Treacherous Living in the Imperial Harem

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"Your Majesty came from the front just now, I don't know if you can see Yue Jieyu?" The two went to the door lightly together, Zhan Liu asked softly with complex expressions.

Yun Fenghuang said softly: "Yes, I saw her kneeling in the hall as soon as I entered the door, her head was full of sweat, and she was on the verge of falling. It's just that the Empress Dowager and the others looked stern and did not dare to speak immediately. Soon Your Majesty When she arrived, she was ordered to help her go down to ask the imperial physician for diagnosis and treatment."

Zhan Liu heard that his expression was slightly relaxed, he sighed, and said, "Thank you, Ma'am."

Perhaps because Yun Fenghuang was afraid that this concern represented the meaning of the Empress Dowager Yuan, she thought about it and explained in a low voice, "Originally, Yue Jieyu acted insanely, so there is nothing wrong with the Empress Dowager and the others being angry. It's just that the heir is innocent, Your Majesty Now the knees are still empty..."

"Don't worry, aunt." Yun Fenghuang comforted, "Although Yue Jieyu looked a little weak at the time, she looked fine when she was helped down, so there must be no serious problems."

After all, the Empress Dowager Yuan is also Yuan Niangniang's aunt. Watching this niece grow up, even though in the Queen Mother's mind, Yuan Miuniang is not as important as Chunjia, but this does not mean that the Queen Mother does not take Yuan Niangniang seriously. In fact, blood and blood are connected After more than ten years of getting along, how could the Queen Mother have no pity for Yuan Niangniang?

Even if one day the Empress Dowager really dislikes Yuan Niangniang completely, and she doesn't care about this niece herself, she may not be able to tolerate other people's insulting Yuan Niangniang.

Yun Fenghuang was very clear about this, in front of the people in the Fangyin Hall, even if she wished Yuan Niangniang would collapse, it would be best if the child could not be kept, and she would never show it.

"Ah." Zhan Liu hesitated to speak, sighed again, and said, "The next step is to work hard for your mother."

"Serving the empress dowager is one of my duties, I dare not be an aunt." Yun Fenghuang hurriedly said, "I hope that my aunt will not dislike my stupidity, and give more advice."

In fact, the concubine's sickness is mainly to stay in front of her, feed medicine and wipe her face, the key is to be able to make up her mind when things happen.

There are not many people who really want to get started - after all, the waiter in front of the queen mother is not a decoration.

Especially a young concubine like Yun Fenghuang, with slender fingers and soft flowers, looks like she hasn't done any work. Even if she wants to do it herself, a confidant like Zhan Liu won't be at ease.

Hearing her words now, he dipped the willow and said: "If a talent like your mother is still stupid, what are these maidservants? Don't worry, my mother, the empress dowager doesn't have many rules here, you just follow in Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion Just the same."

She pondered for a while, looked around, and lowered her voice, "Your Majesty is filial, the servant girl and the Empress Dowager know it well. It's just that the Empress Dowager's side is different from Wei Jieyu's. Yi Yuwan is young and her days in the palace are short. .A lot of times I'm afraid I still need my mother to take care of me..."

This is to prevent Yun Fenghuang from asking someone to take advantage of Yi Xingen's pregnancy because of her illness in the Fangyin Hall—Yun Fenghuang nodded understandingly: "Don't worry, aunt, the empress dowager cares about the emperor's heir. Don't you want your majesty's heirs to prosper? I will ask someone to go back and make arrangements later."

Yi Xingen's child was conceived by her, how can she not care?

Turning around, he asked Qingdu to go back to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to pack up some personal belongings, and by the way, told Chen Zhu to put other things aside and go all out to take care of Yi Xingen.

If this job is done well, it will be beneficial for him when Yun Fenghuang's illness is over.

If it doesn't work out, the whole group led by Chen Zhu will die.

The same goes for the concubines of the Lanzhou Night Rain Pavilion.

Yun Fenghuang didn't have time to watch in person, so he came directly to the company system, Yi Xingen and his wife are well, everyone is well; Yi Xingen and his wife have a mistake, and the others don't live. As for the process, there is no power Missing or negligence, Yun Fenghuang doesn't care, she just depends on the result.

These instructions to Yun Fenghuang were not kept secret, and there was no way to keep it secret, so when Wei Hengyan came over after a while, he sighed with emotion as soon as he saw her face: "My sister is still the best. In this way, even if some people are a little cautious, they dare not Made a mistake."

"Isn't there a Hu Fengyi in my younger sister's palace?" Yun Fenghuang smiled, "Did you also tell me?"

"My younger sister really wants to." Wei Hengyan said helplessly, "It's just... my younger sister may not be able to do what my older sister does..."

She considered her words, "...convincing the public?"

There is no way, although according to the rules, the people in the palace are governed by the throne, but this kind of power is similar to that of the monarchs and ministers of the previous dynasty: what is said that the emperor wants the ministers to die? Dude, do you think you can do it...

