Chapter 108: Ji Minggan

The palace concubine Zhu Shi is not the kind of person who will come to trouble, so she doesn't get much favor in front of Yun Fenghuang.

She was able to conceive, similar to Ping Xianyi, it was pure luck.

The luckier thing than Zhaoyuan is that she is known to be shrewd and powerful as the protagonist. In addition, the emperor has eight sons and four daughters. Everyone thinks that it doesn't matter what she gives birth to. It has been calm, without any waves at all.

Maybe life was going so well that she was careless. It wasn't long after she came back from the palace, and it was almost a month before the due date. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, when she was watching the moon in the yard, she accidentally sprained her foot and fell directly. fall down.

The maid who supported her was young and weak and couldn't hold her up in time, causing her to knock on her stomach, and she immediately became ill.

The news was immediately reported to the Huanhua Hall, and Yun Fenghuang was so angry that he was about to die, so people hurriedly summoned the Wenpo imperial doctor who had prepared in advance, and finally scolded Zhu's master and servants as bastards, how many ghosts did his master sit in for her Tricks, evil spirits, and in the end, the Lord himself did not live up to expectations, and when the end came, he made such a fuss: "It's fine if it's a princess, anyway, I already have Zhaoqing under my knees, so it doesn't matter how many daughters there are. If it's a prince, everyone If there is any mistake, I will never spare her!"

Then the Zhu family really gave birth to a little prince.

Before Yun Fenghuang was given a chance to question her, because she had a dystocia, the imperial doctor and Mrs. Wen were busy for a day and a night, and in the end, in desperation, he knelt down and begged Yun Fenghuang to choose to protect the older one and the younger one.

If Chunjia was present, Yun Fenghuang would definitely blame him.

The problem is that Zhu's weight is too light, and it's not worth Chunjia's presence and waiting for the news at all when she gave birth.

Yun Fenghuang wanted to send someone to Taichu Palace to deliver a message to Chunjia, and let him make the decision, so that he could blame him in the future. However, the imperial physician told him that there was not so much time, and a decision must be made immediately, otherwise it would be one dead body and two lives.

How else can this be done?

Yun Fenghuang made some serious remarks, and chose to keep the child.

The cheap son she has been looking forward to for a long time is of course more important than the concubines that are everywhere in the palace, especially Mrs. Zhu is not as lovable as Yi Xingen, she did not feel guilty when she gave up this concubine.

Otherwise, what is she trying to climb to the throne? Isn't it just to be able to decide the life and death of everyone in these palaces, instead of being determined by the master?

In the end, Mrs. Wen hugged a little prince who was crying weakly. The imperial physician implicitly said that due to premature birth and dystocia, this child might be a bit difficult to raise.

Yun Fenghuang was so overwhelmed, he casually ordered Zhu to be buried generously, and brought the child back to the Huanhua Palace. Seeing his frail appearance, he was particularly depressed: "I don't know if I can support him?"

"Your Majesty's blessings must be no problem." The Qing people were relieved, and then looked at the Ninth Prince who seemed to be dying, and added, "Besides, the Empress is still young, and the people in the palace are also young, and the future will be long."

If you really can't support it, there must be another one, right?

The birth of the Ninth Prince did not cause much disturbance to the court, even Chunjia said "oh" when she heard that Mrs. Zhu died due to giving birth to a child. It seemed that she didn't remember Mrs. Zhu very much at all.

He didn't even ask about the funeral, but he didn't forget to be considerate to Yun Fenghuang: "This child looks a little weak, but Ah Huang has to work hard."

Yun Fenghuang didn't like the emperor's attitude very much. The main reason was that the emperor had been fortunate to the Gu sisters many times in the past year. Yun Fenghuang, who had received the most blessings, was hit the hardest. He couldn't help but feel dissatisfied. Said: "Raising one's own children, what's the hard work? Anyway, the concubine is fine now, and there are a few children making trouble in front of me, so I'm not so lonely."

Chunjia smiled apologetically, "I will come to accompany you when I have time."

In fact, he didn't want to go to the Gu sisters' place either. After all, he didn't like it very much. He only went there purely for the sake of the previous dynasty.

But the queen didn't have a healthy son, so the monarch and his ministers were worried.

The Gu family wondered if the emperor's double-talking was no longer worth talking about?

