Quick Wear: The Enchanting Concubine, Rules of Survival and Plunder

Chapter 264 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women

Jiang Chunxi was trembling, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably, like a little white flower swaying in the wind and rain. She looked so pitiful. The emperor immediately felt sorry for her and had no time to be angry.

"Empress, of course I am afraid of death," Jiang Chunxi said with courage, "but my greatest wish is to leave the palace and reunite with my family. I entered the palace at the age of twelve and have been here for six years. I want to leave the palace at the age of twenty-five to reunite with my family. So I beg the Empress to take back your order. I really don't want to serve the Emperor."

"How outrageous! How outrageous you are..." The emperor pointed at Jiang Chunxi.

"Your Majesty," Concubine Rong couldn't help but speak, "Since this maid has no intention of becoming a concubine, Your Majesty should let her go and grant her the right to leave the palace!"

Concubine Rong used to like the Emperor very much, otherwise she wouldn't have hated Concubine Xian so much. But today, when she saw how cowardly the Emperor was in front of Concubine Xian, it was as if her filter was shattered to the ground. She inexplicably felt a bit disgusted with the Emperor, so she was talking to this palace maid now.

What's more, after being in the palace for a long time, it was rare for Concubine Rong to meet a palace maid who was not afraid of the imperial power and did not rely on her beauty to covet wealth, so she had a special liking for Jiang Chunxi.

"Shut up," the emperor glared at Concubine Rong and said, "Go back to your palace and be confined to your room for a month. Don't let me see you again within this month."

Concubine Rong opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the Queen: "Okay, Concubine, why don't you leave now?"

"And you," the queen looked at the other concubines, "you should all leave! By the way, regarding what happened today, you'd better keep your mouths shut and control your servants. I don't want to hear any more rumors."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The concubines stood up, bowed, and then left.

"Your Majesty," the Queen looked at the Emperor and said gently, "How about letting this maid learn the rules by your side for a while before letting her serve Your Majesty?"

"The Queen's idea is very good," the Emperor felt better after hearing what the Queen said. "Then let this maid learn the rules in the Queen's Palace. I still have some government affairs to deal with, so I will leave first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor stood up and left. When he passed by Jiang Chunxi, he paused beside her and looked at her with a dark look.

Jiang Chunxi kept her head down until the emperor walked past her, then she collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.

But Jiang Chunxi soon realized that the Queen was still there, so she quickly knelt down again.

"Alas!" The Queen sighed. If possible, she actually wanted Jiang Chunxi to leave the palace. After all, she really admired Jiang Chunxi's character. "I know you don't want to serve the Emperor, but you have to understand that you don't have the ability to refuse, unless you really don't want to live."

"But even if you don't want to live, you should think about your family. If you really anger the emperor, not only will you die, but your family will also be implicated."

"Empress, is there really nothing you can do?" Jiang Chunxi looked at the Empress with tears in her eyes. "Although I am of humble status, I have always dreamed that after leaving the palace at the age of 25, I will be able to marry a good man and spend my whole life with him. That is why I have been staying in the Clothing Bureau quietly all these years and dare not leave the Clothing Bureau at all."

"But I never thought that a disaster would happen, and Concubine Xian and Guard Gu would harm me. I am so angry right now! I have no grudge against Concubine Xian and Guard Gu, why did they harm me like this?"

"Since you hate Concubine Xian and Guard Gu, you should become the Emperor's woman. Otherwise, with Concubine Xian's favor, do you think she will let you go?"

"Besides, don't you want revenge? Empress Xian hurt you so much, don't you want to take revenge on her?"

"Can I... can I really do this?" Jiang Chunxi said timidly, "From childhood to adulthood, I have never dared to step on an ant to death, which makes me really afraid of having the intention to harm others."

"You..." The Queen looked disappointed. "Forget it. I am just a nobody. Why should I tell you so much?"

"Luqiu, take her downstairs and arrange a separate room for her to live in. Then arrange a maid to teach her the rules."

"Yes," Lu Qiu said respectfully to the queen, and then came to Jiang Chunxi, "Get up and follow me!"

What could Jiang Chunxi do? She could only pretend to accept her fate, got up and left with Lu Qiu.

After watching Jiang Chunxi and Suyun leave, Lu Qing, another trusted maidservant beside the Queen, said, "It's really rare that there are maidservants who are unwilling to serve the Emperor. Queen, I really admire that maidservant. Just because she dared to refuse the Emperor in person, this courage is enough to be admired."

"Yes! I really didn't expect that the maid named Jiang Chunxi would be so bold." The Queen frowned as she spoke, "But what I didn't expect was that the Emperor could tolerate Concubine Xian to this extent. Concubine Xian even dared to look at the guard affectionately in front of the Emperor, but even so, the Emperor was reluctant to punish Concubine Xian."

"If Concubine Xian demands my position as queen someday, I'm afraid the emperor will depose me and make way for Concubine Xian!"

Lu Qing looked helpless. It was obvious that this was not the first time she had heard the Queen say this: "Queen, you have a distinguished family background and a legitimate son. How could the Emperor dare to depose you? Moreover, you are the Crown Princess appointed by the late Emperor. If the Emperor dares to favor his concubine over his wife, it depends on whether the ministers in the court agree."

Lu Qing really didn't understand why the Queen was always worried about being deposed?

That’s right, the Emperor doted on Concubine Xian, but no matter how much he doted on her, he absolutely could not depose the Empress. What’s more, although the Emperor doted on Concubine Xian, he was very respectful to the Empress, especially to the eldest prince, his legitimate son, whom he valued extremely much.

So the Queen Mother had nothing to worry about, but she just got stuck in a dead end, and no matter how she explained it, the Queen Mother just wouldn't listen.

Although it is a world of crazy men and women, not all people are abnormal, otherwise the whole world would be in chaos, wouldn't it?

Look, the queen's confidants are very clear-headed, but no matter how clear-headed this servant is, he can't do anything to his master.

Anyway, whenever the Queen met Concubine Xian, the only thing on her mind was to interfere in the Queen's affairs, fearing that Concubine Xian would snatch her position as Queen.

Lu Qiu brought Jiang Chunxi to a side room, arranged a little palace maid to serve her, and left immediately.