Chapter 194: Discussion Between Monarch and Subject (Part 2)

"Your Majesty, what should we say about this matter?" Deng Chengzhai heard the words, pondered for a while, then raised his head and said, "Since the Double Ninth Banquet, there have been rumors flying inside and outside, and the number of scholars who went to the imperial capital to take exams has increased sharply. To be honest: these people Here, anyone who thinks he has both talent and appearance and prides himself on his character has the hope of being selected as the son-in-law of the heavenly family after being named on the gold list."

"As for the Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival, the Xie family's children all participated, and they are all talented and beautiful children who have never married."

"There have long been rumors in the market that His Majesty favors the real concubine, so he wishes to use his sister, wife and brother to prosper his blood relationship."

When he said this, he stopped talking, lowered his head and lowered his eyes, waiting for the emperor to understand.

Chunjia frowned slightly, and understood the meaning of this confidant: there are too many people who hope that the real concubine will fall, and it will happen in a while, and they can't even be found.

After all, Xiaozong only kept three princesses, and all of them will drop in the coming year, so there are only three consorts.

Relying on Yun Fenghuang, Mrs. Xie directly decided on one, can it not be envied?

Especially with the development of the situation now, things are already obvious - if it is a consort in normal times, it may not be worth fighting for by all means.

Because although Guochao treated golden branches and jade leaves generously, it didn't say that it spared no effort to cultivate the son-in-law.

But now everyone knows that the emperor hastily opened Enke, and released rumors that he would personally select the princesses' son-in-laws, precisely to use the status of the princesses to promote his own people.

This is compared to Wei Changkong's treatment back then!

Who is Wei Changkong?

Wei's six poems are rare in the world throughout the ages!

This is really a peerless genius who will never be envied in eight lifetimes, what about now? You don't need to be so stunning to be stunning, as long as you are decently talented, unmarried, and able to enter the eyes of the emperor, the avenue of Qingyun is right in front of you.

It is not impossible to even seal the title of Marquis and worship Prime Minister.

Right now is not the time when the country was founded, where the princes were everywhere.

In such a peaceful time, if one wants to obtain a title, Zebei's descendants, the credit required is incalculable.

It's so easy to catch up with such a young and ambitious master from the Gongxiang clan, why don't you hurry up and get on the boat?

In this way, any one of the consorts must be eager to use their brains.

Well, even if Yunfenghuang's reputation is well-known, the means of the city are recognized, and everyone can't hold back her. No, it should be said, it is precisely because they know that this concubine is deeply loved by Chunjia and has the means of the city, so everyone wants to come together. deal with her.

And the crime was directed at Hong Xing for cheating from the beginning.

This not only echoes Xie Fenghuan's past, but also attempts to directly cut off her biggest backer, Chunjia's trust and reuse.

Therefore, unless you are very lucky, it is impossible to find out the truth of this matter in a short time.

After talking about the difficulties of a thorough investigation, and implying that the emperor is willing to pretend to be confused at the moment is absolutely wise and powerful, Deng Chengzhai said his handling suggestion, "The real concubine is hired into the palace by the empress dowager's decree. Ice is pure and jade is clean, it must be absolutely true! Furthermore, Your Majesty has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and looks like a heavenly man. Is there any reason not to fall in love with a real concubine? How could it be possible to have a private meeting with someone?"

"This matter is very important. I think it's best to ask the Empress Dowager to deal with it."

Since it was created by Concubine Zheng, regardless of whether the Ji family has a share or not, if you speak to the Empress Dowager, then the Empress Dowager has to pick out the real concubine in order to prove her love for you—or else? The matter of Xie Fenghuan's affair with Hong Xing is still Chunjia's own benevolent queen.

That's just the concubine's concubine.

Concubine Zhen was adopted by Yun Shi before she entered the palace.

At this moment, the real concubine herself is also unruly, and she is so bold as to cuckold the emperor in the palace... It is difficult for the empress dowager not to be suspected of not caring about her grandchildren who are not her own grandchildren.

Originally, the relationship between the Ji family and the emperor was already very estranged, so how can we do it again?

So there is no fear of them not working hard.

"This is inappropriate." But Chunjia shook his head and said slowly, "The reason why the Empress Dowager stayed in the palace was because the phoenix body violated harmony. How could I disturb her because of my own selfishness?" old man?"

Of course, these words are nice to hear, but what they actually mean is, what if the Ji family is indeed involved in this matter, and the purpose is even to get the Empress Dowager to return to Miyagi?

After all, the empress dowager and empress dowager Ji stayed in the palace before. The so-called phoenix body violation and the need to rest is itself a cover. The real reason is the result of their negotiations with Chunjia.

With great difficulty, Chunjia allowed the two elders of the clan to stay in the palace obediently, so as not to hinder her happy life with Queen Mother Yuan.

Why are you willing to take them back to the palace so easily?

If you come back, you won’t leave, no, it should be said that the Empress Dowager will definitely come back and won’t leave—since you pick up the Empress Dowager, can you not take the Empress Dowager Ji who stayed in the palace under the name of serving the Empress Dowager?

When the time comes, how can the emperor be willing to restore the situation where there are both grandmothers and stepmothers at the top?

So even though he knew that it would be most suitable and energy-saving to push the matter to the Empress Dowager, he told Deng Chengzhai, "Let's find another way."

