Chapter 3 Double Picking and Picking

Yun Fenghuang and his attendants were racking their brains to discuss, when the palace servants from outside came to report that it was the holy chariot who had arrived.

She hastily straightened her dress, went out to greet Chunjia and took her seat.

This spring, because of the good weather, the emperor is relatively leisurely, so every day after reviewing the memorials early, he will come back and rest. Yun Fenghuang was not surprised, so he just smiled and said: "Your Majesty just happened to be here, and this concubine is worried, so I just ask Your Majesty to give you some advice."

Chunjia asked what was the matter.

Yun Fenghuang said that many people came to test the word, and wanted to beg Shang Zhaoqing for the children of the family: "... At first, the concubine was angry when I heard it. There is only one girl raised by the concubine, like a flower. , How big is this? I didn't expect to get involved in so many things, and someone actually made up my mind! It's just outrageous! However, in the past two years, there have been more and more people, and I can't get angry Besides, last time, what Mrs. Ning Guogong said was also reasonable. Even if it took two years to drop Zhaoqing, it still looked pretty good. Zhaoqing and Ji still have two years left, two years is not enough for many people to whitewash the peace and cover up their bad deeds?"

In fact, many wives have said similar things in private when they were urged by their children, hoping that the noble concubine would somehow let it out.

Even if no one from their family was selected, at least there was a result to go back and explain, so as not to be unresolved like this, causing the young men in front of them to scratch their heads and fidget, and they were acting coquettishly, asking them to try to please the imperial concubine.

Now that Yunfenghuang is using it, it's not really in a hurry to show Zhaoqing, but to test Chunjia's attitude.

Sure enough, the emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard Mrs. Ning Guogong, and said, "I have an impression of that kid from the Ke family. It seems like five or six years ago? The first time he saw Zhaoqing, he was so distracted that he bumped into a pillar? "

"Isn't that one?" Yun Fenghuang said, "At that time, I still thought he was unsteady, but Mrs. Ningguo is a very reasonable person. Therefore, what she said, I also took it to heart. A few words."

Chunjia pondered for a while, and said, "I don't know about that child, but since you love Zhaoqing, you don't need to be in a hurry."

He also said, "Besides, Zhaoqing herself doesn't seem to have such a thought now, why don't we have a plan after she grows up, and let's listen to it."

Yun Fenghuang sighed in his heart, knowing that the emperor was opposed, at least for now, against her plan to bring Zhaoqing down to Ke He, so as to win over Duke Ning.

In fact, this is also a reasonable thing, Chunjia is not a fool, although he is still in his prime, the princes have not fully grown up yet. But as a son of heaven who is considered to be the master of Zhongxing, how could he easily hand over his military power even if he deliberately let the princes fight for the position?

Furthermore, the princes are still half-grown children, and their qualifications have not yet been clearly determined. Even if the emperor favors Yunfenghuang, it is impossible for her to use the card of Princess Zhaoqing to win first.

"What your Majesty said is that this concubine actually thinks so too." Yun Fenghuang was secretly disappointed, but on his face, he put on a look of "Your Majesty, it's really great that you didn't plan to promise Zhaoqing out now." , as if she was cautious because she was afraid that Chunjia would do this, "After all, the concubine's words are not so motherly. Although the second princess and the nine princes are now the concubine's daughters, they can't compare with Zhaoqing. Landing was raised by my concubine, and the child still thinks that my concubine is his biological mother... After so many years, it is really no different from the one born by my concubine."

"After the princes grow up, they will leave the concubine one after another."

"It also means that the imperial daughters have the opportunity to stay for two more years. After the descent, they may still stay in the imperial capital, so that they can be reunited from time to time... I really don't want Zhaoqing to get married too early."

Chunjia listened to all of her sincere words, after all, in his mind, the imperial concubine said that she cared most about Prince Jin, but in actual actions, she was extremely kind to the children.

Especially Qin Wang and Zhaoqing, as the eldest son and eldest daughter, enjoyed all kinds of favor and protection from the imperial concubine.

The emperor couldn't help but feel that he was a little overwhelmed just now, and turned around to appease the noble concubine for a while, before he remembered the reason for his visit: "I have something to worry about when I come here today."

Yun Fenghuang said: "Your Majesty will do as you please."

Just thinking about what's going on, I heard Chunjia say: "I'm thinking about it, and we'll start picking again..."

After saying this, he deliberately paused to see Yun Fenghuang's expression.

