Chapter 133: After the Old Man

At the beginning of this year's summer vacation, there was a lot of excitement because of the Wenhui, but later there were all kinds of incidents, so that people inside and outside didn't dare to discuss it.

Not long after the emperor summoned Concubine An, news spread from the palace that Jing Jieyu's pregnant concubine's unborn child was pointed to Concubine An.

This made Jing Jieyu quite aggrieved, so she went to Yun Fenghuang to complain.

"Your Majesty and Concubine An are childhood sweethearts after all, and there is nothing I can do about it now." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "The concubine on the left and right is just a princess, and you already have one in front of you...and don't argue with Your Majesty over this matter." angry."

In fact, Jing Jieyu didn't really value the concubine's heir that much, just like what the imperial concubine said, she already had a princess by her side, if this one was a prince, she would definitely be reluctant to give it up.

Since she is also the princess, it's okay to raise her for other people.

She just couldn't swallow it.

The imperial concubine recognized her when she was in power and high position, but Concubine An...

Ordinary people like Yun Fenghuang entered the palace, and they had seen Yuan Niangniang's favor with their own eyes. When they came to Concubine Jing, it was relatively rare, probably because they had heard about it.

When it came time to Jing Jieyu, there were very few comments in the palace that even Concubine An was very favored in the past.

After all, Concubine An was not the center of everyone's attention at that time.

So people like Jiang Mingdan are very fond of Yun Fenghuang, but they really look down on Yuan Lianniang.

Moreover, there were quite a few princes and daughters born in the palace in the past two years. Yuan Niangniang didn't cut off this one or that one, but she just took a fancy to her, the princess who was about to land. Could it be that she was easy to bully?

But the imperial concubine said so, and Jiang Mingdan couldn't care less, he just said: "It's not that the concubine is tyrannical and refuses to give it to the heir, but I just heard from the people in the palace that King Shu was raised in front of Concubine An at the beginning. I thought, but then something went wrong? King Shu is the prince after all, and Concubine An doesn't care, let alone the princess?"

He muttered again, "I heard that Li Shi, the biological mother of King Shu, was also the person in front of the concubine. What does this Concubine An mean? Either the person who stares at the empress or the concubine's body. Could it be that the concubine's body Is it the empress's person, on purpose?"

"At one time and then at another time, at that time Concubine An was not as sensible as she is now." Yun Fenghuang smirked, coaxed her kindly, and then sent her away.

Concubine An was about to adopt the imperial daughter, but she was adopted by Jing Jieyu, who was under the imperial concubine's hands, which made people both inside and outside take this matter seriously.

Concubine Min is the favored concubine of a time-honored brand, and because the emperor is obsessed with government affairs, there have not been many newcomers in the palace in the past two years.

The latest batch to enter the palace is this Jing Jieyu and others.

And among these people, Jing Jieyu is also the most favored one.

Everyone also knew that Jiang Mingdan had always followed Yunfenghuang and was loyal to Yunfenghuang.

In other words, the two generations of favorite concubines failed to save the imperial daughter, and they were still assigned to Concubine An.

How can this not make people think deeply?

Even the queen took time out from worrying about the tenth prince, and discussed with the left and right what was going on?

Someone at the bottom asked worriedly: "Could it be that Concubine An wants to regain her favor?"

"How is this possible?" Most people found it inconceivable, "What kind of tricks does Concubine Min have? Even that Jiang Mingdan, looking young, is not a cheap lamp... These two are here, how can they give Concubine An any chance? What's more, Concubine An was not quite a beauty in the first place, and she has grown older in the past two years, becoming more and more unsightly... No matter how much your Majesty thinks about the old relationship, will you fall in love with her?"

But another person pointed out: "But the best born in the palace is clearly Naishi! Yishi's temperament is also submissive and good at serving, but His Majesty's favorite is Concubine Min... It can be seen that His Majesty does not pay much attention to appearance. of."

Otherwise, Yi Xingen should be number one when it comes to emperor's favor.

But in fact, Yi Xingen is not as favored as Wei Hengyan.

In the past two years, she was even worse than Jiang Mingdan.

Thinking about it, Zhonggong made sense, and couldn't help but feel worried, because he recalled how Yuan Lianniang treated him when he was favored.

