dumb queen

After Xiao Jin left, Xie Chaoge was also taken to another side hall to wait.

The sky is getting late, and the twilight is all together.

The feast in the palace was about to begin, and the foreign ministers entered the palace one after another, heading for the magnificent and brightly lit hall.

And Xie Chaoge was still waiting in that side hall.

Xiao Mian went out to inquire about the news several times, "Your Majesty, all the ministers have already entered the palace. It is estimated that the feast will start soon, but why hasn't the emperor announced you to enter the palace?"

Xie Chaoge sat obediently and shook his head.

Xiao Jin didn't know what his plan was, instead of letting Xie Chaoge enter the hall together, he asked Su Jinglai to give an order, saying that Xie Chaoge was only allowed to enter the hall when he came to announce.

Staying in this side hall, you can even hear the noisy sounds from that palace. There must be many people and it is very lively.

Xie Chaoge thought to himself, if Xiao Jin could forget his own existence, it would be fine if he could just let himself stay in this side hall and not let himself go to that banquet, because he didn't want to go in the first place.

But who knows that after a while, Su Jing hurried over and called out from the side hall, "Concubine Xie, the emperor announces that you have entered the hall."

Xie Chaoge followed Su Jing to the main hall.

As soon as the gate of the palace was opened, it was full of people.

Everyone looked over curiously, and when they saw the person at the door, they couldn't stop their eyes from being amazed.

That fiery red skirt just stood curlingly outside the hall door, her beautiful eyes widened slightly, and then she lowered her head again.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jin actually wanted him to enter the venue with such a high-profile audience.

Walking through the crowd on the red carpet, Xie Chaoge walked towards Xiao Jin who was seated step by step.

All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty sat in the lower seats, while Xie Yuan, the prime minister, sat very close to the emperor.

On the other side is one of the protagonists of tonight's banquet---General Xie Linxian.

The emissary from the Changling Mausoleum seemed to be quite old, with a benevolent brow, and was sitting in the seat closest to the emperor.

Xiao Jin leaned lazily on the highest dragon chair, staring firmly at the figure walking towards him.

Xie Chaoge was extremely nervous under the eyes of everyone, he didn't even dare to lift his head, and kept lowering his eyes.

But he could feel that everyone in the hall was looking at him.

Presumably, Xiao Jin deliberately allowed himself to enter the hall later, just to arouse the crowd.

Sure enough, all the ministers in the next seat were whispering in low voices.

A few officials deliberately said in a moderate voice:

"Master Xiangguo is really good at teaching his children. Look at the beauty of Concubine Xie, how many people in the whole Northern Territory can compare with it!"

"It's not just the Northern Territory, even if you look at the world, I'm afraid no one can match it! She is really the number one beauty in the Northern Territory! I think Mr. Xiangguo must have been very handsome when he was young."

"Look at the eldest son and second son of the Xiangguo Mansion. Which one is not a dragon and a phoenix, handsome and elegant? It is this young master... Tsk tsk,

She was born more beautiful than a woman. "

Xie Yuan had a rough idea of ​​the whispered voices, his face was ashen, extremely ugly.

Xie Chaoge slowly stepped up the jade steps and walked to Xiao Jin's side.

As soon as Xiao Jin stretched out his hand, he pulled him into his arms, asking him to sit on the dragon chair with him.

Xie Chaoge was very panicked, looking at Xiao Jin with a pair of panicked eyes, shaking his head again and again, wanting to refuse.

With so many eyes watching, it would be too frivolous and disrespectful if he really sat on the dragon chair.

But Xiao Jin ignored his resistance, and already held his waist and pressed down, making him sit beside him.

The queen mother couldn't help but snorted when she saw it, and cursed in a low voice, "He's just a cheap brat who can't get on the stage. How can he come forward on such an important occasion today!"

Zhang Quansheng whispered from the side, "The Empress Dowager calm down, the servant heard that the emperor did not invite other concubines to accompany him, but he only announced Xie Concubine to come alone."

The queen mother was even more angry when she heard this, "Why is it that the more the Ai family disagrees with this little bitch, the more the emperor is so partial to him?!"

Zhang Quansheng covered his mouth and nose, "Empress Dowager, this servant really likes seeing the emperor."

"Hmph," the queen mother sneered, "the more he likes it, the more Aijia wants to destroy it for him to see."

Seeing that all the ministers under the seat cast a surprised look at Xie Chaoge, Xiao Jin's palm secretly covered his lower back.

"You are becoming more and more seductive. I trained you, okay?"

The scorching breath sprayed in the ears, Xiao Jin's voice could only be heard by two people.

Xie Chaoge's earlobe was burned red immediately, he wanted to hide to the side, but the dragon chair is so big, there is nowhere to hide,

The banquet has already started, and the seats are already drinking and drinking, and the cups are being exchanged, which is very lively.

Xie Chaoge's entry into the palace was just an episode, like a gorgeous object that Xiao Jin used to display around him.

Xie Linxian stood up from his seat, took a glass of wine and stepped up the jade steps.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xie."

Xiao Jin raised his eyes and looked at him and said, "General Xie has made great contributions to protecting the country, and I will definitely reward him heavily. And regarding the previous assassins, General Xie kept the Changling envoy safe and sound, but I don't know if those assassins have been found out." Depend on?"

