Chapter 255 Heart Change

Yun Fenghuang was a little dazed and apprehensive when he received the news, but he immediately dressed up and went to Xingxintang.

After all, Chunjia practiced horse bow and horse hard since childhood, and she is not old now. Although the arrow was seriously injured before, after these days of recuperation, and the imperial physician took good care of her, she is much better. Although it is still not easy to go out It is convenient, but you can already walk slowly in Xingxintang.

When the queen entered, what she saw was him sitting on the imperial case and reviewing the memorial.

The cup of tea in hand was full, it was already cold, obviously he was busy with government affairs and forgot to drink it.

She frowned slightly, and after saluting, she went up to change him a cup of hot tea, and said, "No matter how much Your Majesty worries about state affairs, you must take care of your body. Otherwise, how can I treat myself as a concubine?"

As he spoke, there were tears in his eyes.

"Here are a few small things, I think it's not too late to rest after the approval." The two used to care about each other very calmly, but since Chun Jia blocked the arrow for her, they suddenly became a little restrained.

And it is not clear why it should be restrained.

Therefore, the queen didn't say such distressing words for some days, and Chunjia's vermilion pen stopped before she said gently, "I forgot before I knew it... just sit down and I'll just read a few more copies."

What he said was to read a few more copies, but in fact he couldn't stop reading. It was still Yun Fenghuang who couldn't see it. He stepped forward to remind him again, then put down the vermilion pen, pinched his forehead, and said slowly, "The ministers proposed To establish a prince again, I originally thought that Binger would go and talk about it in a few days, but now I am really powerless, if I establish a crown prince to share one or two state affairs, it will be fine."

Yun Fenghuang's heart was pounding, and he said in a low voice: "Why does Your Majesty discuss this matter with the concubine? Shouldn't this be discussed with the previous court?"

"National affairs are also the family affairs of the Tian Family." After Chunjia said this, she was silent for a moment, and then said, "Do you hate me?"

Seeing Yun Fenghuang looking at him in puzzlement, he said slowly, "Zhen Li Bing'er, there is a great hidden danger for you mother and son in the future, and that child is good at forbearance, you make things difficult in many ways, but he handles them perfectly... Even when you were in front of me, you even said what I said in the underground after a hundred years, you must have been pushed... Do you hate me, and you are not willing to give Wei Wang, Yan Wang, Jin Wang and the others a chance? Clearly, I have not yet Old man, maybe you can’t wait for your youngest son to grow up?”

"...The concubine has never thought about it this way." Yun Fenghuang lowered his eyes and said against his will, "Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, not to mention that your majesty has already given a lot to the concubine."

"This seat is not so easy for me to sit in." Chunjia looked at the bottle placed not far away, his eyes were a little far away, and he said slowly, "Now everyone in the harem knows that when I ascended the throne, I had a very difficult time. Difficult days. But I didn’t experience it myself, it’s hard to imagine the degree of difficulty... The disrespect of the courtiers, the indifference of the guards, the indifference of the courtiers, the contempt of the concubine, the idly grandmother’s idling, the aunt’s domineering, the adoptive mother’s being punished Being snubbed and being ridiculed... These are actually secondary. The most important thing is that behind all these attitudes, it is reflected that my life, death, honor and disgrace are all in the care of my relatives."

"That's what hurts the most."

"Although Concubine An was a bit pampered when she was in Fuyang County, she is still from a family in the county after all, and she actually has the basic rules and vision."

"But you also saw it when you entered the palace. She has lost her way of acting and speaking... She just can't bear it."

"Of course, not every emperor has to go through difficult times like me."

"But in my opinion, the new king doesn't have to work as hard as I do. After all, I can always clear many obstacles for them."

"But the new king must have the ability to survive those hard days."

"After all, once I'm gone, if the new monarch encounters some troubles, like Concubine An, and completely collapses...Whether it's the Gongxiang family, all the people in the world, or my other children, who should I count on?"

"Back then, Li Bing'er, on the one hand, I really admired his talent. Although I know you hate him, you have to admit that this kid is actually very good. Not every kid who grew up being neglected and bullied like him, It’s as flawless as it can be pretended. It’s just that there is a poem in the past that says that it takes three days to burn a jade, and it takes seven years to distinguish it. I deeply agree.”

Yun Fenghuang was startled for a while, and suddenly he felt sorry, and there was some annoyance in his eyes.

The emperor had already said it himself, "Therefore, I actually didn't intend to completely cut off the opportunities for the young princes."

"For example, King Jin, whom you have high hopes for."

"It's just that I have seen Bing'er's performance in adversity. Jin Wang and the others, from childhood to adulthood, have never been in adversity because of your wings."

