Chapter 224: Ice Water

"My concubine only came to the imperial capital three years ago, and I don't even step out of the gate, let alone after entering the palace." Yun Fenghuang said pitifully, but she became more and more determined in her heart that she would be killed by birds. Zang, after all, when she asked Chunjia for this before, when did Chunjia agree so readily?

She gritted her teeth secretly, and said softly, "How do you know so much? But I chatted with Zhaorong two days ago, and I heard her mention that there are two girls who are very nice..."

After listening to her introduction of the two families, Chunjia unhurriedly sneered, and said, "Oh, you said about these two families, the queen mother also told me just now, and she also said that the girls in their family are not bad."

Yun Fenghuang was taken aback when he heard the words, and felt a "thump" in his heart, wondering why the Empress Dowager Yuan would suddenly say such a thing? Could it be that... the Xingningbo Mansion begged the Empress Dowager Yuan, and also wanted to marry girls from these two families?

The two families she mentioned are almost the same as Wei Hengyan's family in terms of family status, and their background strength is inferior to Ji's and others. do not know much.

If it wasn't for Wei Hengyan's introduction, Yunfenghuang would never have heard of it.

At this moment, I can't help but suspect that Xingningbo's mansion won too easily, and its foundation is not stable. Yuan Lianniang's card is useless again, and she also wants to use marriage to revitalize her family. Jia said: "The queen mother said that the woman who came to the palace to pay her respects revealed that the women of these two families are virtuous and suitable for children, and they plan to hire me to enter the palace for my gift in the coming year... I originally thought of a woman from a high family, who has a good reputation outside Yes, as for what's inside, I don't know. But since Aifei said they are good, then they should be really good."

Yun Fenghuang: "..."

She calmed down and said, "So that's the case, but that's my concubine, Meng Lang. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Chunjia looked at her, and said slowly: "It's okay... Those who don't know are not guilty."

After he said this, Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips and remained silent.

There was a moment of silence in the room, and the atmosphere gradually became stiff.

Just when Chunjia frowned slightly and was about to say something, footsteps came from outside, followed Xie Hengyu and knocked on the door hesitantly, and said in a low voice: "Ma'am, the little lady's things have been packed, I'm going to send them off now." The young lady is leaving the palace, or wait a while?"

"You want to send Meng'er out of the palace?" Before Yun Fenghuang could answer, Chunjia had already asked coldly, "Why?"

"Your Majesty, Meng'er has been in the palace for a while." Yun Fenghuang gave him a strange look, and said casually, "Firstly, she misses her parents, and secondly, as the concubine is approaching the end of the new year, she becomes more and more busy. How can she have time to take care of her? So of course I want to send her back. Anyway, after the end of the year, I will pick her up when I miss her... At that time, Your Majesty will not allow it?"

Chunjia first raised her voice and said to the outside world: "Let's talk about it later, take Meng'er there first and rest later."

Fu Fu said expressionlessly, "Really? I thought that Aifei treated this imperial palace as a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. I'm afraid Meng'er will be wronged if she continues to stay!"

"What did your majesty say? No one in this palace knows how much you love my concubine and your love for Meng'er." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Meng'er came to live in the palace for a while. I'm afraid that my sister-in-law She was spoiled and neglected her homework, how could she be worried that she would be wronged?"

When she said this, her thoughts turned, Chunjia's life experience, and the experience of being a puppet in the past eight years, are used to forbearance.

Seeing through but not telling through is a joke of later generations, but for him it is a habit carved into his bones.

After all, his background and experience, many times even if he knows it well, he has no position at all, or in other words, he has no confidence to speak out.

So he bluntly said that the Empress Dowager Yuan would hire new recruits in the coming year, and directly said that the two women that Yun Fenghuang liked were on the list of entering the palace... It was definitely not an accidental mistake.

He did it on purpose.

Why?

To reject her?

No, with Chunjia's shrewdness, if she just wants to refuse, there are plenty of excuses and reasons, and there is no need to tell the truth.

beat?

It's not right, Chunjia is too aware of her nature, if she really wants to be intimidated, she must be more ruthless, she will not take this level of warning at all.

Probing?

Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, this is possible... The question is, what does he want to test?

The purpose of recruiting a newcomer, or a noble daughter from a family with a good family background and prudent words and deeds, to enter the palace is nothing more than to further make the Ji family empty.

It can also be understood as replacing Yunfenghuang's role in the Sixth Palace.

Is this telling her euphemistically that after the beginning of the new year, it is best to learn from the current Empress Ji and hand over the palace power on the grounds of illness, and leave the stage with dignity?

"...The above are just some scene talk, Your Majesty just listen to it." Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes slightly, suddenly changed his sitting position, leaned back on the chair, leaned his elbows against the armrest, and said lazily, "Actually Because His Majesty has not been here these days, even though the concubine is quite strict in training the people under her, she is also a little short-sighted, privately worried, fearing that the concubine will fall out of favor, and life in Xuanqing Palace will be difficult in the future... for fear that it will spread to Meng'er In the ear, I want to send her back."

Chunjia's originally expressionless complexion softened slightly, and said lightly: "Then I'm here now."

