Chapter 41 Reconciliation

Empress Dowager Yuan went into a rage in the Spring Palace and smashed many things, but she calmed down quickly and ordered Zhanliu: "Let someone prepare the chariot, Ai's family will go to Qingci Palace to greet the Empress Dowager!"

The word "Please An" was almost squeezed out between the teeth.

Zhan Liu was very worried: "Your Majesty..."

"Don't worry, the Ai family is not that stupid, and won't be disrespectful to the Empress Dowager." The Empress Dowager Yuan glanced at her, and said coldly, "It's just that you heard it just now, the entire harem went to Qingci Palace today. , Over at Jiashan Palace, the Empress Dowager herself gave the reason that she wanted to take care of the twin princes. The Ai family had nothing to say about it, and they didn't complain about illness. They could say that they didn't know before, so they sent people to 'inquire'. Nothing to do, isn't this just waiting for the front court to talk about the Ai family taking advantage of the emperor's power and despising the empress dowager!"

After exhaling, the Queen Mother Yuan seemed to be talking to herself, "It's also because the Ai family is too negligent. I only think that after those two lowly maidservants stay in the palace, there is only one queen in the palace, and there will be no big waves... That's all, Ma. There are people who stumble and those who miss, the future will be long, hey!"

With a sullen face, she changed into the dress and phoenix crown, and took the shoulder car to Qingci Palace.

After arriving at the gate of the palace, the Empress Dowager Yuan had already put on a respectful expression.

At this moment, the harem had just resigned and hadn't walked out of the palace gate. When the empress dowager heard the news, she smiled and asked them to sit for a while.

"The people below have already said the reason, why are you still here?" After a while, the Empress Dowager Yuan entered the room to salute, and was given a seat by the Empress Dowager with a pleasant face, and asked gently, "The Ai family has no other intentions, just because you are afraid of your weak bones. Uncomfortable, since people are fine, nothing else matters."

Empress Dowager Yuan sneered in her heart, but on the face she said respectfully: "Because no one mentioned it yesterday, she said that she would not bother you as usual. I just heard the explanation from the palace servants and I was very frightened. How could I not come?"

Aijia didn't mean to be negligent, it's because no one said it at all, and they didn't come here for fear of disturbing your cleanliness!

"I don't blame you for this." The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "Ai's family didn't ask anyone to come over, but today the queen and the others came to Sheng'er, and Cheng'er was thinking that Ai's family was walking in the water not long ago. I was frightened, I came back after a long journey yesterday, I wanted to come over to have a look, but I was afraid that Ai's family would yell at her, no, this narrow-minded person even brought all the concubines to top the vat."

"The Ai family thought you thought the same, but you didn't come. Did you worry about it?"

Everyone in the court and harem knows about the toss of the Ai family these days, so the empress dowager is not at ease, but you, the empress dowager, a loving mother, is more concerned?

What's the fear of disturbing the cleanliness of Ai's house? It's just that I don't care!

On the contrary, it's Aijia, I'm already like this, I'm afraid you have a headache and feel uncomfortable!

"It's all because I'm stupid. I just thought that you and Sister Ji had a hard journey yesterday, and I'm afraid I need to rest more today." The Queen Mother Yuan gritted her teeth secretly, and lowered her head. , if the two of you get up, I will come over to talk with you... but I don't want to make the Empress Dowager worry about getting up instead."

She explained for a long while in a low-key manner, and the Empress Dowager appreciated her low profile enough, and then showed her mercy to expose it.

But when the Empress Dowager Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, Yun Fenghuang seemed to inadvertently say: "Others are fine, concubine Zhen, oh, concubine Xian is always clever, why didn't you send someone to Chunlan Palace to inform you? Although the empress Now that I’m starting to look at things, I’m just getting started, and I’m bound to be overwhelmed with all kinds of things. This was what you mentioned yesterday when you said you wanted to help the queen. Why did you just turn around and forget it? Call the loving mother the empress dowager so hasty Hurry over here, making it look like the entire palace is excluding her!"

Yun Fenghuang hurriedly went out to plead guilty: "It's my fault."

"I thank the Empress Dowager for your understanding." Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Yuan didn't follow the trouble or secretly hate her, but said, "It's just that the state-owned state law family has family rules, and the middle palace is the middle palace. Even though the queen has been ill before, it only started yesterday." Depending on the matter, but concubines are different. It was inconvenient for the queen before, so it was fine to let the concubine Xian help. Now that the queen is well, why should the concubine go overboard? So it was right that the child didn't send someone to report to the Spring Palace. If she did this behind the queen's back, the concubine will have to blame her."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "It's true what you say."

He added, "It's good that you don't blame the child."

Then he said some other homely things, mainly to encourage newcomers like Concubine Xuan and Ruifei to serve the emperor well, and strive to open up branches and leaves for the royal family as soon as possible... and they left.

After leaving the Qingci Palace, Empress Dowager Yuan sent someone to Yun Fenghuang's side and asked her to follow her to the Spring Palace.

"Empress Dowager..." Yun Fenghuang immediately opened his mouth when he arrived at the Spring Palace, but was interrupted by the Empress Dowager without saying anything: "It's done, today's matter is specifically aimed at our mother and daughter. Don't Say you don't necessarily know that Ai's family doesn't know about it, even if you know, I'm afraid the people you send will not be able to report it. You don't have to take this matter to heart, Ai's family is not so old and confused that they can't even see such an obvious provocation. "

Yun Fenghuang breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty is wise! When my mother, the Empress Dowager, proposed to go to Qingci Palace to pay her respects, I did send someone to report to you and the Empress Dowager. But I don't know why, you and the Empress Dowager The loving mother, the Empress Dowager, has not received any news... I am afraid that the palace servants were blocked by something on the way."

