20demayo Chapter 240 Demoting My Wife to a Concubine 7
Chapter 240 Demoting My Wife to a Concubine 7
It's true that Concubine Xiao is a troublemaker, but compared to the Imperial Concubine, she naturally hates the bitch Concubine Shen more.
What's more, she is not a completely brainless person. If she still can't recognize the current situation, she might as well hang herself with a rope.
Not to mention that Jiang Chunxi is now the Imperial Noble Consort, so she naturally wouldn't dare to be a troublemaker and provoke the Imperial Noble Consort.
Shen Jingyao glanced at Concubine Xiao with contempt, not wanting to waste words with her. She only looked at Jiang Chunxi sarcastically: "The Imperial Concubine just let me stand like this. It seems that the servants in Changning Palace don't know the rules!"
The seats at the scene were all arranged in a certain way. Since Shen Jingyao arrived suddenly, there was naturally no seat for her.
"Whether my servants know the rules or not, it is not the turn of a small concubine like Shen to teach them," Jiang Chunxi shouted to the eunuch, "Someone come! Bring Shen a chair and put her in the position below Concubine Chang!"
Shen Jingyao's face darkened, but she couldn't say anything. After all, there was nothing wrong with Jiang Chunxi's arrangement, and as a concubine, she could only sit below the concubine.
After Shen Jingyao sat down, Concubine Chang spoke up, "Meeting Concubine Shen today finally satisfied my curiosity. It turns out that this is what a person struck by lightning looks like!"
"That's right," this was the voice of the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, Concubine Yun, "I have always been curious about what a person who can be struck by lightning looks like, but now that I see him, he is nothing special."
Didn't Concubine Yun say that the emperor's eyes were covered with shit? Otherwise, how could Shen Jingyao become the emperor's favorite person if she didn't have a face that would bring disaster to the country and the people?
Shen Jingyao was indeed beautiful, but not to the point of being stunningly beautiful.
"The Imperial Concubine just let the two of them, Concubine Chang, speak without restraint," Shen Jingyao raised her eyebrows and looked at Jiang Chunxi, "What they said about me is no different from what they said about the Emperor. Don't think that if they don't mention the Emperor, others won't hear that they are hinting at the Emperor's blindness."
"Oh! Concubine Shen is really good at talking," Concubine Chang said with a smile, "She convicted me and Concubine Yun with just a few words. Should we invite the emperor over so that he can question me and Concubine Yun and let Concubine Shen vent her anger?"
"Alas!" Concubine Yun pretended to sigh, "There's nothing we can do. Concubine Shen is the apple of the Emperor's eye. So even if she throws dirty water on me and Concubine Chang, I and Concubine Chang can only bear it silently. We dare not say a word to defend ourselves. Otherwise, who knows what crimes Concubine Shen will accuse me and Concubine Chang of?"
"Alright, stop talking!" Although Jiang Chunxi wanted to continue watching the fun, she had to speak up to stop it, otherwise she would be derelict in her duty as the Imperial Noble Consort. "Shenpin, although you and the Emperor have different feelings, this does not give you the confidence to speak without restraint. This is the Imperial Palace, and Shenpin has become a concubine in the harem. You should be careful about what you say and what you shouldn't say. At least you should know clearly what you should and shouldn't say."
"I will not punish you this time, but if I hear you using the emperor as a scapegoat next time, don't blame me for punishing you according to palace rules."
"If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext," Shen Jingyao sneered, "If the Imperial Concubine doesn't like me and wants to make me suffer, just say it directly. Why bother making it sound so high-sounding that it makes it seem like I really did something wrong?"
"Haha!" Concubine Huang chuckled softly, "I really don't know if Concubine Shen doesn't understand what people say or if she thinks all of us are fools. But that's true. Concubine Shen is the apple of the Emperor's eye, so whether it's right or wrong, black or white, Concubine Shen can say whatever she wants."
"As a person, you'd better not be so arrogant," this was the voice of Li Guiren. "She is the apple of the Emperor's eye, so what? She is just a concubine now. Unlike the Imperial Noble Consort, she and the Emperor have been a young couple and have supported each other all the way. Therefore, even if the Emperor mistreats the Imperial Noble Consort, no matter how much he mistreats her, she is still the Vice Queen."
"It's obvious from this! Some relationships are beyond the reach of some people, otherwise why didn't the emperor confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on her?"
"You can't say that," Concubine Yun smiled and said, "The emperor still cares about Shenpin very much, otherwise Shenpin should have been executed as a witch long ago. But if I were Shenpin, facing the emperor's sincere treatment, I would definitely not want to embarrass the emperor, and I should have ended my life long ago. That would be worthy of the emperor's deep love, right?"
"Empress Yun thinks too highly of Concubine Shen," Concubine Chang said sarcastically, "The Emperor is sincere to Shen Jing, but Concubine Shen's feelings for the Emperor are not necessarily sincere. After all, I have seen many women like her. When disaster strikes, everyone flees. This is what is meant by women like Concubine Shen. There is no sincerity in a woman like her."
Even if Shen Jingyao wanted to not care, she was still very angry at this moment.
In fact, it’s not that Shen Jingyao is looking for trouble and has to come to Changning Palace today, but since her opponents are these women in the harem, she can’t pretend that they don’t exist. After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.
"Okay, stop talking!" Jiang Chunxi said, "It's getting late, let's all go!"
Since the Imperial Noble Consort said so, all the concubines naturally had to stand up and leave, except Shen Jingyao.
After watching all the concubines leave, Jiang Chunxi looked at Shen Jingyao who was still sitting still and said, "Concubine Shen, are you still not leaving? Do you want to stay and serve me breakfast?"
"Oh!" Jiang Chunxi sneered, "Look, I'm really confused and talking nonsense. Concubine Shen doesn't even want to pay respect to me. She doesn't take me, the Imperial Concubine, seriously at all. If you are really willing to serve me at dinner, I'm afraid you will take the opportunity to poison me and want to kill me."
"Jiang Chunxi, you must be very aware of it now!" Shen Jingyao called Jiang Chunxi by her name. "But it's true that you should be aware of it. After all, you are the Imperial Consort now."
"Proud," Jiang Chunxi said as if she had heard a huge joke, and then her eyes turned cold, "Why should I be proud? You took away the position of Queen that originally belonged to me. What is there for me to be proud of about a mere position of Imperial Noble Consort?"
"But God is fair. Even if you snatch my position as queen, it doesn't matter. It's not yours, so you can't keep it even if you snatch it. The emperor demoted me to a concubine, and it's the same for you."
"Princess Shen, you said that you are in such a situation now. Was the lightning that struck you at the beginning a retribution from God?"
"But! Just this is not enough. We have a long way to go. I hope Concubine Shen will not let me down. After all, I value you as my opponent very much."