Chapter 204: Empress

Han's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went out of the palace with a lot of worries, and went back to the Duke's mansion. They told Duke Yi about the process of entering the palace that day, and finally sighed: "What should we do now? Really take care of Xie's children and help the real concubine's wings ? This real concubine, when she had no help before, she was like a fish in water in the palace, and she was promoted quickly. If her mother's family is also a climate, the one in Yanfu Palace will not be able to do it, I am afraid she should not live in it?"

Seeing that Duke Yi frowned and said nothing, Mrs. Yi could not help complaining, "Shuangyu has served His Majesty for many years, and she has worked hard without merit. She left at a young age, and instead of pursuing the real culprit, His Majesty will intensify it." Doting on Concubine Zhen, and now, even giving Shuangyu an adoptive child, we still have to treat Concubine Zhen..."

"Don't say that!" Duke Yi's complexion was somber, he interrupted her words, and reprimanded lightly, "I, the Yun family, have been loyal to the emperor for generations, how can I complain about the emperor for some palace affairs?! Moreover, the matter of the real concubine comes down to the root. In the end, it was I, the Yun family, who plotted against her first. She had the idea of ​​revenge, which is a reasonable thing. Even though I feel sorry for Shuangyu, but it's not right or wrong, it is true that the government of our country is at fault first!"

He sighed and said, "Since Concubine Zhen intends to name Shuangyu an heir, no matter what her intentions are, it is a good thing after all. And taking care of Xie's children is probably also His Majesty's intention... Don't forget the relationship between the Regent and Beidi. It doesn't matter, the reason why His Majesty prefers the real concubine is probably because of making plans for the Northland. If you don't understand these things, don't talk nonsense."

Mrs. Yi Guogong was annoyed in her heart, and said: "Even though we counted on the real concubine, is the real concubine okay? But our frost is gone."

The room fell silent for a while, and after a while, Yi Guogong said: "Actually, although Zhenfei has ulterior motives, what she said is good. Shuangyu is no longer here, and the heirs under her name will be brought up by Zhenfei. She brought up this matter on her own initiative, so what if it gets spoiled? But the queen, no matter whether it's the emptiness of her knees or for future plans, she will never be dissatisfied with Shuang Yu's heir. "

"Then let's leave the Xie family's children alone?" Mrs. Yi Guogong said, "Your Majesty wants to praise them, we can't help it. But when I think about Shuangyu... Zhenfei is getting more and more moist, I really don't want to see Xie What good is there for Shi, especially if we go to give it."

... The Duke and Duchess had mixed emotions, even though Yun Fenghuang hadn't seen it in person, he could guess it.

But at this moment, she has no time to pay attention, but she is lying on Chunjia's shoulder, listening to him comment on her story: "...the chaos in the three states is called a natural disaster, but it is actually a man-made disaster... the disaster of party struggle, endless poison... eh? Ju Gongwei, how do you know these things?"

Before Yun Fenghuang could reply, Chunjia had already reacted, and said, "Yes, some of the concubines under your command came from Sanzhou, maybe you asked them? But these are the daughters of poor families, and they are always Worrying about food and clothing, some grow up in villages, have not been out of the house a few times since childhood, and things in the neighboring villages may not be clear yet, so how do you know such important things?"

While speaking, he put the memorial in his hand on the desk.

Yun Fenghuang glanced at him, put his arm around his neck, and asked curiously: "What happened to the chaos in the three states?"

Before, at the Summer Banquet, the root cause of the Sanzhou Rebellion, which was jointly supported by the former dynasty and the harem, was mainly caused by natural disasters, and the element of man-made disasters was artificially weakened—according to Yun Fenghuang and Yi Xingen’s inquiries, On the side of the three states, it is generally believed that it was the struggle between the regent king, the Ji family and other powerful officials, which affected the middle and lower classes. Very rotten.

When the disaster strikes, it becomes more and more irresistible, which leads to a catastrophe.

Therefore, the central thought of Yun Fenghuang's book is that the powerful ministers messed up the government, and it was a disaster for the common people. It was due to the birth of the Holy Son to set things right—this was not because of Yun Fenghuang's trust in Yi Xingen, but because she guessed that the emperor would like to hear such words .

