Chapter 217 Rain and Dew Evenly
Wei Hengyan withdrew, but didn't make arrangements for her. How could she be able to sleep right now?
After standing at the door for a while, he beckoned to the maid at the bottom, and went to the small kitchen to prepare some Yikehua food: "Your Majesty won't go to bed until later, don't be hungry."
Watching the maid take the order and leave, she pursed her lips, looked away, and entered the bedroom without saying a word.
Yan Sang, who was dowry, followed in and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"
"...I don't know what's wrong with Your Majesty." Wei Hengyan sighed, and said sullenly, "Sister Zhenfei was annoyed by me to hint at something, what did she say in front of His Majesty? In short, he would rather write scores by himself, I don't want to either... Do you think I should try it out with His Majesty later? Or just apologize to Sister Zhenfei tomorrow?"
"Why don't we just test your Majesty's tone, the real concubine, or just wait and see what happens?" Yansang hesitated for a while, then whispered, "Our Majesty is generous and won't be annoyed by such a small matter. Yours. But the real concubine might be... In case the real concubine didn't do this, or if she didn't want to admit it, you would offend her by pleading guilty like this."
Wei Hengyan frowned and said, "I think so too... Sigh, others envy me for my foresight, and I got close to the big tree of Sister Zhenfei early. But I don't know that this sister can rise rapidly, so how can I be easy to serve?" What? I am more worried about her now than about Your Majesty."
Yan Sang comforted: "Your Majesty has not been in the palace for long. Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and what will happen in the future is unknown. Didn't the aunt in front of His Royal Highness the eldest princess say that before? Zhenfei is promoted quickly, her background is not high, and her foundation is not stable. Looking at the current situation, it is hard to say whether it will end well in the future... In fact, considering the current situation, it is very good to have such a master standing in front of it."
The voice lowered, "And the real concubine can't give birth, but you are not! Think about this palace, the old people like the queen are destined to be rejected by His Majesty, and His Majesty has not even visited Mrs. Chunke in the past two months. Among the newcomers, the true concubine will be here for a day, except for you who are so close to her, who else dares to stand out? Who can stand up? When the time comes, when you give birth to a prince, he must be the most noble blood in this palace!"
"The most honorable, that has to be recognized by His Majesty!" Wei Hengyan murmured listlessly, "Speaking of the emperor's heirs, are we the people, in terms of noble birth, who is not higher than Sister Zhenfei? But she is not what His Majesty values most? Look at what time it is now, His Majesty came over at night, but sat there all the time, I felt sorry for him, and after asking, he sent me out instead... If it was Sister Zhenfei, would he be willing?"
Yan Sang persuaded: "Maybe it has nothing to do with the real concubine, it's just a matter of the previous court? Didn't you say that someone came back home, because of the marriage of the three princesses and the chaos of the three states, Your Majesty In the past two days, it has happened several times in public... The real concubine is impatient, so she may not be gentle and considerate to His Majesty. Maybe that's why His Majesty came to our side?"
Wei Hengyan laughed at himself, and said: "I only have the ability to be gentle and considerate, and I can be better than Sister Zhenfei. But this is mainly because she doesn't need to be low-key, and His Majesty is willing to coax her. If it were me , even my grandmother told me to obey His Majesty in everything. The gap between people is too big."
"But the concubine concubine is in front of the battle, and it is easy to get His Majesty's attention. Once something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable." Yan Sang said softly, "It's late at night, empress, don't think about it. Anyway, His Majesty is with us now, isn't it? Is it?"
I advised her to tidy up, don't put on a resentful look, and add to the embarrassment of the emperor who was already in a bad mood, "You have to learn from the lesson from the one in Huzhu Palace. Didn't he love your Majesty so much back then? Take whatever you want The dignified son of heaven has been the punching bag for so many years, what did your majesty say? How did he fall out of favor later? Wasn't it because he did too much and caught up with a powerful enemy like the real concubine and empress, which made his majesty wake up. Became bored?"
