Chapter 94: The Culprit

After sighing, Jiang took some tea to moisten his throat, and concluded: "The mother does not agree to this matter, and I can't agree to you. A family wants to prosper for a long time, neither does it depend on marrying a high-ranking daughter to marry a high-ranking family. , and it didn't come from the grievances of individual children. What's more, you are not ranked high among the brothers. If you have to sacrifice, it should be the eldest son and grandson of each family who come first. How can it be your turn to be the 21st child? In short, don't say any more, just go back and accompany His Highness, I have the right to assume that you didn't say anything when you came here yesterday, just to apologize for what happened before and left."

"..." Xie Wuzheng was silent in the hall, his eyes were dim, and he couldn't see the specific emotion. He said after a while, "Auntie, the long-term prosperity of a family does not depend on marrying high-ranking daughters or relying on individual children to be wronged. When there is always someone wronged, isn’t it? Besides this matter, there is no such thing as sacrifice or not.”

"Because frankly speaking, the most direct consequences, or benefits, of this matter belong to my nephew."

"Love and righteousness are worthy of entrusting such a reputation, whether it is in the official career or in dealing with others, how much benefit it can bring, my aunt should be very clear."

Like the Jiang family, as the fourth daughter-in-law, surpassing the first three sister-in-laws and becoming the actual wife of the Xie family, it is supposed to be considered a very powerful and unruly woman.

But because of the fact that she raised Xie Fenghuan as her own daughter, after some management, she became a model of a virtuous woman.

Not only did the three sister-in-laws have nothing to do, everyone praised her, and even once blessed her own daughter, Yun Fenghuang, who was hired by the Qi family as a quasi-wife since she was a child.

Xie Wuzheng insisted, "So when my nephew came over yesterday, I said that this is a merciless request. Auntie, this is not because my nephew sacrificed for the family selflessly, nor did my nephew take the initiative to be wronged in consideration of the overall situation. Yes, it is my nephew who wants to beg you, Madam, to help my nephew!"

Saying that, he lifted his robe and knelt down, and kowtowed heavily!

"This..." Jiang Shi, who was at the top, was taken aback, and quickly got up to help, "Just speak well, why should my family be like this?"

Even so, she still refused to let go. The reason was that Yun Fenghuang disagreed, and she felt that Xie Wuzheng didn't need to be so eager for quick success and quick gains because she was there anyway. If you insist on this, then tell the elders in the family first, if your grandparents and your parents all nod, she will not say anything."

This seems to be a compromise, but in fact it is just prevarication.

Because the northern land is thousands of miles away, even if the pigeons pass the book and communicate with each other back and forth, it is estimated that the storm will pass.

At that time, if you mention anything that is not the eldest princess's own child, it is not affectionate, but anger, and there is a suspicion of dissatisfaction with the royal family and Chunjia. This is not a means of inviting fame, but suicide. road.

Of course Xie Wuzheng understands this truth, he smiled wryly, and persuaded Jiang: "Auntie, my nephew is well aware of your good intentions. But please think about it, auntie, if you enter the palace by chance like your ladyship, you will be able to rise to the top How many people have had the opportunity in the past and present? And His Royal Highness Sui'an has been harmed by others and will have nothing to do in his life. It is not something that can happen at any time. If you miss this time, do you think we may have another chance? It's not that my nephew wants to tell about the empress, but even if the empress can accompany the emperor for a long time, how can the current situation in the palace be optimistic?"

"Your Majesty is raising His Majesty's eldest son and eldest daughter, and the middle palace also has the third prince and the king of Chu, and Gu Guiren, who is also the daughter of the Zhaowu uncle's mansion, is also pregnant with the middle palace!"

"Now the emperor's heirs are still young, and the empress is in the favor of the emperor, and the empress does not dare to neglect."

"In the future, when the emperor's heirs are all grown up, it's okay for the emperor's daughter to return. The left and right will be reduced. But the prince, without the support of his family, how much guarantee can his future have?"

"My nephew is not saying that he wants to persuade your mother to do something outrageous, but King Qin, as the eldest son of His Majesty, was raised by a concubine like Your Majesty. I heard that among the many heirs, His Majesty loves King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing the most. .”

"Even the king of Chu, who bears the title of son-in-law under the empress' knees, is inferior!"

"You said that in the future, when the middle palace grows up, it will be the master of the East Palace. How many empresses and children can it accommodate?"

"Yes, your majesty is very powerful, and your majesty loves your majesty sincerely, and your majesty has raised the seventh prince. The seventh prince's natal family is the Yin family, and he is very fond of him... But aunt, the first emperor of Xiaozong was the emperor. , and died because of Ji's depression! Why do we let the empress face such a wind and frost sword alone?!"

"Originally, the empress climbed up alone in the palace, and the family has always been a drag on the empress. If you are still hesitating at this moment and dare not let it go, what qualifications do you have to enjoy all kinds of support from the empress? What are you talking about for the empress in the future? Share your worries?!"