Wei Hengyan's main position is quite satisfactory, and the people in the palace are respectful and docile in front of her, but Wei Hengyan feels a little powerless to beat them to death like slaves... The key is her palace. People also know that she can't do it.

Therefore, she couldn't learn Yun Fenghuang's method at all.

After all, it was recognized by the court that the most ferocious position that the concubines most wanted to avoid was Yuan Niangniang, and Yun Fenghuang became famous by stepping on Yuan Niangniang.

She said that Yi Xingen's wife would let the other concubines be buried with her if she had a problem, and none of the concubines dared to suspect that she could not do it.

Of course the most important thing is...

Wei Hengyan can give birth by herself, but she has mixed feelings about the pregnancy of the palace people. She feels that the emperor's heir born by the palace people is also her own child, and she can rely on it if she raises it well; What should I do if I get in the way of my own child?

At this moment, I don't want to talk more about this matter with Yun Fenghuang, so I changed the subject and said, "By the way, sister, I heard that this time we will take turns to serve the Empress Dowager?"

"It's not the two of us, but His Majesty, of course His Majesty doesn't come here very often." Yun Fenghuang said leisurely, "In normal times, it is indeed only the two of us who change shifts."

Seeing that her eyes lit up instantly, she said with a smile, "Restrain yourself, although His Majesty said that the empress needs to preside over the harem, so you don't need to trouble her to come and guard it in person, but the empress is pure filial piety, so she has to come to see it every now and then. "

When the time comes to see Wei Hengyan's happy face, it's no wonder the queen doesn't make a note of her!

After all, the two came to serve the sick, not to chat, and after exchanging a few words, they took off the hairpin that made noise, and went to the bedroom to guard together.

This guard lasted until noon the next day. During this period, the emperor came to watch for a while, and saw that the queen mother was still asleep, and didn't have the heart to talk to the two beautiful concubines, so he just nodded at them and left. up.

At noon, dipping the willows and asked them to set up lunch, and invited them to use it. Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan decided to take turns to use it as a sign, and always kept one of them guarding in front of the Queen Mother. As a result, when Yun Fenghuang was eating, After taking a sip of the porridge, the little palace maid rushed in ecstatically and told: "Ms. Zhaoyi, the empress dowager is awake!"

She hurriedly threw down the spoon and rushed to the sleeping hall, there was already a circle of people inside, Mrs. Yuan was still looking pale, and her voice was lack of breath, she praised Wei Hengyan intermittently, seeing Yun Fenghuang coming in to salute, With a smile, he said softly: "You are all good boys...Thank you for your hard work...Thank you for being here this time."

But not long after receiving the news that Emperor Chunjia had arrived, the queen mother told the emperor in front of them: "It's good that there are dipping willows here in Ai's house. You can let the two children go back. They are the first palace lords." There are so many things in my own palace, and the people in the palace are still happy, how can I get away from it?"

"Mother, the affairs of the harem have been presided over by the Ji family these years." Emperor Chunjia knelt in front of the sick bed, held the hand of the queen mother, and said softly, "Not to mention how many of the concubines died of injustice, it's just inexplicable. There are not a few imperial heirs who are gone...A few days ago, the news of Wei Jieyu's court lady Hu Fengyi's happiness came out, and there was an imperial doctor who told her that she was pregnant with a boy...The child knew that the mother had worked hard, but Also ask the mother to work harder for the sake of the child, okay?"

This sounded like it had nothing to do with the Queen Mother's request, but Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan, who were kneeling behind with their heads down, understood: Emperor Chunjia personally named them to serve the Empress Dowager Yuan here, but they were not actually servants. It's just using this method to give them a chance to get in touch with the Queen Mother.

Frankly speaking, it is to let them fight for the power of the harem with the Ji family as the pawns of the Empress Dowager Yuan!

Wei Hengyan's heart thumped. Considering her age and status, this is undoubtedly a very good opportunity. Unfortunately, the emperor not only ordered her, but also Yun Fenghuang, otherwise, she would have simply Unable to control it, I asked Xiao to think about the vacant position of Phoenix after the downfall of the Ji family...

But after she calmed down a little bit, she came to her senses. The one the emperor really wanted to help Empress Dowager Yuan was probably not her, but Yun Fenghuang.

She is just an addition for the emperor to make it easier for the Empress Dowager Yuan to check and balance Yun Fenghuang...

After all, compared to Yun Fenghuang's series of fierce achievements, Wei Hengyan is just an ordinary concubine...

"Looking back, let's focus on Hu Fengyi's pregnancy." Wei Hengyan sighed in his heart, thinking a little sullenly, "Both the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty value the emperor's heir so much... After all, I have to make some appearances."

Moreover, even if she is just a supplement.

At least the emperor should trust her, otherwise why would he say such naked words in front of her?

As many concubines as there are in the Sangong and Sixth Courtyards, the emperor can only remember a few, and among the people he remembers, he trusts and relies heavily on her and Yun Fenghuang.

Wei Hengyan persuaded himself to be content.

