Chapter Eleven Gu Zhen's Choice

Wei Hengyan calmed down after being appeased and promised by Yun Fenghuang, and calmly waited for his daughter to be crowned princess.

She even thought about the title and Tang Muyi privately with her confidants, hoping to choose a good one for Gong Xiangzi based on her relationship with the imperial concubine.

After thinking about it for two days, she lost her mind.

Because the wind and cold of the king of Chu did not improve.

At this time, the middle-aged man still has a situation where the wind and cold are gone, let alone such a small child?

The King of Chu started to have a fever the night before the Empress Dowager came back. At that time, Gu Zhen felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, so he looked at it all night in a state of undressed clothes.

If Chunjia hadn't got up early the next morning to go to Shanyuan Temple to welcome back the Empress Dowager, she would have sent someone to notify Chunjia at that time.

Later the Empress Dowager came back, and Chunjia also rushed to Woxia Tower to guard the only son in person with her.

Such a guard lasted for three days and three nights. During this period, the emperor and empress did not leave Woxia Tower for half a step.

But the empress's hard work was not rewarded. Even though the imperial hospital sent the top imperial physician who was good at children, after several diagnosis and treatment, the king of Chu still had a high fever.

When the news came out, the whole palace was full of panic.

Even the noble concubine Yun Fenghuang, who has always been flamboyant, told her left and right to restrain herself in private and not to make bad comments in the limelight.

After all, once the eldest son is lost, the eldest prince's status as the eldest son is the most honorable among the princes.

Empress Gu Zhen can't give birth, but in the current situation, Chunjia might arrange for her to adopt the prince again as his son. At this time, there is no benefit in being domineering, and there will be endless troubles. Yun Fenghuang is not afraid of trouble, but there is no need to be stupid.

"It's been so long, even if His Royal Highness the King of Chu is rescued, I'm afraid people will..." Although he didn't dare to go out and say anything, but such a big matter, it was inevitable to discuss it in private, "How can I be a son-in-law?" It's strange, the former Concubine Fande came to cry and complained for a reason. When His Royal Highness Chu Wang was raised in Yijia Palace, he was younger than now, but he was always safe and sound. Why did he come out in front of the Empress? This matter?"

"Could it be that Fuze is too heavy to bear?"

"After all, we are also crowned kings. Isn't our Highness King Qin doing well?"

"If you want me to say, maybe it's because the empress's blessing is not as good as our noble concubine's, and she can't protect His Highness Chu Wang, so that His Royal Highness Chu fell into such a fate?"

... These words seem to be for Yun Fenghuang's sake, but if they are spread, she will definitely be on the cusp of the storm.

Therefore, after getting the report of exposing, she immediately got people to arrest those who had discussed it, and shot two of them in public as a warning.

Compared with the imperial concubine's swift cutting of messes, not all other concubines can restrain the palace people from chewing their tongues.

Especially the newly promoted concubines who were born as concubines.

Fortunately, their palace servants also knew that their master came from a humble background and had a shallow foundation, so even if they talked about it, they didn't dare to arrange nobles like queens and concubines indiscriminately.

They were just surprised that the King of Chu was with the third prince, why is it that the third prince is fine and the king of Chu is so ill?

Obviously, because the third prince and the second prince are twins and were born in the palace, they were far weaker than ordinary babies when they landed, and they got better after raising them. On the contrary, King Chu, although Mrs. Chen is only a concubine, but as the first pregnant woman in Yijia Palace, there were already four princes and two princesses in the palace before she gave birth. Her pregnancy was not eye-catching at all. The main character, Wei Hengyan, is not particularly kind, but he is not cruel either. He gives what is due, and even because of his subsequent pregnancy, he often summons Mrs. Chen to speak in front of him. A nourishing thing that can only be enjoyed by the master.

In addition, the king of Chu was born at full term, and there have never been any rumors that he is not strong enough.

When Wei Hengyan raised him, he was not particularly dedicated, but he was free from disasters and illnesses, right?

In the hands of the queen, the first illness in more than half a year actually meant that it would not get better. This...they wondered if they were cursed?

"Otherwise, there are so many imperial doctors watching over them, and they say it's just an ordinary cold, why can't they even get rid of the fever?" The palace people whispered, "It can't be that the dignified imperial doctors can't even look down on ordinary children with cold?"

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is the only legitimate son... Can this not be eye-catching?"

"Don't say it, don't say it, this is not a joke."

They discussed these words quietly, and then told their most trusted friends respectively, so it quickly spread throughout the palace.

Then he was reported to the empress by the Imperial City Secretary.

Gu Zhen was already in extreme pain, but when he heard the news, he collapsed immediately, and tugged on Chunjia's sleeves: "Investigate! Must investigate! If someone really curses my son, I will kill her and her family!!!"

Chunjia's face sank like water, and said, "Let Sun Yu come over!"

But he didn't directly answer Gu Zhen's words.