"You are a discerning person, you should know that today's emperor is a sage king, not the kind of master who believes what the harem says and listens to what he does."

"So even if you are pampered like an empress, it doesn't mean that you can get what you want."

"When it comes to a really high-ranking position, there's really not much your empress can do."

"Otherwise, don't blame your nephew for reminding you of sad things: Why did the eldest son of the Duke of Yi's mansion die in childbirth not long ago, instead of having troubles when she was favored by the empress?"

Jiang was speechless for a while, collected himself, and said: "You are probably out of breath now, so you can't listen to what I say to your mother. But you should understand when you calm down, we are doing this for you." Hello. You are still young, and you will have many years to come, so you really don’t want to put yourself under such shackles on a whim, it’s unnecessary, it’s really unnecessary.”

Xie Wuzheng looked at her for a while, smiled wryly, shook his head and said: "Auntie, there are many things that have passed through this village, so there is no such shop. If our family has never had the opportunity, let it go. If you have it but don’t cherish it, it will be a pity for the rest of your life.”

After saying that, without further words, she stood up, bowed to her, and said in a low voice, "My nephew has been bothering my aunt for a long time, it's time to leave."

"You... oh!" Jiang Shi hesitated to speak, stood up, leaning on a table, looking very embarrassed, but in the end he just watched him turn and leave, and didn't stop him until he was out of sight.

After a while, she pinched the corner of her forehead and asked Jiang Ai: "Did I say too decisively, this child is really so disheartened, right?"

"If you are dismissed like this, it means that you are not very firm." Jiang Ai comforted, "If this is the case, it will be the same as what your mother said. After the impulsiveness, you will inevitably regret it. He himself regrets that it doesn't matter, and it hurts the whole body. How good is Mrs. Xie's reputation as well as the empress? So, if the twenty-first son really puts things to rest, it is a good thing. Anyway, how should this matter be handled, the empress has a charter?"

The Jiang family felt a little regretful: "Our family did not have a second son who was as decisive and far-sighted as Fenghuang. It was so easy to be smart once at twenty-one, but he gave up because of his lack of confidence. It is really a pity. !"

"A character like your empress is a rarity in a big family?" Jiang Ai said with a smile, "It's a blessing to have one in our family."

"That's true." Jiang Shi thought about it and felt a little happy and proud, "And she is still my daughter... Really think about it, I feel that God treats me well!"

Because Xie Wuzheng's back was so gloomy when he left, Jiang felt that it was basically impossible for him to cheer up. Hearing Jiang Ai's comfort, he was mentally prepared to let the matter go.

At this time, she was depressed again, why did she marry Xie Xiaoyu half a year earlier?

If half a year later, Yun Fenghuang would definitely tell Xie Xiaoyu about Sui'an!

Xie Xiaoyu didn't have the brains to think of such a way to turn the situation around and turn a bad thing into a good thing, but!

As long as Jiang shi thinks about it, she can force this son to do this!

But Xie Wuzheng is not his own son, whether it is Jiang's family or Yunfenghuang's, there are naturally various things that need to be avoided in how he behaves and speaks.

So Jiang shi was emotional, and ordered someone to pass a message to the palace, telling Yun Fenghuang that Xie Wuzheng was very depressed after being hit by his words, and it seemed that he would be very depressed in a short time.

And when he calmed down, it was estimated that the limelight of the matter had passed.

All in all, this trip was a joy.

Yun Fenghuang didn't feel very sad when she received the news, because she thought it through early in the morning, being a lover, especially with the royal family, is not a person who can be a lover if she wants to, or not if she doesn't want to.

Either you don't do it, or you can't change it if you do it... So, it's not a bad thing to make Xie Wuzheng give up now.

So she put this episode behind her and continued to talk about the matter of the eldest princess Minghui.

Chunjia moved very quickly, not only to cover up the face of the royal family, but also because he was more suspicious of Minghui's servants.

At the end of the afternoon, Princess Sui'an was murdered by a traitor, and she will have nothing to do in her life, and the news that Princess Minghui's servant was the real murderer spread one after another!

For a while, the harem was shocked by it!

The queen was so angry, not because she was angry because of Princess Sui'an who had suffered such a big loss, but because she was angry about such a big thing, no matter whether it was Chunjia or Suian, including Yunfenghuang, no one thought of talking to her. She just said...

So the queen only found out when the news spread and all parties came to her to find out the ins and outs.

As a Nakamiya this is really...

It's hard to say.

The point is that she didn't dare to say anything yet, because she also knew that the mood from the emperor to Yunfenghuang to Suian must not be very good at the moment, and there are reasons for being in a bad mood.

"You say this is really what Minghui's close servant did?" Indignantly, Gu Zhen forced himself to divert his attention, and asked the left and right, "Why does this palace feel a little strange? Big one, who doesn't know what kind of temperament? Minghui is not the kind of person who would treat his sister like this."