However, Yun Fenghuang was very calm, and said calmly: "Is this the case? This is the fault of the concubine and the empress. Counting the latest batch of newcomers, they were also selected by Chunjia in the 14th year. , Now that six years have passed, all of them are no longer youthful, and they are also serious old people. I have wronged Your Majesty too much! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will go to discuss with the Queen when I turn around, and I must choose a group of virtuous and virtuous for Your Majesty. De young and beautiful to serve you!"

"Don't you feel wronged, Ah Huang?" Chunjia asked, holding back a smile.

"Your Majesty doesn't care. No matter how wronged I am, is it useful?" Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes at him and snorted, "After all, if you want to add someone, how can I still stop you? I want to stop you, in your eyes Just one concubine...but His Majesty doesn't like it, so what can I do for a concubine?"

She gritted her teeth in her heart, guessing that Chunjia must have had lustful thoughts, but she still couldn't help but want to punch him in the eye socket!

The Emperor Suo Xing also knew her temperament, so he didn't dare to tease her too much, and quickly said: "This time, the selection is also to choose a good family from a poor family, so there is no need to be too motivating. It's good to have the appearance of a suitable child."

Then the number of people does not need to be too many, a dozen or twenty will do.

Yun Fenghuang listened suspiciously, and said: "Your Majesty, this is...?"

"These people are not what I want, but they are prepared for King Yi and Marquis Yongchun." Chunjia suppressed her teasing expression, and sighed, "The relationship between King Yi and Princess Yi has been pretty good for the past two years, but... Empty. You know Yin Qu’s temperament. If King Yi doesn’t mention it himself, who else dares to say anything? It’s just that someone in the clan elders mentioned it, and I think it makes sense. After all, their brothers are all the blood of Shenzong, if I let them go It seemed as if he wished for the severance of the Shenzong's own blood. Therefore, he could only come out and be this troublesome person, and personally reward King Yi with some good family heirs."

Yun Fenghuang said: "Although Princess Yi is on good terms with my concubine and is Xiaoqi's aunt and aunt, but she has no children for many years, even if there is a delay in filial piety, it is really unreasonable. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, If it is inconvenient, if I am willing to speak with Yin's father and daughter, I will be able to guarantee that they will be convinced, and will not create a gap between King Yi and Princess Yi."

In fact, in the last lunar month, when Concubine Yi returned to Beijing with King Yi and came to the palace to see the seventh prince, Yun Fenghuang reminded her of this problem and advised her that if she really couldn't do it, she would take the initiative to arrange a few suitable children for King Yi. The servant girl is waiting on her, so if she has an heir, it can relieve the pressure from the outside world; if she has no heir, then it is even more difficult to blame Princess Yi.

After all, in this world, when couples have no children, almost all of them think it is the woman's fault?

But Concubine Yi is not the kind of person who cares about outside discussions. After she thanked Yun Fenghuang for her kindness, she said: "My lord said that according to the rules of the country, non-legal sons cannot inherit the prince. Although your Majesty used to be a vassal Sometimes there are exceptions, but how can your Majesty's dragon and phoenix appearance be comparable to that of ordinary clan members? In this case, concubine Ji has children, and the left and right cannot inherit the title, so it is useless to come. With a family like ours, do we still expect our children to provide for the elderly? So You might as well resign yourself to fate."

The husband and wife are willing, and of course Yun Fenghuang will not forcefully make things difficult.

But now the emperor is worried about it himself, and this is not something that King Yi and Princess Yi can solve together. Yun Fenghuang's main reason for asking for this job is that he is worried that Yin Qu will cause trouble.

Seeing that Chunjia agreed now, he said again: "It's just...the Marquis of Yongchun is not yet married, if you teach the concubine Ji to enter the house first, once you give birth to a concubine and have children, the royal family will not look good in the future?"

"I've been watching his marriage." Chunjia said, "When the time comes, teach the principal to enter the door first, and then reward it... If the principal is happy after entering the door, it doesn't matter if those people are dismissed. I am not waiting for that." Those who like to meddle in the affairs of the brother's house, but they belong to Shenzong's flesh and blood, so we can't leave them without heirs."

The implication is that despite the clan rules, only the legitimate son can inherit the title.

But brothers Gongxiangxiao and Gongxiangzhen are exceptions.

After all, Chunjia wants to set him up to treat Shenzong's blood kindly, doesn't he?

Yun Fenghuang then asked: "After the Marquis of Yongchun was Xiaoman, His Majesty planned to be a matchmaker for him, but the Marquis was picking and choosing, and you spoiled him, dragging it on until today, but I don't know which lady His Majesty wants to marry for him. ?”

To be honest, Marquis Yongchun's marriage really gave Chunjia a headache for quite a while.

It's not that there are no suitable candidates.

After all, Shenzong's flesh and blood, in a sense, have a certain status similar to Xiaozong's relatives and daughters.

