Chapter 205: The Lord’s Test

After a long while, all the concubines and attendants retreated, leaving only Empress Dowager Yuan and Yun Fenghuang facing each other in the hall.

The queen mother raised her eyelids, and said softly, "Does the real concubine feel that Ai's family is getting old?"

So, there is no need to look at Aijia's face?

"The empress dowager is in full bloom in spring and autumn." Yun Fenghuang respectfully said, "I know what my empress just said, and the reason why I don't agree is to show my empress sympathy."

"Oh?" Empress Dowager Yuan sneered slightly, and said, "But I don't know how Concubine Zhen intends to show compassion for this bad old lady like Aijia?"

Yun Fenghuang said softly: "The empress dowager takes pity on Mrs. Chunke, and wants to adopt an heir for her to relieve her loneliness... But, please think about it, empress dowager, although there are not a few concubines in the palace who have reported pregnancy this year, there are quite a few concubines. There are twists and turns. The only ones who are pregnant now are Yi Shi, Xiao Ji Shi, Zhao Shi, Chen Shi and Shun Jieyu."

"Among them, Mrs. Yi is a concubine in the palace, Mrs. Ji is the first cousin of the empress, Mrs. Zhao agreed to give it to Concubine Shu, and Mrs. Shun Jieyu is a concubine herself, so they are not suitable to be handed over to the pure concubine after giving birth to an heir. Mrs Ke."

Empress Dowager Yuan said with a sullen face, "What about the Chen family? You can't give birth, but Wei Zhaorong is not! She is still young, and she is quite popular with the emperor. She will definitely be able to give birth to her own flesh and blood in the future, but why be reluctant to bear the child of the Chen family?" Heir?"

Yun Fenghuang didn't care about the thorns in her words, and said respectfully as before: "The Empress Dowager, this concubine is about to talk about the Chen family—it is true that, as the Empress Dowager said, sister Wei has always been filial, if you know the Empress Dowager The empress has worked so hard for Mrs. Chunke, and she will definitely not be reluctant to part with the Chen family. The problem is, the eldest prince just passed away, and Mrs. Chunke was so sad that she needed to call a doctor two days ago. Mrs. Chen's going to Huzhu Palace is just like Mrs. Zheng's miscarriage and Mrs. Zhao's arrangement to go to Luqin Terrace, how can Mrs. Chunke not feel hurt?"

"At that time, Mrs. Chunke will certainly feel uncomfortable, but I am afraid that Mrs. Chen will be very panicked. In this way, it is not good for the emperor's heir. After landing in the future, if the body is weak and sick, in the final analysis, it will be Mrs. Chunke who will be dragged down!"

"..." Empress Dowager Yuan fell silent, she understood Yun Fenghuang's meaning, the so-called Yuan Niangniang would hurt the scene is just a nice way of saying, Yun Fenghuang's real meaning is: your niece even owns her own son Gong Xiangzhuo. All of the emperor's heirs were born prematurely and died, let alone the Chen family's mother and son?

Sending people over at this moment is just adding a sin of one corpse and two lives to Huzhu Palace.

Not to mention whether this will deepen Chunjia's dislike of Yuan Niangniang, the Queen Mother Yuan's plan to have a child under her niece's knees will definitely fail!

The Empress Dowager sighed in her heart, feeling that she had become angry with Yuan Niangniang during this period of time, and acted recklessly, why didn't she think of this?

She regained her composure, and returned to her kind tone, "My good boy, it's better that you are thoughtful, Aijia is getting a little old-fashioned."

"What did you say?" Yun Fenghuang hurriedly said, "If you care about it, it will cause chaos."

He also took the initiative to say, "Actually, I think that, firstly, Madam Chunke is still sad, and Madam may not be able to bear the mention of the emperor's heir at this moment; There is no emperor's heir yet, and now it is said in whose name it will be recorded... After all, it will take some time before it can be realized, and there may be twists and turns in the process."

"Why don't you put it on hold for now, and wait until the emperor's heir is born, and then discuss this matter, how about it?"

Empress Dowager Yuan pondered for a while, thinking that what the real concubine said was reasonable and well-founded, so she could only do this: "It's up to you."

Yun Fenghuang breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked about the recent situation of the Queen Mother and Yuan Niangniang, who made people happy, and then Shi Shiran resigned.

When he returned to Xuanqing Palace, Wei Hengyan had been waiting for a long time, and was boredly calling Qing Xu to play chess with her.

Seeing Yun Fenghuang coming back, he hurriedly threw the chess pieces out to greet him: "Sister, the Empress Dowager left you behind, what did you say?"

