Chapter 209: Ming Hui’s Death

"I remember that after the regent's accident, although his father-in-law Lu Chuncao was cut off as the Marquis of Qingping, there was no other way to deal with it?" Yun Fenghuang called Chen Jing to him, and asked in a deep voice, "After that, this person will die Is it over?"

Chen Jing was stunned, and quickly recalled: "Hui Niangniang's words are true. However, Lu Chuncao was not deprived of his title because of this, but was removed from his title for various reasons before. Because of his status as a eunuch , the ministers have never agreed to restore him... At the time when the regent died, the reason was that he was killed by the princess. Originally, His Majesty planned to hold the Lu family accountable, but he was summoned by the Empress Dowager to join Lu Chuncao , the three of them talked in secret for half a day, then Lu Chuncao quietly left, and never appeared in the Imperial Capital again after that!"

Yun Fenghuang pondered, Lu Chuncao was born as an eunuch, it is said that his family was poor earlier, so he didn't have any relatives around.

After he was appreciated by Emperor Xiaozong, he took in a few adopted sons and daughters.

But unlike Zheng Gu, Lu Chuncao's adopted son was unknown, but there were two adopted daughters, one married the regent as his second concubine, and the other entered the palace and became Chunjia's concubine.

Although there is no good end, at least everyone knows.

"Is there any adopted son of Lu Chuncao now?" Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "If there is, call me to talk to me."

Chen Jing confessed: "Your servant deserves to die. I didn't pay attention to it before. Please allow me to ask you now."

He went to inquire for a while, and when he came back, his forehead was covered with sweat, "Ma'am, after he left the imperial capital, Lu Chuncao's adopted sons resigned and returned home for various reasons in just a few months. , now there is no one in the imperial capital."

Not only that, "It is said that one of the adopted sons was encountered by thieves on the way back, and even his servants died in the Tao."

"..." Yun Fenghuang frowned, this result is not surprising to be honest.

If Lu Chuncao is a breach, then the people behind the scenes will definitely not give him a chance to leak it easily.

So what did the empress dowager, Lu Chuncao and the emperor say?

Chunjia is not a soft-hearted person, without a good reason, he can't let Lu Chuncao go.

In particular, the regent, as Xiaozong's younger brother, died so abruptly that many people suspected that it was Chunjia's murder.

In this case, not to mention that the emperor did not do it, even if it was, he should find a scapegoat to prevaricate.

Since the second concubine has passed away, the Lu family headed by Lu Chuncao will be the first to bear the brunt of the punching bag.

However, Chunjia insisted on letting him go under the suspicion of murdering his uncle.

Yun Fenghuang's eyes flickered, trying to connect the existing clues...Chunjia felt guilty for Lu Chuncao's strange appearance...and Lu Chuncao had appeared near Yiwang and his wife...

She always felt that there was some big secret in it, but she couldn't grasp the hidden string.

Just when he was feeling uncomfortable, someone came in from the outside with a serious expression on his face: "Your Majesty, something has happened."

Chi E paused before continuing, "His Royal Highness Princess Minghui... just passed away."

"...Really?" Yun Fenghuang was slightly stunned, and then sighed, "It's about the same time."

Originally, the imperial physician estimated that Ming Hui could last a little longer, but because of being forced by Yun Fenghuang, he suppressed Sui'an, beat and threatened the officials, and was exhausted physically and mentally, so he had to run out of fuel early.

"What does your Majesty say?" She slowly sat up straight, "Where are Qin Gao and the others? Just bring them here. Their mother is gone. Even if the mansion definitely doesn't welcome them now, they have to go and see them off." Procedure."

Chi E said: "Your Majesty was at the Qingci Palace to pay his respects. After hearing the news, he has returned to the Taichu Palace and summoned the officials from the Ministry of Rites to meet him. He must be discussing this matter now."

Originally, the death of the emperor, although it was definitely not a good thing for Guochao, it would not be so mobilizing to make the emperor and ministers worry about it.

It's just that Minghui's status is special after all, and Chunjia is the adoptive heir, so she must be treated with extra courtesy.

If he was blessed during his lifetime, he would naturally be given considerable honor after his death to show his gratitude and filial piety to his heir father Xiaozong.

The most terrible thing is that the Empress Dowager is still lying on the couch.

Although two years ago, she also suffered from illness from time to time, claiming that she was dying...

But at this time and at that time, at this moment, the Empress Dowager, she knew just by her age, that she really couldn't help but be stimulated.

Even if it was Chunjia, if he wanted to deal with the grandparent and grandson well, he would have to worry a lot.

Yun Fenghuang squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said slowly: "Your Majesty should give you a lot of mourning, and you can ask someone to tell King Qin how many of them are there. Their only aunt is gone. Don't be too scruples. If you mourn, you will mourn, and you can't make people think that they are not close to their aunt."

In fact, King Qin and the others were not close to Ming Hui.

In other words, the emperor's heirs are not close to the three Xiaozong's relatives and daughters.

But now that Minghui is gone, the other emperor's heirs, Yunfenghuang, don't care, anyway, the child she raised must show a side of deep affection for this aunt.

This is not only to show their own upbringing, but also to save face for Chunjia.

After all, if the emperor's heirs didn't care about their aunt's death, how could anyone believe that the emperor was good to his heirs?

Meng Shi and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they received the news, because Ming Hui had troubled them a lot in the past two days.

