Chapter 7 This Harem Is Poisonous!

Concubine Shu was taken aback when she heard the words, but Yun Qingman immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, sister, you said yesterday that Fenghuang is different from those previous concubines, but the empress dowager personally issued an edict to hire into the palace. I must not dare to do anything to her, but looking at it now, Concubine Yue is narrow-minded, and now Fenghuang is involved in the wrestling between the Queen Mother and Concubine Yue's aunt and nephew. What should I do?"

"...Go back to Tongxia Palace first." Concubine Shu stared at Yun Qingman with hatred for iron and iron, took a deep breath, and reprimanded in a low voice, "It's fine for me to say a few words about Concubine Yue. You are a beauty. What qualifications do you have to talk about the master of the first palace? I told you, this palace is no better than a home, and you must remember to be cautious in your words and deeds at all times!"

Yun Qingman held her arm with a smile, and said coquettishly: "I know, I know, you are here with my sister? My sister will definitely not let us be bullied, right?"

While talking, he gave Yun Fenghuang a wink, Yun Fenghuang just smiled pleasingly, and didn't mean to hold Concubine Shu's other arm with her. It is only natural for her and her older sister to act like a baby, but everyone knows what is going on with her so-called clan sister.

After a while, the chariot stopped outside the Chengcai Hall in the main hall of Tongxia Palace. Yun Fenghuang and Yun Qingman supported Concubine Yun Shu to get off the chariot, followed by a group of concubines of Tongxia Palace who came up to say hello, and Concubine Shu spoke well He said a few words to them, let them go back to their residences, and then led them into the hall.

Tongxia Palace has always been the residence of high-ranking concubines. The whole palace is magnificent and gorgeous, but the layout of Chengcai Palace is very low-key, elegant and simple.

It seems that concubine Shu is not the kind of person who values ​​enjoyment... Of course, this simplicity is relative to the status of the fourth concubine.

"You just entered the palace yesterday, and Feng Huang is still not in front of this palace." Concubine Yun Shu ordered the palace people to serve tea and cakes, and then dismissed the left and right, only asked the two younger sisters to sit down, and said heart-to-heart, "So I didn't talk to Qing Man. Speaking of the situation in the palace, since you are all here today, the palace will tell you some things that you don’t know or are hard to say outside.”

The harem of Emperor Chunjia is probably the most complicated harem in the kingdom.

Even looking at the dynasties in history, when it comes to the degree of muddy water, they must be among the best.

First of all, the emperor is an heir, and his previous relationship with Emperor Xiaozong was uncle and nephew. There were only three princesses under Xiaozong's knees, and he died without a son. It was natural for him to have a step-nephew... The problem is that Xiaozong has no son, but he has a half-brother!

This younger brother, the youngest son of Emperor Shenzong, is King Yuanyi and the current regent.

Although the Prince Regent had few heirs like Xiaozong, he did have a son, who is the current son of the Prince Regent.

So when Emperor Xiaozong was critically ill and it was reported in the palace that he planned to adopt his step-son and nephew to the East Palace, the most vocal voices were the Prince Regent and his son. As a result, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager Ji and the Ji family took the reason that the regent had only one son and needed a biological father and could not be adopted by Emperor Xiaozong, so they adopted Emperor Chunjia who had a farther bloodline... The problem is that Emperor Chunjia was also his biological father Fuyang Duanwang's only son was a son of a concubine, the one who was able to inherit the title of Fuyang King after all kinds of calculations by his aunt Yuan.

This is how the Prince Regent and his son swallowed this breath!

When Concubine Shu said this, she said imperceptibly: "There are rumors in the palace confinement: when the late emperor was sick, he didn't mention the matter of succession at all, but he hoped that the regent would be the emperor's younger brother... But it was severely refuted by the empress dowager." gone."

Yun Fenghuang thought it was strange that the Empress Dowager would agree.

Ji's current prominence began when the Empress Dowager was registered as the Empress of Shenzong. Not only was the Prince Regent not born to the Empress Dowager, but the Princess Regent came from a humble background and had nothing to do with the Ji family. The key is that the regent is old, strong and strong, and has been trained in the frontier army. Even if he is willing to abandon his married wife and marry Ji's daughter as the main palace, how can Emperor Chunjia be so easy to control?