"If you are a vassal king or imperial daughter, like Zhaoqing, there is nothing wrong with a smooth sailing life."

"But what I want is the crown prince, the prince!"

"It's impossible to send them out of the palace to study. After all, they are too far away. If they get worse, if something happens, the consequences will be too severe."

"Zhenli Bing'er, if you torment the East Palace, it will not only sharpen him, but also observe the other princes."

Chunjia said softly, "I was assassinated on the way back to the palace before, and Bing'er lost his composure, and I haven't adjusted for a few days... I'm actually a little disappointed. I know, it can't be all his fault, he is only fifteen years old My child, who was not liked by me since he was a child, and his adoptive mother was abandoned. After he narrowly escaped death, the murderer he believed in wholeheartedly was not only covered by me, but also allowed to make trouble. Kill him. And without my protection, he has no power to fight back before you make up your mind to kill him!"

"Yes, he is actually a half-grown child, and he has countless reasons to be so weak."

"But when he was the crown prince, he didn't have the qualifications."

The emperor said calmly, "When I came to the imperial capital, I faced a much crueler and more serious situation than him! I didn't even have a biological father to ask for help and hope, and I was worried about the lives and futures of the two queen mothers. To appease Concubine An who is terrified day and night... I have made it through!"

"I don't want my heirs to be inferior to me!"

"So even if the crown prince doesn't die this time, as long as King Jin and the others grow up and show something that can be done, the crown prince... will be replaced sooner or later."

"Ah Huang." Chunjia called the queen by her boudoir name, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips: "I understand."

After a pause, she asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, who do you plan to appoint as the crown prince this time?"

"I haven't figured it out yet, the left and right are either the King of Qin or the King of Song." The emperor said indifferently, "If you are reluctant, you can get rid of the King of Qin. I know that King Wei, King Yan, King Jin are very smart, but they want to secure my seat , cleverness is not enough.”

He said lightly, "I am still in my prime, and I can still take care of the country for a while, so I have enough time and patience to carve out a good prince. This process is impossible to be tender."

"It's okay if you want to be tender and affectionate all the time. Ordinary vassal kings and princesses, whoever you want, I can pamper and protect them. I don't expect them to bear any responsibilities..."

Chunjia suddenly stopped talking, looked at the queen, and said helplessly, "I thought you would understand. You and the East Palace have been in trouble because you have noticed what I mean. After all, after the crown prince was assassinated, even though Zhaoqing and the others were there Taking pleasure in other people's misfortune, you still pressure King Jin and the others to visit the prince, and you did all the courtesy."

"..." Yun Fenghuang was speechless with a dull face.

how to say?

It's not like she really didn't think about this possibility at all.

Just thinking about it and thinking about it, I still dare not take risks.

After all, the position of crown prince has too much to do with it.

What if?

What if she guessed wrong and the emperor was so determined to pass on the throne to Gong Xiangbing that he wouldn't give the next prince a chance at all?

Or, Gongxiang Bing is a man who can be made, he will take the first step to gain the absolute upper hand, and then neither mother nor son will be rivals?

Or maybe, Chunjia will follow in the footsteps of his biological father and heir father, and he will be gone in a few years. When the time comes, the crown prince will naturally succeed to the throne?

All in all, how could a person like her place her hopes on illusory speculations without real evidence?

She would rather believe in her own efforts.

"It's because I'm the Son of Heaven." The emperor said sadly, "Over the years, even my mother has alienated me, no, it's because of a gap between me and me; no wonder you still can't believe me... Forget it, let's not talk about it In short, next, I hope that you will not give the children a partial frame. Can you give them a partial frame for a while, can you give them a lifetime? There will be disasters if the virtues are not matched! If you can give them a lifetime They are sheltering from the wind and rain, so I am willing to embarrass the child I like? The position of the Son of Heaven must either have enough ability or enough blessings, otherwise it may not be a good thing to sit rashly."

"It's hard to say something like Fuze, and I don't believe in these illusory things."

"I believe in ability more... You have been telling me that King Wei and the others are smart and sensible, so let me see what they will look like in adversity and without your advice, okay? "

"If they can do it, I won't be stingy with the position in the East Palace; if they can't, then plan for them to be a favored vassal king as soon as possible, but they can keep their lives safe. You and I are limited in age, after all, it is impossible to protect them forever. under the wings."

"Even though the royal vassals are not as noble as the emperor, they can still be passed down from generation to generation. Wouldn't it be better if Ze was quilted by his descendants than to forcibly ascend to the throne of the emperor and end up in embarrassment?"

