Chapter 46: The Controversy of the Sickness (Part 1)

Jia Pingye's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, she understood that Yunfenghuang was going to deal with Princess Minghui.

This is actually not surprising, because this noble concubine is not a good person, even though Princess Minghui has a special status, she is someone who the emperor needs to be extra gracious and tolerant.

The problem is that looking at Yun Fenghuang's formation, this time's revenge is definitely not as thunderous as last time.

Last time, it seemed that the momentum was huge, coercing Gu Zhen and others who had not ascended to the throne, and inciting the Six Palaces to block Minghui and the Empress Dowager, but in fact, for the grandparents and grandchildren of the Empress Dowager and Princess Minghui , did not cause substantial harm.

At most, it was embarrassing and embarrassing for a while.

But now, just looking at Yun Fenghuang's interrogation from the commoner Ji Sheng, one knows that she will not let it go.

"Your Majesty, this matter... the concubine is not very clear." Jia Pingye hesitated for a while, and said hesitantly, "At that time, the concubine and the Lu family had similar status and similar status, so they had always been in contact. But After all, the Lu family belongs to the regent line, and his adoptive father and his concubine's father and brother are at odds, so they don't have a very close friendship. Moreover, the empress knows, at that time the power of the Ji family was overwhelming, and the common man Ji Sheng was the mother and empress dowager. The entire harem, except The Empress Dowager doesn't care about world affairs, even the Empress Dowager Mother and the Empress Dowager Mother are extremely afraid of her, let alone concubines like these."

"So even if I am close to the Lu family, how dare I ask her about my mother, the empress dowager?"

This is reasonable, but Yun Fenghuang said lightly: "Really? If other honest concubines don't dare to inquire about it, it's fine. But you, Mrs. Jia, if I remember correctly, you followed the common people at first. Mrs. Zheng, later voted for the former queen Ji Lingzi, and after these two fell down, they voted for this palace again, right?"

Although it is a fact, but it was the noble concubine who said it clearly, Jia Pingye still knelt down immediately and defended herself: "I used to be dull, blind, and didn't know my mother..."

"Don't talk about these things. I still know the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish." Yun Fenghuang snorted and interrupted her, "I am very clear about your past things, and you are also very clear. Knowing that Ben Gong is a person who can't rub his eyes, then tell me, what did Ben Gong do to accept you, before the harem was promoted, and he even gave you a hand?"

Jia Pingye was startled, and shivered subconsciously, before she could speak, Yun Fenghuang had already said slowly, "You are not a loyal person, otherwise why would you be fine if your former masters are gone? But the ruler is short and the inch is strong, what Ben Gong likes is your cleverness. You said yourself, even if you had Mrs. Zheng as your support at the time, wouldn't you think of leaving a way out for yourself? Not to mention that after the Zheng family lost power, you happened to fall into the eyes of the former empress by such a coincidence!"

"There are so many people in the palace, your family background is not particularly good, and your love is not deep, why did the former empress fall in love with you?"

"..." Jia Pingye was speechless and bit her lips tightly.

She was very reluctant to get to the bottom of Yunfenghuang, because she knew that Yunfenghuang would never make Princess Minghui feel better in the future, and would even fundamentally shake Minghui's future.

It's not that Jia Pingye, like Gu Zhen, has any guilt and affection for Ming Hui, and can't bear her being framed by the imperial concubine.

After all, as Yun Fenghuang said, for a concubine like her who has been in the palace for ten years and has changed three masters, that's just the way she values ​​affection.

Jia Pingye's main reason is that she is afraid of suffering from the fish in the pond.

After all, Princess Minghui's identity and dignity are placed there. Once there is a mistake, from the empress dowager down to the ministers and relatives, how can it be easily exposed?

And the instigator, as Chunjia's favorite concubine, is also a deep and powerful character in the city. Since he dared to murder the eldest princess, he would definitely be prepared to get away with it.

This preparation to get rid of the crime, maybe she used Jia Pingye as a shield?

After all, Jia Pingye did remember, how did Lu Qidao die back then?

What murdered the sixth palace and left the concubine without heirs... Jia Pingye knew Lu Qidao's ability too well. If he had this ability, would he still be a Jieyu for many years like himself?

It was nothing more than the need for a culprit at the top, and she was the most suitable one to pick and choose, so this crime was given to her.

As for the truth, only the top knows best.

This lesson is too deep, and the past time is not long, how dare Jia Pingye forget it?

"Mother, this concubine is indeed... really not a person with a strong heart." After thinking about it, she said to Yun Fenghuang with a dry voice, "But I really didn't dare to ask more about the common man Ji Sheng. Because of this matter, it is very taboo on the Lu family's side. The concubine made side attacks, it seems that his adoptive father came from the common man Ji Sheng, and later he followed Xiaozong, and became in-laws with the regent. The key point is that he later He has always been consistent with Emperor Xiaozong and the regent, and it seems that he was the one who spread the news about the emperor's younger brother. Because of these reasons, the common man Ji Sheng has always had opinions on Lu Chuncao."

