sbdcsierra Chapter 952: Palace Maids and Concubines 5
Chapter 952: Palace Maids and Concubines 5
The person who answered was a eunuch. He not only said that Concubine Jiang drank the contraceptive medicine, but also repeated what Concubine Jiang and her servant had said.
Eunuch Zhang, the chief eunuch beside the emperor, was sweating profusely.
"Eating with a eunuch..." the emperor frowned slightly.
"Your Majesty, I deserve to die," Eunuch Zhang knelt down and apologized. "It was Concubine Jing who bewitched me. If Concubine Jing hadn't said that even though I'm a eunuch, I still need a wife who understands my feelings, I wouldn't have fallen for Concubine Jiang."
"But I swear," Eunuch Zhang quickly raised his hand and said, "I have never done anything improper to Concubine Jiang, let alone forced her to do anything. It was Concubine Jing who told me that she would convince Concubine Jiang to marry me voluntarily, and told me to just wait patiently. I really didn't force Concubine Jiang to have sex with me!"
Of course, what Eunuch Zhang said was not entirely true. He had a crush on Jiang Chunxi and secretly hinted to Concubine Jing, which is why Concubine Jing agreed to match him and Jiang Chunxi.
The emperor's face was as black as the bottom of a pot: "You, a rootless eunuch, dare to dream of getting married. If you really get your wish, then you will dare to think about the concubines in my harem next."
There were cases of eunuchs defiling unfavored concubines in the harem, which was a previous case in the harem of the previous emperor. That was why the emperor was so angry.
Of course, half of this anger was directed at Concubine Jing. He originally thought that Concubine Jing was different from the concubines in the palace, but he didn't expect that it was not the case at all. If she had no ambition, how could she think of using the palace maids around her to win over the chief eunuch around him.
It's no wonder that Concubine Jiang betrayed Concubine Jing. After all, forcing a good girl to have sex with a eunuch, isn't that pushing her to death?
"I dare not, I dare not," Eunuch Zhang kowtowed to the emperor, "I beg Your Majesty to spare me this time for the sake of my loyalty!"
"Oh! I dare not use a dog slave like you anymore," the emperor sneered. "Come here! Drag this dog slave out and give him thirty lashes, then throw him into the Xinzheku."
After all, he was a servant who had served him for more than ten years, so the emperor still spared Eunuch Zhang's life.
"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Zhang wanted to say something, but was blocked by two eunuchs and dragged out.
After Eunuch Zhang was dragged out, the emperor asked the deputy chief eunuch Eunuch Peng to replace Eunuch Zhang and asked Eunuch Peng to pick some things to send to Jiang Chunxi.
This is what a man is. After experiencing incomparable enjoyment with Jiang Chunxi last night, he naturally became interested in Jiang Chunxi. Of course, that's all.
The emperor may not be so disgusted with Jiang Chunxi now, but it is not a matter of liking or disliking her either. At most, he just treats Jiang Chunxi as a toy and pampers her.
As for Concubine Jing...
Yes, the emperor was indeed disappointed with Concubine Jing, but Concubine Jing was the only woman who lived in the emperor's heart, just like his first love.
So even though he was disappointed with Concubine Jing, the emperor still loved her and did not give up his determination to take her out of the cold palace.
That night, Jiang Chunxi naturally slept with the emperor again.
"I heard that Concubine Jing wanted to give you to a eunuch as a concubine," the emperor asked, lifting Jiang Chunxi's chin. "That's why you betrayed Concubine Jing."
Jiang Chunxi burst into tears. She looked at the emperor with tearful eyes and said stubbornly, "Isn't this reason enough? I have served Concubine Jing since I was a child and have always been loyal to her. Concubine Jing also promised that when I was old enough to leave the palace, she would arrange a good marriage for me and let me leave the palace with honor."
"But what was the result? Just because Eunuch Zhang had such feelings for me, Concubine Jing asked me to secretly marry Eunuch Zhang. Although I am of humble origin, I will not tolerate such humiliation. Concubine Jing wanted to use my innocence to bribe the chief eunuch around the emperor, so I dared to risk my life and die with her."
"But I never thought that I would be so lucky to survive, and I never thought that I would become the emperor's concubine."
The emperor looked at Jiang Chunxi with a complicated expression. But now he no longer looked at her with disgust, but with a hint of admiration: "Who instructed you to slander Concubine Jing?"
"Oh!" Jiang Chunxi laughed out loud, "Does Your Majesty really think that Concubine Jing is a simple and ignorant little woman who only cares about love? If Concubine Jing was really that pure, she wouldn't be thinking of secretly winning over Eunuch Zhang and making him work for her."
"So, even if no one framed Concubine Jing, she would still take action against the heir, because Concubine Jing said that the eldest prince must be born by her."
The emperor's eyes sharpened as he looked at Jiang Chunxi with scrutiny: "At this point, you still want to slander Concubine Jing? I think you are really ignorant and stubborn."
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor shook Jiang Chunxi's chin away with force. Jiang Chunxi pretended to fall to the ground, showing off the beautiful lines of her body.
"If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, then I can't do anything about it," Jiang Chunxi fell to the ground, looking at the emperor with a fragile yet stubborn look. "As for who ordered me to do this, Your Majesty, please don't waste your time wondering. Although I'm not a good person, I still have basic integrity."
"So even if the emperor were to execute me right now, I would not reveal the person who ordered me to slander Concubine Jing."
"Oh!" The emperor sneered contemptuously. "I didn't expect that someone as disloyal and treacherous as you could be so honest. But even if you don't care about your own life, don't you also care about the lives of your family?"
Jiang Chunxi's eyes widened in horror, then she laughed sorrowfully, "Haha! It's like this again! Is it because of my humble origins that not only is my life as insignificant as an ant's, but even my family is like grasshoppers that can be crushed to death at will by others?"
The emperor frowned and immediately understood what Jiang Chunxi said. It seemed that the threat to her family's lives was what really prompted Jiang Chunxi to betray Concubine Jing.
"Your Majesty," Jiang Chunxi said with a look of determination, "If Your Majesty wishes to execute my family, then please issue the decree. I have had enough of this unfair world. Rather than endure endless threats against my family's lives, it would be better for us all to die together as a family."
"But even if I die, I will not reveal the person behind this. Since death is inevitable, I will also make Concubine Jing be convicted of the crime of murdering the royal heir. It was Concubine Jing who wanted me to have an affair with a eunuch. She doesn't treat me as a human being. Why should I repay her kindness with resentment?"