He's not Gu Zhen, he doesn't talk nonsense if he cares, even if he doesn't mess up, he's usually easy to fool.

Chunjia's first reaction when she heard this was that someone wanted to take the opportunity to eradicate dissidents?

May I ask that at the moment when the king of Chu has been ill for many days and has not subsided his fever, if someone stuffs something that should not be in the opponent's room or something, and then uses the mouth of the palace people to arouse the suspicion of the emperor, when it is found out, what will happen to his opponent Needless to say?

He is now annoyed by King Chu's condition, who would dare to use him as a spear at this moment, because he really lost his temper? !

After a while, Sun Yu arrived, and Chun Jia ordered him in front of Gu Zhen to thoroughly investigate the Six Palaces immediately, and if he found someone secretly hiding cursed objects, he would take care of all the witnesses and physical evidence, and come here to report without making a fuss.

"Your Majesty did this because you already guessed who did it?!" Gu Zhen, whose eyes were red, couldn't bear it when Sun Yu took the order and asked Chunjia, "Your Majesty is worried that the imperial concubine won't be able to close the show?"

Chunjia glanced at her: "Is the queen confused? How could this be done by the imperial concubine?"

Gu Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "If it wasn't for the noble concubine, who is worthy of His Majesty's protection? Oh, it could be Rou Kun? Is it Concubine Shu? In short, in Your Majesty's view, the king of Chu is gone, right? "

"The empress is overly sad, she is probably confused." Chunjia said calmly, "Concubine Shu and Rou Kun have no children, what good is there in murdering the king of Chu? As for the noble concubine, it was her intention to make you queen, and the king of Chu embraced you." Under your knees, the noble concubine helped to persuade Concubine De in private, but why did she need to make unnecessary efforts to harm the King of Chu?"

Although this kind of use of the topic is very much like Yunfenghuang's handwriting, but Chunjia thinks that Yunfenghuang is the least likely to do so.

Not only because Gu Zhen and the fifth prince could have the suggestion that they should be imperial concubines today, but also because the princes are still young, and none of the previous dynasties had proposed a crown prince.

Even if she kills the fifth prince and makes the eldest prince the most honorable among the princes, what's the point?

The emperor valued the Gu family one day, and died ten or eight adopted princes, but if Chunjia still had a prince under his knees, he would still hold him under the empress's knees to comfort Uncle Zhaowu's mansion.

Moreover, how much older is the first prince than the fifth prince? Although there is no disease or disaster so far, no one can guarantee that he will be able to grow up peacefully. Even if the adoptive mother Yun Fenghuang has strong wrists, but the weather is unpredictable, like the king of Chu this time, he said it was an ordinary wind and cold, but the heat can't go away, isn't it bad luck?

If Yun Fenghuang tried his best to kill the King of Chu now, but his own son didn't grow up, who would know who would be the cheapest in the end?

How shrewd is Yun Fenghuang, how could he do such an unprofitable thing?

Chunjia is in a bad mood now, and she doesn't bother to tell Gu Zhen the details. She just said: "The King of Chu is the Queen's son, and also my own flesh and blood. How can I not feel sorry for him who suffered such a crime at a young age? But the Queen Already in a state of confusion, do I want to follow in a mess? What good will this do for the King of Chu?"

"Queen, think about it carefully. I still have some government affairs to deal with, so I'll go first."

When the emperor walked away, Gu Zhen remained dumbfounded for a long time, then turned his head and asked his confidant who hadn't dared to show his anger just now: "You said... he really didn't say this to protect that lowly maidservant Yun Fenghuang?"

The confidant said cautiously: "My servant feels that your Majesty is not a fake. Besides, even if the imperial concubine murders His Highness the King of Chu now, she may not be able to have the last laugh. The imperial concubine is still young, and your majesty is also in the prime of life. Why take the risk?"

Gu Zhen said sadly: "If it's not her, then who is it? As Your Majesty just said, what good is it for someone else to harm the King of Chu? Concubine Shu, Concubine De, and Concubine Wan have no children, and Concubine Xian and Concubine Shao are pregnant. Concubine An has fallen out of favor, but relying on her kind mother, the Empress Dowager and the Sixth Palace, she will not interfere with the river, and guard the Sixth Prince. She is unknown, never gets involved in things, nor has the ability to mix things up. Mrs. Rou Kun is a daughter of a foreign race, even if she gives birth to eighteen princes, as long as His Majesty has other heirs, it is not her turn to worry about Qingci Palace!"

"Mrs. Qingshu won the second prince, and she is racking her brains to take care of him. I'm afraid she doesn't have the heart to think about anything else."

"And as far as I know about Cui Shi, she is not such a person."

"Xuan Zhaoyi and Jia Zhaoyuan are also mediocre without a son's favor. What advantage can they take advantage of if something happens to the King of Chu?"

"Yishi and the others at the bottom just mentioned it. They were busy securing their positions and climbing up before it was too late. Where did they get the ability to murder the King of Chu?"

