vstars Chapter 227 Demoting Wife to Concubine 4
Chapter 227 Demoting Wife to Concubine 4
"Your Highness, even if you can't become the Queen, the Emperor will definitely not let you be inferior to others because of his love for you," Xuan Dong said, "So, even if Your Highness can't become the Queen, you can definitely become the Imperial Noble Consort."
"As long as you become the Imperial Noble Consort, as long as the Emperor does not make her the Empress, no one can surpass you. You will still be the most honorable woman in the palace besides the Empress Dowager."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Xuanchun also said quickly, "As long as the Emperor does not appoint someone else as the Empress, then even if you become the Imperial Noble Consort, isn't it the same as being the Empress? What you need to do most now is to cheer up quickly and don't let the Emperor worry about you."
"Just feel sorry for the emperor!" Xuanchun's eyes turned red. "The emperor has been trying hard to deal with the ministers in the court for you, but you are just refusing to eat or drink. Aren't you holding the emperor back and stabbing him in the heart?"
"You and the Emperor have finally been able to be together. Are you willing to abandon the Emperor and waste your life? Don't you think that if you really want to die, then it will just be a good thing for Concubine Liu, and that bitch will be happy in secret."
"Your Highness, Xuanchun is right," Xuandong also said quickly, "You let Concubine Liu take away your position as the principal wife. Have you forgotten how you and the emperor have been spending the past few years? Not only can you only see each other a few times a year, but the emperor also has to come to see you in secret."
"And this was all caused by that bitch, Concubine Liu. If she hadn't taken your position as the principal wife, you would have been the emperor's wife long ago. How could such a thing happen at the ceremony of conferring the title of empress? So I think that you must have been struck by lightning because of that bitch, Concubine Liu. It was because of that bitch that she brought bad luck to you that you were struck by lightning."
Xuan Dong not only said this, but also thought so in her heart. Maybe it was Concubine Liu who cursed the Queen, which led to the Queen being struck by lightning at the coronation ceremony.
After all, Concubine Liu was robbed of her position as Queen, so how could she not hate the Queen to death? Maybe Concubine Liu used some kind of witchcraft, which led to the Queen being struck by lightning.
As soon as she thought of this, Xuan Dong quickly said, "Your Majesty, maybe Concubine Jiang used some kind of witchcraft to cause you to be struck by lightning. We must quickly tell the emperor about this and ask him to investigate as soon as possible."
"Jiang Chunxi," Shen Jingyao sat up, her expression full of hatred, "You bitch, you stole my position as my legal wife back then, and now you want to harm me like this."
Then Shen Jingyao looked at Xuan Dong and said, "Go and ask the emperor to come over right now. I want to tell the emperor about this as soon as possible."
In fact, Shen Jingyao knew in her heart that Xuan Dong's words were complete nonsense, but she now had to find someone to take the blame and put the blame on someone else for her being struck by lightning. In that way, maybe she could turn the situation around which was unfavorable to her.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Xuan Dong hurried outside.
"Your Majesty, please drink this bowl of soup first, and then I will help you wash and dress up." Xuanchun said quickly after Xuandong left.
"Give me the soup!" Shen Jingyao sat up, took the soup from Xuanchun's hand and drank it all, then asked Xuanchun to help her wash up.
As for dressing up, Shen Jingyao refused.
What she needs most now is the emperor's love, so it is naturally impossible for her to dress up.
The Emperor arrived at Fengyi Palace at dusk. As he had just established the new dynasty, he was already extremely busy. Add to that the incident at the Queen's coronation ceremony, and the ministers in the court were almost quarreling.
It can be said that the emperor has been under tremendous pressure these days, and even his beloved cousin has no time to visit him.
"Cousin." As soon as Shen Jingyao saw the emperor, tears started to flow as soon as she opened her mouth.
"Don't cry," the emperor quickly sat down on the bed and hugged Shen Jingyao in his arms, "Seeing you crying like this, I feel very uncomfortable. I wanted to give you the best and make you the most noble woman in the world, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this."
From these words, we can hear that the emperor has actually compromised. No matter how much he loves Shen Jingyao, for an ambitious man like him, power is always the most important thing, not to mention that he is now the emperor, so it goes without saying.
The emperor was able to bear the pressure and negotiate with the ministers in the court for a few days for Shen Jingyao. This was already his limit, and it also showed how much he loved Shen Jingyao. Otherwise, if it was Concubine Jiang, the emperor would definitely depose the queen without even thinking about it.
Shen Jingyao was an intelligent woman. She and the emperor grew up together, so she naturally knew him very well. When she heard the emperor say this, she immediately understood.
It is impossible to say that she does not feel resentful, but Shen Jingyao also understands the pressure and difficulties of the emperor: "Cousin, you must not say that. You know best. All I have been asking for is for us to be together. As long as I can stay by your side and grow old with you, I will be satisfied."
"I don't care about the so-called position of queen, but..." Shen Jingyao's voice became angry, "Although I don't care about the position of queen, I don't want to be labeled as a demon queen."
"Cousin," Shen Jingyao raised her head and looked at the emperor, "It must be Concubine Liu. She must have used some kind of witchcraft to cause me to be struck by lightning during the ceremony of becoming the queen."
"Jingyao," the emperor looked at Shen Jingyao with complicated eyes, "I can understand how you feel now, but please don't say such nonsense anymore."
Shen Jingyao knows the emperor very well, but the emperor also knows her very well and knows that she is not as non-competitive as she appears to be. It can even be said that in a sense, they are the same kind of people.
This is exactly why the emperor likes Shen Jingyao. What he needs is a woman who can understand him, not a simple woman.
So the emperor didn't care about Shen Jingyao's cruelty, but Shen Jingyao wanted to blame Concubine Jiang for her being struck by lightning. This would definitely not work. After all, if it worked, the emperor would have done it long ago, and there would be no need for Shen Jingyao to remind him.
Let me say this now. Isn’t the emperor superstitious?
To be honest, before Shen Jingyao was struck by lightning, the emperor was not superstitious. But after the Queen's coronation ceremony, the emperor had to believe that there really were gods and Buddhas in this world.
But even though the emperor believed that Shen Jingyao being struck by lightning was a warning from God, he still couldn't bear to give up Shen Jingyao. After all, she was his beloved woman, and he couldn't just give her up like that.
"Cousin, you don't believe what I said." Shen Jingyao looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes and a hurt expression.