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After Xie Jingxi received the title, she had to go to the palace to thank all the noble families. That morning, she got up early in the morning to prepare, dressing up according to the grade of her makeup was rather complicated, and regardless of anything else, it would be more troublesome than getting married.
At the time of the wedding, with Gu Yun, the number one sage in Great Chen, Xie Jingxi had suffered more than just a little, but this grade of disguise did not give you the right to do anything else. Everyone came like this, if you don't want it now, you will have to accept it.
Gu Yun saw that she was not in a good mood, and rushed over to talk to her, "Xi sure looks good after putting on her grade makeup, look, it has the aura of a king." Gu Yun bent over and pecked her on the face, then frowned: "Aiya, my mouth is full of powder."
Xie Jingxi was angered to death, and pushed him to the side, "Do you think I'm trying to make a fool of myself, go away, don't piss me off like this."
Gu Yun shamelessly beat her up, "Don't worry, once I'm done with my work, I will come and pick you up. I won't let you eat, I'll bring you to eat well later."
"Yeah, I'm fine." Xie Jingxi turned around and pressed a spot on his face, then successfully added a large lip mark, and started to giggle. "You look pretty good."
"If you want to say it like that, then I won't wipe it off. If you go out, then say it was your wife, don't be shy."
"No, quickly wipe it off!" If that was the case, she wouldn't have to go out to meet anyone.
Gu Yun laughed sinisterly, "Fine, Xi will listen to me at night."
had gotten a set of self-proclaimed indoors technique for strengthening one's body from god knows where, causing her to have nothing to look at more. Xie Jingxi wanted to throw it away with just a glance, although it was a method that was beneficial to her, in the end, it was still an embarrassment, let alone actual usage. Just thinking about it made her want to crawl into the crevices.
"Wipe it first, don't take the chance to bluff me." In the end, Xie Jingxi helped him wipe the imprint off his face, and then pushed the person out, "Let's hurry up and leave.
After Gu Yun left, Fang Dai then hesitated to enter. Seeing that their young master was smiling so maliciously early in the morning, he became nervous, it was unlikely that he had seen anything that he shouldn't have seen.
"Madam, the time is still early. We can still make it after breakfast."
"Hmm, that's fine too. Is there anything in the courtyard?"
Since Lady Xu came yesterday, Xie Jingxi had not appeared. Lady Xu left after making a trip to Xie Jingqi's courtyard, and she did not come again to cause trouble.
Fang Dai replied: "Yesterday, Madam Xie Family punished Aunt Fang to clean the courtyard. I heard that she kept the place clean until nightfall, when she ran back and bumped into me, we made a full room. This morning, Aunt Fang went out to wait outside Madam's room as usual."
Xie Jingxi could not help but sigh. Comparing people truly infuriated people, when the Lady Xu came to cause trouble, she thought that she had helped Xie Jingqi pinch her concubine, but she touched Gu Heng's reverse scale again, which actually benefited the Aunt Fang. That Aunt Fang also really knew how to lower her head when the time came, and actually took the opportunity to play a good hand.
Thinking about Gu Heng's position, it was likely that as a Xie Family female, Xie Jingqi would never be able to turn her body in her life.
"You should just take care of Second Young Madam's house in private."
Fang Dai understood tacitly, "I understand Madam."
Xie Jingxi entered the palace to express her gratitude. With the Empress and Imperial Noble Consort Shen as the leaders, the concubines filled the entire hall. Xie Jingxi was stunned when she saw this, thinking to herself, all the noble people in the palace are so idle, why is it that they all come to join in on the fun?
It was not because they were idle, but because Gu Yun had recently become a new celebrity in front of the His Majesty, and the Madam was also a renowned and skilled person, but whenever the ladies gathered, eight out of ten would want to talk about the Mrs. Gu. As such, when they heard that Xie Jingxi had received a title and entered the palace to express their gratitude, those who had not seen him before all curiously came to take a look, so naturally there were a lot of people who came to watch the show.
The empress sat atop the throne, unable to tell how the crown prince's words had affected her. She spoke to the Imperial Noble Consort Shen beside her in a peaceful manner, "She looks good in these clothes."
"I was just about to say something, but after seeing so many first names, she's the only one who looks good. The problem is that she isn't as young as you."
Xie Jingxi kowtowed to each of them, and the Queen shouted, "Forget it, the meaning is good. I don't have that kind of plan, after all, I just want to take this opportunity to have you all enter the palace to talk about it."
The crown prince had been involved with Gu Yun twice in a row, and it would be weird if the empress didn't hold a grudge. But the harem was such a unique place, even if one wished for the woman in front of one's eyes to immediately die, one would still have to be as happy as a sister.
With the fall of the crown prince, her Second Prince had the most chance. On the surface, she could not see through it, but she could see that there were definitely a lot of people trying to curry favor with her, but she could see that even if she spoke, she would still feel relaxed, unlike the Empress, "It's a pity that my son is not available today, he's not here to be entertained."
