The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in brocade at night.

This sentence also applies to Xie Yuzhen's current state of mind.

How can I not let the right person know when I have done a good deed?

"That being said, my lady, are you sure Xu Xiaoyi really doesn't want to acknowledge Marquis Jing as her biological father?" Xia Zhi was very worried.

Sometimes she couldn't keep up with her master's thinking and was a little worried about Xie Yuzhen's actions.

Xie Yuzhen smiled confidently and said, "If Xu Xiaoyi was the type who only wanted to have a rich father, how could she be controlled by the Jingjun Marquisate with the safety of Madam Xu in mind?"

She still remembered that on the day of the selection, when she first met Xu Xiaoyi, she was following Meng Ronghua.

Meng Ronghua had always had complaints about Xie Ruizhen and was not favored by the emperor, but she had a good family background and her father and brother were both capable ministers of the previous dynasty, so Xie Ruizhen was not surprised that Xu Xiaoyi chose to befriend her at the beginning.

Although Xu Xiaoyi at that time was able to hide her emotions very well, Xie Wei was very sensitive. She could sense the eagerness and anxiety hidden under Xu Xiaoyi's innocent appearance, as if she was not standing in the imperial palace guarded by the Imperial Guards, but was running in the hunting ground like a deer avoiding hunters.

Later, with the help of the system's functions, Xie Ruizhen questioned Xu Xiaoyi several times to the point of near collapse, and found out her life experience and her entanglement with the Jingjun Marquisate. From then on, Xie Ruizhen had the idea of ​​holding her up and using her as a shield for himself.

The only thing this girl cares about is her own mother who gave birth to her and raised her. The Marquis of Jingjun Mansion and the wealth of the imperial concubine are actually secondary things to Xu Yueyuan. She hates everything about the Marquis of Jingjun Mansion and believes that her mother was tortured in Shuiyue Temple because she is useful to Liu Hongshi and others.

So pathetic.

So...sensitive, sharp.

Like a little hedgehog driven out of its habitat by humans.

She stood up with her thorns all over her body, trying to seek the protection of a big tree or a cave. To this end, she tried her best to appear gentle, harmless and pitiful, and dived into Xie Ruizhen's sight.

It reminded Xie Yuzhen of his past self.

At that time, she also resented everything in the world. What she cared about most was her mother, and what she was most worried about was her children. For these two things, she could give up everything to break free from the quagmire and abyss that was about to swallow her up.

What's the big deal about having an affair?

What's the point of making a scene in court with all the insults against you?

She even schemed against the emperor, the supreme ruler of the world, just to find a way to survive.

The difficulties faced by Xu Xiaoyi, in some ways, are actually similar to those that Xie Ruizhen once faced.

Therefore, Xie Yu really knew that at this dark moment, if someone took the initiative to extend a helping hand to her who was trapped in the mud, the person being rescued would feel a strong and indestructible gratitude in his or her heart.

The emperor thought he was Xie Yuzhen's savior, but Xie Yuzhen was now going to be the savior of another woman.

Moreover, the existence of this grace of saving each other will be much more solid and solid.

"I believe in my judgment of people. Xu Xiaoyi is not stupid. She will know how to choose the best for herself." Xie Yuzhen said slowly in a calm tone, "Perhaps in the eyes of most people, the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion and the attention of their biological father are enough to make up for everything they have suffered."

"Without a marquisate, she is just an ordinary woman. No, perhaps even worse than an ordinary woman. She has no father, no clan, and only an old and weak mother."

"But if you think about it from another angle, isn't this an advantage?"

"She is completely harmless to Your Majesty. The old noble family of Jing County has long been corrupt and is one of the targets that Your Majesty needs to eliminate. Even if it does not fail because of today's incident, it will surely fail because of other things in the future. Such a family... is worse than nothing."

"It would be more peaceful if she was lost early. Her stubbornness and determination would make His Majesty look at her differently."

"The most important thing is that she is already your majesty's concubine, and even more so your majesty's minister in the inner court... We must all be loyal to your majesty without reservation, and your majesty will be more willing to favor us..."

At least on the surface, you have to appear to be loyal to the emperor. It's better not to let him know about your little thoughts of hoping that he will die soon so that you can keep a few beautiful boys for entertainment.

The curve of Xie Yuzhen's lips was slightly mocking: "Our Majesty has never liked beauties who are too obedient."

"But if that happens, wouldn't that mean I'll lose my wife's favor?" Xia Zhi's face was filled with worry. "And what if Xu Xiaoyi changes her mind and betrays me in the future?"

"Trust the people you employ, and don't employ them if you don't trust them. We'll talk about the future later. Now that I have decided to employ her, I will not do anything to create rifts between us. You should also be alert and don't let outsiders instigate and ruin my plans." Xie Yuzhen was not worried that Xu Xiaoyi would betray him in the future.

She still had the powerful weapon of loading the save file in her hand, and had already taken the initiative.

It's just that Xie Yuzhen subconsciously didn't want to use this function too much. As for why, she hasn't figured it out yet. She just had a strange feeling that if she really saved and loaded files without restraint, it is very likely that things will develop in a direction that she least wants to see.

Ever since she narrowly escaped death in the Wuwei Marquis' Mansion, Xie Yuzhen's intuition has become sharper, and she chooses to believe in these flashes of inspiration.

So even though he knew that he could load and save files without restrictions, Xie Yuzhen had no intention of using this function immediately to have some fun.

After coming out of the Lizheng Hall, she walked for a while before asking someone to bring the sedan chair forward and she sat on it: "Let's go directly to Yuchun Residence and take the road next to Taiye Lake. That road is the shortest."

After she became pregnant, although Xie Yuzhen wandered around all day long, she never went to places such as remote flower bushes and woods, ponds where accidents were prone to occur, or high platforms where the railings were likely to be unrepaired. Every time she used a sedan chair, the palace servants who carried it were always the same. Before getting on the sedan chair, she would always check it personally to make sure that there were no problems before she would sit on it.

She was so cautious that she was almost neurotic. Fortunately, Xie Yuzhen was naturally energetic, otherwise, if it were someone else, they would not be able to hold on for long and would gradually become lax.

The willow trees beside Taiye Lake had lost all their leaves long ago, and the windless surface of the lake was exceptionally calm.

During the journey on foot, nothing special happened. Only a few concubines of lower rank who were out for a walk with their female officials saw Xie Yuzhen from afar and stopped to salute.

However, Xie Yuzhen had no intention of stopping to accept the gift. He just asked a few palace servants to continue walking towards Yuchunju.

The concubines who performed the ceremony were none other than the Queen's relative, Prince Selected Consort, and Xia Cainü, who lived in Zhaoyang Palace.

Watching Xie Yuzhen walking over from afar, Wang Xuanshi sighed with envy, "I wish I could have such an honor someday."

Although she was a relative of the empress, she was not treated favorably by the empress. She thought that she would be able to become a favorite concubine smoothly after entering the palace, but she was only summoned by the emperor once and there was no further news.

Xia Cainü was a commoner girl from the south of the Yangtze River. She was small, beautiful, gentle, and a little weak. She was also a bit introverted. She followed behind Wang Xianshi and listened to her slightly resentful words, just smiling and saying nothing.