Under such a turbulent undercurrent, the birthday of the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, passed in an extremely low-key manner.

In a blink of an eye, it was time to return.

On the way back, Yun Fenghuang received good news that Princess Suian had left for the imperial capital with two girls, Xie Wuzheng had to say goodbye to his successor because of the need to hand over I want to rush to the banquet, but it will be late.

Now it is the people from the eldest princess's mansion who protect the eldest princess and other family members and set off first.

Counting the days, before Xie Kuoyuan gets married, Xie Wuzheng will not be able to make it, but Suian will definitely be there.

The envoy sent by Xie Wuzheng said: "The son-in-law said that the Xie clan is now poor, and there are only a few young ladies in the immediate family who have not left the cabinet, and the rich lady has also been named a princess, and she wants to marry Wei He from afar... The son-in-law can't do it himself. Come, let His Highness add makeup on your behalf."

He also said, "Back then the empress accidentally bumped into the palace, and the son-in-law failed to add makeup to the empress. It is already a great pity. No matter what, I can't miss Miss's place."

Yun Fenghuang knew very well in her heart that when she was a teenager, due to the grievances between the two mistresses, the relationship between her and Xie Wuzheng was not good enough to make the other party think about adding makeup to her.

It's just that Xie Wuzheng said so, it sounds more comfortable after all.

She kindly asked the envoy about the recent situation of Xie Wuzheng and his wife, and learned that everything is fine, that is: "Your Highness has put great effort in cultivating the two young ladies in the past two years, but when writing letters with His Highness Yun'an, I always feel a little unhappy."

Thinking of this sister-in-law's previous plan, Yun Fenghuang felt a headache, and sighed: "I know, let's talk about it after His Highness arrives in the Imperial Capital and meets up."

Sui'an had nothing to do, and the two concubines who were carried over were probably brought up as his own.

Yun'an's biological daughter, Jin Xi, has promised a marriage, and Sui'an probably wants to find a good future for her daughter's child... It's not that Yun Fenghuang doesn't want to help, the key is not to spoil her good plan ah!

Recalling Sui'an's temperament, Yun Fenghuang was not very worried, mainly because this golden branch and jade leaf was still very sensible.

After all, she is a favorite concubine, even if she is the eldest princess, she has to give her some face.

If it is impossible to use both soft and hard methods, how can Suian marry the girl she raised by following the heads of the children in front of her?

Thinking of this, Yun Fenghuang didn't pay any attention to the matter anymore, and only ordered people to go to the mansion of Princess Sui'an to deliver some things, and reminded them to pack up in case the master returned.

Two days later, the emperor arrived in Miyagi, and after some cleaning, they settled down separately.

It didn't take much rest, but after taking a breath, the preparations for Princess Xincheng's far-away marriage began.

Three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xincheng asked Yunfenghuang to let her go out of the palace to attend a boudoir banquet, which was held for her as a farewell feast for a girl whom she had known over the years.

In fact, Yun Fenghuang was not at ease, fearing that his niece would be tricked.

But thinking about traveling thousands of miles, whether Xie Kuo can return to his homeland in this life is a problem, and his heart softened, so he agreed. Just ask her to bring Qingren and Chi'e with her, just in case of accidents.

Fortunately, Xie Kuo came and went safely, nothing happened, he seemed to be in a good mood.

On the other hand, Qing Ren and Chi E, who accompanied him there, had strange expressions on their faces when they came back.

Yun Fenghuang was quite puzzled: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this banquet?"

"The servant girl doesn't know if it's a problem." The two hesitated before saying, "It's just that I saw a girl at the banquet, and I was a little suspicious. After asking about it, it was true."

Seeing Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows and asked, Chi E whispered: "It seems that Chao Shi gave birth to that child."

Too much time has passed, and no one mentioned it in daily life. Yun Fenghuang realized after a while that it was the daughter of Chao Jingyou and Qi Jiulu.

The years of youth can be cherished but not taken back. Now the imperial concubine recalls the turmoil of the past indifferently.

At the moment, there were no mixed feelings, and I asked curiously: "Who does she look like? How can I tell you to recognize it just by looking at her face?"