"My concubine once wanted to flatter the common man Ji Sheng, and brought up the topic when chatting with Mrs. Lu, but Mrs. Lu was very upset and told her not to mention her."

Jia Pingye continued, "Furthermore, during these years in the palace, Mrs. Lu has not had much contact with Mianfu Palace. I feel that even if she grew up in front of the common man Ji Sheng when she was young... she should be the same when she grows up. Alienated. After all, the common man Ji Sheng has two nieces in the palace, so in terms of closeness and status, why consider the Lu family whose adoptive father is already at odds with the common man Ji Sheng?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang frowned, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

To be honest, starting with Lu Qidao to dig a hole for Ji Sheng's mother and daughter, this was her idea early in the morning. At that time, Lu Qidao was not dead yet, if she started doing it at that time, she might not have a chance.

After all, no matter what Jia Pingye said is true or not, the relationship between her and Ji Sheng is separated by a layer, and it is far inferior to Lu Qidao who grew up in front of Ji Sheng, who understands Mianfu Palace.

The problem is Chun Jia.

Yun Fenghuang knew very well in his heart that even if Chunjia knew that his methods were not very open and aboveboard, he would not care about dealing with Ji Sheng, the former empress Ji Lingzi and other members of the Ji family.

Because the emperor didn't like them in his heart, of course, if the emperor looked at it from the standpoint of an outsider, he might not like the empress dowager and Minghui much. The problem is that he is grateful to Xiaozong, so Xiaozong's direct blood relatives have You Rong here.

Before his superiority is completely consumed, he doesn't want to do anything to these two.

So Yun Fenghuang thought for a while at that time, and gave up contacting Lu Qidao privately to obtain information about Ji Sheng.

At this moment, Jia Pingye couldn't find any valuable news, so...

Yun Fenghuang's frowning was silent, Jia Pingye saw that the pressure was very high, after a while, seeing that the imperial concubine still didn't speak, she finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Lu really didn't mention his mother to the concubine before his death." There are too many empress dowagers, but there is one thing, I don’t know if there is any connection between the concubines?"

"What's the matter?" Yun Fenghuang originally planned to send her away, but raised his eyebrows and asked.

Jia Pingye stepped forward on her knees and said in a low voice: "It was the year when the empress entered the palace, during the summer vacation, didn't the commoner Ji Sheng say that it was for His Majesty's heirs, and he took the concubine to Shanyuan Temple to pray for blessings?"

Yun Fenghuang suddenly remembered what Princess Yun'an had said before, that it was a rumor that she and Ji Minggan spent a night alone in the wild, or a rumor spread by the common man Ji Sheng himself, so he sat up straight and motioned for her Speak carefully.

But Jia Pingye didn't mention Princess Yun'an, but said: "The concubine and the Lu family were also among them at the time. The empress has been to the Shanyuan Temple, so she must know that this temple is closely related to the royal family, and it was built on the mountain. The other courtyards are extraordinarily spacious, and the distance between each other is very far. Therefore, when the concubine first left, she and the left and right often couldn't remember the way. But Lu is very familiar with it. For the first two days, she took the concubine I sent myself to the other courtyard where I lived, and then went back by myself. And there were too many people at that time, and it was impossible to pray for blessings in one place, so Guanzhong allocated a few extra remote temples for use. Little nun, I don't know much about it. However, it seems that the Lu family has been there many times..."

"I heard that the phoenix masters of the two generations of the royal family often went to see Shanyuan." Yun Fenghuang said, "Since Mrs. Lu followed the common man Ji Sheng when she was young, she may have been there at that time and is familiar with that place." , is there nothing wrong with that?"

Jia Pingye said: "Your Majesty, that's not the case. You are young and have only a short period of time in the palace. You may not know it. It is said that the royal family is closely related to Shanyuan Temple. The identity of the concubine is not very clear. But since the concubine entered the palace, Ji Cheng, a commoner, has not been to Shanyuan temple. As for the former queen, according to the observation of the concubine, the former queen did not believe that at all. I don’t even bother to pay attention to the amulets offered by Shanyuan Temple every year.”

That's where it gets interesting.

As the saying goes, people take tea to cool down, even though Shanyuan Temple was indeed a guest of the royal family many years ago, and it was deeply valued, but these years, there are few important people in the royal family, so why is it still in a special position?

Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while, and said, "You mean, when Lu Qidao was young, the common man Ji Sheng often went to the Shanyuan Temple. This is why Lu Qidao was familiar with the Shanyuan Temple? After ascending the throne, she suddenly stopped going?"

