20demayo Chapter 276 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women 22
Chapter 276 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women 22
How could the Emperor not hear Concubine Cao making such a fuss? In the end, he had no choice but to let Concubine Cao in.
As for the emperor's cowardly behavior, Jiang Chunxi sneered in her heart. He was still the emperor? This Lord Dian didn't look like an emperor at all.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Concubine Cao held her son and saluted the emperor, and glared at Jiang Chunxi.
"Alright, get up!" the emperor said impatiently, "The Fourth Prince is still young, why did you bring him to Taiji Hall for no reason? Also, the Fourth Prince is crying like this, how come you, as a mother, don't know how to comfort the child?"
"Your Majesty has not seen the Fourth Prince for a while, so I wanted to bring him to your Majesty," Caopin said, looking at Jiang Chunxi who was sitting next to the Emperor. "Your Majesty, this maid is too rude! When I was holding the Fourth Prince to pay my respects to Your Majesty, this maid actually sat beside Your Majesty without moving and accepted my respects. Now she doesn't even think of getting up to pay her respects to me."
"How can such an ignorant maid stay by the emperor's side to serve him? The emperor should not be blinded by her beauty..."
"Shut up, I say." The emperor shouted:
"Wa wow!" The Fourth Prince was naturally frightened when he heard the Emperor's roar, and his voice became even louder.
"Someone come! Hurry up and carry the fourth prince out." The emperor's brows were so furrowed that he could pinch a fly to death.
The fourth prince's wet nurse hurried forward to hold the fourth prince in Cao Pin's arms. Cao Pin didn't want to give the fourth prince to the wet nurse, but seeing the emperor's gloomy face, she finally gave the fourth prince to the wet nurse.
After the nurse took the fourth prince away, Concubine Cao knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, how could you give my sister the sterilization medicine? Do you know that by doing this, you are simply forcing my sister to death? Does Your Majesty really want to wait until things are irreversible before you regret it?"
"Didn't Concubine Xian think about dying?" Jiang Chunxi looked at the emperor with a puzzled look on her face. "Why does Concubine Cao seem to be accusing the emperor of forcing Concubine Xian to death? Fortunately, Concubine Xian is still alive and well, and did not commit suicide as Concubine Cao said. Otherwise, Concubine Cao would have made the emperor's remarks about forcing Concubine Xian to death known to everyone, and the former court and the harem would have laughed at the emperor."
"After all, as an emperor, if he wants his concubine to die, he can just grant her death. Why would he need to use any means to force her to death? That is not what an emperor should be like at all."
"Just shut up right there..." Concubine Cao looked at Jiang Chunxi viciously.
"I think you are the one who should shut up," the emperor looked at Concubine Cao sternly, "Concubine Cao, you are so bold that you dare to knock over the medicine I gave to Concubine Xian."
"Someone come!" As the emperor shouted loudly, Eunuch Qin immediately walked in from outside, "Demote Concubine Cao to a commoner, and immediately escort her to the cold palace. She cannot leave the cold palace unless she dies."
If it weren't for the Fourth Prince, the Emperor would have wanted to sentence Concubine Cao to death directly.
Concubine Cao's eyes widened in horror, and then she quickly said, "Your Majesty, you can punish me however you want. I only ask Your Majesty to withdraw your order and stop giving my sister the sterilization drug."
"Sister is the emperor's childhood sweetheart, the lover of both of them! How could the emperor believe the words of a lowly maid and be so cruel to sister? Isn't the emperor afraid of really hurting sister's heart? Have you and sister really reached the point where you are tired of each other?"
It goes without saying that this slave must have said something to the emperor, which led to the emperor giving my sister the sterilization medicine.
At the same time, Concubine Cao also hated the emperor very much. She thought that the emperor was not worthy of her sister's love at all. He knew that her sister was wronged, but he still sent her to the cold palace to suffer for three years.
And now, because of her beauty, he was instigated by a lowly maid to make my sister drink sterilization drugs. Such a heartless man is not worthy of my sister's true love and affection.
"Qin Lixing," the emperor said angrily, "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and drag this bitch out."
Eunuch Qin immediately ordered two eunuchs to gag Concubine Cao and drag her out. As Concubine Cao was escorted to the cold palace, the news that Concubine Cao was deposed and that the emperor had given Concubine Xian a sterilization drug spread throughout the harem.
This shocked all the concubines in the harem. They really didn't expect that the emperor would give sterilization drugs to Concubine Xian. But after being surprised, they all went about their business as usual. No one gloated over his misfortune.
Anyway, it's just a case of much ado about nothing. Didn't Concubine Xian take the sterilization drug at all?
So if they want to gloat over someone else's misfortune, they should wait until Concubine Xian drinks the sterilization medicine! Anyway, no one holds out hope that the emperor can really make Concubine Xian drink the sterilization medicine.
At the same time, in the Queen's Palace.
"Your Highness, you said that the Emperor was so angry this time that he gave Concubine Xian a sterilizing drug. Did that maid named Jiang Chunxi tell the Emperor something?" Lu Qing looked at the Empress and said, "If it was really that maid Jiang Chunxi who did it, then she is really capable."
Although Empress Xian did not drink the sterilization drug, it was already remarkable that the Emperor could make such a decision.
"This..." The Queen hesitated, "It's hard to say. If it was really that maid who asked the Emperor to give Concubine Xian the sterilization drug, then she really has some skills."
If it was really Jiang Chunxi who did it, the Queen would not be afraid of anything at all, but would instead honor Jiang Chunxi even more.
Finally, someone appeared who could let her see beat Concubine Xian to death. The Queen was so happy that she didn't even have time to be afraid of anything.
Of course, if Jiang Chunxi had a distinguished family background, it would be a different situation. However, because Jiang Chunxi came from such a humble background, the Queen could not afford to feel any fear towards her.
This is the mentality of those in power. They look down on people of humble origins from the bottom of their hearts.
"Empress, do you think Concubine Cao can still sit still now that the Emperor has banished Concubine Xian to the cold palace?" Lu Qiu gloated. "I am really happy. Concubine Cao is just a dog beside Concubine Xian. She has helped Concubine Xian to cause trouble for the Empress over the years."
"Hmph!" The Queen snorted coldly, "It is indeed a happy thing that Concubine Cao has ended up like this. As for whether Concubine Xian can sit still, who knows? After all, everyone in the harem can see clearly that the so-called sisterly love is just a one-man show by Concubine Cao. Concubine Xian doesn't take Concubine Cao seriously at all."
"Yes! The whole harem can see it clearly, but Concubine Cao herself can't see it clearly. I don't know what kind of aphrodisiac Concubine Xian gave her to make Concubine Cao so devoted to Concubine Xian." Lu Qing sneered:
At the same time, in the Empress Dowager's Palace.
"Empress Dowager, why are you unhappy?" asked Madam Liu, the confidant of the Empress Dowager, puzzled. "The Emperor gave Concubine Xian a sterilizing drug. Isn't the Empress Dowager happy?"