dumb queen

The hand holding Xie Chaoge's back collar suddenly reached into his collar, gently pinched the fair nape of his neck, and Xie Chaoge was forced to raise his head.

"Since you have entered the palace as a concubine, it is only natural to serve me. I am not afraid of being looked at by others, but you take that bit of dignity seriously!"

Xiao Jin threw away his hand angrily, Xie Chaoge was pushed to the bottom of the sedan chair, knelt down hastily and respectfully, and lowered his head.

Xiao Jin approached, pinched his chin and said, "I want to see, what is the reason why the Xiangguo Mansion is so eager to recall my beloved concubine back to the mansion?"

The cold tone made Xie Chaoge tremble uncontrollably. He raised his face slightly and did not dare to move.

"Since you love kneeling so much, then you should kneel all the way to Xiangguo Mansion."

Xiao Jin let go, closed his eyes and sat in the middle of the sedan chair, propping his forehead with one hand, as if closing his eyes to rest his mind.

Xie Chaoge kept kneeling like that, his body was still weak, and after kneeling for a while, he broke out in cold sweat, his body was trembling constantly, and his knees hurt like needles.

The space in the sedan chair was not that big, and Xie Chaoge only settled in a small corner, not daring to disturb Xiao Jin's rest, so he could only shiver and tremble.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the sedan chair finally stopped, and Su Jing called out the window, "Your Majesty, we're here."

"Ah."

Xiao Jin opened his eyes, lifted the curtain with his fingertips and looked out.

What was in front of him was indeed the magnificent and majestic Xiangguo Mansion, but knowing that Concubine Xie was returning to the mansion, there were only a few humble servants outside the mansion, who seemed to be welcoming her.

Noticing the change in Xiao Jin's eyes, Su Jing hurriedly came over and explained, "Your Majesty, maybe it's because Mr. Xiangguo is unwell, so he didn't wait outside the mansion, and besides, no one knew that your Majesty came with you... ..."

Xiao Jin looked sideways, and saw that the snow-white man was still kneeling quietly in the sedan chair.

"Wait."

After finishing speaking, the curtain was lowered, and Xiao Jin leaned back into the sedan chair, showing no intention of going down.

Su Jing then ordered everyone not to move and to wait in place.

As for what to wait for, wait for the emperor's will.

The servants outside Xiangguo's mansion were puzzled why the people inside did not come down even though the sedan chairs had arrived.

Someone went in and informed the old housekeeper, and the old housekeeper came out in person, but was stopped before he got close to the sixteen-carried sedan chair.

The old steward called, "Concubine Xie, this old slave is here to ask you to get off the sedan chair."

Xie Chaoge in the sedan chair heard the old butler's voice, raised his eyes to look at Xiao Jin, and wanted to get up and get off the sedan chair.

Xiao Jin stretched out his finger and pointed his forehead, "Kneel obediently and don't move."

Xie Chaoge's face turned a little pale from the pain, but it complemented the snow-white fox fur, making his eyebrows so shockingly beautiful, coupled with the hazy tears of pleading in those eyes, anyone who looked at them would feel sorry for him. Reluctant.

Xiao Jin slid his fingers down his face, and pressed on his still bright red lips.

"I've overestimated you. It seems that your status in the Prime Minister's Mansion is worse than what I thought. If I hadn't come back with you today, would you have entered the mansion just now?"

Xie Chaoge nodded slightly.

"A few servants will be able to send you away. You are now my man, the Prime Minister's Mansion. This is humiliating my face."

Xiao Jin tapped his fingers on his legs, his eyes filled with suppressed displeasure.

No one in the whole queue dared to move, so they just stopped in front of Xiangguo Mansion.

After a while, a lot of people hurried out of the Prime Minister's mansion, the leader was Xie Yuan, Lord Xiangguo. Although he was already gray at the temples, he was full of energy and had sharp brows and eyes, and he could see a fierce and breathtaking spirit.

And next to Xie Yuan was the second son of the Xiangfu, Xie Yunmu, who was also commonly called Mr. Xie. Although he was a handsome character, he had no similarities with Xie Chaoge.

When Xie Yuan saw Su Jing standing outside the sedan chair, he immediately frowned. Su Jing was serving by the emperor's side. Could it be that the emperor came in person as he thought?

Many people stood outside the gate of Xiangguo Mansion for a while, and all the servants in the mansion also stood respectfully in the courtyard.

Xie Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Concubine Xie, I have come to welcome you back to your residence, please get off the sedan chair."

Everyone outside and inside the door bowed their heads and saluted respectfully.

Seeing this, Su Jing realized what the emperor was waiting for by asking them to wait. It turned out that he was waiting for Mr. Xiangguo Xie Yuan to come out of the mansion to greet him personally, waiting for such a respectful and grand welcome ceremony.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Su Jing whispered by the side of the sedan chair, "Master Xiangguo has come in person, you and Concubine Xie can get off the sedan chair."

But Xiao Jin in the sedan chair still ignored him, and did not let Xie Chaoge get out of the sedan chair. After letting Xie Yuan and other people in the Xiangfu salute for a long time, he ordered someone to lift the sedan chair curtain.

It was not Xie Chaoge who came down from the sedan chair first, but Xiao Jin, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, with a slight smile on his cold and handsome eyes, and said to Xie Yuan, "Lord Xiangguo, how are you?"

The words shocked everyone in Xiangguo's mansion, Xie Yuan also had a surprised face, and hurriedly knelt down to salute, and other people also knelt down when they saw it.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I don't know the old minister, but the Emperor actually came to the prime minister's mansion in person. The old minister is far away from welcoming me. I hope the Emperor will punish me."

Xiao Jin walked over with a smile, and kindly helped Xie Yuan who was kneeling on the ground, "Teacher, I am serious. I just came to visit you because I was concerned about you. I didn't inform you in advance. What is your fault?" have?"

If Xiao Jin said these words in the past, he must have been sincere. When he didn't know the truth about the murder of his mother and concubine, he studied under Xie Yuan, so when he saw Xie Yuan, he would respectfully call him a teacher.

But now, those unspeakable blood hatreds, Xiao Jin had to choke his lungs with his breath.

"I'm sorry to trouble the emperor, the old minister's health is much better."

While talking, Xiao Jin and Xie Yuan entered the gate of Xiangguo Mansion together.

Xie Chaoge was still kneeling in the sedan chair, until Xiao Mian and a few other servants came to help him, and then helped him out of the sedan chair.

Xie Chaoge went back to his own residence in the other courtyard first, Xiao Mian sent the other servants away, and then hurriedly turned around and asked, "Ma'am, how are your legs? Let me rub them for you."

As soon as Xiao Mian touched Xie Chaoge's knee, he gasped in pain.

"Your Majesty, did the Emperor punish you to kneel again?"

Xie Chaoge's long eyelashes trembled and he didn't respond, but Xiao Mian could understand what he meant.

"Niang Niang, I still have some ointment for wounds that I applied earlier, I will apply some for you first, so you can endure the pain."

Xiao Mian lifted up Xie Chaoge's trouser legs, and applied some ointment on his red knees.

Just after the ointment was applied, there were several knocks on the door.