Chapter 178 Is the Emperor of the Ai Family so Humble?
After this day, Concubine Xian seemed to be wilting all of a sudden, and all the palace affairs were delegated to Concubine Rui.
Originally, Luo Hanyi and Concubine Rui took care of the trivial affairs of the palace in the near future, so the most important thing was to report to Concubine Xian.
Now that Luo Hanyi has been reprimanded, and Concubine Xian has let go, Concubine Rui is just having a headache.
Mainly she was not sure what was going on, so she found an excuse to visit, but Concubine Xian didn't even see her, she just sent Qing people out to say that she was not feeling well, and let her handle everything on her own.
If you really have no idea, you can ask the empress dowager, the two empress dowagers, or the emperor.
Anyway, she just doesn't care.
Concubine Rui was very puzzled, so she went to ask Luo Hanyi in private, Luo Hanyi thought that he could not relax his vigilance, maybe it was Concubine Xian's new way? Anyway, they didn't believe that Yun Fenghuang would just delegate power like this.
When the news reached the Empress Dowager Yuan, the Empress Dowager pondered: "Could it be that the emperor told her about the demotion?"
If Chunjia is still on her mother's side, the Queen Mother can also breathe a sigh of relief.
This shows that even though Yun Fenghuang is favored, she has not surpassed the person who single-handedly raised Da Chunjia, and the threat is not as high as she thought.
In that case, should Yun Fenghuang go and kill Qi Jiulu?
Empress Dowager Yuan was still hesitating, but at this time Chunjia came, but after two days of absence, the emperor looked haggard and saluted the empress dowager somewhat wearily.
The queen mother felt distressed when she saw it: "How did you make it like this? Could it be that Gong Xiangruo sent you to find fault with you again?"
"Uncle Wang resents the boy in his heart. Before the Ji family was destroyed, he still had some scruples. Now it is obvious that seeing the boy is a thorn in his flesh." Chunjia sighed and said, "These children are used to it." After all, the child is not the flesh and blood of Emperor Xiaozong, but he has inherited this great position, so it is no wonder that Uncle Wang is unhappy."
Empress Dowager Yuan said disapprovingly: "Although he is not his own flesh and blood, heirs are also sons. If his father-in-law sends a lowly maid to have a son, if there is no Emperor Xiaozong to protect him, the Empress Dowager and the common man Ji Sheng can tolerate him." Live till now? For Xiaozong's kindness to him, he should also repay you well! After all, you are Xiaozong's legitimate heir!"
"This bastard is ungrateful and repays kindness with grievances. My family sees him going underground. What face does he have to meet Emperor Xiaozong!"
"What the queen mother said is true, but after all, when Xiaozong was there, the child had not yet been adopted. You also know that there have been rumors in the previous harem that Xiaozong wanted to make Wang Shu the emperor's younger brother. Many people thought that Wang Shu was the one Xiaozong wanted. I'm a Mingjun, not a baby." Chunjia sighed, "Otherwise, at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Uncle Wang left early regardless of etiquette, and there would not be so many people following him."
The Empress Dowager Yuan was silent for a moment, took his hand and rubbed it, and sighed: "I have wronged my son! He is obviously the emperor, but he has not had a few days of good days after he has been on the throne for a few years! This son kills us and bullies our orphans and widows. , and bear with it for now, until another day..."
There was a murderous look in the Queen Mother's eyes.
Chunjia followed her words and talked about the hardships of the mother and son over the years. Ever since Fuyangduan Wang passed away, she had been living in trepidation, for fear that something bad would deprive her of her title, and when she ascended the throne, her life was even more frightening. ... In short, in these years, it is not only Chunjia who have not had a few days of good life, but also the Queen Mother Yuan.
"It's fine for the child to pay for it by himself. It's just that the mother has been running around with the child all these years. Not only can she not support her life in peace and stability, but she has suffered all kinds of grievances for the child. The child feels that he is really unfilial."
