Four Hundred and Seventieth IX The Discussion of Grandparents and Grandchildren
Chunjia's move surprised Gu.
When Gu Zhen first heard that the emperor arranged for the people in front of the empress dowager to reprimand him, he trembled with anger, and even had the impulsive idea of going to Taichu Palace to fight with Chunjia.
But then, when I heard that the tenth prince and the twelve princes would be taken to live in the side hall of the Taichu Palace and be raised by the emperor himself, the grievance and anger disappeared in an instant, as if spring snow met the sun.
Of course, this is only for a moment.
Still worried after that.
Not for anything else, just for: "The two children are not my own flesh and blood. Xiao Shi is already quite attached to Ping in his heart, but Twelve is still attached to me. But after going to His Majesty, forever, they Do you remember this Palace?"
Even if it is a mother and child, if there is no emotion, what is the use of having a name?
Look at the Empress Dowager Qu, she is Chunjia's own mother.
Isn't she thrown in Fuyang County now, but Empress Dowager Yuan was expelled from the palace for a while, and now she has returned to the Imperial Capital, and the emperor will ask her day and night?
It's just that Gu Zhen really didn't have the face to tell the emperor this.
After all, even Old Master Gu sent someone to send a letter into the palace after careful consideration, telling her to calm down and stop making trouble: "Your Highnesses, the Tenth Prince and the Twelfth Prince, your Majesty did not teach them well. I have already found out, Your Majesty is now I don't like His Highness the Tenth Prince very much. It seems that the noble concubine said that although the Tenth Prince was brought up by his mother, he has always cared about the Ping family... So His Majesty feels that the Tenth Prince is ungrateful and does not miss the mother's kindness in nurturing. But why? Don't you think that the empress can't even subdue a child? The imperial concubine has a vicious mind, and the empress is used to being honest. These conspiracies and tricks must be no match for her. In this case, the two highnesses went to the front of the majesty, not to mention other things, at least the previous court would know Take a high look."
"It's the first prince recorded on the jade plate again."
"As long as there are no mistakes in the future, when the reserve is established, will there be opportunities for others?"
Gu Zhen was actually not very relieved. Although she was not good at intrigue, she had been with the emperor for many years after all.
For Chunjia's personality, there is always some almost instinctive understanding.
He said to the confidant who passed the word: "The family has spent countless efforts this time, and even the father's posthumous name is ignored. Originally, it was to drag the concubine down. But your majesty said that the tenth prince and the twelve princes have since moved to the Taichu Palace. I won't continue. Who knows if it's a temporary appeasement? Otherwise, how wise is Your Majesty, wouldn't you know that Xie Xiaoyu couldn't have been murdered by me, Mrs. Gu?"
She hadn't thought that the emperor had arranged for her to get rid of her. She just thought, "Xie Xiaoyu made it clear that she committed suicide in fear of crime. His Majesty loves the noble concubine and tried every means to pick her out... If there is no favoritism from your majesty, I don't believe that the noble concubine is in the deep palace. , to be able to receive the news of Xie Xiaoyu's suicide so quickly, and thus use the pawns of Yanfu Palace to frame the palace!"
"Your Majesty loves the noble concubine so much, and the noble concubine is not a docile character."
"As your majesty, how can you not think that the mountain will collapse in the future, and if the noble concubine and the princes are not the East Palace, where should she go?"
"Now it seems that the final decision is made, but the two princes are just moved to live there, and there is no mention of the crown prince at all."
"Even the reason is that this palace is not well educated, and His Majesty intends to personally correct the dispositions of the two children... Doesn't the meaning of these words mean to tell everyone that His Majesty is not satisfied with the Tenth Prince and the Twelfth Prince?"
"If the two children can enter the East Palace in the future, let's knock our teeth out and swallow them now, that's all."
"But if the future princes are not them..."
"Then don't we want to follow the old path of Ouyang and the others, and abandon them completely after being used up?"
What Gu Zhen meant was that once you started, don't stop.
Regardless of the fact that the emperor's move is implying that they will calm down, in a word, the noble concubine must be ashamed, so that everyone shouts and beats her!
"If your mother's father is still there, you might as well make a big fuss at this moment." But after thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Gu finally sighed, "But your mother should know what's going on at home now. The pillar of the family has passed away, and there is no successor. To put it bluntly, what will happen to Gu's future depends on His Majesty's thoughts. Furthermore, regarding the current performance of the tenth prince and the twelfth prince, let's be honest, there is really nothing worthy of your Majesty's attention. What is important. His Majesty is willing to personally educate them, whether it is for peace of mind, or to truly cherish the son-in-law, all in all, he has given the two children a chance!"
"Even if His Majesty intends to take a tactic to slow down the army, he will use the condition of personally raising the two sons-in-law in exchange for us to stop the imperial concubine."