"I have already persuaded the Empress Dowager to agree to discuss this matter after Mrs. Chen gives birth to an emperor's heir." Yun Fenghuang glanced at her, "It's still half a year away, maybe you will be pregnant by then, Such a mere concubine is worthy of your attention?"

Wei Hengyan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and then hesitated and said: "This kind of thing is also uncertain, half a year will pass very quickly... At that time, if my sister still does not move, then..."

Yun Fenghuang smiled, and said in a low voice: "Half a year ago, when we first entered the palace, Concubine Shu was in a high position, Concubine Yue and Concubine Xin were proud of everyone, where are they now? What are you in a hurry for? "

"... What my sister said is true." Wei Hengyan thought about it, and because of Yun Fenghuang's temperament, although Yuan Niangniang has lost Chunjia's favor, she still relies on the favoritism of the Queen Mother Yuan to give her back again and again. It's no wonder that she can tolerate this Mrs. Chun Ke's continued thrashing.

How could it be possible for Yuan Lianniang to wait until half a year later for the Chen family to give birth?

Certainly in his heart, Wei Hengyan recalled why he had waited for so long: "Sister, the gate of the palace was only opened this morning, and there was news from home that... the eleventh son of the Xie family was talking to someone in Xiaming Pavilion last night. Fighting for the crown, a big fight broke the leg of Yushi Zhongcheng's only son. There is a court meeting today, and I am afraid that Yushitai will make some moves."

"Yushitai?" Yun Fenghuang frowned. It's no secret that Xie Fu likes beautiful women. She knew it when she was at home, but it's just a hobby. She's not the kind of person who is so greedy and lustful that she loses her head—otherwise, thank you The elders of the clan are not stupid, how could they let such a ignorant person come to Dijing to end at such a critical moment?

Now that the end of the year is approaching and Enke is in sight, even if Xie Fu's old habits are hard to change and he hangs around in romantic places, he should restrain himself. How could he fight for the oiran with others, not to mention fighting, and even hurt the son of the Yushi family?

"The elder brother in this palace is not a person who has no sense of propriety. I'm afraid he has been caught by someone." Yun Fenghuang remembered that he had recommended Xie Fu as the son-in-law to Chunjia before, and Chunjia also acquiesced in this matter, his face darkened. Wei Hengyan said, "It's probably because the outside world found out that Brother Eleven is well appreciated by His Majesty."

Wei Hengyan understood: "Sister, I'm going to send a letter to my family now... Sister, don't worry, my family said when they reported that my sister's father and brother can talk in the temple, so I will try my best to excuse Mr. Xie Shishi." .”

Yun Fenghuang nodded and said: "Go ahead, Your Majesty will come over later, I think about it, how should I talk to Your Majesty about this matter."

In the past few months, Chunjia has been going back and forth between Xuanqing Palace and Yijia Palace. Although she spends more time in Xuanqing Palace, the number of times she goes to Yijia Palace is not uncommon.

Recently, she has lived in Xuanqing Palace for a long time, and has never been to Wei Hengyan's place.

Hearing this at this moment, Wei Hengyan felt a little sad, and immediately responded with a smile, got up and left.

Not long after, the emperor's car arrived.

"I think my concubine knows about today's court meeting?" Chunjia frowned slightly when she saw Yun Fenghuang approaching, and asked straight to the point, "But I don't know if I have something to say to me?"

Yun Fenghuang said: "Your Majesty, my elder brother must have been framed by someone!"

Chunjia listened, nodded slightly, and said, "I also guess so."

His expression was very calm, "After all, Xie Fu was in the two palace banquets, and he was a bit unrestrained by nature, unlike Xie Wuzheng who kept a low profile, studied behind closed doors all day, did not communicate with the outside world, and often went to and from fireworks occasions, It's easy to start. It's this time, if no one has done anything to him, it will be strange."

"..." Yun Fenghuang opened his mouth, but swallowed what he wanted to say, and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty knew that Brother Eleven was framed, but he didn't mention justice for him, but... want to see Brother Eleven's method?"

"My dear concubine, it's not that I deliberately made things difficult for Mrs. Xie." Chunjia didn't deny it either, "It's just that with your intelligence, you should know that next year, whether it's Enke's scholarship or the concubine's descent, what you want is someone who can stand alone or even be my right-hand man. Talent. If virtue is not worthy, it is not a good thing.”

After all, while receiving Chunjia's strong support, these people will also become thorns in the eyes of the regent and others, the kind who want to get rid of them quickly. And the emperor is looking for them to enrich his wings, not looking for a few burdens, and it is impossible for him to protect them with all his strength.