The emperor would suspect that none of the Gu family has a grandson who can take care of the East Palace and help me sincerely?

So I can only bear it, seeing the imperial concubine at this moment still looks unhappy, after thinking about it, he revealed in a low voice: "It will be the end of the year, and I will give the queen an explanation, and there is no need to be so troublesome."

Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes and immediately asked, "Is Ping Zhaoyuan pregnant with a boy?"

"Yeah." Chunjia nodded, "I told the queen that this child will be directly recorded in the queen's name after landing, and Ping is also willing."

Of course Ping Xianyi is willing, not to mention that she has no right to object, but she said that if her son is recorded in her name, she is just an ordinary prince, probably worse than the fourth prince.

It would be different if the prince was born.

She didn't expect Old Master Gu to be so cruel, and she felt that even if she couldn't make it to the Eastern Palace, she and the future Eastern Palace were raised by the empress, so her future wouldn't be bad.

As for myself, it is indeed a pity that my biological child did not grow up by my side, but it is a good thing for both mother and child.

Her son is doing well, so he can take care of her more in the future, right?

"Then Your Majesty has to protect Ping Shi a little bit." Yun Fenghuang thought in her heart, to be honest, for a moment, she really wanted to solve this child Ping Shi, so if Gu Shao and Gu Liman couldn't conceive for a short time Now, maybe Queen Mother Yuan will plan to transfer the eighth prince to the queen or something like that.

At that time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will definitely not be able to maintain their superficial affection, and there will be a big battle.

But she calmed down and held back. It wasn't that she didn't want to provoke a war between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Tian family, but that Chun Jia, who was obviously ignoring the queen, had endured it for more than half a year. It can be seen that there is an urgent need for a healthy relationship with the Gu family. The legitimate son to maintain the relationship.

Shaking the position of the emperor will not do Yun Fenghuang any good.

At least not right now.

So I could only sigh, and regretfully reminded Chunjia, "Although the empress has returned to the palace, the palace is not so refreshing after all."

Chunjia said "um", this need not be reminded by the imperial concubine, he has always sent people to protect the Ping family.

After all, it's not just that he's tired of Gu Shao and Gu Liman, it's also because, for the emperor, it's much more reassuring that the queen's son is born of an ordinary concubine than a daughter of Gu's.

At the end of the year, seeing that Ping Xianyi was about to give birth, the queen and the Gu family were in despair, but Gu Liman accidentally spread the good news!

It's just that Chunjia didn't care about it at all, because after the secret investigation by the Secretary of the Imperial City, the culprit of last year's flood finally came to light.

He was someone who almost forgot, or rather, thought he was dead long ago.

Ji Minggan.

One of the sons of the noble family and the emperor who once fell in love with the two royal princesses.

Chunjia Zhenger Bajing's cousin.

"...Didn't you say that he was executed together with Ye Guogong?" In the palace of Taichu, after reading the report, Chunjia ordered Deng Chengzhai to be summoned urgently, and asked, "That day the regent took the lead, and the Zihuan brothers followed, and the Ji family was killed. Up and down, you personally inspected the scene, and you once said that his body and head were separated, and his limbs were scattered, and I specially ordered you to collect him, and let the skilled craftsmen sew up the head and limbs, so as to make the whole body...how is it so good now?"

The emperor did things meticulously. After all, among the various reasons why he was able to succeed, it was also because Ji had been in power for a long time, and his arrogance gave him an opportunity to take advantage of, so he couldn't help but be extra introspective.

So when the Ji family was annihilated, even though they knew that it was impossible to be merciful due to the grievances between the regent and the Ji family, they still arranged for two companions to be there. It was also for the Zheng family to submit a name certificate; the second one was Deng Chengzhai, which was relatively hidden and not many people knew about it. They went there under the banner of helping the Ji family collect the funeral. In fact, they asked Deng Chengzhai to inspect one by one on behalf of the emperor. The main figures of the Ji family are Isn't it all on the road?

Who is not on the road?

At that time, Deng Chengzhai reported that the main branch of the Ji family was almost wiped out, and except for some children who were released outside, almost no fish slipped through the net.

The secret investigation of the Ji family's remnants in the past two years seems to illustrate this point, and the emperor is very busy, so there is no doubt.

