Chapter 184: A Black Pot From the Sky

"What am I willing to do?" Only to be overwhelmed by great grief and regret in an instant, Yuan Lianniang struggled to get down on the bed, walked up to her and knelt down in front of her, and said in a trembling voice, "Now I think about the past years. , I don’t know if it’s really a dream? I just feel sorry for my aunt!”

Empress Dowager Yuan had been looking forward to this scene for many years. She always felt that she was tired of this niece, and she wished Yuan Niangniang would be unlucky. She imagined many times that this niece knelt in front of her in embarrassment and confessed her mistakes, but she was no longer willing to forgive her.

At that time, no matter how miserably Yuan Niangniang cries and regrets, she will leave without mercy!

But the fact is that Queen Mother Yuan has unknowingly had a heart for her, and it is already difficult to let go. Now that she admits her mistake like this again, her heart feels as if she has been stabbed by a knife, the empress dowager grabs her sleeve, and after a while, she slowly said: "Actually, Aijia thinks that the raccoon slave... You shouldn't have died so soon!"

Yuan Niangniang thought she was going to blame herself, so she smiled miserably and said nothing.

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Yuan continued: "When you gave birth that day, the Ai family was very worried, so they called the concubine Zhen to come in together. Concubine Zhen's biological mother and adoptive mother are both prosperous. Yizi’s. Aijia thought, let her accompany you in the delivery room, and perhaps share some blessings with you and your child.”

If this was before the eldest prince was born, Yuan Niangniang would definitely not be able to bear such words.

Because she hates Yunfenghuang so much, how can she admit that Yunfenghuang has great blessings, and even needs to be blessed by her? !

But at this moment, because of Gong Xiangzhuo's death, Yuan Niangniang's heart was ashamed, but she didn't even want to say any rebuttals.

This situation made Empress Dowager Yuan even more worried. Her grandson was gone, and she couldn't keep her niece who couldn't be raised like a daughter?

In her life, after seeing off her husband and Fuyang Zhuang Concubine, she devoted all her time and energy to cultivating Chunjia and Yuan Niangniang, the two juniors. Chunjia was extremely talented and self-disciplined, she didn't bother her much when she was a child, and she didn't need her advice as she grew up; Yuan Niangniang was just the opposite, since she was a child, there was never a time when she didn't ask Queen Mother Yuan to take care of her.

Speaking of which, Empress Dowager Yuan devoted more effort to this niece-so she was reluctant.

In any case, she wanted to find a reason for Yuan Niangniang to survive.

Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Yuan lowered her eyes slightly, and said in a low voice: "Later, you really gave birth to Zhuo'er smoothly. As a result, guess what happened today? Concubine Zhen took Wei Zhaorong to Ai's house, congratulations to Ai's family for having another baby." A grandson, yes, Wei Zhaorong, a man in the palace, is happy. Just said this, and Zhuoer...do you think there is such a coincidence?"

Yuan Niangniang didn't quite understand what she meant, so she laughed at herself: "Didn't Auntie say that Xiaoyun's fortune is profound? If that's the case, Wei's has been pampering her, so what's so strange about doing such good deeds?"

She said wearily, "Besides, what does this have to do with me? I understand that there is no Xiaoyun family and Wei family, but there are other people. Ji Lang... Your Majesty has already bothered me, but it was because of my aunt's face that I endured it." I'm here today. I don't want my aunt to have a birth with him for me, so I will simply accompany the child, which is good for everyone."

"..." Empress Dowager Yuan looked at her sadly, her lips moved for a moment, and finally said through gritted teeth, "Don't you think that your premature birth this time, and the time when Zhuo'er passed away, are all weird?"

Seeing that Yuan Niangniang was still indifferent, she simply said it directly, "Although what happened at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet made you sad, but the emperor has been in Xuanqing and Yijia Second Palace for a long time these days, and rarely goes to your place. You Why don’t you know? As for being so enraged by a banquet?! And this time the banquet is hosted by the real concubine, she is used to eloquent words... and she is deeply jealous of you and the emperor’s childhood sweetheart. The reason why you came back from the banquet was that you suddenly gave birth prematurely , I never doubted, did I eat something that shouldn't be eaten at the banquet?!"

