Chapter 137: Craftsman

"Why does Yuan Zhaoyuan have the face to sue our empress?" Hearing that Yun Fenghuang hadn't spoken yet, the Qing people in Qingdu were all surprised, and they asked, "The empress didn't pay attention to Yuan Zhaoyuan at all when she went out this time. Why are you crying? Could it be because of the Yefangyuan incident? But in the end, the empress still suppressed Mrs. Manya and let Yuan Zhaoyuan still live there?"

Although it's not that Yun Fenghuang has never done unreasonable things... well, let's correct it, Concubine Yunxian has been unreasonable for a long time, but the dispute in Yefangyuan, Xuanqing Palace really has nothing to do with it.

"It's just Zhaoyuan." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "It doesn't matter how she complains, the key is how the loving mother Empress Dowager reacts?"

Chen Zhu said in a low voice: "The loving mother empress dowager is surrounded by her confidantes who have served her for many years. The servants dare not approach without authorization, for fear of being kicked out, and they will not be able to continue to inquire about the news in the future. I only heard that the loving mother empress dowager stayed with Yuan Zhaoyuan for a long time. Then she sent Yuan Zhaoyuan away. When Yuan Zhaoyuan left, her eyes were swollen from crying, and she seemed to be in a bad mood. But when she returned to Yanhong Palace, she smiled quietly."

The Qing people just frowned: "The kind mother empress dowager is sick so far, why is she laughing? Could it be that the kind mother empress dowager promised her something?"

"Your Majesty, we can't pretend we don't know about this matter." Qing Du said to Yun Fenghuang, "The empress dowager has a different status in His Majesty's eyes, and we are very polite to her three nieces and daughters in the palace. Yes. If this Yuan Zhaoyuan is called to set a precedent for not obeying the rules, what else will be tossed about in the future? The daughters of the Yuan family all have criminal records. Didn’t Mrs. Chunke cause enough trouble earlier?”

"I have to give her some color, so that she won't be so confused when she speaks and acts in the future."

"At least know who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked."

Hearing this, the Qing people glared at her: "Don't fool around here!"

Then he said to Yun Fenghuang, "Your Majesty, the loving mother Empress Dowager is the most respected Empress Dowager by His Majesty, and now that she is complaining of illness, His Majesty must be very distressed. It is inappropriate to confront her rashly at this moment. It is better to stand still , Wait a few days, isn't the former court... when the time comes, the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, may not be willing to cause His Majesty any more trouble."

When Chunjia and Ji's fight, it's too late for Empress Dowager Yuan to help her son win over Yun Fenghuang and deal with the Empress Dowager and Empress Ji, so where is the time to listen to Yuan Zhiniang's slander?

"Yuan's palace has its own ideas." Seeing that Qingdu still wanted to refute, Yun Fenghuang knocked on the sides in front of him, and said to Chen Zhu, "You let our people walk a few more times with Yanhong Palace, But don't go too far and let Yuan Zhaoyuan notice... Now that the two empress dowagers are ill and can't move easily, it's our time, and you can take care of it yourself."

Chen Zhu responded quickly, and said: "Madam, there is one more thing, that is, Shun... Concubine Xie sent a message to ask if she can come to greet you tomorrow."

The decree for concubine Xie to Yun Qingman Jin was to send someone to Miyagi during the summer vacation. At that time, Yun Qingman was only confinement, and since the emperor and most of the concubines were in the palace, of course there was a queen in the palace. However, her concubine ceremony has not yet been held - but since the imperial decree has been issued, the palace has changed its name to Concubine Xie.

Since Yun Qingman was not favored very much, the harem didn't have much resentment towards her skipping promotion, but it was said that this kind of grace was also begged by the concubine Xian in front of the emperor, which made people feel very complicated.

As far as Yun Fenghuang's background is concerned, being a virtuous concubine by herself is already breaking the rules and breaking the rules. Now even the pro-daughter of the Duke's mansion is still concubine after she gives birth to the prince. This is really... Concubine Xuan privately He said to Concubine Rui: "Now that I think about Concubine Xian's low background, she is not the same as us, is she really stupid?"