Who knew that Ji Minggan, who had already returned to the underworld after Deng Chengzhai's slander, was not only alive, but also presided over the flood, which made the country's plot against Wei He come to naught? ? ?

Deng Chengzhai was startled when he heard the words, and immediately knelt down.

He is the person who accompanied Chunjia from his enthronement to the present. He is considered the most trusted confidant of the emperor. Ji Minggan's corpse! Although the minister and Ji Minggan hadn't seen each other for quite some time, his appearance has changed, but his facial features will not be mistaken!"

Chunjia pondered, he felt that Deng Chengzhai should not betray him, especially for Ji's sake, so he suppressed his anger, and asked slowly: "The Ji family has a lot of people, even if you are a member of a family, you are very concerned about their family. I'm familiar with it, but it's impossible to even know the children of remote branches. Could it be that cousins ​​who look similar died in place of death?"

"...Your Majesty, do you remember that one year during the summer vacation, Ji Minggan accompanied the three golden branches and jade leaves of Princess Minghui to play in the palace. Princess Minghui accidentally rolled down the cliff. Ji Minggan stretched out his hand to save him, so he knocked on the rocks. Injured the back of his hand?" Deng Chengzhai hesitated for a moment, then said, "Since then, there has been a scar on the back of his hand. Although it is not obvious and cannot be seen unless you get close, you can still recognize it carefully. The minister saw Ji Minggan torn apart that day. After the dead body, he also specially inspected the back of his hand and confirmed that it was correct before encoffining."

Even in order to prevent the scars from being faked, after receiving the oral order from Chun Jiahou to bury Ji's family, Deng Chengzhai specially ordered someone to wash the hand carefully to make sure that the scars were real.

It must be known that the shape of this kind of accidental scar is not neat, so it is not so easy to imitate.

Moreover, the new scars are different from the old scars.

Deng Chengzhai's eyesight Chunjia believed that he should not be wrong when he said that it was Ji Minggan's hand.

After all, Chunjia herself had forgotten about the scar, let alone noticed it.

He was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "That may be the case. It is indeed Ji Minggan's hand, but it may not be his head and body."

Deng Chengzhai was startled, and then suddenly realized: "The corpse of Ji Minggan is torn apart...wait a minute!"

He suddenly changed his face, "I remember that there were several people who were also dismembered in the Riji Mansion that day. At that time, it was said that the regent and the Ji family had had a long-standing grievance, and they had no sense of control. This?!"

"It may also be to cover up for Ji Minggan." Chunjia had calmed down, and said in a low voice, "Even if they all gave up their cars to protect the commander, they are just a bunch of bereaved dogs. We were defenseless before, but Let them toss some things, but now, the Imperial City Secretary is not just doing nothing!"

Deng Chengzhai heaved a sigh of relief, but still lowered his head and pleaded guilty: "It's all because of my stupidity that caused disasters, and please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"Thinking of your unintentional mistakes, I will fine you a year's salary." Chunjia said casually, this is a small punishment, and Deng Chengzhai thanked him repeatedly before resigning.

After he left, Chunjia thought for a moment, then went to Qingci Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was a little surprised when she saw him, and said: "It's not a festival, what is the emperor doing here?"

"Grandmother, my grandson just got a piece of news. I think I can congratulate Grandmother, so I'm here to tell you." The Empress Dowager didn't believe a word of Chunjia's words. It's almost time to lose your temper in Taichu Palace.

She asked lightly what the news was.

Chunjia said with a smile: "Cousin Minggan may still be alive, and grandson has ordered the Secretary of the Imperial City to meet him. I guess he will be able to bring my cousin to the imperial grandmother in a few days. Is the imperial grandmother happy?"

"..." The Empress Dowager grabbed the teacup in her hand for a moment, stared at Chunjia for a moment, resisted the urge to smash it, and sneered, "The emperor said this is good news, so Aijia is naturally happy! "

She said this sentence word by word, almost squeezed out from between her teeth.

Chunjia pretended not to see her, and chatted and laughed happily with her, chattering and sitting for a while before leaving.

When he left the Qingci Palace, he sent someone to send a message to the Secretary of the Imperial City, and immediately watched every move of the Empress Dowager. If necessary, he could ignore the majesty of the Empress Dowager. Find out all the remnants of the clan!

