Chapter 53: Return of the Nine Princes

As I said before, most of the opinions about Yushan's death are hidden dangers left by the massacre in the early years of Shenzong.

The hint before the third prince left was that even if this rhetoric was not right, it had a profound relationship with Yushan's death.

Thinking about it in this way, Yushan died, the reason is unknown, and it is suspected that Shenzong did the evil to repay the younger generation.

Apparently Princess Yun'an also believed in this, so she was extremely concerned about Jinxi's safety, and even endured the pain of separation from her mother and daughter, allowing her little daughter to be raised in the palace for many years.

In the past two years, it was promised to Xie Fuwang, who was not born in a high family or was born as an illegitimate child.

So, looking back now, it was Yun Fenghuang who benefited from Yushan's death.

As the third prince said, Princess Yun'an would not be stupid if it wasn't for worrying about Jinxi's fate or safety.

How could it be possible to choose a husband who was destined to mix and seize the crown for the only daughter?

Even if the noble concubine is in favor now, even the queen would shy away from it... Who will know until the end of the battle for the crown prince?

A ready-made example is Shenzong.

As far as Yun An's status, her son-in-law is usually corrupt and perverted, the emperor doesn't care about it, and neither does the new king.

However, if the national battle is on the wrong team, then it is not good.

Even if the capital relying on Xiaozong's flesh and blood is not liquidated, the courtesy will definitely be reduced.

Why did Yun An take this risk?

Others might be forced to get involved in this kind of thing. If she said it, she didn't want to. Even if a concubine like Yun Fenghuang wanted to play tricks, Chun Jia would definitely stop her.

So what the third prince said just now, Yushan's death was the mastermind of Yunfenghuang, from the perspective of profit, it actually makes sense... Otherwise, it wouldn't be used to deceive the tenth prince.

But beyond that, for whom?

It was Chunjia.

The reason is very simple. Princess Yushan is dead, and the most suspect is the fish that slipped through the liquidation during Shenzong's time... The problem is, the names of these fish that slipped through the net, who came from, how many chips... no one knows.

Therefore, in the future, whenever someone in the clan dies for no apparent reason, it can be remembered on their heads.

It's like saying that there is one more shield that I don't know if it exists or not.

And considering the emperor's increasingly stable power position...

The benefits of having such a shield are self-evident.

After all, as the Son of Heaven, he is still a shameless Son of Heaven. It's not that Chunjia can't kill some people, but it's not easy to kill them, at least not to kill them openly. But now that there is a shield, then...the one who did the murder was the fish who slipped through the net during Shenzong's time, what's the matter with Guan Gong Xiangji!

Yun Fenghuang exhaled slowly, and whispered to himself: "It still doesn't make sense...Your Majesty... Logically speaking, he is not such a person?"

This emperor has experienced ups and downs, and the city is also deep.

Even if she has been serving him for more than ten years, Yun Fenghuang dare not say that she knows the emperor's thoughts like the palm of his hand, but can only say that under normal circumstances, she can figure out Chunjia's thoughts.

this thing...

Instinctively, she thought that Chunjia should not have done it.

But if she was sure, she wasn't sure.

"Forget it, even if His Majesty really did this, Yushan is not from my palace." The imperial concubine thought about it for a while, and decided to let it go first, "Does this palace still want to avenge her? It is the third prince, hehe, Sure enough, children were cuter when they were young. They were ignorant and obedient at that time. Unlike now, each of them has their own thoughts, and they can’t talk about it. They are not afraid of beating them. Anyway... the wings are not hard yet, I am thinking about fighting against the elders!"

She sighed, and ordered someone to take care of her grooming, "Is there any news about Xiao Jiu?"

Naturally, there is no such thing. If there was, someone would have rushed over to report it.

There was nothing to talk about that night, and the next morning, Gu Zhen rushed to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to tear it apart in person, of course because Yun Fenghuang forced the third prince to come over for questioning yesterday.

Although Yun Fenghuang is also the concubine mother of the third prince, even if she has never raised the third prince, as an elder, she still has the qualifications to ask Gong Xiangbing to answer a few questions, but considering her relationship with Gu Zhen, it is difficult for the queen not to Suspected that she was avenging private revenge and deliberately torturing the third prince.

What's more, after the third prince went back yesterday, he looked very worried, and he seemed to have been wronged.

How can the queen not be angry when the servants report to the queen?

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. I was a concubine yesterday. I didn't ask your Majesty, so I called His Royal Highness the Third Prince to come and answer." But to the surprise of the Queen's master and servant, the noble concubine made a rare reasoning today. , Before the queen got angry, she immediately pleaded guilty, "So much so that the empress is worried. But I also ask the empress to report: the seventh prince is not the concubine's own flesh and blood, but the only flesh and blood left by the late Concubine Wen Huixian. Shangshu and his aunt Yi Wangfei have always loved him like a treasure. When the concubine took over the responsibility of raising him, she promised Yin Shangshu and Yi Wangfei that she would never teach the seventh prince to be wronged. As a result, the third prince Without saying a word, he coaxed the Seventh Prince to go out with him to find the Ninth Prince, so that the concubine was restless after receiving the news. The body is also really urgent."

"No, the two children finally came back in good condition yesterday, so I naturally want to ask the ins and outs."

"Hearing that the seventh prince seems to trust the third prince very much, I am naturally curious."