But looking at it now, Chunjia is planning to talk to her in detail?

Just when she was happy, Chunjia smiled and said, "What's going on... Didn't you make it clear in the notebook? You didn't make it clear, so you came to ask me?"

But he waved his hand, not intending to continue at all, and asked about the next palace affairs, "The New Year is approaching, and the daily ceremony is different from the Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival, can my concubine be sure?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this concubine will not embarrass you." Yun Fenghuang was still waiting to act coquettishly, but when he heard the words, he quickly calmed down and said seriously, "In the past two days, this concubine has been discussing with the people below, and has already begun done."

Chunjia said "hmm": "If you don't understand, just ask the queen, she is not in good spirits these days, and the more busy the new year is, the more busy she is, I am afraid she will not be able to survive."

The emperor thought in his heart, first the Mid-Autumn Festival, then the Double Ninth Festival, and then the Sunrise Ceremony, these three times, the real concubine came forward and the empress retired. Before and after the palace, one should also understand the changes in the palace. The true concubine is definitely not a flash in the pan, and the Ji family is clearly frustrated in front of the imperial court... Of course, the centipede is dead but not stiff, and it is impossible to say that the Ji family has no one to support it.

However, most people always step on the low and bow to the high. After three consecutive palace banquets, Ji's momentum will inevitably be hit hard.

Concubine Zhen has become famous from the first day of entering the palace. She is definitely not the kind who cannot be supported. She is also ambitious. She will never let go of this opportunity to overwhelm the queen.

This will ebb and flow, and by the time of Enke next year, Empress Ji will almost exist in name only, guarding the Yanfu Palace and staying at home, honestly raising the heir under the name of Concubine Shu.

Only in this way can he free his hands to concentrate on dealing with the previous dynasty.

Otherwise, even if the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji are far away in the palace, and only Ji Lingzi is in the palace, Chunjia still doesn't feel at ease.

After all, based on the mutual understanding between him and Ji Lingzi over the years of being husband and wife, he, the empress of the Yuan Dynasty, has the same temperament as the real concubine, and is not the kind of master who is willing to leave the harem. In the early years, honesty was suppressed by Ji, but now honesty has no choice. But seeing that the Ji family was getting more and more rejected in front of the emperor, and the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji were not in front of him, Duke Ye was a foreign minister after all, and without relatives to suppress him, who knew if he would do anything in a hurry?

Chunjia has forbeared for many years and once launched, she is definitely not the kind of reckless person.

Just because Ji Lingzi is just a girl and her family background is in decline, she will not be underestimated.

Although Yun Fenghuang was also cunning and cruel, in Chunjia's view, he was young and inexperienced. These days, the real concubine was making troubles, and he was watching in private, lest the queen suddenly mobilize. The real concubine was no match... In short, unless the queen is completely suppressed, he cannot safely withdraw from the harem.

"The Empress has been handling the palace affairs for His Majesty for many years, so it is inevitable that she will become sick from overwork." Yun Fenghuang didn't know that Chunjia thought she was not the Empress's opponent, so he agreed with a smile, "I am a concubine, so naturally I should share my worries with her. .”

She felt that if the queen hadn't relied on her family background, she wouldn't be able to fight her at all!

Chunjia knew that she was very strong in pinching, so she didn't point it out, she just said: "When I have free time, I often go to Yanfu Palace to walk around, after all, she is still the main palace."

In this way, if there is any abnormal movement of the queen, it is easy to be smashed.

Yun Fenghuang nodded: "This concubine will definitely respect the empress!"

At least on the scene, she will be a concubine who respects the middle palace.

After saying this, she was settled, Chunjia went to the court the next day, and Yunfenghuang went a little later to pay her respects to Yanfu Palace. Sure enough, the queen fell ill again.

The concubines were then led by her... yes, the Zheng family fell, and now the highest-ranking concubines in the palace are Consort Zhen and Concubine Ying.

Yun Fenghuang pretended to let Concubine Ying take the lead. Although Concubine Ying was not annoyed to fall behind her, facing the fact that Concubine Shu and Concubine had all fallen, she finally held back her anger and refused with a calm face.

