Chapter 28 She and the Queen Didn’t Be Enemies From the Beginning
The vase brushed against Wen Yao's skirt and fell to the ground, the broken porcelain pieces shattering into pieces, scaring Concubine Zhou beside her to scream, and all the concubines in the hall looked horrified.
"master!"
Baoqin quickly protected Wen Yao and looked at Jiang Shuyi in panic.
Since Wen Yao was a child, no one around her dared to say a harsh word to her, let alone throw things at her. She was stunned for a moment, unable to utter a word.
Queen Shen's chest heaved with anger, and she slapped the armrest of the Phoenix Chair: "Princess Jiang! You are too presumptuous!"
Jiang Shuyi pointed at Wen Yao and said angrily: "Isn't she just unbridled?"
"Even if Lady Wen was impulsive and said something she shouldn't have said, you are an old man who has followed His Majesty out of the Qiandi Palace. Can't you understand a little and talk to her properly?"
Queen Shen scolded: "You smashed things in Kunning Palace. Do you really take me, the queen, seriously?"
Jiang Shuyi never took her seriously.
"Okay, I won't smash it. Then please, Queen, take out the money of the Lord of the Six Palaces and help me deal with this rebellious thing!"
Queen Shen had a gloomy expression, her eyes scanning Jiang Shuyi and Wen Yao, and she didn't say a word for a long time.
Behind one is His Majesty, behind the other is the Queen Mother. Which one does she dare to deal with?
But all the concubines in the palace were waiting for her to speak.
Queen Shen was silent for a long time, closed her eyes, turned to Wen Yao and said, "Lady Wen, what you did today was indeed wrong. If Concubine Jiang is a villain, wouldn't Your Majesty be a tyrant who can't distinguish between loyalty and treachery? Your words are really outrageous. I want to protect you but I can't do anything."
Wen Yao looked unhappy and wanted to argue: "Your Majesty, Concubine Jiang is indeed..."
"No matter what she does, you have to address her as Your Majesty before Your Majesty deals with her." Queen Shen frowned and interrupted her unceremoniously.
Jiang Shuyi felt relieved and smiled at Wen Yao provocatively. Seeing her clench her fingers, she felt even more proud.
Queen Shen chose to stand on the side of His Majesty, but she was really troubled about how to deal with Wen Yao.
"The Queen."
Concubine Xue Shu spoke gently and solved her urgent problem: "Since Concubine Wen offended Concubine Jiang, why not let Concubine Jiang deal with it herself? Concubine Jiang has always been kind and kind. I'm sure she will just scold Concubine Wen a few words and won't punish her."
Miao Wangshu's heart skipped a beat.
She knew her own queen's temperament. If Concubine Xue hadn't said so, the queen might have considered the Queen Mother and just scolded Wen Yao and left it at that. But after being disgusted by Concubine Xue's words, the queen was determined to do the opposite out of spite and severely punish Wen Yao.
Wen Yao is the Queen Mother's beloved niece. If she is really punished, the Queen Mother will be the first one who will not forgive her.
The northwest is in turmoil right now, and General Wen is needed right now. Your Majesty will take the overall situation into consideration and will probably not favor the Empress...
As expected, Empress Shen felt relieved after hearing Concubine Xue Shufei's proposal, and said to Jiang Shuyi: "Then leave it to you to deal with. Concubine Wen didn't mean it. You have been with the emperor for a long time, and you should learn the kindness of His Majesty. Just say a few words."
Why did Jiang Shuyi do that? !
Wen Yao had provoked her more than once. She thought she would let him off just by complimenting her? She must be dreaming!
She was filled with rage and was about to order Wen Yao to be dragged out and slapped in the face when Miao Wangshu suddenly stood up.
"Empress Jiang is kind, but Concubine Wen should not pick on the weak and bully the Empress like this."
Miao Wangshu bowed to Jiang Shuyi with a tone of shared hatred and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to deal with Concubine Wen for you."
"Concubine Jiang is the victim, so it's only natural that she should be punished. Why is Concubine Miao joining in the fun?"
Concubine Xue Shu chuckled and said in an ambiguous tone, "If I remember correctly, His Majesty did not grant you the power to cooperate with the six palaces and reward or punish the concubines, right?"
Miao Wangshu ignored her and just looked at Jiang Shuyi: "Please grant your approval, Madam."
The tacit understanding between two lives, Jiang Shuyi met Miao Wangshu's deep eyes. Although she didn't know what she wanted to do, she knew what she must want to do.
She was still angry, but she hadn't lost her mind yet. She was a little confused but still agreed to her own think tank: "Okay, then let's listen to Miao Zhaoyi."
Xue Shufei knew that the two were in collusion and ignored her words, so she wanted to borrow the power of the queen and said to the head of the palace with worry: "Your Majesty, this is probably against the rules."
