Chapter 230 Returning
When the crown princess heard that the emperor left the palace with the crown prince and some heirs, but left herself and Posuo Meng to serve the queen, she couldn't believe her ears: "Your Majesty wants to change his daughter-in-law?!"
Left and right hurriedly persuaded her to keep silent: "Your Majesty, be careful. The Queen Madam told His Majesty that she valued you so that you were allowed to stay and serve. You should go and thank you."
"..." Wei Xiyan didn't have the strength to speak anymore, she just shed tears.
In the courtyard next door, Meng Posuo's expression was not very good when she heard the news, but after all, she was from a noble family, so she could hold her breath. The most important thing was that she had only been here for a short time, and she hadn't been tortured by Yun Fenghuang before. After a while, I was still able to hold on, and only said: "Since it is the order of the empress, the concubine should obey it."
Turning around, he went to Xie Mengmeng and gave a lot of things, inquiring about the queen's preferences inside and outside the words.
Xie Mengmeng put the things away in a rude manner, but his attitude was still ignorant: "Auntie? What does she like? Of course she likes me! My aunt has always loved me the most. She is not angry at what I say or do, and she still laughs." Hehe looked at... what do you like besides me? How many highnesses do you like? What do you like and your temperament? Then how do I know? My aunt has always loved me, and I have never been restrained in front of her, even more so than in front of my mother. Be more comfortable, why do I need to care about my aunt's preferences? Anyway, my aunt likes everything about me."
Meng Posuo's dowry came back to the house, so she was very angry: "Look at her frivolous appearance, who doesn't know that the empress didn't like her to enter the East Palace at all! It's not that their mother and daughter were blinded by wealth and insisted on entering. ? The empress is still willing to see her at this moment, it's all for the sake of the late eighteen sons of the Xie family!"
"Why are you angry with her?" Meng Posuo didn't care, and said disapprovingly, "How long have the two side concubines of the Xie family served His Highness? There is no pregnant Xie Qingniao. This one is young and has not yet consummated the marriage. Well, counting the days, it's hard to say whether we can make it to the consummation of the house. We're just putting on a show, so that the queen will know our attitude. Even if she seriously tells us the queen's preferences, can it be stopped? The empress deliberately finds fault? Today's Zhonggong is not a good fault, it is the master who is fighting all the way up, you and I are so small, how can we see it in front of her?"
Anyway, she didn't expect Yun Fenghuang to like her.
Just compare the princess.
No matter how sad this is, the concubine is at the bottom.
Yun Fenghuang snorted and laughed when he heard the news, and said: "This Meng family is indeed a bit cunning."
She didn't care about the two daughters-in-law for a while, and after sending off the crown prince Shengjia, she asked someone to summon them to her front, without saying anything, and said directly, "The emperor's grandmother has been reduced a lot recently. Urgent, it's just that you are so busy with everything that you don't have time to spare. Seeing how young you are, you don't have a son and a half daughter under your knees. You must have plenty of time. Let's go back and prepare a few meals for the imperial grandmother every day. If so If you can whet the imperial grandmother's appetite, this Palace will reward you."
Neither the crown prince nor the side concubine Meng dared to count on her rewards, it would be good not to be picked on, but if they resigned obediently, it would be a headache to return to their residence.
They are all the apples of the eye raised in gold and jade. The way of cooking is said to be learned, but it is no different from Yun Fenghuang back then: the cooks have prepared everything, and they throw things into the pot and toss a few times casually , the cooks went up to clean up the aftermath and put them on the plate, which is considered to be done by them themselves.
As far as this is concerned, it is quite conscientious. It is not uncommon for Yun Fenghuang to stand in the yard for a while and announce that the dishes during such a time are all made by himself.
But now that Yun Fenghuang is speaking in person, how could the crown prince and side concubine Meng dare to act like this?
It is necessary to go to battle in person.
And it was given to the Empress Dowager, who doesn't know that the Empress Dowager's phoenix body has violated the harmony recently, and the craftsmanship of a professional royal chef can't handle it, let alone them?
These two already felt that it was very difficult, but the servants felt that Yun Fenghuang was still merciful: "It's just cooking some meals, the empress is soft-hearted, so why is this difficult? Whose bride can't be filial?"
