Chapter 28: The Ensuing Blow

Generally speaking, if you know that an upstart is about to rise, you can either show favor or suppress it.

However, the relationship between Yun Fenghuang and the Yun family is very complicated, and it can be said to be entangled with grievances and resentments.

Now that the emperor has made it clear that he wants to use Yun's son, and even plans to downgrade the first emperor's daughter, Yun Fenghuang can't suppress it, but if he can show kindness, not to mention that she is not reconciled, even the Yun family will not believe it.

This is more embarrassing...

Yun Fenghuang pondered for several days but did not come up with a more appropriate idea. In a few days, it was time for his wife to enter the palace for an audience. Mrs. Yi Guogong came to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to pay her respects. A box of pastries.

"Is there a happy event in the house?" Yun Fenghuang took a look at the pastry, recognized that it was a special flower cake made by Dijing for wedding events, and asked.

Mrs. Yi Guogong was a little uneasy, and forced a smile and said: "Yes, a few days ago, the concubine's son-in-law was happy, and the doctor said that it is likely to be a boy!"

"That's really a happy event." Yun Fenghuang congratulated her with a slight smile, but there was no smile in his eyes, "I wish my wife and the Duke of the country have a grandson as soon as possible!"

I really want to kill this Yun family right now...

Mrs. Yi Guogong also knew that she was in a bad mood, so she didn't dare to say too much. After chatting for a while, she excused herself to see King Qin and walked away.

She left with her front foot, Yun Fenghuang followed and smashed the tea bowl, with a livid face and said nothing.

Left and right are silent like cicadas, not daring to make a sound.

In the end, Jiang Lai took advantage of his old age and was decent when he was in front of the Jiang family, so he rushed over to persuade her to calm down: "No matter what quarrel you have with Duke Yi's mansion, from the outside it looks like you and them belong to the Yun family. Since the son-in-law is happy, you should be happy for them, and you have to reward something, so that people will know that you have always been polite to the government... The servant girl knows that you are unhappy, and the Yun family has cheated you hard If it wasn't for your cleverness and good fortune, I'm afraid... Now they are safe and sound, and even the perpetrators are happy, who wouldn't feel hurt if they changed? But now Mrs. Yi Guogong came over carefully to tell you For this news, you must have the bearing of a noble concubine."

"Anyway, the future is long, who knows what will happen in the future?"

"Think about when you entered the palace, how many of the high-ranking ladies have not been trampled under your feet?"

"Our poor family can't help much, but my lady, you, or the young masters in the family, are still young!"

"Think about Duke Yi's family status and power, what kind of posture have they been since you were favored?"

"When you feel uncomfortable, they are even more anxious! When Mrs. Yi Guogong came to tell the news just now, do you think she can be calm? If she had a choice, she would definitely not want to tell you! Why? Do you want to come again? Isn’t it because you are afraid that you will feel more resentful when you hear about it from others?”

"Even saying that they don't consider you their own family?"

"You see that they are not living well, do you feel happier?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang snorted with a gloomy face, "That lowly servant girl is pregnant, I don't know where my own flesh and blood is!"

Jiang Lai was also worried, although the dowries sent by the Jiang family kept saying that King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing were no different from their own children, but in fact, if their master can have his own flesh and blood, what are these two?

But now that Yun Fenghuang said so, she said: "I just got pregnant, not to mention whether it can be born, who knows what kind of thing it will be born? Then Xiao Han is not a good person, can she still be pregnant?" What kind of good things can be raised? Maybe eighteen years later, he will be a prodigal son, and he will cause trouble for the family! No matter what his biological appearance looks like, he can only accept his fate. In this case, let the maid say that it is very good to be like the empress. Now that you are a mother and concubine, if the child is disobedient, you will be left in the cold, and you will only care about the sensible and considerate one. Don't worry about it! If this is your own, would you be willing?"

Yun Fenghuang sneered and said: "Why is this palace reluctant? So what about the biological ones? The biological ones have paid more for them. If you dare to be disobedient, it will be no wonder that this palace will spare them!"

"Of course you think so when you're not born now." Jiang Lai smiled, in a meaningful way, "I also thought so when my wife didn't come out of the cabinet. What happened? Later, you rubbed your chest in anger and raised your palms." In the end, I still slapped the table to let you go out. When this is not happening, you can’t say anything cruel, and when your own flesh and blood fall to the ground, I guarantee that you will be reluctant to part with anything."

I regretted saying this, because Yun Fenghuang didn't know if he would be able to give birth in the future, wouldn't talking about this poke the master's heart?

She quickly changed the topic and said, "If you want to make that little Han uncomfortable, now is a ready opportunity. After Mrs. Yi Guogong finished watching His Royal Highness King Qin, she will definitely come over to greet you. You just follow She mentioned that if Xiao Han is pregnant and there is no one to serve her in the ancestral room, even if Mrs. Yi Guogong is not happy, she will definitely not refute your face. When you go back, you must put someone in the ancestral room. When the time comes... ..."

