novelaction Chapter 708 The Tragic Concubine 5
Chapter 708 The Tragic Concubine 5
After Jiang Chunxi left, all the concubines in the harem looked at the queen with gloomy eyes.
Yes! If there was no one to back her up, how could Concubine Cheng dare to harm the Imperial Concubine so blatantly?
But the queen should not be such a brainless person. Even if she wanted to harm the imperial concubine, she would not instruct Chengpin to do so blatantly.
But apart from the Queen, who else could make Concubine Cheng dare to harm the Imperial Concubine so blatantly? It couldn't be the Emperor!
So, the person who ordered Chengpin to kill the baby in the imperial concubine's belly could really be the queen.
The queen looked at the concubines' expressions and had no idea what they were thinking, which made her already bad mood even worse.
However, the queen did not want to make any excuses for herself, because if she really did, it would seem that she was trying to cover up her own guilt.
"Go away!" the Queen said, frowning.
All the concubines stood up, saluted the queen, and left with their maids.
"Your Highness, it seems that the Imperial Concubine is convinced that you ordered Chengpin to harm her," Chuntao said indignantly, "This must be the Emperor's doing. It is so shameless to put the blame on you, and the Imperial Concubine is just stupid. She believed what the Emperor said just because he fooled her."
"How can we expect the emperor to have any moral bottom line when he can even kill his own flesh and blood?" The queen sneered. "I guess it's because the emperor was unwilling to convict Chengpin that he put the blame on me. And only the fool that is the imperial concubine would believe his clumsy lies."
"Your Highness, don't you think about this? If I really want to harm her unborn child, do I need to instruct others to do it, and use such a stupid method?"
"And that idiot Concubine Cheng, what on earth gave her the illusion that she could blatantly drug Concubine Jiang and get away with it? Now look what she has done! She won't live long, and she is now on her deathbed."
As she spoke, the Queen frowned again. "It's just that she's a fool who's courting death, and she's dragging me down with her. Imperial Concubine Jiang is like a madman now. Although I don't have to be afraid of her, it's annoying to be targeted by a madman."
Being annoyed was one thing, but the most important thing was that she, as the queen, was slapped in the face by Concubine Jiang. Not only did she lose face, but she also looked particularly cowardly as the queen.
And with the Emperor protecting Concubine Jiang, she really couldn't do anything to Concubine Jiang. After all, Concubine Jiang not only had the Emperor's favor, but also had a father who commanded a large army.
"Your Majesty, should we arrange for someone to remind Concubine Jiang a few words?" Chun Yi said, "Concubine Jiang's arrogant and domineering behavior just now doesn't seem to be a spur of the moment. I'm afraid she will cause trouble for you every day in the future. So I think it is very necessary to arrange for someone to let Concubine Jiang know something so that she won't always target you."
The Queen shook her head and said, "No, we really can't let Concubine Jiang know the truth now. You know, she has a father who commands a large army. If Concubine Jiang and the Jiang family knew that the murderer behind the scenes was actually the Emperor and the Queen Mother, who knows what they would do."
"Alas!" The Queen sighed, "Forget it. For the sake of the Shen family's plan, I don't mind taking the blame for the Emperor and the Queen Mother. When everything is settled in the future, I will settle accounts with Concubine Jiang."
"But if that's the case, Your Majesty will have to continue to suffer from Concubine Jiang's anger," Chun Tao still looked indignant. "Your Majesty, there are still many days ahead. You can't always suffer from Concubine Jiang's anger! So I think you should go to the emperor and have a good talk. Concubine Jiang has offended you so much. Even if the emperor is partial to Concubine Jiang, he can't let Concubine Jiang suffer from your anger!"
"That's right," Chun Yi agreed, "Even if the emperor insists on favoring Concubine Jiang, isn't there still the Empress Dowager? I don't believe that the Empress Dowager will condone Concubine Jiang's provocation of you, the queen, just like the emperor does."
"What you said makes sense," the Queen said, "Have someone prepare the sedan chair. I will go to the Queen Mother's palace now."
The Queen had no hope for the Emperor at all, so she only wanted to find the Queen Mother and didn't even think about looking for the Emperor.
When the Queen came to the Queen Mother's palace, the Queen Mother already knew what had happened. Someone had already informed her about the Queen's morning greetings in the palace.
The Empress Dowager was not angry after she found out. If it were before, because of her dislike for Jiang Chunxi, she might have been angry and took the opportunity to punish Jiang Chunxi.
But now the Queen Mother was hoping that Jiang Chunxi and the Queen would fight each other, so that they could restrain each other. Therefore, when the Queen came to the Queen Mother to cry, the Queen Mother just sighed and said, "Noble Concubine Jiang just lost her child, so her temperament is bound to be a little extreme. As the master of the harem, the Queen should be more understanding."
The Queen's expression of pretending to be wronged and crying almost broke, "Mother, I want to be considerate of Imperial Concubine Jiang, but Imperial Concubine Jiang's words implied that I had ordered Concubine Cheng to kill her unborn child. How can I be considerate of Imperial Concubine Jiang?"
"Woo woo! This son of mine is really going to die of injustice. It really proves the saying that when you are at home, the pot comes from the sky. This son of mine has done nothing wrong, but Concubine Jiang has put such a big pot on him."
"Mother, you have to make the decision for me. Concubine Jiang now believes that I am the one who harmed her. She is extremely provocative to me and does not take me, the queen, seriously at all. I have lost my prestige in front of the concubines in the harem. If you don't make the decision for me, then I will have no place to complain and no way to express my grievances!"
"If my father knew the injustice I suffered in the palace, I don't know how heartbroken he would be."
The Queen is threatening the Queen Mother.
She could see that the Queen Mother didn't want to get involved in the matter at all, and she even hoped that she and Concubine Jiang would target each other and fight to the death.
But it's understandable that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were so wary of her and Concubine Jiang. Seeing Concubine Jiang putting the blame on her, the Empress Dowager was so happy that she didn't have time to care whether she was wronged or not.
She was stupid before, why would she think of coming to see the Queen Mother? But now that she was here, the Queen didn't intend to let the Queen Mother send her away with just a few words.
Humph! A clay figure still has some personality?
No matter how you bully people, you shouldn't bully them like this. They are the ones that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are afraid of. Why should she be the one who suffers? Why should the Empress Dowager and the Emperor stay out of it and watch her fight with Concubine Jiang?
Therefore, the Queen decided that she would not only threaten the Queen Mother, but would also go and threaten the Emperor later.
If you don't want her to be happy, then no one should be happy. If you want her to bear the humiliation from Concubine Jiang, then the Empress Dowager and the Emperor should bear some of the humiliation from her first!