Chapter 247: Final Ceremony

In a few days, Xie Lan and Xie Changxiu came out of the cabinet one after another. These two marriages would have attracted a certain amount of attention in the imperial capital, after all, the woman is the blood sister of the concubine Xian who is favored by Sheng Chong.

But because of the subsequent discussion, it is very unusual that the favored concubine is not as important as the queen.

Even Yun Fenghuang himself, just asked Qingdu to go on his behalf, added a generous dowry to each of the two sisters, and told them to send a message to the palace if they encountered any troubles, and then put their minds on the court meeting.

Negotiations at the court meeting were very difficult. The regent and Chunjia had their faces broken several times, and almost everything was brought out. The uncle said that the emperor did not follow the rules and kept the wives and concubines of the Fuyang king's lineage in the palace. The queen mother simply took things from her stepfather's lineage to support her biological father's lineage, which was immoral; the nephew accused the uncle of favoring one another, being harsh on the first-born son, and being too gracious to the step-concubine, mother and son who married later, which is very useless. Suspected of being young. There were many similar attacks on each other, and the words became more and more fierce. Chunjia was so patient that she couldn't hold back her anger twice after the court was over.

As for the Prince Regent, it was even heard that he was furious after returning to the palace, and all the servants were treated badly, and even the second concubine was scolded away when she rushed over to persuade her.

As a result, during this period of time before going to the harem, he has been trembling, for fear of encountering bad luck.

But in the end Chunjia persuaded the courtiers with a slight advantage and agreed to make Mrs. Yaoning his successor.

Then came the day of Qin Tian's supervisor election.

This day is set in the twelfth lunar month, which is very rushed for a ceremony of the level of the post-book ceremony, and even Zhai Yifengguan is too late to make a new one, so I can only use the temporary ones that Ji Lingzi left behind that have not been worn much. Change it.

"The successor position is the most important thing, these are nothing." Gu Zhen was not very happy about being a queen at first, but seeing this situation became more and more unhappy, the left and right naturally wanted to persuade, "And your Majesty said something yesterday The fifth prince under Defei's knees lost his biological mother, and Defei had to take care of the third prince herself, so she couldn't spare any effort to look after the fifth prince, so she wanted to give the fifth prince to you to raise... After remembering this, it is almost possible for the family to propose The East Palace is established, what else do you have to worry about?"

Mentioning the Fifth Prince, Gu Zhen's face softened slightly.

If she had just entered the palace, she would still have some resistance to raising other people's children. After all these years of desertion, coupled with future considerations, raising the heirs of other concubines is already a matter of will. up.

"In this way, I will have two princes under my knees." She sighed, "If there is another princess, then I will have both sons and daughters. At that time, I don't want to think about anything else, just guard them and live!"

It is very good that the emperor is willing to give another prince, and I am afraid that it is impossible to ask for another princess, so he said tactfully: "The future will be long, and the wish of the empress will come true sooner or later." of."

Gu Zhen didn't make a fuss, Gu's family only valued the post, and didn't care so much about the red tape, and Chunjia didn't want to delay on this matter, so the front court and the harem were in full swing. At the grand ceremony after the canon, Uncle Zhaowu's daughter, Gu Shi, was canonized as the successor and entered the Yanfu Palace.

The new empress was humiliated on the same day: Chunjia's old love, Mrs. Chunke, and new concubine Huan Xian, both reported illness, and did not participate in the posthumous ceremony.

The scene was so embarrassing that all the concubines present were silent.

"Mrs. Chun Ke has always been in poor health, and I know this palace. Didn't Concubine Xian agree not long ago that she could serve His Majesty in bed? Why is it not good now?" Gu Zhen said with a cold face. He didn't speak for a while, and when the servant came over and whispered something in his ear, he said with no expression, "I'm afraid it wasn't because the poisoning damaged her vitality before, so she was weak and sick? She doesn't feel well, just ask the imperial doctor to take care of her slowly. But don’t let your Majesty get sick.”

