Chapter 28 Apology

The matter of Jinxi passed away so quietly, Yun Fenghuang was delayed for a while, and did not retaliate immediately, Yanfu Palace thought she had died down, but her attacks on King Qin became more and more violent, inciting many officials In the above table, those who are filled with righteous indignation seem to be willing to let go of King Qin's determination not to be good.

Qin Wang was still stable at first, listening to Yun Fenghuang, he curled up in the Qiongjiu Palace and did not go anywhere, calm and relaxed.

After all, he has been favored by his father, mother and concubine since he was a child, and he is used to privileges. Not to mention that he has a clear conscience about this incident, even if he really did something that forced his good family to death, he felt that his father, mother and concubine would definitely be willing to let him go. punished.

It's just that after a few days, the criticism from the outside world became more and more aggressive, but there was no movement from the emperor and the imperial concubine.

No matter how domineering King Qin was, he was only a thirteen-year-old boy. Facing the excitement of the crowd, he felt somewhat uneasy.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. How can Your Majesty and Your Majesty let you suffer? There is no movement these days, maybe they are just remembering who is against you." Qin Wang was thinking whether to go to the mother and concubine to find out.

But only had this kind of thought, so he was persuaded by the left and right, "When the time comes, we can catch them all!"

So the King of Qin continued to wait with peace of mind. In the end, he waited and waited, but did not see his father, mother, concubine making any moves, but many courtiers, seeing the emperor and concubine standing still, speculated that either the King of Qin was abandoned, or the emperor also intentionally gave this The son learned a lesson, so he followed the crowd and went to the table for impeachment.

Now it's all right, the crowd to impeach King Qin is getting bigger and bigger.

Even Qiongjiu Palace began to whisper, suspecting that King Qin's future is not bright.

This day, the Ninth Prince came back from outside and came over to inform him: "Brother, didn't the father, the queen, and the concubine tell you what to do about this matter? I'll go out today, and there are many places talking about you in the teahouse and tavern outside. It's so ugly! If the people below were afraid that it would be difficult to deal with it, so they stopped me, I would have to deal with them! It's just a lowly maid who was bribed to frame you, and they said what a chaste and strong woman Same!"

King Qin was furious when he heard this, and got up on the spot: "I'll ask my concubine!"

"Brother, wait a minute!" The Ninth Prince held him back and persuaded him in a low voice, "My concubine was still sick two days ago, and she is getting better these days. Brother, you go here now, and it's fine for other people's business." , because of your own affairs, it was spread out, wouldn't it just be a good time for outsiders to sue you again? I heard that someone outside has already questioned your filial piety to your mother and concubine, saying that if you are a truly filial son, you must be cautious. Be cautious in your words and deeds, so as not to bring disasters and make your parents worry about it. You said that if you went to find your mother and concubine at this moment, wouldn't you just talk to them?"

King Qin wanted to go to Chunjia instead.

"It's the same way to talk to your father." The Ninth Prince gave advice, "As far as I'm concerned, it's better for the elder brother to go to the imperial court to plead guilty! Our younger brothers will accompany you, just say that you heard a lot of criticism from outside and felt panicked. Consciously causing trouble for the emperor and mother, so please cut off the prince and demote to a commoner, so as to calm the resentment of the government and the people! Think about it, how could you be willing to do this because of the love your father has for you?"

The voice lowered, "Even if the father is willing, can the mother concubine agree? If the mother concubine does not agree, there are plenty of ways to make the father take back his life!"

"This will not only show that we are sympathetic to our parents, but also make Father feel distressed!"

"I've heard that when the father came to the throne, the Ji family controlled the government and the public, so that even though the father was the emperor, he had to be cautious in every way. Even so, the Ji family often spread all kinds of wrong things about the father. , so as to continue to prevent the father from governing himself... At that time, the father did not have any elders to make decisions for him."

"Now that we're pleading guilty like this, my father, if you think of those years ago, can you not feel distressed?"

"Whoever impeaches you at that time depends on who the emperor will deal with!"

"If the emperor doesn't clean up, let's cry in front of the concubine mother tomorrow, the concubine mother will definitely feel distressed!"

"Even if we were not born to my concubine, at least we were brought up by her."

The Ninth Prince gnawed at his mother with confidence and took it for granted, "The concubine mother doesn't love us, who else can she love!"

