Chapter 59: Show off
When Jiang Shuyi arrived at Kunning Palace, all the concubines had already arrived and the empress was already sitting at the top. She was giving instructions, but when she heard the palace servant's report, she stopped.
Jiang Shuyi walked to the center of the hall and bowed slowly: "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. I am late, will Her Majesty mind?"
Everyone in the six palaces had different expressions.
The news that Concubine Jiang had just been released from house arrest and was staying overnight at the Qianqing Palace had spread throughout the harem, and His Majesty even personally issued an edict, saying that Concubine Jiang had done nothing wrong before and that she had requested to be under house arrest in order to concentrate on studying Buddhist scriptures.
No one would believe this reason, but everyone knew that Concubine Jiang had regained favor and that His Majesty loved her even more.
Feng Yiyue was so excited that she almost stood up. She immediately looked excitedly at Sister Miao behind her. Miao Wangshu nodded slightly.
When Queen Shen saw Jiang Shuyi, her expression darkened as usual, and she said coldly, “I wouldn’t mind if you didn’t come to this palace.”
Jiang Shuyi straightened up, glanced around the palace, and then looked at Concubine Jin and Concubine Qian. She deliberately asked, "I have been under house arrest for some time. I heard that you have come to see me many times. Is this true?"
Concubine Jin was afraid but didn't want to lose face, so she lowered her head and avoided answering. Concubine Qian smiled and said, "Yes, I went to ask for an audience two or three times..."
Jiang Shuyi looked thoughtful: "You asked to see me when I was under house arrest, it must be a big deal. Now I am standing in front of you, tell me."
Qian Guiren choked.
Anyone present who is not stupid knows that the two of them are here to take advantage of someone's misfortune. How can they make up this story...
She looked at Concubine Jin for help.
Concubine Jin glared at her: "What does this have to do with me? Your Majesty is asking about you."
Concubine Qian gritted her teeth in hatred and could only bite the bullet and said, "I am worried that the servants in your majesty's palace are flattering you and bullying you, so I want to see if you need any help..."
When she said this, Lin Changzai burst out laughing. Seeing everyone looking at her, she quickly explained, "I didn't mean it! It's just that Concubine Qian's words are too funny. Do you sisters believe it?"
Concubine Qian wished she could strangle her to death.
Jiang Shuyi also laughed: "Well said, Mr. Qian, do you think anyone would believe it?"
Concubine Qian could no longer sit still, so she stood up and knelt on the ground, lowering her head and not daring to argue anymore.
Jiang Shuyi turned to Concubine Jin and said lightly, "You kneel down too."
Concubine Jin clenched her palms, unwilling to be insulted, and looked at Queen Shen on the Phoenix Chair: "Your Majesty, Concubine Jiang is so arrogant, don't you care?"
Queen Shen fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her sleeves, her face indifferent: "I have warned you more than once not to provoke Concubine Jiang. Even if I want to make the decision for you, I can't do anything."
Concubine Jin was angry and afraid, but still refused to kneel. Concubine Rou smiled and said, "It seems that Concubine Jin is unwilling to repent. Your Majesty, why don't you ask the palace maids to help her?"
Jiang Shuyi's expression turned cold: "Someone come!"
Concubine Jin immediately stood up and knelt down.
It was so fast that Jiang Shuyi couldn't see her movements clearly.
After realizing what was happening, Jiang Shuyi couldn't help laughing: "Jinpin, Jinpin, I thought you were such a hot-tempered person."
Concubine Jin's face turned red with shame, but she could only endure it.
Jiang Shuyi walked to her seat slowly, sat down gracefully, glanced at them and said, "You should kneel down and listen to today's morning meeting. You should remember the Queen's teachings well. I will never let anyone get away with anything. If you provoke me, you should think about the consequences."
Concubine Xue Shu seemed reluctant and advised, "Sister Concubine Jiang, you are humiliating them too much. Why bother?"