Yuan Niangniang was startled, and just as she was about to recall, she heard the Empress Dowager say, "It's too late for you to think about it now, and the things for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet have already been cleaned up. After all, the real concubine is not stupid, even if the emperor is all about favoring her at this moment, mourning After all, the family is on your side. How could she leave traces for us to catch her?!"

"And Zhuo'er's death. How can there be such a coincidence that a prince is gone, and the good news of a concubine's pregnancy happens to come up? There are so many people in the queen's harem, how many of them are pregnant? Come on, are you still under the concubine Zhen's hands?"

The queen mother sneered, "Stupid boy, it's probably because Concubine Zhen placed people here for you, or took advantage of the opportunity of being called into the delivery room by Ai's family that day, and did something. I deliberately let Zhuo'er disappear today, and pushed that The palace concubine comes out, so, you have a funeral, hers has a happy event, considering the emperor's current situation, do you think he values ​​the funeral or the happy event more?"

Yuan Lianniang pressed her chest, her face flickering, and for a moment, there was a faint red light in her pupils: "Auntie, I...that lowly maid...she is real?! How dare she?! She...she...I have already I have been abandoned by His Majesty, let alone the child is innocent, she...she..."

The queen mother looked at her with pity: "After all, you grew up with the emperor. The real concubine is ambitious. How can she rest assured that you and the child will not die for a day?! It's just that the harem needs her now, and the emperor needs her. If you want to help you, unless you have solid evidence, you can only wait until she is useless before making a plan, do you understand?"

Yuan Niangniang said hoarsely, "I beg my aunt..."

"You can't completely rely on Aijia for this matter." The queen mother shook her head, "The true concubine is very comparable to others. With her background and the situation she entered the palace, who can climb to the concubine position within a few months? Said that the queen has been forced to say that she is still sick? The Ai family is old and still sick. To put it in a depressing way, the Ai family does not know if they can live to the day when the real concubine loses power... If you are not reconciled, think about it. To avenge your children and yourself, you can only do it yourself!"

She thought in her heart that Concubine Zhen is not easy to deal with, Niang Niang wants to die now, the main reason is that the shock of losing her son cannot be overcome for a while, and after a while, she should be able to recover.

At that time, she will confess again that the so-called Yunfenghuang murdered Yuan Lian and his wife are all fabricated. She called Yunfenghuang to enter the delivery room together that day. What is this concubine doing?

Otherwise, the queen mother can still let the real concubine continue to manage the palace affairs?

... Yun Fenghuang from the Huanhua Palace didn't know that the Empress Dowager Yuan dragged herself out to top the vat in order to dispel Yuan Niangniang's will to die. It's just that the list has been reduced to two, and Xie Fu has no dispute with Xie Fu, and secretly heaves a sigh of relief.

Xie Heng, who was married and had a son, was excluded.

This is a good thing, and it shows that the emperor is sincerely looking at his future brother-in-law this time.

Xie Heng simply stopped shouting at such impossibility.

Speaking of which, Chunjia didn't want to be a joke anymore, and asked Yunfenghuang directly: "Who do you think is more suitable for Shangzhu, you two brothers?"

Yun Fenghuang suppressed his excitement, thought for a moment to make his answer seem solemn, and then said: "The eleventh brother who is a concubine is a little older, and he has started to share the worries of the elders in the family a few years ago, and he has acted very thoughtfully. It's just that no one is perfect. Man, he is good in everything else, except...he is a bit more romantic in women. Of course, the Xie family has a very strict family style, and he dare not do things like bullying men and women, and abducting good families. He likes to buy and sell beautiful concubines."

"As for Brother Twenty-One, this is the eldest son of my Xie family. He has always been valued by the elders. The uncle and aunt who are concubines are also very strict in raising their children. Therefore, Brother Twenty-one is very young. , but he acts very prudently. He is a womanizer, but Brother Twenty-One is not as high-profile as Brother Eleven, and is rather restrained and introverted."

