Chapter 135 Li Shi
Because of Princess Minghui's illness, the Empress Dowager Ji got her wish and stayed with her daughter. The Empress Dowager also said that she was worried about her granddaughter and wanted to stay and watch it together, but Chunjia said that he had already asked Qin Tianjian to choose The day to comfort the late emperor is just two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
If the empress dowager was not present for such a big event, the young emperor would feel flustered.
The empress dowager couldn't say that she thought the living granddaughter was more important than the dead son, so she could only agree to go back to the imperial capital with him.
After Yun Fenghuang found out about this, his face was not very good-looking, and he asked the Qing people to pass on a message to Xie Xiliu, telling them to buy a manor in Gyeonggi as soon as possible, preferably near the water lake at the foot of the mountain, not to mention easy to defend and difficult to attack. The kind that is easy to get out of, find an excuse to send the family members there.
And in the imperial capital, it is best to secretly buy a few houses as a precaution.
The Qing people were startled, and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty suspects...?"
"Last year, Ji's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wanted to go back to the palace, but His Majesty thought about letting the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, replace their influence and status in the palace, so he didn't allow it." Yun Fenghuang sighed and said, "Now it's the other way around... Even if those two people in the palace are both sick now, everyone knows how they got sick. Do you think the empress dowager and the empress dowager will stay in the palace with peace of mind?"
"Even if it's for Princess Minghui, the queen mother and the empress dowager can stay alone. Why doesn't the empress dowager want to leave?"
"I'm afraid that His Majesty can't wait for these changes over the years, and the Ji family can't bear it... You want to stay in the palace even if the queen falls off the phoenix chariot before escaping the summer heat. That is the place where the Ji family has presided over three generations. If the empress dowager and mother empress dowager don't go back soon, the big palace, for the Ji family, is the empress and Kang Jieyu the two sisters who need to be careful?"
"But they are just juniors. In terms of status and seniority, how can they compare with the empress dowager and the empress dowager?"
"If you sacrifice at a critical moment, you will sacrifice."
"Anyway, they are not as useful as the empress dowager and the mother empress dowager."
Yun Fenghuang pinched his brows, "So let everyone in the imperial capital prepare for the future... It's just that you don't have to tell everyone, lest it spread, and then no one will think about it. Just talk to Thirteenth Brother Ten The third sister-in-law is still very tight-lipped to mention it, lest the imperial capital will be in chaos, and there is no defense at all."
The Qing people agreed, but they were a little worried, and whispered: "Your Majesty, your Majesty... will we be all right?"
"Who is sure about this kind of thing?" Yun Fenghuang sighed softly, "But how can His Majesty not know what this palace can think of? He is still calm, and he must have responded. Now we all After following His Majesty to this point, is it possible that you still want to go back and seek the surrender of the Ji family?"
"The servant girl didn't mean that."
"Then don't think too much about it." Yun Fenghuang said in a slow voice, "It's up to people to make things happen. Where can we come across so many good things that are sure to happen?"
After dismissing the Qing people, she went to Dan Ruoting to see Wei Hengyan, and discussed the arrangements for the return trip.
Wei Hengyan listened to Yun Fenghuang in everything he said.
"Of course I will watch you, but you have to be vigilant yourself." Yun Fenghuang said to her, "Didn't Mrs. Zheng keep an eye on Mrs. Zhao on the way back last year? What's wrong? It's because of her fate that she didn't follow in Liang's footsteps."
When Liang's was mentioned, Wei Hengyan's face turned pale. She was not very courageous in the first place, otherwise she wouldn't have been unable to sleep all night because of Xinqing's death.
"What my sister said is that my sister must be careful on the way back, and won't get out of the car if it's not necessary." She gathered herself together and assured her, "The same goes for Mrs. Chen."
Yun Fenghuang carefully asked about her and Chen's basic necessities of life, as well as various preparations for going back, and lingered in Dan Ruo Ting for a long time before leaving.
Because Yun Qingman stayed in the palace city, the two concubines who are pregnant at the moment are the two from Yijia Palace. The fetus has always been stable and full of energy, so there is no need to worry about it like last year.
It's just that there is still a side issue at the end: three days before the departure, Concubine Xuan brought a palace servant from Yi Ziyuan to look for Yun Fenghuang, and said that the concubine over there seemed to be pregnant.
"Since you are pregnant, follow the rules." Yun Fenghuang scolded Concubine Xuan before, but did not take back her right to assist the Six Palaces. He asked unhurriedly, "Why did you come to Bengong specifically?"
Concubine Xuan said: "The palace concubine was found stealing from her companion, and she was reported to the court. The concubine had to deal with her according to the rules. In order to avoid punishment, she revealed that she was pregnant. Although the imperial doctor diagnosed that she did have it, she did it after all. It’s a mistake, can’t we just let it go?”
Now it's not like before, when Chunjia's knees were empty, regardless of her status, if she was pregnant, she would be like a baby, eager to confess - anyway, the concubines should at least show such an attitude to the inside and outside.
At this moment, Chunjia's four princes and two princesses have crushed Shenzong Xiaozong, and the pregnancy of a low-ranking concubine is really not that important to be honest.
Yun Fenghuang thought for a while when he heard the words, and said: "Since she is pregnant, she can't be mean for the sake of the emperor's heir. Let her concentrate on confinement, and deal with it after the prince is born."
He also asked which palace the concubine was from, and who was the one who had the things stolen?
"The pregnant Li Fengyi said he was from your palace." Concubine Xuan tried her best not to show a strange expression, and said sternly, "The one who got stolen is Cao Meiren from Wulu Palace."
Wulu Palace, like the previous Yuzhen Palace, has no main seat. Fearing that the palace will be abandoned if it is uninhabited for a long time and loses its popularity, several concubines are placed in the side hall.