"Tell me, there are only so many people in the six palaces. If this one doesn't seem to be that one, isn't it true that the King of Chu is destined to have this catastrophe?"

The confidant murmured and dared not speak.

In fact, she thought maybe that was it?

Because at this time, many children born in other families are generally taken care of and raised, and there are always some who die young due to various reasons.

Maybe the king of Chu is in this category?

But his confidants didn't dare to say this, and only said: "Madam, maybe some people have one thing on the outside, but we didn't see it, and wait for the report from the Secretary of the Imperial City? As your majesty said, His Highness the King of Chu is yours." His son is also His Majesty's heir. Even though His Majesty is usually busy with government affairs, he doesn't meet His Highness the King of Chu often, but the nature of father and son, can you still watch His Highness Chu's murder but remain indifferent?!"

Gu Zhen pursed her lips, and after a while, she suddenly said: "Are you saying that this matter really has nothing to do with the imperial concubine?"

"...Your Majesty, this servant thinks, even if His Majesty favors the noble concubine, he will not sit and watch the noble concubine murder the emperor's heir, especially if she is a concubine!" The confidant said quickly, "You must not mess yourself up. His Royal Highness is the most important thing, Your Highness has his own destiny

Xiang, it will be fine! "

The King of Chu is not dead yet, you are going to tear yourself apart with Chunjia's trusted concubine, what if it delays the treatment of His Highness the King of Chu?

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if the king of Chu is hopeless, and there is no reason to go to trouble the noble concubine, who is the noble concubine? That's the master who can pull out three points without reason, don't try to settle accounts with her and get charged back instead!

Although Gu's presence won't cause her to lose the Queen's position, but Chunjia didn't like Gu Zhen very much in the first place, wouldn't this make things worse!

Of course, if the imperial concubine is really suspicious, the confidant does not mean that Yun Fenghuang should still be excused, but at least discuss with the family, let the Gu family put pressure on the former court, and start from the weak point of the imperial concubine!

The most difficult thing for Yun Fenghuang to deal with is her emperor's favorite, it would be foolish to start a war with her in the harem!

"..." Gu Zhen's expression was condensed and she didn't say a word. Just when her confidant was wondering how to continue persuading her, she suddenly said, "Then tell me, I will ask her for help to find out the real culprit who murdered the king of Chu." , will she agree?"

The confidant was stunned, and didn't know how to answer for a while?

Gu Zhen continued on his own: "Anyway, I don't believe that the king of Chu is doing well. How could he become like this because of a cold?! I am stupid, I can't find out the clues, Your Majesty... I don't know either What is your Majesty thinking? The noble concubine has a treacherous mind, but since she pushed the palace and the king of Chu to the current seat, there must be a place for the palace and his wife. Now that the king of Chu is not good, it may not be good for the noble concubine There are benefits."

After a pause, she said slowly, "The imperial concubine should agree."

"Your Majesty, for someone like the Imperial Concubine, even if you agree, how do you know you won't take the opportunity to avenge yourself?" Your confidant reminded in a low voice, "The Imperial Concubine has used similar methods to eliminate dissidents before, and you take the initiative to find her for advice on such matters. Can she let this chance go?"

"So what?" Gu Zhen closed his eyes, his eyes were aching, but he couldn't shed tears. He was crying for the King of Chu these days. It's been a year, and I haven't been able to protect myself, so that I can't bear children; I haven't been able to do anything for my family, but my father and grandfather have been arguing several times for the position of queen; What do you mean? People always have a reason to live. I don’t please His Majesty, and I spend the rest of my life pointing at the two princes. How old are they? Now that I’ve suffered a loss, if I just follow His Majesty like this, it’s no good. After all, who do you think will take them seriously in the future?!"

The confidant wanted to say that the emperor didn't let it go, didn't he send Sun Yu to investigate?

But thinking about Chunjia asking Sun Yu to find out, he was not allowed to make a statement, and to report to the imperial court first, obviously it depends on the situation.

Then it's really hard to say whether he will give the King of Chu an explanation...

Gu Zhen obviously thought of this, now she doesn't trust Chunjia at all, she would rather trust Yun Fenghuang.

Even if he knew that Yun Fenghuang would not help her purely, he would probably use her, but Gu Zhen didn't care: "As long as the noble concubine helps me find out the real culprit, so what if she uses it? Who doesn't know about the imperial concubine Min? It's because she doesn't have the name of a queen, but in the six palaces, what she can do, this palace may not be able to do!"

After exhaling, she solemnly told her confidants, "Take someone to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, and tell the person who served the King of Chu that when the King of Chu was entrusted to take care of the noble concubine, he liked the food there very much. Now The king of Chu doesn't look very well, and he can't eat it. He wants to ask the concubine's small kitchen for some mild food... Take this opportunity to convey my intentions to the concubine, and see what the concubine has to say? "