Chapter 44 Favor

Princess Ming Hui clearly wanted Yun Fenghuang's life before, but now Yun Fenghuang naturally couldn't trust her, so no matter what the princess said, she refused with righteous words.

In turn, he persuaded Ming Hui not to be so ignorant of good and bad: "Although the commoner Ji is the mother of His Highness, isn't Emperor Xiaozong also the father of His Highness? Since the father is more important than the mother, let the commoner Ji be the mother of His Highness." His Highness was not burdened by the past, and continued to make golden branches and jade leaves, all thanks to the legacy of the late emperor! Why should Your Highness be deceived by others and become an enemy of His Majesty? You must know that although His Majesty is not His Highness’s blood brother, since he was adopted by the late Emperor, then He is the late emperor's son! Could it be that His Highness is also like the common man Ji, wishing that the late emperor would be extinct to be happy?"

"For me, the regent is the real wolf ambition!"

"Who didn't know the late emperor's kindness to him at the beginning? What happened? Your majesty is an upright descendant of Xiaozong. Whenever he thinks of the late emperor's kindness, he should feel comforted by it and do his best to help your majesty! On the contrary, he is ambitious. His intention is to provoke the royal family to fight each other, this kind of kindness will be revenged, Your Highness - as the first emperor's daughter-in-law, it's all right not to condemn him, how can you still be with him?"

Ming Hui was trembling with anger, and said coldly: "What do you know?! Who do you think you are?! You have the right to talk about the flesh and blood of the Tian family like this!"

"This imperial concubine is on a jade plate, so she is considered a member of the clan. Why can't I talk about my family's housework?" Yun Fenghuang said disapprovingly, "Besides, honest words are harsh, and if you say something that is not pleasant to listen to, just say it." Your Highness is so naive, if His Majesty didn't value you, and wouldn't be angry with you no matter what, I wouldn't be bothered to share my heart and soul with you."

Then he asked her step by step, as the first emperor's daughter, what did she think about the first emperor?

The common man Ji Sheng was very kind to Princess Minghui, but didn't the first emperor die?

Otherwise, the late emperor would have wronged you even if you had a little flesh and blood?

In the final analysis, your glory and honor are all given by Xiaozong, and you don't want to go to Xiaozong, it's really rebellious!

Princess Minghui finally walked away.

After she went, Yun Fenghuang snorted and asked Jin Qingren to wait for him.

Just as they were tidying up, Gu Zhen came outside with someone, just like Princess Cai Minghui, when she came in, she opened her mouth to clear the place.

"What's the matter?" Yun Fenghuang and others went out, and asked lazily, "This Nuan Pavilion is very lively today."

"I didn't come here on purpose to disturb you." Gu Zhen explained, "I was planning to go to the nearby abode to sober up, but I just happened to see His Highness Princess Minghui? I just wanted to say hello, and I saw her I left angrily, so I came to ask."

Yun Fenghuang said: "This is really wronging my concubine. I didn't provoke this incident. If you don't believe me, you can ask me later, but His Highness took the initiative to find me. I also came out to sober up, and the result It's been a while, and I still haven't had a sip of the hangover soup."

In view of the noble concubine's consistent disposition, Gu Zhen really didn't believe her words, and said, "I don't want to say anything about you, it's just that the eldest princess is young, and she is the blood of the late emperor, so why bother to talk about your current status?" Do you have the same level of knowledge as her? Right now, the Empress Dowager and His Majesty are already looking for her son-in-law. After a year or two, she has declined. Even if she is still out of tune with us, how many times can we see each other throughout the year? Renren will pass. It’s not worth it Always tit for tat is also difficult for His Majesty."

"This time, Your Majesty has really wronged my concubine." Yun Fenghuang said, "What do you think His Highness will say to this concubine? She said that she was thinking that His Majesty would promise her to the Yun family, and she was not happy! So I asked my concubine to find a way to disturb her. She also said that I knew that my concubine was definitely not willing to make this happen... Madam, can you not deny this? Not to mention your highness's marriage, isn't it? The concubine can talk about it. It is said that the concubine and the Yun family are of the same clan, how could he not like his cousin to have the glory of the Lord?"

Gu Zhen was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and immediately frowned and said, "Your Highness is really messing around."

Yun Fenghuang said: "She is not a coquettish guest now that she has descended here? How dare a concubine speak harsh words? Otherwise, isn't the lesson from the past not enough? If she goes back to the banquet and makes a scene, I can't explain it clearly with ten mouths! Therefore I told her well, but she refused to listen to anything, so what else can I do? Can't I really do what she wants?"

Just as he was talking, someone from the palace rushed over and knocked on the door outside, shouting as he knocked: "Empress, Empress, something has happened ahead!"

"Shouldn't we choose this day?" Gu Zhen almost breathed out, looking at Yun Fenghuang and asked.

Yun Fenghuang was also quite speechless: "Who is having a good time? Forget it, something has happened. Let someone come in and tell me what happened."