"It's very noisy outside now, so I won't cause trouble for His Majesty." Yun Fenghuang said so, but what he thought in his heart was that Chunjia would leave, and it would seem like a heavy blow to the people in the East Palace right now. I was too impatient.
At that time, it will make the emperor suspicious, and even when he is worried about state affairs, he still wants to guard against her, which is not good.
However, she was thinking about letting Chunjia focus on dealing with King Mao's affairs wholeheartedly. Who knew that Shengjia was assassinated halfway with the prince!
Suo Xing Chunjia had been prepared for a long time. Although the emperor's chariot was not disturbed, there was no damage. On the contrary, the crown prince Gong Xiangbing, he himself was quite calm, but many of the servants who grew up with him were younger, so they were not stable. In the chaos, he was slashed, and the injury was not serious, but it was enough to embarrass the country: in the capital city, the prince of a country was stabbed and injured by the side of the emperor's chariot, which in itself meant that the emperor was in control. There is a problem with ability.
Chunjia was furious!
When the news reached the palace, Yun Fenghuang was surprised, but also regretful: Why didn't the assassin try harder and simply killed Gong Xiangbing?
…If I had known about her, I would have cooperated with the assassin.
After she calmed down, she asked what happened: "Do you know who the assassin was?"
"Returning to your mother, it is said that King Mao offered a huge reward for the assassin." Chen Jing said, "I originally planned to assassinate His Majesty, but the imperial palace was heavily guarded, so I took the next best thing and assassinated the prince."
Yun Fenghuang sighed full of regret, and immediately woke up, and ordered: "Tighten up the guard in the palace! Seeing that there is no way to take His Majesty, King Bie Mao turned to assassinate this palace!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Your Majesty has already sent a message to the imperial guards, and they are on guard day and night, so they must not slack off." Chen Jing hesitated, and said, "The prince is injured after all, do you want to send something over there? "
"Just send it away." Although Yun Fenghuang wished that the prince would die suddenly on the spot, he still had to show up on the scene, and said at this moment, "Pick up anything in the warehouse, and send it to someone who can talk."
He added, "Tell the crown prince again, the crown princess and side concubine were very worried when they heard the news of his assassination, and decided to become a vegetarian for a year to pray for him."
What this means is that the Crown Princess and Meng Posuo will not be allowed to go back to serve the Crown Prince.
In fact, Yun Fenghuang was still a little skeptical: "It's true that the people around him didn't keep an eye on the assassin in the chaos? Your Majesty is very careful. Since the emperor's chariot is properly arranged, how can he not protect the prince? Don't let the prince do it for the prince. Is the concubine and the Meng family going to get hurt on purpose?"
Anyway, it is impossible for her to send out the concubines of the Eastern Palace who were specially detained, so what if the prince is injured? Let Xie Mengmeng take the lead to serve.
Unless he died, Yun Fenghuang would be more than happy to send the Crown Princess and the Meng family back for the funeral.
"The situation was quite chaotic at that time, and our people were hiding from knives and guns, but we didn't pay much attention." Chen Jing mused, "But it shouldn't be pretending, after all, His Majesty was very concerned about the prince's injury, and specially reduced him. errand."
For the crown prince, it is rare that the aunt is not around, and it is a time of major events, and it is time to go all out to sharpen and seize power, so he should not let it go.
The mere concubine and the Meng family are not worth his sacrifice.
Only then did Yun Fenghuang feel relieved: "It seems that this kid is really unlucky. It's a pity, he still has a lot of life."
Why can't you die honestly?
She asked someone to send something to the prince with a message, but she personally wrote a letter to Chunjia asking for warmth, and taught Chen Jing to send it there in person, expressing her concern and reluctance.
But half a day after sending this letter, he received the news that Chunjia and the crown prince had returned, and they didn't intend to go to the imperial capital.
"Why is this?" Yun Fenghuang was greatly surprised.
Chen Jing's face was solemn: "It is said that it is the forbidden army stationed in the imperial capital, and some people rebelled... Although it has been suppressed, Jiang Lan can't guarantee that there will be no more evil. Therefore, for the sake of safety, please return to the palace temporarily. And the prince's injury , and it is not advisable to continue on your way.”
