sbdcsierra Chapter 211 Concubine Liu slaps Jiang Wange
Chapter 211 Concubine Liu slaps Jiang Wange
Shen Zhinian felt that this Jiang Wange was smarter than Jiang Wanning back then.
In terms of beauty and talent, she is much better than Jiang Wanning, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenguo.
What is similar is that the goal of Jiang Wange and Jiang Wanning is to succeed the throne of queen.
Shen Zhinian didn't mind other people competing for the position of empress. After all, she fought for it, and others who entered the palace could fight for it, too. It just depended on who had better means.
I just don’t know how far this noble lady Wen can go in the harem?
A playful smile appeared on Shen Zhinian's lips, and he said slowly, "No need to be polite."
Others think that Concubine Rou is gentle and amiable, but Jiang Wange knows her true face very well. Looking at the smile on Shen Zhinian's lips, alarm bells suddenly rang in her heart!
She is not yet fully grown and her only support in the palace is Queen Jiang. It is not appropriate for her to confront Shen Zhinian at this time.
"The Queen has sent me to Kunning Palace to talk to her, so I won't disturb Concubine Rou from enjoying the flowers."
"I'll take my leave!"
Jiang Wange bowed hastily and left quickly.
Handan asked in confusion: "Why do I feel that Lady Wen seems to be very wary of the Empress..."
Shen Zhinian naturally felt it, but this was clearly the first time she spoke to Jiang Wange: "...Maybe the Duke Zhenguo told her something before she entered the palace."
After this episode, Shen Zhinian lost interest in appreciating the flowers. He yawned and said, "I'm tired. Let's go back."
"Yes."
Nanny Lin said lovingly, "There's blood swallows stewing in the kitchen, and you can have it when your Highness returns."
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Jiang Wange felt that she might not have checked the almanac before going out today. She had just said goodbye to Shen Zhinian when she ran into two concubines.
The leader was wearing a light green brocade palace dress, with jet-black hair tied up in a high bun, adorned with exquisite jewelry. But it didn't look exaggerated, only gave people a very luxurious feeling.
Her appearance was extremely gorgeous and flamboyant. Wherever she was, it seemed as if the flowers in the imperial garden had lost their color.
"Your Highness, may your Highness be blessed with good health!"
Jiang Wange bowed at the reminder of the little palace maid, and cursed in her heart that it was bad luck.
The book says that Concubine Liu is not only a love-brained person, but also has an unpredictable temper. Most importantly, she is a mortal enemy of the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, which must be a thorn in her side.
It just so happens that Concubine Liu has a prominent family background, is the niece of the Empress Dowager, is favored by the Emperor, and has the eldest princess by her side, so she has every capital to be arrogant.
Jiang Wange thought that this place was not far from Kunning Gate. Even if something really happened, Queen Jiang would support her, and she felt a little more at ease.
Anyway, they were born to be hostile to each other, and even if she humbled herself, Concubine Liu would not give up making things difficult for her. In that case, why should she lower her attitude too much?
Seeing that Concubine Liu was still reluctant to say no, Jiang Wange stood up and said, "I still have to go and pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen, so I'll leave first."
"Be bold!"
Concubine Zhou stood in front of Jiang Wange and said coldly, "The Imperial Concubine hasn't told you to get up yet, so who told you to get up? Have you learned all the palace rules of Concubine Wen?!"
Concubine Liu's eyes showed a hint of sarcasm: "After all, Concubine Wen was adopted by the Duke of Zhenguo from a side branch. The rules must be different from those for the Duke's legitimate daughter. Why should Sister Zhou embarrass her?"
Concubine Zhou covered her mouth and laughed, "Your Highness is right. A pheasant is a pheasant. Even if someone forcibly promotes it to a high position, it can never become a phoenix."
The palace servants behind her all laughed in a low voice: "I also heard that Lady Wen wrote a poem for Your Majesty last night, but Your Majesty didn't even read it, and her poem was returned to her."
"Tsk tsk... The most important thing for a girl is to be reserved. This is the first time I've seen a woman as bold as Lady Wen."
"Isn't it? Things that are not presentable are not presentable."
"..."
Under normal circumstances, even if these palace servants had a hundred guts, they would not dare to ridicule Jiang Wange. But today, with Concubine Liu backing them up, they certainly had no scruples in order to please the Concubine.
The disdain in Concubine Liu's eyes became even stronger.
When the sick queen dies, the position of queen must be hers! A woman of lowly blood from a side branch thought that she was qualified to covet the position of queen just because she was adopted into the direct lineage?
I just don’t know what it means!
Jiang Wange was so angry that her face turned green!
Although she had always told herself to adapt to the times and keep in mind the hierarchy of the harem, she still had some blood in her veins. How could she tolerate being ridiculed like this?
She didn't dare to do anything to Concubine Liu, so why would she be afraid of Concubine Zhou? !
She remembered that in the book, Concubine Liu was injured when giving birth to the eldest princess and could no longer get pregnant. So she plotted with Concubine Zhou and conspired with Empress Dowager Liu to kill the mother and keep the child.
But Concubine Liu had a very bad temper. Concubine Zhou had to make a living under her, and she was trembling with fear all day long. How could the fetus develop well?
In the end, Concubine Zhou was killed after giving birth, but no one expected that the baby she gave birth to was stillborn.
At this moment, Jiang Wange's eyes fell on Concubine Zhou's slightly bulging belly, and she said angrily, "Is it fun to take advantage of the power of others? You are such a fool who doesn't even know it!"
"Instead of mocking me here, why don't you think about how to keep yourself and your child alive!"
Concubine Zhou was worried that Concubine Liu would kill her and leave her son behind, but she had no other choice but to seek refuge with Concubine Liu. She had been carefully flattering Concubine Liu for the past few months, fearing that she would displease Concubine Liu in any way.
Hearing Jiang Wange's words, her heart sank suddenly: "What do you mean?!"
Could it be that the Queen knew something and revealed it to Jiang Wange? !
Jiang Wange wanted to say something, but Concubine Liu didn't give her a chance to speak. She slapped her hard on the face: "How insolent!"
"How dare you curse the heir to the throne? How many heads do you have left to chop off?!"
"Or do you think that just because you were adopted as the queen's sister, you can do whatever you want in the harem?! Even the former Concubine Jiang didn't dare to say such a thing, who do you think you are?!"
Jiang Wange was beaten to the ground, her cheeks swelled up and she felt a burning pain.
In an instant, pain and humiliation filled her heart!
"Although I am only a noble lady, I am also your Majesty's woman! Even if you are a concubine, you can't hit me in the face, right?!"
During the period before entering the palace, Jiang Wange followed the nanny hired by the Duke of Zhenguo and memorized the palace rules by heart, so she naturally remembered this one.
Concubine Liu sneered, looked down at her, and said arrogantly: "How dare you talk to me about palace rules?!"
The incident became so serious that Queen Jiang, who was recuperating in Kunning Palace, soon received the news.
Xiao Mingzi, who was outside asking for information, rushed back to Zhongcui Palace as soon as possible and told Shen Zhinian all the stories in vivid detail.