Chapter 166 Still Waters Run Deep

The four concubines are very sensible, or in other words, there are sensible people around them to give advice.

Seeing that he couldn't ask anything from the little servant who ran the errands, he quickly promised a bunch of benefits, and some of them arrived in time——Yun Fenghuang then briefly told them the process of talking with Queen Mother Yuan, including his own ideas. Said: "Don't blame Ben Gong, I had to say that at the time. Otherwise, who do you want Ben Gong to say good things about? Ben Gong promised not to get involved in this matter."

This made the fourth concubine very regretful: I knew that the loving mother, the empress dowager, would actually ask the concubine Xian for her opinion, so I might as well give some benefits in private, and ask her to help me at a critical moment!

But the opportunity has been lost, and they don't fully trust Xianfei's words, so they quickly adjusted their mood and started to discuss, what should they do now?

"Your Majesty is becoming more and more like a wise gentleman!" Luo Hanyi's wet nurse, Yin Shi, contacted Luo Shi, and returned to the Xinli Hall, and told her master with a sigh, "My family speculates that this is what His Majesty meant. But it was revealed to us through the loving mother, the empress dowager and the concubine Xian."

"My servant just inquired that the reason why the loving mother Empress Dowager summoned Concubine Xian suddenly was because her majesty had gone to the Spring Palace before and had a private discussion with the loving mother Empress Dowager. There may be no big difference in what Xianfei told us. But please think about it, empress, Concubine Xian is always cunning, she took the benefits of our four families and promised not to interfere in this matter."

"At this moment, the loving mother Empress Dowager asks her opinion, she must not be able to express her opinion."

"But since the loving mother Empress Dowager asked, how could she allow her to be vague? Under such circumstances, with the shrewdness of the concubine Xian, she really couldn't avoid it. Naturally, she threw the question to our four families... So, this sentence is not justified. Has it been handed to us people?"

"When the loving mother Empress Dowager and His Majesty promised to succeed her, she euphemistically implied that there was only one successor. Whoever made the most contributions would naturally have a daughter."

Therefore, in this battle of succession, the performance of the concubines in the harem is actually secondary, and it mainly depends on the performance of the natal family in the previous dynasty.

After all, the mother and son of the emperor used the position of successor as a bargaining chip, isn't it the support of the previous dynasty?

The reason why the four concubines have to compete openly and secretly after entering the palace is actually to prepare for the current situation, "Now that the Ji family is destroyed, and it's time for the royal family to fulfill their promises, but the credits of our four families are counted. It's half a catty to eighty two. I thought, at this time, it depends on the concubines, who is more pleasing to His Majesty and the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, and who is the most outstanding in the palace...But I don't want to, but His Majesty still intends to decide by the previous court. !"

The Yin family sighed again, "The old man said, I am afraid that the four families' contributions seem to be due to His Majesty's calculations. Watching His Majesty's actions, it seems that still water is flowing deep. At first, he didn't notice it, but only when the clues appeared, it was a thunderstorm. One ring: If there is no temptation from the successor, my four families will not try their best to contribute to His Majesty these days; if it is not for the similar merits, it is difficult to distinguish who is superior, and now His Majesty will not just throw the question back."

"Actually, for Your Majesty, the successor among the four concubines is probably the same."

"The most important thing is that the four of us were originally family friends. After this incident, we have to fight among ourselves."

Luo Hanyi was speechless for a while, and then said after a while: "Can't we discuss it properly? It's okay for me to feel wronged."

Although her achievements in Gongdou are not as impressive as Yun Fenghuang's, she is still a noble girl, she still has vision.

I understand that the reason why the Ji family has been prominent in the three dynasties, but my family has still stood up all these years is a very important reason, that is, the Luo family, Ouyang family, Meng family, and Yin family immediately reported to the group to keep warm after the Ji family rose with the support of Shenzong , to resist Ji's pressure.

When the Ji family relegated Ouyang Yanran, who was loyal to Emperor Xiaozong, to a remote place, they did not kill them all. Part of the reason was that the Luo family, Meng family, and Yin family extended a helping hand, which involved the Ji family and made them miss it. Opportunity to kill midway.

Otherwise, even in the same family, with Ouyang Yanran's talents, since they are unwilling to be used by the Ji family, how could they keep such a loyal minister of the Gongxiang family?

So if according to Chunjia's calculations this time, if the four families have grievances because of their successors, for the Luo family, even if there is a queen in the clan, it may not be a good thing.

After all, Luo Hanyi has only been in the palace for less than a year, and Chunjia can't say bad things to her, but there is still Yun Fenghuang on her when it comes to doting. The most important thing is that she has a bad relationship with Yun Fenghuang, she dare not say that she is dissatisfied with Chunjia's doting on the concubine Xian, but because of this, she has lost some girlish feelings towards this emperor.

She has not conceived so far, and the princess under her knees is only a daughter of a concubine, and that concubine was born in Yunfenghuang Palace.

Therefore, the position is still more on the side of the family.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not like this." Listening to her words, Yin smiled wryly, "Now it is not a question of whether the four of us are willing to fight for the successor, but that since His Majesty has done so, Alright, then from now on, we must make a gesture of alienation. Otherwise, it is tantamount to thinking of being the next Ji family. You said that His Majesty has endured for many years before joining the regent to destroy the Ji family. How could he tolerate such a situation? "

"In this way, whoever has a successor, wait until they get the death talisman."

"Then what's the point of us working so hard for this position?"

"It's hard to ride a tiger now, so we can only follow His Majesty's wishes."

Otherwise, not only would they have done nothing before, but they would also offend the emperor.

It's not worth it.

