Quick Wear: The Stunning Beauty is Forbidden to Be Pampered

The prime minister recalled what his wife had written to him in the letter. Changling had been critically ill several times because of Song's matter and almost died.

Especially after marrying Jiang, Xie Changling's health deteriorated day by day, and the situation did not improve until the two were separated.

The prime minister felt sorry for his son, so he became more disapproving of the emperor's actions.

Unlike what the Prime Minister's wife thought, he felt that the frontier was a good place to train people.

The prime minister suppressed the hostility on his face. He still had something to ask of the emperor and could not fall out with him. Besides, he did not have the capital to do so. He was just expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty, please don't tease me. I am in my position, doing my job, and being loyal to Your Majesty is my duty."

Xiao Jin also knew that what he did was not right, but there was nothing he could do. He only had feelings for Xier, and it was hard to find such a beautiful woman again.

"Prime Minister, I know you are incorruptible and of high moral character, but for your meritorious service in disaster relief this time, I will reward you with ten thousand taels of gold. Are you satisfied with this reward?"

Ten thousand taels of gold. When these words were spoken, even Xiao Heng looked at the prime minister with envy. One tael of gold was equal to ten taels of silver, and ten thousand taels of gold was equal to one hundred thousand taels of silver.

One hundred thousand taels of silver, what does this mean? It is equivalent to the money used to support a thousand families of the lower classes. This is really a huge sum of money!

The court officials all looked at him with envy, and Xiao Heng regretted even more!

He hated himself for not seizing the opportunity and missing it.

This is ten thousand taels of gold!

The prime minister finally accepted it. He was not a stupid man. If he really angered the emperor, it would be more trouble than gain.

This ten thousand taels of gold was the emperor's compensation to him. The reward was also a punishment, and it was also a warning to himself. He knew it clearly.

"I thank you for your grace, but Your Majesty, I have one more thing to ask of you."

"Oh, tell me."

Xiao Jin suppressed the smile on his face, not knowing how the Prime Minister should seek justice for his son.

This old fox is cunning. He knew that he would come back to cause trouble.

Song Lingxi was also a little nervous. The punishment given by the emperor was also a reward, so you can only accept it.

She was worried that the prime minister would mention Xie Changling in public, causing the emperor to lose face.

Perhaps because her previous life had had a huge impact on her, she didn’t want the Prime Minister’s Mansion to collapse in front of her and die at the hands of her own people.

Under Song Lingxi's worried gaze, the Prime Minister spoke.

"My eldest son has now reached adulthood, and is at an age of experience. I, a humble official, would like to seek a future for him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell completely silent. After all, everyone knew that the current Queen was snatched back from the Prime Minister's eldest son by the Emperor. It was simply a Shura scene.

The court officials dared not to utter a word and kept their heads down, fearing that they would be used as punching bags by the emperor. They did not even dare to look at him for a second longer.

Some of them even cursed the prime minister for seeking his own death and for bringing trouble upon themselves.

Nowadays, everyone knows that the Empress is favored and is the apple of the Emperor's eye. Some people are like dead and should not be mentioned at all.

Sure enough, Xiao Jin's face darkened completely.

It's not that he is intolerant, but he can't tolerate others provoking him in public. He just looks at the other person with a sullen face and an intimidating aura.

The prime minister was frightened by his look, but after all he was a veteran in the officialdom, so he calmed down and continued.

"I ask for your permission to let my son guard the frontier, defend the country, and serve the emperor loyally."

……

Hearing the Prime Minister's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including Song Lingxi. Her tense little body suddenly relaxed. It's okay, it's okay.

She secretly glanced at Xiao Jin's expression and found that his expression had relaxed. After a moment of silence, he suddenly burst into laughter. His loud laughter relaxed even his tense nerves.

"Hahahahaha, since the Prime Minister has this intention, then I will appoint Xie Changling as the ninth-rank pass commander and have him guard Yanmen Pass. He cannot return without being summoned."

Ninth rank?

The ninth rank is the lowest official position. I didn't expect that the emperor was so vengeful. The son of the prime minister could only get a ninth rank official position. It would be really embarrassing to tell others about it.

Xiao Heng was the one who gloated the most among them. As the most staunch royalist, the prime minister had been humiliated by the emperor. Since the two of them were not on good terms, he could take the opportunity to win over the prime minister.

However, what he didn't expect, and what no one else expected, was that the prime minister accepted it with great joy and didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I thank you on behalf of my son. Your grace has blessed the world. I will be loyal to you and follow you till death."

"Your Majesty, I will serve you faithfully and follow you till death!"

All the court officials stood up, raised their glasses, and toasted the emperor like the prime minister.

Xiao Jin temporarily let down his guard. He had never heard better news than this: Xie Changling had fled to the border.

When he comes back, Xiao Jin's own prince can recite poems, so her ex-husband is nothing to be afraid of.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jin laughed heartily and raised his glass to celebrate.

"Hahahaha, I am lucky to have you serving the Xiao Kingdom. My dear ministers, encourage each other."

What followed was the regular banquet routine of presenting gifts to the Queen Mother and enjoying singing and dancing. However, a small accident occurred.

