Chapter 160: Marriage of the Prince

Yun Fenghuang immediately turned his face: "Could it be that your majesty suspects that the concubine is going back on her word and instigating Mrs. Yaoning to fight against you?!"

"I didn't mean that." Chunjia hurriedly said, "I'm just thinking, Gu Zhen is not a very perceptive person, and my concubine is always smart, even if I try to test her, she will definitely not be able to detect it... How can I say this? If so? Did someone think about it in private and tell her in advance? "

In fact, he didn't really believe what Yun Fenghuang said, he guessed that most of the concubine wanted to cheat Gu Zhen.

But the emperor has always been unfair when it comes to concubines. One is a favorite concubine who is deeply favored by him, and the other is a candidate for a political marriage without much affection. Chun Jiaquan pretended not to see it. Keeping a close eye on Gu Zhen to prevent Uncle Zhao Wu from making trouble, he finally made Concubine Xian happy.

Concubine Xian asked what he had just said to the queen in Yanfu Palace when she was happy.

"It's just some transactions." There is no need to hide this matter from Concubine Xian, Chunjia said casually, "The empress wants to leave decently, what I mean is that the result of the diagnosis by the imperial physician this time is that the culprit is Lu Shi. Got it, the queen is in the middle palace, but she has never found out that such poisonous women are hiding in the palace, and even she has been tricked. It seems too incompetent and dereliction of duty. Tell her to come over later with an apology book, begging Go to the back seat."

"At that time, let the Empress Dowager make peace with her and send her to live in Shanyuan Temple."

After going to Shanyuan Temple, the queen can go down after the limelight has passed.

Moreover, the imperial doctor said in public that Empress Ji was seriously injured by the three corpse insects, so that her body had already developed many symptoms, but no one thought of such a symptom before, so it was only treated as an ordinary weak person... Then Ji Ling Zi went to the Taoist temple, and under the double blow of guilt and hidden dangers, it is reasonable for those who did not live for three or two months to die.

At that time, Chunjia will give a little mourning, and the friendship between husband and wife will be completed, and this matter will be over.

Yun Fenghuang made some calculations and asked with a smile: "The empress may leave soon, and the matter of Mrs. Yaoning's succession has to be put on the agenda."

She didn't need to say this, Chunjia was arranging it.

He talked and laughed with Concubine Xian for a meal, and once again looked at Yuxue's lovely two children who were more and more cheerful. Shi Shiran returned to the former court and ordered someone to invite the regent.

The regent ignored it, and told the servant who was going to send the message that he was not feeling well and could not enter the palace.

It's not enough for the servant to say all the good things, so he had to go back tremblingly and return to his order.

Fortunately, Chunjia didn't blame him, and just sighed: "Uncle Wang is separated from me!"

Let Yan Yin invite him again in person.

When the regent heard that it was the emperor and the number one servant who came to invite him, he was still angry and said: "I just said that I feel lonely and uncomfortable. It only takes a long time. Can it be cured? Go and tell him, the orphan will return." I have to recuperate for a few days, and if His Majesty still wants to see Gu, I will come to the palace to see Gu again!"

The left and right advised him not to do this, because after all, Chunjia occupied the title of righteousness, and there was a difference between the emperor and his ministers. The emperor repeatedly summoned him, but his ministers pushed back and passed it on. Domineering and arrogant?

Especially in the recent collapse of the Ji clan, everyone in the world thought it was the regent who did it, but the emperor said in public that he was reluctant to punish his uncle, and insisted on keeping the regent under pressure, without even swearing - the emperor's nephew defended it like this Uncle, it turned out that the uncle didn't give his nephew face so much, anyone would say that the regent was guilty.

Yes, that's right, in fact, many people knew in their hearts that the so-called King Regent annihilated the Ji family in a fit of anger to avenge the late Emperor, in fact there must have been Chunjia's approval and even cooperation.

But that's not the case on the scene. On the scene, this is what the regent did, and it has nothing to do with Chunjia.

Now that the regent turned a blind eye to Chunjia's summons, it must be the regent's fault.

Furthermore: "Your Majesty, please think about it. There was so much discord at the court meeting today. Your Majesty will summon you again now. Maybe it is to give you an explanation?"

"Then go take a look." The regent thought for a while, also wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in Chunjia's gourd, got up with a cold snort, and went inside to change his clothes.

When changing his clothes, he didn't forget to put on a rare golden silk soft armor. This kind of soft armor is only slightly thicker than ordinary clothes, and the weaving is dense, which can block swords and ordinary arrows.

The regent was not so careful before, and he only started to be cautious after he made a decision with Chun Jia to cut the mess with the Ji family.

Especially when entering the palace, entering Chunjia's territory, he was prepared for the worst.

There is no way, although there are still many people preaching the benevolence and open-mindedness of today's emperor, but the regent is well aware of this nephew's disposition, if given the opportunity, he would pretend to summon someone to kill him and monopolize the power, Chunjia will definitely do such a thing come out.

