Chapter Forty The Tired Son of Heaven

"..." Chunjia was silent for a while, didn't say anything, but stretched out her arms, beckoning her to come into his arms.

Yun Fenghuang walked over, and was hugged by him to his knees, buried his face in her neck, and closed his eyes without saying a word.

At this time, she couldn't see the emperor's face clearly, but she could feel that he was very tired.

Or rather tired.

No wonder, for Chunjia, apart from the young and ignorant heirs, the most important people in the entire harem are probably Empress Dowager Yuan, Empress Dowager Qu and Yun Fenghuang.

But there are many contradictions between these three.

In the past, it was only Yun Fenghuang and Queen Mother Yuan who publicly showed discord. Due to the gap in seniority and status, Chunjia coaxed Yun Fenghuang to back down on the scene, and at the same time coaxed and persuaded Queen Mother Yuan to make big things into small things. It's gone... Although this day may not be very comfortable, at least I can live with stumbling.

But now the conflict lies with the two empress dowagers.

One is the adoptive mother and the other is the biological mother.

How does this make a person choose?

From an emotional point of view, Chunjia should be more partial to Queen Mother Yuan, after all, this is the elder who single-handedly raised him.

And for a long time, he always thought that the Empress Dowager Yuan was his own mother, and he didn't even know about the existence of the Empress Dowager Qu until he was very old.

But close relatives of flesh and blood are not so easy to part with.

In particular, the Empress Dowager Qu in these conflicts showed characters who had been wronged or even escaped death.

As Chunjia spoke words to comfort her, her heart ached.

During the summer vacation, he would privately agree to betroth Kunze to Yuan's son. It is not without the idea that through this method, the two empress dowagers will turn their fights into jades.

But after today's incident, no matter how lucky Chunjia was, he had to admit that the grievances between Queen Mother Yuan and Queen Mother Qu were deeper than he thought.

They would never shake hands and make peace because of this marriage, and even this marriage intensified the conflict.

Empress Dowager Qu even did not hesitate to join forces with Empress Dowager Tai.

The death of the white deer was covered up by the tacit "auspicious omen" propaganda of the monarch and his ministers. What couldn't be covered up was the turmoil between the two empress dowagers.

After the empress dowagers of the ancestors experienced the loss of husbands, sons, family destruction, nieces and grandnieces, they frequently complained of illness but were still alive. The two empress dowagers who were a generation lower than the empress dowager, It is conceivable that if there are no accidents, they can live for a long time.

So in the next few years, will they stop?

impossible.

It's getting worse and worse.

As their common son, even though Chunjia is persevering and deep-minded, she can't help feeling physically and mentally exhausted facing such a situation.

He couldn't even express it in front of the two empress dowagers.

Because in the eyes of Empress Dowager Yuan, she worked hard to raise Chunjia, won the prince and the throne for him, and stayed with Chunjia for nearly ten years to hide her strength and bide her time. Finally, all the hard work has come to an end. At this time, the emperor will continue to follow him. She told her about her hardships and hardships, asking her to endure the wind and wind and then the Queen Mother... Chunjia really couldn't bear it.

As for the Empress Dowager Qu, due to her humble background, she was a lowly servant to the former king and was lucky to conceive. However, her own flesh and blood were taken away by the main family just after landing. For a long time, her son didn't even know she.

In terms of patience, Queen Mother Qu endured longer than Queen Mother Yuan.

She had never complained before, but just endured it silently... Now that it happened, there was a reason for it.

What can Chunjia say to her? I can't tell this mother. Although I now know that you are the one who gave birth to me in October, after all, I have a deeper relationship with the loving mother, the Empress Dowager. In order not to disturb our mother-child relationship, and to avoid embarrassing me, please Be wise, keep going low and small, or just can't think about self-destruction?

The affairs of the former court are enough to worry about, but housework is even more worrying.

However, as the son of heaven, Chunjia could not show such weakness at all.

He can only hug his beloved concubine at this moment, and relax a little.

Even though Yun Fenghuang understood his difficulty, it was the first time he saw him show it like this, and his heart softened for a while, and he couldn't help suggesting: "Whether the loving mother empress dowager, the holy empress dowager or even the empress dowager regards Kunze's marriage How do you look at it, after all you are just such a dear girl, why don't you call someone over to ask for clarification, and let her decide? Such three clan elders, out of the consideration of loving the younger generation, probably will not say anything more. "

The main reason is that whether it is following Queen Mother Yuan to disobey Queen Mother Qu, or following Queen Mother Qu to teach Queen Mother Yuan to be disappointed, Chunjia can't bear it.

Moreover, the fight between the queen dowagers of the two palaces has reached this point, and even the empress dowager has been involved. No matter which side loses, it will be very difficult to step down on the scene.