In short, Emperor Xiaozong failed to become the emperor's younger brother, but he should have given this younger brother some support during his lifetime. After Emperor Chunjia ascended the throne, this younger brother became the regent.

What happened to the mutual compromise in the middle, even Concubine Shu didn't know.

The harem originally revolved around the emperor, but now the emperor himself has a complicated background and is like a puppet, so the current six palaces do not seem to be full, but in fact there are many hills, each of which is its master.

Needless to say, Empress Ji Lingzi and Zhaoyuan Ji Muzi are destined to succeed the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji as an important guarantee for foreign relatives to assert their power;

The noble concubine Zheng Shangchu under him is the niece of a powerful eunuch, and his uncle Zheng Gu is the great eunuch who served the Emperor Shenzong, and now he is appointed as the general of the hussars and is in charge of the imperial army. It can be said that the safety of the imperial city depends on this person;

As for Concubine Shu Yunshuangyu herself, as the beloved daughter of Duke Yi, she is naturally regarded as a representative of the royalist party;

Next, the grandfather of Concubine Xin Cui Lianye is not only an official servant of the Ministry of Rites, but also a well-known Confucian in the country, he can be regarded as the leader of literati, the leader of Qingliu;

Concubine Yue needless to say, Emperor Chunjia's childhood sweetheart, the niece of the empress dowager's loving mother, is the direct descendant of Emperor Chunjia from standpoint to affection;

The later wife of Yaoning, Gu Zhen, was a staunch supporter of the Prince Regent and the jewel in the palm of Gu Fangshu, the commander of the Dingbei Army, Zhaowu Bo, who belonged to the Prince Regent's faction.

The above is the general situation of the harem, foreign relatives, officials, courtiers, regent and Emperor Chunjia himself... If you count Yi Guogong, who doesn't care who sits on the throne, he will support the royalist party Well, Emperor Chunjia is not too dangerous, but if you only look at Emperor Chunjia's own power, there is no doubt that he is the weakest.

When Concubine Shu talked about this, she took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then she talked about the residence Yun Qingman and Yun Fenghuang allocated after entering the palace: "You all know that this time to hire a noble lady, there is also a choice The choice of a good family son is the meaning of the Empress Dowager... Originally, the Empress Dowager did not ask about world affairs for a long time, even if she was worried about the emperor's heir, she only urged the Empress Dowager to take care of her heart. One thing: not long ago, there was no Cai Nv in Huzhu Palace."

This girl Cai was originally a maid of the Dendrobium Palace, and it is said that she was granted the title of Cai Girl after she secretly climbed onto the bed.

As far as Concubine Yue's temper is concerned, she managed to climb the bed without being beaten to death on the spot and was awarded a serious canonization. It is likely that Empress Ji and others deliberately made it disgusting. Then it's not surprising that Concubine Yue is looking for a chance to kill her, but the Queen and others intentionally made things difficult for Concubine Yue, and they maintained it for a few months. After sleeping with her once, she became pregnant!

When she was beaten to death, the fetus in her womb was already formed, and it was still a boy... This matter was passed on to the ears of the Empress Dowager. Also, Empress Dowager Yuan and Concubine Yue were summoned to Qingci Palace to be furious!

It is said that the two pairs of aunts and nephews were scolded and couldn't kneel down in Qingci Palace, trembling with fear.

After that, the Empress Dowager issued an edict to enrich the palace. No matter what these four people thought in their hearts, they definitely did not dare to talk too much under the circumstances at that time.

It's just that they don't dare to talk too much about Yizhi, but it doesn't mean they can't do other small things. For example, Empress Ji complained to the Empress Dowager on the spot: "Concubine Yue is Your Majesty's childhood sweetheart, and the niece of the loving mother Empress Dowager. Even if the granddaughter-in-law knows She has a violent temper, but how dare she discipline her severely? But she can't listen to her words if she speaks lightly..."

After hearing the words, Queen Mother Yuan hurriedly dragged Concubine Yue to continue pleading guilty, and euphemistically said that her niece was actually being plotted against by others. What she said was that this whole thing was a trap set by Empress Ji, otherwise Concubine Yue wanted to kill Cai Nu He hadn't succeeded for several months, so why did he suddenly succeed, and didn't even know Cai Nu was pregnant before he beat her to death?

It's probably because Empress Ji found out that Cai Nu was pregnant, so she took off her protection and now uses Concubine Yue's hands to kill her!