The number of people is not as large as Yuzhen Palace, so the daily life is the kind that is forgotten.
It's no wonder that Mrs. Cao is a few ranks higher than Feng Yi when she is a beauty, yet Mrs. Li dares to steal her things.
Yun Fenghuang was stunned when he heard the words, then turned to ask Qingdu: "Who is this Mrs. Li?"
At the beginning of the selection of the female pickers, Empress Ji made the decision to stuff a large number of them into the empty Xuanqing Palace. Except for the ones who were more considerate and outstanding, Yunfenghuang didn't remember them at all.
If she came out to salute while walking in the palace, she would basically not be able to recognize her if she didn't declare her family name.
Not to mention her, even Qingdu pondered for a while before he said uncertainly, "Looks like he lives in the northwest corner? Does he usually like to wear light green shirts and doesn't talk much?"
"Then why did she live in Yiziyuan???" Yun Fenghuang said with a sullen face, "What's wrong with this palace because the moon building can't accommodate her?!"
Seeing that she had a seizure, Qingdu quickly explained: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The First Prince and His Royal Highness Princess Zhaoqing didn't sleep well and were always woken up by the slightest movement. My Majesty thinks there are too many people here. So I divided some of them up to Ye Ziyuan...Although you didn't give detailed instructions on this matter, we did it right away after you gave the instructions."
Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a while, and said to himself: "Is there such a thing?"
She had long forgotten about it—Qingdu and Concubine Xuan were speechless, and Concubine Xuan asked for instructions again: "Then, this concubine, Mrs. Li, is sent here to be disposed of by the empress?"
"Since she is a member of the palace, it is even more intolerable for her to be so arrogant and presumptuous." Yun Fenghuang nodded, and ordered Qingdu, "Let Jiang Lai personally watch, I don't want her to be so arrogant." This kind of embarrassing thing will happen to the people below! Last year there was the Jin family, this year it is the Li family, is there a certain family in preparation for next year?! Don’t talk about the humble family background, are the concubines in other palaces born noble? What? Why didn't they cause such trouble to the host?!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Qingdu comforted her, "This Mrs. Li is also in a daze. It's because the maidservants have never been optimistic. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there will never be any similar incidents in the future."
He also persuaded her, "October pregnancy is also very fast, as long as the emperor's heir falls to the ground, how will the empress think about setting rules for her?"
Concubine Xuan listened silently at the side, and when Qing Du calmed down Yun Fenghuang's expression, she said: "So the Cao family of Wulu Palace?"
"She has been wronged." Yun Fenghuang said with a sad face, pondered for a while, "What has she lost, I will make up for her twice, and then... when did the Cao family enter the palace?" ?”
Concubine Xuan said: "It's the time of His Majesty's wedding."
"My guess is about the same. I remember that there were no new recruits in the Wulu Palace last year." Yun Fenghuang said, "Then this Cao family is also a veteran in the palace, and she is still a beauty, and she is also pitiful. Give her a promotion to a noble person. Once you get promoted, you should follow the rules."
Concubine Xuan was unhappy when she left the house, and said to the left and right: "It was kind of Concubine Tao Xian to let me and Concubine Rui continue to take care of the palace affairs, but looking at it now, she is afraid that she will treat me and Concubine Rui as stewards at all. Called."
"Your Majesty, don't care about Concubine Xian, she is so used to inviting pets and flattery, she is not the same as us." Left and right persuaded her, "You should do things in a down-to-earth manner, even if it prevents Concubine Xian from being higher than you now, you can only Listen to her, but the sharpened experience and worrying about the six palaces, can you not see it in your eyes? Afterwards...she won't be complacent for too long."
"That's all I can think of!" Concubine Xuan sighed, thinking about the previous gaffe in front of the emperor, Chunjia went to Jiangwu Garden as usual, and she greeted her in panic, but the emperor was kind, as if nothing had happened. The same thing happened, it seemed that this was fine, and the emperor didn't care.
But Concubine Xuan always felt a little worried.
She still didn't dare to tell her family about this, because if they knew about it, they would definitely blame her for not keeping calm.
The problem is that as a noble lady, even if Luo Shi breaks it apart and tells her the importance of forbearance, who would have dared to tell her to swallow her anger during the ten years she was at home?
She has been teased and teased by Concubine Xian since she entered the palace, and she really worked hard to endure it until this time.
It's just that her family may not recognize her hard work... Concubine Xuan sighed melancholy again, and said, "Forget it, let's go to Yiziyuan to spread the word."
In Yiziyuan, Mrs. Cao was sobbing and choking with grievances, but when she heard that not only would she get double the compensation but also be promoted, she burst into tears and laughed, and thanked Concubine Xuan and Xianfei sincerely, and then happily went to receive the reward .
And Li's face turned pale on the spot, and he was dragged out like a log and sent back to Borrowing Moon Xiaozhu.
The concubines in Yuanzhong looked sympathetic. Although Concubine Xian did not deliberately target these concubines, she was known for her cruel methods.
In particular, Jin Shi, who had embarrassed her last year, was directly killed without evidence - if Li Shi was not pregnant at this moment, I am afraid that she would have escaped death.
Even if she is pregnant, the emperor is not so short of children now, so I don't know if Mrs. Li can survive the October pregnancy?
"I asked you to live in Yiziyuan. It's fine to concentrate on how to serve His Majesty. What are you doing stealing?" In fact, Yun Fenghuang really wanted to kill Mrs. Li at the moment. After ordering to clear the venue, he asked coldly, "And you're still pinching your eyes and stealing and revealing the news of your pregnancy... You're deliberately making trouble for me, aren't you?"