Chapter Ten Death of Concubine Shu (Part 2)

"Since I took over the government, the Ji family has gone from bad to worse." At this time, the imperial concubine had already finished her bath, and because she was about to settle down, she only wore a loose outer robe outside the tea-white plain-patterned tunic. Chunjia's complexion became more and more radiant under the sleeve gown, his starry eyes were shining under the light, and he said softly, "At that time, my concubine was still planning to secure her position after becoming a concubine, but some people had already set their sights on the middle palace. seat."

Yun Fenghuang immediately understood: "With the family status of Duke Yi's mansion, Duke Yi's loyalty to His Majesty, and Concubine Shu's status in the palace, once the palace is lost, if Concubine Shu Fanghua died early , is the undisputed successor?"

Chunjia gave a faint "hmm": "Concubine Shu entered the palace when I was married, and has been with me for nearly ten years. During these years, I have been in harmony with her inside and out. If it's just your little bit of pressure, scare you She will not be able to live with her. She will choose to commit suicide, she must have a status comparable to that of the Duke of Yi, and even makes her think that the Duke of Yi can't resist the intervention."

"Not long after that incident, it seems that Cui Shi was demoted?" Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, and said, "At that time, I thought it was very strange, because although Cui Shi was not a troublemaker, she was not easy to bully. After being demoted for a reason that is not very tenable, there is no objection... Could it be?"

"It's hard to say." Chunjia lazily said, "Now it's not time to get to the bottom of these people and things, and I can only wrong Duke Yi... Therefore, you should pay more attention to the matter of the First Prince. Otherwise, although Duke Yi is loyal and loyal, there will be few outsiders talking about how I wronged the old minister."

Yun Fenghuang said: "The left and right concubines are now taking care of the palace affairs again, and it is also convenient to occasionally summon the wives. That being the case, in the future, the concubine will often invite Mrs. Yi to the palace to see the little prince."

Therefore, if Mrs. Yi Guogong wants to see her cheap grandson often, she has to support her well. After all, if she loses the palace power, no one will call Han Shi to take care of her heir for her own daughter from time to time. up.

Chunjia didn't care about her petty thoughts, after all, he had acquiesced in this, and only asked with a smile, "Can the vinegar jar be put away?"

"Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang blinked, then leaned over to him suddenly, scrutinized Chunjia's expression carefully, and asked with a half-smile, "I've always been a little curious... Concubine Shu is both talented and beautiful, with a virtuous and gentle disposition. Daughter, you have been with His Majesty for many years, why... After Concubine Shu passed away, Your Majesty didn't seem particularly sad?"

She's been meaning to ask this question for a long time!

It's not just jealousy, but I always feel that Chunjia's attitude towards Yun's father and daughter is a bit weird.

Duke Yi's loyalty is recognized, and judging from the emperor's speech and behavior, he also recognized the loyalty of this important minister to him.

Then, based on emotion and reason, he should be extra gracious to Duke Yi's two biological daughters, right?

However, when Concubine Shu was there, even though she was Chunjia's most important concubine, she passed away at a young age, and I didn't see Chunjia getting angry at her... Even if she wasn't forced to death by Yun Fenghuang, if she was right Concubine Shu has some genuine affection, so how could she turn around and favor the person who was against Concubine Shu at that time?

As for Shun Jieyu, since she entered the palace, Chunjia hadn't paid much attention to her...

Chunjia did this, even though she was sure of Duke Yi's loyalty, thinking that he would not create a gap because of the treatment of the two daughters in the palace. Don't consider other people's opinions, and make them worry that the emperor is a ruthless and unrighteous person, and if he treats him well, he will not be able to benefit his wife, daughter and descendants?

"..." Chunjia was silent for a while, and then smiled slightly, "I was welcomed by the Ji family back then, before I arrived at the Imperial Capital, and when I was still on the way, I knew that I could not always be at the mercy of others."

Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a while, and didn't realize what he meant for a while, so he continued, "Cui Shi and the others are right."

After saying this, he seemed to lose interest in continuing the topic, stretched his arms around Yun Fenghuang's waist, lowered his head and kissed her.

The tent is now filled with the fragrance of cicadas and silkworms, the fragrance reveals a bitterness, just like Chunjia's movements at the moment, with a restrained and domineering, lingering neck, pushing her down on the brocade quilt—— Under the light filtered by a layer of curtains, the blanket embroidered with stone blue background and lotus and mandarin ducks playing in the water looks like a deep blue swamp. The long hair of the two of them is scattered in it, like algae blooming from the swamp.