Several powerful officials have presided over the government for many years, and their influence is deeply entrenched. If it is not for the master with extraordinary skills, even if he has a holy family, he may not live forever.

What's the point of fighting for an oiran and maiming someone?

If Xie Fu is elected as the Lord in the coming year, waiting for his traps and schemes will only become more vicious.

If you can't pass this level, then don't think about being a son-in-law, and forcefully become the princess' husband-in-law, I'm afraid you won't have the life to enjoy the wealth and favor of the royal son-in-law.

Yun Fenghuang understood this truth.

Even though he was very worried about the humbleness of Xie's lintel, Xie Fu and the others had only come to the Imperial Capital not long ago, and they might not be able to fight against the people behind the scenes, so they forcibly suppressed their anxiety and smiled slightly: "Then please wait for the good news, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Chunjia heaved a sigh of relief. Although he had planned early in the morning that Xie Fu would not be able to survive this event, he would be removed from the list of candidates for the son-in-law. Of course it couldn't be better.

He was afraid that continuing this topic would lead to extra problems, so he immediately changed his way: "I heard that you went to pay your respects to the empress today, but was left alone by the empress to talk? But I don't know what you said?"

Yun Fenghuang thought in his heart that the emperor's eyes and ears are getting smarter now.

But even the Empress Dowager Yuan is always watching...

She suppressed her distracting thoughts and said truthfully: "Because Zhao Cairen's offspring is recorded in the name of Concubine Shu's sister, the loving mother Empress Dowager wants my concubine to find a way to record the offspring of Yijia Palace Chen's to Mrs. Chunke. The concubine thought that Mrs. Chunke was still immersed in the grief of the eldest prince's death, and it was inappropriate to bring up this matter at this moment. The loving mother, the Empress Dowager, also felt that it made sense, so she agreed to wait until the Chen family gave birth to discuss it... nothing else What, just some commonplace words. The loving mother, the Empress Dowager, told this concubine to take good care of you."

"Chunke can't even take care of his own eldest prince, let alone the son of the Chen family?" Chunjia frowned upon hearing this, "Besides, it's not like Yijia Palace has no master seat. Although Zhao Rong is young, he has always been respectful and well-behaved. Be a qualified mother and concubine. I will tell my mother about this later, if the Chen family gives birth to an heir, Zhaorong will still be able to take care of it!"

"Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang hurriedly persuaded, "The eldest prince passed away in a few days. Not only Mrs. Chunke was devastated, but the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, was also very heartbroken! What I said at this moment may be impulsive. Chen is only pregnant. , It’s still half a year before the birth! Who can say for sure what will happen half a year later? Maybe, even Chen and Zhaorong want to send the emperor’s heir to the Huzhu Palace to be raised, but the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, will not allow it. ? Why tell the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, to offend her old man?"

The point is, this Mrs. Chen is from Yijia Palace, not from my Xuanqing Palace!

You go to protest with Queen Mother Yuan right now, and it will be Wei Hengyan who will get his wish. Not only will I not get any benefits, but I will even have to bear the consequences of Queen Mother Yuan suspecting that I am instigating your mother and son to discord... How can this be? Can it work?

"...Forget it." Chunjia pondered for a while, finally listened to her words, nodded and said, "Then just wait."

Yun Fenghuang said again: "Your Majesty hasn't been to the empress dowager for some days, why don't you go and see later? After all, the empress dowager has been sick these days because of Mrs. Chunke's affairs, and the concubine looks distressed , but dare not say more.”

If you go now, maybe the Empress Dowager Yuan will continue to pull you to talk about the Huzhu Palace. At that time, you will hate Yuan Niangniang a little bit, and even feel dissatisfied and impatient with the Empress Dowager Yuan.

Chunjia hesitated for a moment, then nodded again: "I'll be there in a while."

So the two had lunch together, and not long after that, Chunjia got up and went to the Spring Palace—while he was away, Yun Fenghuang sent Qing Xu out of the palace to understand the ins and outs of Xie Fu's matter with Mrs. Chen: "Ask carefully, and then tell them about His Majesty's intentions. It's not easy for me to take action on this matter. At most, I can help out with some ideas. The solution is mainly up to them, especially Brother Eleven! Otherwise, once His Majesty knows Now, there are bound to be twists and turns in the matter of honoring the Lord, do you understand?"

Because Yun Fenghuang now acts as the empress, it is convenient for people around her to go in and out of the palace, but it is not like before, and they have to consult the emperor and empress for everything.

Qing Xu tidied up quickly, and then went out to report the news.