Qin Wang really wanted to say that our mother and concubine have a son, but thinking about the fact that the concubine usually has nothing to criticize about herself, even when she was ill a few days ago, she was afraid that he would not get close to her. This adoptive mother is something that should be done very well.

If you don't look for it, it will look strange.

"Xiao Jiu, you have grown up, and you can give elder brother advice." Thinking of this, King Qin couldn't help but glance at the ninth prince, and said, "I still think that there is no other way to do this except to find the father, the emperor, the mother and the concubine." Woolen cloth."

The Ninth Prince smiled and said: "Brother, to tell you the truth, I also have selfish intentions. Earlier, my mother and concubine chose me to be a post in the Ministry of Accounts, and I didn't want to go at all! What do you think I went to? I didn't even Mr. Xuetang’s homework is very difficult, and he still has to go to the household department to study? What can he learn? However, the father, mother and concubine are determined this time, and they don’t listen to my begging at all. I just thought, I will accompany you when the time comes, Help you talk more, it's better to make the father furious, and then punish me with a grounding or something, I just don't have to go to the household department!"

King Qin: "..."

He was speechless for a while, and it was rare for him to tell his younger brother earnestly and earnestly, "Father, mother and concubine are all for your own good, you... you are usually lazy, it is rare to have the time to go to the Yamen to learn more, why don't you go and have a look?" ? I know you want to marry a capable concubine to do it for you, but the concubine is not yourself, if she cheats on you, you won't even know!"

The Ninth Prince disapproved and said: "What can the concubine do behind my back? At most, she can subsidize her mother's family. But I don't dare to go too far, otherwise, I can't see how smart the concubine is? Bullying by the concubine? Furthermore, if there is a son-in-law, how many mothers in the world will not put all their attention on the child? When she defrauds me, she will also subsidize me and her child. It's not a big deal. If she wants to wrong me, she has to have a sense of control. Otherwise, I can bear it. I'm afraid that the concubine mother will think about changing me to a more sensible concubine."

"Based on my concubine's eyesight, how can the concubine chosen for me be so ignorant?"

"If there is, then change the concubine to another concubine."

"After all, the mother and concubine will be together for a day, what am I afraid of?"

"Which noble daughter can make waves in the hands of the concubine mother?"

"..." King Qin suddenly had a feeling that although he cheated his parents this time, he still feels more reliable than the Ninth Prince.

He calmed down, and said, "With the current status of the concubine mother, there are only a few things to worry about. We have grown up, and we must find a way to share the worries for the concubine mother."

But when the words came out of my mouth, when I thought about what happened to me, I felt that it was not convincing, so I hurried to make amends, "Even if I can't do it for a while, at least I have to have this heart!"

"Brother, haven't you seen it yet?" The Ninth Prince was delighted to hear this, looked around and saw no one was around, leaned closer to the elder brother, and whispered, "We were all taken away by the concubine when we landed. The older one, when I was young, I was always my mother and concubine and my own mother... This is because no one told us about our background, and secondly, it is also because our mother and concubine treat us as if they were our own, is that true?"

Seeing King Qin nodding, he sighed, "But speaking of it, the first person to suspect that he was not born to his mother and concubine, who do you think?"

Before the elder brother could answer, the Ninth Prince himself had already given the answer, "It's the fifteenth brother."

King Qin couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said: "Fifth Brother did ask me this question in secret when he was a child, but I treated him as a kid messing around..."

"The fifteenth brother asked a lot of people at that time, and I thought he was messing around at first, but after listening to him carefully, it was not unreasonable." The Ninth Prince said in a low voice, "When we were young, who would suffer the fifteenth brother?" Of course, I'm not saying that the concubine mother raised us deliberately. After all, the fifteenth brother was really naughty when he was a child, and he didn't piss off the concubine mother a lot. But also because of this reason, the concubine mother was afraid that he would learn bad things, no matter how busy and tired he was. , I have to find time to stare at him for a while... In the past, when we didn't know our background, it was fine. Now that we know, the mother and concubine also know that we know. Tell me, isn't it easy to think too much about many things now?"

Seeing that King Qin was thinking, the Ninth Prince continued, "So if we suddenly become sensible now, I'm afraid that the mother and concubine may not be happy, and may not fully believe that we are sympathizing with her. Maybe, we think that after we know our background, Are you unfamiliar with her?"

"It's better to learn from the fifteenth brother when he was a child, and disturb him with small things every now and then, so that the mother and concubine don't really worry about it, but also make the concubine mother feel that we still treat her as the biological mother, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

"What you said makes sense..." Qin Wang pondered, and suddenly felt that it was not a bad thing for him to be fooled this time.

