lcionline Chapter 691: Let Concubine Liang surrender her power to assist in managing the six palaces
Chapter 691: Let Concubine Liang surrender her power to assist in managing the six palaces
After Xiao Tianzi came in, he kowtowed to Shen Zhinian respectfully: "Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine Chen, and I wish the Imperial Concubine good luck and health!"
Looking at the room full of empresses and ladies, Xiao Tianzi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if it weren't for what happened not long ago, their empress should be here today as well.
Shen Zhinian looked down at Xiao Tianzi and said, "Get up."
"You come here at this time, but what did the princess tell you?"
Xiao Tianzi bent down and presented the things in his hand: "Replying to the Royal Concubine Chen, our queen made a mistake last time and violated the palace rules. She has been regretting it ever since."
"So these days, the queen has been copying "Women's Virtues" and "Women's Commandments" in the palace to reflect on herself and repent for her sins."
"Upon learning that Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Chen was promoted to the position of Imperial Concubine, Her Majesty specifically ordered me to send you the "Female Virtues" and "Female Commandments" that she had copied these days, to express her respect and repentance to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Chen!"
Concubine Wang is smarter than Liu Shiqing and is more aware of current affairs.
That’s right, she doesn’t have a proud family background like Liu Shiqing. If she didn’t know how to advance and retreat, how could she have survived in the palace until today?
Shen Zhinian was not afraid of Wang Bin's cleverness, nor was he afraid of her having tricks. After all, the opponent was too stupid and boring, wasn't he?
She was looking forward to what Wangpin would do next.
Shen Zhinian signaled Xiao Mingzi to take the thing from Xiao Tianzi's hand: "Go back and tell Wangpin that her remorse has been seen by me and all the concubines in the harem."
"I hope that after the confinement period is over, the princess will be able to reform herself and not frame others or cause displeasure to His Majesty again."
Xiao Tianzi didn't dare to refute a word, and said with a bent waist: "Yes. I will definitely convey the words of Concubine Chen!"
"Minions, back off!"
How many women in the harem don’t want to give birth to a prince?
Especially since your majesty has so few offspring, there are only two princes in the palace, and the third prince is your majesty's eldest son!
The concubine raised the third prince, so she was already very eye-catching. After Xiao Tianzi left, everyone's topic unconsciously fell on her.
"In my opinion, Concubine Chen is kindhearted. Concubine Wang ignored your kindness and framed you, but you didn't even bother with her."
"How can we say that Concubine Chen is broad-minded?"
"I just don't know if the Queen Concubine Wang is truly repentant, or if she just sent Xiao Tianzi here for show."
"..."
From what they said, they all seemed to be trying to please Shen Zhinian, hoping that she would go and make Concubine Wang unhappy. Concubine Xue frowned slightly.
These women were not speaking up for Concubine Chen; they clearly had their own selfish motives.
Although this is always the case in the harem, Xue Fei still feels annoyed.
How could Shen Zhinian not see through such an obvious trick?
She sat on a high seat, looking at these beauties with different thoughts, and suddenly she understood how Jiang Shuren felt when she accepted greetings from everyone in the harem.
To put it in one sentence, they performed slowly and she just smiled and didn't say anything.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Shen Zhinian raised his hand: "Okay."
"The concubine did something wrong, but His Majesty has already punished her. After all, she is the biological mother of the Third Prince. You keep talking about the concubine, which will ultimately damage the Third Prince's reputation."
"Don't mention this matter again."
The concubines who had just spoken stopped talking and bowed their heads in unison, saying, "Yes. We will follow the instructions of the Imperial Concubine Chen!"
A palace concubine took a sip of tea and suddenly smiled and said, "In the past, there was no imperial concubine in the palace, and the Imperial Concubine Chen was still a virtuous concubine. That's why His Majesty ordered the Imperial Concubine Liang and the Imperial Concubine Chen to help manage the six palaces together."
"But now, Your Majesty is already the extremely noble Consort Chen, and your rank is far above the four consorts."
"There is a difference between the high and the low. If Concubine Liang takes away the power of the six palaces from Concubine Chen, it would be unacceptable..."
At this point, the concubine smiled and looked at Shen Zhinian, her eyes were full of flattery: "In my opinion, all the power in the harem should belong to the Royal Concubine Chen, this is in accordance with the rules."
There is no telling how many low-ranking concubines there are who want to please Shen Zhinian in order to gain his favor.
Who in the harem doesn’t envy Concubine Sun, who doesn’t want to be her?
It’s a pity that they can’t even see Concubine Chen on a regular basis, let alone get on this big ship.
After hearing this, many people nodded and said, "I think what Zhang Changzai said is absolutely right!"
Zhang Changzai was the concubine who had just proposed that Concubine Liang give up her power to assist in managing the six palaces.
"I also think that what Zhang Changzai said makes sense!"
"In the past, there were only two concubines in the front and back palaces, so it was reasonable to share the power equally. But now, the harem is headed by Concubine Chen. It is unreasonable for Concubine Liang to monopolize the power of the palace..."
Seeing that the rhythm was getting better, Shen Zhinian glanced at Zhang Changzai inconspicuously, but only saw flattery and fawning on the other's face.
An ordinary person might think that Zhang Changzai was just relying on her and wanted to use this as a token of his allegiance.
However, Shen Zhinian thought more deeply.
Assisting in managing the six palaces is no small matter. If Zhang Changzai really wants to help her and take back the power from Concubine Liang, she should have made suggestions to her in private or given her advice.
Instead of saying it directly in front of everyone and making Concubine Liang lose face, Shen Zhinian would also be in an awkward situation.
Maybe at this time, many people felt that since Concubine Liang had been helping to manage the six palaces, she had managed many things in an orderly manner. Why did Shen Zhinian take away the power from Concubine Liang as soon as she became Concubine Chen?
Isn't this even more arrogant and domineering than when Liu Shiqing was a royal concubine?
Although Zhang Chang was somewhat favored on weekdays, it was not much, and Shen Zhinian had never paid special attention to her.
No one had ever heard of Zhang Changzai being close to anyone or relying on anyone.
On the day when everyone was paying their respects, she suddenly jumped out and made such a scene, pretending that she wanted to surrender to Shen Zhinian.
Shen Zhinian didn't believe that Zhang Chang had no one behind the scenes.
Many people looked at Concubine Liang with a bit of heartache and sympathy.
Among them, Concubine Hao was the worst.
On the way to Zhongcui Palace, she felt very upset for Concubine Liang. Seeing that Concubine Chen had deliberately made things difficult for Concubine Liang, Concubine Hao couldn't stand it any more.
It's just that she's pregnant now and doesn't want to cause trouble, so she hasn't been the first to step forward.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Chen not only did not restrain herself, but became even worse.
She hasn't even had time to get comfortable on the throne of Imperial Concubine, but she's already joined forces with Zhang Changyi to take away the only remaining power from Concubine Liang!
Empress Liang has been very kind to her. If she still pretends not to know, how can she repay Empress Liang for her care and consideration for the past six months?