frightfiction Chapter 241 Demoting Wife to Concubine 8
Chapter 241 Demoting Wife to Concubine 8
Shen Jingyao raised the corners of her lips sarcastically: "The Imperial Concubine regards me as an opponent, but she doesn't know that some people have long lost the capital to gamble, so! I advise the Imperial Concubine not to take herself too seriously. In my eyes, even if you become the Imperial Concubine, you are still nothing in my eyes."
Concubine Jiang Chun stood up and walked to Shen Jingyao, bent down and pinched her chin, and said sarcastically: "Concubine Shen, are you trying to say that I can't give birth to a child, so I'm not worthy of being your opponent?"
Shen Jingyao pushed away Jiang Chunxi's grip on her chin and looked at her with a mocking expression: "It's good that you know. Then do you know why you can't have a child? Have you never doubted anything?"
"Haha!" Jiang Chunxi laughed happily, "It's just that the emperor gave me a sterilization drug. It can be explained in a few words, but Shenpin insisted on making it vague."
Shen Jingyao could no longer keep a calm expression on her face: "You actually knew that."
After Jiang Chunxi returned to her seat and sat down, she looked at Shen Jingyao and said, "Yes! I knew it a long time ago. I knew that the emperor didn't want me to give birth to a child, so he gave me the sterilization drug a long time ago."
"But even if I can't have children, so what? After all, I am the one who sits on the throne of Imperial Noble Consort, and you are just a small concubine."
"Also, I really don't know how you got the nerve to laugh at me for not being able to have children. Could it be that I can't have children, but you can? How can a woman who was struck by lightning and punished by heaven give birth to a child? Even if you can, so what? A prince born by a concubine who was struck by lightning, can you ask the ministers in the court whether they can let your child ascend to the throne?"
"Not to mention the ministers in the court, I'm afraid even the emperor has the same idea. A woman like you who is condemned by heaven will give birth to a child who is also condemned by heaven. If you really let your child sit on the throne, I'm afraid the dynasty will be destroyed soon, and end up like the previous dynasty."
"You're talking nonsense." Shen Jingyao's expression turned ferocious.
"Haha!" Jiang Chunxi laughed. "Whether I am talking nonsense or not, Shenpin should know it very well. But Shenpin is still deceiving herself until now. Isn't it ridiculous? Originally, I regarded you as my opponent, but now it seems that I really overestimated you."
Then Jiang Chunxi's expression turned cold and stern: "Someone, come in! Drag Shenpin, this traitor, out and make her kneel for two hours."
"Jiang Chunxi, how dare you," Shen Jingyao stood up and glared at Jiang Chunxi, "Even though I'm in this situation now, I'm still different in the emperor's heart. We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and the affection between us is not something you, Jiang Chunxi, can compare to. Don't think that just because the emperor gives you some favor now, you can show off in front of me."
"I am the Imperial Noble Consort," Jiang Chunxi looked at Shen Jingyao sarcastically, "As the Imperial Noble Consort, it is my duty to manage the concubines in the harem. If I don't punish you, how can I lead the concubines in the harem? If everyone follows the example of Shen, what rules will there be in the harem?"
"So!" Jiang Chunxi sneered and looked at Shen Jingyao with disdain. "Even if you are the emperor's favorite person, so what? I want to punish you and I will punish you. Are you afraid of the emperor? You should know that it was your beloved emperor who gave me the power to punish you. No matter how much Shenpin wants to deceive herself, she should wake up. Otherwise, you may not even be qualified to fight with me."
"What are you all standing there for? Why don't you drag Concubine Shen out for me?" Jiang Chunxi's expression turned cold again.
Now the eunuchs below didn't dare to move anymore and immediately stepped forward to drag Shen Jingyao out.
"You little slave, let me go," Shen Jingyao struggled and yelled as she was dragged out, "Jiang Chunxi, don't be too proud. Even if there is no emperor, there is still the queen mother. If you know what's best for you, tell someone to let me go."
"Your Majesty, is it really okay for you to punish Concubine Shen like this?" Chenxia asked worriedly, "After all, Concubine Shen is the niece of the Empress Dowager. Even if the Emperor doesn't feel sorry for Concubine Shen, the Empress Dowager..."
"Don't worry!" Jiang Chunxi said confidently, "As long as the emperor stands on my side, the queen mother won't be able to do anything to me. After all, the owner of this palace is the emperor, not that old thing, the queen mother."
"What's more, the Queen Mother has already given up on Concubine Shen, and it's not certain that she will stand up for Concubine Shen. Compared to Concubine Shen, the Queen Mother should care more about Concubine Shen now."
The Shen Changzai mentioned by Jiang Chunxi has returned to the palace where she lives.
"My lady, what's wrong with you?" Shen Changzai's personal maid helped her sit down and asked, "After leaving the Imperial Concubine's Palace, I noticed that you looked very strange."
The concubines in the harem paid their respects to the Imperial Noble Consort. Their maids were not qualified to enter the palace, so Shen Changzai's maids naturally had no idea what was happening when they were paying their respects.
"Alas!" Shen Changzai sighed helplessly, "I am so angry with my elder sister. I really can't understand what she wants to do now? Given her current situation, shouldn't she keep a low profile? Relying on her childhood friendship with the emperor, she really thinks she can be invincible, but she doesn't even think about how she fell from being the queen of a country to being a concubine of Shen."
"I always heard my father and mother say that my elder sister is smart, but from her words and actions in the Imperial Concubine's Palace today, I really can't tell where her intelligence lies."
Shen Changzai is the sixth daughter of the Shen family. She is several years older than Shen Jingyao. In addition, there is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, so Shen Changzai has only met Shen Jingyao, her legitimate sister, a few times since she was a child.
Therefore, what I know about Shen Jingyao, my eldest sister, is only from other people, especially my father and mother.
Furthermore, the Emperor demoted his wife to a concubine for his elder sister and made her the empress. So before today, Concubine Shen always thought that her elder sister was smart. If it weren't for her bad luck and the incident at the empress-making ceremony, her elder sister wouldn't have ended up like this.
"My lady, why are you still thinking about Concubine Shen?" Cheng Lan whispered, "Have you forgotten what your aunt told you? Now that you have entered the palace, don't even think about getting help and support from Concubine Shen and her sister. After all, Concubine Shen will definitely hate you to death, so the one you should be most wary of is Concubine Shen."
"Also, you should pay more respect to the Queen Mother and make her like you. Otherwise, if you become pregnant with the heir, Shen Concubine may have bad intentions and whisper something in her ear. Then you will be finished and become a tool for Shen Concubine to bear a child for nothing."