Chapter 151: The Successor

The royal brothers and sisters, one Dan Chi up and the other Dan Chi down, both wailed loudly, one was following De Rong’s words and shared joys and sorrows with his fiancé; the other was caught in a dilemma between explaining to the emperor’s grandmother and the late emperor, which just showed the emperor’s character It's okay to be kind-hearted... Manchu civil and military officials looked at each other for a moment, what else could they do?

The Ji family is dead, even if the Zheng brothers were beheaded, they would not be able to survive, would they?

And why did the Ji family suffer such misfortune?

In the final analysis, Empress Dowager Ji made Xiaozong cut off his sons and grandchildren, so it is only natural that Xiaozong's younger brother took the lead in slaughtering their family. isn't it?

So everyone was silent for a moment, and Duke Yi proposed: "Although the Ji family is the mother clan of the Empress Dowager, but she married with her husband, and the mother of the Empress Dowager is a model for generations to come. How could it be possible to favor the mother clan because of selfishness? Furthermore, Yunan The eldest princess is the granddaughter of the empress dowager, and the empress dowager must not bear the wronging of her highness."

Anyway, the Empress Dowager was not around, how the Ji family was massacred yesterday, the powerful ministers knew it well, and they couldn't help worrying that if they didn't follow Yi Guogong's lead to lead the royal brothers and sisters down the steps, it would be their turn to be killed in two days. So-and-so, what happened in a fit of rage.

So one after another, they agreed to give Zheng Fengdun a lighter sentence. Well, only Zheng Fengdun and Zheng Fengsen still have to bear the guilt.

After all, it's impossible for a family of Ji's level, powerful officials of this level, to have their clan slaughtered without saying anything, right?

Manchu civil and military officials felt that they had made concessions, but Princess Yun'an didn't listen, and Princess Yun'an thanked everyone for their kindness to Zheng Fengfen. Hearing that the future eldest brother-in-law would still be cold, she immediately continued crying: "This is called Yun'an's marriage." How to face my aunt and sister-in-law from now on..."

When it's over, she continues to search for life and death. The central idea is that her fragile and kind heart can't bear the blow of a big brother who is about to die before her big marriage.

If everyone must do this, why not let her go down to see Xiaozong first, she wants to find her own father to comfort her hurt heart that is riddled with holes.

This time Chunjia also cried, saying that he did not take good care of his sister, sorry for his stepfather, sorry for the ancestors of the Gongxiang family - this time it was useless for Yi Guogong to cheer him up, he immediately announced that Zheng Fengyu would be released immediately after crying, and Zheng Fengsen's court stick Thirty, this thing is over!

"Don't say anything more about your family." After the announcement, he earnestly asked the courtiers present, "Since Emperor Xiaozong was wronged, his blood and blood are only three royal sisters. No matter how much I favor them, it is right... If the late emperor is still alive, what happened yesterday? How can there be today's imperial sister who has nowhere to go, crying and begging in front of the palace as a dignified princess?"

What else can the courtiers say?

Okay, everyone knows that you are a good brother, you don't want to give an explanation to the Ji family, but Xiaozong's own flesh and blood is more important, okay?

The Zheng brothers just finished their one-day trip to the Imperial Prison, and after returning home, they had to clean up and tidy up before thanking them.

The gratitude was divided into two groups. Zheng Ju took his two sons to Xie Chunjia, and his eldest daughter-in-law, Zheng Fengsen's wife Xing Shi, led people to the harem to ask Yun Fenghuang, and asked Yun Fenghuang to help invite Princess Yun'an to come. , Let them thank you in person.

Naturally, Yun Fenghuang would not refuse this kind of favor, and waited attentively for Princess Yun'an to arrive, said a few words on the occasion, and then walked away, leaving the main hall for future concubines to speak.

After a long while Princess Yun'an left, she wandered back.

Because of her age, Mrs. Xing has met the commoner Mrs. Zheng many times, and they have a good relationship. To be honest, she is in a bit of a complicated mood when she comes to the palace to see Yun Fenghuang.

It's just that the situation was like this, so she wouldn't be confused to show any emotions that shouldn't be shown in front of Yun Fenghuang, said some words of gratitude, and then resigned and left.

As soon as she left, the little servant from the Taichu Palace arrived, and with a smile, she asked Yun Fenghuang to bring some soup and water to see Chunjia.

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?" Yun Fenghuang asked a little surprised, "Could it be that there are people who objected to extra favors to the Zheng brothers?"

