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

Chapter 275

In Weiyang Palace, the Empress was looking forward to the New Year's Eve banquet, hoping to go out and meet people outside, and at least see her two daughters.

But she was told that the Emperor had not allowed her to attend, and everyone was in an uproar.

"It's that bitch Xie, isn't it? The Emperor hasn't deposed the Empress yet, I'm still the Empress, how dare she scheme against me like this!" The Empress overturned the table, shattering porcelain all over the floor.

The people who served her were assigned from the imperial court, people arranged by Zhao Xingjin.

He simply watched silently as she finished venting her anger, then called in a few maids to clean up the mess.

"What's wrong with you? Do you think you can get out of Weiyang Palace? Consort Jin is pregnant and has the Emperor's favor. She will probably be promoted to Consort soon, and then to Noble Consort, with a rank equivalent to the Empress. At that time, who will be the mistress of the harem is still unknown!"

One of the maids was a gossipy little palace maid who grumbled angrily as she tidied up.

She really didn't want to be assigned to serve the Empress, as it was a dead-end job, and naturally she harbored resentment.

The palace maid who was working with her was about to remind her to be quiet, but the empress, who had just walked away, suddenly turned back.

"What did you say!"

The Empress grabbed the gossipy palace maid by the chin, forcing her to look up at her, her bloodshot eyes filled with rage.

"You just said someone is pregnant?"

Yes, news was usually strictly controlled, and Weiyang Palace was almost completely isolated from the outside world. The Empress had no idea what was happening outside the palace.

Her ferocious and terrifying appearance terrified the palace maid.

"Consort Jin, Consort Jin is pregnant," the palace maid stammered. "She is three months along now."

"You're talking nonsense!" the Empress roared. "How could she possibly be pregnant? No way, impossible!"

The palace maid's voice trembled with fear, "This servant dares not deceive Your Highness, Consort Jin is indeed pregnant, uh—"

Before she could finish speaking, a hoarse, dry sound suddenly came from the maid's throat. She then clutched her neck and collapsed to the ground, blood seeping from between her fingers and quickly soaking her collar.

In the empress's hand was a gold hairpin dripping with blood.

He committed murder.

This sudden turn of events threw the four palace maids present into chaos, who screamed in alarm and scrambled to escape.

The Empress, acting like a madwoman, rushed forward and grabbed another person, demanding, "Tell me, is Consort Jin pregnant or not?"

"This servant...this servant didn't know! Your Majesty, please spare me!"

Another person has fallen.

Before she could finish speaking, the hairpin plunged into her neck, piercing her flesh before being pulled out.

Blood gushed out, warm, and splashed onto the Queen's face, but she seemed oblivious.

"How dare she lie to me! Didn't she just say that Consort Jin is pregnant, already three months along? Hahahaha. Pregnant? She's actually pregnant!"

The empress staggered, looked up, and burst into laughter.

She was unable to have children, but Xie Jiu was pregnant. This was a great blow to the Empress.

The Empress knew that Xie Jiu was pregnant, which made her hopes of leaving Weiyang Palace even slimmer.

"Someone, summon the imperial physician! Her Majesty the Empress has fallen ill again. Prepare a calming soup!"

Hearing the commotion inside, the head palace maid rushed in and witnessed this bloody scene.

Two palace maids lay dead in pools of blood, their eyes wide open in disbelief. The empress, covered in blood, laughed loudly inside the room.

Soon, a strong eunuch entered the room, took the murder weapon from the Empress's hand, restrained her tightly, and carried her back to her bed. Today is New Year's Eve, and the news of a death should not have been told to the Emperor, lest it bring bad luck. However, since the Empress was the murderer, it could not be left unreported.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xingjin frowned deeply.

After a long pause, he said, "Give those two palace maids a proper burial and give their families a pension. As for the Empress, tell her that Zhaoqing and Lingyi are still alive. If she cares about her daughter, she should not act recklessly and should reflect on her actions. I will make my own decision."

"Yes." The head maid left.

I think it's good to have children. In the end, for the sake of the children, I'll always have more face than others.

After hearing this, the Empress did indeed quiet down considerably.

I don't know if they listened to me or not, but nothing else went wrong throughout the entire first month of the lunar year.

It wasn't until February 19th, Princess Zhaoqing's birthday, that this continued.

Princess Zhaoqing pleaded with Zhao Xingjin to allow her and her sister to visit the Empress at Weiyang Palace and have lunch with her.

Seeing that the two children truly missed their mother, Zhao Xingjin softened and nodded in agreement.

The mother and her two daughters met and hugged each other, crying for a long time before stopping.

The Empress held Zhaoqing's hand, constantly asking about what was happening outside, but with people arranged by Zhao Xingjin watching nearby, the mother and daughter couldn't say too much.

Fortunately, Zhaoqing had already taken precautions and had taught Lingyi what to do before coming, so as to give her some opportunities to be alone with her mother.

At this moment, he gave Lingyi a look, and the latter understood. She immediately pointed to the head maid next to her and asked her to accompany her to the side hall where she used to live to find something.

Before the two sisters arrived, they deliberately did not bring their own servants. The head maid had no choice but to accompany Princess Lingyi on her temporary departure.

During this time, Princess Zhaoqing quickly informed the Empress about the situation outside.

"Consort Jin is pregnant and is currently very much favored by the Emperor. Consort Zhuang is at odds with her but can't compete with her and has suffered a setback, throwing a huge tantrum. The Empress Dowager seems to dislike Consort Jin. At the New Year's Eve palace banquet and the Lantern Festival family banquet, she was not very friendly to Consort Jin and made many veiled criticisms in her words."

Zhaoqing picked out the important points to discuss.

"Father originally only promoted Consort Jiang, but at the Lantern Festival family banquet, after Consort Jin suggested it, he also promoted Consort Liu and Consort Guo. For this, Grandmother was very unhappy, but she didn't say anything. In addition, my maternal grandfather lost his composure and did something wrong in order to save you, Empress Dowager, and was reprimanded by Father. Now my maternal grandfather's family is in a bad situation in the court."

Upon hearing this, the Empress's face gradually darkened.

Her misstep has implicated many people.

"Where is Consort Chen? Is she still under house arrest?" The Empress suddenly remembered this person.

Logically, once the Emperor learned that Consort Wei had been drugged and that it was not Chen who did it, he should have cleared Chen's name.

Unexpectedly, the Empress would care about such a trivial matter. Zhaoqing was stunned for a moment before saying, "Chen Cainu has been restored to the rank of Consort. However, my sixth brother is still being raised in the Empress Dowager's palace and has never been seen by her."

Upon hearing this, the Empress lowered her eyes, pondered for a moment, and then turned and went into the room.

After a while, he came out and handed the two boxes to Zhaoqing.

"This is the birthday gift from the Empress Dowager. Take this with you and give it to Consort Chen. Tell her that if she can help me get out of this predicament, she will reward me handsomely."

Zhaoqing nodded, but before he could say anything more, the head maid returned.

Lingyi was too young and couldn't hold the person back, but the time she gained was enough.

After the mother and her two daughters finished their lunch, they reluctantly parted ways.

After Princess Zhaoqing returned to Ruiyu Palace, she secretly ordered someone to send one of the brocade boxes given to her by the Empress to Consort Chen in Xiefang Palace.

(End of this chapter)