Then, as soon as the palace man came in, he quickly reported: "Just now, His Royal Highness Princess Minghui returned to the table, and suddenly she said that she had just heard the noble concubine mention Mr. Yunxi Keyun, who had amazing archery skills, and said that he is actually not a good person because of his misconduct. There were even all kinds of bad deeds. Duke Yi and several other adults of the Yun family immediately left the table and knelt down to plead guilty, admitting that there is no way to teach their children. Your Majesty... Your Majesty said that maybe His Highness the Eldest Princess misunderstood, the noble concubine Your Majesty will never say such a thing. But Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui said... said..."

Yun Fenghuang's face was livid, and he asked Gu Zhen together: "What else did she say?"

If it is explained that Hui's previous words can be rounded up, the following words can't be good anyway: "His Royal Highness also said that the imperial concubine hates the Yun family deeply, and is the person in the world who is most eager for the Yun family to have no children and grandchildren! So Yun I have been inquiring about the behavior of the disciples of the family! This Yunxi Ke Yun is not good, let your majesty not be deceived by the Yun family."

"...Your Highness is simply confused!!!" Hearing this, even Gu Zhen, who was feeling guilty towards Minghui, couldn't help cursing, "Is she out of her mind? Even if she doesn't like the imperial concubine, what is wrong with Yun Shi! That is an important minister of the country, and can be easily involved?! Especially in the north..."

I stopped talking halfway through this, because I felt that it was not suitable for the palace people to hear, Gu Zhen took a deep breath, turned to Yun Fenghuang and said, "You and I will return the table together, please let your Majesty allow you to defend yourself, and allow this palace to testify for you !"

"Your Majesty's kind intentions, I understand you physically and mentally, but there is no need for it." Yun Fenghuang said coldly with a cold face, "His Royal Highness obviously wanted to kill this concubine regardless of face! I'm afraid it will be affected."

When Gu Zhen wanted to insist, she heard her continue, "Your Majesty, think about your two princes as well as yourself, and don't forget that in this palace, the person who wants the best of the emperor's heir the most, Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui may not be among them. After all, isn’t the reason why his mother, concubine Ji Sheng, was abandoned because of murdering the emperor’s heir? As the saying goes, like a mother, like a daughter, how can you know that today’s incident is not because His Royal Highness Princess Minghui is making a fuss to attract attention? The effort to take over what his mother did during her lifetime?"

Such a naked slander, but at this moment, Gu Zhen couldn't help but listen to it.

After all, King Chu's lesson was too profound.

Yun Fenghuang then tidied up his appearance, and led his people to the palace alone.

At this time, the previous relaxation and excitement in the hall was completely gone. A group of Yun family officials headed by Yi Guogong, as well as the children who were brought into the hall, including Concubine Xie, who belonged to the concubine, all knelt on the ground.

The silk and bamboo singing and dancing stopped early in the morning, and Chun Jia, who was in the main seat, had no expression on her face. Not far away, Ming Hui was drinking fruit wine slowly, her eyes wandered slowly, and her eyes were full of pleasure.

"Your Majesty, the concubine was just behind me, and I was shocked to hear His Highness's words, so I came here to apologize!" Yun Fenghuang walked in at this moment, attracting everyone's attention, but the monarch and his subjects remained calm, but Ming Hui slightly bent his lips.

Yun Fenghuang cast a glance at her, stepped forward to prostrate herself, and said in a deep voice, "Just now, after I left, I was sobering up. Before the sobering soup was served, His Royal Highness Princess Ming Hui suddenly came, and she walked back to the left and right, talking to the concubine alone. Then , His Highness reprimanded my concubine for meddling in His Highness's marriage, and my concubine explained again and again, saying that today's cousin's performance in front of the imperial court was only for fun, and had no other intention. But His Highness... His Highness has determined that the concubine can control his son-in-law , Angrily reprimanded the concubine and left with a flick of her sleeve! The concubine was discussing countermeasures with the left and right, how to appease His Highness, but in the end, she heard the report from the palace man, saying that His Highness came here and said a lot of nonsense."

Speaking of being blessed to Ming Hui, he said neither humble nor overbearing, "Your Highness is the golden branch and jade leaf of the late emperor. If it is an ordinary matter, what His Highness says is nothing. I don't dare to say too much. It can involve the Yun family, and even the elders. How can you not justify yourself, but disappoint your elders and be wronged?"

Minghui snorted and said, "Of course you don't recognize anything when you leave the Nuan Pavilion. I was also very surprised just now, saying that your Concubine Min is the daughter of the Yun family. Only the daughters of the Yun clan are eligible to be hired into the palace, why don't they have much contact with the Yun clan? He has so many opinions on the Yun clan in his heart, it's really shocking!"

Yun Fenghuang stopped arguing with her, and only said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please see clearly."

What she said just now was not for arguing with Minghui, but for Chunjia.

As long as Chunjia listened to it, she would win.

As for whether Chunjia would listen to it... Chunjia would definitely be skeptical if she just said it so plainly, but it's no wonder that Chunjia didn't listen to Minghui's cooperation, which was clearly looking for trouble.