"This also shows that His Majesty still has scruples."
"Since this is the case, the Tenth Prince and the Twelfth Prince have the status of sons-in-law. As long as they are taught in the future and show the character and bearing enough to assume the position of Crown Prince, Your Majesty wants to establish the Prince of Xuanqing Palace, and it depends on whether the courtiers agree. agree!"
"Not to mention other people, at least Duke Yi is a man, the old man knows that he absolutely supports having a son and a son."
In his own mansion, Duke Yi always firmly supports the difference between his concubine and his concubine.
On top of Li Chu, there is absolutely no reason not to stand up to be a prince.
This was an old minister when the emperor had just ascended the throne. He had always been loyal to Chunjia. Both his own daughters died in the palace, leaving no flesh and blood behind.
Even though Chunjia favored Yun Fenghuang, she suppressed the imperial concubine and didn't let her do anything about Duke Yi, which shows how simple is in the emperor's heart.
With the attitude of such an important minister, how can it be so easy for the princes of Xuanqing Palace to want to be in power?
"And your majesty's temperament, your majesty should also know a thing or two." The old lady Gu said again, "Your majesty doesn't care about the domineering concubine and the emperor's heir...nor does he appreciate the virtuous and virtuous, gentle, courteous and frugal, but he prefers to be extravagant. , so as long as the Tenth Prince and the Twelfth Prince have good intentions in the future, the noble concubine has nothing to do!"
"In the final analysis, if these two children continue to stay with the empress."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to get His Majesty's favor."
"Now that you have gone to the Imperial Palace, even if His Majesty is busy with government affairs, can you continue to teach the two heirs to ruin if you are your own flesh and blood?"
"At that time, they will be promising, and the position of the crown prince will be more stable."
Otherwise, it is not that there have been no princes who have been abandoned throughout the ages.
As long as you haven't ascended the throne for a day, you can't relax your vigilance even if you are the crown prince.
Especially when the opponent is such a difficult master as Yun Fenghuang.
Old Master Gu sincerely felt that his granddaughter would delay the Tenth and Twelfth Princes.
As for whether the two children will lose their affection for Gu Shi after they leave the queen, the old man thinks that they will definitely.
This is not only the performance of the tenth prince, but also because he knows that the emperor himself has suffered from the abuse of power by his relatives, so he will definitely not leave similar troubles for the new king.
That being the case, even if the two princes have considerable affection for the queen, Chunjia will arrange for them to gradually distance themselves from the Gu family, so as not to be oppressed by Gu Zhen in the future as the queen mother, and obediently obey her orders.
But there is no way, after all, Gu Zhen really can't teach a powerful emperor's heir.
Furthermore, the Twelfth Prince also has the blood of the Gu family; and the Tenth Prince was recorded under the Queen's name as soon as he landed.
At least in terms of status, Gu Zhen has enough qualifications to suppress the two princes.
At present, for the Gu family, the most important thing is to keep the position of the crown prince, otherwise, even if the imperial concubine mother and son are killed, it will end up cheaper for others, what good will it do them?
As for some suspicions, future troubles and the like, we can only put them aside for now.
"Now for the empress, the first thing is to keep a low profile. I heard that the empress has recently violated the phoenix body? This is not very good. Please take care of the empress in the future."
After all, Gu Zhen is the one who raised several princes single-handedly. If she can't wait for the tenth and twelve princes to grow up, she will let go...
Then even if the Gu family sends another daughter into the palace to become a queen, the relationship with these two princes must be unfamiliar.
It's like saying that Gu's and Gu Zhen's painstaking efforts on the two first-line princes are all in vain, and they have to start all over again.
"Secondly, find an opportunity as soon as possible to kill Ping!"
Old Master Gu is very solemn, "When I heard that the tenth prince defended his biological mother earlier, I said that this Ping family can't stay. The empress is soft-hearted, always worried that if Ping's family is gone, she will be suspected by the tenth prince... But, no matter what, The empress is the mother of the ten princes, and the one who raised the ten princes! The ten princes have thoughts in their hearts, how can they treat the empress wholeheartedly?"
"Besides, this is because the Ping family is still obedient and sensible. If there is another Queen Mother Qu in the future, what will the consequences be?"
"What kind of means is the Empress Dowager Mother? Over the years, why hasn't she been embarrassed by the Empress Dowager Mother?"
"Not to mention the empress!"
"Actually, according to my minister, sending Naping down as soon as possible is because the short-term pain is worse than the long-term pain!"
"Even if the tenth prince would be distraught and doubt... How old is he as a child?"
"It's a lot of forgetfulness, let's forget it after two years."
"When the time comes, it's not good to focus on your empress?"