Seeing her like this, Qingren and Chi'e were relieved, and dared to show a little smile: "Like General Qi. But that look is a bit... This time, I went with Gu's daughter. Look at her clothes." , her stepmother doesn't seem to treat her badly."

Before the assassination of Marquis Longping, he had intended to recruit Qi Jiulu as his son-in-law, and he personally finalized the matter before he died.

After the death of Marquis Longping, Qi Jiulu waited for his concubine's youngest daughter to finish her filial piety, and then fulfilled her promise to marry her as a continuation.

He and his first wife Chao Jingyou have always been at odds because of the wind and the wind, and even once reached the point of hating each other.

And the Chen family who advocated marrying Chao Jingyou back then, after their son entered the Dingbei Army and was appreciated by Gu Fangshu, thought about changing his daughter-in-law to a more capable father-in-law...

For various reasons, when the city of Huizhou was destroyed, Chao Jingyou died in it like many female relatives.

On the contrary, their daughters, due to the thinness of the Qi family, still valued the daughters of the first-born.

In times of crisis, he still managed to save the child.

Considering her age, this girl is about the same age as King Qin, and it's time for her to be in her boudoir now. Thinking about this, Yun Fenghuang asked casually: "Ms. Gu...does Xincheng have a good relationship with Mrs. Gu?"

The reason why Xie Kuo went to the banquet knowing that there might be risks is that today there are only girls who have a good relationship with her.

I am afraid that we will never see each other again, so I can't bear to miss it.

It's just that there is a daughter of the Gu family here, which surprised Yun Fenghuang, and she didn't specifically forbid her nieces to associate with the girls of her rival's family, but Xie Kuo is not ignorant, how could he exclusively associate with the queen's nieces? How close is it?

Don't talk about thinking about my aunt's mood, but what should I do if I get caught?

"It's not the main branch, it's a side branch, and the relationship is far away." The Qing people explained, "And it was introduced by Miss Yin's family. The Gu's daughter and Miss Yin got along very well, and she actually hit it off with His Highness Xincheng... Your Highness at first I was still a little worried. I once told Miss Meng in private that Miss Meng said that the empress would not care, so His Highness was relieved. Today, when the daughter of the Gu family came here, she also apologized and told everyone behind Miss Qi's back. He said that he did not intend to bring this cousin with him. It was just that the cousin had a quarrel with the sisters at home, and was worried that staying at home would make the relatives unable to come down, so she was brought out according to the mother's order, so that the family could discuss some countermeasures. "

"As for what caused the commotion, the daughter of the Gu family didn't say anything, and it's hard for the servants to ask."

Yun Fenghuang smiled slightly when he heard it, and said: "Is he still like this at a relative's house? This child has a different temperament from Chao's."

When Chao Jingyou was a teenager, she was the best at pretending, and she used to show others that she was gentle, virtuous, sensible, considerate, self-denying.

To be honest, although Yun Fenghuang can pretend, but probably because of being favored at a young age, she can't wrong herself all the time to please others.

It is also because the Jiang family is much stronger than Chao Jingyou's mother.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult for Yun Fenghuang to be the role model of a lady in the North.

Now I heard that the daughter of Chao Jingyou, who was always "the lady of other people's family", made a fuss at a relative's house to the point where she had to be taken out as an uninvited guest, so that the elders had a chance to discuss countermeasures. She was really surprised of.

"It seems that Xiao Gu is not only good to her, but maybe he is very spoiled." Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "Otherwise, how can such a temperament be raised?"

She didn't talk too much about this topic. After all, she and Qi Jiulu have been in the past for many years, and the children are going to discuss marriage. Are you still thinking about something and looking forward to it?

But after being an ordinary old friend, I was curious and asked, "Is there anything else? Can I ask the imperial doctor to see if I'm fine after Xincheng comes back?"

Seeing that Qingren and Chi'e both nodded, they were relieved, nodded slightly and said, "The wedding is coming soon, the more careful the better. The Mid-Autumn Festival will be held soon, and the children should be more careful during the banquet."

Sighing again, he said softly, "This is the only thing I can worry about for her... After the Mid-Autumn Festival, when she leaves, I will worry about her in the future, but I can't do anything for her." With all the preparations, she can only rely on herself... I don't know if she will make it?"