Chapter 83: An Unexpected Past

Originally, Yun Fenghuang still had certain expectations for the empress dowager's promise to have a two-day face-to-face conversation.

But the death of Qian's mother and daughter made her angry and full of vigilance.

After all, Shanyuan watched the death of Taoist aunt and apprentice, although it was two lives, but in fact, whether it was in the palace or in the temple, it did not cause any disturbance.

Or rather, no one cared at all.

Many people don't even know it's happening.

Because in the Chunjia Dynasty, although the relationship between Shanyuan Temple and the royal family was not completely severed, it can be said that it fell out of favor early on.

In this case, a Taoist temple with a prominent past would not have been locked in by all parties.

At most, the relevant people, or someone with a heart like Yun Fenghuang, will pay attention to his every move.

In this way, if the Empress Dowager has a little kindness, even if she just doesn't want to turn her face, it's fine to kill the little Taoist aunt, master and apprentice, but why do she want to kill the Qian mother and daughter?

The purpose of Qian's mother and daughter was very clear from the beginning to the end, they wanted to leave the Taoist temple early and return to their residence, so that their husbands or fathers would not be seduced by the beautiful palace servants bestowed by the emperor, which would affect their future life.

Yun Fenghuang didn't think they would hide their gains from their own people.

Then what the Qian mother and daughter knew, they had already told Yun Fenghuang.

So why do you want to silence Qian's mother and daughter? Is it because they are afraid of confrontation? Or the secret that Yun Fenghuang's master and servant have not been able to discover so far, so important that no trace can be left?

No matter which one it is, Yun Fenghuang now has no hope for the next interview with the Empress Dowager.

But she didn't intend to give up either.

"The Empress Dowager has been indifferent to the second prince and the third prince all these years, and has never cared about it." Yun Fenghuang pondered, "Threatening her from these two princes, I'm afraid it's useless, and one is not good. Tell His Majesty to know, so there is no suspicion..."

After all, she is the "loving mother" who treats all the emperor's heirs kindly.

How can you do something like threatening the elders with the prince?

"Besides, it seems that Ji's posthumous name can make a fuss... However, when His Majesty did it himself, the Empress Dowager did not take any drastic actions."

The noble concubine felt troubled, she seemed to have nothing to threaten the empress dowager?

This is difficult to talk about.

Although the Empress Dowager probably has nothing to do with her, but a tie is a loss for me!

"If the death of the Taoist aunt Shanyuan Guan and the death of Qian's mother and daughter were all caused by the Empress Dowager, then the news they reported before must have something fatal to the Empress Dowager..." Yun Fenghuang thought over and over again, thinking that it is still necessary to carefully figure out the news, "What is the key point? And what is the reason?"

She is still too young and of low birth.

It was only when he entered the palace at the age of fifteen that he started to get in touch with court affairs. At that time, Chunjia had been on the throne for eight years.

Not to mention the time of Sejong, even Shenzong Xiaozong was very far away for her.

So much so that among the old people who served her, the oldest one... wait!

Yun Fenghuang suddenly thought that after he entered the palace, he first took refuge in Ji Lingzi, the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty. From this, his status was continuously promoted, and the number of people who served him also began to increase.

but……

There are always no old people who serve.

You know, the Empress Dowager came here from the time of Sejong, the court was so big, no matter how withered the people of Sejong's time, it was impossible to say that there were only three or two people... But in front of Yun Fenghuang, the oldest person was Xiaozong Time came, and Xiaozong was still a humble envoy at that time, and he didn't know any secrets at all.

Is this a coincidence, or was he guarded against at that moment?

But her status and seniority at that time, is it worth the calculation of someone who is qualified to arrange servants for her? The servants at that time were nominally arranged by the Empress Yuan, but Ji Lingzi's identity made it impossible for him to personally ask each candidate. At most, you can tell me how much sand to mix.

The specific operation should be the steward before and after the Yuan Dynasty.