"...The concubine obeys orders." Yun Fenghuang's heart was full of mixed emotions, and he couldn't help choking up, "After all, it is the concubine who treats the king's belly with the heart of a villain."

Chun Jia said: "If I was young, I might be angry and feel that I trusted and valued you so much, but you failed me... Now that I may be older, I am relieved. Your life and death are all in my mind. , but how can they let go? Just like ordinary people standing beside a beast, even if the beast has a friendly attitude, how many people can not be nervous and want to run away immediately? After all, no matter how friendly the beast is, its fangs and claws can hurt people and kill them It's all in an instant...it's all human."

People's thoughts-will change with age and experience.

This is true of Yun Fenghuang, and so is the emperor.

People and things that I thought were absolutely intolerable when I was a teenager, later became indifferent unconsciously.

The emperor even directly told her about the doubts about the prince's death: "The queen mother said she did it, but I don't think it seems to be...Since you all want to hide it from me, I think that this matter will stop here. If so During the two years when I was in charge, I couldn't sleep without knowing everything, but now, I am more willing to trust you, the two of you will never want to harm me, since you think the real murderer is better not to let me know, then I just pretend I don't know. From now on, this matter will stop here, and no one will mention it again."

After a pause, "The crown prince was murdered by rebels such as King Mao. After the army wins, I will let people take the hearts and livers of the rebels to pay homage to the crown prince."

"...I dare not hide this from Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang struggled for a long time, and finally chose to take the risk and confess.

This is after she confessed to the emperor about her fellow Qi Jiulu back then, she once again told the truth without any precautions. When she said it, she thought in her heart, if Chunjia was also deliberately fishing this time, then even if he blocked an arrow for her again , she will never trust him again in this life.

She won't trust anyone anymore.

The queen said in a low voice, "This matter has a great relationship with the concubine's status. The loving mother, the Empress Dowager, is doing it for the concubine's status..."

However, Chunjia stopped her gently: "I said it, let this matter go, no one needs to mention it again, all the culprits are King Mao and others!"

The queen was speechless for a moment, and finally said: "Yes."

After this talk, the inexplicable gap between the two finally disappeared quietly.

And the next candidate for the crown prince surprised even the front court and the harem.

It is the king of song who has already become a vassal.

Originally, because Chunjia defended the queen in public, everyone felt that since the crown prince died, the crown prince would be the king of Jin anyway.

With such a result, everyone was at a loss for a while.

Concubine Cui Shu, who was far away in the feudal kingdom, was so angry that she burst into tears: "Our mother and son have avoided disaster so far, why is the empress still unwilling to let go?"

She is an old man who has been with the emperor for many years, and she knows the emperor's feelings for Yun Fenghuang best.

Even if there is no blocking arrow, Concubine Shu will not believe that the crown prince is finally dead, Yun Fenghuang's son is not dead, and it is Song Wang's turn to take the position of crown prince.

However, what the mother and son said didn't count. The emperor's imperial decree said that no matter how unwilling they were, they still had to go back to the emperor's capital and honestly be the tool people.

Because King Song has no sense of existence, in order to allow him to give enough pressure to other princes who are interested in the position of prince, after King Song entered the East Palace, the emperor gave him a lot of blessings, and even Concubine Cui Shu was promoted to a noble concubine, and her mother's family was even more favored. It was directly rewarded by the Marquis, and the emperor personally selected two girls of good background to be the side concubines of King Song, so as to enrich the wings of the East Palace.

The front and back palaces were all confused by the manipulation, and it was really impossible to guess what the emperor was thinking.

For this reason, Jin Wang specially went to the queen to act coquettishly, hoping to know the purpose of his father?

It's just that Yunfenghuang has already agreed to Chunjia, but how could he tell him? He only said that his life was saved by the emperor, and he was no longer qualified to side-talk the emperor, and let King Jin figure out a way for himself.

After that day, in order to prevent the emperor's heirs from disturbing her, the empress began to complain of illness, which kept reducing the chances and time for the emperor's heirs to greet her.

Even the palace affairs were pushed to Concubine Cui Gui and Concubine Wei De who had just returned.

People's memory is always short-lived, but in the past three years, the empress has almost disappeared except for Princess Zhaoqing's descent, so everyone quickly forgot about Empress Yun. , everyone quickly forgot the great achievements made by Empress Xie many years ago. Under Chunjia's strong support, the second crown prince of the kingdom suddenly swept away the previous slumped silence and gained considerable momentum.

Even the Chengyue Palace, where Concubine Cui Gui lives, is full of people.

In contrast, Zhonggong was deserted.