Chunjia is not the biological heir of Shenzong's lineage, but an adoptive descendant from a distant branch, so out of emotion and reason, he has to treat other people's biological heirs kindly.

In addition, the emperor's current status is as stable as a mountain, neither King Yi nor Marquis Yongchun is likely to usurp the throne, or even have such an idea at all, so many high-ranking households want to marry their beloved daughter-in-law.

The key is that Marquis Yongchun himself is very picky.

At first he was very coy and refused to speak. Later, after rejecting several families in a row, Chunjia almost lost his patience, so he expressed tremblingly that he only had one requirement for the concubine, that she should be born well, preferably the peerless beauty in the rumors!

Royal children, it is never difficult to want a beauty.

Let’s just talk about the concubines in Chunjia’s harem, one counts as one, who can pass the test and enter the door from a poor family, who will go out and not be a beauty? He was recruited by virtue of his family background, and his appearance and bearing are beyond the reach of others. Otherwise, where would he get the qualifications to be the emperor's bedside person.

And the Marquis of Yongchun grew up in wealth and honor, and when he was first taken care of by Chunjia, he also visited many concubines, and his vision can be imagined.

He said he wanted a peerless beauty, but to put it bluntly, at Yunfenghuang's level, the emperor was not sure if he could satisfy this brother, so why should Yi Xingen come second?

To be honest, if Yi Xingen had not already made Chunjia a concubine, Chunjia really wouldn't mind giving her to the Marquis of Yongchun.

The key point is that Yi Xingen is a high-ranking concubine and has given birth to two imperial daughters. If she transfers it to Marquis Yongchun, Chunjia herself has nothing to do with it. Doesn't it mean that Marquis Yongchun will be infamous and say that his younger brother has taken his brother and concubine?

The main branch of the Gongxiang family is withered, Chunjia is still very tolerant to the two cousins ​​who can't fight, and doesn't want to cheat Gongxiangzhen like this.

If you simply ask for a peerless beauty, in fact, it is not impossible to find a second one if you search all over the world.

The key point is, how could Yongchun Houzhengfei come from a poor family and a good family? How come you have to come from a wealthy family, right? No matter how low the requirements are, he is an official daughter after all, isn't he?

This is more difficult.

The emperor even used the Imperial City Secretary for this, and now there is finally a result, but he found a girl who is said to be beautiful and beautiful from the home of a prefect in the border area. Although the girl actually had a marriage contract at an early age, the royal family hinted that this was of course a joke and never existed.

The emperor personally ordered the magistrate to be transferred to the imperial capital, and he was promoted to three levels in a row to match the status of Yongchunhou. After the person arrived, he would give a marriage to Yongchunhou.

"The Secretary of the Imperial City gave me a guarantee, saying that the woman is determined to be the favorite of the Marquis of Yongchun." Although in Chunjia's capacity, he cares about the Marquis of Yongchun, which means urging his subordinates to do things, and it is impossible to think about it personally all the time.

But such a matter has been hanging in front of him for several years, and he still feels quite tossed. At this moment, he and Yun Fenghuang sighed, "Even I sent someone to inquire about the appearance of Du Langu's daughter... It's a pity that Du Although Qing has three daughters under his knees, none of them have been passed down to their aunts."

That is to say, an ordinary girl with delicate eyebrows, by visual estimation, she should be a more outstanding beauty when she grows up.

In the palace, it is almost the kind where everyone is lost...

Certainly not in the eyes of the Marquis of Yongchun.

Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "How can such a thing be said accurately? You see that there were dozens of nieces and daughters in the past, but there is only one who looks like a concubine."

When Xie Meng was mentioned, she became vigilant and looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, it has only been half a year since Meng'er passed the door. Although there has been no movement so far, don't you also think about adding two people to Deng Chengzhai? My concubine will tell you first." Well, Meng'er has always been favored, but he may not have such a heart."

Chunjia couldn't help laughing: "Since when did I pay attention to the family affairs of my subjects?"

If he hadn't been afraid of people saying that he wished for Shenzong's bloodline to disappear, he wouldn't even bother to care about the heirs of King Yi and Marquis Yongchun.

"Your Majesty said so, I am at ease, and I will thank Your Majesty on behalf of Menger first." Yun Fenghuang smiled, and then said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter will be handled properly for you when."

Because these two days are small days for her, the emperor stayed until evening and left.

Not long after he left, the palace servants reported back and forth, saying that the emperor had gone to Concubine Mu.

It's not that concubine Mu has been favored by the emperor in the past two years, but that the sixteenth prince, the male heir of the twins of the Xu family she adopted, is very intelligent.