It's just that after Ji Lingzi left the palace, these people died and scattered, and there was no news.

"Come here." Yun Fenghuang ordered, "Go and check the people in the palace of the Yuan Dynasty. Are there still alive? If so, where are they? Find a way to bring them here and talk to me."

Although I know that after many years of searching, there is probably no hope, but maybe there is a fish that slipped through the net?

Yun Fenghuang thought about it, and then said, "There are also Ji Muzi's close servants, and some old people who served the Ji family before... especially those who existed during the time of Shizong, and tried to find out."

She has been well-rooted in the palace these years, and naturally no one would dare to disobey an order.

The next day, I found some people to talk back, but they only served the Empress Yuan, Ji Muzi and the commoner Ji Sheng, but there was no trace of them.

The servants who came here now were the servants who had been in the palace during the time of Sejong, and most of them were not of high status... Those with high status guessed that there had been several turmoil in the palace over the years, and they would have been implicated in it and had no good end.

After all, during Sejong's time, those who were inclined to Sejong and Sejong's favored heirs, after Shenzong ascended the throne, he would definitely not be merciless.

When Shenzong was favored, after Xiaozong ascended the throne, he had to be replaced by his own people, and then Xiaozong lost power to the Ji family, so those who supported Xiaozong would not be lightly forgiven, and those who stayed behind Shenzong did not say that they would not support the old master The son's is also a thorn in Ji's side.

When the Ji family collapses, Chunjia will be in power, and the cleaning will be thorough...

Yun Fenghuang felt regretful in her heart, she was still born too lowly, after entering the palace to be favored, she had to worry about everything, at that time, there were so many imminent things waiting, it was impossible to cover everything.

Even neglected the clues in this regard.

At this moment, I can only suppress my depression and ask one by one.

Because they don't know the key points, they can only tell them what they know about Shizong, Shenzong and even Xiaozong in detail, and find clues from them.

The imperial concubine herself didn't have time to deal with these many people, so she asked some general questions, and asked the Qing people to record the statements, and she looked through the records after everyone finished speaking.

"Your Majesty, there is a strange thing." When lighting the lamp, Chi E took a stack of rice paper and went inside to search for Yun Fenghuang, and said, "Many old people said that the first emperor of Shenzong was not favored by Shizong when he was young, and he was not favored by Shizong when he was young. It was also very silent. So when the age of marriage marriage reached, because the third successor happened to pass away not long ago, and the fourth successor had not yet entered the palace, the concubines in the court were constantly fighting for the successor, and no one cared about it at all. Shenzong's marriage... Therefore, when Shenzong became a vassal, he went there alone. It was not until Queen Qu was appointed as successor that Shenzong married the Empress Dowager together with several other princes and daughters who had delayed their life-long events due to disfavor .”

At this time, Dan E was serving on the side, and she was surprised when she heard the words: "What's so strange about this? None of us knew that Emperor Shenzong was not favored when he was a prince?"

Chi E gave her a white look, handed the rice paper full of words to Yun Fenghuang, and said: "But the Ji family is a famous family since the Ding Ding, and the Empress Dowager, as the daughter of the main branch, was in the imperial capital when she was not out of the court. Among the noble girls, the status is no worse than the current Gu Jue, Ke Chaoruo, Meng Posuo, Luo Di and others! Do you think such an outstanding girl will be the turn of an unfavorable prince like the late Emperor Shenzong?"

"Really?" Yun Fenghuang took the rice paper and flipped through it hastily. Sure enough, the old people who came over during Shizong's time all said that Shenzong was able to marry the Empress Dowager at that time, which surprised many people.

In this situation, it is as if the heirs of the second prince, third prince, and sixth prince married one of Ke Chaoruo, Meng Posuo, and Luo Di.

It's hard to compare Gu Jue, not only because the Gu family's family is gradually declining, but also because Gu Jue, as the daughter of the descendants, has a natural closeness to the heirs of the emperor, and maybe there is also the fate of her childhood sweetheart in private.

