

He immediately smiled and embraced Princess Wenxi, saying, "Yes, our little Wenxi is loved by someone, and she can have the stars and the moon if she wants them."

Princess Wenxi blushed, feeling a little shy, but she still raised her hand and wrapped it around Xie Jiu's waist.

She enjoyed the feeling of leaning against Xie Jiu's chest; the warmth made her feel that her mother was still by her side.

In Jingming Palace, the relationship between mother and daughter was harmonious, but in Yihe Palace, the Fifth Prince was crying incessantly in Consort Sun's arms.

"I told you to watch over His Highness, is this how you perform your duties! You let the Fifth Prince fall off his bed! You all look down on me because I am of low rank and out of favor, and you dare to be so careless. Today I will skin you alive!"

This was the first time Sun Cairen had ever lost her temper like this; she was furious.

It turned out that the wet nurse and the two maids who served him closely had fallen asleep while watching the fifth prince sleep. The fifth prince was almost six months old and could already roll over. The small couch by the window where he took a nap was narrow, and when the fifth prince woke up, he rolled on the couch and fell off.

The child's forehead was red and swollen from the fall, and a large bump visibly swelled up. The child's skin was fair, and it was truly frightening to see, yet heartbreaking.

"Please spare us, Your Highness! We will never dare to do it again! It was just that it was so hot and humid last night, and His Highness couldn't sleep well. He kept crying and fussing, and we took care of him all night. We didn't get any sleep ourselves, and that's why we were sleepy."

"Still trying to argue!" Consort Sun didn't want to listen at all and shouted angrily, "Drag them out and give each of them fifty lashes!"

Just then, the voices of eunuchs echoed from outside the door.

"The Queen is here!"