20demayo Chapter 249 Demoting Wife to Concubine 26
Chapter 249 Demoting Wife to Concubine 26
"Okay, you even dare to make up stories about the Queen Mother. I think you are really bold." Although he said this, the Emperor was also very dissatisfied with his mother.
In short, Jiang Chunxi's eye drops were quite effective. When the emperor left Changning Palace and went to the Empress Dowager's palace, his face was extremely dark.
After hearing what her son said, the Queen Mother's expression immediately became distressed: "Do we really have to send Jingyao out of the palace? Aren't the pregnant concubines all fine, and the dragon fetuses in their bellies are fine? So I think it would be better to let Jingyao stay in Chenyou Palace and not come out. There is really no need to send her out of the palace to practice with her hair untied."
The Emperor was completely disappointed with the Queen Mother at this time: "Mother, I just came to inform you, not to seek your opinion. When you were pleading for Concubine Shen, why didn't you think about the dragon fetus in Concubine Shen's belly? That is a child with the blood of the Shen family. Mother and the Shen family have been looking forward to the child for so many years, and finally the child is here. Don't you worry that the child in Concubine Shen's belly will have an accident?"
"After all, I have been childless for so many years, and it's all because of Concubine Shen. Can you guarantee that everything will be fine if Concubine Shen is locked up in Chenyou Palace?"
The Queen Mother was silent now. Although she felt sorry for her niece, she cared more about her grandchildren, especially the grandchild in Concubine Shen's belly.
The Queen Mother: "Forget it, I won't say anything more, Your Majesty, just do whatever you want to do!"
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, the Emperor was too lazy to stay any longer, and immediately stood up and prepared to leave: "Mother, it was my idea to send Concubine Shen out of the palace. I hope you will not blame the Imperial Noble Concubine and think that it was the Imperial Noble Concubine who gave me the idea."
"I didn't expect that you would be so protective of the Imperial Concubine now." The Queen Mother looked at her son with a hint of sarcasm, and at the same time she also had murderous intentions towards Jiang Chunxi.
Concubine Shen is already pregnant, so after she gives birth to a prince, it seems that there is no need for Jiang Chunxi to continue living. After all, considering how much her son cares about Jiang Chunxi, he might make her the queen.
This wouldn't do. She didn't want her niece to be suppressed by Jiang Chunxi in the future. There can only be one empress dowager, and she didn't want to see a situation where there were two empress dowagers at the same time.
"The Imperial Concubine is my first wife." The emperor expressed his attitude with just one short sentence, and at the same time he also had the idea of making Jiang Chunxi the queen.
After watching the emperor leave, the empress dowager pondered for a while before asking someone to prepare a sedan chair and planned to go to Chenyou Palace.
When the Queen Mother came to Chenyou Palace, Shen Jingyao sat on the bed and asked Xuanchun to rub her knees with medicated wine. After all, she had to kneel for four hours every day. If she didn't use medicated wine to rub her knees, how could her legs bear it!
However, if this situation continues for a long time, no matter how much medicinal wine is used, Shen Jingyao's legs will be crippled.
"Aunt, I can't get up now, so I can't bow to you. I hope you don't mind." Shen Jingyao smiled weakly and said to the Queen Mother:
The Queen Mother stepped forward, and Xuanchun, who was massaging Shen Jingyao's legs, quickly moved aside.
After the queen came and sat on the bed, she held Shen Jingyao's hand distressedly: "Jingyao, you have suffered."
Shen Jingyao smiled weakly again: "My niece's suffering is nothing. Now that the emperor can finally have a successor, my niece will be happy to suffer any greater suffering. I only hope that the Buddha will allow the six pregnant concubines to give birth to the dragon fetus safely because of my piety. Even if my legs are broken from kneeling, I will have no complaints."
Shen Jingyao knew that she was completely finished. Ever since she learned that there were six pregnant concubines in the harem, she knew that it would be difficult for her to deny the reputation of being the unlucky one in bringing about the emperor's calamity.
But even so, Shen Jingyao still didn't want to admit defeat! Therefore, she had to hold on to the Queen Mother tightly.
"Alas!" The Queen Mother patted the back of Shen Jingyao's hand and sighed, "I feel much more relieved if you can think this way. The Emperor is going to send you out of the palace to practice Buddhism with your hair untied. I was so distressed about you, but now I feel relieved to hear you say this."
My niece doesn't even care about her broken legs, so I think she will be able to accept leaving the palace to practice Buddhism with her hair uncut.
Shen Jingyao could hardly control the expression on her face and became angry: "Aunt, was it my cousin's idea to let my niece leave the palace, or was it the Imperial Concubine's idea?"
That bitch Jiang Chunxi was really something. Not only did she torture her on purpose, but now she even instigated the emperor to send her out of the palace. However, Shen Jingyao had no way to break through Jiang Chunxi's plan because she was very clear about her current situation. In order for the royal heir to be born safely, there was no room for maneuver regarding sending her out of the palace.
"It doesn't matter whose idea it was," the Queen Mother said, "Don't worry! I will have someone go to the Royal Temple to take care of everything. I will definitely not let you suffer. I will also have the two senior palace maids around you go out of the palace with you to serve you."
This is the only thing the Queen Mother can do for her niece. There is nothing more the Queen Mother can do.
"Aunt, it's all my fault. You still have to worry about me," Shen Jingyao said with tears in her eyes. "I am willing to leave the palace and practice Buddhism. I will be a vegetarian and chant Buddhist scriptures for the rest of my life. I hope that Buddha can bless you with a long life and let the emperor have many children."
"But," Shen Jingyao pleaded, "Aunt, can I ask you for a favor? Please let my cousin come to Chenyou Palace so that I can see him one last time."
The Queen Mother looked at her niece's tearful and pleading face and finally did not have the heart to refuse her. What's more, it was just a meeting and she thought it shouldn't be a big deal.
Therefore, the Queen Mother immediately left to find her son, and insisted that her son come to Chenyou Palace.
"My queen, is there really no other way?" Xuan Dong cried after the queen mother left, "Once you leave the palace, I'm afraid you will never be able to return to the palace in this lifetime."
“Even if I can return to the palace, so what?” Shen Jingyao said with a bitter smile, “My fate was already determined when the lightning struck me. It’s just that I was unwilling to accept it, so I didn’t want to face the reality.”
"Your Majesty," Xuanchun cried in anger, "How could the Emperor be so cruel? Has he really forgotten the childhood sweetheart relationship he had with you?"
"Oh!" Shen Jingyao sneered, "Emperors have never had true heart since ancient times. I was really blinded by a single leaf before."
Then Shen Jingyao took Xuanchun and Xuandong's hands and said, "I will go to the temple to suffer alone. You two don't have to suffer with me. When I see the emperor, I will ask him to let you leave the palace."
Shen Jingyao had no intention of leaving the palace at all. She had already made up her mind that when she saw the emperor, she would ask him for permission to release Xuanchun and Xuandong from the palace. After Xuanchun and Xuandong left the palace, she could die with peace of mind.
I just wonder if she, his nemesis, can take away the emperor's six dragon fetuses if she dies in the palace.