Chapter 55 Plastic Mother and Child

"Empress, if I dare to use the head of the item as a guarantee, my dowry will definitely not do such a thing!" Concubine Xuan knelt down from her seat as if falling into an ice cellar, and raised her hand to swear, "Let's not say that Wang Linglai is His Royal Highness Princess Minghui is the concubine-in-law, and the concubine is a concubine, so how could the people around her be involved with Wang Linglai without knowing the etiquette."

"Let's say that my concubine and Wang Linglai are neither relatives nor relatives, and have never had any contact. The only intersection is that the former empress dowager and mother empress dowager summoned three prospective concubines to the palace for an audience, and the concubine went to Qingci Palace with her mother. A light feast. In such a short time, the servants of the concubine, except Bao Niang, have never left the concubine for half a step!"

"But Baoniang is an old person from Yanlan Palace, but she is not a dowry as a concubine as the rumors say!"

"This matter is definitely someone deliberately slandering the reputation of the royal family. Please empress empress and concubine Xian concubine sister are aware of the details, and the concubine and sister Rui concubine should be fair!"

She can't care about the sourness in her heart now, and directly admits that she is not capable enough, "Before, the old man of Yanlan Palace did something in private, and even disturbed the concubine Xian! After that incident, the concubine also After a thorough investigation, Bao Niang was promoted to fill the vacancy. But the empress empress and sister Xian must know that this concubine is young and ignorant, and she is new to the palace, so her actions are inevitably not safe enough."

"A thorough investigation of the concubine's status may not necessarily clean up the entire Yanlan Palace!"

"After all, Mrs. Zheng has been a noble concubine for nearly ten years, and her status in the palace is deeply rooted."

Concubine Xuan's rejection of the Zheng family while defending herself was something the queen and Yun Fenghuang had expected. You speak because you don't want to doubt you. After all, you are also from a famous family, and the dowry specially brought into the palace is not so inappropriate. Even Princess Minghui's prospective son-in-law would dare to support you. But now there are many criticisms outside, and there are rumors from the government and the public. Even just now, there was a letter from the imperial censor who asked the royal family to give an explanation, so as not to misunderstand His Majesty's vision."

"So I can only wrong you first."

"I don't dare." Concubine Xuan was anxious in her heart, and she forced herself to ask, "Dare to ask... What's the result of the palace search?"

Empress Ji snorted and said nothing, but it was Yun Fenghuang who answered on her behalf: "Someone in your dowry has already confessed. On the day the Empress Dowager left three future son-in-laws for a casual banquet, the people in front of you were indeed the same as Wang Linglai's young servant. Concubine Rui's side is similar... Concubine Rui's Hansu Palace didn't have a master seat before."

Concubine Xuan's heart sank, and she raised her head to look at her, pleading: "Sister, my concubine and my sister Ruifei are definitely wronged! I beg my sister to learn from you, and uphold justice for my concubine and my sister Ruifei!"

She thought it must be Ji's move, the reason is very clear, the Empress Dowager and Ji are not satisfied with Princess Minghui's marriage, and it is not easy to expressly object, so they came up with such a move - before the wedding Even though Wang Linglai's people around Wang Linglai made the dowry stuff for the imperial concubine in name, but not himself, it also shows that this family has no way to govern and the family style is not upright.

Such a thing, how can it match Xiaozong's flesh and blood, and a princess born in the first place?

In this way, Princess Minghui's marriage can be cancelled, and then choose a good son-in-law. With the empress dowager and empress dowager Ji already returning to the palace, even if the princess's marriage is still decided by Chunjia, they still have ways to intervene and influence it.

...Concubine Xuan Ruifei is actually not very interested in the candidate for His Highness's son-in-law.

After all, Chunjia had stated early in the morning that she would not choose a son-in-law from among the high-school children.

The problem is, with Ji's actions, Luo Hanyi and Ouyang Fulu cannot escape responsibility, let alone their natal family!

Concubine Xuan was in a mess, because she was caught off guard, and now she could only count on Yun Fenghuang to turn the tide.

Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang did not disappoint her. Hearing this, he looked at Empress Ji and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui are all from famous families, so the dowry must be carefully selected. It shouldn't be so short-sighted. The concubine thinks that the concubine is the best of the best." There must be hidden secrets, and it is better to investigate thoroughly."