Jiang Shuyi sneered: "Your Majesty is so kind-hearted, why did you just stand by and watch when Miao promised to be tortured by Qingpin? Could it be that Your Majesty Shufei is the incarnation of the duty officer, and you choose to show your power when I am here?"
Concubine Xue sighed and said helplessly to Concubine Jin and Concubine Qian, "You two sisters have seen it. I have tried my best, but Concubine Jiang is so stubborn that I cannot persuade her."
Jiang Shuyi couldn't stand her pretending to be a good person, so she looked at her and asked, "What about Qingpin's temper? Your Majesty can't persuade her? Or is Qingpin worse than me in your Majesty's heart?"
Concubine Xue glanced at her and said nothing more.
Jiang Shuyi was relentless, "My Lady Shufei, I didn't want to contradict you, or I would look like a villain, but you really pushed me. The insult suffered by Miao Ying that day was much more severe than that suffered by Jin Fei and Qian Guiren. You can't see it. Now you are pretending to plead for these two people, just to make them think you are a good person and hate me. Who can't see your intentions?"
Concubine Jin and Noble Lady Qian were filled with resentment towards Concubine Jiang, but were stunned when they heard this.
Concubine Xue Shu's expression was rarely bad: "Concubine Jiang, don't judge others by your own standards."
Jiang Shuyi: "Did I say anything wrong? If you are not a Bodhisattva, don't pretend, or you will be exposed sooner or later."
"Okay."
Queen Shen couldn't bear to listen any longer, so she interrupted in a deep voice: "If Concubine Jiang has anything to say, please tell them in private. This is Kunning Palace. As long as I am the queen, I will not allow you to be so presumptuous!"
Jiang Shuyi relied on Pei Yan's support and was not afraid of anyone today. She sneered and said, "Your Majesty is the master of the six palaces and the mother of the country. You shouldn't watch the concubines being humiliated. When Concubine Wu humiliated Concubine Feng, you pretended not to see it. When Miao was bullied, you didn't care. How can the six palaces be convinced?"
Queen Shen angrily slammed the armrests: "Concubine Feng was punished for her disrespectful words and disobeyed her superiors! Miao agreed to be punished because of the Queen Mother's intention! They all deserved it, why should I care!"
Jiang Shuyi paused and laughed, "In the eyes of Your Majesty, who doesn't deserve the punishment? Fortunately, when I first entered the East Palace, I still regarded you as my sister and thought I could rely on you. Now it seems that without Your Majesty's protection, I will only end up with the result of deserved punishment in your mouth!"
Queen Shen choked and coughed in anger.
Suqin hurriedly served tea, and Concubine Xue Shu also spoke with concern with an anxious look on her face.
Jiang Shuyi felt bored looking at Queen Shen like this, and didn't say anything.
The morning meeting was so disrupted that it was hard to continue. After Queen Shen drank some hot tea to stop her cough, she pointed at Jiang Shuyi and said with uneven breath: "You don't need to believe me. Anyway, I am the queen who rules the country. No matter how arrogant you are, you are just a concubine. When your beauty fades and your love fades, I will see how you deal with yourself in the palace!"
Queen Shen was rarely so angry. After she finished speaking, she stood up and went back to the inner hall, leaving all the concubines in the hall looking at each other in bewilderment.
Jiang Shuyi didn't expect that she would directly make people angry.
She watched Queen Shen enter the inner hall, then turned around and glanced at the concubines in the hall. Except for her own people, most of them did not dare to look at her. Only Concubine Lin smiled at her flatteringly.
Jiang Shuyi curled the corners of her lips. She had an impression of this person in her previous life. He was not a very evil person, but he was not much better either. He was also stupid. There was no benefit in getting involved with him.
She just said to everyone, "Lady Feng and Miao promised to be like sisters to me. If I find out who bullies them in the future, you'd better be careful."
Feng Yiyue was so moved that she covered her mouth and cried. Miao Wangshu saw that no one answered the queen, so he smiled and said, "Thank you, queen. You are clear about gratitude and resentment. It is a great honor for me to have a relationship with you."
Jiang Shuyi smiled back.
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