noffsinger Chapter 368 Falling out of favor
Chapter 368 Falling out of favor
Jiang Sujin personally supervised the servants to count all the silver in the treasury one by one.
Then he found several accountants, calculated the prices of all the antiques and jewelry, and then distributed them equally.
The second master and the second mistress had no choice but to sell the inn with great reluctance and return the embezzled silver so that they could get their share of the property.
After the final division, Jiang Sujin gave the key directly to the third aunt.
The Third Aunt was naturally grateful, even though she couldn't spend so much money, and in the future, this money would eventually belong to Hanhan and Hehe.
But she was really touched that Jiang Sujin trusted her so much.
After this incident, Shen Changfeng was really impressed by Jiang Sujin.
She always thought she was a troublemaker in the past, but now, it was this troublemaker who helped her solve this most difficult problem.
Back in the palace, after taking care of Concubine Xi for a month, the emperor finally had sex with her.
Since then, the emperor not only promoted Xi Cairen to Xi Zhaoyi, but also became more fond of her.
For this reason, the emperor did not attend the morning court for three consecutive days, which caused much discussion among the ministers.
The concubines in the harem were also extremely jealous of Xi Zhaoyi.
They began to spread the rumor that Concubine Xi was the reincarnation of a snake spirit and was a natural disaster. If the emperor insisted on favoring her, he would surely bring disaster upon himself.
The emperor didn't take it seriously at first, until one day, the bedroom where he lived suddenly caught fire, which forced him to take it seriously.
The Empress Dowager was already old, but it was this incident that forced her to take over the harem again.
The Empress Dowager is a member of the Shen family, so naturally she will take special care of Shen Yueqing of the Shen family.
Under the advice of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor favored Shen Yueqing.
The next day, Shen Yueqing was directly promoted to Zhaoyi, which made her equal to Xi Zhaoyi.
With the support of the Empress Dowager, Shen Yueqing became even more popular in the harem.
The concubines were all eager to curry favor with Shen Yueqing, and they all felt that she had the potential to become the future queen.
On the contrary, Concubine Xi was completely neglected by the emperor.
The emperor summoned all the daughters of his ministers to his palace, but did not summon Xi Zhaoyi to serve him.
For a time, Xi Zhaoyi became an abandoned child who had lost favor in the harem, and all the concubines in the harem were gloating over her misfortune.
When the second wife heard that her daughter had been promoted to Zhaoyi, she was even more proud.
He deliberately raised his voice to praise his daughter in the house, as if he was afraid that others could not hear him.
Jiang Sujin had naturally also heard about this matter, so when she heard the servants chattering outside early in the morning, she couldn't help but say something to Shen Yanfeng.
"Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
Shen Yanfeng: "The daughter of the Shen family is favored by the emperor, which is naturally very good for the Shen family."
"But if this goes too far, the emperor will inevitably be wary of the Empress Dowager, and will also have unnecessary suspicions about the Shen family, especially about this prince."
"After all, I am the only king of a different surname. If my cousin becomes the queen, it means that the Shen family will hold Dawei in their hands in the future."
Jiang Sujin: "Although the emperor has some feelings for the Shen family, he is the emperor after all. It is lonely at the top, so he will definitely think more. This cannot be blamed on him."
"If we want to protect the Shen family and make the emperor not afraid of you, we must not let Shen Yueqing become the queen."
Shen Yanfeng: "Don't worry, the emperor will not let Shen Yueqing ascend to the throne."
Jiang Sujin: "But if we don't do something, the emperor will definitely think that you also want Shen Yueqing to take the throne."
Shen Yanfeng: "What can we do?"
Jiang Sujin: "We will hold a family banquet at the end of the year in those days, and we will definitely enter the palace by then."
Shen Yanfeng: "What do you want to do?"
Jiang Sujin: "Of course, it's to help Xi Zhaoyi regain her favor."
Shen Yanfeng: "Everyone has their own destiny, so let's not get involved. If we do something wrong, it will be a big trouble."
Jiang Sujin: "You don't understand. The emperor doted on Xi Zhaoyi so much before, how could he just say he doesn't like her anymore?"
"I'm helping Xi Zhaoyi to help the emperor, and I can also take this opportunity to show our attitude."
Shen Yanfeng: "Then you should be careful and don't mess it up."
Jiang Sujin: "Don't worry, I always feel that the fire in the emperor's bedroom must have been caused intentionally."
Shen Yanfeng: "Who dares to cause trouble in the emperor's bedroom?"
Jiang Sujin: "Who do you think dares?"
Shen Yanfeng narrowed his eyes and said, "You mean the Empress Dowager?"
Jiang Sujin: "Not only the Grand Empress Dowager, but the first person she supported after she came out of retirement was Shen Yueqing. This shows that Shen Yueqing asked the Grand Empress Dowager for help, or maybe Second Aunt was the one who made the connection."
Shen Yanfeng glanced at her and then fell into deep thought.
It is not good news for the Shen family that there is such a person in the mansion who wants his daughter to become a successful person.
Concubine Xi fell out of favor, and the concubines who used to curry favor with her now kept their distance from her.
Even the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately changed its attitude and gave the worst things.
Xi Zhaoyi sat on the couch, looking at the vase on the table, her eyes gradually becoming hazy.
Although Jiang Sujin had told her before that the emperor's heart changes the fastest.
She had already prepared herself mentally, but now that this incident had really happened, her heart still couldn't help but ache.
"Your Highness, why don't you send some snacks to the Emperor? The Emperor used to like the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in our palace the most."
Xi Zhaoyi: "Your Majesty has a beautiful woman in his arms now, how can he still think of our sweet-scented osmanthus cake?"
"Your Majesty, you can't give up now. The Emperor still likes you very much."
Xi Zhaoyi used to think that the emperor would be with her forever, but now she really thinks she is ridiculous.
As the end of the year was approaching, a family banquet was held in the palace, and royal relatives were specially invited to attend.
Shen Yanfeng and Jiang Sujin naturally attended the event in their best attire, and all the elders of the Shen family were naturally present as well.
Shen Yueqing was dressed up and appeared at the banquet.
The rest of the concubines were a little plainer, as if they were all willing to be supporting roles for Shen Yueqing.
Jiang Sujin noticed that Xi Zhaoyi did not come. Could it be that the emperor did not summon her at all?
According to her status and having served the emperor, she should be able to attend the banquet.
After a long while, Xi Zhaoyi finally arrived in a hurry.
"I am late, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
The emperor looked at the woman in the center of the hall, his mind in a state of confusion.
When Shen Yueqing noticed the emperor's gaze, his face suddenly darkened.
This bitch deliberately did this and tried every means to seduce the emperor.
"Sister Xi, your palace is supposed to be the closest to Yonghua Palace, so why are you the last one to arrive?"