Chapter 239: The Son of Heaven Loves the People and Loves Her
Yun Fenghuang's mind went blank!
She almost instinctively helped Chunjia out of the palace door, instinctively watched Yi Guogong and others swarm up to check the emperor's injury, instinctively was grabbed by Chunjia and ordered to escort Queen Mother Yuan and others to retreat Shan...it was not until she was surrounded and far away from the burning hall that she came back to her senses little by little.
He could clearly see the large blood stains on his dress.
The apricot yellow palace dress specially tailored for the Mid-Autumn Festival is like a mandala with big flowers in full bloom, which is shocking.
It's all Chunjia's blood.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't worry, Your Majesty can still speak and preside over the overall situation, so he will be fine." The Qing people kept persuading her, her face was pale, the hand holding Yun Fenghuang's arm trembled, her fingertips It's as cold as ice.
Not only Qing people are like this, wandering around, whether they are concubines, emperors or palace people, they are all in a trance.
It was such a shocking moment that even the confidants of the Qing people and Chen Jing failed to react in time, and the emperor did not hesitate to block the arrow for the queen; it was also in a hurry in the current situation, the emperor was seriously injured, what should be done next ?
Although people in the Qing Dynasty said that the emperor could still speak and preside over the overall situation, everyone could see clearly at that time that the arrow had the intention of killing the queen, and the emperor protected him with his body. pass by...
After Chunjia came out of the hall, he gave a few hasty instructions, and the corners of his mouth were already blood gushing out.
Even in normal times, such damage to the imperial body of the emperor would be a major event that would shake the government and the public.
What's more, the situation is so critical today?
Can Chunjia really survive?
"..." Yun Fenghuang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but found that his throat was choked and he couldn't say a word.
"Young lady, don't cry, you'll be fine, you'll be fine." The Qing people noticed, and tremblingly persuaded, Yun Fenghuang listened to her words, subconsciously touched her face, only to realize that at some point, tears had already soaked the whole face.
She didn't even realize she was crying.
King Qin failed to come back for a reunion, so Princess Zhaoqing and King Jin were pushed to her and said in fear and worry: "Mother's queen... Mother's queen..."
The siblings looked a little confused, and they didn't expect such a thing to happen at all.
The two children who have always been clever, but now they don't know what to say?
They also saw a bunch of arrows protruding from Chunjia's chest, and they were also afraid what would happen if the father had something wrong?
If Chunjia rescued another person, even the Queen Mother Yuan, the siblings must be full of hatred for the rescued person now.
But it happened to be Yun Fenghuang.
This is their queen mother, who is even closer to them than Chunjia.
This made the two children completely unable to say what the emperor should not rescue, but they also deeply felt what it means to have no father... Chunjia was only seriously injured, so she may not die, but she is no longer a young princess and prince. , but already felt the huge haze hanging over everyone's hearts.
If the emperor can't survive this hurdle, how noble these people are now, they will be in a hurry in the future.
Zhaoqing is the most favored among the emperor's heirs, and he is usually the most arrogant.
Even in the face of her father, Chunjia, she has never been discouraged, and she is most self-willed.
But at this moment, looking at the people who looked at each other in dismay, even the empress mother, who was always regarded as the backbone and thought that nothing could be troubled, lost her soul all the way, choked up and couldn't speak, and panic suddenly surged.
No father, no father, no mother, no mother.
For a vigorous and well-loved child, the weight and desolation of these eight characters cannot be felt at all in times of crisis.
Zhaoqing has tasted it now, but hopes that he will never understand it.
Yun Fenghuang suddenly raised his hand, brought it to his lips, and took a hard bite!
"Queen!" The siblings exclaimed in unison, seeing her bite very hard, blood gushed out from the tooth marks immediately.
However, the Empress seemed not to feel it. She took advantage of the severe pain and completely relieved herself. She looked around and said in a hoarse voice: "The situation is unclear now, Your Majesty..."
This is a title that has been mentioned tens of thousands of times since entering the palace, but there has never been a moment like this, which made her feel that every time she said it, there was a kind of deep pain emerging.
So much so that Yun Fenghuang had to pause for a while to catch his breath before continuing, choked with sobs, "...he was seriously injured, but he still let us go separately, just to draw the assassin's attention, so as not to accidentally hurt us. In that case, The first thing we need to do is not to drag Sheng Jia down."
At this time, they all gathered in Zezhi Tower, surrounded by guards and palace servants who came to hear the news.