"It's also because I didn't think carefully about myself. I forgot that the third prince also just came back from outside, and I'm very tired."

"After talking and seeing the tired look of the third prince, I realized that I sent him back immediately."

Yun Fenghuang said kindly, "Because it was too late at that time, I didn't have time to reply to the empress. If the empress doesn't come to my concubine right now, I will go to Woxia Tower to report to my empress later."

Gu Zhen frowned, she originally wanted to question the imperial concubine to embarrass the third prince, but if the imperial concubine said this, if she continued to attack, it would appear that she was rude.

After all, Concubine Min Gui had spoken first, the reason why she rushed to summon the Third Prince was mainly because the Third Prince coaxed the Seventh Prince to go out without even saying hello to her. As a concubine, how could she not be worried? How can you not be concerned? How can you not be suspicious? Later, when I learned that the children had returned, in addition to interrogating my own children, could I not confront other people's children to find out what happened?

Especially the noble concubine also said that the seventh prince trusts the third prince very much... If it is the other way around, the third prince trusts the seventh prince, the queen will not be able to sleep without knowing it.

"You've said all you can and should say, so what do you want Ben Gong to say?" The Queen thought for a moment, then sneered slightly, "It's just that you targeted Ben Gong in the past, but now you don't even let your children go, it seems too much. Too narrow-minded! Binger kindly wants to help you find the Ninth Prince, but you doubt him?"

After much deliberation, the queen can only gain the moral upper hand if she firmly grasps the argument that "the reason why the third prince did this is to find the ninth prince".

Otherwise, it would be inappropriate to just take away the seventh prince without telling the imperial concubine.

Yun Fenghuang targeted Gu's unreasonably because of this, thinking about what to say if he continues to be unreasonable at the moment, not to mention what the front court and the harem think, but Chunjia's side, even if they don't know what to say, they feel that I am too strong.

As a favorite concubine, there is nothing wrong with being strong.

But from a long-term perspective, as the empress dowager, a normal emperor hopes that his concubine will enter the Qingci Palace in the future, and he will not be too harsh on his own flesh and blood.

Chunjia himself ignored the second and third princes, it was him.

Over the years, the empress and concubine Cui Shu have cared for the second and third princes, and he has never punished or hinted at it. The emperor's intentions are evident.

Therefore, Yun Fenghuang has been paying attention to the fight with the queen for the past two years. After winning a round, even if she can continue to win, she has to calm down a few times, lest the emperor think that she is so powerful that she almost doesn't need him anymore. .

Furthermore, today's matter also involves the third prince... Since the emperor's heir is involved, the noble concubine must of course maintain the role of a loving mother.

How could it be possible to quarrel with the queen who came here to inquire about the third prince?

After all, she is the heir of the emperor and she will be pitied.

Immediately he sighed, showing a sad look: "Your Majesty, don't talk about it, as long as someone brings Xiao Jiu's news at this moment, the concubine is willing to die immediately! How old is Xiao Jiu this year? You How could the people behind the scenes be able to do it? It’s been a few days in a blink of an eye, Huangcheng Secretary and the others don’t know what they are doing for food... If Xiaojiu has something wrong, what’s the point of living as a concubine? The old man here, you have watched me over the years as a concubine, when Xiao Jiu was born..."

After a long while, Gu Zhen came out of Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion in a daze, with only one thought in his mind: I came here for Bing'er to question the noble concubine Xingshi, why did she comfort her for so long in the end?

He was even taken by her, so he recalled the past?

She stood at the door for a while, she had no face to go back to the imperial concubine to make a scene... It doesn't make sense... Forget it, Bing'er seems to be fine except for being delayed for a while, Just... just like this first?

Gu Zhen left with a heavy heart.

The matter of the two princes leaving without warning should stop here. There should have been some aftertaste. After all, as far as the relationship between the queen and the imperial concubine is concerned, the princes under their knees are actually walking together, which must attract attention.

But that afternoon, good news came from the Secretary of the Imperial City, saying that the Ninth Prince had been found!

Yun Fenghuang wept with joy on the spot!

If it weren't for the persuasion from the left and right, she would have rushed over immediately.

"How is my son now?" The imperial concubine wiped her tears in public regardless of her manners, and asked the messenger who came to report the news earnestly, "Have you ever been injured? Are you scared?"

The emissary said cautiously: "Returning to your mother, His Royal Highness Ninth Prince is generally in good health. Although he was a little frightened, Tian Huanggui is naturally different from ordinary people like us, but he is still calm... As for the injury, it is not obvious from the outside, and there is an imperial doctor accompanying him." , rushed over there immediately. Madam, please rest assured, His Royal Highness Ninth Prince will be able to come back peacefully."

Yun Fenghuang ordered on the spot to double the quota for Xuanqing Palace for this month, and also said that he would donate a sum of money to do good deeds, so as to pray for the Ninth Prince.

And Liugong also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this matter seems to have nothing to do with them, Concubine Min Gui has never been unreasonable.

This time King Qin and the Ninth Prince were assassinated, she went to the Queen without even thinking about it. This is because the Ninth Prince is missing and there is no bad news. with?

In short, if Concubine Min is not happy, she will not allow Liu Gong to act happily, not once or twice.

Now that there is trouble in Xuanqing Palace, everyone hopes from the bottom of their hearts that they will be safe and sound.

In order not to be dragged out as a sacrifice for no reason.

At night, the sleeping Ninth Prince was sent back to the palace.