The implication is, choose my eleventh brother, he is older and has some experience in doing things for the family, and he will be useful immediately; choose my twenty-first brother, although he is young, he is young and mature, and he is the eldest son, the family is more Pay attention, a group of elders will help you sit in town, and you won't be disappointed—in short, you can choose whichever you like, as long as I, Mrs. Xie, are on the consort list.

Chunjia heard what she meant, and said between laughing and laughing: "After all, I don't know your brother as well as you do. Why don't Concubine Ai give me an idea?"

Can I give you an idea?

Yun Fenghuang thought in his heart, of course the two princesses of Jinyun Penglai entered Xie's family, and the two brothers in this palace have a princess's wife...

Of course, if you say this, you might be beaten by Chunjia—if the emperor hadn’t been forced into a hurry, it would be a dream for a family like Xie to want to be the master, let alone want to take both princesses into his pocket? !

"I think..." Yun Fenghuang pondered. She didn't know whether Chunjia said it casually or deliberately probing. At this moment, she hesitated for a while, gritted her teeth, and said, "I think, my twenty-one-year-old Sui and His Highness seem to be able to talk more together."

Chunjia squinted at her: "Oh? So, you want me to promise the princess to you Brother Twenty-one?"

"My concubine recommends Brother Eleven." Yun Fenghuang shook his head, "Brother Eleven is old and has a lot of experience. Afterwards, he will naturally restrain himself; secondly, after all, brother 21 is young, I am afraid he is not as loving as brother 11."

She said these words in anticipation of Chunjia's intentions, she seemed to be thinking of the princess, but in fact she was purely thinking of Chunjia: Although Xie Fu was much older than the princesses and still had lustful flaws, he was just right. Because of his flirtatious personality, those experts who have been carefully cultivated by the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion to deal with flirtatious guests can't win his heart, let alone the golden branches and jade leaves who grew up surrounded by pearls and greenery and never learned how to court men?

Therefore, after Xie Fu became the Lord, basically there would be no situation where he would be led by the nose by the princess - he could listen to the emperor more purely.

Because of this kind of senior heartless master, once he loses his freshness towards the princess' wife.

The golden branches and jade leaves are just a decoration.

As long as the emperor needs it, he will sell his wife without batting an eyelid.

And Xie Wuzheng is younger after all, about the same age as the princesses. As the saying goes, young couples come to accompany each other.

If Master Shang had a relationship with the princess, even if Shang was not Princess Minghui, both Jinyun and Penglai had grown up before Empress Dowager Ji.

In terms of emotion and reason, it is not easy to say that they are not at all toward the Ji family.

Of course, the most important thing is that Yun Fenghuang once again analyzed Xia Chunjia's expectations for her brother-in-law, and felt that she seemed to have gone in the wrong direction: since the emperor wanted to quickly enrich his wings, he asked Enke and personally asked the princess Their marriage, then, Toshihiko who is too young is not his favorite candidate.

The emperor now lacks a practical arm who can come and fight when he is called. Even if a scholar is too young, he is talented. use.

On the contrary, Xie Fu, who is a little older, has the experience of being alone at home, is talented in learning, mature and firm in mind, and that is what Chunjia needs.

The most important thing is that most of the people have already had their children in pairs when they arrived at Xie Fu, and there is no way to choose the master—so, Yun Fenghuang thinks that Chunjia should also have taken a fancy to Xie Fu.

The reason why Xie Wuzheng was added, maybe, was to test her?

Yun Fenghuang snorted coldly in his heart: Fortunately, Ben Gong is smart, otherwise, this narrow-minded emperor will definitely try to find a place to question Ben Gong not to him!

... As for Xie Fu's lustful shortcomings, although Yun Fenghuang said it, she knew very well that Chun Jia didn't take it to heart at all.

After all, he himself belongs to the Sixth Court of the Three Palaces, so could it be possible that he would ask his brother-in-law to guard his body like a jade?

The most important thing is that Chunjia is in a hurry to consolidate her position at the moment, and the marriages of her sisters are all used as bargaining chips, so she still cares about such details?

Anyway, no matter how stupid Xie Fu is, he won't be so foolish as to spoil his concubine and kill his wife, and that will be it.