Chapter 8 Hallucination, This Must Be an Illusion!
Of course Yun Fenghuang would not admit that it was her responsibility. After all, although she planned to have someone set fire to her last night, she was caught first, right?
So now she retorts confidently that this has nothing to do with her, and the main responsibility lies with Shanyuan Temple: "I heard that the Taoist nun who was watching the night accidentally fell asleep, and asked the civet cat to sneak into the side hall and knock over the candles! If this is an ordinary Taoist temple, it’s fine, after all, people are not sages and sages, who can do nothing? But please think about it, the empress dowager, where is Shanyuan temple? Empress Dowager, take your safety into consideration! From the perspective of my concubine, not only should the Empress Dowager return to the palace immediately to avoid such a dangerous place, the Taoist temple here should be arrested and imprisoned, and tortured to suppress your shock! "
But the Empress Dowager only wanted to arrest Yun Fenghuang, put him in jail, torture him, and suppress her shock: "Absurd! Over the years, Shanyuan Temple has not only received the royal family members once or twice, and there has never been any accident. Why did something happen when you came here alone?! You can see Improper conduct is hated by ghosts and gods!"
"What the empress dowager said is wrong. I remember that when the common man Ji Sheng brought his concubines and princesses to pray for his majesty's son last year, something went wrong." Yun Fenghuang said with a chuckle, " Besides, it is not a matter of a day or two for Shanyuan Temple to be enshrined by the royal family. If the ghosts and gods here really have spirits, why do they have the heart to see the former emperor die without heirs and die in depression? Although I am young, I have heard of it. When Ren Ji Sheng was the first emperor and empress, he often came to pray for blessings and beg for a son. What happened? Until the first emperor passed away, there were only three imperial daughters under his knees. It can be seen that the view of Shanyuan may have been deeply favored by the emperor, but this is efficacious... Really not How about it!"
The Empress Dowager sneered, "If the late Emperor had a son, how could people like you run rampant in the palace today!"
"Although this concubine is dull, you personally ordered the empress dowager to hire me into the palace." Yun Fenghuang said softly, "The empress dowager doesn't like concubines anymore, and I dare not say anything about concubines. Is it because I am a concubine, I have not been able to please you old man."
"It is indeed your fault." The Empress Dowager said, "What did the Ai family say yesterday? You were told not to appear in front of the Ai family. How did you agree? You said you would not be able to see it in the Ai family. She was waiting in the place where she was serving, and now she came to Ai's family to add to the obstruction. She wished that Ai's family would be pissed off earlier, so that Chunjia would be free from restraint, and let the loving mother, the Holy Mother, and the Empress Dowager be the masters of the house. Neither?"
Yun Fenghuang immediately knelt down: "I dare not have such an idea! I just heard about the incident and I am sincerely worried about the safety of the Empress Dowager in the Taoist temple, so I want to invite the Empress Dowager to return to the palace, lest Your Majesty worry!"
"If it's your turn to worry about the safety of Aijia, you and Chunjia will not live until now." The Empress Dowager said disdainfully, "Get out, really think Aijia is a fool?!"
Yun Fenghuang didn't move when he heard the words... because the empress dowager said this, she didn't make a sound, but the waiters on the left and right retreated silently.
It was obvious that she had something to tell her alone about this situation, and her mind was moved, and she stood up tentatively.
Sure enough, the Empress Dowager turned a blind eye and waited for everyone to leave before asking slowly, "Can the emperor allow Minghui to descend?"
"What you said, His Royal Highness Princess Minghui is in Huaxin, how can His Majesty not worry about it?" Yun Fenghuang blinked and said, "Don't dare to hide the truth from the Empress Dowager. Your Majesty only mentioned Minghui before I came back. The lifelong event of His Royal Highness the eldest princess is just such a golden branch and jade leaf from the first emperor, so the choice of this son-in-law must be carefully considered."
The Empress Dowager said indifferently: "I don't know what year and month it is for this consideration?"
"Looking at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, who can treat the flesh and blood of the late emperor badly?" Yun Fenghuang asked back.
She thought not to mention that Chunjia was very grateful to the late Emperor Xiaozong, and even tolerated the three eldest princesses, and had no plans to make things right for Minghui's eldest princess's marriage; Choose a way to prevent the eldest princess from descending.
Wouldn't it be better to just pick her a son-in-law who is glamorous on the outside and filthy on the inside?
The Empress Dowager let out a breath, and said abruptly, "Do you really want to be a queen?"
"..." Yun Fenghuang thought quickly in his heart, and smiled, "How can I have such a blessing?"
"So you have this thought?" The Empress Dowager said softly, with a subtle expression, "But you also know that you have no hope of becoming a queen."
Without waiting for Yun Fenghuang to answer, she continued, "Because Chunjia won't allow it."
"You have been in the palace for less than three years, and you have already become a noble concubine second only to the empress, and you have won the favor of the emperor. You should have a good understanding of the current emperor. This is a master who indulges in small things and does not give in to big things. So Even if you are very fond of him, there are some things that he thinks are not good, and you can't go beyond half a step."
