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

Chapter 78: Too strong and easy to break
Wei Jieyu's words immediately attracted attention.

It’s not that she is so powerful, but she has never been like this before. This is the first time she is being sarcastic to others.

Are you enlightened?

Not only Xie Jiu, but everyone present, except Zhou Baolin who knew nothing, turned their gazes to Concubine Wei, either obviously or not.

Concubine Zhuang was also stunned when she was confronted.

After realizing what was happening, she raised her beautiful eyes and said, "What do you mean? How dare you laugh at me?!"

"How could I possibly mean to mock you?" Concubine Wei glanced at her calmly, even a little coldly. "I was only speaking the truth."

To be honest, this sentence might be okay if it came from someone else's mouth, but when it came from Concubine Wei's mouth, the lethality was really doubled.

Because Concubine Wei always speaks from her heart.

Concubine Zhuang's face turned as red as a pig's liver with anger, but who knew that Concubine Wei was not done yet.

Lifting her eyelids, she glanced at the Empress. "According to the rules, concubines must either be summoned by the Emperor or arranged by the Empress. But the Empress's words just now clearly imply that I and Liu Baolin should compete for favor. Your words will inevitably cause conflicts in the harem, so you really shouldn't have said them."

The queen was choked and her expression became stiff.

Xie Jiu was also a little stunned. She had witnessed the lethality of Concubine Wei.

This person is really brave and speaks out loud.

In fact, Xie Jiu actually liked Concubine Wei's true character, but as the saying goes, being too rigid will lead to failure. If she treated everyone like this, especially in the palace, she would easily offend others.

Take for example now, one sentence has firmly put the queen in power.

How could the Empress not know this rule? She just didn't want to follow it. No one mentioned it, including the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. This shows that the palace has tacitly allowed this rule to be ignored.

But Concubine Wei still wanted to bring it up and pointed out the Queen's dereliction of duty in front of all the concubines. How could the Queen allow you, a concubine, to admit your mistake and repent?
Obviously not, there will only be one result.

"Wei Jieyu, are you blaming me?"

As Xie Jiu expected, the queen's eyes quickly darkened.

"I've seen that the concubines present here are all very close and harmonious. But you, just now, contradicted Concubine Zhuang. This is insubordination! Now you are speaking disrespectfully to me, showing disrespect for the rules of respect and inferiority!"

Concubine Wei raised her eyebrows, clearly unconvinced. "The Empress is making far-fetched arguments. I refuted Concubine Zhuang because she was the first to maliciously mock her. Who else in the palace spoke in the same way just now? Why should I be so unreasonable? Besides, I didn't say anything disrespectful to the Empress. As a concubine, I was just advising her to fulfill her duties as the Empress!"

"presumptuous!"

The queen slammed the table in anger.

"You, a mere concubine, dare to lecture me. You are relying on the power of your mother's family to disrespect the superiors in the palace. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you will really lead the palace astray!"

Such anger instantly made the atmosphere in Weiyang Palace tense. Even Xie Jiu, who was originally intent on watching the show, frowned slightly and calmed down.

She finally understood why Concubine Wei was out of favor. She was afraid that Zhao Xingjin had the same personality.

If this is true, it must be Zhao Xingjin. If someone else were the emperor, Concubine Wei would have been demoted countless times for offending the emperor, and her family would most likely have been implicated.

From this we can also see the status of Wei Jieyu's father, Wei Zhang, in Zhao Xingjin's heart.

"Come here, Concubine Wei has contradicted me. She will be punished by kneeling outside for an hour and fined three months' salary. She will be required to copy the palace rules and cultivate her character until I am satisfied!"

"Queen, please calm down!"

Liu Baolin, who had remained silent the entire time, suddenly stood up and saluted the empress. "Your Majesty, it's still hot out here, and there's no shelter outside Weiyang Palace. Concubine Wei might not be able to stand the sun if she's forced to kneel for an hour!"

Although she and Concubine Wei lived together, they usually had little interaction. It was a surprise to see her stand up and plead for Concubine Wei at this time.

Concubine Zhuang snorted coldly, "If you make a mistake, you must be punished. Concubine Wei keeps saying that you should abide by the rules, but this is considered breaking the law knowingly. You should be punished more severely. In my opinion, the Queen's punishment is too light. Kneeling for an hour won't kill you. But such a delicate body, won't be exposed to the sun?"

After saying that, he glanced at Liu Baolin.

"You live with Wei, don't tell me you've also learned some bad ideas."

"I dare not." Liu Baolin said immediately.

But he was not just looking at Concubine Zhuang, but at the Queen.

"Empress, kneeling for an hour isn't a big deal, but kneeling outside Weiyang Palace, not to mention the heat, there are so many palace servants coming and going. Seeing Concubine Wei kneeling, they're bound to start talking. And now that the Empress Dowager is in charge of the palace, if she hears about it, she'll definitely ask about it. Wouldn't that just cause more trouble? I think it would be better to let Concubine Wei return to Zhongcui Palace to kneel, where there'll be less talk."

Xie Jiu glanced at Liu Baolin and suddenly felt that Liu Baolin seemed quiet and had the same personality as Concubine Wei, but he didn't expect that he was so smooth in speaking.

These words of pleading for Concubine Wei were actually a reminder to the Queen that she was now just an empty shell, as the power to manage the six palaces had been given to the Queen Mother by the Emperor. If she wanted to get the power back as soon as possible, she had to be quiet and avoid causing trouble.

At the same time, Liu Baolin did not want to offend the Queen, but suggested that Concubine Wei could go back to Zhongcui Palace to kneel. This would not be considered as offending the Queen, but just persuading her to let people be punished in another place.

Sure enough, the Queen's face showed a hint of thought, and then she said in a deep voice, "You have thought it through. Then let Concubine Wei return to Zhongcui Palace and kneel. Liu Baolin, you will personally supervise her and make sure she kneels for a full hour without any mistakes."

"Yes." Liu Baolin lowered his head.

"Alright, let's all go. I'm tired too."

The queen was furious and didn't want to look at these women any longer. She waved her hand and stood up to leave.

The concubines saw him off respectfully and then left Weiyang Palace one after another.

"You don't have to plead for me."

Behind the crowd, Concubine Wei frowned and looked at Liu Baolin.

"We live in the same palace, but we are unwilling to take care of each other. It is really too cold-hearted. Besides, the Concubine did nothing wrong. If my words had some weight, today she would not have to kneel in a crowded place and be talked about by others. She would not have to go back to Zhongcui Palace and kneel under my supervision. Then the Concubine would not have to suffer so much." Liu Baolin replied softly.

After saying this, Liu Baolin paused and continued, "Besides, I am doing this in the hope that if I am in trouble in the future, Concubine Jieyu will be able to help me."

After she finished speaking, Concubine Wei frowned even more tightly, and spoke after a while.

"If the fault isn't yours, I'll naturally speak up for you. Even if someone else is being wronged, I'll speak up if I see it. But if you're asking me to do you a favor and want me to do something for you, I won't agree."

"The Queen ordered you to stare at me while I kneel. Just watch carefully. I don't need to do anything. Even if I don't accept the Queen's punishment, I will do it. Afterwards, I will ask the Emperor to make the decision."

After leaving these words, Concubine Wei turned and left.

Liu Baolin seemed to want to say something, but seeing the figure walking away so quickly and decisively, he moved his lips but had to close them again, and then a look of worry appeared on his face.

It seems like something is bothering him.

"I thought that since you live with her, you would understand her personality better than an outsider like me."

At this moment, Xie Jiu's voice came from the side.

(End of this chapter)