GBP Chapter 943: The Ungrateful Son 9
Chapter 943: The Ungrateful Son 9
When Concubine Xian arrived at the Queen's Palace, all the concubines had already arrived, and even Jiang Chunxi sat in the main seat.
"I'm late, and I apologize to the Empress." Concubine Xian had the capital to be arrogant, and since Jiang Chunxi's son had been deposed, she didn't actually take Jiang Chunxi, the Empress, seriously.
She said she was sorry, but her expression didn't look like she was sorry at all.
Of course, Jiang Chunxi didn't take it seriously that Concubine Xian didn't take her, the queen, seriously.
"Xian Fei, what are you doing..." Jiang Chunxi looked behind Xian Fei and saw Chen Da Ying, who was still being held tightly by two eunuchs.
"Empress, as the head of the harem, you should eradicate any unhealthy practices," Concubine Xian turned around and looked at Chen Ying with disdain. "Chen Ying used the same seductive tactics as that brothel girl and stole my favor last night."
"I don't mind, but I cannot allow Chen to tarnish the Emperor's reputation. Please, Empress, punish Chen to prevent Chen from using the same trick again the next time the Emperor visits one of the other sisters' palaces and taking the Emperor away from them. If that happens, the rules of this palace will be thrown into chaos."
"This Chen Ming is truly shameless," this was Concubine Ning's voice. "The Empress Dowager just gave her a few days of relaxation, and instead of behaving herself, she dared to cause trouble. Isn't she afraid that the Empress Dowager will call her in to set the rules again?"
"Concubine Ning has only recently entered the palace. She doesn't know the heroic deeds Chen promised in the past," Concubine Hui sneered. "She's incredibly bold. You know, she used to even defy the Empress Dowager, so why would she be afraid of being told to set the rules?"
"That Chen is truly audacious," this was Concubine Duan's voice. "She has followed the rules taught by the Empress Dowager for years, yet she still dares to disregard them and do something as unruly as intercepting their favor. It seems she truly doesn't care about the Empress Dowager's good intentions for her, or perhaps she's using this action to contradict the Empress Dowager."
"I want to tell the Queen Mother that no matter how hard she teaches her, she won't feel the slightest bit of gratitude towards her. She even resents her meddling in her affairs."
"What Concubine Duan said is quite reasonable," said Concubine Shu. "It seems that all the careful teachings of the Queen Mother to Chen Da Ying over the past few years have been in vain. I wonder what the Queen Mother is feeling now. I guess she is furious with Chen Da Ying!"
Chen agreed and kept silent, because she was aware of her current situation and knew that if she spoke, it would only bring greater humiliation.
"Alright, stop talking!" Jiang Chunxi said, and then looked at Chen Yingda with displeasure, "Chen Yingda, you really are a stubborn person!"
"Alas!" Jiang Chunxi sighed helplessly, "Forget it, since Concubine Xian has brought you before me, I must punish you."
"How about this! I will punish you by making you copy the palace rules one hundred times and submit them to me within three days for my review."
Chen promised to copy the palace rules a hundred times within three days, and he would probably have to copy them day and night without even having time to sleep.
But even so, Concubine Xian was still dissatisfied: "Empress, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to punish Chen Da Ying so leniently? If you don't punish Chen Da Ying severely, how can she know how to be afraid and not dare to do it again?"
"Xianfei, watch your words." Jiang Chunxi didn't take Xianfei seriously, but she wouldn't let her get away with it. "You brought Chen Xiaoying here before me, asking me to punish him. Of course, I have the final say on how you want to punish him. Xianfei has no say in that."
Jiang Chunxi's eyes grew cold and stern, and she looked directly at Concubine Xian and said, "Remember this, I am the head of the harem and the mother of the country. No matter how much the emperor favors this concubine, she is still a concubine. How can Concubine Xian's father's concubine climb over your mother and show off her power?"
The virtuous concubine's face darkened, but she couldn't think of any way to refute the queen's words, so she could only endure it in frustration.
Seeing the aggrieved look on Concubine Xian's face, Jiang Chunxi smiled and said, "That's right, isn't it? A concubine should behave like a concubine. After all, Concubine Xian is still young and has only been in the palace for a short time. I won't bother with you this time, but if it happens again, don't blame me for punishing you."
"Okay, let's all go!" Jiang Chunxi then looked at everyone and said.
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The virtuous concubine was filled with anger in the Queen's Palace. As soon as she returned to Chengguang Palace, she naturally took it out on Chen Da Ying. She asked someone to get a whip and beat Chen Da Ying severely. Only then did her anger subside a little.
The emperor received the news immediately after leaving the court, but he did not dare to go to Chengguang Palace to rebuke Concubine Xian, nor did he dare to comfort Chen Da Ying, and he even did not dare to send an imperial physician to see Chen Da Ying.
So he came to Fengyi Palace angrily, ready to vent his anger on Jiang Chunxi.
Jiang Chunxi sat leisurely drinking tea, letting the emperor pace back and forth and chattering, not taking the emperor's accusations seriously at all.
"Empress," the Emperor paused in his pacing, glared at Jiang Chunxi, and roared, "I'm talking to you, and you dare to ignore me like this? You're so audacious! Do you really think I wouldn't dare depose you?"
"Then Your Majesty, please depose me and see what happens," the Queen gave the Emperor a scornful look. "See if the royal family will agree with Your Majesty's decision to depose the Empress. And see if your brothers who oppose you in the court will seize on your decision to depose the Empress and make a big fuss about it."
"You..." The emperor pointed at Jiang Chunxi and was so angry that he couldn't speak. "Well, well, well, it really is very good. It seems that the queen really doesn't take me seriously anymore."
"If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext," Jiang Chunxi said, putting down her teacup. "If Your Majesty insists on thinking this way, then I have no excuse."
"Also," Jiang Chunxi finally gave the emperor a proper look, "Even if Your Majesty wants to vent his anger on me, could you at least find a more plausible excuse? It was Concubine Xian who brought Chen Yucheng to me and begged me, the Empress, to punish Chen Yucheng."
"And Chen promised to break the rules of this palace. If I don't punish her, then if the concubines in the harem follow suit, won't it be chaos? Moreover, if all the concubines in the harem learn to intercept the emperor's favor, can the emperor handle it?"
"So! I punished Chen Ming because I was thinking about the emperor. Not only did the emperor not think anything good about me, but he even came to vent his anger on me."
"Why? Could it be that I am so easy to bully in the eyes of the emperor?"
"Hmph! You're really a sharp-tongued person. I'm too lazy to say any more to you." As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor waved his sleeves and left.
This is a typical case of running away when you can't win the argument. Looking at the emperor's back as he left, it looked so funny that Jiang Chunxi couldn't help but sneer.