frightfiction Chapter 698 The Tragic Concubine 5
Chapter 698 The Tragic Concubine 5
In the evening, the emperor came to Jiang Chunxi's palace.
Jiang Chunxi gave the emperor a gentle smile and did not salute him. This was an honor given to the original owner by the dog emperor, and there was no need to salute him in private.
"Did the prince bother you today?" As soon as he sat down, the emperor gently stroked Jiang Chunxi's belly with one hand, and a look of sadness flashed in his eyes.
"My son is very well behaved today," Jiang Chunxi said with a gentle smile, "Your Majesty, have you decided on the name of our child? Sister Chengpin asked me about this today."
The emperor frowned slightly, and a hint of annoyance flashed across his face.
Of course, this annoyance was directed at Concubine Cheng. After all, given the emperor's current mood, is this the time to mention the child's name?
Chengpin is so nosy, isn't she running into the emperor's gun? "Stay away from Chengpin in the future. She is a concubine with a concubine's rank. What qualifications does she have to ask about the name of our emperor's son?"
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Chunxi looked at the emperor with a worried look on her face and asked, "Did you encounter any difficult problems in the court? Otherwise, why did you get angry with Chengpin for such a trivial matter?"
"No, don't think too much," the emperor embraced Jiang Chunxi, "I just think that Concubine Cheng is too involved and has lost sight of her own status. I know you have had a good relationship with Concubine Cheng since childhood, but you can't let Concubine Cheng forget the hierarchy just because you have a good relationship with her. She is just a concubine with a low rank, what qualifications does she have to ask about the name of my and Concubine's child?"
"In any case, you should stay away from Chengpin in the future, lest Chengpin take you, the imperial concubine, less seriously."
Jiang Chunxi's lips curled up slightly in sarcasm.
Haha! She is quite good at acting, as if she really hated Chengpin. Then why did she continue to favor Chengpin after she killed the original owner's baby in her belly in her previous life, not only letting Chengpin give birth to a son and a daughter, but also letting Chengpin become a royal concubine?
So! This man's words are really deceiving.
"Your Majesty," Jiang Chunxi said in a coquettish tone, "I forbid you to say that. Chengpin and I grew up together. She is my best sister. There is no need to talk about superiority and inferiority between sisters. If there is also a hierarchy between Chengpin and me, then the sisterhood between me and her is no different from that of other concubines in the palace."
"Hmph!" Jiang Chunxi pretended to be angry and pushed the emperor away. "Every woman in this palace is wearing a fake face. Don't be fooled by their smiling faces when they face me, as if they respect me as a concubine. But in fact, who knows how much they hate me in their hearts."
"So among all the concubines in this palace, only Chengpin truly treats me as a sister. Your Majesty now wants me to stay away from Chengpin. Isn't that trying to steal my heart?"
As she spoke, Jiang Chunxi immediately squeezed out two tears: "Your Majesty keeps saying that he loves me, but it turns out that your love for me is just like this. He wants me to not even have a close sister around me. If I had known this, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and agreed to enter the palace to be your concubine."
"Noble Concubine, Noble Concubine, after all, you are just a concubine. I was the Crown Prince's Concubine appointed by the late Emperor, but I didn't expect that I would end up being a concubine. How humiliating this is for me, doesn't the Emperor know?"
In fact, the original owner was unwilling to enter the palace. It was true that she loved the emperor, but she could not accept that she would be changed from a wife to a concubine. The original owner's inner pride made her unable to accept herself as a concubine.
But the original owner's father didn't think so. Not only did he scold the original owner severely, he also ordered her to prepare to enter the palace and not to think about anything else, otherwise he would treat her as if she were not his daughter.
In addition, the dog emperor at that time found the original owner and bombarded her with sweet words and assurances, which made the original owner let go of her worries and enter the palace.
Of course, even if the original owner is unwilling to let go of her worries, it is useless. Who made the original owner have such a loyal father? The ancient times are not the modern times, and women have no human rights.
It was also because of this that the original owner did not think of using her own family for revenge, because the original owner knew very well that with her father's blind loyalty, he would never have the slightest idea of treason and would only obediently hand over the military power and would never think of venting his anger for her daughter.
This is the sorrow of ancient women.
"Chunxi, stop crying," the emperor looked distressed when he saw Jiang Chunxi crying, "I know you feel wronged and humiliated, but you also know my difficulties. Although I have your father's full support, my throne will not be shaken."
"But if we want to stabilize a turbulent court, it is not enough to just have military power to suppress it. After all, civil officials are still needed to govern government affairs. I compromised and made the prime minister's daughter my queen only out of necessity. But you know in your heart that although I cannot make you the queen, in my heart, you are the only wife I recognize."
"Your Majesty, please don't say that again," Jiang Chunxi said with a choked voice, but it was clear that her tone was no longer as painful. "Although this is in my palace, it is hard to guarantee that your words will not be spread. It was only after I entered the palace that I realized what kind of place this harem is. It is not an exaggeration to say that even a stone can talk."
"The Empress is already very dissatisfied with me. If she knew that the Emperor said such a thing, she would be ready to kill me. I don't want the Empress to get rid of me just because of the Emperor's words."
"She dares," the emperor said fiercely, "If the queen dares to harbor any evil thoughts towards you, I will sentence her to death and exterminate all her clans."
Jiang Chunxi pushed the emperor away and rolled her eyes at him: "Your Majesty, please stop talking nonsense. Don't you think about how you were forced by those officials to choose another queen? With the queen's father standing firm in the court, no matter what the queen does, the emperor will not dare to do anything to the queen."
"Alas!" Jiang Chunxi pretended to sigh, "I only sigh that I don't have a father who is the head of a civil official. It is said that civil officials cannot rebel, but the strength of civil officials is also unmatched by military generals. At least in terms of how to cause trouble to the emperor, military generals can't compare to that."
"Otherwise, the emperor would not have been forced to choose another queen. Until now, he has to be controlled by those civil officials. The so-called emperor's words are law. I don't know when the emperor will be able to do it. And this is when the queen is childless. When the queen gives birth to a prince, won't the civil officials headed by the prime minister in the court be more arrogant and look down on you, the emperor, even more."