Chapter 75 Who Can Escape in Troubled Times?
"The truth?" Empress Dowager Ji smiled inexplicably, and asked, "Do you think in this palace... who is the emperor who wants to knock the mountains and shake the tigers, euphemistically?"
Empress Ji was startled, but before she could answer, the Empress Dowager had already continued on her own, "The Emperor must dislike our Ji family the most, but right now he won't touch Ji's family. You, who seem to be dissatisfied with you, are actually telling us that you, the queen, will continue to rule the sixth house."
"After all, everyone in the world knows that he was supported by the Ji family. Over the years, the Ji family has allowed him to be the emperor, but he has not been allowed to be in charge! There is also the empress dowager and the Ai family. Xiaozong's heirs can control the Ji family secretly, they can beat them, but they can't show face!"
"You are his first wife. Over the years, there hasn't been any major trouble in managing the harem. He didn't have enough reason to abandon you."
"Mu Zi is just a trivial matter, and it will never be put on the table until our Ji family is poor."
"The following is the noble concubine. The old Zheng Gu is very knowledgeable about current affairs. He was quick to succumb to Zheng Feng's case. In addition, Zheng Feng has been respectful to the emperor all these years... Although the emperor doesn't have much affection for the noble concubine, he has a lot of affection for Zheng. His resentment is not deep. The most important thing is that Mrs. Zheng has been in the imperial army for many years. Before the emperor failed to take down the imperial army, he would not and could not turn against Mrs. Zheng. It’s heavy, but there’s no reason why.”
"After all, the imperial concubine actually gave birth to a boy. If he ordered a thorough investigation without proof, what would Mrs. Zheng think? Can you doubt that he deliberately favored Concubine Shu for the sake of Mrs. Yun?"
"Concubine Shu is dead, and her bones are not cold. With her relationship with the emperor, and the loyalty of Duke Yi's government to the emperor, Yun Ronghua can't move anyway! Especially in the near future!"
"Behind Mrs. Yaoning and Lu Jieyu is the Prince Regent..."
When the regent was mentioned, Empress Dowager Ji's eyes flashed with sullenness, and she paused before continuing, "The relationship between the emperor and the regent is getting better now, and the two uncles and nephews joined hands to kill all directions in the temple... No matter what these two do, look In the face of the regent, the emperor will turn a blind eye."
"Jieyu below, Yue Jieyu is the emperor's heart, and she is pregnant, even if the evidence is solid, we can only ignore her."
"Wei Jieyu and Jia Jieyu are relatively easy to bully, but it's okay...these two are neither favored by the emperor nor hated by the emperor, and they have no enmity with us. Even if Jia Jieyu holds some noble concubines, yes You have always respected it. Now it is not a last resort, and dragging them out to top the tank is just offending their natal family for no reason."
"It also made the emperor feel that our Ji family is used to disregarding human lives, and we really don't treat concubines as human beings."
The queen mother said lightly, "So it seems that only Concubine Xin is suitable. Anyway, this time there is no evidence pointing to her?"
Empress Ji pondered for a while, then said: "But Du Langu..."
"Du Langu is Du Langu, Cui Wan is Cui Wan." The Queen Mother shook her head, "And Concubine Xin is Concubine Xin... The emperor wants to use Du Langu, not Cui Wan, and not Concubine Xin. Du Langu If you are a smart person, then you should keep a distance from Cui Wan, let alone have any ideas for Concubine Xin. Besides, my Ji family is now avoiding the emperor, and the Zheng family has just been beaten. For the emperor, the next striker The target should have been Cui Wan."
She let out a breath slowly, and suddenly asked, "Did you make those evidences pointing to Concubine Xin?"
"Mother's lesson is clear." The queen hurriedly said, "If the daughter-in-law did it, why should the daughter-in-law be in trouble now?"
Empress Dowager Ji frowned and said, "Strange, who is that...?"
"Mother, what do you think of Mao Jieyu?" Empress Ji observed her expression and said, "Daughter-in-law thinks that His Majesty is actually very tired of Mao Jieyu..."