Moreover, in the current situation, after Chunjia killed him, there was no need to find a scapegoat specifically, and it would just be pushed to the remnants of the Ji family.

As for being so suspicious, why not just go?

This is not acceptable.

One is that although he doubts Chunjia, both uncle and nephew can't break up with each other at present, even if we don't see each other today, what about tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the future? It is impossible to say that he will not enter the palace from now on, right?

The second is his left and right opinions.

The regent is Chunjia's uncle, and he is indeed a generation older than Chunjia. The two sons below, the older one doesn't have any outstanding performance, and the younger one is too young, they can't support the situation.

If he was timid before fighting at this time, he might shake the morale of the people below.

So at best he would make some preparations, it would be impossible to hide.

"I heard that uncle is feeling unwell, but he is still thinking about the late emperor's grievances?" After a long while, the regent entered the palace on full alert, and the emperor greeted him personally at the door.

This courteous attitude made the regent even more worried, because although Chunjia usually has a reputation for being gentle with others, she is not the kind who surrenders her status.

As long as he shows special courtesy to others, he must have some intentions.

Chunjia saw his suspicion, and after sitting down, he took the initiative to chat about the daily life—the regent said something perfunctory absent-mindedly, and then asked: "Why did your majesty make the queen talk nonsense in the court hall? Could it be that you are in a hurry to cross the river and tear down the bridge?" Is it?"

"Uncle Wang really misunderstood me. I invited Uncle Wang here just to clear up the grudge." Chunjia said with sincerity on his face that he was also deceived. Kneeling and begging to avoid death, I pondered for the sake of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress said that she was willing to expose Ji's various crimes in public."

"I thought that this move would also allow the world to see clearly how much wronged my father-in-law Xiangshi has suffered in these years, and it is the right thing for Uncle Wang to slaughter Ji's family, so I agreed to her."

"Who knew that this vicious woman would be so vicious that she would use this to provoke you and me!"

It was as if he was being fooled by the Queen for the consideration of the Prince Regent.

The regent didn't believe a word, but he couldn't deny that Chunjia was talking nonsense, so he sneered: "Oh? So the queen dares to bully the king at this time?! But I don't know what your majesty is going to do. deal with her?"

"How can such a woman who has ulterior motives and wants to alienate the family of Tian family stay?" Chunjia sullenly, very angry, "Just for the sake of the empress dowager, I plan to make her feel unworthy from Chen Buxian first. In the end, the Taoist practice will be abolished... After two days, after the news has passed, send her down to reunite with the Ji family!"

The regent sneered and said, "The queen is like this, what about Lu Chongyi?"

"Uncle Wang wants to protect Lu Chongyi?" Chunjia mused, "It's not impossible, Zuo Chongyi is my concubine, and it is impossible to drag him to the execution ground for public disposal. Or I will send him to Uncle Wang's mansion later. On the outside, it is said that Lu Chongyi has been given to death... What does Uncle Wang think?"

"Ruogu hopes that Lu Chongyi is not only a good person, but also hopes that Lu Chongyi will continue to serve His Majesty in the palace?" The regent looked at him and asked coldly.

Although Lu Qidao is Lu Chuncao's adopted daughter, she is both the concubine and his sister-in-law of the regent's nephew, but neither the regent nor Lu Chuncao is in the mood to care about the life and death of this Chongyi at the moment.

It was as if Chunjia didn't care about keeping Lu Qidao alive in private.

The key is how to characterize Lu Qidao's crime of murdering the concubine and the emperor's heir.

"Uncle Wang, this is very difficult, because today's incident is too big, and it is impossible to force it down." Chunjia thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to give Uncle Wang face, but just now because of For the same crime, I have already lenient the Qingping Houfu. If Lu Chongyi is not dealt with at this time, how can I convince the public?"

The regent sneered and said, "What's going on with Ji's execution? Who in the temple knows what's going on? Who can do anything?! If you really treat Gu as an uncle, you really don't have any ill intentions. The empress can make trouble in the court Such a big commotion!? Gu thought you wanted to do something, co-authoring or coming for Gu!"

Chunjia calmly said: "Uncle Wang misunderstood, I didn't mean that. This is all the Queen's deliberate deliberation, of course I also ignored it. After all, Uncle Wang also knows that although I am the son of heaven, the Queen relies on her family status, but she has never taken it seriously. I have put it in my eyes, I have endured it for so many years, and now I am finally here, I can't help but feel a little bit of a night in brocade clothes. Just at this time, the queen invited me to Yanfu Palace. I was really careless. When it's time, don't forget to do the thing of sowing discord!"

