Two Hundred and Fortieth Chapters Truth (Six)

After hearing Yun Fenghuang's impassioned speech, the Empress Dowager's complexion fluctuated, and needles could be heard in the room for a while.

The queen was puzzled, turned her mind around, and asked again: "Does the emperor's grandmother know something? Why do you think that this incident was also directed and acted by the granddaughter-in-law?"

"..." The Empress Dowager was silent for a moment before she said, "Just now, Aijia cared about the Emperor, so I didn't ask too much. If that's the case, just wait."

He raised his voice to call the palace servants who were waiting outside, and ordered in front of Yun Fenghuang, "Come over with the waiter at the banquet, the one who saw the queen being assassinated."

The palace servant looked at Yun Fenghuang in surprise, but said nothing, bowed his head and said, "Yes."

A moment later, a palace maid who had not had time to change her clothes and had a little dirt on her skirt came in, bowed her head and greeted her with a low eyebrow.

Yun Fenghuang took a closer look and found that this palace maid was quite familiar. She was a maid who served many times at palace banquets. She even had a good impression of him, because she was diligent and smart. Judging from her daily actions, there was nothing small about her. Thoughts, not many words, are responsible for passing dishes to the high-ranking people at the banquet. This job is not something that just a palace official can do, and it represents a certain degree of trust in the queen.

It's not that she hasn't checked the details of this palace man before, but no matter how she checked, she is a palace lady who has some friendship with a certain steward in front of the imperial court. She also endures hardships and stands hard work. The master of the palace.

Any master can use it with confidence.

The co-author turned out to be the empress dowager's person!

Sure enough, it is the first to act first, Yun Fenghuang is quite speechless in her heart, she thinks that she and Chunjia are both people with good plans, and her determination is not so easy to calculate, but she can't hold Shenzong and his wife to go ahead, many years before they were born It was laid out in the front and rear palaces.

"You tell the story of the assassination of the queen again." The empress dowager ordered slowly.

The palace man responded and said in a calm tone: "Back to the empress dowager, the servant girl was hiding in a corner and saw clearly, and shot the empress's skirt, preventing the empress from escaping from the palace in time. That arrow was not done by those who assassinated His Majesty, but by Qi Jiuzhang, the vanguard of Dingbei Army and the younger brother of General Qi!"

Yun Fenghuang was stunned suddenly!

The Empress Dowager glanced at her, and after seeing this expression, she believed it a little, and said, "The second arrow was also made by Qi Jiuzhang?"

The palace man nodded: "Qi Jiuzhang's bows and arrows were snatched from the assassins temporarily. He took time out of his busy schedule to use those bows and arrows to rescue his colleagues and the empress several times, but he never cared about His Majesty's safety."

"The Ai family knows." The Empress Dowager sighed, and asked the palace servants and servants to step back and look at Yun Fenghuang again, "What's going on?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang smiled bitterly, and said, "Yomo...you think granddaughter-in-law is sorry for his brother-in-law."

At this moment, she had mixed feelings in her mind, "When my grandson-in-law was young, she was acquainted with him because of the good relationship between the Xie family and the Qi family. To tell the truth, I saw him at the banquet just now... the grand-daughter-in-law even had some Huanxi, I feel that the taciturn and frail young man has grown up and co-authored..."

Co-author Qi Jiuzhang wants her to die!

Although judging from the report of the palace man, Qi Jiuzhang had bows and arrows in his hands, and supported his colleagues and the queen, but he didn't care about the emperor's life and death. It seemed that it was not good for the queen to nail the queen's dress in the end, but in the end it was a burden. The one who was seriously injured was seen by the emperor. This person was bought by the empress, but the possibility of cooperating with the inside and the outside is not good for the emperor is even greater!

It's no wonder that the Empress Dowager suspected that Yun Fenghuang was playing tricks again after listening to the report in a few words.

"..." The empress dowager was silent. She had been hiding behind the scenes for many years, and she knew the secrets of the former dynasty's harem all too well. Of course, she also knew about the past between Yun Fenghuang and Qi Jiulu.

But in her status, these are trivial things, Chunjia herself doesn't care, and she doesn't bother to care about them.

At this moment, he pondered for a while, and said, "Since this person is not conspiring with you, then you can deal with it yourself."

Paused, "Where the emperor is, the Ai family will not hide it from him."

"Yes." Yun Fenghuang's heart was heavy, not because he was afraid that it would be difficult to pass the test in front of Chunjia, but because he felt quite ashamed to face the emperor.

After all, in the final analysis, today's palace change was caused by her burning the Shanyuan temple, which made the people who remained in Shenzong mistakenly think that the empress dowager was in danger.

And Chunjia's injury was also caused by the past between Qi Jiulu and her.