"..." Yun Fenghuang frowned, "Forbidden Army... For how many years has Jiang Lan been in command of the Forbidden Army, how could such a thing happen? This man is too useless!"
"It seems to have something to do with Shenzong's edict." Chen Jing said in a low voice, "The Forbidden Army in the lead has always been very loyal and patriotic. It is said that the ancestors were deeply trusted by Shenzong's late emperor... It seems that King Mao's envoy sneaked into the army and somehow convinced him to believe in Shenzong. The will, I feel... I feel that Emperor Xiaozong and His Majesty are stealing the throne and trying to help the orthodox."
Yun Fenghuang pinched the forehead, feeling a headache.
The importance of orthodoxy is subtle but essential.
In the past, this was Chunjia's biggest trump card, but now, because of Shenzong's edict, it has become Chunjia's weakness.
She thought for a while, but instead of preparing to meet Shengjia, she ordered the chariot to go to the residence of the Empress Dowager.
"Why are you here again?" The Empress Dowager made it clear that she was not happy to see her, "I heard that you let the prince's wife and concubine cook for herself, under the guise of being filial and mourning the family? You taste the meals made by those two , don’t make things difficult for Ai’s family.”
"It's just some filial piety of the younger generation. You are willing to try it to give them face. If you are not willing, it's nothing." Yun Fenghuang said, "Can the grandson-in-law force you to eat it? The grandson-in-law is here today to disturb , but it is for the sake of King Mao. Now King Mao is falsely preaching the will of the first emperor of Shenzong to confuse people's hearts. As the empress of Shenzong Yuan and the mother of Xiaozong, don't you stand up and say something? You just look at the rebellious officials like this Thieves, do you want to ruin the reputation of the two former emperors, Shenzong and Xiaozong?"
The Empress Dowager looked at her in surprise: "Didn't you already know the truth about this matter?"
"What is the truth?" Yun Fenghuang asked back, "You are the empress of Shenzong Yuan, the birth mother of Xiaozong, and your majesty is the heir of Xiaozong, where the orthodoxy lies. What kind of thing is King Mao? He has never won the pity and trust of any emperor, but He did a lot of insane things in the fief, fearing that His Majesty would blame him, so he jumped the wall in a hurry, and actually slandered the reputation of two generations of late emperors and His Majesty, it is an unforgivable crime!"
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was silent, she slowed down her tone, "You don't care about Your Majesty, don't you care about the posthumous name of the late Emperor Shenzong? You want everyone to say that the late Emperor Shenzong is confused and doesn't even know whether Xiaozong is his own flesh and blood or not. Everyone thinks that Emperor Shenzong took the lead in confusing the royal blood?"
Yun Fenghuang didn't mention Xiaozong, because the Empress Dowager favored the Seventh Prince, and the Seventh Prince was rumored to be the late Emperor Shenzong.
It can be seen that the Empress Dowager has some feelings for the late Emperor Shenzong.
Sure enough, after hearing her words, the Empress Dowager didn't speak at first, but after a while, she sighed and said sadly: "Now that the Ai family is going out to talk, how many people are willing to listen?"
"You are an elder of the royal family, the Empress Shenzong Yuan, the so-called husband and wife are one, and the late Emperor Shenzong is no longer here. What is the difference between your words and the words of the late Emperor Shenzong?" It’s just a claim, but who knows if it’s true or not? The old ministers of the past are all withered, and now who else has the qualifications to distinguish the true from the false, except you?”
The Empress Dowager said: "You think it's simple, it's just this matter, now that the sword is used, the final decision must be made on the battlefield."
"Even so." Yun Fenghuang said, "Isn't it possible to let the distinction go? It is necessary to let the people of the world know the truth, right from wrong, right from wrong."
She turned black and white so confidently that the empress dowager laughed: "The Ai family is getting old and tired, and the left and right phoenix seals are in your hands, so you can do whatever you like. Is it possible that the Ai family can't admit it? "
Yun Fenghuang breathed a sigh of relief: "The grandson-in-law thanks the emperor's grandmother for your understanding, and also thank you for your protection on behalf of His Majesty."
She left immediately, and on the way back to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, she was thinking about how to use the name of the Empress Dowager to refute King Mao?