"So it's best not to touch her this time!" The queen mother sighed and said, "This Xiaoyun family is different from the concubines. To paralyze you, to paralyze us, but now she still tolerates all kinds of temptations from her, and even agreed to send the palace people to Xingxintang... You know that the emperor already has Yue Jieyu in his heart, so what should I do? Do you want to treat her like this?"
The queen lowered her head and whispered: "This matter... does the regent know?"
"Whether I know or not, the regent would rather choose his cheap nephew than our Ji family." The queen mother said lightly, "Furthermore, the emperor wants to use Xiaoyun's natal family to gain a foothold in the regent's foundation. There are ulterior motives, but for the regent, it is better to know where the emperor will attack in the future than to have no clue... Furthermore, the status of Xiaoyun's female family may not be as important as the emperor thinks."
At this time, Yun Fenghuang was still not sure why the emperor would stay and tolerate him, but to Ji's aunt and nephew, this was a clear thing: Although Xie's family did not have a high position and weight, they lived in the north for generations, solidly A local snake who can't pour water into Sangzi's business.
And Beidi is the foundation of the regent king. This half-step emperor's younger brother was able to regent after losing the throne. In addition to the strong support of Emperor Xiaozong, it was his experience in the Dingbei army when he was young, which led to the great Dingbei army. The army basically belongs to his direct line.
As a result, the entire Northland was regarded as the territory of the Prince Regent.
Under such circumstances, the local clans like the Xie family and the Qi family were still able to keep a distance from the Dingbei army, which shows their power and foundation in their hometown.
So if they get their help, it will undoubtedly be a great threat to the regent.
The emperor is now joining hands with the regent, but everyone knows, including both of them, that when their political enemies are down, there will be a battle between uncles and nephews.
The regent is old and has the advantage of being the first mover. He has already filled the emperor's side with manpower from the front to the harem.
As a latecomer, it was rare for the emperor to meet a concubine of Yunfenghuang's background. No matter how useful she was or not, she had to stay just in case.
After all, there are not many such people in the palace. As for things like falsehood and falsehood, have there been few concubines of the emperor in recent years?
This kind of sacrifice in exchange for possible rewards in the future is nothing to the emperor, so the Empress Dowager Ji believes that Mao Jieyu should not be rashly targeted at the moment—because the entire policy of the Ji family is not to argue with the emperor. Does not increase the emperor's dislike.
"The meaning of the family is that the emperor is in the limelight now, and it is not appropriate to confront him head-on." The queen mother finally said, "You take Yun Ronghua out and let Concubine Xin bear the crime...Since you didn't do this, it is probably the emperor's fault." Yep. Grandpa Guo also looked away at the beginning, only thinking that he is weak and filial, who knows... Alas, that's all, in fact, the family doesn't have such treasonous thoughts, but it's just thinking about being rich and honoring for a long time... I don't want to touch it With such a person, I am afraid that the Duke and the others will retreat bravely now, and it is not easy to retreat!"
Empress Ji lowered her head and said: "As my wife said a few years ago, His Majesty is getting older, but he always restrains himself and pays respects, and is not addicted to wine and sex. fight."
"Didn't the Ai family tell the family about this?" The queen mother said helplessly, "But the family...forget it, it's meaningless to say these things now."
The queen said: "But at the summer banquet, my grandmother died tragically. Following the case of Zheng Feng, my younger brother and Yuan Shizi were charged with the crime of assassinating the holy car, and they are still in custody... Everyone hasn't breathed a sigh of relief yet. , Your Majesty personally hinted that your daughter-in-law is targeting Concubine Xin... Empress Mother, I feel that Your Majesty's thoughts are afraid that if I wait for these people to get rid of them, the Sacred Heart will not be at ease!"
"...So what?" The Empress Dowager Ji was silent for a long time, then said slowly, "What can I do if I wait for a girl?"
"Mother, grandfather still can't make up his mind?" The queen raised her head, "Don't you know that back then my Ji clan was Daozu and the world was fish and meat, even though Wei Changkong had the name of six poems and was loved by Emperor Xiaozong, he had to take advantage of Ding You to avoid the fields! What will happen if the situation is reversed, and others are the swordsmen, and I, the Ji family, are the fish and meat? Over the years, grandfather, father, uncle, brothers, nephews and nephews have acted arrogantly and offended everyone, even the family members themselves may not know how many people they have offended!"