No, guess which corner to hide in according to the order, counting the time to jump a lake or something, and then turn around and say that there was an accident and the letter could not be delivered-after all, today it was negotiated to let Queen Mother Yuan suffer. .

Empress Dowager Yuan sneered: "The Ji family is deeply rooted in the harem. Isn't it a problem that the two of you are still alive at the moment... But it's not the time to directly conflict with them, just bear with it, huh?"

"But empress." Yun Fenghuang felt that her attitude had become a little outrageous. She used herself as a punching bag yesterday, but she became so calm today?

She murmured in her heart, and said, "It's only the second day after returning to the palace, and even you have been put on the wrong foot! If we don't do anything, why don't we be trampled into the mud by them?"

Empress Dowager Yuan said: "But the empress dowager is the grandmother of the emperor, and the empress dowager is also the aunt of the emperor. In front of these two, the emperor still needs to respect three points. Isn't this a reason for them to deprive you of assisting the Sixth Palace?"

She slowed down her tone, "The Ai family knows that in recent days, the Ai family has wronged you! This matter is wrong, the Ai family is here, let me tell you..."

Yun Fenghuang hurriedly got up and bowed down: "Your Majesty, don't say such things! How can I afford it as a concubine?!"

"A mistake is a mistake, and there is nothing you can't bear." The Empress Dowager Yuan stepped down from the phoenix seat, helped her up, and said in a harmonious voice, "The Ai family knows your temper, and you won't be true because of what the Ai family said. Dispel the grudge. This is the sin of the Ai family themselves, and the Ai family does not force you to be tolerant. It's just that you are always smart, you should know that your current status and power, and even the future of the Xie family's children, are all on the emperor's body .”

"You can complain about Aijia, but you have to help the emperor."

"Besides, the emperor loves you so much, there is nothing I can do to you, right?"

She stared at Concubine Xian's pretty face, and said solemnly, "Although there are some stumbling blocks between our mother and son, it will not be to the point of life and death! But if the Ji family gains power... who can escape ?”

"You said it yourself, is that the truth?"

Yun Fenghuang thought in his heart that this queen mother is worthy of being the queen mother who was able to help the concubine get the title of son when she was a princess. Afterwards, although he was careless and exposed many shortcomings, now that the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji have just returned, don't they wake up again?

After only one night, he took the initiative to lower his posture and wanted to reconcile with her concubine.

If this is another person, even if you are not extremely moved, you will take care of the overall situation.

But Yun Fenghuang didn't think so.

Her thinking is that the queen mother can bend and stretch and has a deep relationship with Chunjia, which is really a serious problem for her confidant.

Absolutely not to stay.

Then he said seriously: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the concubine's safety and glory are all on His Majesty, how can you let Ji's arrogance? Moreover, although your concubine was a little strict with the concubine before, the concubine came from a humble background and acted flamboyantly." Why, how can I blame the empress? The concubine knows all these things in her heart. Now that the empress dowager deliberately provokes, in the hall, who else can argue for the concubine besides the empress? Your Majesty, it is us The most important thing!"

"Concubine, understand!"

Therefore, you, the master who has a great influence on His Majesty, you'd better die in a hurry.

As an important person beside Chunjia, Bengong is enough!

Empress Dowager Yuan didn't know the rebellious thoughts in her heart, so she breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and encouraged her, and then let her leave.

After Yun Fenghuang left, Zhan Liu said with some concern: "Concubine Guanxian is not a generous person."

"The Ai family doesn't believe that she will be magnanimous either." The Queen Mother Yuan shook her head, "But she is a smart person even though she will repay her every grievance. She should understand that if she still targets the Ai family in this point of view, let alone the emperor. Will she scold her? Even the Ji family's three generations of lowly maids will not let this opportunity go... After all, she is a girl, and she has a grudge with the Ji family. If she doesn't support the emperor, she will support the Ji family. benefit?"

Dip in the willow and think about it: "It's just that Concubine Xian will be Concubine Xian now, and in the future... Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui..."

Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui are the newcomers who are the default candidates for successors.

But Yun Fenghuang is now just one step away from the back seat, if he makes some contributions in the next confrontation with the Ji family, will Concubine Xuan and the others still have a chance?

Even if Empress Dowager Yuan and Chun Jiala were at odds, and concubine Xuan and others' father and brother used their strength to push her to the position of successor, it would probably be in name only.

"..." Empress Dowager Yuan frowned for a moment, and sighed helplessly, "That can only be said at that time. Besides, Concubine Xian can't give birth by herself, Concubine Xuan and the others... Even if Concubine Xian has power in the six palaces in the future, bastard Whether it's the eldest son or not, after all, he can't surpass the eldest son."

There is no way, Yun Fenghuang's strength is placed there.

It's impossible not to use her right now.

Fortunately, this virtuous concubine left a loophole that could be exploited in order to cut off the fate of her offspring in order to become a concubine.

Moreover, the Empress Dowager Yuan said, "The Luo family has had their hairpin tassels for generations, and there must be something extraordinary in raising their children. Concubine Xuan and the others are not as good as Concubine Xian, and they have not entered the palace for a long time, and they are in high positions when they first entered. They have never met Concubine Xian The situation when he just entered the palace, otherwise his performance may not be bad. Let Concubine Xian take the lead first, and after a while, Concubine Xuan and the others will be sharpened, and maybe Xiao Yun will not be needed."

But the Empress Dowager Yuan's master and servant didn't know. Yun Fenghuang, who had returned to the Huanhua Palace, was discussing with his confidant: should I get Concubine Xuan or Concubine Rui next?