Quick Wear: The Enchanting Concubine, Rules of Survival and Plunder

Chapter 247 Demoting Wife to Concubine 24

The next day, the imperial decree was issued to confine Concubine Shen in Chenyou Palace. The reason why it was an imperial decree was naturally because it was issued by Jiang Chunxi.

So after the Queen Mother received the news, she immediately ordered someone to call Jiang Chunxi to the palace.

Over the past few years, through Shen Jingyao's efforts, the empress dowager couldn't help but soften her heart towards her. After all, the empress dowager used to treat Shen Jingyao as her own daughter.

"Royal Concubine, you are so bold. Who gave you the courage to act on your own and imprison Concubine Shen?" The Queen Mother immediately questioned Jiang Chunxi when she saw her.

Jiang Chunxi saluted the Queen Mother first, then stood up and looked directly at her: "Queen Mother, is Concubine Shen your biological daughter, or is the Emperor your biological son? You only care about Concubine Shen, why don't you think about the fact that the Emperor still has no children."

"I have been so worried about the Emperor's offspring that I don't know how many white hairs I have. But as the Emperor's biological mother, you don't care about the Emperor's offspring, but only care about Concubine Shen."

"Who said I don't care about the emperor's offspring?" the queen mother said angrily, "Do you think you are the only one whose hair has turned gray because of the emperor's offspring? Do you think I have fewer gray hairs than you?"

"Since the Queen Mother is worried about the Emperor's offspring, why did she question me about the imprisonment of Concubine Shen?" Jiang Chunxi immediately retorted, "Doesn't the Queen Mother know that the reason why the Emperor has difficulty in having children is because of Concubine Shen? If Concubine Shen hadn't killed the Emperor's offspring, would the Emperor still be childless?"

As she spoke, Jiang Chunxi burst into tears out of grievance: "I was thinking, since it was Concubine Shen who brought about the Emperor's heir, if she had no contact with the concubines in the harem, would the concubines in the harem be able to conceive the Emperor's heir? That's why I thought of confining Concubine Shen."

"I know that the Queen Mother values ​​Shenpin. Not only you, but even the Emperor still cherishes Shenpin. That's why I want to put her in solitary confinement. I will release her when a concubine in the harem gives birth to a prince."

The Queen Mother was completely speechless now. After all, compared to her niece, her son and heir were the most important to her: "As long as Concubine Shen is locked up, the concubines in the harem will be able to get pregnant."

"I'm not sure about this," Jiang Chunxi said, wiping away tears, "but we have to give it a try, right? Otherwise, are we going to have to watch helplessly as the Emperor remains childless, and the throne will only be passed on to the Emperor's half-brothers in the future?"

"I don't know if the Queen Mother will accept this, but I am unwilling to do so. I have accompanied the Emperor through so many hardships to build this world, not to serve others in vain in the end."

Jiang Chunxi's words really touched the Empress Dowager's heart.

Of course she was unwilling to accept this. If the throne would be given to the sons of illegitimate sons in the future, the empress dowager would probably not be able to rest in peace until her death.

When Jiang Chunxi came out of the Empress Dowager's palace, Chenxi and Chenxia hurried forward to support her.

"My lady, did the Queen Mother empress do you any harm?" Chen Xi helped her master sit on the sedan chair and then asked:

"Don't worry! The Queen Mother is going crazy for her grandson, how could she embarrass me for Shen Bin, the nemesis?" Jiang Chunxi said to the eunuchs carrying the sedan chair, "Let's go to Chenyou Palace. I want to meet Shen Bin, the nemesis."

"The Imperial Concubine has arrived."

When Jiang Chunxi arrived at Chenyou Palace, even if Shen Jingyao heard the eunuch's announcement, she would not go outside to greet Jiang Chunxi.

"The Imperial Concubine is a rare guest," Shen Jingyao said sarcastically as she watched Jiang Chunxi walk in from outside, "But it's true. The Imperial Concubine issued an imperial decree to confine me, so naturally she has to come to my palace to show off her power."

"How dare you," Chenxia glared at Concubine Shen and said, "Not only did you not stand up to greet the Imperial Concubine, but you even dared to offend her with your words."

"Alright, I won't bother with Shenpin anymore," Jiang Chunxi said as she sat down. "All of you go down! Let me have a private conversation with Shenpin."

Xuanchun and Xuandong looked at their master worriedly. They didn't want to go out, but they couldn't disobey the Imperial Concubine's order.

Shen Jingyao gave Xuanchun and Xuandong a look, indicating that they should go out and not worry about her as their master.

After Xuan Dong and Xuan Chun followed Chen Xia and Chen Xi out, Shen Jingyao looked at Jiang Chunxi and said, "The Imperial Concubine must be very proud now! The Imperial Concubine is really good at convincing the Emperor to confine me in Chenyou Palace."

Without the emperor's approval, how could Jiang Chunxi dare to confine her in Chenyou Palace and not allow her to step out of the palace?

Although she had long known that the emperor no longer had the same feelings for her as before, Shen Jingyao still couldn't help feeling heartbroken at this moment!

"Princess Shen should be grateful to me," Jiang Chunxi said lazily, "If I hadn't suggested confining you to Chenyou Palace, the emperor would probably have wanted to kill you directly. After all, you are the one who brought bad luck to his offspring."

Shen Jingyao did not refute Jiang Chunxi's words. Perhaps in her heart, she also felt that she had indeed brought bad luck to the emperor's offspring. Otherwise, how could she explain that none of the concubines in the harem had become pregnant over the years?

She is so unwilling!

Shen Jingyao really didn't want to admit defeat. She would never admit defeat until the last moment.

But the problem is that reality is too cruel to her, and there are some things that she cannot turn around even if she doesn't want to admit defeat.

How unfair God is to her!

"Hasn't Shenpin always been sharp-tongued when speaking to me? Why is she pretending to be mute now?" Jiang Chunxi sneered, "Could it be that Shenpin has admitted defeat, or accepted her fate?"

"Tsk tsk! This really doesn't look like the Concubine Shen I know."

"Jiang Chunxi, you won," Shen Jingyao said in a frustrated tone, "Perhaps I have already lost to you from the very beginning, so even though the emperor made me the queen when he first ascended the throne, I was still demoted to a concubine by the emperor. I really don't know whether I should feel that God is so unfair to me, or that God is blessing you."

"Maybe even the heavens don't want to see someone like you who gets something for nothing be so proud!" Jiang Chunxi said, "You'd better not be too greedy, or else you will soon be in trouble."

"It was me who accompanied the emperor through hardships and sufferings back then, and you are not satisfied with enjoying the emperor's protection, and you are even dreaming of replacing me, your legal wife. This is too greedy, and even the heavens cannot tolerate it."

"Shen Jingyao," Jiang Chunxi looked directly at Shen Jingyao and said, "This is just the beginning. You don't think that your current situation is the worst, do you?"

"Haha! I still remember the shame you brought upon me. This hatred in my heart is not so easy to get rid of."

"Ha!" Shen Jingyao sneered, "Royal Concubine, feel free to use whatever tricks you have. I, Shen Jingyao, will be waiting for you."