"The future is long, and we are not the kind of people who are eager for quick success, so we don't want to fight for a moment."
"...That's true." Wei Hengyan is not a person who doesn't listen to words. He bit his lips for a while, then nodded, "Someone brings in water. I didn't expect His Majesty to come here today. My Feixia makeup, It looks good during the day, but under the lights at night, it’s not as charming as the peach blossom makeup... Bring me some newly made dresses."
She tidied up in a hurry, but it was not in vain. After a long while, Chunjia finally threw the chess pieces and came to the bedroom. Seeing the newly dressed and more charming concubine leaning on her hidden bag, her head was nodding. The one who made the order still insisted on waiting for her, her irritable eyes softened, she stepped forward to push her to wake her up, and said softly: "Didn't I tell you to let you settle down first? Why do you have to wait until now?"
"Your Majesty has something on his mind. My concubine has little talent, knowledge, and humble knowledge. I am ashamed of not being able to share your majesty's worries. How can I go to bed early with peace of mind?" Wei Hengyan opened his eyes and saw his expression, and was overjoyed. The posture became more and more supple, and he said quickly, "Your Majesty, I will wait for you to change clothes."
Chunjia opened her arms to let her help him take off his robe, but subconsciously thought: "Is Concubine Zhen falling asleep with peace of mind at this moment, or?"
Just like him, I have something on my mind, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, don't want to sleep?
But for tomorrow's court meeting, I have to force myself to lie down for a while to recover?
... Yun Fenghuang had already fallen asleep at this time, after all, she had already thought clearly, so why bother to toss herself sleeplessly all night?
The next morning, on the way to Yanfu Palace, I ran into the Yijia Palace guard of honor.
Wei Hengyan greeted her on the chariot, smiling a little guilty, Yun Fenghuang didn't care, said a few words to her as if nothing happened, and then put down the curtain.
Empress Ji did not show up as usual, and when she arrived at Chunlang Palace, Empress Dowager Yuan didn't have much to say, she just asked Yun Fenghuang: "Didn't your niece bring you here today?"
Yun Fenghuang hurriedly said: "Meng'er is young and naughty, I am afraid that I will always bring her here and disturb the cleanliness of your place. If the empress does not give up, will I bring her here tomorrow to pay your respects?"
The reason why I asked my niece to come here to pay her respects was because it was my first time staying in the palace, so it was appropriate to greet the elders.
As for letting Xie Meng come to pay his respects every day like the concubine, Yun Fenghuang was reluctant.
If it weren't for her status, she herself wouldn't want to be so diligent.
Saying so at the moment, but in my heart I wish Queen Mother Yuan would refuse.
The Empress Dowager Yuan simply mentioned it, and said lightly after hearing the words: "It's so cold, there is no need to toss about it like this. After all, the emperor's knees have been empty for a long time, and it is rare to have a child in the palace. Even if it is not the emperor's heir, it should be taken care of. That's right... and the cakes delivered yesterday are very delicate and lovely, and I'll bring back some of Aijia's chef's specialty desserts for the children later."
Yun Fenghuang said with a smile: "My concubine, on behalf of Menger, thank you for your kindness."
In fact, she hadn't intended to deliver pastries to the two queen mothers yesterday, but since she told Chunjia that, she had to make up for it so as not to reveal her flaws.
Then Empress Dowager Yuan said some trivial matters, probably because the New Year's Eve is approaching, let Yunfenghuang prepare well... Yunfenghuang agreed with a gentle attitude, and the Queen Mother has nothing to pick at. Seeing that the time is about the same, let them go .
After leaving the Spring Palace, Wei Hengyan hesitated for a while, but didn't hold Yun Fenghuang back, watching the real concubine and sister go away.
Back at the Huanhua Hall, Xie Meng has not got up yet, because Yun Fenghuang didn't ask anyone to bother her when she told her to sleep with her aunt yesterday. : "How was last night?"