Although, as the emperor told Deng Chengzhai, after Ye Guogong and other main pillars were put to death, even if there were still a few direct descendants such as Ji Minggan who escaped, the foundation has been lost after all, and there may be some disturbances, but I want to return to the top Impossible, and it is impossible to seek revenge on Chunjia.

In Chunjia's view, these remnants should not be underestimated, but they don't need to be paid special attention to.

Let the Imperial City Division slowly pursue and suppress it.

Now it is only three or two years since the Ji family's demise, and it is reasonable for the families of the three dynasties to be commemorated.

But what about another three to two years, ten or eight years?

Gradually, the tea became cold.

Moreover, the Ji family that has already been destroyed is unlikely to receive a large-scale injection of new blood. This is doomed, and they will perish sooner or later.

He is no longer qualified to treat the emperor as a confidant.

So he arranged it and continued to deal with government affairs and understand people's livelihood.

The Empress Dowager of the Qingci Palace kept her troops on hold, and even sent people to inquire about the emperor's movements. When she learned that he did not face this matter as if she were facing a formidable enemy, she couldn't help crying, "The Gongxiang family is indeed blessed!"

The left and right sounds very sad, but I really can't think of any words of persuasion. I can only find other topics to divert. For example, Ping Xianyi gave birth yesterday. Zhaoyuan, who came from a poor family, is lucky, or she may be a court lady. Born, when she was a palace concubine, in order to curry favor with the queen, she would often serve the lord in person, unlike Concubine Shu and other noble ladies who were pampered and pampered, her birth in the first child was considered smooth.

But half a day later, a little prince was born.

After the child fell to the ground, Ping Xianyi hugged Gu Zhen before he even took a look at it. Just like the King of Chu earlier, it directly fell under the queen's name and belonged to the second son of Guochao.

"The empress has four princes under her knees, and this is not counting the one in Gu Fengyi's stomach." The servant and the empress dowager murmured, "In the future there will be troubles in the Chongchang Palace."

In fact, the Chongchang Palace is quite noisy at the moment, because the king of Chu is very disgusted with the newly released "brothers".

As the eldest son in name, although the king of Chu had the brother of the third prince from the moment he hugged him to the empress, because of the birth mother of the third prince, the whole Chongchang Palace favored him.

Even the third prince himself, while being ignorant, gave way to King Chu everywhere under the persuasion and hints from left and right.

It's fine if the Eighth Prince was moved here before, because Gu Zhen didn't like the Eighth Prince and didn't go to see him very much. Now that the Eighth Prince is young, he probably ate and slept. He didn't meet the King of Chu at all, so he didn't have any ideas.

Now the tenth prince born by Ping Xianyi is not the case, even if Gu Liman is already pregnant, after all the days are short, who knows if it is a man or a woman?

If it fails, Gu Zhen will be able to live in the main hall of Qingci Palace in the future, depending on the Tenth Prince?

In addition, she has no dislike for the tenth prince's biological mother, and is even full of guilt, how could she treat the tenth prince badly?

This child just fell to the ground, and it was when he was delicate, so Gu Zhen couldn't help but be more concerned about it.

Then the king of Chu tasted it.

Since he burned out that year, he is no longer as clever as before, and he is obviously a lot dull, but he is not so stupid that he doesn't understand anything.

Moreover, it is almost instinctive for children to compete for favor, so he is just instinctively making trouble at the moment.

In the beginning, Gu Zhen was not allowed to visit the tenth prince, and he whispered to Gu Zhen that the tenth prince was not good, and then he cried, rolled all over the floor and so on, and almost used all kinds of tricks of naughty children.

Gu Zhen was angry, hated and sad, she was not Yun Fenghuang, she was not so cruel to the child raised by one hand, especially the king of Chu was originally a good person, but his illness led to his current state, which also made the queen full Suffering from having no reliable son-in-law under her knees, the queen couldn't help feeling that she hadn't protected the king of Chu well.

So even though he felt that the King of Chu was ignorant, he was embarrassed to speak harshly, and just coaxed him.

She is so soft-hearted, and the servants are even more afraid to tell the king of Chu that doing so is wrong, and doing so will make the aunt angry.

Then the king of Chu got even worse. He took a fire bag and ran into the side hall where the tenth prince was housed, lit the curtain not far from the cradle, and claimed to burn this brother who was fighting for his mother to death!