"Isn't that cheap? Yunqike, he is also worthy?" Yun Fenghuang sneered, "Of course Xiao Han was the one who pitted Ben Gong at the beginning, so there is nothing wrong with Yunqike? If he hadn't lost his head Hitting Ben Gong's idea, how can Ben Gong be hated by Xiao Han?"

Jiang Lai opened her mouth. In fact, she felt that Yun Qike didn't seem to do anything. It was nothing more than a young man who was naive. When he saw a woman he liked, he decided that he wanted to marry him, but he didn't.

He neither acted frivolously nor said that Yun Fenghuang was not good, nor was he bad for Yun Fenghuang. This...still thinking about how to answer, Yun Fenghuang had already said: "This kind of small trick is meaningless, it is a cheap one. Yun Qike, Mrs. Erze Yiguo and the little Han family are direct aunts and nephews. How can an aunt not favor a niece? Especially the niece is pregnant! Isn’t there a ready-made clear example in our palace? Stuffing a few people in the backyard won't make a big difference. This kind of petty trouble makes me look petty."

"Then let's stay put and wait until we have a chance in the future..."

Jiang Lai was interrupted in the middle of his speech: "The future? Who knows what the future will be like? Your Majesty is planning to reuse them now, and whoever will look at them in the future may not be sure!"

Yun Fenghuang said angrily, "Forget it, you go down and let Bengong be quiet by himself."

...Chunjia came over in the evening. She didn't see the noble concubine coming out to greet her, so she knew that something was wrong. She asked the maid guarding the gate, and the maid showed embarrassment: "Your Majesty, after Mrs. Yi Guo left today, Madam He said he wanted to stay alone for a while, so don't go in and disturb him. Just now, the servant girl wanted to go in and tell Sheng Jia to come, so she knocked on the door and was scolded."

"I see, you all step back." Although Chunjia was busy with government affairs and would not specifically care about the private affairs of his subjects, Duke Yi was his right-hand man after all, and he was always loyal.

Yun Zhao had Yun Qike's first son, and Yun Qike's first wife was pregnant, so Chunjia naturally knew about it.

Not long ago, he only issued the reward, only considering the entanglement between the noble concubine and the Yun family, and did not follow the premise of Yun Fenghuang.

At this moment, after hearing Mrs. Yi Guogong's departure, Yun Fenghuang started to feel wrong, why is it not clear what's the matter?

He dismissed the surrounding palace people, went up and knocked on the door himself, and coaxed him gently for a while, before Yun Fenghuang reluctantly let him in.

When I entered, I saw that the room was dark, and there was no light on.

Chunjia groped to light up a few palace lanterns, and when she turned her head, she saw Yun Fenghuang leaning on the soft couch, her hair was loose, her eyes were red and swollen, and she looked tired. Yes, you are still young, take care of yourself..."

Yun Fenghuang didn't even look at him, but just stared at the temple brick not far away, expressionless.

After the emperor said a lot of comforting words, he said a faint "hmm", the kind that he didn't listen to at all.

Chunjia was very embarrassed, thinking about the things that can comfort the imperial concubine now... Well, there is nothing at all.

In terms of status, she is already second only to the queen, and in terms of status and power in the harem, the queen has to give up to her a bit. In terms of her descendants, she has already raised a son and a daughter. In terms of the grace of the previous dynasty, her brothers who can be reused are now in Being cultivated, due to the taboo of the emperor and ministers towards the Ji family, neither the ministers nor the emperor himself can pass things that are too flattering...At most, some clothing and jewelry are given, but small things are fine, this kind of thing involves your own life. How could a matter of flesh and blood be coaxed away by mere property?

After hesitating for a while, the emperor tentatively said: "I heard that the lotus flowers in the back mountain are blooming very well. Let me go and see them with you tomorrow?"

Can also relax.

Yun Fenghuang didn't want it, she was even impatient to see Chunjia in front of her, and after she declined lightly, she didn't want to ask him for other opportunities to pay attention, she said that she was not feeling well today, and she planned to arrange a palace concubine for Chunjia to sleep with .

Chunjia was not in the mood to sleep with the concubine right now, and wanted to coax her again, but was forcibly driven away, so she had to go to the concubine's place to rest.

Not only this day, but for the next few days, the imperial concubine looked listless, so that everyone in Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion tensed up and did not dare to make mistakes, for fear of bad luck.

In desperation, Chunjia went to Danruo Court that day, Concubine De was happily welcoming him in, without saying a few words, the emperor signaled to send him away, and then humbly asked Concubine De, what should I do? Make the concubine happy?

Concubine De: "..."

Although it is quite heartbreaking, she is not a noble concubine after all.

The emperor personally asked her, no matter how sad her heart was, she must still help her find a way.