"After all, you can have today, including the Xie family behind you, all thanks to the emperor's favor."
"The emperor's favorite can help you and Mrs. Xie, but it can also restrict you and Mrs. Xie."
Yun Fenghuang laughed softly, and said: "The empress dowager said so, is it because she wants to help my concubine?"
"The Ai family has nothing to do with you, instead they have some grudges, why should they help you for nothing?" The Empress Dowager asked back.
"Then what's the point of the empress dowager talking about this with my concubine?"
The Empress Dowager smiled inexplicably, and said: "You also know in your heart that if you want to ascend the Phoenix Throne, unless Chunjia has no choice but to appoint you as the empress. Therefore, I first think that Concubine Zhenxi Shu's establishment of an heir is the reason, Record the king of Qin under the name of Duke Yi's daughter, so that he can coerce the Duke of Yi's mansion in the future. Then he wins over Concubine De and supports the Xie family. At the beginning of the year, he made an agreement with Ouyang's family to be an ally, so as not to be attacked by others in the court. It's hard to fight back... However, Xie's background is too shallow, Yun Zhao is a brain, and may not be willing to be threatened by you, especially Qin Wang and Concubine Zhenxishu are not related by blood, Yun's willingness to do for Qin King is limited; as for De Concubine, Dongxing The eldest princess made a mistake in standing in the team back then, and the Wei family has been in decline over the years, unable to take care of themselves. As for the Ouyang family, with Concubine Ouyang Shu around, they might be sincere for you?"
"So your arrangement seems to be comprehensive, but in fact there is no reliable one."
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Who knows what will happen in the future? It's like when the concubine first entered the palace, she just wanted to have a good time, but who knew that she would become a noble concubine before she knew it. But the former empress and Kang Jieyu, but her soul has returned to the underworld."
The Empress Dowager was not angered by her words, but said: "With the example of the Ji family, no matter whether it is Chunjia or the ministers of the previous court, it is impossible for the situation of allowing foreign relatives to monopolize power again. This is impossible for Chunjia He would rather establish you as the root of the queen, such as Gu Zhen. He would never choose you. In fact, if you are a little stupid, he may soften his heart for a while after the deep bond of love. But you Capable and shrewd, he is more likely to guard against you than Ling Zi. Moreover, even if you take ten thousand steps back, you really let the Xie family grow into a family comparable to the Ji family. At that time, why would such a big family listen to your?"
"What exactly does the Empress Dowager want to say?"
"Now you support the family, you will be tabooed by Chunjia and the officials; but if you don't support the family, you don't have the capital to sit on the phoenix seat." Without a good strategy to break the situation, you must stop at the position of noble concubine and watch Gu Zhen's prince enter the East Palace! Aijia said, right?"
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "With the background of a concubine, being able to be a noble concubine is already a blessing. If you really don't have the chance to be a phoenix seat, it will not be considered a grievance to be a princess in the future."
"If you really are such a resigned person." The Empress Dowager also smiled, and said lightly, "Why did you listen to the Ai family for a long time?"
"You are the Empress Dowager, if you want to talk, how can I not listen?"
The Empress Dowager said: "Well, are you filial?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "You are wrong, this is what I should do."
"You will come to Aijia again." The Empress Dowager smiled, put down the tea bowl, and signaled to see off the guests, "It's just that you'd better make up your mind quickly. How long you can live is the question."
"What are you talking about? You are blessed and will live a long life."
After a long while, Yun Fenghuang left the gate of the courtyard and went back to his other courtyard, thinking on the way.
When she was about to reach the door, she asked the left and right: "Have you informed the palace about the leak? When will His Majesty come?"
Although the fire last night was mainly in the side hall of the Taoist temple and its surroundings, whether it was the empress dowager or the concubines, there was no danger, but Chunjia, as an heir and grandson, couldn't help but ask.
To show his filial piety, he would probably rush over to greet the Empress Dowager himself.
At this moment, Chen Jing said: "Our people set off before dawn. If the time is calculated, if His Majesty wants to come in person, he is already leaving now."
Chunjia's fast horse went back and forth very quickly, and arrived at Shanyuan Temple before noon.
He first went to the other courtyard to see the Empress Dowager, and performed a show of ancestral love and filial piety... Well, it was mainly because he performed alone, because the Empress Dowager never came out to see him, and directly asked the servants to say that she was tired and rested up.
But Chunjia didn't care, and didn't feel embarrassed. She asked the servants in the court to ask questions, cared for her, and felt that the living roomers who accompanied her had enough material, so she retired respectfully. No slack.
It wasn't until they entered Yunfenghuang's courtyard that people retreated that they showed a little lacklustre, and said, "Why did you just walk away when you came here?"
"It's as if I set the fire." Yun Fenghuang knocked on him with a round fan, and said with a smile, "The Taoist said that it was a mistake in the night watch, do you believe this?"