So Yun Fenghuang became the de facto leader logically.

"The Ai family heard that you proposed to record the offspring of the Zhao family under the name of Concubine Zhenxishu?" In this way, after arriving at the Spring Palace, the Empress Dowager Yuan looked very amiable today.

Seeing this situation, Yun Fenghuang felt something was wrong, and sure enough, after some greetings, the queen mother said, "Concubine Zhenxi Shu and Niang Niang entered the palace at about the same time, good children just go there, Aijia It also makes my heart ache every time I think about it! It's a shame that you don't get along with this elder sister much, but you always think about her... Zhenxi Quanxia knows, and I also want to thank you for your kindness."

Yun Fenghuang laughed apologetically and said: "It was also Zhao Cairen who had been taken care of by Mrs. Zheng before. Mrs. Zheng is a noble concubine, so she can't be called the heir of an innocent emperor because of something she committed, and lose her high-ranking concubine. Originally, the queen The empress proposed to adopt him, but Zhao Cai's status is a bit low, and his heirs are recorded under the name of the middle palace, which is a bit too flattering... The concubine is young, and her knowledge is inevitably superficial. If there is something wrong with her actions , I also ask the empress dowager to forgive me."

Empress Dowager Yuan smiled and said, "You've done a good job. The Ai family likes a generous and kind-hearted child like you."

The Empress Dowager did not directly state the purpose, but praised her over and over again for being sensible and considerate, kind and open-minded, and at the end she seemed to inadvertently mention Yuan Niangniang of the Huzhu Palace, saying that this niece has lost a lot of weight recently, and she is lingering on the sick bed. But it seems to be many years old.

When it came to the emotional part, I couldn't help but shed tears: "The Ai family has raised two children, Huanger and Lianniang. I thought that they would be with me when I went, but I didn't expect that one of them would be bad at this moment. , maybe it’s a white-haired person sending a black-haired person..."

Yun Fenghuang had already seen her purpose, and she really didn't want to agree, so she pretended to be confused and persuaded Yuan Niangniang, saying that Yuan Niangniang could not get out of it for a while because of the pain of losing her son, and she would be fine in a few days: "Not for myself, but also for Madam, you! Madam Chunke treats Mrs. Chunke so well. Who doesn’t know? Madam Chunke is a bit anxious, but she is not the kind of person who doesn’t know good or bad. How can I bear to see Madam Chunke for her sad?"

The implication is that if Yuan Lianniang continues like this, then she will deliberately torture you, the loving mother, empress dowager without knowing what is good or bad!

"... Sigh, even if she recovers, the Ai family still has to worry!" The Empress Dowager Yuan froze when she heard this, and said again, "The eldest prince's good child is gone. How can this grief be soothed easily?" Yes? The Ai family is really afraid that she will never make it through this life."

Yun Fenghuang said solemnly: "I understand what the empress dowager means, and I must pay attention to the concubine's pregnancy and the birth of the emperor's heir in the future, so as not to let the Huzhu Palace hear it, so as not to touch Madam Chunke's heartache !"

Without waiting for the queen mother to say anything, she turned her head and said to Wei Hengyan and the others, "You also pay attention, don't say such things in front of the people in Huzhu Palace, understand?"

Wei Hengyan suppressed a smile and nodded first: "Don't worry, sister, sister will definitely remember!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Even Yingfei and the others, who were displeased with Yun Fenghuang, all agreed at this moment, expressing that they must restrain the palace people and prevent their unintentional words from hurting Yuan Niangniang again—after all, although there are not many high-ranking concubines, Nowadays, no one has an imperial heir. How many things has Yuan Niangniang robbed all these years relying on the favoritism of the Empress Dowager Yuan's mother and son?

At this moment, she finally waited until she was rejected by the emperor, but still relied on Empress Dowager Yuan to snatch the emperor's heir?

Why?

Seeing this situation, Mrs. Yuan's smile gradually faded away, and she looked at Yun Fenghuang with some cold eyes: "The Ai family feels a little headache, you should all leave, the real concubine stays to talk to the Ai family. "