Right now, Queen Shen just wants to end the matter quickly and not involve herself in any way.
She said solemnly, "Since Concubine Jiang is the victim, let her make the decision."
Concubine Xue had no choice but to grit her teeth and give up.
Miao Wangshu then slowly walked towards Wen Yao, looked directly at her, and ordered in a deep voice: "Come here, drag Concubine Wen out, slap her in the face twenty times, and make her kneel on the palace road for two hours to reflect on her mistakes today."
Wen Yao was shivering all over, she couldn't believe it: "You dare!"
Everyone in the hall was shocked. Are they all crazy today?
This punishment was not much different from what Jiang Shuyi had imagined. She was about to ask Wang Shun to do it, but Miao Wangshu had already ordered the eunuchs and maids in his palace.
Baoqin was anxious to protect Wen Yao, but was pushed to the ground. Wen Yao was caught by several palace servants. She had lost her usual indifference. Her hair was disheveled as she struggled. She roared at the top of her lungs: "Let me go! I want to see my aunt, I want to see His Majesty, I want to make sure you die without a burial place!"
Concubine Rou clicked her tongue and said, "You are still speaking such arrogant words and have no intention of repenting. Take him out and beat him up."
Queen Shen sat high up at the head of the table, expressionless and silent, until Wen Yao was dragged out screaming.
"You can be so arrogant, but I can't control you anyway. Whatever the outcome is, it has nothing to do with me."
No one was mentioned by name, but Jiang Shuyi knew that the words were directed at her.
She and Queen Shen were not enemies from the beginning.
The queen is four years older than Pei Yan. She took great care of her when she was in the Eastern Palace and arranged her food, clothing and daily life. Jiang Shuyi also regarded her as half a mother and relied on her a lot.
Later, when Pei Yan ascended the throne, Jiang Shuyi was favored from the beginning. Within a month, except for her, the other concubines had not even seen the emperor. One day, Queen Shen kept her there when she paid a visit and seriously warned her to persuade the emperor to treat everyone equally.
At that time, Jiang Shuyi had just had fun, so how could she be willing? Queen Shen suddenly changed her previous lenient attitude and scolded her to kneel in the side hall and copy the female training. Jiang Shuyi cried and refused to obey, so the queen ordered the head maid to beat her with a ruler.
From morning till late at night, she kept copying books. If she stopped, she would be beaten. When she was released from Kunning Palace, her hands were shaking and her arms and back were covered with scars.
It was snowing heavily that night, and Pei Yan stayed alone in the Qianqing Palace due to his busy government affairs. Jiang Shuyi ignored Jin Zhuyuzhu's obstruction and ran over there crying. She fell in the snow several times on the way. When she arrived outside the palace, her clothes and hair were in disarray. She was stopped by the guards and cried miserably, "Your Majesty."
Cheng Shouzhong, who was in the imperial court, came out and said that the emperor had already gone to bed, and asked her to return to the palace and come back tomorrow if she had anything to do.
Jiang Shuyi didn't believe that Pei Yan could still sleep after she cried so miserably. She felt wronged and collapsed, so she just called out Pei Yan's name over and over again, scaring all the palace maids.
The candles were finally lit in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and the palace door was opened by a young eunuch. Pei Yan, dressed in a black nightgown, stood on the jade steps. His phoenix eyes were as dark and deep as the night, and he looked at her without any emotion.
When Jiang Shuyi saw him, it was as if she saw her king and father. She rushed over, hugged him and cried about how she was beaten by the queen, and how her knees, hands, and body ached all over. Finally, she noticed that Pei Yan was only wearing a thin nightgown, and quickly withdrew from his arms, sobbing and asking herself if the snow on her body had frozen him.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her for a long time before he picked her up and carried her back to the bedroom.
The next day, Pei Yan issued an edict to reprimand Queen Shen for her jealousy and immorality, using harsh words. He asked Cheng Shouzhong to read it out in front of all the concubines in the palace during the morning meeting. Queen Shen was utterly humiliated and immediately turned pale. She knelt on the ground, staggering and almost fainted.
Not only that, the emperor also wanted to beat the palace maid who beat Jiang Shuyi that day to death, and ordered the empress to witness the execution in person.
The maidservant was the queen's confidant. Seeing her dying, Shen Suzhen finally rushed forward to protect her and received ten beatings before she saved her life.
When Jiang Shuyi saw Queen Shen again, she was cold as ice and sneered, "You are a heartless person. I could have ignored you and made you the target of public criticism. But for your own good, you went to His Majesty to sue me and caused me to suffer so much. Since that's the case, I will no longer care about you. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me."
Jiang Shuyi hesitated whether she had done something wrong, but in the end she felt that she had not.
For her own good, she should be protected and not be harmed, instead of being deprived of favor and beating her so harshly.
Since then, the two have completely broken up and have been at loggerheads ever since.
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