Chapter 169: Seeing the Bamboo Horse Again

The Prince Regent was still angry, and said with a sneer, "Is Your Majesty planning to favor the virtuous concubine? Xiaoyun came from a humble background, without talent or virtue, and was proud of being favored... Such a woman deserves to be a virtuous concubine?!"

"Uncle Wang is an elder, and he is different from concubine Xian. He is rare. I am afraid that I don't know Concubine Xian very well, so I may have misunderstood her. Concubine Xian also means the emperor's grandmother." Chun Jia said slowly, "Does Uncle Wang think that the emperor's grandmother's actions are inappropriate?"

"The empress dowager is getting old, so it's inevitable that you'll be mistaken." The regent did not compromise because of the empress dowager's seniority, and said tit-for-tat, "Didn't the common people Zheng and Xue be hired into the palace by the empress dowager's decree? But he also made a big mistake, ruined his reputation, and implicated his mother's family. How do you know that Concubine Xian is not one of them?"

Chunjia said indifferently: "People are not sages and sages, so there is no fault. Don't talk about the emperor's grandmother. Didn't Uncle Wang himself misunderstand and get confused? Just as the concubine Xian said just now, the son has reached the crown, and the marriage has not been settled yet. Is this what a loving father did?"

"Furthermore, today is an auspicious time, and I am enjoying myself with the world, so I don't talk about right and wrong during the banquet. Uncle Wang insists on doing this. Since it is a disappointment, where will the clansmen who came from afar be placed?"

"You and I and all the officials are in the court all day long, and we often meet each other. It's fine. But many of the clansmen present at this moment have not set foot in the capital for many years. It is rare to gather together today, and you have to disturb me with something that is not urgent. What is it?" reason?"

He also said, "Besides, the ordinary Zheng family was originally virtuous, virtuous, dignified and elegant, and the reason why he did all kinds of foolish things later, in the final analysis, is because of the three corpses in his body and the loss of the emperor's heir, so he changed his nature. son."

Before the words were finished, Zheng Ju and his son rushed out to express Xie En with tears streaming down their faces, saying that Zheng Shangchu of their family was indeed a good person, otherwise he would not have been sent to the palace to serve the emperor, let alone passed the review of the Empress Dowager.

Moreover, Zheng Shangchu has been in the palace for many years, and he has always kept himself safe, well-behaved and sensible.

In short, the regent's accusation against her is untenable. Zheng Shangchu was purely confused for a while, and her heart is not bad. The Empress Dowager definitely did not miss it!

On the contrary, Xue Xiaoge, when she was cold at the beginning, her natal family immediately followed suit.

Given the relationship between the Xue family and the Ji family, even if they were not unlucky at the time, it is impossible to continue to appear here now, so no one helped to speak.

The regent seized this point and focused his firepower on Xue Xiaoge, and concluded that the empress dowager's eyesight may not be reliable, so Yun Fenghuang, who was also hired into the palace, must not be a good one.

Seeing that he was about to bring forward the relegation of Concubine Xian logically, Yun Fenghuang sneered against Chunjia's eyes that repeatedly suggested that she be calm and calm: "What is the identity and generation of the empress dowager? To use a common saying, her old man I'm afraid I have eaten more salt than the regent king has eaten! The regent said that the empress dowager's eyesight is poor, can she be worse than the regent himself? The former Qing Pinghou had only two righteous daughters, one entered the palace, As a result, there was a murder of Liugong; one was married by the regent King Jinwuzangjiao as his second concubine, and then what? The one who left the eldest son alone until now, was reminded by His Royal Highness Princess Dongxing, but nothing happened! "

"For such a family, fortunately, the regent has the nerve to criticize the royal elders here!"

The next sentence is the most ruthless, "But this is not surprising, after all, I heard that the regent was not raised by the empress dowager, but was raised by Xu Taipin's side as an exception, but he didn't know this question about the empress dowager , is it also Xu Taipin's words and deeds?"

According to the rules of the palace, only concubines of the third grade or above are eligible to raise the emperor's heir.