After saying this, Mrs. Yuan softened her face, but her eyes were slightly cold and slowly condensed. She said softly: "You child said this, which means you have alienated the Ai family. If a mother doesn't think about the child, it's okay." For whom? As long as it is for your own good, not to mention suffering and suffering, it makes you hate Aijia, Aijia also admits it!"
Chunjia felt that the words were not right, so she forced a smile and said, "What did the queen mother say? How can the child hate the queen mother?"
"I wouldn't, but who told you to be so obsessed with Xiao Yun's?" The Queen Mother Yuan looked at him disappointed and sad, "Don't you just want to talk to her after making such a big circle?"
"..." Chunjia was silent for a while, and said in a low voice, "Does the queen mother think that the child is such a disrespectful person? Although the concubine Xian has a dispassionate personality and is not like an ordinary lady, since she entered the palace, she has not What did you do that was out of the ordinary."
Empress Dowager Yuan laughed angrily: "Meeting outside men in private is not out of line, so what is out of line?"
Chunjia said: "Just passing by to receive a gift, Concubine Xian is one of the four concubines, shouldn't Qi's son greet him when he sees it? And he may not be willing to appear there."
"Do you think that this matter was arranged by the Ai family to frame Concubine Xian?!" The Queen Mother Yuan slapped the table angrily, "Even so, who didn't know what their relationship was before? They didn't know?! They didn't even know what to do. Do you want to avoid suspicion?! Receive a gift...have you ever seen someone who receives a gift normally and wants to send away all the attendants?! This is clearly unclear. Why would a smart person like you not know?!"
She sighed deeply, "But you still keep talking to her, think about it for yourself, you are not dazed by her, what is it?"
"You never need to worry about the queen mother - the queen mother really can't figure it out, why are you reluctant to part with her?! What's so good about her?!"
"De Rong said that she is a virtuous and virtuous person, what does she have?!"
"Picking and picking things to find faults, being narrow-minded and oppressing newcomers, this kind of women's back houses have been cleaned up, let alone the palace!"
"Aijia has always felt that he didn't teach Lianniang well, and told you to endure her for many years... But Aijia has to say, even if Lianniang is unreasonable, she is not as bad-hearted as she is anyway! Just look at what she has done since entering the palace. Which one of these things is not for the benefit of myself and the Xie family?!"
"Which one is for your sake?!"
"You might as well pet Na Yi, who is beautiful and docile; or Luo's Ruifei, at least she is sensible; if you can't do anything from the Six Palaces, you can't make trouble more than her...Why are you like this? take things too hard?"
Empress Dowager Yuan really couldn't figure it out, in her opinion, Yun Fenghuang was just like that? Except for being noisy, they are not the first class in any other palace. This kind of person may feel new at first, but it has been almost two years, and the emperor is not fresh enough?
In particular, some people have entered the palace this year, which one is not beautiful, cute, well-behaved and sensible?
Who is not stronger than Yun Fenghuang?
"..." Chunjia was silent.
At this time, his silence was nothing more than resistance in the eyes of Queen Mother Yuan.
The Empress Dowager's eyes fell down: "My lord, the Ai family is really for your own good! If you think that the Ai family is narrow-minded and won't see Xiao Yun's favor, the Ai family will not say anything, but you have to remember that the Ji family is How did you get up? How did Xiaozong die young? What kind of life did you live in those years after you came to the throne?! Don’t you have the heart to let your heirs survive like this in the future? You can break free from your hand, but will your heirs be able to do it too?!"
"My mother, there is a huge gap between the Xie family and the Ji family. Even the Ji family before Shenzong's accession to the throne is not comparable to the Xie family." Chunjia had no choice but to speak, and he said in a deep voice, "And Xianfei also It's not the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is respected and favored by Shenzong because of the Ji family; but the Xie family can have today's favor, but it all comes from the concubine Xian... Concubine Xian is not the kind who will be influenced by the family people."