Empress Ji said in a low voice: "Isn't this palace conducting a thorough investigation now? Yanlan Palace was searched and interrogated by Bengong personally, and Hansu Palace was presided over by you, Concubine Xian. I didn't hide the ins and outs of what happened. But you, but after all, it was the second concubine who was not strict with her orders and involved the concubine-to-be... Everyone outside is saying now that the son of the Wang family is very lucky, not to mention Princess Deshang, even the emperor's concubine is a close servant, and the people of His Majesty My son, they are all favored! What's more, I suspect that the so-called servant is just a cover, and the truth is the second concubine and the Wang's son..."

The following words are too ugly, the queen clicked to the end, and glanced at Concubine Xuan, "We have all met Wang's son, there is no outsider at the moment, so I will just say it, his talent and appearance are not considered among the three prospective concubines." The most outstanding. But the outside world felt that since the princess was born, she must be one in a million talents. Therefore, there are rumors that Xuanfei Ruifei is not as favored as the virtuous concubine. I dare not say this to the imperial grandmother and the three queen mothers!"

"Your Majesty, there must be someone acting as a hindrance, intending to instigate discord in the six palaces." Yun Fenghuang said, "Wang's son is the son-in-law carefully selected by His Majesty for His Royal Highness Princess Minghui, so he is naturally a good one. But in terms of talent, appearance and status, he is noble." How can it be compared with His Majesty? Concubine Xuan Rui, as an imperial concubine, cannot be said to be the favorite of the six palaces. His Majesty always goes to them a few times a month. She is much better than the old people in the palace. They then If you are in a daze, how could you choose Wang's son instead of His Majesty?"

"According to my own opinion, those who spread such rumors are to be punished!"

"The concubine asks the empress to issue an order to trace the source of the rumors, kill the source, severely punish those who spread the rumors, so as to deter the tongue-twisters and restore the royal family's innocence!"

Concubine Xuan heaved a sigh of relief and was waiting for a second opinion, but Empress Ji chuckled lightly and said, "Concubine Xian, what you said is very reasonable, but there is no proof. However, the two palace searches came out with clear witnesses Physical evidence, in this case, if I do as you say. If you know, we know who Concubine Xuan and Rui are, and we can't bear their being wronged; Beloved, you are forcing the princess of the first generation to descend!"

She said slowly, "I dare not take on this responsibility. If you insist on doing this, you can handle it yourself. Of course, you have to bear the consequences yourself."

He also said, "This is a big matter, and I don't dare to specialize in it. I invite Your Majesty and Empress Ji to decide what to do."

When the matter was reported to Chunjia and Empress Dowager Ji, of course Empress Dowager Ji was furious and went to Taichu Palace to find Chunjia in person and asked him to give her an explanation.

"Mother, be safe and don't be impatient, Wang's son is definitely not this type of person. I can guarantee this to my mother!" Chun Jia personally served tea and water, trying to comfort her.

But the Empress Dowager Ji refused to accept this, and said with a cold face: "Even if Wang Shizi was wronged, how can you explain such things clearly? If Minghui is allowed to decline like this, how can people outside think that the emperor doesn't love her? The empress of the Ai family can't even speak, who would think highly of her as a direct princess!? Moreover, the three sons-in-law went to the palace together for a banquet, but only Wang's son was involved in this disturbance, which shows that he is either not upright or lacks ability. "

"Is this kind of person worthy of Minghui from Shangai's family?!"

Before Chunjia could open her mouth, she said, "The Ai family knows that the emperor is very concerned about state affairs, so it is understandable for him to be deceived by his subordinates. Fortunately, the ancestors have spirits, and Minghui found out about Wang's son before he descended. Clue, everything is still too late, what does the emperor think?"

Chunjia said softly: "The queen mother and the emperor's grandmother also said that day that Wang's son is really good. It would be a pity to give up the marriage because of the traitor's framing. Besides, the imperial edict of marriage has been issued, and the Tian family backtracked. It would be despised. .”

"The first emperor was cruel." The Empress Dowager Ji cried when she heard this, and said, "When she was still in her prime, she left the Ai family and the three immature princesses behind! If it weren't for Minghui and the others, the Ai family would have long since I can’t wait to go with the first emperor! In the end, I endured and endured until Minghui was able to discuss marriage, but the marriage was so unsatisfactory! This is the fate of the mourning family! How can I have the face to meet the late emperor?!"