However, Emperor Shenzong had a very close relationship with his wife, the current empress dowager, and there was no decent concubine under the empress. After Xu Taipin gave birth to the regent, according to the rules, she would either be promoted to a concubine to raise the child herself, or she would hand over the child to the empress dowager.

However, the empress dowager didn't choose either, and she neither promoted her nor helped to raise her, allowing Xu Taipin to bring up the child confusedly and tremblingly.

This was the beginning of the Prince Regent's dissatisfaction with the Ji family, because during this process, although the Empress Dowager did not deliberately make things difficult for their mother and son, her attitude of treating them as nothing was self-evident.

Now Yun Fenghuang mentioned this past, crazily implying that Mrs. Xu was born too low-born and had no family education. The regent who was raised also had no rules and did not know how to respect his aunt. Having been humiliated in such a way, he was stunned for a moment before reacting: "Bitch!!!"

In a rage, he smashed out the wine cup in his hand, but Chunjia's eyes were quick, and he pulled Yun Fenghuang into his arms to avoid the sharp blow. Seeing that the regent wanted to continue to fight, the emperor's face darkened instantly , embraced the concubine Xian, and asked condescendingly: "Uncle Wang, is this planning to plot rebellion in public?!"

"...Your Majesty still remember that Gu is your uncle?" The regent stared at Yun Fenghuang who was protected by him with red eyes, and said solemnly, "Then deal with this lowly servant girl in public—won't Your Majesty do it for a woman? , ignore the friendship between you and me as uncle and nephew?!"

Chunjia said indifferently: "Uncle Wang has drunk too much, let's go down to sober up. Concubine Xian is young and frivolous, what is Uncle Wang's status, why bother with her as a woman? It won't make people laugh if it spreads."

The regent said coldly: "So your majesty is not willing?! Your majesty keeps saying that you and I are close relatives, but in the end, he still defends a rebellious and rude bedside person, ha! haha! ha! If this is the case, please please In the future, don't mention the word 'flesh and blood' again!!!"

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves vigorously, turned around and left!

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. After a while, people came out one after another, bowed to Chunjia, and immediately went after the regent.

There are not many people in this group, but judging from the level of their clothing, their status is not low.

Some are even family members.

Chunjia didn't stop her, she just watched calmly, Wenyao Palace was silent for a while, the musicians stopped trembling, and the performers who were dancing in the palace fell to their knees one after another, silent like cicadas.

"Play music." When no one continued to chase after the regent, Chunjia said lightly, "It's a good time for the festive season, and we should gather together to celebrate this time."

As he spoke, he raised the wine cup to signal his subordinates.

The courtiers hesitated and raised their lamps: "Congratulations to Your Majesty."

The sound of silk and bamboo gradually sounded, and the tricksters continued to dance... Soon the whole palace banquet became lively again, if it weren't for the vacant seats, it would be as if nothing had happened.

Yun Fenghuang, who was embraced by Chunjia, took advantage of the situation to break away from the table. Seeing that the people's attention was gradually attracted by the singing and dancing, and she stopped spying on the Emperor's seat from time to time, she snorted softly and said, "Your Majesty, I am here You're in big trouble."

"The regent is just making use of the topic." Chunjia was very calm, "Without you, there are other people and other things. He is determined not to let this festival go smoothly."

Yun Fenghuang said hypocritically: "But he is His Majesty's uncle after all, why don't His Majesty turn around and demote the status of concubine to make him feel more at ease?"

"If he feels at ease, what about me?" Chunjia asked without turning his head, "Or do you also think that I really have no temper?"

Yun Fenghuang said: "The concubine is just afraid of embarrassing His Majesty."

Chunjia finally glanced sideways at her, and said slowly, "Isn't it rare for me to be in trouble?"

So you're used to it?

Yun Fenghuang snorted and laughed, since the emperor didn't mean to anger her, then she didn't care, let the emperor worry about what the regent will do next.

She has faith in the emperor.

Then he turned his head to look at the singing and dancing below.