So he ordered someone to remove Yun Fenghuang from the list of servants.

As for when it will be withdrawn, it will not be mentioned.

Then Mrs. Chunke, who had a long-standing grievance, was not spared. The reason was the same as that of Yunfenghuang, that is, Mrs. Chunke was not in good health, so don’t cheat others. Although the emperor rarely went there, Li Shi in her palace was pregnant. It's the heir of the emperor!

How about letting Mrs. Li move out first and go to other palaces, not in Huzhu Palace anyway?

There is nothing wrong with these two orders from the position of the queen. After all, it’s okay to be proud of being favored and arrogant. Who can bear such arrogance on the day of the grand ceremony after the book?

The problem is that these two dared to do this because they had something to rely on. Even if the former lost Chunjia's favor, he still had an aunt of the queen mother;

The new empress dares to punish, and the people below don't dare to be tough. Can this be done?

The concubines were all curious and watched quietly.

And the new queen was also a little flustered after returning to the back: "If the two of them ignore it, then Ben Gong will be ashamed."

"No." The servant who whispered to her just now said calmly, "It's fine as usual, today is your good day. If His Majesty doesn't give you this bit of face, it shows that you have no sincerity towards Mrs. Gu In this way, the old man in the family will not help to persuade the uncle. Isn't it a waste of time for His Majesty to appoint you as queen? No matter how important these two are in His Majesty's mind, can they be more important than the overall situation? Just watch , Even if His Majesty feels sorry for them in private this time, he won't let you down."

He also said, "The old man said before that he was afraid that these two witty people would not show dissatisfaction at the moment. Then we would not take the initiative to take the initiative. But now that everyone is coming to the door, why should we be polite? This is an established prestige. This opportunity. If we miss it, you will only bear the title of empress in vain in this palace from now on!"

Gu Zhen thought about wanting to fall in love with Chunjia's new and old love, but he really didn't have much confidence in his heart, and sighed: "I hope so."

Since she has never been favored in the palace for many years, she has long since given up on trying to win Chunjia's favor. Apart from cooperating with the family arrangement, she is concentrating on taking care of the heir under her knees and spending the rest of her life talking.

Therefore, he was not very angry at Mrs. Chunke and Concubine Xian's disrespect.

It was the Queen Mother Yuan who was really angry.

Of course the queen mother is not complaining for Gu Zhen, but she resents Yuan Niangniang and Yun Fenghuang's actions for embarrassing Chunjia.

Even Empress Dowager Yuan resented Yun Fenghuang the most this time, but Yuan Niangniang.

Because if only Concubine Xian did this without Yuan Niangniang among them, she would have dealt with this serious trouble justifiably.

As a result, Yuan Niangniang can't be settled together now.

"What on earth are you thinking?!" The Queen Mother was so angry that she ordered someone to call Yuan Niang to her front, and immediately asked, "Since King Qi left, although you seldom go out, you still went to Xuanqing Palace back then. After drinking, how come you are so ignorant after being registered?! Do you know that if you didn't make a mistake this time, the Ai family would definitely not let Xiao Yun go?!"

With a cold face, Yuan Niangniang said lightly: "What qualifications does the successor have to compare with the concubine Xian? She is nothing more than relying on her family background. If the Yuan family of Fuyang strives for strength, it will be her turn to be the successor? Although I don't like the concubine Xian too. , but Concubine Xian has come to this day on her own. I can’t say I’m convinced that I lost to Concubine Xian, but at least in the top of my family, she and I are in the same boat. As for the successor, huh, she is also worthy of me to congratulate and salute?! "

Empress Dowager Yuan felt that this day could not be passed. Could there be something wrong with the ancestral grave of old Yuan's family?

Why can't one or two of these nieces feel at ease? !