"If my Ji family falls..."
"What will happen?!"
Empress Dowager Ji's complexion sank: "Enough!"
She asked coldly, "What do you mean by that?! You want your grandfather to take the lead in the rebellion?! Aijia said that the emperor didn't intend to abandon you, at least not now! So you still have to be so stubborn... Interesting? You are a queen now, even if you have no children, whoever has an heir in this palace will not respect you as a "mother queen"? Now the Ji family keeps its own place, and the emperor hinders my Ji family's achievements and hinders the emperor The Empress Dowager still has the seniority of the Ai family, no matter how unhappy she is, she must give me the honor of the Ji family!"
"If... then it will be called eternal doom!"
"So my daughter-in-law said a few years ago..." The queen's words were interrupted by the queen mother: "The Ai family knows that you are high-spirited, but you should also think about it, will your grandfather expect Ji's well?! Another day, another day, etc. How important is the matter, how can you and I be foolproof just by talking about it on paper?! The emperor will bear it, your grandfather was wrong...but it is not completely wrong, how stupid and stubborn Yuan Lianniang is, the emperor just because of I have tolerated the love since I was young, and I, the Ji family, have offended the emperor and have contributed to it. From now on, I have a good attitude, and there may be no room for redemption... Queen, you must know that you may not care about life and death, honor and disgrace, and dare to overwhelm everything Gambling, but mourning, but your grandfather and the others are really, really, can't afford to gamble!!!"
Seeing that the queen was silent, the queen mother slowed down her voice, and said earnestly, "Your elder brother only had a son last month. Although he was a concubine, he was said to be very white, plump and cute. The Ji family has flourished and has multiplied to this day. There are hundreds of ignorant and ignorant children. No matter what we people have done, these children are innocent after all... But once we make a mistake, will others care whether they are innocent or not?!"
"If the emperor is that kind of heartless, you don't need to tell me that, we are not the ones waiting to die!"
"But the emperor..."
"He should have shot and killed grandma himself!" The queen interrupted, "Queen mother, the reason why we always think that His Majesty is gentle and magnanimous, even soft-hearted, is because of his reputation in Fuyang County and the impression he gave people over the years. But don't forget that his reputation in Fuyang County was deliberately managed by the Queen Mother Yuan early in the morning, in order to be a king! In fact, what kind of person he was before the age of fifteen, except for those close to the Queen Mother Yuan, outsiders As far as I know, it's what Queen Mother Yuan wants them to see—"
In order to control the vassal kings, the Guochao is very strict about the rule of eliminating the country without a heir, and it is very difficult for the bastard to succeed to the throne.
Since the Empress Dowager Yuan had nothing to do all the time, and she hugged her concubine by her side as soon as she landed, it can be said that she had already made plans to seek a title for her concubine. Rumors and all the deeds may be the result of the queen mother's careful planning.
Not necessarily Chunjia's nature.
As for the performance after coming to the Imperial Capital... At that time, Chunjia had already tied her hair. Of course, this age is too young to become the pillar of a family or even a country, but for a person who has been hiding his true face under the guidance of his aunt since childhood For someone who only shows his groomed good side to outsiders, it's enough to keep pretending.
Otherwise, why are the Queen's doubts and suggestions always rejected by the Ji family?
From this, it can be judged that Chunjia's disposition is nostalgic but not vicious and cruel, and will not do things to the extreme... The queen feels that it is not enough to rely on.
"...Then, this way." Empress Dowager Ji fell into a long silence. After a long while, she said slowly, "You add some evidence to Concubine Xin, report it to the emperor, and see what the emperor will say?"
Empress Ji pursed her lips, she didn't say anything this time, she just said: "Yes."
"By the way, pick a few palace concubines who are restless, displeasing and irrelevant." The queen mother waved her hand wearily, and reminded, "If the emperor is not satisfied with the conclusion that Concubine Xin is the real murderer, then push these concubines away." Go out to top the tank... The emperor hasn't thoroughly investigated the assassin's affairs in the past few days since he came back, and he doesn't know what he is planning... But I hope this move can test out some of the Sacred Heart's intentions!"