Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

"I have absolutely no intention of cursing the Queen! On the contrary, I feel that the Queen's love and care for me is as sincere and pure as the gardenia on my head!"

Concubine Liu sneered, what a clever mouth!

However, she was happy if someone could make Queen Jiang and Jiang Wanning unhappy, and naturally enjoyed watching the show.

Concubine Xue, who had been indifferent to the matter, suddenly said, "I am from Licheng. From high-ranking officials to common people, everyone in Licheng likes gardenias very much. White flowers should not be worn in the hair, but gardenias are indeed an exception."

There was a flash of surprise in Shen Zhinian's eyes. She didn't expect that Xuepin, who was always cold and aloof, would actually speak up for her.

The women in the harem often went to the imperial garden to meet the emperor by chance. They were familiar with common flowers. How could they not understand that what Shen Zhinian and Xuepin said was true?

Seeing Shen Zhinian's eloquent speech, Jiang Wanning continued, "The white flower of bad luck has been praised to the sky by Rou Changzai. You can even say that black is white! But everyone here has eyes, it's not your turn to confuse right and wrong here!"

"You openly wore a white flower and came to Kunning Palace to pay respects to the Empress. You are intending to curse her. You deserve death!"

At this point, Jiang Wanning rushed forward, ripped off the gardenia from Shen Zhinian's hairpin, threw it on the ground and crushed it with her feet, looking at her arrogantly: "Rou Changzai, you still don't plead guilty!"

Shen Zhinian was so happy that her heart was blossoming. She didn't expect Jiang Wanning to be even more stupid than she thought. She looked frightened and aggrieved.

"Madam Jiang, how can you say that the flower in my hairpin is unlucky and crush it with your feet..."

Jiang Wanning thought Shen Zhinian was finally scared, and became even more proud, and crushed it harder. A white gardenia turned into mud in an instant.

"Did I say something wrong? The white flower you wear is unlucky, just like you, a lowly person! Only a lowly person like you would be interested in such rotten flowers!"

Shen Zhinian used a lot of effort to control himself from laughing out loud, but his expression became even more frightened.

"But...but the gardenias in my palace were all given by His Majesty..."

"I love and cherish the flowers sent by Your Majesty, so I specially put them on my hair to pay my respects to the Empress and to express my respect to her."

"It's all my fault. I didn't know that they were cheap and unlucky things in the eyes of Concubine Jiang... I violated Concubine Jiang's taboo. I hope Concubine Jiang will forgive me..."

The hall suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop!

Many people had looks of horror on their faces!

Especially Jiang Wanning, when she thought of what she had just said and saw the flowers on the ground that she had trampled into mud, the color on her face instantly faded away, and she staggered back several steps...

"W-what..."

"This, this is actually a reward from His Majesty..."

No matter how arrogant she was, she was scared now!

Concubine Liu was watching the fun and laughed, "Tsk... The Queen is the mother of the country, and she is the most fair and strict. I wonder what crime you should be punished for slandering and damaging the things bestowed by the Emperor?"

Being able to make these two women in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion shoot themselves in the foot, Concubine Liu now likes Shen Zhinian particularly!

"no!"

Jiang Wanning explained in a panic: "I didn't know, this flower was given by your majesty, otherwise I wouldn't dare to do it even if I had a hundred courages!"

Concubine Liu looked at her sarcastically.

"If everyone was like you, saying 'I don't know' when they made a mistake, wouldn't the harem be in chaos?"

"Look at my memory. I actually forgot that Concubine Jiang is the Queen's biological sister. It is natural for the Queen to be reluctant to question her. I believe the concubines in the harem can understand this."

These words put Queen Jiang in a difficult position. If she did not severely punish Jiang Wanning, she would be blatantly showing favoritism. How would she be able to win the support of the people in the harem in the future?

Jiang Wanning was completely panicked. She glared at Shen Zhinian fiercely and was about to rush over to fight her!

"It's all your fault, bitch! Why didn't you tell me earlier that this flower was a gift from His Majesty? You wanted to harm me on purpose, didn't you? Bitch! Die!"

"enough!"

Before Jiang Wanning could get close to Shen Zhinian, she was stopped by the palace servants of Kunning Palace. Queen Jiang looked at her coldly, her eyes full of disappointment.

She didn't know if what happened today was a deliberate plot by Shen Zhinian. But if Jiang Wanning hadn't taken the initiative to provoke or done something stupid, how could things have developed to this point?

"Pass on this palace's decree. Concubine Jiang's words and deeds are inappropriate. She slandered and damaged the things bestowed by the emperor. From now on, she will be demoted to a noble lady and fined three months' salary!"

The Zhenguogong Mansion was not short of money, and for Jiang Wanning, three months' salary was nothing. But she had just become the head of a palace, and she was demoted to a noble lady. Wouldn't all the women in the harem laugh at her? !

Jiang Wanning really didn't understand. She just stepped on a flower, why would there be such serious consequences? !

"The Queen..."

"That's enough!" Queen Jiang interrupted her impatiently.

A flower that is often worn in the hairpin is indeed nothing, but it is a gift from the emperor, and Concubine Liu is eyeing it covetously. If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Wanning is the sister of Queen Jiang, the crime would be even greater.

It was the first time that Concubine Liu saw Queen Jiang looking so deflated, and she was even angry at her own sister.

She just felt refreshed, and smiled while covering her mouth: "The Queen is indeed fair in her dealings. I admire you!"

Queen Jiang is worthy of being the queen. Even in this situation, she quickly regained her impeccable smile.

"I am the queen, in charge of the six palaces, so I should handle everything impartially. Your Highness has never sat in my position, so naturally you cannot understand the hard work."

The implication is that as long as she, the principal wife, is alive, Concubine Liu will ultimately be just a concubine!

There was a stern look in Concubine Liu's eyes: "No matter how hard your queen works, you must take care of your health."

So what if she's the first wife? She won't live long! She can outlive the other person!

Queen Jiang's chest rose and fell slightly, her face was ugly for a moment, and she waved her hand and said, "That's all for today, everyone leave."

Everyone stood up and saluted: "Your servants/concubines respectfully send off Her Majesty the Queen!"

The moment they passed each other, Jiang Wanning glared at Shen Zhinian fiercely, the resentment in her eyes almost overflowing!

This bitch, just wait for her!!!

Shen Zhinian simply ignored her and walked out briskly.

She won this round!

If Jiang Wanning still wants to provoke her, she will accompany him and see who will have the last laugh!

After everyone left, Fanghua helped Queen Jiang to the inner room to change clothes and take medicine.

"My lady, do you think Rou Changzai did this on purpose?"

Queen Jiang's eyes were dark and unclear.

"She doesn't have the ability to predict the future, so how could she know that Wan Ning would use the gardenia to attack her? But you can't say for sure... There is always a shortage of women in the harem who look innocent but are actually very cunning."