Chapter 177 Will You Regret It?

Gu Zhen hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does father know about this? Father also agrees?"

"This is the meaning of the old man at home. You still can't trust your own grandfather?" When the servant said this, it was obvious that Uncle Zhao Wu either didn't know about it or didn't approve of it. What does father mean?"

The valet said: "How could it be possible that you didn't ask the uncle? The old man has already written a letter in his own hand, so you can relax and just listen to the family... Could the family still harm you?"

Gu Zhen was very conflicted, she always felt that it was not very kind to do so, well, in this kind of temple battle, whoever is kind will die sooner.

The problem is, Chunjia's credit is really not very good!

If he is really trustworthy, can it be the Gu family's turn to succeed him?

Is it really a good deal for them to choose Chunjia instead of the Prince Regent who has been with him for many years?

"...Then what should I do?" Gu Zhensi thought about it, but finally gave in under the persuasion of the attendants.

After all, the valet repeatedly emphasized that she had never been favored in the years since she entered the palace. Although she has raised a prince under her knees, it is very embarrassing because her biological mother is the daughter of the Ji family.

In the future, let alone relying on her for old age, it would be nice not to drag her down.

If she doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to gamble, her future can be said to be bleak... This person who is only in his twenties, is he just resigned to his fate?

The old man in the family is very old and is ambitious to find a fortune for his children and grandchildren, so why should Gu Zhen muddle along?

Moreover, the Dingbei Army was supported by the court, not the Prince Regent's private army, so they should have been loyal to Chunjia instead of the Prince Regent.

Anyway, both public and private, Gu Zhen and the Gu family should accept the olive branch extended by the emperor.

Gu Zhen asked helplessly, "Could it be possible to compete directly with the concubines of the four families? Although the Luo family is young and often falls under the hands of concubines Xian, they are not cheap."

If the family expects her to fight with the four members of the Luo family... Gu Zhen feels that this kind of errand, looking at the Sixth Palace, no one else can do it except for the head of the Xuanqing Palace.

The attendant simply smiled: "Don't worry, as long as you know what's in your mind, you will be able to cooperate when the time comes. Others, you have your own family, and your majesty and the empress dowager will take care of it."

After all, although the Gu family is eager to continue the family reputation, they are not stupid.

The mother and son of the emperor just planned to release the pigeons of the four Luo family, who knows if they will shake them too?

Therefore, the matter of persuading Uncle Zhaowu to abandon the regent and join Chunjia would only start after Gu Zhen took the back seat—in fact, the old man of the Gu family knew that his son would not agree, so he planned to kill him first and then play it.

At that time, the first daughter will be in the middle palace, Gu Fangshu will go to tell the regent that he has no such intentions and he will still go to the regent, can the regent believe it?

Of course, there is no need to tell Gu Zhen about these things.

When the discussion between their master and servant was over, at the Taichu Palace, Yun Fenghuang was just finishing his ceremony with Chunjia, implying that the emperor waved back, and asked straight to the point: "Your Majesty, does the Empress Dowager take some responsibility for this concubine?"

"..." Chunjia pondered for a while before saying, "The queen mother has some concerns, and I am explaining to her."

"If you can easily explain clearly, Your Majesty will not be bothered, so that even Chen Zhu can see it." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "It's just... but I don't know what I did to make the Queen Mother so angry? Although the Empress Dowager is sick for other reasons, but these days, being confined in the first palace is uncomfortable even thinking about it."

"If it's really the concubine's fault, I should always go to plead guilty and let him deal with it, so as not to make the empress dowager feel unhappy, which is not good for the phoenix's body, and let your majesty worry about it."

Chunjia knew that the sincerity of her words was very suspicious, and the essential purpose was to inquire about the news, but her brows still subconsciously relaxed a little.

But he knew the root cause of Empress Dowager Yuan's dislike of Yunfenghuang, but it was hard to say--saying it must add fuel to the fire.

At this moment, he pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "It's just a little misunderstanding. After all, you also knew in the palace before that when the Ji family was in power, naturally you couldn't see the people around me working together. The queen mother has been worrying too much in the past two years, and her energy is not good. Sometimes it is inevitable I will also fall into the trap and have some ideas. This is all human nature, isn’t it? It will be fine after talking slowly.”

Yun Fenghuang was dazed for a moment looking at the tiredness between his brows, because he remembered that after Xie Fenghuan was dragged around the street by Wang, the reputation of Xie's daughter was ruined in a day.

At that time, Qi Jiulu hadn't grown up yet, and upon hearing the news, he rushed to Xie's Mansion to comfort her—the Qi family didn't want him to go this way, because they haven't decided whether to continue this marriage, and if he needs to continue, he can go to Xie's Mansion Just went, just to show their Qi's tolerance and loyalty; but if they don't make this marriage, it will be embarrassing.

But he still ran out under the pressure of many elders. At that time, he hadn't tied his hair, his face was still childish, and the brows were also full of troubles and bewilderment. She is so old, how has she ever seen such a battle?