Xie Linxian tightened his fingers holding the wine glass, and said in a low voice, "If you go back to the emperor, we haven't found out yet."

Xiao Jin said, "I have handed over the matter of the peace talks to the Nan Fan King. General Xie can cooperate with the Nan Fan King to investigate this matter carefully, and we must investigate to the end."

"Yes." Xie Linxian cupped his hands.

Then Xiao Jin smiled and sipped the wine that Xie Linxian had brought over.

Xie Linxian turned to look at Xie Chaoge who was at the side, and called out, "Miss Concubine Xie, I also offer you a toast."

Xie Linxian originally did not agree with Xie Chaoge's entry into the harem as a concubine, but he was in the frontier at the time, and when he heard about it, it was irreparable.

Xie Chaoge looked nervously at the wine glass handed over to him.

However, Xiao Jin hooked his lips into a smile, took the glass of wine directly, and brought it to Xie Chaoge's lips.

He whispered next to Xie Chaoge's ear, "This is a toast from your respected elder brother, don't you appreciate it?"

With a cold wine glass on his lips, Xie Chaoge turned his head to look at Xiao Jin, with a playful smile in those long and narrow eyes.

Xie Chaoge knew that Xiao Jin was deliberately embarrassing himself, he opened his red lips lightly, and finally swallowed all the wine in the glass.

The strong wine entered his throat, like a sharp sword cut through Xie Chaoge's throat.

Xie Chaoge was so choked that he coughed violently, and tears flowed out.

But Xiao Jin's smile deepened, and he stretched out his hand to gently caress his back, "My beloved concubine doesn't know how to drink wine, let General Xie see a joke."

Xie Linxian also smiled along with him. Xie Chaoge is clearly his own younger brother, but he has been staying in the frontier for a long time in recent years and has not come back.

But blood is thicker than water, the words and actions of the emperor seem to be closer than himself and Xie Chaoge.

"Your Majesty," Xie Linxian said, "I haven't seen Concubine Xie for a long time, and I want to have a few words with you alone, is it convenient?"

Xiao Jin readily agreed.

Su Jing led Xie Linxian through the side door beside the palace and went out first.

Before Xiao Jin let go of Xie Chaoge's hand, the other hand lifted his chin slightly, and whispered from a very close distance, "Hurry up, come back, I'm waiting for you here."

Then let go of him.

Fortunately, everyone in the audience didn't pay much attention to the movement here.

Xie Chaoge bowed his body, and then followed Su Jing.

The queen mother at the side saw the two leaving quietly through the side door one after another, so she asked Zhang Quansheng to follow them to see what tricks they were up to.

The officials sitting down were still bustling with each other, and the envoy from Changling also came to discuss some peace talks with Xiao Jin.

Xie Chaoge followed Xie Linxian out of the palace gate and walked outside.

Arrived at a relatively quiet and remote place, away from the hustle and bustle of the palace.

There was a small pavilion next to it, Xie Linxian stepped into it.

The moonlight tonight is extremely bright for some reason, the moon is big and round, and the moonlight is pouring down like a silver glow.

With his back to Xie Chaoge, Xie Linxian stood in the pavilion without saying a word.

Xie Chaoge tugged at his dress nervously.

"Chao Chao," Xie Linxian turned around and looked at him, with some doubts and heartache in his eyes.

"Why? You tell elder brother, why do you want to enter the palace as a concubine?"

Xie Linxian is the only person in the Xie family who cares more about Xie Chaoge, but he doesn't go back to the Xiangfu all the year round, and he doesn't know what kind of life Xie Chaoge has been living in the Xie family.

Xie Chaoge lowered his head, looking quiet and obedient, like a child who has done something wrong.

"Father supports the queen mother's party, and you know that. Now that the two parties are fighting, are you trying to ambush the emperor and do some internal cooperation for father?"

Xie Linxian felt that this possibility was extremely high, the emperor seemed to love Xie Chaoge very much, maybe this was really his father's scheme.

But Xie Chaoge shook his head slowly, and there seemed to be some tears in his eyes.

"Isn't that so?" Xie Linxian frowned, "Then you have no reason to enter the palace. Although my father and I have different political views on the matter of peace talks, the Queen Mother's power is in full swing, and the emperor's desire to seize power did not happen overnight. The road is difficult.

"If it fails, relying on the queen mother's means, what do you think will happen to the emperor? What will happen to those officials who support the emperor? The queen mother will kill everyone, no matter whose son it is."

Hearing this, Xie Chaoge looked at Xie Linxian eagerly, and stretched out his hand to make gestures:

Brother, must things become like this?Is it impossible for everyone to co-exist peacefully... as it is now, no one on both sides is hurt, no

ok...

The more flustered and frightened he was, the more chaotic his hand gestures became.

But Xie Linxian could still see the general idea, he stepped forward and patted Xie Chaoge's shoulder, a little comforting.

"That's how power struggles are. There can only be one winner. This is not something you can get involved in. If you go to the southern border with Yi Cheng, you can stay away from the dire straits here, but you have come to the most dangerous place. in the palace."

Xie Linxian asked, "Have you met Yi Cheng in private?"

There was unconcealable sadness in Xie Chaoge's eyes, and he continued to gesture and said: Brother Yicheng seems to be very angry with me, he probably won't want to talk to me anymore, right?

Xie Linxian tapped his forehead.

"Of course he is angry with you. Can't you see what he thinks of you?"

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