"But what can I do? Your Majesty favors her, and she can do it herself." Concubine Rui sighed, "My grandfather sent me a message before, asking me not to confront Concubine Xian, saying that I am not her match. Concubine Rui hastily said She is in a difficult situation, and I am afraid that it will make it difficult for His Majesty."

The two concubines were silent for a while, and after a while, Concubine Xuan couldn't help but said: "I really don't know what Your Majesty likes about her? It's obvious that Yi Shi in her palace is more beautiful, and we people are more gentle and considerate. In terms of talent, Yin Yin Xie is also much stronger than her...what does Your Majesty think?"

"Perhaps he entered the palace and has a bond with His Majesty. Those of us who come later will naturally be incomparable." Concubine Rui was reminded by Concubine Xuan just after she said this: "You forget that Mrs. Chunke's fall out of favor has nothing to do with her. Closely related?"

In terms of spending time with the emperor, no one can compare to his childhood sweetheart Mrs. Chunke.

However, when Yun Fenghuang entered the palace, Yuan Niangniang was still the number one favored concubine, the master of both the emperor and the queen mother who had no principle of favoritism.

As a result, after this one came in, the former concubine Yue fell into disrepair and fell out of favor very quickly.

If it weren't for the queen mother's aunt at this moment, I'm afraid she would have gone to Huangquan before Zheng Shi.

"...Let's not talk about this for now, can we still control the emperor's favor?" Concubine Rui pinched her brows, "I just came back now, and the people in Yanfu Palace said that the empress is sympathetic and gave us three days to rest, and three days later we will start paying respects." .I don’t know if there will be any disturbances at that time? Let’s go out to escape the summer heat this time, and it’s not peaceful here in Miyagi.”

The situation on Miyagi's side is not peaceful, in fact, they have received more news than Yun Fenghuang and the others at Xinggong.

Not only was the Empress Dowager seriously ill, and the son-in-law Wang Linglai was cool, but there was also an important thing that was concealed, and even Yun Fenghuang didn't know about it: Wenyao Palace was flooded, and half a corner was burned.

This palace is specially used for banquets under the grand festival. Although it is not too important to say, it is not insignificant.

Moreover, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be held soon after the emperor's return from the summer vacation, and it will be used.

It was burned during the summer vacation. Although not all of them were burned, the omen is really not very good.

On the first day Chunjia came back, Empress Ji personally went to the Taichu Palace to explain: "... I think that since this year, the elders have gradually fallen ill, and the royal mausoleum of Fuyang County has collapsed. After going out, rumors came out, so I dared people to shut up and stop talking nonsense. The only thing I said to the outside world was that the courtyards where the palace people lived were burnt."

"The empress has a heart." Chunjia couldn't pick out her bad intentions, she nodded slightly, and said, "But the Mid-Autumn Festival will be used in Wenyao Palace soon, so it's hard to cover up those traces?"

Empress Ji said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, my concubine used the excuse that many houses in the Leng Palace collapsed and needed repairs, and found some reliable craftsmen from far away to work, and took advantage of the situation to take care of the Wenyao Palace, but now I can't see it. There are traces."

Chunjia then praised her for being virtuous and capable, but when the queen resigned, he immediately called the people from the Imperial City Department to thoroughly investigate the details of the craftsmen's entry into the palace before, that is, where these people have been, how many people they have, and the details of their entry and exit. Whether the number of people is correct, what did they do, what kind of work did they do, did they do any tricks, and was there someone in the middle to supervise them... He even went to the Huanhua Hall in person in the evening, and explained everything to Yun Fenghuang: "My concubine should pay more attention in the future. I'm thinking that the Wenyao Palace is usually vacant. How could it go wrong when it's fine? It's probably because the empress did it on purpose."

Then the purpose should be to let those so-called craftsmen enter the court?

So what do those people do? what purpose?

Anyway, Chunjia was very suspicious.

Yun Fenghuang also became suspicious: "Why don't you find a reason for the empress to hand over those craftsmen to find out?"

"No need." Chunjia hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "It's not a big deal."

Yun Fenghuang already knew it in his heart, most likely the emperor was about to attack the Ji family...too lazy to care about these trivial matters.