Yun Fenghuang ordered all the heirs of the emperor except Zhaoqing to change clothes with the palace servants of similar stature and age, and arranged for the palace servants to send them out in all directions.
"Sister, the palace is in chaos now, what if something goes wrong after leaving?" Concubine De asked worriedly after hearing this.
"Yes, the palace is in chaos." Yun Fenghuang's mind is still full of chaos, but he just responded with the instinct honed in the palace for many years, stunned for a while, and then whispered, "Even Your Majesty... We're going to be fine here? We're all gathered here, and if someone gets caught, it's really over. Scatter in all directions, each depending on life and death, at least there is still a glimmer of life!"
Seeing what Concubine De wanted to say, she turned her face and said in a low voice, "I won't leave, but if someone comes over later and can't keep it, no one here will be allowed to live, you have to keep you child, I have no objection."
Concubine De was silent for a while, looked at Princess Chang Fen, stared fixedly for a moment, saw that Princess Chang Fen was at a loss, but said: "My sister listens to my sister, and I ask my sister to arrange for Chang Fen to be with the heirs of the emperors." leave!"
"Mother and concubine, can't we go together?" Princess Chang Fen subconsciously glanced at Yun Fenghuang.
Yun Fenghuang said in a hoarse voice: "Anyone who wants to leave can leave."
"Sister, don't go." Concubine De shook her head, looked at Princess Changfen with soft eyes, and said softly, "Concubine Mother has served your father and emperor for many years, and enjoyed so much glory and wealth in the palace confinement, whether it is the royal family or Your Majesty, and Your mother has never treated her mother badly. At this time, you children can leave, after all, you are of royal blood, and you deserve to live. But mother will not leave, mother, together with your mother !"
Zezhilou is located in the back mountain of the Xinggong, which can be said to be the deepest part of the Xinggong.
If this place is also lost, it means that even if the situation is not completely irreparable, most people are already hard to escape.
If a male member of the royal family fell into the hands of the opponent, at most he would be killed, and he might be threatened as a prisoner.
But these concubines, as well as the young and beautiful princesses, don't know what will happen.
Concubine De has been with Yun Fenghuang for so many years, so she doesn't understand what the empress sister means.
After sending away these imperial heirs to their own destiny, unless there is no danger in Zezhilou, all concubines today, including Yunfenghuang himself, will die here before Zezhilou is destroyed by the enemy!
The queen will never allow Chunjia to be humiliated because of the harem!
...Maybe the queen half a day ago would not think so, nor would she do so.
After all, Yun Fenghuang has never been the kind of master who regards her husband as the god, the emperor's reputation and her life, she will choose the latter without even thinking about it.
But now...
Concubine De imagined that if she was Yun Fenghuang, no matter how deep-minded and ambitious she was, if she could not let go of her selfishness and give back her whole-hearted efforts to protect the Nine-Five Supreme Being in times of crisis, would she still be a human being?
Even a bystander like her felt that she did not regret dying here for Chunjia today.
The emperor used to show gentleness to others, but the concubines who had served him for many years knew that gentleness was just the emperor's mask.
When he needs to be ruthless, he is more ruthless than anyone else.
The Ji family, the Xingningbo Mansion, the Zheng family, the party members of the regent king... When did the emperor hold his hand high?
Concubine De has always been afraid of Chunjia, which is why she has always shown herself gentle and harmless in front of the imperial court. Facing such an emperor who seems gentle and elegant but is actually cruel, even if she is not of low birth, she is still a descendant of the clan. Dare to make mistakes.
But at this moment, Concubine De felt that the emperor was not as ruthless and decisive as imagined.
Although this love is not for her, Concubine De doesn't have to be a sharp and strong person. The emperor she served was also warm. If that's the case, how much did the emperor treat her because of her carelessness and gentleness in serving her all these years? Also have some affection?
Thinking about it this way, it is not unacceptable for the Death Guard Festival.
Yun Fenghuang watched silently as Concubine De said goodbye to Princess Changfen, and then looked at the other concubines who had children.
Almost all of them chose to let the children go.
Only An Fei and Yi Xingen refused.
Concubine An's complexion was pale, and she had been staring at Yun Fenghuang from the beginning.
After being questioned repeatedly by Yun Fenghuang, he said with trembling lips: "My son will not go! My son will be with me!"