"Minghui, you may have misunderstood." Chunjia tilted his head slightly, and looked at Minghui with cold eyes, "Although the imperial concubine is a daughter of the Yun family, she has always been close to Concubine Zhenxishu and Concubine Xie, and they are like sisters. Feeling resentful towards the Yun family? Moreover, Yunxi Ke has not been in the imperial capital for many years. It was the imperial concubine who returned to Beijing with her family after entering the palace. Although the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine are cousins, they have never met each other. How does the imperial concubine know the character of Yunxi guest? "

He thinks that for the sake of the late emperor, he saved Ming Hui's face, "About some talkative and vicious palace official misled you, your child is ignorant, don't say such things rashly in the future."

He motioned to the left and right to help Minghui to leave.

Minghui refused to leave, put the wine cup heavily, and said with a tilted head: "Could it be that your majesty favors the noble concubine?! Still don't trust me?!"

"Your Majesty." At this time, Mrs. Qing Shu and Mrs. Rou Kun suddenly left the table together, bowed down on the ground, and said in panic, "Your Majesty, the empress has been telling my concubine to look at the princess before she left. , Her Royal Highness Princess Gein doesn't drink very well. It's just that I am pregnant, and I feel a little dizzy after drinking a few cups, so I haven't seen Her Royal Highness for a while. Just now, my concubine quietly asked Sister Roukun Sister Rou Kun said, before the empress left the banquet, His Highness drank five or six cups, and after that, he never stopped... I thought to myself, Could it be that His Highness is drunk?"

Rou Kun's expression seemed reluctant, but Madam Qing Shu glanced at her, and said: "The Empress also explained to this concubine just now, but I forgot to talk to my sisters, please be punished by Your Majesty! "

In fact, except for a few female family members who can drink well, most of the people at the banquet drink fruit wine, which is not easy to get drunk.

But the monarchs and ministers knew in their hearts that it was just such a rhetoric.

Chunjia originally intended to let Minghui avoid it for the time being, and at this moment, he took advantage of this reason and said: "Minghui, you drank too much, go down and rest for a while, so as not to hurt your body."

Let Yan Yin go down in person, and order a few waiters to forcefully pull Ming Hui out.

During this process, Minghui was shouting and kicking. Chunjia looked at him coldly, and said slowly: "The emperor seems to be really bad at drinking. From now on, the concubines should pay more attention. If the queen is not here, you guys Just caring about feasting and having fun, completely ignoring the elder princess’s phoenix body.”

The concubines responded quickly.

Another clever courtier came out to smooth things over a few words, and the atmosphere eased. Chunjia asked those who were kneeling on the ground to go back to the table, and said: "Drinking words can't be true, so please get up, my concubines." Too."

The waiter at the bottom hurriedly gestured to the musician and singer, so the sound of silk and bamboo played again, the concubines sang and danced gracefully, and the banquet mingled with each other, covering up the past turmoil.

At least it looked like it was covered up.

After a while, Gu Zhen returned to the table quietly, and Mrs. Qing Shu brought Rou Kun up to plead guilty, and whispered the false Chuan Yi's decree in a low voice. Gu Zhen had already learned the ins and outs through the palace people, so naturally she would not blame them, but said that they did a good job : "We are all serving His Majesty, even if we have some disagreements with each other, in the face of big right and wrong, we must consider His Majesty after all."

He also specifically talked about Rou Kun: "You are the youngest in the palace, but you did a great job in this matter, and I will ask for credit for you and Your Majesty when I turn back."

Rou Kun was still a little awkward at first, but when she heard this, she couldn't help pursing the corners of her lips.

She really likes Chunjia, and the most important thing is her impression in Chunjia's heart.

Otherwise, she would not want to help Yun Fenghuang out of the siege.

As for Yun Fenghuang's mood at the moment, I don't need to talk about these two wives, she has suppressed and dealt with them, and this trip happened, and I really want to acknowledge their affection.

After she collected herself, she held up the wine cups and offered each of them a glass of wine to show her gratitude.

It was inconvenient to say anything at the table, and it was imperative to try to return the favor to Fenghou in the future.

Otherwise, who will help her if she encounters trouble in the future?

If it wasn't for Ming Hui's sudden deceit, how could Yun Fenghuang owe such affection?

What do you think, what do you think, this eldest princess is too much of an eyesore!

This day's banquet ended after barely holding on for a while. In fact, if it was just the death of the white deer, the emperor planned to have fun with the emperor and his ministers until the lanterns were held. After all, is it a "good omen"? look.

But if Minghui made such a fuss, no one would be interested.

The key is……

In such a short period of time, two disturbances occurred, each of which was a loss of royal face. If it happens again later, this...

It also seems that the emperor's control over the palace is too weak, which is not conducive to him to set up the emperor.

Therefore, the shadow of the sun had just slanted to the west, and under the tacit understanding of everyone, the banquet of appreciating osmanthus also ended awkwardly.

The officials were arranged to leave the small square pot one after another, but the emperor couldn't wait to go back to the harem, so he asked Yun Fenghuang to come to him for questioning!