Although the prince was so stupid that he didn't see the trap jumping in, the prince actually comforted the concubine mother!

He was in a much better mood, so he couldn't wait to believe the Ninth Prince's words, nodded his head and said, "If that's the case, then let's call Seventh Brother to go to court together?"

but!

Thinking of the seventh prince, King Qin doubted the deduction of the ninth prince, "The seventh brother was also a peace of mind when he was young, but when did the concubine ignore him?"

"Can he compare with us? His maternal grandfather, Yin Shangshu, has always worked for the mother and concubine. Can you mention him to the mother and concubine from time to time?" The Ninth Prince sighed. Uncle Yi Wang and Uncle Yongchun Hou are two brothers who come to take care of themselves, can you give my aunt a little more respect?"

... Yun Fenghuang finally remembered that there was still a King of Qin eagerly waiting for him to help with the aftermath, so he summoned Chen Jingzai to ask the ins and outs, only to hear that the King of Qin, the Seventh Prince, and the Ninth Prince even dragged the prince who had not yet gone to Qiongjiu Palace. Together with King Jin, he knelt and went outside the meeting.

Qin Wang and Jin Wang, the two princes who had been named kings in advance, already had the clothes of the vassal kings. They also took off their crowns and outer shirts, and only wore their middle clothes. Feeling ashamed, I ask the emperor to cut down his title and demote him as a commoner, so as to appease the anger of the people!

Yun Fenghuang: "..."

She thought for a while and said, "It's impossible for the King of Qin to have such a brain. Go find out who gave him the idea?"

If the eldest son of the emperor had such means, he wouldn't be staying in Qiongjiu Palace these days!

There are only four sons under Yun Fenghuang's knees, and now three of them have gone to Qiongjiu Palace, so of course she has eyes and ears in Qiongjiu Palace. Chen Jing went out to give orders, and quickly concluded: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin stayed in Qiongjiu Palace two days ago. During the middle, because of the discussion outside, he was quite impetuous. He wanted to come to find his mother, but he was persuaded by the left and right. Live. Today is after the Ninth Prince returned from outside..."

"... This Xiaojiu is quite different from what I used to think." After hearing this, the imperial concubine pondered slightly, and said, "Tell me, does he really want to be lazy, or does he have other ideas?"

Chen Jing said cautiously: "My servant is dull, but I can't see clearly the thoughts of His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince. It's just about the matter before me, and this servant feels that it is better for His Highness King Qin to plead guilty before the imperial court himself than to bother the empress. After all, such a matter of the previous court , always ask the empress to come forward in person, it is too hard."

In fact, it is not hard work, the main reason is that this kind of thing happened too many times, even if Yun Fenghuang did not make a public move, but only told Chunjia in private, but the people outside are not fools, there is no evidence, and there is speculation.

It is so uncommon to feel that the noble concubine favors the children under her knees and interferes in the government...

This impression is bad, and it will not be a good thing for King Jin to seek the position of crown prince in the future.

After all, as a noble concubine, Yun Fenghuang doesn't have an orthodox status like a queen.

In this case, if you want to suppress the main palace, you can only rely on finding the faults of the main palace and showing your talents and abilities beyond the main palace.

What would the courtiers think if there was an heir who indiscriminately protected his misbehavior and even took part in politics?

"I didn't say that I would punish them." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, then said slowly, "Forget it, anyway, since Xiao Jiu was raised by me, her biological mother is long gone. If he had It may not be a bad thing for the city government, let him go."

Although the biological King Jin is good, he is only eight years old, so it is hard to say what will happen in the future.

To Yun Fenghuang, there is nothing wrong with having multiple nine princes as insurance.

Thinking of this, the imperial concubine ordered to stop the original plan, "Since Xiaojiu intends to solve this matter for King Qin with his brothers, let's watch it first. If the children can't do it, I will give them the answer."

So Xuanqing Palace stood still and watched the changes.

After a while, a little servant rushed over to report that at today's court meeting, although some officials came out to criticize the King of Qin and even forced Chunjia to give an exact date for the disposition, the emperor prevaricated and was already discussing the next step. This matter happened, but at this time several princes headed by the King of Qin went to plead guilty, the monarchs and ministers were very surprised, after a brief discussion, it was decided that several princes would go to the palace and make a statement in person.