If the emperor didn't treat each other with his body, of course she only cared about herself.

but……

My heart was in a mess, so the empress dowager sighed again: "The Ai family will send a letter to calm down the inside and outside, explaining that this is a misunderstanding...but for the rest, you people can figure it out. Ai The family is getting old and tired, so I don't want to pay too much attention to the people and things that will happen next. By the way, next, let Xiao Qi go to Ai's house to accompany her."

She said with some regret, "Actually, after the late emperor left, the Ai family wanted to follow him underground. But thinking about what I had done, I was afraid that if I went down, I would be cut off by him... As long as the Ai family thinks about it Thinking of that scene, the Ai family couldn't bear it. So they didn't dare to go down. It has been dragging on like this day after year, but it can't be dragged on any longer."

"Emperor Shenzong loves you so much, so he may not care about you." Yun Fenghuang cautiously persuaded, "Besides, let the grandson's daughter-in-law say something offensive, your majesty looks and behaves like Emperor Shenzong, and is also wise and powerful. With such an heir , grandson daughter-in-law dares, Emperor Shenzong will be satisfied."

The Empress Dowager said sadly: "You don't understand... You came from a humble background. Since entering the palace, you have spent a lot of time trying to confuse the emperor. But back then, the Ai family was in the same family as the late emperor. When the Ai family was not suspicious of him, they also Those who never thought about trying to win over him, confuse him, and coax him were at most just some instinctive women who wanted to please themselves when they were young. So Aijia did such a thing, and found out that after misunderstanding the late emperor, Aijia just I feel speechless, but I don’t want to say anything, and I don’t know what to say.”

But Yun Fenghuang is different. The Empress Dowager has been watching coldly all these years, and she knows how good at sophistry this empress is.

For the same mistake, the empress dowager felt ashamed to say anything. Yun Fenghuang is not the case, she is afraid that she has a reason.

Even if he doesn't excuse himself, he can always coax the emperor to appease his anger.

"...But even so, the first emperor of Shenzong still treats you wholeheartedly, which shows that he loves you from the bottom of his heart." Yun Fenghuang persuaded, "Then even if you know that you have done something wrong, if you want to hate you, you must go to the Qu family. Yes, but how can I bear to blame you? Speaking of which, you have been wronged all your life."

It's fine to listen to this kind of words, so the Empress Dowager smiled and didn't say any more, so she planned to get up and leave.

It's just that when Yun Fenghuang stepped forward to help her go out, he hesitated for a while, and finally asked in a low voice: "Grandmother, since the first emperor of Shenzong hated the Qu family deeply, then...how is the so-called direct son from the Qu family?" What's going on?"

According to the empress dowager's description, although Shenzong's true love was his wife, and he even hated Qu and the others who dragged him into the water, but because of the situation at that time, he had made false claims with Qu and the others for some days.

That being the case, the so-called direct prince doesn't know if he is from the blood of Shenzong?

If so, after Shenzong ascended the throne, he did not let this nominal younger brother go, and he really had deep affection for the Empress Dowager.

After all, Xiaozong had already been born at that time, so it can be seen that Shenzong already knew that he was infertile.

"That evil one?" The Empress Dowager said with a look of sarcasm in her eyes, "Do you doubt that he is the flesh and blood of the late emperor? Is he worthy?"

Because the secrets that have been accumulated in her heart for many years have been revealed, such a matter is even more indifferent, and she has no intention of keeping it a secret, and said, "The Qu family wants to plot against the late emperor, but the late emperor's wisdom, but how could her lowly maidservant be able to harm you?" The biological father of the Qu family's son was a flamboyant bodyguard under the late emperor. It was precisely because of this that the late emperor took advantage of the Qu family and threatened her to betray King Shu and others to serve the late emperor... The outside world does not know the truth, and always thinks that it is Qu's good method to hide the prince by retreating, but it is to encourage the old princes of the former emperor to fight with each other, so that the fisherman can benefit. Even if the success falls short in the end, he is worthy of the status of Queen Sejong. See the means."

"But in fact, how could that lowly maidservant have the temperament to avenge her kindness?"

"It's just that the late emperor planned behind the scenes, instructing her to go step by step, so as to cover up the various plans of the late emperor himself to take over the East Palace."

"Later, that lowly servant girl realized that something was wrong and planned to contact other feudal lords to target the late emperor. The late emperor had already matured and had full wings, so naturally he would not be polite to her! Pretending to wake up, he personally entered the palace and sent her on the road!"

Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager smiled again, "By the way, do you know how that evil Qu family died? It was his biological father's automatic hand."

Seeing a flash of surprise in Yun Fenghuang's eyes, the Empress Dowager said, "It's not because of the Ai family or the late emperor's persecution, but because of his biological father's own intention: the guard was young and handsome at the time, and although he didn't take many concubines other than his wife, he relied He has a good skin, shows mercy everywhere, and has no affection for the son of the Qu family. When the late emperor decided to attack the clansmen, he originally thought that the guard was loyal, and the son of the Qu family was young, so he would spare his life. The idea of ​​growing up among the people. However, the guard thanked him with his front foot, and killed him with his back foot, and took his head to the late emperor to apologize."