"My lord, I think so too." Yi Xingen hugged her biological Princess Junyi tightly, and said softly, "My lord, Junyi is the same as Princess Zhaoqing." I'm afraid it's hard to hide it from my eyes and ears. Even if I escaped from the palace by chance, it may not be a blessing. As for Nineteen, he is so young and doesn't understand anything. From crying just now to now, the concubine is afraid that the waiter will take him, You can't run far at all, and you will lose your hands in vain."
Princess Junyi and Princess Zhaoqing are sisters of the same father and mother, they look exactly alike, and they are the most prosperous princesses.
Even if he changed into a Jingchai commoner, his hair and face were unkempt, but it was hard to conceal the beauty of the country.
It is reasonable for Yi Xingen to be worried.
As for the Nineteenth Prince...
The one who lives and dies with his own flesh and blood is not his own prince, no matter how he arranges it is normal.
So except for Zhaoqing, Junyi, the nineteenth prince, and the thirteenth princess, all the heirs were arranged to leave in disguise to avoid danger.
As for whether new risks will be encountered in this process, it can only depend on fate.
If this had been put beforehand, everyone still hoped that something would happen to Zezhilou.
But today, the emperor is...
Many people looked at Yun Fenghuang imperceptibly with sad expressions on their faces.
It is also because the empress has a lot of prestige, otherwise, when the emperor is in urgent need of taking charge of the overall situation, who could not feel resentment towards the empress when the emperor was seriously injured in order to save her?
After a long while, the heirs who were supposed to leave all left, Yun Fenghuang looked around, held Zhao Qing's hand, and said in a low voice, "Do you hate your mother?"
Zhaoqing was restless, and was stunned when he heard the words: "Why does my son hate the queen mother? Junyi didn't leave either."
"If it wasn't for the fact that I didn't take good care of your leg..." Yun Fenghuang smiled miserably, "If it wasn't for that, I would have let you go."
"My son didn't intend to leave either." Zhaoqing said seriously, "Junyi didn't leave, so my son will also accompany his mother!"
Yun Fenghuang stared at her for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Good boy."
"Sister, don't think too much." Concubine De came over, took Yun Fenghuang's other hand, and said softly, "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, although today's incident happened suddenly, His Majesty may not be incapable of turning the tide... At worst, you can still With the Empress Dowager here, her old man has been ill for many days, if something happens because of this, what face will the traitor have to face the world?!"
"At that time, maybe my sister will have to come out and preside over the overall situation."
Regardless of whether Xiaozong was Shenzong's blood and blood, at least the orthodoxy of Shenzong's empress Yuan could not be shaken.
So no matter for Chunjia or King Mao, the safety of the Empress Dowager must be guaranteed.
And if Chunjia couldn't see things, apart from the Empress Dowager, the main branch of the royal family is still qualified to preside over the situation, that is, Yun Fenghuang.
After all, the common man Ji Sheng has gone, and the two empress dowagers are from the lineage of King Fuyang.
That is to say, she, the queen, is a decent woman.
Concubine De is implying that Yunfenghuang, if Chunjia really fails, then play the Empress Dowager card well.
Even if you can't be the empress dowager, at least you can find a way out for the current harem and the emperor's heirs.
In fact, with such a calculation, how could Yun Fenghuang need her to remind him?
But at the moment...
now……
Finally arranged for the heirs to leave, Yun Fenghuang didn't want to think about anything now.
She suddenly envied the Empress Dowager Yuan, at least the Empress Dowager really passed out.
And she wanted to faint, but she didn't dare, and she couldn't.
"...Why do you think he would do that?" Yun Fenghuang was taught by the Jiang family since childhood, which is completely different from the thinking of women nowadays.
Not to mention taking her husband as the sky, she would even take it as a shame for her husband and her husband's family, especially for her sacrifice regardless of the cost.
With Qi Jiulu back then, and with Chunjia after entering the palace, she always put her own interests first.
Even her own flesh and blood couldn't compare with herself.
This is the result of Jiang's many years of precepts and deeds, and it is also the rule of life that she firmly believes in.
Husbands can be changed or not, and children can be reborn or adopted.
Only oneself, without it, there is nothing.
So, what else is more important than herself?
She believed that Chunjia also understood this point.
Besides, Chunjia is the Son of Heaven!
It is really related to the interests of all people, the situation of the world, and the future of the dynasty... Why is he doing this? !
The queen was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned her head and asked Concubine De, "A person like him, you and I know best, usually, if he doesn't get in the way of his plan, he can say anything. If it gets in the way, even the loving mother, the empress dowager, can't turn it around." ...Why do you think he rushed up? Could it be that he drank too much during the banquet today? He thought it was a dream?"