And where are the good strategies and abilities to solve it?

Now that I think about it, Qi Jiulu's flustered heart at that time was not under her control, but she still tried her best to pretend to be calm in front of her...

How did she respond to Qi Jiulu at that time?

It seems that nothing has been said.

Tears came down when I saw him.

He was very anxious when he saw them. Usually when they were together, she talked a lot, raised her chin to dictate, and made up an idea after a while, and when the chirping never stopped, Qi Jiulu seldom opened her mouth even though she was obedient. After all, he has been the eldest son of the Qi family since he landed, and his elders trained him very strictly, so he has a cold and taciturn personality.

But that day was extraordinarily talkative, and he almost tried his best to coax her.

She didn't know how long she cried, and she couldn't remember exactly how it ended. Anyway, she remembered Qi Jiulu saying "I'm here" over and over again.

He said this with sincerity, and it is true to this day.

Yun Feng Huang letter.

But the fact is that sincerity is not necessarily worth the troubled times.

She smiled at herself, and when she came back to her senses, she saw Chunjia looking at her with complicated eyes not far away, and said slowly: "What's wrong?"

Yun Fenghuang was stunned, and subconsciously touched his cheek, only to realize that tears had soaked his entire face unconsciously.

"I just feel that my concubine's fate seems to be bad, Xing Kefu's family." She opened her mouth, and the prevarication words came to her mind instantly, but at this moment, Qi Jiulu was tired and helpless a few years ago and tried to shield her from the wind and rain. It seems to coincide with Chunjia Shicai.

It is rare for Concubine Xian to show real fragility and bewilderment, "In the past, the head of the family was engaged to Qi Jiulu, but when he was twelve years old, his sister had an affair. Not to mention Mrs. Xie, he was originally the eldest son of Mrs. Qi, living in Beidi It is very beautiful, but since then it has been secretly ridiculed; after entering the palace, now it has caused His Majesty to disagree with the loving mother and empress dowager for the concubine's sake... Maybe the concubine should not have lingered in the world in the first place. You should leave home early."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chunjia frowned slightly, and said, "Isn't your elder sister's affairs clearly investigated? It's just someone's plan. As for Qi Jiulu, he is a handsome man, being ridiculed for a few words, what's the big deal?" ? If this is considered a grievance, then I have been under the hands of the Ji family for nearly ten years, and I have heard so many ridicules, ridicules and temptations, should I not live?"

Yun Fenghuang smiled mischievously: "These are all things in the past. What makes me sad is that the affairs of the previous court are enough to worry you now. I can't help you here, and let you talk to me." The empress dowager is in trouble... What is the fate of the concubine? It always involves people who care about the concubine."

"If I knew this earlier, when I hired Yizhi back then, it would be better for me to ruin my appearance while learning the rules, and not enter the palace to harm you again!"

Hearing this, Chunjia pondered slightly.

He knew early in the morning that Yun Fenghuang actually had no more love for Qi Jiulu, even if it wasn't about love between men and women, but at least he had guilt and a desire to make up for it.

From a fair point of view, this is understandable. After all, Yunfenghuang and Qi Jiulu are childhood sweethearts, unlike him and Yuan Niangniang, who have already exhausted their expectations for each other under heavy pressure. Although they can't talk about respecting each other as guests, they absolutely love each other. If it wasn't for the unexpected accident, they would be the right couple.

Even after Qi Jiulu got married, he chased after him to Dijing, which shows that he never forgets it.

If Yun Fenghuang threw this bamboo horse behind him in a blink of an eye and became like a stranger, then his heart would be a little colder.

But as the saying goes, he couldn't help himself, and he still felt a sense of loss when he heard Concubine Xian admit that Qi Jiulu was also someone who "cares about concubines".

Fortunately, he was not the young emperor when he first came to the throne. After nearly ten years of hard work, his mistakes were not intentional. He had long hidden his anger and anger in his heart. How can a wife live a peaceful life every day? A little quarrel, and it will be fine after a while. Why did it involve Xingke? They are all mothers and concubines, and they still speak so inappropriately."

Seeing that Yun Fenghuang was choked up and silent, she sighed helplessly, got up and walked to her side, and handed over the handkerchief, "Or do you think that I am so incompetent that I can only make empty promises to you?"

"The concubine just can't bear to see His Majesty working extra hard for the concubine while he is busy with government affairs."

Chunjia felt that he should not believe this, he was silent for a while, and said: "There is no hard work, if you want to do something that Mrs. Jiang does not allow, but you do it, Mrs. Jiang will definitely stop it." live?"

But you and the Empress Dowager Yuan are not biological, so it doesn't matter how the biological ones quarrel.

Like when she was fighting for favor with Xie Fenghuan when she was a child, she cried and said that Jiang's favored her sister and didn't love her. She said it 80 times if not a hundred times. At that time, why didn't she fight Jiang's anger to death, but let it be fine when she was angry. .