Otherwise, Chunjia should be in a good mood now.

When he married Princess Yun'an to Zheng Fengdun, who would have thought of today?

Yun Fenghuang admired this move very much, now that it has been carried out smoothly, how can he be happy for 35789 years, right?

It was only the next day, but why did it get to the point where the servant came to ask the concubine for help?

"That's not it." The little servant smiled apologetically, "It should be something else, but the servants are not very clear... Just now, the regent king came into the palace and had a private conversation with His Majesty. I don't know what to say What, after all, after the regent left, His Majesty was not very happy. No, at this moment, Eunuch Yan Yin dare not come near, so he can only invite his servants to invite you!"

Yun Fenghuang said with a half smile but not a smile: "Okay, you guys, Mr. Yan Yin has been serving in front of His Majesty all the time, and his words are much more useful than my palace, he didn't dare to go up, but asked me to go over? This is intentional Is it okay for me to go and be scolded by His Majesty?"

The waiter hurriedly said: "Oh, how dare you slave? You have always been the most different in His Majesty's mind. Eunuch Yan Yin said, at this moment, only you can persuade Your Majesty!"

He begged bitterly, Yun Fenghuang grinned and responded: "Forget it, look at you so pitifully, even if I am scolded by His Majesty today, I will go for you!"

So she packed up in a hurry and went to Taichu Palace.

The palace where the imperial residence is located is quiet and quiet at the moment, and everyone dare not show their air——Yun Fenghuang arrived at the door of the study where Chunjia was, and was hearing the sound of objects being smashed inside, followed by the sound of Chunjia Jia's angrily scolded: "How many times have I said this! Why do you still add agarwood when you light Ming Tingxiang at this time?! Could it be that you don't take my words to heart at all?!"

"Your servant is guilty." The servant pleaded tremblingly, "Yesterday, His Majesty said that agarwood smells better, so this servant..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a crisp sound, it was Chunjia who smashed something again.

Yun Fenghuang pushed the door open at this moment and went in: "You bastard! Your Majesty said that Chen Shuixiang smells better, and he didn't say that he would change to Mingtingxiang. Who allows you to make up your own mind?!"

"Why is Concubine Ai here?" Chunjia's face was gloomy, and he was looking coldly at the servant below, but when he heard the sound, his expression eased, and he turned to look at the door, "Come in."

He glanced at the little servant again, "Get out!"

The little servant saluted as if he had received an amnesty, and hurried out.

"What caused such a big fuss?" Yun Fenghuang walked up to him and blessed him. Seeing Chunjia waving his hands in distraught, she got up, leaned over to hold his shoulders, and said softly, "Ji Hasn’t the family already been dealt with? Even though the empress dowager and mother empress dowager are still there, after all, she is the wife of the Gongxiang family, so why do you want to embarrass your majesty again and again for the sake of the Ji family that no longer exists?”

Chunjia closed her eyes and enjoyed it, and sighed when she heard the words: "Didn't the kicker servant tell me when he urged my concubine to come over? The regent has just entered the palace."

Yun Fenghuang's eyes flickered: "The Regent? Could it be that he said something rude?"

"Disrespectful?" Chunjia sneered, and said, "He asked me to return to the Imperial City Secretary, and split half of the imperial army, to be led by his confidants!"

"Could it be that the Regent was too angry and dizzy after hearing what happened to Emperor Xiaozong yesterday?" Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "Haven't you woke up after a night?"

The Imperial City Division was originally a yamen that directly belonged to the emperors of all dynasties. The first emperor Xiaozong handed it over to the regent.

Chunjia did everything possible to win over some of them, and now that the Ji family is being eradicated, it is almost possible to take down the entire imperial city department in one go, how could it be possible to hand it over to the regent?

And, hand it back? ? ?

Does the regent take it for granted that the imperial city governor belongs to him?

This is already very taboo, not to mention splitting half of the imperial army to be commanded by the regent's confidant - these two requests are raised, it is better to just say that Chunjia will give him the seat of Zen.

It's no wonder that Chunjia, who has always been forbearing, is so angry!

Chunjia said in a cold tone: "I think he has never been sober from the beginning!"

But then he sighed again, "It's just that there is a change in the north... I have to make a fuss with the regent king for the time being!"

Wei He has been recuperating for more than 20 years, one can imagine that once a large-scale invasion occurs, his army will be strong and his horse will be strong.