He also said, "Gu knows that Uncle Wang is unhappy now, and actually Gu also feels a headache. Otherwise, let Qing Pinghou be wronged for a while, and after a while, Uncle Wang will give him some credit, and I will give him some credit." Canonize him? And the age of the eldest son should also be said to be kissed, if Uncle Wang likes someone who is a lady, how about I personally bestow a marriage for him as a matchmaker?"

Seeing that the regent was still dissatisfied, he promised a bunch of conditions, but they were all insignificant side details, what the regent really wanted, such as military and political power, Chunjia would not let go at all— — That's why the uncle and nephew broke up unhappy.

The regent left the palace in anger, while Chunjia took a sip of tea, thought for a moment calmly, and ordered Yanyin: "The empress will leave the palace soon, and the things arranged before will start quickly, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

He also ordered someone to deliver a message to Princess Dongxing.

So within two days, Princess Dongxing and Concubine Lu Ji met at the birthday banquet of an elderly lady in the imperial capital.

It was not the first time for the two of them to meet each other. Although they were both relatives, their political stances were not very consistent. In addition, Princess Dongxing didn't think much of Concubine Lu Ji, who was born in a powerful official, so she always greeted her lightly.

This day Concubine Lu Ji greeted the Eldest Princess as usual, she wanted to turn her head and go back to her seat, but Dong Xing stopped her and said, "Sit next to Ben Gong, I have a family matter to talk to you about."

Concubine Lu Ji was very puzzled, and the other noble ladies who came to the banquet were also very curious and listened with all ears.

I heard Princess Dongxing ask Concubine Lu Ji in a reproachful tone: "Although your background is different from others, Lu Chuncao is a person who came out of Yanfu Palace and served the late Emperor Xiaozong. It is impossible to be unreasonable. Why? Do you still want to do such an unkind thing?"

Concubine Lu Ji asked blankly, "Auntie, but I don't know what I did wrong. Do you want my aunt to say that?"

Princess Dongxing didn't give a shit about it: "How old is the Prince Regent's son? He is of the same generation as His Majesty. At his age, His Majesty has all the three palaces and six courtyards. What about him? He hasn't even started looking for a son-in-law yet. Is this the treatment of the eldest son of the first wife? If the regent treats you badly, it’s fine, he has specially invited people like Wei Changkong to teach your own son, so you can’t reciprocate, and you can’t treat his eldest son. With dim sum?"

Thinking that Chunjia told him not to reveal that it was he who told her, the eldest princess added a few words viciously, "The Dou family in front of you is not from a high family background, but it's not that there is no one in her natal family! I just want to ask you, do you care about this son's marriage? If you don't want to care, then I will sell the old man for a while, and personally go out to find a wife for the son, so as not to go underground later and be dragged by the Dou family Blame this elder for not caring about his nephew!"

The implication is that the eldest princess was entrusted by Dou's family, so it's not that she was looking for Concubine Lu Ji in public - but no one can say that she did something wrong. Firstly, the eldest princess has a high seniority, and secondly, what the eldest princess said is also true reason.

There are not many Gong Xiangxiao who are still single at this age, and the Prince Regent and his wife don't even intend to propose marriage to him. Does this make people suspect that the prince has completely fallen out of favor?

Because most of the marriages are handled by the women's relatives, Concubine Lu is still a stepmother, so if this crime does not fall on her, who will it fall on?

Princess Dongxing said that she was partial to her own son, Gong Xiangzhen, and she didn't feel sorry for her at all, and even treated Gong Xiangxiao very badly. Concubine Lu Jifei had no room to argue, so she could only hold back her anger and repeatedly pleaded guilty, and explained: "It's not that the concubine has intentions. Delaying the son's youth is really the most important matter of the son's marriage, and the prince has been very busy in the past two years. Without him personally guarding the concubine, he really dare not make a decision on his own, so..."

"The regent is so busy, why don't you have time to worry about Zhen'er's enlightenment teacher?" But before he finished speaking, the Princess Dongxing interrupted him lightly, "How old is Zhen'er, and you can just recruit a scholar." When teaching, is it more important for him to hire a teacher than the lifelong affairs of his half-brother?"

But even the regent scolded it together.

Concubine Lu Ji was worried that if she continued, she would be more dependent on the elder princess and scolded the Prince Regent's House. She took a deep breath: "What you said is that the concubine is not healthy. Because Zhen'er is weak, I put all my attention on raising him. I'm negligent." Thankfully, my aunt reminded me today that I will discuss this matter with the prince when I go back, and I must find a good-looking and talented woman for the son, and I will ask my aunt to help check it out when the time comes!"

"A married woman in this palace, how can I check it?" Princess Dongxing said lazily, "Just one thing: why is the eldest son the heir of the Prince Regent's mansion, and the Gongxiang family has few direct bloodlines now, and his eldest son and wife, Not to mention talent, appearance and conduct, but one's background can't be humiliated to the prince."

Concubine Lu Ji wanted to strangle the old woman to death: "You are right."