novelaction Chapter 704 The Tragic Concubine 1
Chapter 704 The Tragic Concubine 1
In the original owner's previous life, the original owner was fooled by Chengpin, so the empress dowager naturally would not think of silencing Chengpin.
But in this life, it was Jiang Chunxi who took over, and her methods were so cruel, so of course the empress dowager wanted to silence her, lest Chengpin say something that shouldn't be said, which would be bad.
At the same time, in the emperor's palace.
At this time, the Queen had come to report to the Emperor what Jiang Chunxi had done.
"Alas!" The emperor sighed deeply after hearing this. "The baby in the imperial concubine's belly was not aborted because of Chengpin. No wonder the imperial concubine was so angry and did such an impulsive thing."
After hearing what the emperor said, the queen had no idea: "I thought so too, which is why I didn't punish the imperial concubine on the spot. But the imperial concubine's methods are really too cruel. Not only did she ruin Chengpin's face, but now she has ruined Chengpin's body with a bowl of safflower soup. If the imperial concubine is not punished, I am afraid that she will act more lawless in the future."
"I know that the emperor is reluctant to punish the imperial concubine, and he also sympathizes with the imperial concubine's pain of losing her son, but he cannot not punish the imperial concubine at all, otherwise, who among the concubines in the harem will take the palace rules seriously in the future."
"Then let's confine the Imperial Concubine to her house arrest for a month!" The Emperor said, "Although the matter has not been investigated clearly, the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine did come from Chengpin's hands. Even if Chengpin is not the murderer, she is not completely innocent. Therefore, what the Imperial Concubine did to Chengpin is excusable, and she has not wronged Chengpin at all."
The emperor naturally knew that Chengpin was following the orders of the empress dowager, otherwise he would not have taken the trouble to protect Chengpin.
Of course, the emperor did not really want to save Chengpin, but he knew that he could not force Chengpin into any desperate situation under the current circumstances.
Just as the Empress Dowager thought, if Chengpin could get away with it after harming Chunxi's unborn baby, the Emperor would naturally not tolerate Chengpin. He would even reward her with more favor because she had accomplished this task.
But now seeing that Jiang Chunxi's methods are so ruthless, if she is sure that Chengpin has harmed her, then Chengpin must be silenced, lest Chengpin say something she shouldn't say, which would arouse Chunxi's suspicion, and that would be bad.
The queen was almost laughing out of anger. Confining Concubine Jiang to her home for a month was not really a punishment. After all, Concubine Jiang needed to stay in confinement after giving birth.
However, since the emperor has already said this, the queen will naturally not be tactless and say anything more, so as not to cause the emperor's dissatisfaction, which would be counterproductive.
A month passed in a flash. During this month, Jiang Chunxi made all the servants in her palace swear loyalty talismans, and the original owner's mother finally came to the palace to visit her daughter.
"Child, your mother told you long before you entered the palace to be on guard against others. Although you and Chengpin have a friendship since childhood, once you enter the palace, you are all the emperor's concubines, so you should be on guard against others. But you didn't take your mother's words seriously at all."
As soon as Jiang's mother saw her daughter, she started to scold her, "Don't you think about it? Your pregnancy is an eyesore to all the women in the harem. You have to be extremely cautious about what you drink, let alone medicine. But Chengpin brought you a pregnancy-preserving medicine, and you drank it without any precautions."
"Is it okay now? You lost your six-month-old baby. Do you know that when I learned about your miscarriage, I fainted on the spot and even fell ill? Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to the palace to see you today."
"Mom, please stop talking," Jiang Chunxi said, wiping away tears, "You don't know how much I regret. These days, every time I think of what happened that day, I want to end my life."
"Woo woo! How could I be so foolish! Since I had no defense against that vicious woman Chengpin, and I always treated her as a good sister, if I had known that Chengpin was a wolf in human skin, I should not have advised the emperor to choose Chengpin, that bitch, into the palace."
"Alright, alright, it's all over. Don't regret it anymore. Just think of it as a lesson learned. You're still young, and you can have children after you recover," Jiang's mother comforted her daughter, "but if you get pregnant again, don't trust others easily."
"By the way, what punishment did the emperor give to Concubine Cheng?" Jiang's mother gritted her teeth and said, "She was guilty of poisoning the heir to the throne. The emperor will not spare her life and not execute her!"
"Heh!" Jiang Chunxi sneered, "Chengpin was only confined by the emperor. The emperor said that he couldn't deal with Chengpin until the matter was investigated thoroughly. My daughter can't understand why the emperor is still investigating when it's obvious that Chengpin poisoned my unborn child. Moreover, a month has passed and there has been no progress at all."
"Mother, I now feel that the emperor's affection for me is so fake. If the emperor truly loves me, then regardless of whether Chengpin is the murderer behind the scenes, the fact that she gave me the bowl of medicine is enough for the emperor to execute her."
"Anyway, the Emperor's treatment of Concubine Cheng's poisoning of my daughter's unborn child has a weird feeling. The more I think about it these days, the more suspicious I become. I always feel that..."
"Okay, stop talking." The more Jiang's mother listened, the more panicked she became. "Don't let your imagination run wild. The emperor's feelings for you are from childhood sweethearts. How can you doubt his feelings for you?"
Jiang's mother was the daughter of an official of the previous dynasty, and could be said to be a lady from a prominent family. That was why she felt so panicked after hearing what her daughter said.
Could it be that it was the emperor's instruction that made Chengpin dare to harm her daughter so blatantly? Otherwise, even if Chengpin had a hundred guts, she would not dare to harm her daughter so blatantly.
As for why the emperor didn't want his daughter to give birth to the child, it is actually easy to guess. Isn't it because of the military power in the hands of her husband?
It seems that the common problem of emperors since ancient times has been the same. Even if the Jiang family is loyal to the emperor and even gave up the position of queen that should have belonged to his daughter, they still cannot escape the emperor's fear!
"What did the imperial physician say about your health?" Jiang's mother asked her daughter. Since the emperor didn't want her daughter to give birth to a child, he would definitely not give her another chance to get pregnant.
"The imperial physician said that my daughter's body was injured and she will never be able to ..." Jiang Chunxi looked like she couldn't continue speaking and she covered her mouth and burst into tears.
Mother Jiang burst into tears out of grief.
I knew it must be like this. The emperor is really cruel!
"Okay, okay, stop crying. If you can't have a baby, then you can't have one. As long as you are fine, it's fine." Since the emperor was afraid of the Jiang family, his daughter could no longer get pregnant. Therefore, Jiang's mother was relieved about her daughter's loss of fertility.