He is only seven years old this year, and it is rumored that he has the talent of photographic memory.

Although Concubine Mu is secretive, but her methods are average, and she finally revealed some news during the palace confinement.

So Chunjia paid more attention to their mother and son.

Yun Fenghuang nodded when he heard the words, and said: "Sixteen is really smart, I can't blame His Majesty for thinking about it. Therefore, when my palace is urging Fifteen in the future, you are not allowed to stop it!"

Her biological son Jin Wang is eight years old this year, and was praised by the gentlemen for being smart and quick-witted when he entered school.

But he is even more famous for his stubbornness.

Yun Fenghuang is also heartbroken, obviously because this son is her own, she disciplines her the most ruthlessly, and he has definitely beaten him quite a lot since he was a child... Even if he is not a cowardly person, he should at least restrain himself a bit?

As a result, King Jin became more and more unscrupulous in his beatings. He made it clear that no matter what his mother did, it was impossible for him to beat him to death. Since he couldn't beat him to death, he had nothing to be afraid of!

Poor Yun Fenghuang has traversed the six palaces since entering the palace, when has he ever been afraid?

Now mentioning this son... Even if she didn't do anything, her heart beat subconsciously.

Just can't ignore it.

At this moment, I immediately regretted saying something casually: Who is it not good for me to mention, the debt collector?

With a dry cough, he quickly changed the topic: "Okay, have you heard His Majesty's instructions just now? For King Yi and the candidate of Yongchun, get up your spirits. At least don't make the two principal chambers too troublesome in the future. It’s better to choose those who are really honest and obedient. Those who are too flexible in their minds are not allowed to mix in.”

The left and right agreed, and they inevitably talked about Yongchunhou's marriage, and said that Mrs. Yongchunhou was pitiful. A lady from an official family who was not of a noble family finally met a chance to fly to a branch, but she was born to face the emperor soon after she got married. Many concubines were rewarded. Even if Chunjia said that as long as she gave birth to a male heir, these people can deal with them casually, but one can imagine that, would the magistrate's daughter dare?

It is also said that this is all unfounded worry, Yongchunhou is so picky about the beauty of his wife, even the emperor is quite anxious, how can he not pamper this beauty who has been selected out of thousands of people? If the emperor insisted on arranging a bunch of concubines for him, he had to see if Marquis Yongchun was willing or not.

When the time comes, maybe they will lock the person in the yard as a display, and stay with the main room by themselves?

"Why are you still so naive after following me for so many years?" Yun Fenghuang shook his head slightly and said, "It's not a day or two since Marquis Yongchun has been in and out of the palace. Do you think he is a lustful person?"

The servants were very curious when they heard this: "I mean, Marquis Yongchun doesn't value beauty? But Marquis Yongchun himself said that he only wanted to marry a peerless beauty! Or he said it to His Majesty. Could it be, He still dares to deceive the king?"

"What he said to His Majesty, of course he said it specifically for His Majesty." Yun Fenghuang said disapprovingly, "You don't even want to think about the biological fathers of the brothers Yi Wang and Yongchunhou. Didn't they get along with His Majesty back then? Very happy. Although the man is gone, who knows what His Majesty thinks?"

It is not once or twice that Chunjia turned over old accounts.

He didn't even feel that he was turning over old scores, but sometimes he dragged people he didn't like to block the knife when he needed it.

If you want to blame, you can only blame those people for their bad lives.

No, no, it should be said that this is God's will.

In short, in Yun Fenghuang's view, the Marquis of Yongchun pursued the beauty of his wife, and spread the matter through Chunjia to everyone, and everyone knew about it. In the final analysis, it was for self-protection.

It’s almost like beating drums to tell everyone: I’m just a waste who was lucky enough to be born in the royal family, and I’m always thinking about beauties.

So whether it is the emperor or the ministers, let me live as a rich and idle person.

Don't look for me otherwise.

At the same time, it is also an opportunity for Chunjia to dote on his cousin, so that the whole world can see that the emperor has worked so hard for Yongchunhou's marriage. It is truly a brotherhood.

From the standpoint of Marquis Yongchun, doing so would of course greatly increase his safety.

As for the prefect's family who were rushing over to meet the pie in the sky...

Whether Marquis Yongchun likes their daughter or not, only Gong Xiangzhen knows for sure.

However, men always like to be pretty, so if the magistrate's daughter is really beautiful, Marquis Yongchun must like it to some extent.

Such a fake show is really done, in the eyes of those who don't know, it is a good story about meeting thousands of miles away.

This kind of anecdote is very familiar to Yun Fenghuang, for example, Xie Wuzheng and Princess Sui'an.