But the Ji family did not have a daughter in the palace when they were in Sejong, that is to say, the Empress Dowager did not have the possibility of being in love with Shenzong before her wedding.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing." Chi E said in a low voice, "I just don't know if it's true or not... An old slave said that he was in charge of cleaning in the cold palace at that time. A concubine learned from the mouth that Empress Qu and the Empress Dowager are actually close relatives. One of Empress Qu’s sister-in-law is a daughter of the Ji family. It’s just that Empress Qu and the Empress Dowager had no friendship before they married into the royal family. After the Empress Dowager got married, she had a very close relationship with Empress Qu. There was even a period of time when one party got some rare food and would send it to the other... So after the first emperor of Shenzong ascended the throne, when the first emperor of Shenzong slaughtered his relatives and relatives, the Qu family once I asked the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager ignored it."

"In the end, the daughter of the Ji family who married into the Qu family was taken away, and her children were ignored."

"The daughter of the Ji family is the cousin of the Empress Dowager, she said she hanged herself not long after returning..."

Yun Fenghuang pondered.

"Does the Empress Dowager have some hidden disease?" Dan E guessed, "Otherwise, it would be impossible for a lady of this status to promise to an ordinary prince?"

Yun Fenghuang said: "That's not true. If the family loves their daughter and doesn't want to get involved in right and wrong, it's not bad to be a princess for a prince who looks at no future and no ambition. It's just about the Ji family. Knowing Ye Guogong and others, the family tradition may not be that he loves his daughter. But if you want to talk about the hidden illness of the Empress Dowager... haven't you heard of it all these years?"

For a noble lady like the Empress Dowager, ordinary illnesses are actually trivial matters.

The deadliest thing is nothing but heirs.

But the Empress Dowager herself did not have many heirs. The problem was that Shenzong also had other concubines, and only two sons were born to him in all of the Sangong and Six Courts.

Looking at their two sons, Xiaozong and the Regent, the same children are not abundant... It would be unreasonable to say that the pot came from the Empress Dowager.

Therefore, the people of Shenzong's lineage are not happy, and the source is reckoned to be Shenzong.

It may be that he has a physical problem, or it may be that there is real retribution in the dark.

Apart from the heirs, what hidden disease made the Ji family agree to "cheap" the carefully cultivated noble daughter to Shenzong?

"It's also possible that the Ji family saw the potential of Shenzong." The imperial concubine thought for a moment, then said slowly, "After all, although Shenzong was in a difficult situation at the time, he was able to win the reserve in the end, which shows his qualifications."

If it's a bet, it's not surprising to give up a famous lady.

As for Shenzong's situation at that time, no one cared about the marriage, and the new stepmother had to perform the duties of the aunt's mother to get married. Got it.

Chi E watched her ponder for a long time, raised his head to signal himself to continue, and then said: "Also, Shenzong and the Empress Dowager have always been in harmony, and there have been almost no disputes. Shenzong also loves Emperor Xiaozong very much. It can be said that he is obedient and obedient. Plus, although the regent is a bit colder, he is generally loving. He often personally asks about food, daily life, and schoolwork."

Generally speaking, in the eyes of the old palace people, although the royal family during Shenzong's time was artificially underpopulated, the atmosphere was actually very good.

The emperor and the queen are harmonious, the harem is safe, the father is kind and the son is filial... It is warmer than ordinary people's homes.

Until the arrival of Crown Princess Ji Sheng.

An old palace official told a piece of news that surprised the noble concubine's master and servant: "She said she had heard rumors before, but she didn't know if it was true or not: The Empress Dowager actually doesn't like the common man Ji Sheng very much."

"How is this possible?" Dan E couldn't help but said, "They are aunts and nephews! And when the concubine Ji Sheng had an accident, the Empress Dowager seemed not to like this niece?"

Yun Fenghuang asked: "Do you know who spread the news at the beginning, and do you have any specific deeds to prove it?"