"My sister is always good-natured, but I don't know why she has been so depressed these past two days?" Concubine De didn't know the reason for her depression. When she paid her respects in front of the queen, she made a few indirect remarks, but the concubine didn't answer her. She didn't dare to get to the bottom of it. Now that the emperor said something, she took advantage of the opportunity to inquire.

After hearing the emperor's vague explanation, Concubine De couldn't help gasping for air, and said, "Your Majesty is saying that the Little Han family indirectly harmed my sister's heirs, and now I am happy? You also rewarded the Little Han family." A lot of things?"

Chunjia said: "That's just for the sake of Duke Yi."

But it's not Xiao Han's mother and daughter who benefited? The concubine made a bet that the concubine and the elder sister had eaten it raw now, so the two of them have their minds set!

In this case, you asked my concubine to advise you?

I'm sorry, but if I have this ability, I still need to walk on thin ice in front of the concubine and sister?

Long ago, the concubine and sister coaxed her into a smile, and the fox pretended to be a tiger and arrogantly walked in the six palaces!

Concubine De thought that this task would make her unable to do it, but just when she was about to refuse, Chunjia said softly: "I have always been close to concubines, and I love my sisters. She must be the person who understands concubines the best among the six palaces. Now I have nothing to do, and only my concubine can share my worries."

The words of refusal immediately stuck in his throat and he couldn't continue.

One is that Concubine De has not seen such a gentle emperor for a long time, especially Chunjia who is very handsome. Since she took office, due to the gradual gathering of power, the originally gentle and jade-like temperament of a rich child has gradually given way to the majesty and domineering that an emperor should have. Instead, the moment of tenderness under the lights is really intoxicating; the emperor said both that she and the imperial concubine are the best, and this is also what the imperial concubine expresses in her daily life. Wouldn't it be obvious to say "no" now? She is superficial towards the noble concubine, but she doesn't really care about Yun Fenghuang?

If this spread to Yun Fenghuang's ears, it would be simply too terrifying...

"Your Majesty, this concubine thinks that Duke Yi should be blamed for this matter!" Concubine De's thoughts changed. It is impossible to coax the concubine with such hatred. At that time, did I help pass the knife or did I help pass the knife.

Anyway, based on her understanding of the noble concubine, it is absolutely impossible for the noble concubine to laugh away with Xiao Han's mother and son, or even the entire Duke of Yi's mansion.

Now if you want the noble concubine to show a smile, unless the Duke of Yi's mansion dies overnight.

Of course, she also understood that it was also impossible for Chunjia to accept this proposal.

After all, Duke Yi is one of the most important supporters of the emperor.

If possible, Concubine De would not want to offend an important official like Duke Yi.

but……

If one had to choose between the noble concubine, the emperor, and Duke Yi, Concubine De would not even think about it, and would choose Duke Yi, "When Xiao Han and the others murdered the imperial concubine, Duke Yi should stop it in time! Even if he didn't know about it at the time, what happened afterwards? You can tell from the fact that Xiao Han is still the son of the eldest son, and she is pregnant with a son-in-law. Duke Yi didn't deal with this restless daughter-in-law at all! Your Majesty, this is not a concubine favoring the noble concubine. Elder sister, I feel that Yi Guogong always says that he is loyal to the emperor, but in fact he acts very carelessly!"

"You think everyone knows Duke Yi's loyalty to you. If the truth of this matter is exposed, Duke Yi's mansion will certainly be criticized, but how do you know that it won't hurt His Majesty's reputation?"

Although Concubine De is not particularly wealthy, as the granddaughter of the eldest princess and the daughter of the Zanying family, she still understands the basic rules. In the eyes of the emperor, especially Chunjia, who has the appearance of a wise emperor, Some personal moral issues of important ministers are not very important.

After all, when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

The key is whether the important officials are loyal and capable.

At this moment, I will label Yi Guogong, "And Xiao Han did such a thing when he first entered the Duke's mansion, and brought Mrs. Yi Guogong and Concubine Zhenxi Shu with him. It can be seen that his intentions are not right! Letting such a woman in the mansion , isn’t it just letting Yun’s family tradition go bad? How is it a good fortune for the family to be so ignorant in the front and shield in the back? This is only for the son-in-law, just imagine what would happen to Duke Yi if the one who made the mistake was a son-in-law or nephew?”

The last sentence was added by Defei Fu Zhixin. She didn't know that Chunjia planned to reuse Yun's son to balance Gu's influence in the Dingbei Army.

That said, he was thinking of his own children.

Because if the emperor doesn't trust Yi Guogong anymore, maybe his father and brother will have a certain chance?

After all, she belongs to the imperial concubine.

She can't speak for the emperor by herself, can't she ask the imperial concubine to help her with a good word?

"..." Chunjia was silent for a while, stroked Concubine De's hair on the temples, and said softly, "Concubine Ai, I think about it carefully."

Seeing that he was noncommittal, Concubine De was a little apprehensive, wondering if her complaint skills were not good enough, did the emperor listen or not? Or is the emperor unhappy?