Part 1 - Yu Nu Jiao / Jade Slave / Enslaved By Love

Chapter 060 Another Betrayal

Hanzhang Palace.

Concubine Zhuang was not surprised by Yin Ji's arrival. She greeted him gracefully. Yin Ji showed no strange expression and bent down to help her up: "No outsiders, no need to be polite."

Concubine Zhuang smiled shyly: "Etiquette cannot be abolished... Why did the emperor come suddenly?"

Yin Ji stroked the pouch in his sleeve, and his voice was clear and gentle: "You were wronged yesterday, so I can't help but think about it a little more, but..."

He suddenly changed the subject: "I am busy with government affairs, and I really hope that the harem will be more peaceful, Concubine Zhuang, what do you think?"

Concubine Zhuang seemed to be hurt by this sentence, and lowered her head a little embarrassedly: "The emperor said that harmony is still the most important thing in the harem... Tengluo, hurry up and serve the tea, Taiping Houkui brewed with mountain spring water."

Yin Ji paused slightly, and his eyes probed: "Concubine Zhuang is really meticulous, she even knows what kind of water and tea I like."

Concubine Zhuang smiled shyly, as if she didn't notice the warning in Yin Ji's words: "I'm always stupid. If it weren't for Aunt Xie Yun's reminder, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known it."

Yin Ji paused: "Who are you talking about? Xie Yun?"

"Yes, we chatted when she came yesterday."

Teng Luo brought tea and took up the conversation at the right time: "Your Majesty doesn't know that Aunt Xie Yun is very interesting. She even said that knowing these things can gain favor..."

"Shut up!" Concubine Zhuang scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Aunt Xie Yun was just joking, and you took it seriously? You even brought it to the emperor to brag about it."

Teng Luo quickly shut up, but Yin Ji's face still sank.

Concubine Zhuang was about to make up a few words, when he suddenly raised his hand, and with a crisp collision, the best Taiping Monkey King splashed all over the table.

Accompanied by the sound of dripping water, both the master and the servant knelt down.

Yin Ji spoke up at this time, his tone was not harsh, but it was chilling: "I just said that I hope the harem is more peaceful, and you want to make trouble, right? Singing the same tune, what do you want to say?"

Concubine Zhuang was frightened by him and trembled, but after a moment, she gritted her teeth, as if she had made up her mind, and looked up at Yin Ji: "I know that the emperor will be angry, but there is one thing I have to say... Aunt Xie Yun has too many thoughts, it is not appropriate to keep her by your side..."

Yin Ji knew that she would mention Xie Yun when he came here, and he was not surprised at all. He even raised his eyebrows with interest: "She has too many thoughts?"

He chuckled, and his posture was leisurely watching a play: "I know she has too many thoughts today, so what, did she plot against you?"

Concubine Zhuang shook her head vigorously: "If she plotted against me, I would never dare to bother the emperor. It is Aunt Xie Yun..."

She seemed to have thought of something terrible, and hesitated to speak, until Yin Ji looked at her impatiently, she spoke again: "It was Aunt Xie Yun who came to see me, saying that she would help me gain favor, and told me the emperor's preferences one by one..."

Yin Ji paused suddenly, and the leisurely look just now disappeared in an instant.

"What did you say? Xie Yun said she would help you get favor?"