It is most appropriate to push Kunze out as a shield.

Those who lose in this way are not so shameless at least. After all, they give in because they "love the younger generation", not because they lost to the other party in the competition for their son.

"..." Chunjia didn't move when he heard the words, as if he didn't hear it. After a while, he said in a slightly tired tone, "I'm not very close to Kunze. I asked her privately before, and she always She refuses to speak. I don’t know what she’s thinking at this age? Although it’s true that Queen Mother Yuan brought up the matter between her and Mrs. Yuan, as you said, Ah Huang, the previous king only had such a little flesh and blood. Although I can't lift her up to Minghui and the others, I don't want her to be wronged like I was when I was young."

The reason why he was willing to agree to this marriage was because he had confirmed Kunze's own attitude.

Although in Chunjia's view, Kunze was probably fooled by Queen Mother Yuan, thinking that marrying Yuan Ke was a good marriage.

However, he who intended to use this marriage to promote the relationship between the two mothers eased up, so he didn't say a word, because although Yuan Ke was not a particularly outstanding talent, he was not bad either.

When choosing a companion for Chunjia, Uncle Xingning didn't have a suitable son, so he could only choose from his nephews. The best of his generation.

Moreover, although the Yuan family is not as famous as Ji, Luo, Meng, Yin, and Ouyang, which have stood in temples for many years, they can be regarded as the first-class famous families in the local area.

If it weren't for the fact that he was surrounded by peers who were even more talented than him, and looking at the whole world, Yuan Ke could actually be regarded as a carefully selected and cultivated noble son, just not the top one.

Chunjia felt that Kunze would not be uncomfortable if he married Yuan Ke.

The relationship between the Yuan family and Queen Mother Yuan determined that they could not have great respect for Queen Mother Qu, and they might not be so full of kindness towards Princess Kunze who was raised by Queen Mother Qu.

But as long as they still need the shelter and grace brought by the princess status, they dare not treat Kunze badly.

The emperor made this decision when he considered that there was no major problem at the beginning. He stopped Yun Fenghuang from looking for county horses for Kunze. Who knew that the two empress dowagers hated each other so much?

Now I'm looking for Princess Kunze again... Chunjia really doesn't have many chances to get along with Kunze. Although the brother and sister are half-brothers, they are not close. Kunze is not very willing to tell him the truth, and the second also feels a little Ashamed of this young sister.

To some extent, he was trying to use her.

"Then Aji, if you don't mind, can I go talk to the princess?" Yun Fenghuang asked slowly, stroking Chunjia's back.

Chunjia let out a "huh", but didn't let her go. After a while, Yan Yin from outside cautiously came to remind him, saying that the emperor should return the banquet, otherwise, the empress dowager and the two empress dowagers would not be at the banquet for a long time. It is not suitable for the queen to be there alone.

Yun Fenghuang then gently pushed him, and he slowly let go, and replied softly: "I'll be going in a while."

"You go to the banquet, there are the queen and concubine Shu and concubine De to take care of them, so I will go directly to find the princess." Yun Fenghuang discussed with him in a low voice, "It's just where is the princess now? If it is in the loving mother The Empress Dowager, I am afraid that the Empress Dowager does not want to see me."

Chunjia said: "You wait here, I will send someone to call Kunze over."

So it seems that Princess Kunze is really on Queen Mother Yuan's side right now?

Yun Fenghuang became more and more curious about what the princess thought. If he didn't follow Empress Dowager Qu at this time, would he really be mad at Empress Dowager Qu?

After all, it doesn't matter if Chunjia is closer to Empress Dowager Yuan. Although he was born to Empress Dowager Qu, he was raised by Empress Dowager Yuan as soon as he landed. Everyone agreed that Chunjia should be more filial to Queen Mother Yuan.

But Princess Kunze, this is the child brought up by Empress Dowager Qu, and Empress Dowager Yuan basically ignored it.

Now that he has grown up, he is still close to the Empress Dowager Yuan. Isn't this poking at the heart of the Empress Dowager Qu?

Her own child won't kiss her, and the child she raised won't kiss her either... This is a mother, who can bear it?

If she moved to another place, Yun Fenghuang felt that if Zhaoqing grew up and left herself to join Gu Zhen at a critical moment, she would be able to tear this white-eyed wolf to pieces!

Ordinarily, Queen Mother Qu looked quiet, so she didn't seem like someone who would treat Kunze badly?

She thought about all kinds of possibilities, and after a while, the palace servants ushered Princess Kunze in, and then closed the door behind her back.

"Your Majesty." Princess Kunze was a little uneasy, the kind of uneasiness that she tried hard to conceal but couldn't hide. She lowered her head, pursed her lips, and came up to greet in a soft voice, and then lowered her eyes to look at the palace brick not far away , standing as a piece of wood.