Now that there are finally no more people, and the people below don't have this backer, so they probably don't dare to dictate to them anymore.

But soon it occurred to me that the eldest princess was still accusing them of what they had done when she died...

In addition, Chunjia obviously wanted to favor Yunfenghuang's style in the past two days, so they had to worry that the emperor would take this opportunity to let Yunfenghuang get away with it in the name of Minghui.

"Has this Highness lost his mind and gone crazy? Now leave your own sister instead of entrusting your children to the Xiaoyun family?!" Several patriarchs wandered around the room, feeling incomprehensible, "Even if His Highness Yun'an has his own flesh and blood, Most likely they won't be too concerned about Yunqin Gao's evil breeds. But His Royal Highness Suian has nothing to do, even if he has raised a pair of adopted daughters, how can he compare with his blood-related nieces and nieces?"

From their point of view, if Minghui is worried about leaving, the future and even the safety of the illegitimate children will be in danger.

The best candidate for Tuogu should be Princess Sui'an.

Who knew that Minghui actually chose Yunfenghuang? !

And the following news made them even more speechless: Princess Yun'an's son was ill again recently, and the couple walked around the child without paying attention to the melons in the capital.

Now that the child has calmed down, the eldest princess and his wife finally understand the current situation.

Then they didn't even worry about Minghui's funeral. Princess Yun'an hurriedly entered the palace to ask for an audience. In the name of visiting the Empress Dowager, she turned around and went to the Huanhua Hall to question Princess Jinxi about her marriage: "... ...The two children have been engaged since they were young, and everyone knows it, but now that Forget is about to die, does the empress just look at it like this?"

"You also know what Xie Wuzheng did to His Highness Sui'an." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "How can I have the face to say anything now? Forget how innocent you are, after all, it is Xie Wuzheng's own flesh and blood. It’s all just pretending to be the heir of my brother. If His Royal Highness is reluctant to let him go, why don’t you intercede with His Highness Sui’an yourself? You are sisters, so you are easier to talk to than this palace. In any case, this matter is my shame on His Highness Sui’an. Ben Gong is really ashamed to see her again now."

Princess Yun'an's face was very ugly, but she didn't forget to save Xie Fu, she just said: "Then what about Jinxi?"

"This matter is also because I feel sorry for Princess Jinxi." Yun Fenghuang sighed again, and said, "Simply this child has a noble status and a good personality, but it is not difficult to find Mr. Ruyi. In this way, I Add makeup to her..."

The implication is that Princess Jinxi should find another county horse, and she will make up for it with money and silk.

But Yun An didn't care about these things, and after being silent for a while, he said: "Knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing one's heart, when the child was still young, I identified Xie Fuwang. Now it's only a short while, but tell me where to find someone Appropriate? But the empress also has a nephew, Xie Li, who I heard is an honest boy?"

"Your Highness actually has a crush on Lier?" Yun Fenghuang's heart moved, but he said with regret on his face, "It's a pity that the child... well, it was also because of Xie Wuzheng that I was deceived by this palace, and kept listing him in Xie Fu's forgotten list." Under the circumstances, the child has already engaged in marriage two days ago, but it is not easy to wrong the Princess."

Yun An was greatly surprised: "But I don't know whose family it is?"

"It can't compare to the princess's background." Yun Fenghuang said, "The princess has golden branches and jade leaves, why worry about a good match?"

Hearing the words, Yun An immediately understood that Xie Li might not be married, it's just that Yun Fenghuang was not willing to match him with Jin Xi.

With mixed feelings in her heart, she said: "Jinxi was also a child who was ignorant back then, why didn't your empress give her a chance to correct herself?"

"Where did you think you were going?" Yun Fenghuang turned his thoughts, and said in a confiding tone, "Jin Xi was raised by Bengong after all, so I can't even bother with her about those trivial matters. It's just that I don't know if I can protect my nephew in the future, and how long I can protect him in the current situation? Therefore, I don't want this child to stay with me, and I plan to send him back to his hometown, so let him get married in his hometown. A country girl. From now on, I will live a peaceful life and continue the Xie family's bloodline, that's all."

"Jinxi is good in everything, but this palace is not what it used to be!"

"..." Yun An was silent for a while, then said, "I'm not going to lie to my mother: at the beginning Xie Fu forgot to say that his family background was not high, but after careful consideration, this child has good qualifications and is the most valued nephew of my mother. It's not bad. It's not bad to settle down with Jin Xi like this. In fact, if you believe it carefully, it doesn't count as humiliating Jin Xi. He is destined not to live at this moment. If Jin Xi chooses a worse county horse, wouldn't he be reduced to a laughing stock in the future? I’m just such a daughter, how can I bear it? What’s more, the empress herself said that the empress also watched her grow up. Now that the situation is like this, I beg the empress to feel sorry for her once and help her think of a way out?”

Yun Fenghuang looked at her quietly for a while, and Fang said slowly: "It's nothing if you want me to help you, after all, we have always had a good relationship, and we almost became in-laws. Besides, Jin Xi's child, I watched him grow up. , even if she is a little ignorant, after so many years, it would be impossible to say that she has no affection at all."

Seeing that Yun An breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled slowly, "It's just... You should at least explain the ins and outs to me! For example, why do you have to let your daughter marry a husband who can protect her?"

"Could it be that the bloodline of Xiaozong's granddaughter and the identity of the emperor's nephew are not enough to guarantee her peace and happiness in the future?!"