vstars Chapter 245 Demoting Wife to Concubine 22
Chapter 245 Demoting Wife to Concubine 22
"You have been confined by the Imperial Concubine, so how can I go to see you?" The Emperor said helplessly, "If I go to see you, then the Imperial Concubine's punishment of you will be like a joke. How can the Imperial Concubine manage the harem in the future?"
"Jingyao," the emperor stood up and walked to Shen Jingyao, holding her hand and sitting on the couch, "Since I ascended the throne, the political affairs of the previous court alone have been enough to overwhelm me, so the harem must be able to reassure me and not let me waste my energy on harem affairs."
"The Imperial Concubine's ability is unquestionable. Since she took control of the palace, I have never had to worry about the affairs of the harem. Therefore, I must not slap the Imperial Concubine in the face and let the concubines in the harem look down on her and ignore the rules set by her. If you truly love me, you should understand me."
"What else can I say," Shen Jingyao cried, "Cousin, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be constrained everywhere, and it would be so difficult for you to be the king of a country."
The emperor patted Shen Jingyao on the shoulder and said nothing, which was considered as his agreement with Shen Jingyao's words.
After all, it was because of Jingyao that his life as an emperor was so difficult. After all, before Shen Jingyao was struck by lightning, no one dared to challenge his majesty as an emperor.
But just because he insisted on saving Shen Jingyao's life, he almost became a tyrant in the eyes of the ministers in the court. However, he was not really a tyrant, so the so-called emperor's majesty was reduced in the eyes of the ministers. No matter what decision he made, everyone dared to jump out and find fault with him as the emperor.
Shen Jingyao's heart sank when she saw that the emperor didn't say anything: "Cousin, if it weren't for me, I'd better leave the palace and go to the royal temple to practice with my hair untied!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The emperor was not moved at all by Shen Jingyao's words. He just felt tired, because he clearly realized that Jingyao said this just to win favor, and was no different from other concubines in the harem.
To be honest, he would rather Jingyao hate him and resent him than for Jingyao to become no different from the women in the harem.
Alas! Perhaps he should completely let go of the feelings between the two and treat Jingyao as an ordinary concubine from now on.
After all, as an emperor, the emperor has too many things to do and does not have the time to waste his energy on love affairs.
Just as Jiang Chunxi expected, Shen Jingyao made a bad move. Logically speaking, Shen Jingyao shouldn't be so confused, but this person! Once anxious, he loses his sense of proportion.
In addition, Shen Jingyao's current situation made her feel panicked, so she lost the ability to make correct judgments.
It is worth mentioning here that Shen Jingyao did not tell Jiang Chunxi that she knew that the emperor had given her sterilization drugs.
Jiang Chunxi dared to say that in front of her, so she was naturally fearless. If she really told the emperor about this matter, she might fall into the trap dug by Jiang Chunxi.
This only shows that Shen Jingyao is not completely confused, because her conversation with Jiang Chunxi that day has been reported to the emperor by the spies arranged by the emperor. If Shen Jingyao dares to trick Jiang Chunxi, it will be fun.
Five years passed quickly.
In the past five years, Shen Jingyao has been favored. Even though the emperor's affection for her has faded, she is different to the emperor after all, so it is not difficult for her to be favored. However, it is also because of her competition for favor that she has become no different from the concubines in the harem.
So although she is still favored, how much water is in this favor is probably only she herself knows best.
Shen Jingyao was of course aware of this, but by the time she realized that she had made a bad move, it was already too late. She could only go down this path to the end, what else could she do.
Now she could only pray that she could conceive a royal heir as soon as possible, but the problem was that no matter how much pregnancy-promoting medicine she drank, there was no movement in her stomach.
It's not just her. None of the other concubines in the harem have become pregnant with the emperor's heir in the past five years. Therefore, the rumor that Shen Jingyao is unlucky in killing the emperor has been brought up again. If it weren't for Jiang Chunxi's excellent ability in managing the harem, the rumors that are unfavorable to Shen Jingyao would have spread wildly in the palace.
"Where is the Imperial Concubine?" That evening, the Emperor came to Changning Palace and did not see Jiang Chunxi waiting outside to greet him. He could not help but frown and asked:
"Your Majesty, my queen is in the small Buddhist temple," Chen Xi replied respectfully, "Your Majesty knows that when my queen is in the small Buddhist temple, the servants below are not allowed to enter and disturb her, so I did not dare to report to the queen that the emperor is here."
The emperor didn't say anything. He walked straight into the hall, drank tea and waited for Jiang Chunxi to come out of the Buddhist hall.
Jiang Chunxi didn't keep the emperor waiting for long. After a while, she appeared in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, why didn't you send someone to tell me in advance that you were coming? I have been treated poorly by you and had to sit and wait for you."
"Between you and me, as husband and wife, it doesn't matter if I wait for you for a while. How can you say I'm being disrespectful?" Over the past few years, the emperor has become more and more satisfied with Jiang Chunxi, and he treats her as his wife from the bottom of his heart.
Therefore, although Jiang Chunxi was still the Imperial Noble Consort, she was actually no different from the Queen. After all, the Emperor's series of actions demonstrated Jiang Chunxi's unshakable position to the court and the harem.
"Alas!" Jiang Chunxi came to sit beside the emperor and sighed, "I worry about your offspring day and night, so I make time to go to the temple to kneel and worship more often. I don't believe that I can't expect good news from the harem if I kneel and worship the Goddess of Childbirth three times a day with sincerity."
"Your Majesty," Jiang Chunxi looked at the emperor, "Why don't we hold another beauty pageant? This time, we don't have to select women from official families, we can select from the general public."
"Although this lady from a wealthy family has received a good education, her physique is not as good as that of an ordinary woman."
"No," the emperor immediately rejected Jiang Chunxi's proposal, "Now that the country has finally settled down, why should I go to such lengths to hold a beauty pageant? It would be better to use the money for practical purposes instead of holding a time-consuming and labor-intensive beauty pageant."
"But..." Jiang Chunxi frowned tightly, "Your Majesty, I don't mean to say bad things, but I really feel that none of the concubines in the harem are useful. It's been a few years, but none of them have any pregnancy."
"Anyway, I think we still need to select some new people to enter the palace. Since the emperor thinks it is too much trouble to select from the people, then we should do it according to the previous selection. Let all officials above the sixth rank in the capital and their unmarried daughters over the age of fifteen sign up for the selection."