"The first emperor wanted to be lenient just to see his face, so why would he blame him for this? So let's forget about it."

The corner of Yun Fenghuang's mouth twitched, thinking that since the guard is sentimental, even if he stole the master's stepmother and gave birth to a child, he really didn't necessarily care too much.

In addition, there is still a wife who is good with other lovers, presumably there are not a few children.

In this case, even if Shenzong and his wife are respectable, he would be foolish to follow the master's will and leave the life of Qu's son. Isn't this a hidden danger for his family?

How can a confidant who can accompany Shenzong all the way through ups and downs be a good stubble?

Compared with many wives, concubines, heirs, and even his own life and future, a bloodline with no emotions knows how to choose without thinking.

"Are there any other questions?" The Empress Dowager finished talking about the matter, and then said, "Aijia will go back if there is nothing else. Think about it carefully. Next, Aijia may not be in the mood. Explain this and that!"

"Yes." Yun Fenghuang really thought about it, and said, "All these years, the imperial grandmother seems to be indifferent to world affairs, but when the grandson-in-law was fighting with Gu Zhen, she vaguely felt that the imperial grandmother was biased towards Gu Zhen. I asked the emperor's grandmother to do this because she simply didn't like her grandson-in-law? Otherwise, Gu Zhen couldn't be more liked by you?"

The Empress Dowager said lightly: "You are confident. Although Gu Zhen is not smart enough, but he comes from a famous family, and he is obedient and well-behaved. Logically speaking, he is more pleasing to the elders than you."

"That's an ordinary elder, how can you be the same?" Yun Fenghuang said as a matter of course, "Besides, no matter how good Gu Zhen is, just because she is always involved and even manipulated by the family, if the granddaughter-in-law dares to dare, she will not be Your favorite queen candidate!"

The Empress Dowager snorted and said: "That's more pleasing to the eye than you. You are as suspicious as the Ai family back then, and you are always on guard against the emperor. It has already made the Ai family feel stuffy..."

She paused, her face darkened, "But what makes Aijia hate you the most is your attitude towards your son!"

"Is the granddaughter-in-law bad to the children?" Yun Fenghuang asked in surprise, and immediately thought of King Zhen and Kang'an, and said quickly, "King Zhen and Kang'an, the granddaughter-in-law also had no choice! After all, at that time, once the granddaughter-in-law had Anyway, if Gu Zhen and King Chongxin gain power, what about the grandson's daughter-in-law's other children?"

The Empress Dowager said lightly: "The Ai family is not talking about this, the Ai family also came out of the turmoil of seizing the reserve, even at the time of the Ai family, the situation may not be as good as you, some sacrifices at the critical moment are even cruel, the Ai family is not good I understand. The Ai family has hated you since you became a concubine. Of course, you may not be able to blame you for this. After all, if you were in the situation at that time, if you were pregnant, it would not be a good thing! It’s just that the Ai family was harmed by others. He also harmed the first emperor, so that they were in love with each other, but they failed to have a son and a half daughter, regretting for life... The Ai family saw that you were able to give birth in a good way, and even saw that your biological mother and aunt were all signs of a suitable child, but for their own sake. Safety and future, use fate as a bargaining chip... how can the Ai family like it?"

Yun Fenghuang: "..."

If you change places, I would like to see if you, a master who murders your husband just because of a little suspicion, will be sympathetic and willing to be deprived of your mother and keep your children? ? ?

She was very angry, but because the Empress Dowager's trump card was running out of time, she didn't say anything, she just faked a smile and said: "The granddaughter-in-law was forced to do so at the time... I also want to thank the emperor's grandmother for her kindness, for not exposing the granddaughter-in-law."

"If you had sincerely joined the Empress Yuan, the Ai family would not tolerate you!" Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager sneered, "But seeing your rebellious appearance, the Ai family knew that if the Ji family continued to gain power, you must be against you." Empress Yuan is very well-behaved, if there is a mistake in the Ji family, you may be the first to fall into trouble! If this is the case, then the Ai family will be regarded as ignorant. After all, for the Ji family to do things to the Ai family, to the first emperor, as long as The Ai family would turn a blind eye to those who stabbed them!"

Yun Fenghuang: "..."

Suddenly, I feel that the Ji family seems a bit miserable...

Finally, I heard the Empress Dowager say again: "At that time, the Ji family followed up with Ai's family to speak out, and asked Ai's family to persuade Empress Yuan to kill you violently, but they all let Ai's family drive away with the excuse that they don't want to be disturbed."

Ji deserves it!

The Ji family is well done! The Ji family was destroyed wonderfully! Ji's family croaked!

Yun Fenghuang said decisively: "The emperor's grandmother is wise and powerful, and the grandson's daughter-in-law is very grateful!"