20demayo Chapter 233 Demoting Wife to Concubine
Chapter 233 Demoting Wife to Concubine
Three months passed quickly. During these three months, Jiang Chunxi managed the palace affairs in an orderly manner, and there was no more chaos.
At the same time, the Jiang family also submitted a memorial to the court, donating two-thirds of their property to the court. Naturally, the emperor could not accept it all at once, but the Jiang family submitted three memorials before he reluctantly accepted it.
The emperor was also very happy to upgrade the Jiang family's title to marquis, so that the entire Jiang family could return to their hometown in glory.
In fact, all the court officials in the court could see what was going on, but no one stood up to say anything. It was because the Jiang family's huge assets were so enviable that it was no wonder that the emperor was eyeing them.
What's more, the emperor only took two-thirds of the Jiang family's property and did not kill all of them. This was already generous enough!
After all, since ancient times, there are countless examples of the cunning rabbit dying and the running dog being cooked, right?
That morning, the concubines in the harem came to Jiang Chunxi's palace to pay their respects as usual.
This was the honor that the emperor gave to Jiang Chunxi. Considering the Jiang family's sensibleness and the fact that Jiang Chunxi managed the harem in an orderly manner, the emperor asked the concubines in the harem to pay their respects to Jiang Chunxi every day.
You can say that!
Except for not having the title of queen, Jiang Chunxi's current treatment is no different from that of the queen.
"Your concubine pays her respects to the Imperial Concubine. May the Imperial Concubine be blessed with good health." When Jiang Chunxi came out, all the concubines stood up and saluted her.
It is worth mentioning here that Shen Jingyao is not here. She is the emperor's most beloved person, so how could the emperor let her come to pay her respects to Jiang Chunxi.
"Everyone, get up!" Jiang Chunxi said in a gentle voice. After the concubines sat down, she looked at Concubine Huang and asked with concern, "I heard that the eldest princess summoned the imperial physician last night. How is the eldest princess now? Is she in good health?"
"Thank you for your concern, Imperial Concubine," Noble Lady Huang said with an embarrassed expression, "The eldest princess just caught a cold. The imperial physician said it's nothing serious and she'll be fine after taking a few doses of medicine."
In fact, the eldest princess was not sick at all. It was Concubine Huang who deliberately asked her daughter to pretend to be sick in order to divert the emperor away from Concubine Shen's palace. But the emperor had no intention of leaving Concubine Shen's palace at all. He even said that if the eldest princess was sick, she should go to the imperial physician. If the biological mother could not take care of the child, the emperor would not mind changing the mother of the eldest princess.
Concubine Huang was so angry and frightened last night that she almost didn't sleep the whole night, so she looked very haggard now.
As for Concubine Huang's behavior last night, none of the concubines present laughed at her. For the past three months, the Emperor had favored Concubine Shen alone. Not only did they not laugh at Concubine Huang for using her daughter to compete for favors, they even wished that Concubine Huang could snatch the Emperor away from Concubine Shen's palace.
It's just a pity! Concubine Huang failed.
"That's good," Jiang Chunxi said, "The emperor has only three princesses, each of whom is extremely noble. If you need any medicine, just ask the Imperial Hospital to prescribe it. If the Imperial Hospital doesn't have it, Concubine Huang can send someone to my palace to get it."
"What do you mean by honorable?" Concubine Huang couldn't help but her eyes turned red. "The eldest princess is sick, but the emperor refused to even look at her. This shows that his daughter is not that important to the emperor."
Then Concubine Huang wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "It would be great if the child in my belly was still there. They say that flowers bloom before fruits can be produced. The child I aborted must have been a prince."
Huang Guiren's words made the concubines who had suffered miscarriages full of hatred again, but the fate of Chen Da Ying was still vivid in their minds, so no matter how much they hated her, they dared not say anything.
"It's all over now, Concubine Huang should get over the pain of miscarriage," Jiang Chunxi consoled her. "What you need to do most now is to take good care of yourself so that you can bear another child for the Emperor. Maybe your child can be reborn in your belly."
"My Lady, the Emperor only favors Concubine Shen now. Even if I recover, how can I get pregnant with an heir if the Emperor doesn't come to my palace?" Concubine Huang said in a resentful voice. "My Lady, you are in charge of the palace now, and the Emperor has asked all the concubines to come and pay their respects to you."
"To be honest, although the Imperial Concubine does not have the title of Empress, she performs the duties of an Empress, so it is her responsibility to persuade the Emperor to share the spoils with him."
"Yes! Imperial Concubine," Xiao Guiren immediately continued, "The main purpose of the concubines in the harem is to help the emperor have children, but Shenpin monopolizes the emperor and makes the emperor only favor Shenpin. This is a taboo! As the head of the harem, the Imperial Concubine has been entrusted with an important task by the emperor and the empress dowager, so she should take on the responsibility of persuading the emperor."
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As Concubine Xiao finished her words, everyone started to criticize Jiang Chunxi, as if if Jiang Chunxi didn't go to persuade the emperor, she would not be qualified to be in charge of the palace and be the imperial concubine.
Jiang Chunxi let these people talk without interrupting them. She was seen leisurely drinking tea and eating snacks, making the chattering concubines look like a joke.
"My Lady, you really don't take us sisters seriously!" Xiao Guiren looked at Jiang Chunxi angrily and said, "We are talking to you, but you look like you don't take us seriously at all. This makes me doubt whether you are worthy of the authority to be in charge of the six palaces."
"Whether I can bear the responsibility or not is up to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. It is not your turn to worry about it," Jiang Chunxi put down the teacup and said, "Noble Lady Xiao, you are overstepping your authority. My Changning Palace is not a place for a little noble like you to show off. Go back and copy the palace rules for me fifty times, and then confine yourself to your room for three months."
Concubine Xiao had an expression of dissatisfaction on her face, but she didn't dare to say anything. After all, she was out of favor now, and even the emperor didn't care about her daughter. If she made a big deal out of it, the emperor might not stand on her side. He might even punish her severely.
"You all should know that as concubines, you must abide by your duties and rules. It is not the emperor's turn to say who the emperor wants to favor," Jiang Chunxi glanced at everyone with a cold look, "Okay, go away! Don't blame me for not reminding you that Concubine Shen is the emperor's favorite. If you want to spread some rumors deliberately because you are jealous of Concubine Shen, you'd better think about what will happen to Chen Da Ying first."
All the concubines were originally very dissatisfied with Jiang Chunxi's words, but after hearing Jiang Chunxi's subsequent words, they directed their dissatisfaction towards Concubine Shen.
No, it should be said that it is hatred.
That bitch Concubine Shen is truly worthy of being called the Queen of Demons. Why didn’t God’s thunder kill her directly, so as to prevent her from continuing to harm people?