Yun Fenghuang said: "We still have to send her back. The Xie family is in the Northland, and the food and clothing are expensive, but in terms of fineness, how can it compare with the palace? Menger came to live for a while. In the past few days, the level of picky eaters has risen to a higher level. The aunt next to her has come to tell the concubine twice that she will be lowered now, and it can be changed. If she continues to be raised like this, I am afraid Going back to her parents' side, I will not get used to it."

"It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal."

She was talking about Xie Meng, but Chunjia felt that she was also talking about herself.

It is easy to jump from a mere Baolin to a real concubine with power in the palace, but it is difficult after falling from such a situation.

He was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Master Ji is my wife after all, and she is still young. Even if she has no children, she should not give up easily. Since she has been sick for many years, it is only natural that the six palaces should be handed over to the concubines."

This is a promise that even if Queen Mother Yuan hires a noble daughter of good background to head the palace, she will not take away all her current palace power?

But let her and those newcomers take charge of the sixth house?

Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips, but he didn't feel much gratitude in his heart. Instead, he sneered and said, "Your Majesty loves me so much, but my concubine's morals are shallow, so I'm ashamed to take it!"

Chunjia saw through her thoughts at a glance, and knew that this concubine believed that those newcomers who were destined to take power as soon as they entered the palace had family backgrounds to support them, and since there were more than one of them, and those of similar backgrounds entered the palace at the same time, how could it be possible not to crowd out She, a senior who is out of tune with them?

Even if Yun Fenghuang felt that his wrists were superior, two fists were no match for four hands.

She felt that Chunjia's promise was not sincere at all.

The emperor was quite helpless: "The newcomer has a family background, don't you also have me?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang endured and endured, and finally he couldn't hold back, and said directly, "Your Majesty, forgive me for saying this bluntly: Even if I have you in my body, you can take care of everything every day, have the world in mind, and be able to do it all the time. Do you want to help the concubine? Moreover, the newcomer’s father and brother are the pillars of the country, considering their face, even if you are partial to the concubine in your heart, can you still criticize the female family?!”

Chunjia was silent for a while.

Do you criticize those newcomers with political marriages for the sake of Yun Fenghuang?

impossible.

The purpose of hiring them into the palace is to win over their families, and it would be good if they don't love them too much.

"Of course the concubine is not complaining about anything. After all, with the concubine's background, it is His Majesty Ge Jiaen who can have the current position and power." Yun Fenghuang said before he could speak, "The concubine just wants to let Your Majesty knows that after the newcomer enters the palace, I will definitely suffer a lot of grievances. Even just thinking about it now, I have to send Meng Er away... I don't want Meng Er to see the fear and resentment that I will face next."

She said lightly, "After all, I have never been a tolerant, virtuous and virtuous person, and I can't do those calm and breezy gestures."

Chunjia pursed her thin lips tightly, looking at her with complicated and unspeakable eyes.

After a while, he said: "This harem is my harem. It's not the time when the Ji family is in power. Even a noble daughter of a noble family, since she is a concubine, naturally must abide by the palace rules."

The implication is that although it is not easy to show favoritism to Yun Fenghuang, as long as he follows the palace rules, if those people do something wrong or get caught, he will still let Yun Fenghuang decide.

It's just that Yun Fenghuang doesn't really believe in this promise, because who knows if there will be any rivals among the newcomers in the coming year.

At that time, it's hard to say whether Chunjia's heart will still be on her side.

"Your Majesty." She was silent for a while, thinking, but fortunately, since the Son of Heaven has the patience to accompany her to say so many words, at least for now, his heart is still in Huanhua Palace.

Yun Fenghuang stretched out his hand to grab his sleeve, and said unhurriedly, "Your Majesty has been exposed to rain and dew these days. I don't know if you can rest in Xuanqing Palace until the newcomer enters the palace?"

Chunjia was startled, and a smile appeared on his face.

It's just that the smile hadn't had time to fully spread, so she continued, "The imperial doctor said that Yigui's heir is a princess. Your Majesty, the newcomer is aggressive and has something to do with the previous court. How dare I take her edge away? I just ask Your Majesty thinks that my family background is humble and since I entered the palace, because of my youth and ignorance, I have angered all parties, how many people in the six palaces are waiting for this concubine to lose power, so as to make things worse, give me a prince as a deterrent!"

Who doesn't know about the difficult things that Yun Fenghuang's heirs have faced in the harem?

So she said to let him stay in Xuanqing Palace instead of Huanhua Palace.

She didn't want to stay with him by herself, but let him visit her concubine, so that she could adopt the prince—Chunjia understood, and felt that a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head.

He suddenly remembered Yuan Niangniang.

Yuan Niangniang also kept doubting him, was justifiably jealous, and made trouble for no reason, but in her heart, she actually believed that he loved her and was determined.

In contrast, Yun Fenghuang said that she didn't believe him, but she was justifiably jealous and suppressed dissidents as a matter of course, but in her heart, she didn't believe his sincerity towards her at all.

In other words, she knew his sincerity, but she didn't think it was precious.

Compared with Chunjia, the reigning emperor, she would rather have an infant prince to rely on.

Chunjia laughed back in anger: "What if I don't allow it?"