Jia Pingye nodded: "Maybe someone in the Shanyuan Temple knows what the concubine wants to know?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang thought for a moment, and said noncommittally, "I understand, you can go down."

Jia Pingye wasn't sure whether she was satisfied or dissatisfied, she bowed her head slightly to show respect, and then cautiously took her leave.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty just went to Mrs. Rou Kun's place and talked with Mrs. Rou Kun for a while, and now I'm going to see Mrs. Qing Shu's second prince." After Jia Pingye left, the Qing waited for the waiter to come forward to serve, by the way Tell her the news from outside, "Your Majesty just sat down in Chengyue Palace and didn't say a word to Mrs. Qingshu's mother and son. Chunlang Palace sent someone to report that the empress dowager's phoenix body violated harmony. Your Majesty then Then I hurried to the Spring Palace again."

This is not over yet, because Chunjia just arrived at the gate of the Spring Palace, and the Jiashan Palace reported that the Queen Mother is also a phoenix body violation, and it is more serious than the Empress Dowager... The Empress Dowager did not say the specific cause of the disease, The Empress Dowager accidentally fell down and said that her arm was broken.

Princess Kunze was young and hadn't experienced any accidents. Seeing this situation, she burst into tears in fright. Now that Jiashan Palace is in turmoil, it is very necessary for the emperor to come and make decisions in person.

"And then?" Yun Fenghuang sneered after listening to this series of events, and asked, "Your Majesty has entered the Spring Palace? What's going on at Jiashan Palace?"

The Qing people sighed: "Yes, Your Majesty was very surprised when he heard the news, but he still went to visit the empress dowager in the Spring Palace in person, and only asked the empress to go to Jiashan Palace to sit in town and take good care of the empress dowager."

"The previous dynasty was full of concubines competing for favor. This one was weak and the other was pretending to be sick, and then the empress dowager felt sorry for the emperor and couldn't see it." Yun Fenghuang snorted and said, "The national dynasty is interesting. The empress dowager personally went to the battle to play bitter tricks, which is serious. It's time to do everything in my power to attract the emperor's concubine, there is no room for tricks, and it is really difficult for our Majesty."

The waiters didn't dare to answer these words, so they just smiled and said: "Just now, someone from the empress's side came to the gate of the palace and explained a few words, saying that all the concubines are tired during the day today, and they will leave the house tonight." The empress will accompany the night at Jiashan Palace in person. We will discuss how to take care of the two empress dowagers after we all go to Chongchang Hall tomorrow."

"What else is there to arrange?" Yun Fenghuang sneered again, and said, "The Spring Palace only wants His Majesty to be with you, there is no need for people like this Palace, just discuss how to serve the Queen Mother. "

That being said, it is definitely not possible to do so.

The next morning, the concubines gathered in the Chongchang Palace. Empress Gu Zhen, who had hurried over from Jiashan Palace just a while ago, looked tired and sleepy. , now that we all need servants, we should figure out who will go to the Spring Palace and who will go to the Jiashan Palace."

The concubines below were in a commotion for a while, and most of them privately wanted to go to Jiashan Palace.

The main reason is that Empress Dowager Qu has a weak sense of existence. Judging from the emperor's choice yesterday, the importance of this biological mother is also weaker, so it is conceivable that serving in Jiashan Palace must be easier.

Even if you do something wrong occasionally, the consequences will not be serious.

But if you go to the Empress Dowager Yuan, I'm afraid life will not be easy.

But some people think that serving the Queen Mother Yuan may not be so easy, but the Queen Mother Yuan has a greater influence on the emperor.

If it caught her eye, it might not be possible for her to take the opportunity to increase her favor... She seldom thinks this way, after all, the Empress Dowager Yuan has two nieces in the palace herself, and she knows that no matter how hard an outsider serves her, she can't compare with her blood relatives.

The queen knew what everyone was thinking, so she asked people to go to Huzhu Palace to invite Concubine An to come over: "When Concubine An comes, let her choose some people to go to Spring Palace. After all, Concubine An is the niece of the loving mother Empress Dowager, how should she serve her loving mother?" Empress Dowager, Concubine An knows better than people like me. As for Jiashan Palace..."

She hesitated for a while, then looked at Yun Fenghuang, "How about you arrange it, Concubine?"

Gu Zhen's move was not because he knew about Yun Fenghuang's secret communication with Queen Mother Qu, but because he felt that the relationship between Yun Fenghuang and Queen Mother Yuan was so bad. People who hate the two got together.

Yun Fenghuang also understood the Queen's thoughts, she was thinking about how to kill Minghui at the moment, but she didn't have the idea of ​​making life difficult for Chunlan Palace, so she agreed.

But after a while Concubine An came over, and when she heard that the Empress had asked her to pick someone to serve the Empress Dowager Yuan, she was the first to ask for a noble concubine.