Xiao Jin was concentrating on peeling fish meat for Song Lingxi when suddenly a charming and gentle voice sounded in the hall. It was so abrupt that it even made everyone in the music troupe stop playing.

"Your Majesty, may the Empress Dowager live in peace and happiness. I have specially choreographed a dance to celebrate her birthday. It is modeled after the Guangling Sanqu songs written in ancient books. I hope to make her smile."

The girl was wearing a lovely light pink waist-length skirt and had put on a unique peach blossom makeup. The flower ornaments also outlined the shape of peach blossom petals, making her look like a flower fairy.

However, with pearls and jade in front, it is difficult to stop the tiles and stones behind. Although the girl was wishing the empress dowager a happy birthday, the first thing she said was to ask how the emperor was. It was obvious that she had other intentions.

Xiao Jin didn't even look at her and continued to add some dishes to Song Lingxi's bowl.

Noticing that she was staring at the people in the hall, Xiao Jin reminded her in a gentle voice.

"Are these dishes not to your liking? I'll have someone redo a few of them. I didn't have breakfast this morning and I'm worried that you'll be hungry."

Everyone looked at Song Lingxi beside Xiao Jin.

On the high platform, Song Lingxi's stunning beauty still gave them quite a shock, as if their souls were cleansed and shaken.

Song Lingxi was dressed in red and had black hair. The bright red peony flower on her head made her look lifelike, her red lips were charming, her skin was white as snow, and her hair was three thousand strands of black hair. Her every frown and smile was captivating and fascinating.

He looked at the stunningly beautiful woman on the high platform, and then at the girl standing in the hall. The difference was obvious. The girl's appearance was much duller in comparison, and her voice was only a little more alluring.

However, it was obvious that her voice was specially trained. She only imitated the mannerisms of those in brothels. Who in a decent family would learn these things? I wonder where this girl came from.

……

The emperor ignored her and focused on adding more food to Song Lingxi's plate. He even felt a little angry when he saw her eyes fall on the strange woman in the palace.

Why are there always some dirty things bothering my Xier? I finally get rid of one, but another one comes. Xier's eyes should all be on me.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jin began to dislike the woman a little more. When he was about to have someone drive her away, the empress dowager seemed to sense Xiao Jin's anger and quickly spoke first.

"Whose family are you from? You are so bold! I have never seen this piece of music choreographed into a dance. Why don't you show it to me and let me see it for myself?"

"Yes, your humble servant Chen Wanting is here to see Her Majesty the Queen Mother. Please allow me to change my clothes."

Chen Wanting thanked the Queen Mother for her appreciation. She was a noble lady brought up by her family and she didn't believe that she could not compare to this incompetent queen.

She had inquired about it long ago. This woman was illiterate and stupid, but had a good appearance. She was really lucky to be favored by the emperor.

Chen Wanting thought that she would first take the position of a noble concubine and then slowly plan for the position of queen, and sooner or later she would trample the Song family under her feet.

"Go ahead, good boy."

The Queen Mother intends to find another concubine for Xiao Jin. With one family dominating the harem, it is inevitable that women will have ambitions. Even though Song Lingxi is kind, the Song family may not have good intentions.

Her precious grandchildren were all born in Song's belly. If there were no other women and families to check and balance them, the Song family would be unstoppable and would achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven.

Xiao Jin frowned, but seeing that the empress dowager was rarely happy and today was her birthday, he fulfilled her wish and just started dancing.

"Xi'er, why do you always look at her? Am I not prettier than her?"

Xiao Jin was dissatisfied that Song Lingxi's gaze was not on him, so he forcibly "turned" her body over so that she faced him and not looked at those irrelevant people.

"Your Majesty, I am in the main hall facing you, sitting normally, please don't be like this."

Song Lingxi didn't look at anyone. She just had to look towards the center of the hall because she was sitting in the main seat. But Xiao Jin distorted the facts in front of so many people. It was so embarrassing!

Xiao Jin's voice was not low. The empress dowager couldn't bear to look at him when she heard it. She complained in her heart that his mind was full of Xier Xier, and he didn't feel embarrassed in front of the court officials.

Court officials: We can’t hear anything. How could we dare to hear anything?

……

After a while, Chen Wanting, dressed in a pink and white dance dress, began to dance to the music of court musicians. Her dancing was skillful and her body was flexible. It was obvious that she had practiced for a long time.

The Queen Mother looked at her with satisfaction. Well, this was the woman who had been trained by the family, just like her. This made the Queen Mother feel very close to her, as if she was seeing herself when she was younger.

The Queen Mother thought that the Emperor should be satisfied this time. He could already touch one woman, and maybe he could touch another one. Men all like to have girls on both sides, don’t they?

As a result, when he saw Xiao Jin holding Song Lingxi's little hand and smiling in a meaningless way, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes. This guy really didn't care about his face at all.

The Queen Mother's face immediately darkened. She had no love for the late Emperor. She put profit first in everything and relied on her family to compete for the throne.

Naturally, she couldn't understand Xiao Jin's exclusive love for Song, and she just thought he was crazy.