frightfiction Chapter 265 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women 1
Chapter 265 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women 1
"Go get me a basin of water. I want to wash my face." Jiang Chunxi said to the little palace maid who served her. She had shed a lot of tears, and her face now felt sticky and uncomfortable.
"Yes, I'll go right away." The little palace maid hurried out to fetch water.
At the same time, the emperor returned to Taiji Hall and asked someone to bring a mirror. He stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself again and again.
The emperor is only thirty years old now, which is the best age for a man. Plus, he has a good appearance, so he doesn't understand how the palace maid named Jiang Chunxi dared to refuse to serve him.
"Am I old?" The emperor looked in the mirror and said to the eunuch Qin beside him, "Is it because of the beard that I look a little old?"
"Your Majesty is in his prime, how could he be old?" Eunuch Qin bent over and flattered, "As for the beard, it is a beautiful beard. Since Your Majesty grew a beard, he looks even more majestic. Sometimes I dare not look directly at Your Majesty's majestic face."
"You, you dog slave, are getting better at flattering people now." The emperor was very happy with the compliment from Eunuch Qin, but soon his face turned ugly again. "Since I am not old, why would Concubine Xian like a guard? She treats that guard much better than I do."
"Is it because I have been too indulgent to Concubine Xian over the years that Concubine Xian doesn't take me seriously?"
"This may be because she is spoiled and arrogant!" Eunuch Qin looked up at the emperor carefully, and then continued, "The emperor dotes on Concubine Xian too much, which makes Concubine Xian have the illusion that she can surpass the emperor. So she is spoiled and arrogant, thinking that no matter what she does, the emperor dare not do anything to her. That's why she dares to get so close to a guard."
"It's fortunate that none of the other ladies in the harem dare to be as bold as Concubine Xian, otherwise I simply can't imagine the consequences. After all, there are many guards in this palace."
What Eunuch Qin meant was that if everyone was like Concubine Xian, the Emperor would have no idea how many times he would be cuckolded, and he might even have to raise other people's children.
The emperor's face darkened. "It seems that I have been too indulgent to Concubine Xian. I have forgotten the possible consequences. Send an order immediately to demote Concubine Xian to Concubine Xian."
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Eunuch Qin lowered his head and smiled evilly.
Humph! He had long disliked Concubine Xian. As the deputy chief steward in front of the emperor, even the queen was polite to him, but Concubine Xian was arrogant and didn't take him, the deputy chief steward in front of the emperor, seriously at all.
It would be fine if there was no chance, but since there was a chance, he would definitely give Concubine Xian a hard step.
Just as Eunuch Qin was going to Concubine Xian's palace with the Emperor's decree, Concubine Cao was comforting her in the palace.
"Sister, please stop crying," Concubine Cao was so upset watching Concubine Xian crying. "Although Guard Gu was castrated, at least he still has a life. This is already a very good result. If it were my sister, you shouldn't have pleaded for Guard Gu. The emperor was suspicious of your relationship with Guard Gu, but you still pleaded for Guard Gu. Isn't this making the emperor more convinced that you and Guard Gu have an unclear relationship?"
Concubine Xian looked at Concubine Cao in disbelief: "Daofang, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person. Others don't believe that Gu Yansen and I are innocent. Don't you believe me too?"
"Also, how can you be so cold-blooded? You think that Gu Yansen's being castrated is a good thing. It's so cruel for a man to become a eunuch, but you actually said such cold-blooded words. Are you still the Cao Daofang I know?"
Concubine Cao felt very upset when she heard Concubine Xian say this. He was just a guard, and once he became a eunuch, he became a eunuch. Was there anything she should pity?
What's more, if it weren't for Gu Yansen, my sister wouldn't have to suffer such an unexpected disaster. Concubine Cao wanted to kill Gu Yansen, so how could she possibly feel pity for him?
"Sister, I am thinking about you," Concubine Cao said, "Don't you think that if it weren't for Guard Gu, I wouldn't let the emperor suspect you, and I wouldn't let others have the opportunity to slander me."
"I told my sister a long time ago that you shouldn't have too much contact with Gu Yansen, but my sister just wouldn't listen to my advice, which led to..."
"Leave," Empress Xian said excitedly, "Leave right now. I don't have a sister as cold-blooded and heartless as you. From now on, you are no longer my good sister."
Concubine Cao looked hurt: "Sister, are you going to abandon me for a guard? I just can't understand what's so good about Guard Gu that you would protect him so much."
She could believe that her sister had no such intentions towards Guard Gu, but she could see that Gu Yansen had ill intentions towards her sister. However, her sister believed Gu Yansen's lies and thought that the friendship between them was purely beyond the love between men and women.
If she had known this, she should have found a way to get rid of Gu Yansen earlier, so that Gu Yansen would not have harmed her sister.
Concubine Cao is just a dog beside Concubine Xian. She is loyal to Concubine Xian and treats her well mindlessly. She has no independent personality at all. It seems that the meaning of her life is just to be a chess piece to fight for Concubine Xian.
"Gu Yansen saved my life," Empress Xian yelled, "If Gu Yansen hadn't saved me many times in the cold palace, I would have died in the cold palace. I should repay his life-saving grace with gratitude. I thought others didn't understand me, but you should be able to understand me, because we are good sisters."
"But you are just like everyone else, using your dirty mind to speculate about the relationship between me and Gu Yansen. Daofang, I am really disappointed in you. You should leave right now. I don't want to see you anymore."
"elder sister……"
"Master Cao," Ruoxin interrupted Concubine Cao, "Why don't you just leave first! Let the master calm down. You can see how emotional the master is right now. If you continue to stay, it will only arouse the master's emotions."
After hearing Ruoxin say this, Concubine Cao did not dare to say anything more: "Ruoxin, help me take good care of my sister. I will come again tomorrow."
"My lady, Eunuch Qin is here. He said he has received the Emperor's order and asked you to kneel down and listen to the Emperor's order." A little maid hurried in and said:
"Sister, the emperor will not issue an order to punish you, will he?" Concubine Cao became anxious. "How can the emperor be so cruel? Has he forgotten the love he had with sister since childhood?"
"The emperor is no longer my young love," Empress Xian wiped her tears and said, "I should have seen clearly a long time ago. Ever since the emperor sent me to the cold palace, I should not have had any expectations of him, and I should not have come out of the cold palace and ended up with the emperor and me getting tired of each other."