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

Chapter 95 The Thorn in My Heart
As soon as Hongmei finished speaking, she heard the queen slam the bowl and chopsticks on the table.

"Useless thing, she hasn't even been allowed to sleep with me since entering the palace. What else can I expect from her?"

This is an insult to Zhou Baolin.

Except for meeting Zhao Xingjin on the day he was conferred the title, he never showed up again afterwards.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Emperor summoned Concubine Xie today. Even if Zhou Baolin wants to, it's not a good idea for him to go before the Emperor. If he annoys him, he will only make more mistakes." Tingyun advised hurriedly.

The Queen raised her hand to her forehead and said, "Well, well, let her come to see me this afternoon."

Listen to the clouds respond.

At this time, Hongmei came closer and whispered, "Your Majesty, I don't think you need to deal with the people under you personally. For example, as for Concubine Xie, you can let Concubine Yi do it."

"I didn't think of this. Is Concubine Yi any use?" The Queen was a little annoyed. "Look at Concubine Yi now. She doesn't look like she would dare to provoke the Xie family."

"Your Majesty, things are different now." Hongmei said.

When she said this, the queen suppressed her anger and glanced at her, "What do you mean?"

Hongmei's expression became more serious. "Your Majesty, do you still remember that the Emperor had lunch at Yipin's place yesterday and left without even touching his chopsticks? Yipin was so angry that she even overturned the table."

"Didn't this matter get reported yesterday? Is there any other inside story?" Tingyun interrupted.

Hongmei nodded. "The servants in the main hall of Ninghua Palace said that Concubine Yi seemed to feel that the Emperor had left in anger. This was probably because Concubine Xie said something unpleasant in front of the Emperor, which made the Emperor unwilling to hear Concubine Yi mention her miscarriage. Your Majesty, you know that Concubine Yi cares deeply about the child she lost and still can't let it go. Because of this, Concubine Yi now hates Concubine Xie."

After hearing this, the queen frowned.

She knew that Concubine Yi couldn't let go of the miscarried child. Even now, Concubine Yi wore plain clothes all day long, actually for the child.

but.

"Is this news true? Could Concubine Yi really want to cause trouble with Concubine Xie over a miscarried child?"

"Not long ago, a senior palace maid named Ziqiao who served Concubine Yi offended Concubine Zhuang and was beaten on the face. She could no longer serve Concubine Yi, so a new person was arranged to serve her. The new person's name is Lianxiang, and she is acquainted with me. I heard about it from her today, so it should be correct." Hongmei explained.

Tingyun's eyes moved beside her, and then she whispered, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yi was previously suppressed by Concubine Xie. It was probably because she was so open about it, and she was afraid that Concubine Xie would be more favored than her, so she had to give in. But if someone helps her, and she is willing to use some behind-the-scenes tricks, it may not be impossible. However, it depends on whether Your Majesty wants to help her deal with Concubine Xie."

"Have you forgotten how Ginkgo died?" The Queen's eyes were filled with coldness. "If it weren't for Xie's murder, why would Ginkgo take the blame for me? Xie owed Ginkgo her life, and I will get it back for her."

The Queen was originally very unhappy because she had used Sun Baolin's fetus to plot against Xie Jiu and failed to prevent Xie Jiu from entering the palace. She never expected that after Xie Jiu entered the palace, he suddenly retaliated against her, almost making her bear the crime of murdering the royal heir, and she also lost the power to control the harem.

The Queen always kept this account in mind.

Concubine Zhuang, together with now Concubine Wei and Xie Jiu, are all thorns in the Queen's heart. Concubine Zhuang is under house arrest, so we won't mention her for now. As for the rest, whether it is Concubine Wei or Xie Jiu, the Queen wants to get rid of them immediately.

"Watch Yipin's movements carefully. If she intends to take action, I will naturally lend her a helping hand." The Queen lowered her eyes.

At that time, in Chengming Palace, Xie Jiu was drinking the old duck soup that the Queen specially prepared for Zhao Xingjin.