In this situation, Chunjia could only kneel down, and first blamed herself for not fulfilling her responsibilities as an heir, causing the Empress Dowager Ji to be wronged, and said: "Mother and Empress Ming, for the present plan, the most important thing is to thoroughly investigate the truth and find out who is behind the scenes. People who make wind and rain! Otherwise, Minghui and Wang's son can be dissolved today because of rumors, and Minghui promises a good son-in-law in the future, but there are some twists and turns, so they can't continue to dissolve the engagement? Although the emperor's daughter is not worried about marriage, she can open After setting this precedent, in the future those who covet the riches and honors of the heavenly family will continue to do things in private, so Minghui's marriage will have to be delayed again and again?!"

"It's Minghui's youth that's been delayed so much!"

"This is not my alarmist talk. The queen mother was in the palace before. I thought she didn't know that when I visited the son-in-law for the princesses, some high-ranking children and some poor family children joined forces to target talented and beautiful scholars. For this, the prospective son-in-law of Penglai would like to thank you." Wu Zheng even led the crowd to beat the Dengwen Drum to reveal the truth to the world!"

"Although I am not Minghui's direct elder brother, since I am the heir of the first emperor, I should regard my mother as my own mother, and Minghui Jinyun Penglai as my own sister. How can I not take their life-long events seriously? Therefore, I have to think carefully, not Acting in a hurry... please mother-in-law to see clearly!"

She also shed tears as she spoke, looking from the bottom of her heart.

Empress Dowager Ji couldn't cry anymore...

She heard Chunjia's threat, you are making trouble this time, you want to change Minghui's son-in-law, right?

That way, if this is successful this time, my candidate will be replaced, and when your candidate comes up later, I will also plant him with some things according to the gourd's plan, and then let him logically fail to be the leader.

If it's like this, don't let Minghui down, just stay in the palace for a long time, and let my good emperor brother take care of her - anyway, it's not my own sister who is delaying her youth!

I don't feel bad.

The Empress Dowager's thoughts turned, and she sobbed again: "You said that, and the Ai family also felt that it is reasonable to thoroughly investigate to the end. But Xuan Concubine Rui Concubine no matter whether it is a lack of control or an unintentional mistake, it is hard to escape the blame!"

Chunjia has no ill feeling towards Concubine Xuan and Rui Concubine, but she is not as partial and loving as she is towards Concubine Xian. After hearing the words, she thought about it, and felt that she still needs to save face for the Empress Ji, so she nodded: "If the Empress Do not say anything, I will not spare them lightly!"

So the emperor appointed the Imperial City Secretary to investigate the matter of the second concubine's close attendant and Wang Linglai's close attendant.

As for Concubine Xuan Rui, in order to appease Empress Dowager Ji's anger, she was directly demoted two levels.

From the concubine to the ninth concubine, because most of the nine concubines are full now, I can only choose the vacant seat in the middle.

One became Luo Xiuyi, and the other became Ouyang Xiurong.

Compared with the blow to status, a three-month salary penalty, going to Mianfu Palace to plead guilty, etc., are trivial matters.

But Ji's actions didn't stop there. The next day, Ji's in-laws, Jieyu Xue Xiaoge's father and brother impeached many officials of the Luo family and the Ouyang family in one go.

The reason is that there is no way to teach a daughter.

Even Ouyang Yanran, who had just returned to court and was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, was affected.

The crime of impeaching him was indulging his family members to be arrogant and domineering - Concubine Rui was said to be very good when she first entered the palace, why was she so confused this time? It must have been the news of Ouyang Yanran's return to court that fueled her arrogance and lawlessness - and the public avenging of private revenge: the three prospective son-in-laws entered the palace that day, why did Wang Linglai have the accident?

Because Ouyang Yanran was banished by the Ji family back then, and now that he is back, he wants to take revenge on the Ji family, even the blood of the first emperor and Princess Minghui, who have Ji's blood, will not let it go!

...In the Wannian Palace, Chun Jia took a stack of booklets and threw them in front of Yun Fenghuang: "Explain?"