After drinking for three rounds, Yun Fenghuang got up and left the table to change clothes, and then returned to his seat, only to find that Chunjia was gone.

"Your Majesty also went to change clothes." Chen Zhu told in a low voice, "However, the servants saw Duke Yi and Lord Ouyang also went one after another... It seems that they went to the side hall next to them."

Presumably discussing how to deal with the regent, Yun Fenghuang thought absently, and waved his hand casually: "I know, I asked the imperial dining room to make some hangover soup and send it over."

When Chen Zhu went to deliver the message, she began to think about the terrain of the side hall. She remembered that there was a small courtyard behind the side hall, with some flowers, trees and plants planted. Although this season has begun to wither, it is still no problem to hide her figure.

So, do you want to listen to a wall?

Yun Fenghuang looked down at the dress on her body, she was wearing the dress of the fourth concubine when she entered the arena, but she changed into a set of blue palace attire just now.

Although it's not particularly dull, it's not very eye-catching... Thinking of this, my heart moved, I sat for a while, and then quietly left.

Just walked outside, walked along the veranda for a while, before turning to the back of the side hall, suddenly heard someone in the shadow of the osmanthus tree not far away, said in a deep voice: "Concubine Xian, please stay!"

The familiar voice made Yun Fenghuang suddenly startled.

It seemed like a thousand years and an instant, she took a deep breath, stopped and turned her head, ordered Chen Zhu and others to step back and stare at the surroundings in the distance, so as not to be bumped by anyone, then turned her head to look at the shadow.

Qi Jiulu stood quietly with his sleeves folded, looking at her deeply.

"...Why are you here?" Yun Fenghuang hesitated and asked in a low voice.

After saying this, I felt that it was inappropriate, and was waiting to add, when I heard him say in a low voice: "I came with the son, and the regent left just now, the son asked me to stay, and I asked you one thing."

Yun Fenghuang said absent-mindedly: "Is he out of his mind? If he has something wrong, come and tell me by himself?"

After all, Chunjia knew about her affairs with Qi Jiulu, so a foreigner must come to talk to Yun Fenghuang, it would be safer for Gong Xiangxiao to come here by himself.

"The son said that there are changes in the north, and I am afraid that peace will only last for two years." Qi Jiulu did not answer the words, but narrated in a flat tone, "He hopes that the concubine Xian can persuade your majesty to choose a noble daughter from a famous family as his wife."

After finishing speaking, he took a deep look at her, and then quietly retreated away.

Yun Fenghuang stood where he was, with mixed feelings in his heart, and after a while, he recalled Chen Zhu and others, and continued to walk to the back of the side hall where Chunjia's monarch and ministers discussed matters.

The Qing people just saw Qi Jiulu, and they were very frightened. They walked all the way to see her face, and finally couldn't help asking: "Ma'am, that person just now...?"

"He sent a message to the Prince Regent's son." Yun Fenghuang's heart ached when he said this, and it was nothing more than prevaricating to others—the Regent King didn't value his son, Gong Xiangxiao was not well-informed, and Beidi It seems that Chunjia received news about the change a few days ago, but Taiping has only been two years, and there has been no such rumors in the former court and harem so far. What can Gong Xiangxiao, a son who is kept in captivity in the imperial capital, know?

On the contrary, Qi Jiulu had been in the Dingbei Army before, and he actually wanted to say this himself, but it was just under the banner of Gong Xiangxiao.

Why did he tell Yun Fenghuang about this kind of military affairs?

Is it because she just confronted the Prince Regent head-on?

The Prince Regent and the Dingbei Army are almost as one, and once the North Land is ignited, the importance of the Dingbei Army is self-evident.

At that time, if the regent wanted to pursue Yun Fenghuang... even if Chunjia was reluctant, the officials would not sit idly by.

As for Gong Xiangxiao wanting to marry a famous lady, that's nothing.

Yun Fenghuang sighed in disappointment, seeing the side hall in front of him, he was about to go around to the back, but at this moment, the door of the hall was suddenly opened, and Chunjia came out surrounded by several important officials.