Chunjia squeezed her forehead and said: "Yesterday, I discussed with Ouyang Yanran until late at night, and after only two hours of sleep, I reported the accident here... I have a terrible headache now, I don't want to think about it, just tell me stop."
Seeing this, Yun Fenghuang walked over to rub his forehead for him, and said in a slow tone: "What needs to be discussed so late? Can't we wait until the next day? No matter how important the state affairs are, anyway, these years have dragged on. Is it important to have a body? Let me say something unlucky, even if you think about it, the eldest prince will only walk for a few days? You are patronizing the government at the moment, what will happen to us girls?"
"...That's not what you said when I pretended to be sick before." Chunjia laughed when she heard this, and teased, "You went to find Concubine De in a hurry, and you didn't even want to accompany her at the sick bed."
It seems that he really lost his head in a hurry, and he still didn't feel anything wrong when he said this. He felt that Yun Fenghuang stopped pressing his forehead, and he was a little surprised, and asked, "What's the matter? Are you tired? "
He was pushed by Yun Fenghuang, and asked with a smile, "Pretending to be sick?"
Chunjia: "..."
He calmed down and said slowly, "Are you kidding me, am I such a frivolous person?"
"Yes, why not?" Yun Fenghuang sneered, "The majestic Son of Heaven, even with the impending court meeting, can still pretend to be sick and scare people. This is not frivolity, what is frivolity?"
"I have been recognized as being diligent since I was in charge of the government. How could I have missed the court meeting if it wasn't really bad?" Chun Jia resolutely refused to admit it, "You heard me wrong! I have never pretended to be sick! If I quit the court because of illness, it would be a good thing Bajing is uncomfortable!"
Yun Fenghuang said: "Do you want to go out and call Yanyan to lead them in to confront them?! It's only been a long time, and the dignified ninety-five supreme is denying it. You are embarrassed!"
Chunjia was so embarrassed: "I have always favored you, the noble concubine, but this is not the reason for you to frame me with empty words! When did I do such a thing? You remember it wrong! You must have made a mistake!"
The imperial concubine argued about this issue for a long time, but Chunjia refused to admit it anyway, and questioned whether Yun Fenghuang was too tired to worry about palace affairs and take care of four children so that he had hallucinations?
Yun Fenghuang was so angry that she was very calm and calm when she refused to admit it to others before, but now that Feng Shui is turning, it is Chunjia's turn to be so angry with her, she can't stand it!
I couldn't help pinching and twisting at the emperor: "Yes, I am tired and exhausted these days, and I have hallucinations! How can a good Taoist temple catch fire? If the Taoist temple is not on fire, how can your majesty appear here when he is busy with government affairs? This must be because I miss His Majesty so much that I have hallucinations... The Majesty in front of me must not be His Majesty! I should wake up early and stop daydreaming here!"
Chunjia grabbed her hand dumbfoundingly: "Hey, if you want to wake up from your daydream, why don't you pinch yourself and pinch me?"
"How can hallucinations talk? It must be fake!" Yun Fenghuang struggled a few times and couldn't get out, so he stretched out his legs and kicked him, saying in his mouth, "I miss Your Majesty so much that I am stupefied! Hey! !Where is the devil in your heart daring to pretend to be His Majesty, let's see if I will not punish you today!"
During this period of time, the imperial concubine was very busy, even though Chunjia still went to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion from time to time, she didn't have any lucky incidents, but she settled for herself when talking.
At this moment, the two sides became entangled, their limbs intertwined, their skins pressed against each other, and their clothes were thin in the hot weather, so they rolled onto the couch together unknowingly... By the time they called someone to wait on them, it was already the shadow of the sun, and Qingdu and the others smiled slightly. With red cheeks, she came in with a basin to wash and wash up, and then she reported: "Empress Wanfei, Mrs. Roukun, and Empress Zhaoyi came after noon, and have been waiting outside, saying that they want to pay their respects to Your Majesty."
Yun Fenghuang was looking at the hairpin rings in front of the bronze mirror, Chunjia stood beside her, chose one from the makeup box to make gestures, and asked, "Are they busy?"
Qing Du shook his head and said: "The three empresses only said hello, nothing else."
"In this case, let them come in first." Yun Fenghuang pointed to the side of the bun, and Chunjia inserted the gold-plated begonia flower hairpin for her, and inserted it in the gold-plated silk gourd next to her ear. Touched on the precious earrings, the inch-long earrings swayed, causing Yun Fenghuang to cast a coquettish glance at him, Fang Zhanrong said with a smile, "It's summer now, you should replace your earrings with emerald ones It's just right for the occasion. This red crow is gorgeous, but it's too hot. I remember that there are high-quality emerald jewelry in the inner storehouse, and I'll ask someone to fetch some for you some other day."
Yun Fenghuang said: "Nowadays the mountains and plains are full of green, how can one or two pieces of emeralds compare to it? I just want a little bit of red from all the green."
Just as they were talking, the third concubine was ushered in and greeted Ann. After being dismissed, she stood up with her sleeves folded, quietly raised her head, and looked at them with complicated eyes.