"It is said that His Majesty went to Yijia Palace, and first entered the bedroom hall after writing music until late at night." The Qing people whispered, "After that... Maybe it was because he went to bed late, and His Majesty got up late in the morning, so there was no need for breakfast Then left in a hurry. Zhaorong got up and sent to the gate of the palace in person, arranging His Majesty's clothes along the way."
Yun Fenghuang said with emotion: "Zhao Rong is virtuous."
"It's just some kindness, who in this palace doesn't know it?" Qing people tactfully comforted her, "For the noble status of His Majesty, there is no shortage of such people, how can they be rare?"
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "That's not necessarily the case, I have always liked loyal, capable and sweet people, no matter how many such people there are, I will not despise them."
"Zhao Rong entered the palace at the same time as you. If His Majesty liked her like that, he would have already promoted her." The Qing people smiled awkwardly and said, "How can it be delayed until now? Your Majesty, don't worry."
After hesitating for a while, he finally persuaded, "It's just that he is the emperor after all. When the majesty comes down later, the empress should speak softly."
If you don't coax, others will rush to coax... It's fine for a short time.
If things go on like this, what kind of kindness can bear it?
Yun Fenghuang knew the Qing people's worries, and he thought so too.
For this reason, before lunch, he specially instructed the small kitchen to cook Chunjia's favorite meals, but Chunjia didn't come at all that day.
Chen Zhu went to the front to inquire, and learned that he stayed in the imperial study to deal with government affairs after he left the court.
After that, I went directly to Yijia Palace.
This night was also spent at Yijia Palace.
This news made Huanhua Palace's face very uncomfortable, Xie Hengyu directly advised Yun Fenghuang to be careful: "Zhaorong always pretends to be gentle and virtuous, although your majesty is wise and powerful, but the emperor spends his days worrying about state affairs. , I can’t help but hope that there is a well-behaved one around me to relieve the boredom... Zhao Rongyue thinks so. The empress should not praise her too much in the future! After all, the lintel of the Wei family is now higher than that of the Xie family. If one is not good, there may be a misfortune !"
"..." Yun Fenghuang was silent for a long time, but said "Got it" noncommittal.
This made Xie Hengyu quite worried, very afraid that the master's old illness would relapse - and he felt that life was meaningless, so he might as well die.
The worst thing is, in the next two days, Chunjia didn't go to Yijia Palace, but began to take turns calling for concubines, except for Empress Ji, Concubine Ying, Lu Xiuyi, Cui Chongrong, Jia Chongyuan, Shun Jieyu, Xue Jieyu Not to mention that all these people have a share, even the concubines in the two palaces in Yuzhenranxiang who are not in charge are also covered by rain and dew.
For this reason, Empress Dowager Yuan praised Wei Hengyan when she paid her respects to her concubines, saying that she is sensible, well-behaved, and considers the general situation.
The implication is that after Chunjia pampered Yunfenghuang alone for a few days, he went to Yijia Palace for two nights and began to favor everyone. This must be the credit of Wei Hengyan.
It made Wei Hengyan explain to Yun Fenghuang as soon as he came out of the Spring Palace, saying that she never did such a thing, and she didn't even mention it. I don't know why the emperor suddenly did this?
Yun Fenghuang smiled: "It's a good thing to be exposed to rain and dew, so why should my sister explain it? Does His Majesty have to favor whom?"
In front of everyone, Wei Hengyan didn't like to nod his head, so he could only smile awkwardly—then followed to Xuanqing Palace, knelt down and cried after entering the palace, saying that she really didn't do it: "My sister's appearance A humble person is also clumsy. If it wasn't for my sister's support, how could I get into His Majesty's eyes? It was so easy for His Majesty to go to my sister's place. Although my sister was very happy, how could I recommend my Majesty to go to other people? Especially the concubine Ying, my sister has been tired of them for a long time I wish His Majesty would forget about them! What the Empress Dowager said today, my sister is really terrified!"