The more cloudy, yellow, snow-skinned and vermilion lips, it is a strange and distinct beauty, while the limbs are entangled, looking up at Chunjia's eyes are watery, soft and innocent.

Chunjia stared at it for a moment, and then became a little more willful.

...... When the emperor and concubine are lingering, Ouyang Fulu is making tea for the three concubines who came hand in hand in Hansu Palace and Taoli Palace.

It's just that Luo Hanyi and the other three didn't appreciate it, and said with a cold face: "I'm afraid I can't bear the courtesy of Ruifei."

"Sister Rui Concubine is now a big celebrity in front of Concubine Zhen!" The outspoken Meng Youyi even added a special sentence, "Who doesn't know that Concubine Zhen is powerful? And she is very fond of her, and now she has the eldest son of the emperor and the eldest daughter of the emperor... Where are we?" Dare to ask my sister to serve us tea and water?"

Ouyang Fulu looked helpless: "I knew you would definitely blame me, but since you are here, you are obviously willing to listen to my explanation?"

Meng Youyi said angrily: "Is there any explanation for this? I have inquired about it, and now there are only a few people who can replace Mr. Ouyang from the ruling and opposition parties. Given His Majesty's likes and dislikes towards these few, as long as the Ouyang family doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, The revival of the boss is inevitable - my sister is worried and insists on currying favor with the real concubine, what can we do?"

"To please the real concubine?" Ouyang Fulu sighed and said, "Is she worthy too?"

These words are not very serious, but the contempt in them is natural.

Luo Hanyi glanced at Meng Youyi and Yin Yu, but his expressions softened. Luo Hanyi said in a deep voice, "Since Sister Ouyang said so, why do you still recommend her to regain power in front of the loving mother Empress Dowager? Since you said that day , we were all waiting for your explanation, but you didn't mean it at all. If you hadn't been going to Huanhua Temple, we would have thought that you made up your mind, and the kindness of dripping water will be repaid!"

Hearing her change of address, Ouyang Fu didn't show it on the surface, but secretly smiled in his heart, and said slowly: "First of all, even if I don't mention it, the loving mother Empress Dowager or Your Majesty will let the real concubine take back the power in these two days Yes. After all, the punishment given by the loving mother Empress Dowager has expired, and secondly..."

She looked around at the three concubines who were similar to her background, "Although your majesty is young, he is extremely wise."

If these words were spoken to the concubines who came from humble backgrounds, they might not be able to understand them.

But Luo Hanyi and the three of them were carefully cultivated by their respective families. They were always smart, but they immediately understood: "Yes, although His Majesty is young, he is very wise."

Therefore, Chunjia would not fail to learn from the lessons of the three generations of phoenix masters of the Ji family, and let the concubines from aristocratic families dominate the family in the palace.

Supporting a concubine from a poor family like Concubine Ruzhen to check and balance, no matter how bad it is, it is a hindrance, which is a matter of course.

"But there's no need for you to mention it yourself!" Meng Youyi had a particularly bad impression of the real concubine because she was picked on by Yun Fenghuang and punished. At this moment, she still couldn't be reconciled, and muttered, "Before your Majesty wanted to come to you, she used tricks Staying in the Huanhua Palace, and still instigating His Majesty to let you recognize your favor... This will make you take the initiative to say this again, I don’t know, I thought we were afraid of the real concubine!"

Ouyang Fulu said calmly: "Sister Meng, I know you feel wronged. Speaking of which, Sister Yin and I, aren't you wronged? But you think, we can't stop things that we can't stop, what can we do without gaining some benefits? Let's not mention the matter, the real concubine will also come to divide the power; we mentioned it, after all, it seems magnanimous, even if it is not considered virtuous and virtuous in front of the loving mother, empress dowager and Your Majesty, at least it is not to gain a general impression. ?”

"The real concubine's advantage over us is nothing more than the advanced palace, whether it's with the loving mother, the empress dowager, or with your majesty, we already have some affection."

"This is also the biggest reliance on her current status in the palace."

"Otherwise, there are no fewer concubines from poor families in the palace, so why is she the only one who can make things difficult for us?"

"So what we have to do now is to level up as much as possible without making any mistakes, and even erase her dependence."

Having said that, she looked at Luo Hanyi, "And it's not just that!"

Luo Hanyi pondered: "What else?"

"Also, my sister overturned the previous practice when we were dealing with palace affairs these few days." Ouyang Fulu said softly, "It can be seen that what my sister means is to get rid of the traces of the Ji family as soon as possible, isn't it?"