Concubine De looked at tears streaming down her face when she asked this question, she felt pity, and after thinking for a while, she said in a low voice: "Today's banquet is only halfway through, Your Majesty is not a greedy drinker, so I just drank a few cups, let's take it easy." Sister, tell the truth: His Majesty must not be drunk, nor would he think he was in a dream."
Unable to hold back, he reminded again, "If Your Majesty is already fuming, how could he react quickly to dodge that round of crossbow arrows?"
Yun Fenghuang burst into tears: "I know, so I can't figure it out."
"Why can't my sister figure it out?" Concubine De looked at her in surprise, her eyes sparkling, and she choked up, "Didn't you know about the front court and the harem many years ago? Your Majesty... Your Majesty treats people like my sister, or has A little bit of affection, but in the final analysis, people like my sister, not to mention dispensable, are actually insignificant to His Majesty. If they are gone, change a group and serve him the same."
"Only my sister is different."
"Your Majesty has also shown kindness and favor to my sister, but it was nothing more than favor."
"But for my sister, His Majesty loves you sincerely."
"Otherwise, over the years, why is the same thing different when it comes to my sister?"
Seeing Yun Fenghuang suddenly raised her head, Concubine De couldn't help gasping, and said in a trembling voice, "Could it be that my sister has never believed in His Majesty's intentions for so many years?!"
"...This palace is not!" Yun Fenghuang covered his mouth with his sleeve, tears poured out, his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak, after a long while, he said incoherently, "This palace... this palace knows that His Majesty...he...of course in his heart I belong to you! Otherwise, how could my life be so smooth and comfortable these years? But in his heart, not to mention the loving mother, the empress dowager, the holy mother, the empress dowager, and others, he just talked about the future of the Gongxiang family in this world, the prince... these Which one is not in front of me? I didn't expect...I really didn't expect...Is he crazy?! In such a situation, the queen can die, the prince can die, the empress dowager can die, and even the empress dowager can die die!"
"Only him...Only he can't have an accident...Only he can't have an accident!!!"
The queen finally couldn't bear it anymore, she slipped from the couch, sat on the ground slumped, and wailed, "In such a clear situation, is he crazy or dazed, and he wants to go back and save me?!"
"In these years, for the successor, for the East Palace, I have resorted to many means, how many times I have begged him, and how many ways I have thought... He has never softened his heart!!!"
"But now they're doing it—what do I think?!"
"What do I think?!!!"
She has convinced herself to accept the relationship with Chunjia, that is, she may be more important than all the concubines, even faintly more important than Queen Mother Yuan.
But it will never, never be possible to cross these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and surpass the status of Gongxiang's prosperity in Chunjia's mind.
Yun Fenghuang actually understands Chunjia, if she is Chunjia, in front of the world, how important is a beauty?
It's just that when it's her turn, she is a person who refuses to give up her ambition, so she understands it, but she is absolutely not willing to admit defeat.
In a situation like today, the emperor would not turn back. She fully understood and had no resentment.
Even if the emperor pushed her to go out first, she would not be angry.
Because of emotion and reason, Chunjia's safety is the most important.
But he... She spent more than ten years groping for it, thinking that she had already found the best distance to get along with the emperor.
Through a thin layer of estrangement, we get along tacitly...
She thought it would be like this for the rest of her life. Although she was a little regretful, she was not someone who valued the relationship between a man and a woman more than anything else.
There are still many positions of power in this world, which are even more dazzling.
Unexpectedly, that moment Chunjia shattered all her cognition.
"I have served His Majesty for more than ten years, and I have always thought that I am the person who knows his mind best in the world." Yun Fenghuang stopped crying, and laughed miserably, "I just found out today, I just took it for granted!"
In fact, she never really understood Chunjia.
The Son of Heaven loves the people, and establishes a reserve to follow the virtuous, so why not love her?
Therefore, at the time of life and death, Chunjia could not abandon her, and could not let her fall under the arrow.
At this moment, Yunfenghuang needs him more than Wanmin than the world and Bigongxiang's responsibility.
So he broke free from the cover of the minister and came back.
The emperor loves the people and loves her.
In his heart, she is no less responsible than the hundreds of millions of Li Shu, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and the children of the Gongxiang family.
What she knew before and after the palace, but she didn't see clearly until today.