Chapter 438: The Great Yan Clan Controversy (Part 2)

At first when Ouyang Yanran claimed to be sick, everyone thought it must be a fake, an excuse.

Because yesterday, the old man Ouyang didn't say anything in the court, but he looked very energetic, how could he be so sick that he couldn't get up after coming here overnight?

But when they heard that he was even going to retire from his old age and return to his hometown, everyone hesitated.

After all, in the eyes of many people, Ouyang Yanran now has a high position and authority. If it was not a last resort, how could she leave?

Even if it is not for himself, his descendants have not yet cultivated a master who can take over his temple status after he leaves. In this case, it is not a good thing for the Yu family to leave, right?

Then I wondered, could it be that he was plotted or even threatened by his political opponents?

How else could it be?

The most suspicious person is undoubtedly Concubine Min Yunfenghuang!

In Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, Yun Fenghuang was speechless when he heard the rumor: "Bengong? I haven't seen Ouyang Yanran for how many days. What are you doing to drive him away?"

Chen Jing cautiously relayed the rumors: "The slaves are talking nonsense, saying that the elder Ouyang must also disapprove of Xie's daughter becoming the Da Yan family, but the empress wants her niece to be a queen of a foreign country, so she can't tolerate the elder Ouyang. In the court... this is not a bunch of nonsense!"

"..." Yun Fenghuang also sneered, "I have the ability to drive this old thing away, how can I endure it until now?"

After losing her temper for a while, she suppressed her temper and asked, "Do you know who sent these words?"

"Returning to your mother, the slaves are incompetent. After investigation, they are all stragglers and have not yet found the trace of the messenger behind the scenes." Chen Jing was a little embarrassed. It was really not that he was careless, but after reminding each other all night, Now everyone in the temple understands what the position of the Dayan family means, so the atmosphere in Qishan was once tense, and everyone was vigilant when going in and out. .

Yun Fenghuang frowned, not caring about getting angry, and said: "Forget it, if His Majesty really listens to this matter, it will not be a trivial matter! Someone prepare the chariot, I will go to Xingxintang for a walk!"

She went to Xingxintang to find Chunjia crying and complaining about her grievances. Chunjia was also amused, and said, "What does this matter have to do with you? Some people gossip and even make you into it."

"Your Majesty said so. It seems that the old man Ouyang did have an inside story, and His Majesty already knew about it?" Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and asked, "I don't know what it is. Suffering so much grievance!"

Chunjia comforted her for a while, and then said: "Master Ouyang is old, and he would not have been in the court for too long. This time, the old disease that fell during the exile has recurred, and he is worried that it will affect his life. Leave in a hurry."

"A relapse of the old disease?" Yun Fenghuang asked suspiciously, "I have never heard of Ouyang Boss having such an old disease?"

The emperor didn't change his face, and said: "It's natural. After all, when I got up and restored him, the Ji clan was still in power. If they knew about this, how could they be afraid of Mr. Ouyang? It's just Mr. Ouyang who acts on his own. There will also be many inconveniences. Therefore, such secrets are naturally to be concealed. Originally, the imperial physician had been recuperating him in private for the past two years, and he thought he was almost better. Who knew that he was suppressing it by force, and now suppressing it I can't help it, if he doesn't go back and concentrate on taking care of his life, I'm afraid time is running out! I can't know this and force him to stay."

This is of course to fool the imperial concubine and outsiders.

In fact, both the monarch and the minister knew exactly what Ouyang Yanran asked to do.

It's just that this kind of thing that reflects the monarch's suspicion is not suitable for rumors. Since Ouyang Yanran is sensible and doesn't talk nonsense, Chunjia will certainly not admit it.

What he said right now, plus the fact that the place where Ouyang Yanran was exiled back then was indeed a poor village full of miasma, and many officials who had been exiled all the time died here. So it is reasonable to leave some chronic illness or something.

Yun Fenghuang also believed it.

