Chapter 416: Return of the Queen Mother
Xie Xiye's illegitimate son was still on the way. Under the persuasion of the emperor, the loving mother, the empress dowager, did not really return to the palace, but returned to the imperial capital.
On the day of arrival, the emperor led his concubines and officials and went out of the city ten li to meet him.
Since the empress was still ill according to the order, Concubine Min Gui, who "although she is not fully recovered, insisted on getting up in order not to disappoint the loving mother empress dowager", started the day.
Yun Fenghuang was obviously wearing heavy makeup, and she explained to the emperor that she was afraid that the remaining sickness on her face would disturb everyone's interest.
The main reason is that she is young and has a good foundation and a good complexion. Without applying a few layers of powder, the so-called pale complexion cannot be seen at all...
But it doesn't matter, the emperor believed it, and it was over.
Calmly stepping on the Queen's feet again, Yun Fenghuang's mood was not much better.
Because Empress Dowager Yuan is not the loving mother Empress Dowager before, when she saw Yun Fenghuang, it was as if the two had never had any conflicts before, and she was very amiable. Of course, it’s not the kind of enthusiasm that makes people notice it is abnormal, but it’s the very sincere letting go of the past and burying the past: "After the ups and downs of these days, and the near-death not long ago, Aijia has already seen everything. What is the meaning of power, status, wealth... what is the meaning? People of this age, what is more important than family happiness? As long as the children of the Ai family are healthy, even if the Ai family dies immediately I am willing!"
Yun Fenghuang didn't need to look at Chunjia's face to know it, the emperor loved it so much!
Isn't the most beautiful state in Chunjia's mind that his mother and concubine are really open-minded and don't care about each other, have no ambitions, and can give him sincere comfort from the heart?
"What are you talking about? You want it to last a long time." Yun Fenghuang took a deep breath, smiled respectfully and affectionately, and said softly, "In the future, when the heirs of the emperor get married, it will be necessary for you to help them manage their eyes!"
Empress Dowager Yuan smiled and said: "Don't! After all, the Ai family is just the clan wife of King Fuyang's lineage. To be able to occupy the position of empress dowager is nothing more than the emperor's nostalgia for the old days. The marriage of the royal heirs is not easy for the Ai family to intervene Besides, the Empress Dowager is still here. For such matters, it is appropriate to consult the Empress Dowager.”
Yun Fenghuang's eyes narrowed slightly, okay, give Ben Gong a soft nail as soon as he comes up?
First of all, I mentioned that my lineage of Fuyang King is not the main branch, and I hinted from the side that I will adjust my position so that the emperor can feel at ease, and then beat Yun Fenghuang with the empress dowager: knowing that the emperor is serious and the emperor's grandmother is here, why do you still say such things? ? Ai's family just came back, and you want to cheat Ai's family?
"You don't know, empress dowager, the empress dowager always likes to be quiet, and concubines usually dare not go to pay her respects." She said immediately, "How dare you bother with such a thing? But you, your majesty said, you want Let the concubines accompany you more. No, I am not a noble girl, and it is difficult to be elegant about the things I worry about every day, but I subconsciously thought of asking you for advice!"
It's not that I don't respect the emperor's aunt, but that I respect other people's quiet temperament!
Moreover, the reason to discuss the emperor's heir's marriage with you is because I don't treat you as an outsider!
"The noble concubine cares about the imperial heirs." The Queen Mother Yuan glanced at her and smiled, "I thought to myself, the imperial heirs are still young, and they can live for two years. Not to mention the imperial daughter, the prince follows the rules, ten Five is about to be a feudal clan. At that time, even if you return to Beijing every year to say hello, you will be able to see less. Right now, you are thinking of marrying them, but in the future, you will feel sorry for not following more now. They get along for a while. You are still young, and you will know how you feel later when you are a person like Aijia. Of course, you have many children in front of you, but it is not easy to be deserted. "
The implication is that a real loving mother thinks that her children will leave her after the age of fifteen, and she wishes to spend more time with her children. How could she be thinking about marriage for her children now?
Could it be that the imperial concubine, your love for your heirs is all pretended?
In fact, I wish I could get rid of my non-biological child so that I could concentrate on loving my own Prince Jin?
"Empress Dowager, have you forgotten?" Yun Fenghuang's smile remained unchanged, and he said softly, "The rules of the country, the prince is a vassal, and he can ask to bring his mother and concubine with him. At that time, the concubine may follow which one of them I have gone to the fiefdom. Isn’t that why I am here every day? As for the other children, please ask His Majesty for your grace to divide the children as close as possible. It is convenient to meet each other like this. Don’t you think so?”
"..." Empress Dowager Yuan choked for a moment. She didn't believe what the concubine said at all, but it was hard to refute that the Ai family knew too well what Xiaoyun was like. Lord celebrate the Palace of Compassion!
She narrowed her eyes slightly, and immediately said, "That's true, it's Ai's old age, bad memory... Ai's just saying, you love King Qin so much, and that child is famously filial to you. How can you be willing to part with him? It is imperative to be with him."
old godmother! ! !
Yun Fenghuang gritted his teeth secretly, what do these words mean?
What Ben Gong said was just to appear unambitious, so that Gu Shi could let go of his guard.
It's good for you, climb along the pole, think about it, and I will follow King Qin to become a vassal at that time?
It's been a few years since this happened!
"What the empress said is that the concubine is naturally reluctant to part with the King of Qin and the others. After all, they are all the children brought up by the concubine." She said with a smile, "It's as if the empress is also reluctant to part with your majesty. Back then, when you insisted on leaving the palace, your majesty I am very reluctant, I was dragged down by pregnancy at the time, and my status was humble, so I didn't dare to say anything, but I was really sweating in my heart... I just thought you must be reluctant! I don't want to, you went back to Fuyang all the way County! These days, His Majesty has not been smiling for a few days. Now that he is back, I am really happy."