Yun Fenghuang softly asked her to sit not far from him, and after saying it two or three times, Princess Kunze reluctantly sat down.

To be honest, such a princess makes Yun Fenghuang feel very strange.

Although she, like Chunjia, hadn't paid much attention to the princess during the two years since she entered the palace, she still remembered that when she first went to the palace to escape the summer heat, she bumped into Kunze once when she was visiting Empress Dowager Qu. Kunze is very lively and likes to inquire about this and that. From head to toe, there is a freshness unique to young people.

Now this petty look is really a different person.

"Princess, there is no one else here right now, so I will get straight to the point with you." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, ordered to clear the place, and then said, "Listen to your majesty, you married Yuan Ke voluntarily, but that's the case?"

Kunze nodded lightly.

"Can I ask why?" Yun Fenghuang looked at her and asked slowly.

But before the princess could speak, she said, "Of course the princess really likes Yuan Ke, so there is no need to mention it."

"...Why?" Princess Kunze frowned and asked subconsciously, "Can't I like Yuan Ke?"

There was a distinct displeasure in this rhetorical question, which was a bit like two years ago.

No matter how close she is to Chunjiasheng, she is the only sister in the blood of the emperor. Even though the Empress Dowager Qu who raised her is the least important of the three empress dowagers, her status as empress dowager is already high above her.

Princess Kunze keeps a low profile. Her status and treatment are actually not bad.

So how could it be possible to develop a cowardly temperament? She must have been a little short-tempered.

He didn't hide it at the moment.

Yun Fenghuang didn't care, she said that to provoke Kunze to speak.

After all, Chunjia agreed to let the noble concubine come to talk to the princess because the princess kept silent to him, making it impossible for him to act and judge Kunze's thoughts.

"Of course not. The princess is the eldest daughter and the only blood sister of His Majesty. Whoever you like is his honor." Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "That's why I feel that the princess can see What about Shang Yuanke? In terms of talent, appearance, future, and power, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is out of the ordinary among the children of similar backgrounds. How can he be in the eyes of the princess?"

Kunze looked at her, and said slyly: "So, the main reason why the imperial concubine admires His Majesty is because of His Majesty's power and status?"

"Of course there are also outstanding talents and looks, wise and powerful." Yun Fenghuang said indifferently, "Otherwise? If a man has no good looks, no future, no power, no power, poverty, muddleheaded and indecisive, why should he win the hearts of others? Even a lifelong entrustment?"

"..." Kunze choked. She thought that the imperial concubine would deny that she was greedy for Chunjia's power and position, but then she said, "This is a bit too snobbish. Could it be because he treats you tenderly and considerately?" Empathetic?"

Yun Fenghuang snorted, and said: "I don't care what you want, master, if you are not gentle and considerate, keep a low profile, whose parents don't have eyes to promise their daughter to him?"

He also said, "And if it is an ordinary woman, follow the words of her parents and matchmaker, regardless of whether she likes it or not, she can only live like this if she is married off by the master. Is the princess an ordinary woman? Whether it is the Queen Mother or Your Majesty, it is right." The princess is very concerned about the lifelong affairs of the princess. When he was still in the palace earlier, His Majesty didn't know about the princess and Yuan's son, so he told the palace again and again, saying that he must choose someone who will do what he wants for the princess, and he will never be wronged. host!"

"There are a lot of people in this world who just make do with it. It's a last resort, but the princess's life is not one of them, so why bother to wrong yourself?"

Kunze looked east and west, but didn't speak.

Chunjia also said similar things to her before, and even recalled the situation when she was just born, the brother and sister were still in Fuyang County. It was useless to talk and talk, and in the end he could only wave her back.

That's how she got away with it.

But this move is not so effective against Yun Fenghuang. Seeing that she didn't speak, Yun Fenghuang said: "Your Majesty is a man after all, how can he understand our girls' minds? My palace is a little older than the princess by two years." At the age of 18, since the princess is unwilling to make a sound, let me guess what the princess is thinking: the princess chose Yuan's son who was most opposed by the Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager instead of picking young talents from the civil and military families of the Manchu dynasty. In fact, it's not because I like Yuan Ke sincerely, but because I want to take revenge on Your Majesty, right?"

"!!!" Kunze's originally leisurely expression froze immediately, and after a while, she stomped her feet angrily, "Nonsense!!!"

This time, Yun Fenghuang calmed down, took a sip of tea, and asked her calmly: "Otherwise? I know that the Queen Mother will never let the princess marry into the Yuan family, let alone the princess is the virgin." The only adopted daughter of the empress dowager, would she not know the attitude of the empress dowager? But she still did it, not deliberately trying to embarrass your majesty, what is it?"