She sneered and said: "It sounds like you are quite appreciative of Xiaoyun's? Are you a bit strong? Don't you think about who made you fall out of favor? Xiaoyun cheated you so badly, but you Admire her, are you cheap? You don’t cherish what’s good for you, and you care about what’s not good for you?!”

"..." Muscles on Yuan Niang's face twitched. After a while, she stood up and blessed the Queen Mother, "My aunt has no other orders, so I will go back first."

"Stop!" Empress Dowager Yuan sternly shouted, "It's against you! The Ai family has treated you like jewels and treasures for so many years, and you just repay the Ai family like this?! Aren't you so angry that the Ai family is unhappy?! "

Yuan Niangniang stopped, but she turned her head and said with a smile: "My aunt raised her by herself. Your majesty and I have grown up so well, and my aunt praises me so much. After all, it is impossible for my aunt to take care of all the good things in the world. I'm done, so isn't it a matter of course that I don't live up to expectations?!"

Then he said, "I finally understand that the people His Majesty really cares about protecting are those who are capable either by himself or by his family. I have been able to favor him for many years, but it's just for my aunt's sake. He doesn't live up to expectations, his position is stable, so naturally he doesn't need me. Without Xiaoyun, there are others, isn't there?"

Empress Dowager Yuan pressed her chest and almost fainted on the spot: "Where did you hear this from whom?! Tell me clearly!!!"

Their aunts and nephews were tossing around in the Spring Palace, while Chunjia personally went to the Xuanqing Palace to question Yun Fenghuang: "Ah Huang, you have always been smart and quick-witted, why are you so confused now? Now I am punishing you. Say what to do?"

"What's the matter?" Yun Fenghuang was teasing Princess Zhaoqing with a rattle drum, and said with a snort, "Your Majesty has personally gone to battle to protect Gu Zhen's back position to show his sincerity, and I can still hold you back ? You just punish me according to Gu Zhen's wishes!"

Chunjia knew that she was duplicity, and if she agreed so, she was afraid that someone would make a fuss, so she frowned and said, "It was you who gave me the idea of ​​Gu Zhen's succession, you..."

"You think I'm repenting?" Yun Fenghuang nodded Princess Zhaoqing's tender cheeks, turned her head, and said with a half-smile, "That's really wronging me, am I the kind of person who goes back on what I promise? Think about it, everyone in the court knew that you favored me, so Gu Shi had a lot of hesitation about Gu Zhen's entry into the Yanfu Palace, so much so that he put forward many conditions... If the grand ceremony after the book was done smoothly, Gu Zhen would not be able to accept her. You have no chance to demonstrate the authority of the empress, so your Majesty can't simply dispose of me and the one from Huzhu Palace, and prove your determination to them? Doing so would be blunt, and it would be too embarrassing for the emperor."

"So it's better for me to take the initiative to make mistakes, so it's only natural for the queen to punish me. What about you, you don't have to do anything, just acquiesce to the queen's power, and let Gu feel at ease!"

Co-authoring Concubine Xian did this for her own sake?

Chunjia was a little hesitant, and said: "But after this incident, you are in the palace..."

Afraid of losing prestige?

Yun Fenghuang said lightly: "My status and power in this palace comes from you, not from anything else. As long as you don't dislike me, what am I afraid of? Gu Zhen is not stupid, she will not do things Absolutely."

Chunjia had a hunch that she should have other plans, but she couldn't figure it out for a while, and with Concubine Chong's statement like this, of course he wanted to praise and be moved... In the end, he asked Yan Yin to order the Secretary of the Imperial City to keep an eye on some Dendrobium beads Gong, see if Concubine Xian thinks Mrs. Chunke has lived long enough and wants to give her a ride?

... But he didn't know that Yun Fenghuang was not thinking about Yuan Niang's defeated general at all at the moment, but was thinking about the fifth prince who was about to become the adopted son of Zhonggong.

If this boy does not die young, in two years, the officials will definitely ask him to be the crown prince according to the ancestral system.