Chunjia personally knelt down and begged the Queen Mother Yuan, and of course the Queen Mother listened to him.

So the two concubines just stayed in the Fangyin Hall, taking turns to serve the sick——In the evening of that day, Yuan Lianniang and Yuan Yuniang came to ask for an interview. People go to ask Zhanliu.

Zhan Liu didn't think about it at all, so he ordered the two of them to be sent away: "Tell them, as long as you still care about the health of the Queen Mother's body, don't bother me any more!"

In the end, he ordered someone to inquire about Yuan Niangniang's pregnancy, and when he found out that there was nothing serious, he didn't take it to heart.

It can be seen that she does not have much affection for these two concubines who were born in the Yuan family.

No matter if it is Yuan Yuniang who has been working for so many years, or Yuan Yuniang who has been given the medicine to kill her this time.

Of course Yun Fenghuang was a little curious about the inside story, but her relationship with Zhan Liu was not enough to inquire about such news, so she could only keep silent.

At noon on the second day, the Queen Mother drank the medicine and fell asleep, and Queen Ji came.

Knowing that the Empress Dowager was asleep, he asked Yun Fenghuang to go out to meet her, and asked about the Empress Dowager's diet and daily life for a while, with an air of filial piety to her daughter-in-law, and finally frowned and said: "Everything is ready for the Shengshou Festival. I don't know when the Empress Dowager Yuan will arrive." May attend?"

The national dynasty regards the birthday of the emperor as the Longevity Festival, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Supreme Emperor as the Shengshou Festival, and the Empress as the Qianqiu Festival.

Because there are three empress dowagers and one empress dowager, there are naturally four of them on Shengshou Festival every year.

It’s just that the Ji clan was domineering before, and in fact there were only two Shengshou Festivals—it’s rare that the emperor deliberately promoted his adoptive mother this year, and no one dared to do anything wrong. Empress Ji even personally organized it from the beginning to the end. Arrived, Empress Dowager Yuan fell ill!

The queen couldn't help but feel embarrassed at the moment, that is, should the banquet be held?

She couldn't even make the decision, Yun Fenghuang naturally didn't dare to make the decision, said: "Your Majesty, I don't know about you. Why don't you wait here and ask the Empress Dowager for instructions when the Empress Dowager wakes up?"

"I still have some things to do in this palace." Empress Ji was silent for a while, and said lightly, "But I don't have time to wait for a long time, so I'd better ask Zhaoyi for help."

The Empress Dowager Yuan didn't like her serious daughter-in-law, she waited here, and she was afraid that the Empress Dowager would be able to "sleep" until nightfall.

And the knot between her and Queen Mother Yuan is not like that of Yun Fenghuang, who came to take off the hairpin to plead guilty, and cried once, and the previous suspicions were resolved.

The grievances and grievances between them cannot be avoided and cannot be eliminated, and it is meaningless to be pleasing to the eye.

The queen eventually departs quickly.

After a while, Empress Dowager Yuan woke up, and Yun Fenghuang went in to explain the Queen's visit. Without much thought, the Empress Dowager said that there was no need for the holy birthday banquet: "Convert the expenses into money and rice, and let the Lishu of the three states be pampered. Although it is a drop in the bucket, At any rate, it’s out of my condolences.”

After Chunjia came to power, he started to deal with the rebellion in the three states, but there was no news until now. Yun Fenghuang probably did not go well, because the emperor just took charge and needed prestige, and there is no reason not to brag about a little progress— —Since it was silent, it probably wasn't a good thing.

Empress Dowager Yuan gave such instructions because she didn't want to make a fuss when she was ill, but she also wanted to take advantage of the situation to give the emperor, or the royal family a wave of prestige: Gongxiang still cares about the people.

Yun Fenghuang then said a lot of flattery, and finally mentioned that he also wanted to donate some body: "Although the concubine is not blessed to be your majesty's heirs, the concubines in the palace are the children of the concubine. Yi Yuwan's conceived emperor's heir has accumulated blessings, she doesn't ask for anything else, she just wants this pregnancy to be safe, to have a smooth birth, whether it's a man or a woman, as long as she's healthy and strong."

The Empress Dowager always valued her children, and she was even more happy when she said this, so she took off the suet jade inlaid gold bracelet that she often wore on her wrist and gave it to her: "The Ai family knew that you are a good boy, and because of your kindness, that child It will be fine too!"

Wei Hengyan was a step behind, and had to wait until the Queen Mother and Yun Fenghuang had finished talking about each other before he said, "I think so too."

"You are good too." The queen mother glanced at her when she heard the words, smiled and let Zhanliu go, "Go and get the pearl hairpin with a flying swallow in the dowry of Ai's family."

...Although it is not the hairpin worn by the Empress Dowager herself, at least it rewards me.

Wei Hengyan comforted himself silently.

She also wondered if she was rewarded for caring about Hu Fengyi's pregnancy, should she give Hu Fengyi something later, but... two things happened in the palace that night.

One of them is that Hu Fengyi is gone.

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