The Three-Life Stone

In the cold palace, Jiang's hair was disheveled, her face was haggard, her clothes were messy, and the maid accompanying her was covered in bruises. When she saw Concubine Shu coming, she knelt down and begged, "Your Majesty, please take me away. Concubine Jiang is crazy. I will be beaten to death by her."

"She's already been sent to the cold palace, so what's the point of having Concubine Jiang? The emperor didn't issue an edict to remove Concubine Jiang, which means he just forgot about this person."

Jiang Yi glared at the maid, then stood up and looked down at Concubine Shu: "You are talking nonsense. The emperor still loves me. He loves me the most. He must be angry and wants me to admit my mistakes. Concubine Shu, please help me to see the emperor. I will personally admit my mistakes to the emperor. When the emperor knows about it, he will definitely let me go. I have had enough. I will definitely not treat you badly when I get out."

Concubine Shu laughed as if she had heard a huge joke. She fell backwards and laughed exaggeratedly, as if she couldn't accept the joke. "It's enough to have such unrealistic thoughts for a day or two. How come you still fantasize like this for days? If the emperor really loves you, how could he not think of you for days? Or has your sister forgotten what day it is in the cold palace?"

"How dare you! I am the imperial concubine, and my father is the founding prime minister."

Jiang Yi pretended to slap Concubine Shu, but Concubine Shu's personal maid Yang Liu took the lead and knocked Jiang's raised arm away and quickly slapped Jiang: "How dare you! Your Highness was personally appointed as Concubine Shu by the Emperor. How can you be so presumptuous?"

Jiang Yi's already malnourished body was slapped to the ground by Yang Liu. He looked at the expressionless Concubine Shu in disbelief and murmured, "Concubine Shu... Concubine?"

Concubine Shu's expression was moved: "Do you still want to deceive yourself?"

Jiang Yi looked pitiful, half lying on the ground and laughing non-stop. Concubine Shu frowned, as if she was displeased.

Jiang Yi laughed until she was done and then slowly stood up. She straightened her clothes and still looked arrogant as always: "Duanmu Zhi, you are only able to gain a foothold in the harem because your elder brother is valued by the emperor. How do you know that my today is not your tomorrow?"

The corners of Concubine Shu's lips curved up: "Don't bother me, sister. I believe you have figured out the reason. It's not in vain that you have stayed in the cold palace for so long."

"Duanmu Zhi, did you come here today just to see me make fun of myself?"

"Of course. Liang Fei was such a kind-hearted woman, but you killed two of her sisters and you killed so many of her sisters. Now that you have ended up like this, I naturally cannot miss such a good show."

"Duanmu Zhi, you are nothing but a lackey of the emperor's son. If the emperor had not condoned my actions, I would not have been so bold. I dare not blame the emperor for coming to see me laugh. If your sister knew about this in the afterlife, she would not be at peace."

"The emperor is only guarding against your father's ambition. If your father has a good mentality, the emperor will not be magnanimous and will treat him well. You are also a woman in the harem and cannot cause any trouble. If you get along well with your sisters and don't be as ambitious as your father, even if the emperor blames the Jiang family, you can live a stable life in the harem. In the final analysis, it is true that the emperor indulges you, but if you have self-knowledge and are of the same mind as the emperor and your sisters, you will not end up like this."

Concubine Shu knew very well that the emperor was wrong, but when he ascended the throne, the court was unstable and the Jiang family was ambitious. If she didn't take advantage of them, there would be trouble in the future. Right and wrong can't be explained in a few words. Nothing can be explained clearly. Everyone has selfish motives, and Concubine Shu selfishly believed that all these were the fault of the Jiang family.

Jiang couldn't help but laugh until tears came out of her eyes after hearing this: "Hahahahahahaha, how hypocritical! If my mother's family was implicated, how could I ignore it and live my whole life in the harem? What do you mean the emperor is devoted to me? The emperor is just an ordinary citizen. How much of his heart can he give to women? What do you mean sisters are devoted to me? Who doesn't have selfish motives to fight overtly and covertly? I am just playing tricks in public. How can I compare to those shady deeds done in secret?"

"Jiang, I didn't come with you today to argue about this."

"If you want to make fun of me, please go back. My hands are not clean, so I can just let the ghosts of those women come to claim my life. I am not afraid of them alive, so what should I be afraid of dead?"

Jiang Yi shook her sleeves and casually tidied her hair to make herself look more dignified.

