Chapter 665: Demon Concubine
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
A temporary pavilion was built at the top of Tiger Mountain. bamboo curtains hung down on the four sides of the pavilion, and many guards stood around. When Xiao Juan appeared with his men, a guard immediately stopped them.
“The empress will only let Xiao Juan in.”
Xiao Juan instructed the Eagle Guards following behind, “Wait here.”
“Yes!”
The Eagle Guards took two steps back in unison. Seeing this, the guard turned around and gestured. “Her Majesty is inside. Please come in.”
Xiao Juan bought the steps and the palace maid standing at the side rolled up the bamboo curtain.
In the pavilion, a gorgeous woman was leaning against a soft couch. She was wearing an exquisite palace dress with a white background and gold. Her long skirt fell to the ground along the edge of the couch. Her black hair was curled high on her head, decorated by golden hairpins.
She was the former Princess Tao Ran and the current empress of the Chen Nation.
She looked at the man who walked in and raised her red lips into a charming smile.
“Brother MO Zhu, I knew you would definitely come to the appointment.” Xiao Juan looked at her expressionlessly. “Tao Ran, why did you call me here?”
The empress of the Chen Nation raised her arm, and her wide sleeves fluttered in the wind.
“Princess Tao Ran is my title, not my real name.”
At this point, she looked at Xiao Juan with a faint smile. “Brother MO Zhu, do you remember my name?”
Xiao Juan was silent for a moment before saying, “Shen Luqing.” His answer clearly pleased the woman. Her eyes lit up.
“Luqing is tall and elegant. MO Zhu describes bamboo. My name happens to match your name, MO Zhu. Doesn’t this mean that the two of us are a match made in heaven?”
Xiao Juan said, “If you insist on thinking that, I’ll change my name.”
Shen Luqing was speechless.
The smile quickly faded from her face.
“Brother MO Zhu, do you really hate me so much?”
Xiao Juan said calmly, “I don’t like you or hate you. You’re just an unimportant stranger to me.”
Shen Luqing raised her eyebrows. “You really dare to say that. Don’t forget that
I’m no longer the young Princess Tao Ran. I’m now the empress of the Chen Nation. Now, I have the final say in everything regarding the Chen Nation. If you anger me, I can order the Chen Nation to send troops to Eastern Tang at any time.”
Facing her threat, Xiao Juan’s expression was still indifferent.
“You won’t.”
Shen Luqing said, “Oh? You’re so confident?”
Xiao Juan said, “The Chen Nation has just ended a civil strife. The hearts of the people are unstable. If you send troops to Eastern Tang at this time, it’s equivalent to giving someone a handle. It’s harmful to you.”
Shen Luqing placed one hand on the couch and slowly sat up straight. “So what? I don’t care what others think. I just want Brother MO Zhu.” Xiao Juan looked at her steadily.
Shen Luqing subconsciously raised her hand and gently stroked her cheek. “What is Brother MO Zhu looking at?”
Xiao Juan said, “You look much different.”
Shen Luqing said, “Really? How have I changed?”
“In the past, you might have ignored everything and just wanted to be happy, but not now.”
Shen Luqing smiled gently. “Anyone will change after experiencing so much.” Xiao Juan was silent.
Shen Luqing reached out her slender hand, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and gently pushed it in front of Xiao Juan.
“It’s rare to meet. Sit down and have a cup of tea and a good chat.”
Xiao Juan sat down at the table, but he did not touch the teacup in front of him.
Shen Luqing asked, “Are you afraid that I’ll poison the tea?”
Xiao Juan said, “You have to be wary of others.”
Shen Luqing smiled again. “You’re really straightforward. This is the best tea in our Chen Nation. It’s priceless. You didn’t even drink it when I treated you.
What a waste.”
At this point, she picked up her teacup and took a sip.
Xiao Juan said, “You didn’t call me here just to drink tea, right?”
Shen Luqing put down her teacup. “Brother MO Zhu, I’ve missed you for the past two years. Have you ever missed me for a moment?” Before Xiao Juan could answer, she spoke first. “Okay, there’s no need to say anything. I know you’re going to say no.”
Xiao Juan did not speak, which was a tacit agreement.
Shen Luqing asked, “Do you know what I’ve experienced in the past two years?”
Xiao Juan continued to be silent.
Shen Luqing continued.
“Han Chengxi is really a piece of trash. After he kidnapped me to the Chen
Nation, he treated me as a plaything and raised me in the residence.”
“He even used unorthodox methods to train me and forced me to learn those dirty things. After training me, he packed me up as a gift and sent me to the emperor of the Chen Nation.”
“That emperor was even older than my father, an old man covered in wrinkles. Every time I got close, I could smell the bad old man smell on him. I wanted to vomit.”
“But I still had to do my best to please him. Only by gripping his heart could I have a chance of turning things around. Everyone called me a shameless demon concubine. But so what? There’s no turning back. I can only climb up unscrupulously.”
At this point, she could not help but close her eyes.
All kinds of things from the past appeared in his mind.
There were schemes from the harem, curses, and slander from the officials of the previous dynasty, and threats from Han Chengxi again and again.
She was deeply involved in the harem of the Chen Nation. No matter how desperate she was, no one would not help her.
Her once sharp personality had been forcefully worn down. She had learned to hide her strength and bide her time. She had learned to be humble.
Logically speaking, at the emperor’s age, it should be very difficult to get concubines pregnant again.
But she did.
It was not because she was lucky enough, but because while serving the emperor of the Chen Nation, she had to please Han Chengxi like a pet in private.
The person who really got her pregnant was Han Chengxi.
But this secret was only known to her and Han Chengxi.
The emperor of the Chen Nation thought that the child was his and that he would have a son when he was old. He thought that he was strong and virile when he was old, so he went against everyone’s wishes and conferred her the title of Imperial Noble Consort.
With her pillow talk, the emperor of the Chen Nation indeed had the thought of making Han Chengxi the crown prince.
Han Chengxi also thought that victory was in his grasp and that he was confident in the crown prince’s throne.
Little did he know that while he was using Shen Luqing, she was also using him.
After a few princes who had the greatest hope of competing for the position of crown prince were all killed by Han Chengxi, Shen Luqing secretly drugged his wine when he was not on his guard.
While he was in a daze, Shen Luqing pushed him down the stairs.
He happened to break his neck when he fell to the ground and died on the spot.
After that, she coaxed the emperor of the Chen Nation into conferring her the title of the empress and her son was made the crown prince.
Now that the emperor of the Chen Nation had a stroke and was paralyzed, he was lying on the bed and could not move. She was in charge of everything in the court.
As for the people who had hurt her, they were either dead or half-dead..