"Yes." Deng Chengzhai was not surprised by the emperor's decision. After thinking for a while, he said, "Since the empress dowager should not be disturbed, then... how about leaving it to the empress? Although the real concubine has won His Majesty's favor, she is also a harem concubine. It should be handed over to the queen for a thorough investigation."

Anyway, the intention was the same, Ji didn't want the Empress Dowager to bear the responsibility of not caring about her descendants, so she could only arrange things.

Who told Yun Fenghuang to enter the palace through a courtesy channel, and what Yizhi knocked was the seal of the Empress Dowager?

Of course, this is also the early time for Concubine Shu to go, otherwise, if there is something wrong with Yun Fenghuang's reputation, it will be Concubine Shu who will bear the brunt of it.

But Concubine Shu has already gone, the so-called death is the most important thing, and her father is an important minister who has always stood by Chunjia. It is conceivable that it is impossible to turn over the old account and set fire to Duke Yi's mansion.

The empress dowager could only block the gun later.

Chunjia pondered for a moment to express his approval, and then discussed some government affairs with him. Seeing that it was almost noon, he sent Deng Chengzhai away without any food, but he didn't leave, but sat behind the desk for a long time without saying a word.

Seeing this, the servants knew that he was in a bad mood, although they didn't hear the conversation between him and Deng Chengzhai, so they didn't know the reason, but they didn't dare to make a mistake.

Finally, Yan Yin stepped forward and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, where is the lunch? Is it in the Taichu Palace, or to the Harem?"

"...Go to Huanhua Palace." Chunjia ordered after a while before dropping the things in her hand.

Yan Yin and the others breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor was like this before, when he was in a bad mood, he would go to the Huanhua Palace, the real concubine would always find a way to coax him out of his face.

So now that the emperor said to go to Yunfenghuang's place, everyone felt that there was something to look forward to - seeing Concubine Zhen after a while, it would be fine.

But they don't know that Chunjia's heart is overwhelmed at the moment, if she hadn't been used to forbearance since she was a child, she might not show it on her face.

Indeed, he knew early on that Yun Fenghuang had a private meeting with Qi Jiulu in the palace.

The explanation given by Yun Fenghuang was that all this was the fault of the prince regent and his son. She had no choice but to hate everyone including Qi Jiulu.

She just pretended to be false with them.

And they kept their distance, and never seriously tarnished their innocence as a concubine.

Chunjia listened to these words selectively, whether Yun Fenghuang loved or hated Qi Jiulu, of course he could not believe Yun Fenghuang's one-sided words.

However, whether Yun Fenghuang and Qi Jiulu are physically related, he still trusts Yun Fenghuang more--it's not that he listened to Deng Chengzhai's flattery, and really felt that he was a dragon and a phoenix, and the real concubine fell in love with her at first sight, and turned her head away. Forget Qi Jiulu, let alone have anything to do with Qi Jiulu.

but...

Chunjia believes that such a suspicious and jealous person as Yun Fenghuang, knowing that Qi Jiulu himself does not have the ability to bypass the palace ban and join her, thanks to the power of the regent, how could he fall into such a trap?

Once the Prince Regent's father and son grasped the evidence that she had skin-to-skin relationship with the outsider, she would have to be controlled by others in her life even if she became the Queen Mother.

Yun Fenghuang is not that stupid.

She might trust Qi Jiulu, but she would never trust the Prince Regent and his son.

The problem is, no one said anything about it, and Chunjia was tossing and turning in her heart, not to mention whether she could get over it, at least she was calm.

But now it has been turned over, if one is not handled well, the city may be full of storms, then...

In terms of emotion and reason, and his status as the emperor, he could no longer remain indifferent.

Because even if he himself is willing to let go of the past, the Queen Mother Yuan, all the officials, the close servants... these people will not agree.

At that time, what should he do with Yun Fenghuang?

In fact, Deng Chengzhai's idea just now, whether it was to report to the Empress Dowager, or arrange for Empress Ji to go out to wash the land, was a proposal after he figured out what he wanted.

There is also a quick way to cut through the mess, which Deng Chengzhai didn't even mention.

It's the secret. Yun Fenghuang was executed.

Let's fight to the death and save the emperor's reputation.

Moreover, when the person is dead, no matter whether Concubine Zheng or the person who arranged for her to come forward, they can no longer use the matter of "true concubine privately meeting foreign men" to stir up trouble.

Even if the rumor spreads all over the city, it can still be said that this is all because of jealousy of the concubine Zhen's favor during her lifetime, so she secretly spread rumors and slandered the deceased, which cannot be taken as the truth.

Deng Chengzhai saw that the emperor didn't want to deal with Yun Fenghuang.

It can even be said that the emperor was worried that the situation could not be controlled and would affect the previous dynasty, and hoped that he would control the situation at that time, so he deliberately disclosed this matter to let him make up his mind.

It's just turning a corner to remind him to deal with it.

"Ji's three generations of Phoenix seals have a deep foundation in the harem. Whether it's for me or my blood, the harem must not be allowed to continue to be controlled by Ji." On the way to Xuanqing Palace, Chunjia thought silently, " As for the noble concubine and others, although they are capable enough, they have their own plans behind their backs, so they cannot be trusted. The only thing I can use now is the real concubine."

So he preserved the real concubine, no, at least not all for selfish desires, but also for the sake of the overall situation.

Thinking of this, the impetuousness in my heart retreated a little.

But when the emperor's chariot landed in the Huanhua Hall, Chunjia's complexion still couldn't help but sink when he saw Yun Fenghuang walking out briskly!