Whether it's her or Jiang's, I actually don't believe that Jiang's doesn't love her... If Yun Fenghuang really thinks that her mother doesn't love her, to be honest, she doesn't have the confidence to make trouble again and again.

But how can Chunjia and Queen Mother Yuan see each other like this?

Yun Fenghuang felt that it was impossible.

If she is as close as the Jiang family, the Queen Mother Yuan still needs to borrow a knife to kill people and use Concubine Xuan? When Chunjia was not around, he sent someone over for a glass of poisoned wine. Later, Chunjia knew that he would be angry again and couldn't bear to be sad anymore. He ran to Chunjia Palace to yell at her, and after a few days of cold war...then the reconciliation was as good as before.

She has done a lot of stupid things to Xie Fenghuan before, and while Jiang comforted Xie Fenghuan, she kept scolding her, "You little bastard who is in a daze, I don't know what evil I did to be born like this." debt collector", but he didn't delay to take good care of his own daughter, didn't he?

If Xie Fenghuan had treated her like this, Jiang shi would not turn his back on her.

Yun Fenghuang was a little disheartened for a while, since she was dispelled by Jiang's idea of ​​muddling along, she went from one extreme to another extreme, not only did not want to die, but also put all her energy into keeping a close eye on her mother Yi Tianxia seat.

She knows that Chunjia treats her well, and also knows that her current status, and even the rise of the Xie family, are all given by Chunjia—so she is more vigilant against Chunjia.

Because he can give and take away, his own honor and disgrace and even life and death are in his mind, when she is powerless to resist, she dare not indulge in this kind of favor at all. It was even hard for her to tolerate the emperor's rejection of her, no matter what reasonable reasons there were, Yun Fenghuang felt that it was a reminder to her that the person in front of her could make a final decision with her.

He said no and no.

So cruel and desperate.

Besides, Chunjia's love for her was not indiscriminate, for example, he never thought of letting her be his successor.

Therefore, Yun Fenghuang felt at ease on guard.

But maybe because she remembered Qi Jiulu and Chunjia's current embarrassment, she suddenly became afraid.

If she had known that she and Qi Jiulu had nothing to do with each other, what would she have done? Should I keep a distance from him, so that we can get together and leave; or should I treat him better, so that he can't forget himself even more?

Yun Fenghuang didn't know, any kind of idea felt heart-wrenching pain.

It is impossible for her and Qi Jiulu to continue.

No matter how much you can't bear it, you can only be reluctant, and it will definitely be faded by the years.

She even regretted that when he was young and frivolous, he forced him to promise not to marry other people, and not to treat Chao Jingyou kindly.

At that time, she was unscrupulous, and she always felt that what she couldn't get, no one else could get it, and she always felt that she was uncomfortable. Why should Qi Jiulu continue his life as a beautiful wife and concubine? Then, surrounded by a big family, he took her forget?

Now she regrets it, very much.

She would rather he forget that she is living a good life, it has nothing to do with her flourishing in the palace—even if she falls out of favor and power and is knocked out of the palace at the moment, and her future is unpredictable, she also hopes that Qi Jiulu can start again and have a real life. A gentle and virtuous wife, who bore children for him, and made the Qi family prosperous...

People's thoughts change in such an inconceivable and rapid manner.

A premonition suddenly surged in Yun Fenghuang's heart, that is, she regretted not being sympathetic to Qi Jiulu at the beginning, will she regret not being sympathetic to Chunjia now?

"...My mother can't stop what my concubine must do, not only can't stop her, but she also has to be patient. My son is doing something wrong for my concubine." After a long silence, she said quietly, "But this It's just relying on her doting on my concubine and ignoring her sadness."

"It's not easy for a loving mother, the Empress Dowager. I dare not ask Your Majesty to displease her for my concubine's sake."

"The left and right concubines are young, so it is only natural for them to suffer some grievances for the sake of their elders; moreover, since entering the palace, they have been favored by His Majesty time and time again, so it is also due to please the loving mother, the Empress Dowager."

Before she finished speaking, she already felt Chunjia's hand on her shoulder subconsciously clenched her shoulders, and then worried that it would hurt her, she quickly released it.

The young emperor bowed his head and kissed her on the cheek, and said with a smile: "I will persuade my mother, the kind that won't make her sad... don't worry about it. I was raised by my mother, how can I not know her temperament?"

He was in a good mood, because he felt that Concubine Xian said these words sincerely.

For the character of Concubine Xian, even if it is just a momentary impulse, it is very rare.

Then he couldn't let Concubine Xian be wronged.

Otherwise, if the concubine came back to her senses, who knows what she would think?

At this time, the emperor didn't think about whether Concubine Xian was going to retreat again. In fact, Yun Fenghuang did not have the idea of ​​retreating this time.

...After leaving the Taichu Palace, she stood by the Taiye Pool, raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the Spring Palace for a moment, then smiled coldly.