Thorough investigation of craftsmen and so on is mainly for the safety of the palace.

As long as it is confirmed that those people have left and left nothing bad, they will not be held accountable for the time being.

This time, Chunjia's plan was the same as that of Keng Ji's last time, and she did not disclose it to Yun Fenghuang. Although she guessed the approximate time from the clues, she didn't know what this person would do, so she ordered Chen Zhu to put aside other things for the time being. , but kept a close eye on every move of the previous dynasty.

Chunjia took a rest on the day of her return, and resumed court the next day.

According to the tacit agreement, this day's court meeting will not be handed over if it is not an urgent matter. The emperor who has just been exhausted by boats and cars has to breathe a sigh of relief, and he will really resume his daily routine after two or three days.

But Chunjia himself mentioned something, which was talked about for a long time earlier, offering sacrifices to Xiaozong to comfort the late emperor.

Of course, the ministers have no objection to this. I heard from the emperor that the late Emperor had a deep brotherly relationship with the Prince Regent when he was there, and he loved the Prince Regent’s son very much. When the time comes, let the Prince Regent’s father and son, and the youngest son of the Prince Regent who has never appeared in front of people, go together. They are also seconded.

However, the regent agreed to take his eldest son there, but he showed embarrassment to the youngest son: "Your son has always been weak, so I'm afraid it's not suitable for traveling."

Chun Jia said gently: "It's just going to the Taimiao to talk to the first emperor. It's only a short distance, and there is a carriage instead. It's like going from the back hall of the king's mansion to the school. I guess I should be fine?"

No matter how weak your youngest son is, he can invite six poems to teach his lessons, so why can't he go to the Taimiao?

"Your Majesty doesn't know that children are born with deficiencies. They have always been carefully raised at home. Whenever they go out, they often suffer serious illnesses. This is why children are still seven years old, but they still seldom show up in public." The regent sighed. "Otherwise, he would have brought him into the palace to greet the queen mother and the others. How could he have been hiding like his daughter?"

Chunjia just frowned: "How could it be like this? Can the imperial doctor tell me if there is any way to raise him? It's okay for my younger brother to be young now, but he can't be like this when he grows up."

The regent was very sad, saying that he had two sons under his knees, and the youngest son was not that strong since he landed. He also thought of many ways, spent a lot of thought, and hired everyone he could find, but he still had to be a There is really no way to treat Liuli people like them.

"Two years ago, Mr. Lingshan was invited to enlighten the child. In fact, although he respected Mr. Lingshan's talent and learning, he also went to the doctor for an emergency. He heard that talented people are blessed and can protect the health and longevity of those around them. Therefore, I ordered my son to accompany Lingshan. Mr. Shan is on the left and right, not far away."

"My lord's words are wrong." All the officials were silent to see their uncle and nephew's affection, but Yi Guogong couldn't help standing up and reminding him, "When it comes to blessings, who can compare with them?" Have the royal fortune? The little prince was born as a son of the clan, and he is blessed with profound blessings, so why do you need the protection of Mr. Lingshan?"

It is also said that Gongxiang Zhen's blessings come from the Gongxiang family. In this case, the emperor wants to sacrifice to the late emperor, so it would be bad if Gongxiang Zhen didn't go? Maybe after going there, you will get the favor of the former emperors of the Gongxiang family, and your health will get better?

When Duke Yi opened his mouth, some courtiers took advantage of the opportunity to express their opinions. Some supported Gong Xiangzhen's departure, while others did not... In the end, the regent agreed hesitantly.

So the matter was settled like this—after Chunjia disbanded, she was summoned by the Empress Dowager Yuan who received the news to the Spring Palace to complain: "It's not that we don't know about the body of the regent's youngest son. Let him go, if something goes wrong, the outside world may say something about you!"

Maybe he suspected that Chunjia was trying to torture his young cousin?

Chunjia listened, and smiled lightly: "Don't worry, the queen mother, the child knows it well, and besides, this is also agreed by the regent."

Empress Dowager Yuan's heart skipped a beat when she heard the words, she held back what she wanted to say, only held his hand, and said after a long time: "Be careful."