vstars Chapter 228 Demoting Wife to Concubine 5
Chapter 228 Demoting Wife to Concubine 5
"Jingyao, this is not a matter of whether I believe you or not," the emperor said helplessly, "Not making Jiang Chunxi the queen has already caused the ministers in the court to have conflicts with me. It's fortunate that there is no one in the court from the Jiang family, otherwise it would not be so easy to just not make Jiang Chunxi the queen."
"And now you want to classify the person struck by lightning as man-made and put the blame on Jiang Chunxi. How will the ministers in the court view me?"
Then the emperor frowned in pain: "Jingyao, you have to know that none of the ministers in the court are stupid. If I insist on blaming Jiang Chunxi for your being struck by lightning, everyone will think that I was bewitched by you and pushed Jiang Chunxi out. By then, they will probably ask me to execute you, and it will be difficult for me to protect you."
As for the reward to the Jiang family, the emperor only gave the Jiang family a title, and did not allow anyone from the Jiang family to serve as officials in the court. After all, he had never thought of letting Jiang Chunxi become the queen from the beginning to the end, so naturally he had been on guard against the Jiang family's power infiltrating into the court.
In fact, the head of the Jiang family was not unaware of it when the emperor was on guard against the Jiang family, but the problem was that the cost of investment was too high. Even if they had noticed it, the Jiang family could not escape it.
"Cousin," Shen Jingyao cried uncomfortably, "Why on earth is this happening? I have never done anything to harm others, why did God treat me like this? Is it wrong for my cousin and I to truly love each other? If it turns out that my cousin and I truly love each other, then why didn't God punish me sooner, but had to wait until I was about to become my cousin's wife before punishing me?"
Shen Jingyao cleverly changed the subject. She knew that it would not work to put the blame on Jiang Chunxi, so she naturally would not make trouble.
But that bitch Jiang Chunxi is really lucky. It seems that it may not be so easy to get rid of her in the future.
Shen Jingyao naturally would not spare the life of Jiang Chunxi, who had taken her position as the legal wife. After all, Jiang Chunxi's existence was a constant reminder to others that she, Jiang Chunxi, was also her cousin's legally married wife, and the original wife in the true sense.
Given the circumstances, how could Shen Jingyao allow Jiang Chunxi to live? Even the Jiang family must be eliminated.
Originally, Shen Jingyao was very confident about getting rid of the Jiang family and Jiang Chunxi. After all, the Jiang family had such a huge industry that it was hard to imagine which emperor would not be jealous. Therefore, she did not need to do much. She could just let her cousin take action against the Jiang family.
But because she was struck by lightning, things that were originally easy to do became extremely difficult.
I really hate Shen Jingyao!
I hate that bitch Jiang Chunxi, and I also hate the injustice of God.
"Jingyao, don't worry! Even if you can't become my queen, I won't let anyone surpass you," the emperor comforted, "In my heart, you are my only wife. I will make you the Imperial Noble Consort. No matter how many concubines enter the harem in the future, I will not let anyone surpass you. Since you can't become my queen, I will let the queen's position remain vacant for you forever."
Although the emperor loves Shen Jingyao, he has never thought of being with her for the rest of his life. He also has to select concubines to fill his harem, after all, the selection is a political necessity.
"Cousin." Shen Jingyao's face was filled with emotion. No matter how unhappy she was at the moment, she had to act as if she was touched.
Because she knew very well that this was the best outcome for her. As for whether the emperor would keep the throne of queen vacant for her forever, Shen Jingyao did not take it seriously.
There is no doubt that her cousin really loves her now, but when she gets older, will he still love her as before?
However, although she did not believe her cousin's promise, if any woman threatened her position in the future, she would not watch her cousin break his promise to her.
Haha! Since you have given her a promise, don't even think about taking it back. She can allow her cousin to have three palaces and six courtyards, and three thousand beauties in the harem, but she cannot allow any woman to replace her position in her cousin's heart, even if she is a little special.
That night, the three princesses all developed high fevers at the same time.
After Jiang Chunxi got the news, the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Very good, the three noble ladies who gave birth to princesses did not disappoint her.
When Jiang Chunxi rushed to Fengyi Palace, all the concubines in the harem were already kneeling outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, please execute the evil queen! I have already lost the child in my womb, and I cannot lose the third princess again. If anything happens to the third princess, how can I live?" This is the voice of Concubine Xiao.
"Your Majesty, are you going to lose all your offspring for a witch queen?" This was Concubine Li's voice. "My second princess is having a high fever and her child is delirious. If Your Majesty doesn't kill the witch queen soon, my second princess will probably be killed by her."
"Your Majesty, please treat this as a plea from me. Please be a little more kind to the Second Princess! The Second Princess is your biological daughter! Could it be that in your heart, your own flesh and blood is so worthless? Would you rather the three princesses be killed by the witch queen than execute the witch queen who brought disaster to the country and the people?"
"Your Majesty," this was Concubine Huang's voice, "I kowtow to you here, please save the eldest princess! The eldest princess is your first child! Has your Majesty forgotten how happy you were as a father when the eldest princess was born?"
"Your Majesty, please execute the evil queen." These were the voices of other concubines.
"Sisters, what are you doing?" Jiang Chunxi came forward anxiously, "Hurry up and stop making noise outside Fengyi Palace. Otherwise, if the emperor blames you, can you bear the responsibility?"
"My Lady, my second princess has a high fever and is dying," Li Guiren said to Jiang Chunxi with tears in her eyes. "If her child is also killed by the witch queen, then I will not live. If the emperor wants to punish me, then just take my life. The child in my belly is gone, and if I lose my daughter too, what's the point of me living?"
"It's the same for me," this was the voice of Concubine Huang. "My Lady, you know it best. The eldest princess is my life! I can still hold back my grief after losing my unborn child. I can only cry silently and dare not do anything to embarrass the emperor."
"But now that evil queen wants to kill even my daughter, which drives me crazy. As long as my eldest princess can be saved, I will be happy even if the emperor wants to execute me. I only hope that the emperor will not be deceived by the evil queen again and save my eldest princess."