mtlumby2d Chapter 248 Demoting Wife to Concubine 25
Chapter 248 Demoting Wife to Concubine 25
"Not bad," Jiang Chunxi gave Shen Jingyao an approving look, "Shenpin can have this kind of heart, I am much more pleased with you."
Jiang Chunxi then stood up and said, "From now on, Shenpin, you must worship Buddha in Chenyou Palace! You must kneel before the Buddha for at least four hours every day. I will send someone to keep a close eye on you."
Do you really think that putting Shen Jingyao in solitary confinement is to let her continue to enjoy the good food and drink in her palace?
Oh! What sweet dream are you having?
Jiang Chunxi was not worried at all about letting the emperor know that she was deliberately tormenting Shen Jingyao, because she knew very well that if the emperor knew that Shen Jingyao had to kneel in front of the Buddha for four hours every day, the emperor would only think that this was a good idea.
After all, even she, the Imperial Concubine, had to kneel before the Buddha three times a day, so it made no sense for Shen Jingyao, the nemesis, not to kneel! Maybe the Emperor would think that four hours a day was too little?
Jiang Chunxi's idea was indeed correct. After the emperor knew about this, he did not think that there was anything wrong with Jiang Chunxi's behavior. He even regretted not letting Shen Jingyao kneel down in front of the Buddha earlier.
As for the Queen Mother...
Although the Queen Mother felt a little distressed, after all, kneeling before the Buddha for four hours every day would probably cripple her legs in no time. But for the sake of her beloved grandson, the Queen Mother had no choice but to harden her heart and let Shen Jingyao kneel before the Buddha for four hours every day.
In this way, Shen Jingyao began to live a hard life. Not only did she have to kneel in front of the Buddha for four hours every day, she couldn't even eat any meat.
After all, one must be pious when praying to Buddha, and naturally one cannot eat meat.
Three months later, the concubines in the harem finally brought good news. It was discovered that six of the concubines were pregnant.
This made the Emperor and the Empress Dowager so happy that they didn't know what to do. Of course, Jiang Chunxi also looked like she was about to go crazy with joy. She stared at the six pregnant women as if they were her own eyes, fearing that something might happen to the dragon fetus.
It is worth mentioning here that the six pregnant people include Concubine Yun, Concubine Chang, and Noble Lady Shen.
Concubine Shen is the former Concubine Shen.
When the emperor came to Jiang Chunxi's palace that evening, Jiang Chunxi was not there again.
The emperor has become accustomed to this situation. Ever since six pregnant women appeared in the palace, Jiang Chunxi wished she could visit each pregnant concubine ten times every day. In short, in order to ensure that the six concubines could give birth to royal heirs smoothly, Jiang Chunxi was really busy.
Jiang Chunxi personally took charge of the food, drink and daily necessities of the six concubines, for fear that something bad would get mixed in and harm the royal heir in the concubines' bellies.
Jiang Chunxi came back only after the emperor drank two cups of tea.
"Why is the emperor here again?" Jiang Chunxi looked disgusted when she saw the emperor. "I don't have the time or the energy to serve you now. Your Majesty, please don't come to me so often. If you have the time to come to my palace, you might as well go and see some of the pregnant concubines."
"Do I bother you so much?" The emperor said dissatisfiedly, "You are getting bolder and bolder now. You dare to ignore me."
"Yes, yes, I just don't want to see the emperor now. If the emperor is unhappy, then he can blame me," Jiang Chunxi took the tea from the maid and took a sip before continuing, "But even if the emperor wants to blame me, he has to wait until the concubines give birth to the children safely before he can blame me."
"Alas!" Jiang Chunxi put down her teacup and sighed, "Before, because the concubines in the harem couldn't get pregnant, I was often worried and couldn't sleep all night. But now I finally got my wish, but I'm still worried! I'm afraid that something unexpected will happen to the dragon fetus."
"You are too cautious!" said the emperor. "There are so many doctors in the palace and so many servants taking care of it. How could there be any accidents with the dragon fetus?"
Jiang Chunxi rolled her eyes at the emperor and said, "I don't know what to say to you. Don't you think that all your brothers are hoping that you won't give birth to a son? Now that you are about to have a successor, there is no guarantee that some of them won't be angry."
"Even if none of your brothers dare to attack the heir, we still have Concubine Shen. With a nemesis like her around, I can't help but feel nervous."
"Anyway, I warn you, don't even think about releasing Concubine Shen during this critical period, and don't go to see her, okay? Otherwise, if something unexpected happens to the dragon fetus, I will never forgive you even if I lose my position as the Imperial Concubine."
"Don't worry! I'm not confused," the emperor said, his expression becoming worried, "How about sending Concubine Shen out of the palace? As long as Concubine Shen is still in the palace, I will always feel uneasy!"
"Where should Shenpin be sent? Are we going to send her to the temporary palace?" Jiang Chunxi frowned and said, "What's the difference between sending her to the temporary palace and staying in the palace? If we want to send her, we can just send her to the royal temple and let Shenpin practice Buddhism with her hair untied. But the question is, are you willing to do that, Your Majesty?"
I originally wanted to wait for a while before letting the six pregnant concubines have abortions, but now it seems that I can’t wait any longer.
Yes, the six pregnant concubines were not pregnant at all. They just took the fake pregnancy pills given by Jiang Chunxi. In order to buy these six fake pregnancy pills, Jiang Chunxi's remaining points were reduced by half.
It’s a huge loss. It’s really a huge loss.
"I have nothing to be reluctant about," the emperor said with a gloomy face, "I only regret that I didn't make up my mind to send Concubine Shen out of the palace earlier, otherwise I might have had a son long ago."
Ever since six concubines became pregnant, the emperor has been regretting all the time. He regretted why he was so hesitant and couldn't make up his mind to send Shen Jingyao out of the palace. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to worry about his offspring all these years.
"Since the emperor has said so, let's arrange for Concubine Shen to leave the palace as soon as possible!" Jiang Chunxi's tight worries finally relaxed a little, "After sending Concubine Shen out of the palace, I can feel more at ease and sleep well."
"Then I will send someone to escort Concubine Shen out of the palace tomorrow." The emperor's brows also relaxed.
Jiang Chunxi nodded, then thought of something and said hurriedly, "It would be better for the emperor to go and tell the empress dowager, otherwise the empress dowager will call me over and scold me again. When she put Concubine Shen in confinement before, the empress dowager called me over and scolded me severely."
"So it goes without saying that when the Queen Mother finds out that Concubine Shen was sent out of the palace, she will definitely think it was my idea again and call me over to give her a severe scolding," Jiang Chunxi said indignantly, "I just can't understand. No matter how important this niece is, can she be as important as my son?"
"As your mother, the Queen Mother is not at all anxious about your offspring. She only cares about cherishing her niece, making it seem as if Concubine Shen was born to the Queen Mother, and your son is just an adopted child."