"Jiang Yi, I came here to ask you, has the Emperor ever...?" Concubine Shu put her hands together. This was something she had been curious about for all these years. In all these years in the harem, there were only a few times when she wanted to kiss and hug the Emperor, but the Emperor just didn't understand. She wanted to ask other sisters after they had slept together, but felt it was rude, so she kept it to herself. However, during the days when Hua Xiaoyao came, before the lights were turned off in the Hibiscus Courtyard, she could see from the shadows of Hua Xiaoyao and Lin Mo that their faces were close to each other.

Duanmu Zhi was not an ignorant girl. Even if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she still felt a little moved. Now that the favored Jiang was here, if she didn't...

Jiang Yi's expression froze slightly. When she saw Hua Xiaoyao sipping wine from Lin Mo's lips and the corners of Lin Mo's lips turned up, she was really hurt. Her shock was not because the woman's behavior was bold and dissolute. She was just a country girl, so how could she pay attention to etiquette? If the emperor wanted to fly with her, what shame would she need? It was that kiss that hurt her.

However, Jiang Yi made others laugh at her, especially her former defeated opponent: "Oh, the good daughter of the Duanmu family is so shameless, and she even wants to pry into other people's bedroom affairs."

Duanmu Zhi did not feel ashamed of Jiang Yi's ridicule. She had seen something from Jiang Yi's expression. A sense of relief flashed through Duanmu Zhi's heart. The emperor was ruthless and had always been like this. If Concubine Jin had been like this in the past, she would have definitely felt jealous. However, so many years had passed, and Duanmu Zhi could not remain calm, but she could look at Concubine Jin now with a sense of propriety and a deep sisterly love.

"Not long after you entered the cold palace, the emperor brought back a woman who was very favored. Now she has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and is about to ascend to the position of the mother of the country."

"Is that a young girl?"

Duanmu Zhi's lips twitched slightly: "No."

Jiang Yi finally lost her strength and sat down on the ground. Her clothes and hair had not been fixed properly to begin with, and after lying down, they became even more messy. Tears rolled down her cheeks silently, she had never loved before.

The man's face appeared in Jiang Yi's mind. "Yi Yi, when you give birth to a prince, I will definitely help you to sit on the position of queen. Now I will temporarily allow you to manage the harem as a concubine. You have to bear some grievances for now." "Yi Yi, you have gone too far in this matter. I am reluctant to punish you, and you can't do things so excessively. I am really afraid that I can't keep you." "Yi Yi, you are the most important in my heart. I don't like the pleasure of lips and teeth. The pleasure of sex is very much to my heart. I look for you every day and it's not enough."

And what did the woman called Yi Yi by the man do? She said, "Your Majesty, I am not wronged. You have done enough for me, and I know it all." She said, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I just feel jealous. Doesn't Your Majesty like me to be like this? Didn't Your Majesty say that this is a manifestation of my love for you?" She said, "Your Majesty, I understand." Then when the man was riding on her, she bit her fingers and looked at him, or left saliva on his body to make him like it. Thinking about it now, his calm eyes at that time were clearly as if he was looking at a clown.

When Concubine Shu left, she had someone bring in some bedding, clothes, and snacks. When she stepped over the threshold, she heard the woman behind her whisper, "Thank you... I'm sorry..." followed by a "bang".

Yang Liu stepped forward to support Concubine Shu: "Your Majesty, Jiang has hit her head against the wall, I'm afraid she's going to die."

Concubine Shu did not even turn her head and walked step by step with the support of Yang Liu: "That's it."

Behind him, there was another scream from the maidservant who had been with Jiang. The servant who followed her went to take a look and came back to report, "Madam, Jiang's accompanying maid took out the knife you were going to use to peel fruit for them and stabbed it into Jiang's chest. Jiang is dead."

Concubine Shu continued to walk slowly step by step: "That's it, someone will come to deal with it, what about the little maid?"

"Your Majesty, the young palace maid committed suicide by slitting her wrists after stabbing Jiang several times. She is still bleeding. I wonder if Your Majesty..."

"Let her fend for herself."

"promise."

Concubine Shu was strolling in the courtyard: "The Empress is about to ascend the throne, and I am in a good mood. I brought some ordinary fruits and snacks to visit Jiang in the cold palace. Who knew that Jiang did not repent in the cold palace? Her maid couldn't stand Jiang for a long time, so she wanted to kill her and then committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

All the servants knelt down.

"This slave knows."

"This slave knows."

Concubine Shu was walking in front and turned to look at the people kneeling behind her: "Isn't what I said wrong? What are you kneeling for?"

Everyone stood up and said, "Your Highness is absolutely right."

"That maid sought me out in an attempt to escape from the sea of ​​suffering, but I felt sorry for Jiang and told her to serve the master well. The maid wanted to kill me. If you hadn't stopped her, I'm afraid I would have been injured. You've worked hard today. Yang Liu, give me a reward."