"The grandson's daughter-in-law thinks that the newcomers who enter the palace this time, those who come from poor families and good families are fine." Empress Ji Quan pretended not to understand what the Empress Dowager Yuan meant, and asked the Empress Dowager on her own, "Courtesy appointment My sisters, why don’t you arrange to go to Huzhu Palace? Otherwise, if something happens to Concubine Yue’s sister, it’s a trivial matter for Liugong to see the joke and hurt the hearts of the loyal ministers of the former court, what?”

She didn't say whether it's okay if the Huzhu Palace wants newcomers this time, she said so, how could Queen Mother Yuan not help her niece to ask for someone? Otherwise, if you really do what the queen said, the front court and the harem won't fulfill Concubine Yue's reputation of being mean, ungrateful, cruel and merciless?

So Empress Dowager Yuan tried her best to point out that Cai Nu was beaten to death because of her own fault, because according to the palace rules, people who rashly seduce the emperor should have been dealt with. Not only did Empress Ji not support Concubine Yue before, she was dealt with He even mentioned Cai Nu at her request, which is inappropriate in itself!

Of course, Empress Dowager Yuan understood why the queen did this, because the queen was gentle, kind, tolerant and magnanimous.

That being the case, Empress Ji can't just be gentle, kind and tolerant to Cai Nu, can she? My niece, Concubine Yue, whom you call your younger sister, also needs your gentleness, kindness, tolerance and generosity... Yes, she is not very sensible, and the family never thought that she could be a concubine before. Spoiled? So I need your gentle, kind, tolerant and magnanimous teachings even more!

Therefore, regarding the arrangement of newcomers entering the palace, especially the distribution of the honored ladies, the Huzhu Palace should not be abandoned, on the contrary, it should be taken care of!

Anyway, after a lot of verbal battles, Empress Ji finally reluctantly agreed to Queen Mother Yuan's request, and promised to arrange for the concubines to be appointed without missing the Dendrobium Palace.

"Then the empress chose Fenghuang?" Yun Qingman asked in puzzlement when she heard this, "Why?"

"...The empress chose you!" Concubine Yun Shu looked at her own sister speechlessly, "The reason is that I have a gentle and gentle personality, and I think your sister is also a docile temperament, so she can get along with Concubine Yue more harmoniously." , and, with a high enough background, even if Concubine Yue has a bad temper, she should be wary and not dare to act recklessly."

Yun Qingman was startled, subconsciously looking at Yunfenghuang.

Concubine Yun Shu nodded without expression: "That's right, it was because I heard about this that I discussed with my father to send another Yun's daughter into the palace to replace you! I know who Concubine Yue is. If you have such a temperament, go to her palace, even if she dare not hurt your life, it will not be difficult for you to cry and cry... You are born of the same father of this palace, and were raised by my own mother, It's no different from Ben Gong's younger sister, how can Ben Gong let you be wronged like this?"

Although it is said that the Yun family does not have any girls suitable for entering the palace except Yun Qingman, but now that the water in the harem is so deep, if there is no other way, who is willing to send their own daughters in? It just so happened that Yunju’s family raised a niece from a wife’s family who came from afar, all of them were of the right age and appearance, the so-called dead Taoist friends never die poor people, thank you Fenghuang for turning into Yunfenghuang, ready to come to the palace to serve as Yun’s daughter ?

Concubine Shu took a sip of the tea, looked at Yun Fenghuang who was thinking about something with her head down, and said calmly, "As for you, after you came to the Imperial Capital from the North, you became close friends with Qingman. In the past three years, Qingman has helped you a lot, whether intentionally or not, to quickly gain a foothold among the ladies in the imperial capital. This is one of them."

"Secondly, the matter of your concubine sister not only caused you to leave the imperial capital, but the Xie family was also affected a lot locally. After I decided to let you enter the palace to replace Qingman, I have already notified that Duke Yi's mansion is in the north. Take care of the Xie family!"

"So, it doesn't matter if you treat me as a reward, or as a threat, in short, I have already told you the ins and outs of the matter. As a result of the compromise between me and the queen, it is impossible for me to let you go. You got it from Huzhu Palace elsewhere!"

After finishing speaking, Concubine Shu picked up the tea again, squinted her eyes and waited for Yun Fenghuang's reaction.