So she stopped pursuing this matter, and turned to test the candidates for the Da Yan family: "...the concubine is in the harem, I heard someone mentioned how many of them are Meng'er?"

Chunjia has been thinking about this issue for the past two days, seeing the imperial concubine mentioning it, she simply nodded and asked, "But I don't know what Ah Huang thinks?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang pondered, his expression fluctuating, and after a while, he finally said, "With my concubine's stinginess, of course I can't wait for Wei He to perish. It's just that it is His Majesty's plan that is more important."

The implication is, anyway, even if my niece and daughter are allowed to become Da Yan's family, it is for you, not for the glory and wealth of my Xie family!

Seeing the emperor's half-smile, she turned her mind and couldn't help but ask again, "But I don't know what His Majesty is planning?"

"Da Yan's will be bestowed after all." Chunjia said slowly, "Otherwise, the minds of the non-my race must be different. Xifa himself is an example. Although the new Khan is weak, but when he grows up, he will be different." He may not be as obedient as he is now. Besides, if you want to supervise and supervise, who is more convenient than the person next to your pillow? Actually, I don’t have high requirements for this candidate. Just don’t cause trouble for me in the future.”

Yun Fenghuang guessed what he meant, but in fact, he didn't object to his nieces doing this big family?

This was analyzed by Yin Qu. The Xie family was almost destroyed and its foundation was weak. In addition, the relationship between the Xie family and Yun Fenghuang was within the scope of the emperor's trust and indulgence.

Of course, after the emperor let go of his mouth and no longer insisted that only his sons can sit on the position of crown prince, the emperor was no longer so guarded against Xie and Yun Fenghuang.

It's just that the emperor doesn't object to Xie's daughter, but he doesn't worry about Xie's daughter.

This worry is not about suspicion of loyalty or anything, it is probably the same as Yin Qu's objection to the canonization of court ladies and relatives, fearing that Mrs. Xie's skills are not enough to support the role that Da Yan's family should have, and she will frequently ask Guochao to worry about her. Not to mention the prestige of the middle-earth, the key is to drag the imperial court back.

After all, Chunjia had a not-so-intelligent queen in his own harem, and he knew too well that a woman who was forcibly pushed to the back position would be a hindrance if her talents couldn't match her own.

"Meng'er is definitely not the right candidate." The imperial concubine listened, and made quick calculations in her heart. As for Xie Meng and Deng Chengzhai's verbal marriage agreement, or the matchmaking made by the emperor himself, Yun Fenghuang didn't take it to heart at all.

If Xie Meng is the material, so what if he regrets the marriage?

Deng Chengzhai's weight is not as important as that of the Great Khan of Foreign Countries.

In particular, Deng Chengzhai is deeply interested and has a bright future. The possibility of abandoning Chunjia and becoming loyal to Xuanqing Palace is not high.

Unlike Great Khan Weihe, no matter what he said, he always had diplomatic relations as a guarantee.

She collected herself, looked around and no one else was there, and asked directly: "What do you think of Kuo Er, Your Majesty?"

"Xie Kuo?" Of the three nieces in front of the imperial concubine, the one Chunjia knows and loves the most is undoubtedly Xie Meng. The second one I was familiar with was Xie Kuo.

As for the last one who came over Xie Xie, whether he or the imperial concubine, they didn't really know much about it.

Frankly speaking, Chunjia has never liked Xie Kuo, who is sensible and submissive, but prefers Xie Meng, who is more indulgent.

But this is just judging from the perspective of irrelevant interests, from the standpoint of choosing Weihe Dayan...

Chunjia thought for a moment, then said slowly, "Ah Huang, do you think she can do it?"

Yun Fenghuang said: "Your Majesty, if the rich son is not successful, then there is no need to consider other nieces as concubines."

This is the truth.

At present, Xie Kuo has some hope. This is not only talent, but also ambition.