"Elder sister might not know, but I heard that King Jin has been making a lot of trouble these few days. Prince Jin's Wife probably won't be able to leave, and will have to train at home."
The one who opened his mouth was his concubine, who was young, but had become his concubine recently. This concubine and Imperial Noble Consort Shen came from the same Shen Family, but the Imperial Noble Consort Shen wasn't a lady from the same clan, and her father was just a small household. However, because of her good looks, she was recognized by the wife of the family, who was also her mother.
Xiao Shen Shi's father was the Governor of Sichuan Province, a proper official on the border. When she reached her age, she was also sent to the palace, although she was not as beautiful as the Imperial Noble Consort Shen, she was still a rare beauty.
"I can't envy the fortune of Prince Jin's Wife." The Imperial Noble Consort Shen laughed. "Our Great Chen has a few princes who refuse to accept concubines. Although the wangfei is powerful, the King Jin also favors her.
On the other side, little concubine Shen chuckled, "Big sister, we already have one."
The other concubines laughed along, and they all looked at Xie Jingxi at the same time. There was not only King Jin who talked about not accepting a concubine but also pampering his wife, there were many girls who were envious of the level of the Prince Jin's Wife, their husband had received a Holy Pet, and they also had a title and title. Although they did not have a close relationship with their mother, they were all unable to withstand their husband's care, who would not want to marry someone like him?
Xie Jingxi had her previous unhappy experiences in the palace, in short, she adhered to the principle of not talking much, did not ask or answer, and absolutely did not quiver or speak anymore. She could only hope that they would let her go home as soon as they finished teasing her. However, for some reason, the empress had refused to give in today. It was almost noon, could it be that she would still be staying for lunch?
The His Majesty suddenly came over, and all the consorts were clearly caught unprepared. They did not expect to see His Majesty while they were here to watch the show, it was truly a joyous thing.
"This concubine greets His Majesty."
The empress raised her head and bowed, allowing everyone to follow suit. The His Majesty responded and sat on the seat of honor, "Everyone, dispense with the formalities."
The Empress asked, "How did His Majesty have the time to come?"
"We came together with Xuanchen, and today we left him to discuss matters with Sheng Luan. After that, Xuanchen wanted to come and bring his wife home, but we felt that his wife was in too much pain, and wanted to take a look at what kind of woman has such a heart."
The Imperial Noble Consort Shen scoffed, "So His Majesty came over for the sake of the Mrs. Gu. We were so happy for nothing."
Xie Jingxi stood in the middle of the hall more and more honestly, His Majesty sized her up, "Elder Official Xie's daughter really does have some charm."
When His Majesty mentioned Xie Cen at this time, Xie Jingxi immediately had a bad premonition, and said with a stern face: "His Majesty is too kind, I can't compare to my father at all."
The His Majesty smiled meaningfully, "Your father is still in prison. If you don't take this opportunity to ask for his help, perhaps I will give you face and let you off the hook."
No one in the palace knew why His Majesty would suddenly bring up this topic. Xie Jingxi only felt the oppressive power that came from someone in a position of power suddenly envelop her entire body, her hands and feet were numb from the cold as she forced herself to calm down: "A woman like me, a woman, should not ask about political affairs.
After she finished speaking, for a long time, no one spoke. The entire hall was filled with a stifling atmosphere and Xie Jingxi's back was already drenched in cold sweat, as though it was tormented by torture.
His Majesty had been staring at her the entire time, and Xie Jingxi didn't have the slightest intention of kneeling down. Standing there gracefully and staunchly, she seemed to not want to kneel down and beg for mercy, but suddenly His Majesty laughed loudly, "Elder Official Xie has raised such a good girl. Since Xuanchen and Sheng Luan are here today, let's eat at the palace at noon.
When the His Majesty said this, the concubines started to laugh and talk again. As they clustered around the His Majesty, Xie Jingxi's tensed heart loosened and she almost squatted down, thinking to herself, she doesn't want to come to the Imperial Palace anymore. Just how many years do she need to live for once?
"Mrs. Gu, please wait." Third Princess, who had always been silent in the crowd, suddenly walked over to Xie Jingxi's side. "Long time no see, Mrs. Gu."
Although she didn't say much, the things that Third Princess had said on her behalf was something that she had never forgotten. After she had heard that someone had gone to the Xie Clan to report, Xie Jingxi thought that the most likely person to be the Third Princess was still the Third Princess. Her heart was also filled with gratitude towards her.
"Third Princess, how have you been?" Xie Jingxi and Third Princess nodded, and when they looked up, they suddenly saw that not far away was Noble Chen, and suddenly realised, why did she not think about it, Third Princess was the one that was called by Noble Chen, and Noble Chen was Chen Du's older sister.