The queen mother sneered: "She is not influenced by the family, so does she still need to be pushed by the Xie family? When something happened, she kept saying that she was the daughter of the Yun family, so she brought the Duke Yi's mansion out as a shield. In a hurry, I went to paw and pull Xie Shi!"
Chunjia was silent for a while, then said in a low voice: "Concubine Xian is not from a high family background, but most of the concubines in the palace are noble girls. She inevitably lacks self-confidence, that's why..."
"If you really remember that you are not from a high family background, you should be more cautious in your words and deeds, instead of relying on the emperor's favor to be domineering!" The Queen Mother Yuan raised her voice angrily, and shouted, "And what qualifications does she have to say that she lacks confidence?! Than She has a good background and is still a concubine, and she is now one of the four concubines, and a daughter of such a famous family as the Luo family will bow her head in front of her!"
"The same goes for nothing, from the former empress to the number of concubines who entered the palace to serve you when you were married, all of them are empty below the knees, what about her? She also raised the eldest son of the emperor and the eldest daughter of the emperor—this kind of favor , you don’t have Ji Lingzi, you don’t have it, you don’t have your childhood sweetheart, you don’t have any concubines from your wedding, and you don’t have any newcomers who just entered the palace this year, only she has them!”
"You said it yourself, she looks like she lacks confidence?!"
"Ai Jia sees that she was spoiled by you, she has too much confidence, that's why she becomes more and more lawless!"
Chunjia was silent.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Yuan became more and more angry: "So Ai's family broke up and smashed the truth for you, but you still can't listen to it? You still want to protect her?"
"..." Chunjia was silent for a moment, and then said slowly, "Empress, since I can remember, the baby has never let up for a moment, and it has been until now. It's rare to meet someone I like, and please ask the mother to let the baby be self-willed this time, okay? "
The queen mother was stunned.
The next moment, she burst into tears.
The waiters in the hall trembled, held their breath and concentrated, and did not dare to breathe, including Zhan Liu, they were silent and did not dare to speak.
In such silence, the sound of tears running across Empress Yuan's cheeks and falling on the skirt of her clothes was exceptionally clear. The Empress Dowager wept silently at first, then sobbed uncontrollably, and finally whimpered: "Injustice! Injustice! Six There are countless concubines, and all the beauties in the world can fall into your arms, why do you...how do you..."
Chunjia was sitting at the bottom, without any expression on her face, she just said calmly: "I beg your mother to help you."
Seeing the empress dowager crying too sadly, Xu Shi finally showed a little weakness, softened his tone, and added softly, "I promise, I won't let the concubine Xian mess around."
"...Of course the Ai family will fulfill you. You are the only child of the Ai family. Who else can you fulfill if you don't?" The Queen Mother Yuan burst into tears when she heard the words. Wiping his face, he forcibly held back his embarrassment and sadness, and sneered, "It's just that Aijia only has one request: how honorable my son is! You value the concubine Xian so much, the concubine Xian should repay you with the same affection !"
She didn't give Chunjia a chance to speak, and continued, "Many people know about Concubine Xian's engagement to Qi Jiulu in the early years, and it was revealed time and time again. Even if the rumors are finally refuted, it will lose the face of the royal family! If you don't want to avoid future troubles forever, let Xian The concubine will solve this matter completely on her own!"
Chunjia was taken aback, and said, "What does the empress mean...?"
"What? You demoted the former concubine Xin Xin for her, gave the former imperial concubine death, wronged the concubine Shu and sisters, suppressed Mrs. Lu Chongyi and Jia Chongyuan, the wife of Yaoning, repeatedly reprimanded Yin Zhaoyi, Mrs. Manya, the Rui concubine of the Luo family, and even raped her many times. Making the former empress sick makes it easier for her to take power, and it also neglects many concubines. It can be said that she is loved by three thousand people. She will not be able to kill a Qi Jiulu for you?!" The Empress Dowager Yuan sneered, "The prince of the Ai family is so humble What!?"