If you were a pure and loving mother, you would have used Li Palace to make your son Chunjia sad?
In the final analysis, everyone is relying on their status as mothers and concubines to select their offspring, so you are qualified to say that you are my palace!
The two looked at each other and smiled, talking and laughing at Yan Yan, and the people around them laughed together, but they all felt like they were sitting on pins and needles.
...In short, the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, was finally grandly welcomed into the Imperial Capital, and lived in Fuyang Palace which was rebuilt from Shu Palace.
The one who arrived half a day late was Gong Xiangruo, the eldest son of Gong Xiangruo, Gong Xiang Mu, whom Chun Jia specially sent from Fuyang County. When Gongxiang Ruoheng was adopted before, the emperor was so anxious that he didn't care about the name. Now, he finally remembered, changed it himself, and joined the princes from the Ministry of He.
In the thirteenth year of Gongxiangmu, because he was pampered since he was a child, his stature is not much shorter than that of an adult man.
He passed on the beauty of his grandmother, Princess Lin, who was very beautiful and fair.
Chunjia had a good impression of him, and personally summoned him to encourage him, rewarded him with many things, and finally told him not to forget to visit his grandparents.
Originally, Zhou Wang and his wife were supposed to go back to the fief before the Lantern Festival, but because Chunjia left the New Year's Eve banquet in the middle, and Gongxiang Ruoheng died, they also stayed.
"But I hope that the newly promoted Fuyang King can make Princess Lin feel more at ease." According to the rules, a married daughter is a filial piety for her natal family, but Yun Fenghuang has already made a filial piety in nine months, and the emperor will stay at the hotel tonight. Huanhuadian.
Before going to sleep, he said with emotion, "After all, Princess Lin was indeed wronged in this matter, and I don't want to beat it too much."
Yun Fenghuang's heart skipped a beat when he heard that, and he suspected that the emperor knew about the fact that Princess Lin was looking for concubines to join forces with the Queen Mother Yuan, so he turned his mind and said, "I think so too. A child, if you say no, you will be gone. There must be resentment in your heart. However, there are still grandchildren. Besides, the two empress dowagers did not intend to do that. In the final analysis, it was their son who was doomed. But I hope she can understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts and think about it sooner."
Chunjia nodded slightly, and stopped continuing this topic.
He did know that these days Princess Lin tried every means to persuade the concubine to cooperate with her in order to plot the life of Queen Mother Yuan.
As I said before, the emperor is actually quite reasonable without hindering the stability of his power position.
That's why I specially picked up Gong Xiangmu, hoping that this child can be called Zhou Wang and his wife, mainly because Princess Lin's heart has softened.
Her son is gone, but she still has a grandson.
If she does something that shouldn't be done, it's no surprise that Gong Xiangmu and the others will end up!
When the time comes, if Gongxiang is going to be extinct if he can't say it, then there will be no one to worship behind him!
If Princess Lin is willing to stop because of this, no matter whether she still has a grudge in her heart, Chunjia will just pretend to be so confused.
In the future, he will find an excuse to give grace to King Fuyang's lineage, so as to resolve the grievances.
But if Princess Lin is obsessed with obsession...
Chunjia didn't feel guilty about cleaning her up.
Not to mention that the death of Gongxiang Ruoheng was not intentional by the Empress Dowager Yuan.
Even if it is, then it is impossible for him to allow Princess Lin to kill Queen Mother Yuan for such a cheap clansman.
After all, there is a difference between near and far.
The next morning, Xiao Lin, the newly promoted Princess Fuyang, the wife of Gongxiang Ruohang, and the mother of Gongxiangmu, invited An Zhezi to enter the palace, but no one showed up.
After all, he is still a new widow, and he is afraid that his bad luck will collide with the palace.
The concubines could all understand, and they didn't really want to see her, so they all rewarded her with something, that's all.
In the next few days, Fuyang Palace was very lively.
The main reason was that Chunjia continued to reward her continuously, and even visited the Empress Dowager Yuan twice in person to have a talk with her, so that everyone in the capital did not dare to neglect her, and came to see her one after another.
Those who were not eligible to meet were also given large gifts.
However, Empress Dowager Yuan refused all of them. Except for the emperor, she didn't see anyone. Only Princess Dongxing and other clan elders made an exception and invited them to the flower hall for a chat. As for gifts, too, they would not accept anything.
Even if the gift list brought by Princess Dongxing, she is only willing to accept a box of pastries made by the chef of the princess's mansion.
All the others were returned as they were, and he made it clear that he came back to the Imperial Capital to provide for his life. He is old and lacks energy and has no time to worry about many things. Everyone's kindness can only be appreciated.
"Do you feel that the empress dowager has become more and more troublesome after she comes back?" So that when Yun Fenghuang went to pay her respects to the empress, the empress asked her quietly, "Look at her noble appearance, your majesty will be more filial to her !"
"Otherwise, why would His Majesty insist on inviting her to come back to live in the Imperial Capital?" The imperial concubine sighed and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know how much trouble she will bring to His Majesty if she picks things up? Fortunately, she is here now. Outside the palace, even if you want to torment us, it's not easy to reach out for a while, otherwise, if His Majesty sees her thoughts, you may not have another chance in the future."
Gu Zhen looked at her expectantly: "Is the Phoenix seal with you for the past two days? You have to take care of it more carefully. Don't tell her that the old man is not enough to worry about the Fuyang Palace, but also worry about the Six Palaces."
But Empress Dowager Yuan finally managed to put her hand sideways into the palace.