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

Chapter 66 Miss Zhou Family
"I'm thinking of playing a drinking game," the Queen suggested. "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, so let's use the moon as our theme. How about that?"

Zhao Xingjin naturally had no objection, he just wanted to watch the fun.

Many of the young gentlemen and ladies below were also eager to try.

After all, this is a rare opportunity to show up directly in front of the emperor, which may be a great opportunity in the official career for young gentlemen.

Xie Jiu was sitting quietly in his seat at this moment, thinking in his heart that the Queen must have some plans, otherwise she would not arrange the event like this.

Things have been quiet these past few days because of the plot to murder the royal heir, but suddenly today they became active again. I feel like something is wrong.

But this was not something she could control. She had already paid back the Queen for the last time she plotted against her. There was no need for her to come out and cause trouble for the Queen at this time.

Tsk, that was also because Zhao Xingjin had secretly warned her a few words while playing chess, telling her not to take action against the queen.

Then just don't move, as long as the Queen doesn't cause trouble for her first.

Picking up the wine glass and taking a sip, Xie Jiu narrowed his eyes, as if enjoying the wine.

Let's go watch the show. It's a rare event that brings together the young men and ladies from the noble families in the capital.

When the drinking game begins, each person recites a line of poetry, which must be his or her own. The person who continues the poem is not allowed to hesitate for too long, or fail to continue, otherwise he or she will be eliminated. The last three people to finish the poem will receive a reward.

This was still a bit difficult, but after all, the contestants were all young men and ladies from wealthy families. No one was eliminated in the first three rounds, and starting from the fourth round, some people were gradually eliminated.

Xie Jiu watched from the side and gradually noticed a girl in a goose yellow dress.

Not only is she beautiful, but she is also good at writing poetry. At first, she didn't stand out much, but as time went on, as fewer people came to see her, she became more and more prominent. People couldn't help but pay attention to her, wanting to see what kind of beautiful sentences she could come up with.

Even Xie Jiu, a woman, noticed this girl, not to mention the men on the field.

Not to mention anything else, there are quite a few young men who are attracted by her at first sight.

"Whose girl is that?" Xie Jiu asked in a low voice.

She had never seen him before, so she thought he was not a native of the capital. He probably moved into the capital after Zhao Xingjin ascended the throne.

Chunrong followed her gaze and after a quick identification, she replied, "She must be from the Zhou family, the Empress's family. The lady next to her is the Empress's mother."

"Zhou family?" Xie Jiu's eyes moved slightly.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but chuckle.

"The Queen wants to add new people to the palace."

"What did Jieyu say?"

Her voice was too soft and Chunrong couldn't hear it clearly.

Xie Jiu looked up and said, "Nothing. I think this competition will take a while. I feel a little dizzy from drinking this wine. Let's go out and get some fresh air."

As he spoke, he winked at Chunrong.

The latter understood and immediately went up to report to Tingyun who was beside the queen, and secretly passed the message to the maid beside Yang.

Not long after, Xie Jiu met Yang in a pavilion not far from the palace.

"mother!"

"Jiuer!" Both mother and daughter were a little excited.

Although it hasn't been too long since we last met, the change in my status always makes me feel emotional, and I miss you more.

"You've lost weight." Yang touched Xie Jiu's hand and looked at her with tears in her eyes. "Is everything okay in the palace? Your father never told me anything. When I asked, he just said that the emperor doted on you. But I haven't seen you, so I'm always worried. I don't believe his words anymore."

Xie Jiu's nose felt a little sore, and he smiled while holding back his tears. "Don't worry, mother. Dad didn't lie to you this time. I'm doing well in the palace. The emperor treats me well. You saw it today. If the emperor didn't like me, why would he drink with me?"

These words dispelled some of Yang's doubts, but then her face became serious again and she whispered.

"There's something I need to tell you. Your father has taken a fancy to a girl from our clan. Actually, she's your cousin. She's sixteen this year, extremely beautiful, and has a gentle personality. She was originally betrothed to a man who was said to be the cousin of Princess Yushu's husband. But somehow, your father persuaded his family to feign illness and cancel the engagement. Now, I guess your father wants to wait for some time and find an opportunity to send the girl to the palace."

In fact, Xie Jiu already knew about this matter, and had even asked someone to quietly deal with it. However, when Yang told her this, Xie Jiu was quite touched.

In the past, Yang didn't care about these things, and seemed to be a person with no ulterior motives. But now she has started to pay attention to them, and it's all for her.

"Don't worry, mother. That girl won't come into the palace." Xie Jiu patted Yang's hand.

Yang was puzzled, "Why?"

"Because I've known about this for a long time." Xie Jiu whispered, and then a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Dad still has the mind to do these things, it seems that he is too idle. Even if we solve this problem, there is no guarantee that there will be a next time. We must find a way to make him stop thinking about this."

Hearing this, Yang frowned, "Do you have any good ideas? Can mother help?"

"Not yet, but it doesn't matter. He didn't succeed this time, so he probably won't plan it a second time in the short term. Let me think about it slowly." Xie Jiu said.

Finally, he cheered up and talked about other things with Yang.

However, as a mother, Yang was still very sensitive to the fatigue that flashed across Xie Jiu's face, and her heart ached secretly.

Thinking about how hard and difficult her daughter's life was in the palace, and how her husband Xie Mingshen was making things difficult for Xie Jiu under the guise of doing good for her, Yang's hatred for Xie Mingshen grew even stronger.

Yang didn't know how to help her daughter. She just thought, if Xie Mingshen was gone, it would be great if her son Xie Wei was the head of the Xie family.

Xie Wei has always loved his sister Xie Jiu. With Xie Wei's support, Xie Jiu's life in the palace will be much easier.

As she was thinking, a bold idea suddenly came to Yang's mind.

She herself was shocked.

But when she looked up at her daughter in front of her, who was pretending to be lively because she was afraid that she would worry, Yang's anxiety gradually disappeared and her eyes became firm.

It’s not good to be away for too long. Even though Xie Jiu has a lot to say, he has to go back.

Before leaving, Xie Jiu couldn't help but hug Yang, "Mother, when I am promoted to the position of concubine, I will ask the emperor for a favor to let you come to the palace to accompany me, so that we can at least sit down and have a meal together."

"Okay." Yang's eyes were red as she hugged Xie Jiu tightly. "Mother will wait for you. When the time comes, I will definitely make your favorite food and bring it to the palace."

After calming down, the mother and daughter returned to their seats.

At this time, the drinking game in the hall just happened to determine the winner.

Of the last three people left on the field, two were men and the only one was a girl, the young lady of the Zhou family.

At this moment, the Queen Mother was talking to Miss Zhou.

(End of this chapter)