Luo Hanyi couldn't help complaining: "It's all the Ji family's fault! How much His Majesty the Emperor Shenzong trusted and loved their family back then! When he died, he entrusted the Empress Dowager and the first Emperor Xiaozong to them! But they bullied Xiaozong young……"

"How can it be so simple?" Yin interrupted her when she heard the words, and whispered, "Ji is not stupid. Although they had power at the time, they didn't have military power at all. It is impossible to change the dynasty. If it is possible, How could you be willing to quarrel with Xiaozong? Isn't it because after Xiaozong ascended the throne, he was afraid of their power and wanted to suppress them?"

"The Ji family feels that without their full support, His Majesty the Emperor Shenzong may not be able to win the reserve position. Moreover, when Xiaozong first came to the throne, he also relied on the support of his uncle's family to suppress a group of veterans and relatives... Only when his position is stable, he wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge. , who would be happy to change it?"

"Both parties felt that they were wronged, and both felt that the other party was ungrateful, and that's when the trouble broke out."

"...But the Ji family's troubles are too much, right? Don't talk about the righteousness of monarchs and ministers, just say that Emperor Xiaozong is still their nephew, and he was forced to die in depression!" Luo Hanyi said unconvinced, " If they hadn't broken the rules, why should we be so feared by His Majesty now?"

Yin snorted and said, "Your Majesty, this is really a child's talk! This kind of thing should not be disturbed from the beginning, and the emperor will be returned to the government directly, and the old man will go back to his hometown. Once there is a trouble, and there is a grudge in the hearts of both parties, who would dare to back down? As soon as he retreated, he was chased and killed? The old man at home said this, but he felt that Emperor Xiaozong’s qualifications to be a king were not good enough. If he was replaced by someone like today, heh!”

As for Chunjia who can endure, if he is Xiaozong, he is afraid that he will be affectionate with Ji on the surface, and Ji's heart will be coaxed, so he turns around and the arrangement is over. People all over the world applauded.

How could it be possible that, like Xiaozong, he didn't hold two cards in his hand, so that his uncle's family could feel his dissatisfaction?

Thinking about the behavior of the current emperor, Yin sighed, "Forget it, since your majesty has reminded you, obviously you don't want the relationship between the emperor and his ministers to reach the level of Emperor Xiaozong and Ji's. Our family didn't have the intention of disobedience." , so, let the old man deal with it later. We will live in the palace in an orderly manner... and wait for news from home."

With Ji's mistakes in the past, the emperor hinted in advance that it was already very face-saving.

It was better than being coaxed by Chunjia's kind words the day before, and the whole family went down to see the late emperor the day after.

Luo Hanyi bit her lips: "Back then, the family believed in the words of the loving mother Empress Dowager and sincerely did things for His Majesty, but His Majesty designed us like this. It really... really... violates Mingjun's heart!"

"Don't say such things soon!" Yin frowned, "Mingjun Mingjun, do you think that Mingjun throughout the ages only has methods that are open and aboveboard? Although His Majesty's move has put our four families together, the old man also said that although he is young today, This method of controlling his subjects is not bad, he is a monarch who can rejuvenate the country, so don't take it lightly!"

"And even in terms of morality, what did His Majesty do wrong?"

"Originally, the four of us left for the sake of successors. Now His Majesty said he would not give it to us? Not only did he give it, but he also planned to let us discuss it ourselves. How can we say that His Majesty is wrong?"

As for the fact that Chunjia had already prepared for this, and let the four of them contribute similarly... This is his clever method.

If the four families realized it earlier, or if one of them could stand out against the emperor's calculations, that would be their ability-this kind of game is a normal game between the monarch and his ministers, and it complies with the rules.

Yin advised Luo Hanyi: "This is the end of the matter, let's not say anything more, and just wait for news from home."

At the same time, Yun Fenghuang was complaining to Chunjia in the Taichu Palace: "The concubine really thought that the empress dowager was thinking about her concubine, but after she went, she was asked by the empress dowager who is more suitable to be the successor. You Isn’t this embarrassing the concubine? How can I accept this kind of talk? Your Majesty insists on being a difficult person, just say it straight, why do you have to make such a turn, and make the concubine caught off guard? It’s so embarrassing... ...Finally, I gave the empress dowager a trick, and I don't know if the empress dowager is satisfied?"

Chunjia was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he said apologetically, "It's because I didn't think carefully. When I talked about the choice of successor to my mother, I mentioned that the eldest son of the emperor is raised under your knees, and the successor must be able to accommodate you." You are the one who deserves it. I don’t want my mother to listen to it. Why don’t I ask you what you mean? This matter was promised by me and my mother at the beginning, and what to do now must be arranged by me and my mother. How could it be possible? Let you talk about it?"

Yun Fenghuang looked at him suspiciously: "So the concubine misunderstood the empress dowager?"

"What did your mother tell you to tell those families?" Chunjia asked without answering.

Seeing Yun Fenghuang shaking his head, he relieved himself and said, "Look, the queen mother is actually asking you in private, after all, Rang'er is so cute, and the queen mother likes it very much."

If he said that Empress Dowager Yuan sincerely hoped that Yun Fenghuang could be accommodated in the future, Yun Fenghuang would definitely not believe it.

But when it comes to Gongxiang Rang and Gongxiang, the Empress Dowager Yuan can't say that she attaches as much importance to it as Qi Wang Gongxiangzhuo. After all, she still cares about it, which seems more credible.

Yun Fenghuang hesitated for a while, and muttered: "Then you didn't say it earlier, so I don't worry about it...I'm afraid that if I say the wrong thing, I will offend the empress dowager."

Chunjia was embarrassed to say that the queen mother would not care about such hypocrisy with you, so she had to change the subject: "By the way, I don't know how the preparations for this Mid-Autumn Festival are going?"