"Your Majesty, won't you try it? It really tastes good. The Empress must have put a lot of thought into ordering this soup."

"Forget it, I don't want to drink the soup, you just drink it." Zhao Xingjin felt hot and could not drink it.

Xie Jiu thought for a moment and said, "I'll make some ice cream for His Majesty this afternoon, okay? The heat hasn't subsided this year, and it's going to get even hotter in September."

"Can you make snacks?" Zhao Xingjin was a little surprised.

In fact, most of the concubines in the palace did not know how to cook snacks and meals. The kitchen was so dirty and hot that these noble ladies rarely went there. When they said they made the snacks and dishes by themselves, it was basically just the concubines who put in a little effort, and that was considered as making them by themselves.

So when Xie Jiu asked him to make ice cream, he asked this subconsciously.

"Your Majesty, please don't despise me. This is all I know. I need Chunrong's help." Xie Jiu smiled sheepishly, but assured her, "It will definitely taste good. I love it myself." Zhao Xingjin couldn't help but curl his lips as he saw her patting her chest to make such a promise. "You like ice? Last time, you ate too much iced watermelon because you wanted to cool down and had a stomachache. I called the imperial physician. Have you forgotten?"

When talking about this, Xie Jiu looked a little embarrassed.

Of course, this embarrassment was pretended. She kept complaining in her heart, how could she still remember it? If she had known earlier, she would have used a different excuse and said she was sick.

"Every failure makes you wiser. I won't eat too much this time." Xie Jiu smiled, "Your Majesty, will you eat it? If Your Majesty doesn't want to try it, I won't eat it either."

This is spoken like a child.

You clearly want to eat it, but you still have to ask the elders at home.

"Since you said so, I will try your cooking skills. But let's just eat first. It won't be too late to cook after lunch." Zhao Xingjin said as he picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into Xie Jiu's bowl.

Xie Jiu nodded obediently, put down the small soup bowl in his hand, and started eating quietly.

This obedient look really made Zhao Xingjin feel like he was raising a pet.

So, I fed them a lot more.

Chunrong was serving beside them and thought to herself, I'd better leave. The emperor has done the work of serving the dishes, what else can she do?

Yang Zhian felt even more strange.

The emperor usually doesn't have the habit of serving food to others. He only does it occasionally to show his favor. How could he keep serving food like he did today? He even uses different serving tongs, as if he is serving people a meal.

Even they noticed it, so how could Xie Jiu himself not notice it?

But she didn't say anything, she just ate obediently, and ate whatever Zhao Xingjin picked for her.

Xie Jiu had already noticed that Zhao Xingjin seemed to enjoy the feeling of watching him eat the food he picked for him, so he let him be happy.

A good opportunity to cultivate feelings.

The opportunity is good, but it is a bit time-consuming.

After lunch, Xie Jiu felt a little full.

I usually eat until I am 70% full, but today I ate 100%. After the meal, I had no choice but to chew a few hawthorn pills to help digestion.

"How about playing chess for a while to help digest the food?" Zhao Xingjin suggested.

Xie Jiu refused directly, "No, I'm full and feel sleepy now. I will definitely lose to the emperor in chess."

Of course, the real thought was that she was too tired to play with him.

Zhao Xingjin is addicted to chess. This time, it is definitely not a matter of one or two games. It is time-consuming and laborious.

Although Zhao Xingjin was a little disappointed after being rejected, he was not annoyed. Seeing that Xie Jiu was indeed a little tired, he did not make things difficult for her.

"Then rest."

"Yes." Xie Jiu stood up, "I'll take my leave."

Let’s go back to Ninghua Palace and have a good sleep first.

But after hearing this, Zhao Xingjin only glanced at her and said calmly, "Where are you going? Didn't you say you would make ice cream for me this afternoon? Just sleep in Chengming Palace."

After he finished speaking, he didn't give Xie Jiu a chance to refuse, and stood up and went into the inner hall first.