However, Guochao has been fighting among themselves for these years, and it is very easy to get rid of a Ji family. The uncle and nephew will turn their faces again. Once there is a war in the north, the Dingbei Army will naturally be the backbone of Guochao.

Then the power and status of the Prince Regent, who is closely related to the Dingbei Army, will rise.

In this way, even with the support of the Forbidden Army, Chunjia still has control over part of the Imperial City Division, and I'm afraid she won't be able to sleep at night.

"Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang frowned and listened, suddenly his heart moved, and he said in a low voice, "Although Dingbei Army is very close to the regent, but...does it have nothing to do with His Majesty?"

Chunjia shook his head and said, "You mean Mrs. Gu? Not to mention that I treat her as a favorite, but her father, Uncle Zhao Wu, is not the kind of person who would side with me just because of his daughter. To put it bluntly, the reason for a woman to enter the palace is for the Prince Regent—the Lu family was obstructed by the Ji family and the Zheng family when they entered the palace, and they almost didn't even seal Jieyu. The matter of entering the palace."

This is also why Chunjia has been thinking about the Dingbei Army for these years, but she is not enthusiastic about Gu Zhen, the daughter of the commander of the Dingbei Army.

Gu Fangshu is similar to Yun Zhao, but he is not the kind of person who would compromise his principles because of his children, but they use their children to achieve their principles, and they do it very smoothly.

"Your Majesty, Uncle Zhaowu may not care about his daughter, but the whole Gu family, don't they care about the future of wealth?" Yun Fenghuang squinted his eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "If your Majesty doesn't love Gu, he won't. There is already a prince under his knees to take care of him. Now that the Ji family has made a big mistake, it may be difficult for the Zhonggong to continue to rule the Sixth Palace. If he is relegated to the Zhonggong and the Gu family is his successor, then...even if Uncle Zhaowu is still loyal to the regent Geng Geng, Uncle Zhao Wu's brothers and nephews, but they don't know if they are still willing to be the Regent King Jiwei?"

After saying this, the whole study room fell silent.

Chunjia was silent for a moment, and then said: "Why does Aifei think so?"

"The concubine is also selfish." Yun Fenghuang said frankly, "Since the Ji family is destroyed, the Yuan Empress may not be in power for too long. The concubine came from a humble background. won't agree."

Especially Chunjia didn't intend to make her queen at all.

"The ones who are most likely to enter the Central Palace are none other than Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui."

"But it's not that the concubine looks down on them. Those few are young after all, and they haven't experienced any wind and rain. Let alone suppressing Liugong, even if they take care of the palace affairs in a satisfactory manner, they don't do very well. If they are appointed as successors I'm afraid that His Majesty will finish worrying about government affairs in the future, and he will have to deal with them after returning to the harem."

"Of course I don't like them in my heart."

"After all, they entered the palace later than the concubine, and they are all fresh and juicy. When the concubine sees them, she is worried that His Majesty will not love the concubine."

"So it's better to persuade Your Majesty to appoint Mrs. Yaoning as his successor. Firstly, it can drive a wedge between Uncle Zhaowu and the Prince Regent; secondly, Mrs. Yaoning is older than my concubine, so I don't worry that she will take my concubine. go with your own love."

"Furthermore, although Madam Yaoning has never been in charge of palace affairs before, after all, she is an old man in the palace and comes from a great family. Thinking about these things, she and her servants will not be troubled."

These words have been brewing in her heart for a long time. When she was annoyed about making a wrong move in the palace, she thought of the method of pushing Gu Zhen to take the next position.

There is no way, although I really want to, but Yun Fenghuang really can't take the position of successor now.

First of all, she can have today, the biggest reliance is the emperor's favor, but not to mention that Chunjia didn't have this intention, even if she did, the emperor who worked so hard to kill the Ji family has not yet reached a point where no one can refute the point.

There was a king regent in the previous dynasty, and there were also empress dowagers and empress dowagers in the harem—and Yun Fenghuang not only came from a humble background, her natal family was not qualified to speak to her at all, and her relationship with these few was not very good.

Don't say they approve of her ascension, it's strange if they don't jump on their feet to object!

Secondly, in terms of the current situation, even if she takes the position, it is not a good thing: she is already recognized as the favorite concubine, if she is favored to such an extent that Chunjia will stand up against everyone's wishes, it is conceivable that everyone will not be able to touch her for the time being What will happen?

They will join hands to suppress the Xie family, and try every means to count her offspring!