"Indeed." Luo Hanyi said, "That's why I don't agree with your suggestion that the real concubine regain control of the palace. It's not that I love power, but the real concubine's nature. We have all heard about it. If she is still punished and not allowed to take care of things, maybe She won't just stand by and watch; let alone now, like you and me, she is taking care of the sixth house in a legitimate way? Next, she may concentrate on dealing with me."

She said lightly, "Although I may not be afraid of her, originally, I didn't plan to conflict with her so soon. The most important thing is to follow His Majesty's wishes and change the regulations set by the three generations of the Ji family."

Although he didn't directly accuse Ouyang Fulu, what he meant was that he suspected that she was using the real concubine to disrupt his plan.

"Sister, it is precisely because of this that the real concubine cannot be allowed to rest." Ouyang Fulu said, "Otherwise she will stay in the Xuanqing Palace by herself, but let the people below fight against you. If there is no evidence at that time, Your Majesty will again If you are off-centered, you just want to get angry, and it’s not easy to get angry! Wouldn’t it be cheap for her? Simply let her come out and deal with things with us. If something goes wrong, no one can run away. If she gets in trouble with us again, It’s also impossible to leave it clean as it was during the grounding.”

"the most important is……"

She sneered slightly, "Do you still remember what the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, said? Let Zhenfei, don't worry about palace affairs and neglect to take care of the emperor's heir... In her palace, there are the emperor's eldest son and the emperor's eldest daughter!"

Luo Hanyi was taken aback, and said, "You plan to treat them...?"

"I don't have the guts to murder the emperor's heir." Ouyang Fulu waved his hand, "It's just that children are inherently delicate, and the real concubine pretends to be a loving mother. In fact, if she really loves the emperor's heir, how could she be distracted by this eye bone? The loving mother, the Empress Dowager, and Your Majesty are both aware of the details, and she actually took over the palace affairs this time, so no matter whether the emperor's heir will make trouble in the future, how can you say that the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty are not bored with her?"

Meng Youyi muttered: "But Your Majesty hasn't been going to the Huanhua Hall often these past two days? He's just resting there today!"

Ouyang Fulu smiled and said: "The son and daughter that His Majesty has so far are also there, especially the little prince, which is recorded under Concubine Shu's name. I don't need to talk about the relationship between Concubine Shu and Your Majesty? Entering the palace, and having never given birth to a child, even if His Majesty trusts us, he certainly cannot entrust the little prince to us to raise him. Besides Zhenfei, who else can His Majesty trust as an adoptive mother? For this reason, His Majesty can't tolerate it. Care for her?"

The three people who said this all bowed their heads in thought, for a moment, Luo Hanyi let out a breath slowly, and said seriously: "Okay, we know that you didn't mean anything malicious in this move, but when you do it in the future, you should at least give us a break, right? Look at what happened this time, everyone is in a state of turmoil, thinking that we have been sisters for many years, but this bit of honesty is gone!"

"Sister, I really want to, but you also know that since my grandfather was demoted..." Ouyang Fulu showed helplessness, "Although the number of dowry marriages is the same, there are not many who are useful. No, I'm afraid that the news will be leaked, causing Concubine Zhen to become suspicious. When the time comes, she will refuse in front of the loving mother Empress Dowager. If it takes a few days for Her Majesty or the Empress Dowager to tell her to come out to preside over the palace affairs, isn't that just to carry the sedan chair for her? ?"

If she did this, is she the one who is in charge of the conversation right now?

Luo Hanyi took a deep look at her: "That's right, let's do it like this, Zhenfei is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and we must not take it lightly from now on."

Careless, I didn't expect Ouyang Fulu to start competing with himself for the limelight so soon... Also, Ouyang Yanran is about to return to court. By then, the Ouyang family, which has been declining for many years, will definitely revive the family. Ouyang Fulu, doesn't he also want to Rise in the harem?

However, Luo Hanyi took care of the overall situation after all. Although he saw through Ouyang Fulu's intention to suppress his position as the leader of the small group this time, he did not expose it.

After all, the real concubine has not been removed, and the middle palace is still there, if the four of them who are young and sisters are torn apart now...it will be a joke.

"Mistress, is it really okay to do this?" After a long while, I took advantage of the night to send the three of them away, and Zhuoshu asked Ouyang Fulu worriedly, "The old man is about to return, and there is a gap between the three empresses...will it be?" Will it affect the old man?"