These words were passed on to Gu Zhen, and Gu Zhen listened to everyone else, but on the matter of Ping Xianyi, he was still indecisive: "Xiao Shi's temperament is not like other children, such as Xiao Qi from the imperial concubine's side. I have known my background since I was a child, but I have always respected the noble concubine and regarded the noble concubine as my own mother."
"The Ping family has always been good, if it suddenly disappears, no matter whether it is the palace or not, how can the imperial concubine not add to the flames?"
"At that time, Xiao Shi will hold grudges against this palace. When he comes to power in the future, he will follow His Majesty's example and take revenge on Mrs. Gu. What should I do?"
After the old master Gu learned that the queen thought so, he sighed deeply, and then he hated iron and steel: "Isn't the minister not clear enough last time? Isn't it just an example of the seventh prince's attachment to the noble concubine? Because Concubine Wen Huixian is gone. The Seventh Prince does not have a living mother to entrust his affection for, and if he is not devoted to the imperial concubine, who else can he take as his mother? If the Empress has cleaned up the Ping family early in the morning, the Tenth Prince and the Empress will have agreed with each other long ago!"
"Furthermore..."
The old man's brows turned gloomy and cold, and he said in a cold voice, "If the tenth prince and the Ping family are really the filial mothers who were destined in the previous life... then, don't take advantage of the time when your majesty is being instigated by the noble concubine to have prejudice against the tenth prince." I took care of him with the help of His Majesty, could it be possible that, even though he will rely on the support of our family and the empress to occupy a high position, let Mrs. Ping sit back and enjoy the success? Or even ask her to be a lowly servant to Mrs. Ping?! "
As for whether Chunjia would give up this son because the tenth prince ignored his adoptive mother's kindness and missed his biological mother.
Mrs. Gu thinks this is a sure thing.
After all, from an emotional point of view, although Gu Zhen is not his own mother, she is the one who actually raises the ten princes.
Moreover, the birth mother of the tenth prince is fine, and her daily life is quite good.
No matter how many disturbances he encountered, the tenth prince could have asked Gu Zhen for help in private, but he begged in public again and again, making the empress unable to step down and being laughed at by the harem in vain!
Although Chunjia himself doesn't have much affection for the queen, it doesn't mean that he can pamper the children and also doesn't take the queen seriously.
Think about it, Chunjia would also scold the heirs in front of Concubine Lian Min for being rude to the middle palace.
And Yun Fenghuang, who has always been good at pondering the holy will, no matter how fiercely he quarreled with the queen, he heard that the queen's wives were good or bad, they were always polite and thoughtful, and arranged for King Qin to visit him more than once, and the scene was impeccable.
It can be seen that Chunjia may not care about Qin Wang Zhaoqing's arrogance and domineering, but he doesn't like children committing crimes and disrespecting their aunt...
This mentality is normal, because he himself was raised by Queen Mother Yuan.
As the aunt who did not personally give birth to him, Queen Mother Yuan, how could she not repeatedly emphasize the concept that a aunt is superior to a concubine, and that nurturing is greater than giving birth?
In terms of aptitude, although the tenth prince is the direct prince, his biological mother came from a humble background, and it all depends on Gu Zhen, the queen mother, to support him.
He is not the only direct prince, the following twelve princes are a little closer than he and the empress.
That is to say, the tenth prince has nothing to negotiate with the empress now, but he relies heavily on the empress to protect, promote, and support him.
In this case, after he knew his biological mother, he immediately showed an extremely affectionate gesture... Is this stupid or stupid or stupid? ? ?
Just because of this city, Chunjia also despised him.
"All in all, eradicating the Ping family is just a test for the tenth prince." Old Master Gu made a final decision, "If the tenth prince has no hope from now on, and his heart is for the empress, it is naturally the best."
Although he definitely hoped to have twelve princes in the future, he also knew that the Xuanqing Palace was difficult to deal with, and it would be safer to have one more prince.
"If the tenth prince suspects the empress and holds a grudge... Quan should open the way for the twelve princes in advance."
That's the benefit of having options.
If one fails, you can count on the other.
Not to be coerced.
The old man squinted his eyes and thought for a while, and then said: "Let the empress find an opportunity to mention it to your majesty in the past two days, saying that there are princes under the knees of Zhonggong, and there is no princess. My niece, to be brought up at my knees."
This is not only to test the emperor's tolerance for the Gu family, but also to prepare concubines for the princes, especially the future prince.
Of course, Chunjia will definitely not allow the Gu family to produce another crown princess.
But it doesn't matter, the concubine can do it too.
If Chunjia still disagrees... a girl from a distant branch would not be ashamed to be a concubine for the crown prince, would she?
This is the good thing about a thriving population.
All kinds of situations can be dealt with.
...When the Gu family's grandparents and grandchildren were discussing, Yun Fenghuang was also having an intensive discussion with Cui Wan through Cui Lianye.