And throughout history, what will happen to a concubine who does not have a strong natal family to rely on if she falls out of favor? Empress Dowager Ji is a clear example of a concubine who is dependent on a powerful natal family but has no children.

As long as Chunjia was raised by her, she would not be so cruel to Ji.

The son of heaven grew up to fifteen years old in the hands of the empress dowager yuan, and he was able to discuss marriage before he was taken to the imperial capital to take the throne. What is the difference between stepmother and stepmother, and strangers?

Therefore, for the future of the Xie family, and for the smooth raising of a pair of children, Yun Fenghuang must restrain his impatience and keep calm.

After all, even if she claims to be shrewd and capable, she still knows the truth that two fists are hard to beat with four hands.

If she really offended all the front and rear palaces, she might not be able to withstand the open and dark arrows from all directions.

Silently telling himself that the future will be long, stay safe and don't be impatient, Yun Fenghuang continued in a slow voice, "Although this move may disappoint the Luo family, if they are sincerely thinking about His Majesty, they should take a step back at this time. After all, His Majesty is the most important thing. They are considerate of you now, but in the future, can you treat them badly?"

Anyway, she didn't feel pain in her back when she was standing and talking, "Besides, their family is rich enough to be a successor, but how can the daughter they teach be worthy of that position?"

"..." Chunjia was silent, and said softly, "The prince under Gu's knee is born of Ji's daughter."

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Mrs. Li, who was in the concubine's palace, found out she was pregnant when she was in the palace." Yun Fenghuang calmly reminded, "Before I was born, I sent Mrs. Liang to Concubine Xuan's hand, and now I'm sending her to the concubine Xuan. What does it matter if Mrs. Li goes to Mrs. Gu? It's just that Mrs. Li's character is not as good as Mrs. Liang's, and I don't know if Mrs. Gu will despise him."

A concubine whom she didn't remember at all, she would be successful if she could bear children, and Chunjia didn't care at all whether her conduct was good or not.

If it is not good, there will naturally be a lesson from the palace rules.

It doesn't matter if he is killed.

He sighed softly: "Aifei really has her heart and soul for me!"

Yun Fenghuang calmly answered his doubts: "Everything about this concubine comes from His Majesty's love, even Xie's. How can I not try to share my worries for Your Majesty?"

Don't be suspicious, I am just afraid that you will be killed by the regent, and I will not end well if you are harmed.

Chunjia, who is familiar with her nature, was relieved after hearing this, and pulled her to say a lot of touching words—this is a tacit consent—but finally sighed: "The mother and queen promised that the four families of Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui If you want to break the promise now, even if there is a reason for it, you have to give an explanation. But the mother is sick now, and I am afraid that she is unable to worry about it..."

Yun Fenghuang's complexion suddenly turned ugly: What do you mean? Ben Gong has been worrying about you for a long time, but you still want Ben Gong to be this villain and offend the Luo family, Ouyang family, Meng family, and Yin family? !

Are you still human? !

She immediately began to think, is it too late to seek refuge with the Prince Regent?

Fortunately, Chunjia was not so conscientious, and just said: "I will handle this matter, but if they are not chosen as successors, why should I be promoted... Which position is more suitable for Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui?"

"...The two of them are now one level lower than the concubine." Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips, snorting and said, "If you want to be promoted, what else is there besides the fourth concubine? Anyway, no matter whether it is the noble concubine Shu or the concubine De, they are all there." It was before I became a concubine!"

As he said that, he pulled Sipa hard, his face full of displeasure.

Chunjia laughed: "That's it in front of me, you!"

He said softly, "If you think about me so much, how can I wrong you? You have been a virtuous concubine for a while, so you can change your title to noble concubine later. I will think about it again and draw up a title for you. So announced Concubine and the others are still behind you after all, okay?"

"I know His Majesty likes concubines the most!" Yun Fenghuang then smiled slightly, and said angrily, "It's just the position of Concubine Xuan and Rui Concubine. Let the concubines say that it's better to separate Concubine Jinde and Concubine Xian!"

"It's not that the concubine deliberately suppressed them and forbade them to be concubines."

"It's really the relationship between my concubine and my concubine's sister, His Majesty knows about it."

"Sister Concubine Shu has only been away for a year. If someone is asked to sit in her seat, I will feel really sad."

"Anyway, they are all four concubines, so Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui probably won't care."

"Furthermore, they are all from great families, and they are the most virtuous and virtuous. The second concubine of Dexian is worthy of it!"