After all, Xie Meng is actually not stupid, the key point is that this child is thinking about marrying a young man of similar age from a noble family, and living a life of old age as written in the storybook.

With this kind of mind, Yun Fenghuang is definitely not at ease if he is not with him.

You must know that the Xie family does not have any suitable assistants for the dowry. At that time, most of them will rely on the people from Chunjia and Yin Qu.

If one's own ability is insufficient, it is easy to be swayed by the servants and become a puppet.

In this way, does it make sense for Yun Fenghuang to push a niece out to become Da Yan's family?

The emperor took a sip of the tea, and pondered: "Well, I and your niece need to avoid suspicion after all, after all, this child is too old. Tomorrow, you let her go to the empress dowager to pay her respects."

Is this why I want the Empress Dowager to help investigate Xie Kuo's ability?

Yun Fenghuang was a little surprised, because she always thought that after the collapse of the Ji family, between Chunjia and the Empress Dowager, it was a little bit reluctant to even maintain a superficial relationship.

But looking at it right now, the Empress Dowager is willing to hold Chunjia's eye?

The empress dowager showed her love for the seventh prince, which...? ? ?

She was feeling suspicious, but Chunjia seemed to guess it, and said, "A few days ago, someone submitted a request to liquidate Ji's posthumous name, but I haven't made up my mind yet."

Only then did Yun Fenghuang suddenly realize that the co-author was the Empress Dowager who was being manipulated and had to help Chunjia at the moment.

Moreover, although the Empress Dowager doesn't like Chunjia, she may not like Yunfenghuang, so under such entanglement, Xie Kuo will make a fairer judgment on the contrary.

...but not necessarily?

The noble concubine suspected that the relationship between Chunjia and the empress dowager might be more complicated, but the emperor didn't want to talk about it, and she couldn't ask further questions, so she calmed down and nodded, "I'll let Kuoer talk about it when I turn around."

When she returned to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, she specially summoned Xie Kuo to her, and told her niece what happened in the future: "Now is an excellent opportunity. It can even be said that there will be no better things before or after you." It's your chance. But whether you can succeed or not depends on yourself. You know, the Empress Dowager doesn't want to see Ben Gong. She will definitely not be able to give you a high hand, but she may deliberately make things difficult for you. This is the Empress Shenzong Yuan, the biological mother of Xiaozong, I don't dare to underestimate her means. I can't guess how she will test you... After all, since I entered the palace, I have had too little contact with her. And the reason why she is where she is today is mainly because It was because of the defeat of the Ji family. And the Ji family was settled by His Majesty. If there is a fair fight, even this palace would not dare to say that it will win... All in all, this time it really depends on your own luck."

Xie Kuo sounded a little nervous, but more excited: "Aunt Xie reminded me, my niece will definitely do her best!"

As she spoke, she was about to go down, but was stopped by Yun Fenghuang.

Yun Fenghuang carefully looked at the face of this niece, Xie Kuo was younger than Xie Meng when he entered the palace, as if he was only four or five years old?

Now in the blink of an eye, she is also a girl in her teens.

She is not stunning, but beautiful, with that kind of quiet temperament that can be said to be a model of a well-bred lady.

Because the childishness in the corners of the eyes and brows has not completely receded, there is still a bit of innocence.

It reminds people of the half-opened flower buds, which are just blooming. They don't know that there is still the suffering of wind, frost, rain and snow in this world, and they are full of immature and innocent expectations.

Xie Kuo didn't understand why he looked at the aunt in front of him, but saw Yun Fenghuang reaching out to touch her face, and said softly: "Go."

After Xie Kuo resigned and left, Yun Fenghuang smiled, the smile didn't reach his eyes, it turned into bitterness.

how to say.

At the beginning, she thought that since she was a noble concubine and was favored by the emperor, as long as she did not fall out of favor for a day, her nieces would definitely not make the same mistakes and had to fight hard.

Although they will be subject to her, they will also enjoy the benefits.

However……

After all, it was just too naive back then.