"However, common man Ji Sheng went so tragically, maybe His Royal Highness was stimulated, so it's different?" Left and right guessed, "This is the truth that His Majesty personally supervised to find out, His Majesty has always responded to the eldest princess. Hu, it's not possible to use the fate of the late emperor's concubine to give birth to a child-daughter to harm the late emperor's daughter?"

Gu Zhen was startled, then forced a smile: "That's true."

But I thought in my heart, who knows if Chunjia can do such a thing?

He wiped out all the Yue family of the first emperor.

Yes, Gu Zhen suspects that the culprit is Chun Jia...

Not only Gu Zhen thought so, even the Empress Dowager specially summoned the emperor to Qingci Palace. The implication was that you harmed the Ai family's natal family, the Ai family's niece and daughter-in-law, and indirectly forced him to death. Ai's grandniece, daughter-in-law, concubine...isn't that enough? Now you want to provoke the three granddaughters of the Ai family to discord, and even make Sui'an lose the fate of heirs? ? ?

Suian is the most obedient one!

Even though Chunjia was deep in the city, he was very angry when faced with such doubts. In front of the Empress Dowager, he calmly refuted and explained, but the Empress Dowager was cold and distrustful.

The grandparents and grandchildren eventually broke up.

The angry emperor hurried to the Huanhua Hall after leaving the Qingci Palace, waved back to the left and right, and scolded the empress dowager for being foolish: "If I want to target the flesh and blood of the late emperor, Yun'an and Sui'an don't say anything." , Ming Hui can have today?!"

"The empress dowager is so old and so confused, why do you bother with her?" Luckily, Concubine Min comforted her in time, "Think about it, is this the mother of Xiaozong, the sister of Duke Ye, or is she accompanying Shenzong?" The person who came here through all the ups and downs of the first emperor is Xiaozong's own son, but he was made to be ruled by a foreign family, let alone died young, and he didn't even have a male heir! Such a clan elder, what can you expect from her? "

This is purely won by the two emperors of Shenzong Xiaozong and the Ji family, right?

Otherwise, if it were any noble daughter from a high-born family, if Fan Fan actually accompanied her husband through a seizure of the crown, would he still be able to watch Xiaozong fall to such an end?

Even if the Empress Dowager is the kind of person who has been brainwashed by her natal family and blindly favors her natal family, but according to the importance most people place on children at the moment, the operation of letting the only son die... Yun Fenghuang is also true I can't understand.

Oh, considering that this person probably won by relying on her fate, maybe she was really kept in the dark when the common man Ji Sheng murdered Liugong?

That's really not that bad.

Xiaozong was also unlucky to have such an incompetent mother.

Yun Fenghuang caught the empress dowager for a while, and said to Chunjia: "You said you are so wise and powerful, why do you care about such a foolish thing like her?"

"Listening to what you said, I feel that the Empress Dowager is very pitiful." Chunjia was amused by her, stretched out her hand to embrace her on her knees, and said with a smile, "But the Empress Dowager is actually not as incompetent as you think, Otherwise, how could you join forces with the regent and make things difficult for me?"

"Being dizzy by the regent's few words!" Yun Fenghuang played with the palace belt around his waist and said lazily, "Anyway, I think that if she can do something, the harem will be like this these years? Don't talk about Xiaozong At that time, Chen Zhima was rotten. Let’s just say that since you came to the throne, the Ji family has been used to holding power, and greed is at work. She has lived in Qingci Palace for a long time. Could it be that she can’t see clearly? But she doesn’t know how to persuade her Erji's duty as a courtier...Your Majesty, tell me, even if the Empress Dowager is capable, where can she go?"

She smiled disdainfully, "If you want to tell me, the most capable person is to have a good life. Otherwise, I heard that at the time of the first emperor of Shenzong, the princes fought for the crown prince very fiercely. She has no way to enter The eyes of the late Emperor Shenzong?"

Just like Yuan Niangniang, thanks to the fact that Chunjia became the emperor directly, if seizing the heirloom and catching up with such wives and concubines who need to worry, unless there are quite valuable forces standing behind them, who else can tolerate it?

Chunjia lowered her head and kissed her on the cheek, didn't answer the words, just sighed and said, "I'll just come to you so we can have a relaxing meeting."

Yun Fenghuang was about to thank Wuzheng and his wife for their compensation, but she swallowed her words when she heard the words, touched his cheek and said affectionately: "My concubine is usually not able to share the worries of Your Majesty, but if you can make Your Majesty feel like Huanhua Palace You can take a short rest, the concubine is already..."

Before he finished speaking, someone came from the outside to report that it was Princess Sui'an's biological mother, and Mrs. Shen came to look for the emperor in person.

The concubine who was frolicking froze at the same time.