Concubine Tao Xian never thought that one day she would hear the decree that Concubine Jiang was demoted to concubine Jiang.
Although, in the past many years, she had secretly expected countless times that it would be fine if the emperor disliked Jiang Zhao.
If Jiang Zhao falls out of favor, then she will definitely laugh three times and give out rewards in Jiayi Palace for several days!
But when that day came, Tao Xianfei found that she couldn't laugh at all.
An unspeakable fear suddenly appeared in her mind: Jiang Zhao was demoted to Jiang Concubine? How can this be? !
But no one would joke about such a thing!
"Your Majesty, I have already gone to investigate, and it is indeed the oral message from the Zichen Palace. In addition, the imperial concubine has been banned from visiting anyone." Girl Xuecai reported this, with worried eyes.
What she was worried about was not Concubine Jiang, but her own mother-in-law.
The empress often goes to Fuqing Palace in recent days to make friends with Jiang Bin, and Miss Jingyi is still in the team of His Highness Chang Ding. If she is implicated for this...
"Why is this happening? When the emperor left yesterday, he was clearly not angry. Why was he so angry that he demoted her status?"
Concubine Tao Xian thought of what Jiang Zhao said last night, calm and confident. In addition, the other party deliberately angered the emperor. She always thought that Jiang Zhao had planned it, even if he offended the emperor. The bottom line is that nothing will happen.
But how?
Although the concubine's position is considered high in the palace, it depends on the situation. Jiang Zhao was originally a noble concubine, just below the queen!
Aunt Xuecai lowered her voice and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty went to Kunning Palace last night, and soon after he came out, he issued such a decree. Behind this, it should be the Queen..."
Xuecai did not continue, but the meaning was very obvious.
The reason why the emperor treated Jiang Bin like that was obviously because of the influence of the empress.
Concubine Tao Xian was about to nod, thinking that was what happened, but suddenly she remembered what Jiang Zhao said with a smile.
Jiang Zhao asked her, did she understand who the emperor was?
This sentence reached her ears at that time, but she really didn't feel much about it.
Now, for some reason, she said this again.
Why did Jiang Zhao ask that?
After a long time, Concubine Tao Xian shook her head and said to Aunt Xuecai, "No, not the queen."
It could only be the emperor's own will to issue such an edict to demote and ban Jiang Zhao.
Otherwise, with the emperor doting so much on Jiang Zhao, how could it be possible that the empress’s few pillow blows would have such a big impact?
She recalled what Jiang Zhaotong asked with red eyes.
"Could it be that all these years of love are fake?"
At this moment, she was also thinking silently in her heart, asking herself.
Of course it's not fake, but if it's true... it's not that true either.
Concubine Tao Xian thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "I am going to the Zichen Palace to ask for an audience with the Emperor!"
Aunt Xuecai's face changed slightly, and then she stopped her and said, "My Lady, you must not go to the Zichen Palace at this time, let alone plead for the Imperial Concubine!"
As a close aunt, of course she knew why the empress went to Zichen Palace.
Concubine Tao Xian frowned and said calmly: "Xuecai, you should know that Jiang Zhao trusts me very much. How could I not save her even if I die?"
Xuecai has always been by her side and knows about the acting agreement between her and Jiang Zhao, and what this agreement means.
"Your Majesty, that's why your Majesty cannot go to the Zichen Palace to plead for mercy." Girl Xuecai replied, "Once your Majesty goes to the Zichen Palace, you will have confirmed that the Imperial Concubine has left Fuqing Palace. This is not only unhelpful, but harmful to your Majesty." .”
The empress is the one who testifies for the imperial concubine. If she pleads for the imperial concubine, it doesn't mean that the two of them have a close friendship. This is something that will put others into trouble.
Just like when something happened to Concubine Shu, normal people should avoid it
, if the empress goes to the Zichen Palace to plead for mercy, everything will be revealed.
Concubine Tao Xian was silent for a while and then said: "But, but... Is it that I just watch helplessly and can't do anything?"
Aunt Xuecai did not answer the question. Instead, she said: "Madam, I asked Aunt Huinan something that night."
Concubine Tao Xian knew that Aunt Xuecai had other intentions, so she followed the words and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Your Majesty, my servant asked, what should I do if something really happens if the Imperial Concubine does this?" Aunt Xue Cai's heart started to beat rapidly when she thought of the scene at that time.
"Aunt Huinan said that no matter what happens, as long as the imperial concubine's life is not in danger, there is nothing to worry about."
She raised her head to look at her concubine and persuaded her: "My concubine, although the imperial concubine has been demoted and banned, her life is not worried. What's more important is that your highness, Changding, has not been affected in any way!"
Of course, this was not something Xuecai, as a harem aunt, could have imagined. This was what Miss Jingyi reminded her not long ago.
She had the emperor's permission to leave the palace from time to time to take care of Miss Jingyi's injuries. After the accident of the imperial concubine, Miss Jingyi had this explanation.
"Miss Jingyi also said that as long as everything goes as usual with His Highness Changding, it proves that everything is under their control. Madam, you don't have to worry, lest it mess up their plans."
Aunt Xuecai really wonders what the plans of the imperial concubine and His Highness Changding are, but she believes in Miss Jingyi, this is the girl raised by the old man of the Tao family, and listening to Miss Jingyi will never go wrong. :
Hearing that it was Tao Jingyi's persuasion, Concubine Tao Xian couldn't help but sigh: "Why... why are you all like this? I really don't understand."
Whether it was Jiang Zhao or Jingyi, she couldn't figure it out.
Things are obviously so bad, why don't they seem worried?
If it were Jiang Zhao...
At this time, she couldn't help but think of Concubine Shu, and her face darkened again.
At the very beginning, wasn’t Concubine Shu demoted and grounded? The emperor later sent Fengchen guards to guard her. Even under such circumstances, Concubine Shu died inexplicably.
She had felt sorry for Concubine Shu and had been depressed for several days. What's more, the person who encountered this now was Concubine Jiang?
She knew that Jingyi was right and believed that Jiang Zhao had an arrangement, but she was still in a state of uncertainty and her mind was in turmoil. In the end, she even felt a trace of resentment towards Emperor Yongning.
She couldn't say anything about the emperor's treatment of Concubine Shu, but was it also true of the emperor's treatment of Jiang Zhao, who had been doting on him for more than ten years?
It's... it's really hateful!
Her heart was violently turbulent, and she couldn't help but think of leaving Jiayi Palace several times. In the end, she listened to Aunt Xuecai's persuasion and did not rush to Zichen Palace after all.
She was holding back, but someone was dissatisfied.
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