Chapter 17 One Wrong Step, One Wrong Step.

Yun Fenghuang was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then smiled and said: "What is the empress talking about? You are just a little sick, and you will be able to take care of it for a few days. Why is this so? Besides, the eighth prince and the tenth prince Not to mention, the Third Prince and His Highness the King of Chu were brought up by you, if you say such despondent words at the moment, if something really happens, can you rest assured of them?"

"Of course I am worried, but you should also know that my worries are not groundless." Gu Zhen lay on the couch, looked at her quietly, and said in a low voice, "If I can do it, I will Of course, I am willing to personally protect them from growing up... But the matter has come to this point, I have to think about it, if I follow in the footsteps of the former empress, what should I do with the next few children?"

"Your Majesty, be careful." Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "The former empress invited her out of the palace to pray for the country because she failed to realize that the concubine and the emperor's heir were killed by traitors. The subsequent death of illness was also an accident."

Gu Zhen laughed and said, "You and I know what's going on, and there is no outsider here, so why put on an air? I only ask you, do you want to take my seat after I leave?"

"My concubine came from a humble background, how dare I have such an idea?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and said softly, "Don't think too much, empress, you are the middle palace set up by His Majesty himself, and there are two legitimate sons under your knees. What happened, and what does it have to do with you? If you think too much, you are only causing trouble to His Majesty."

Want to take the seat of queen?

I miss it so much.

But Yun Fenghuang knew very well in his heart that this was not up to Gu Zhen to decide.

Although she didn't know why Gu Zhen asked this question, Yun Fenghuang didn't think she had such leverage.

"Then, this Palace, to put it another way, do you want to Dingbei Army?" Seeing that she seemed to turn around and leave, Gu Zhen narrowed her eyes slightly, and suddenly raised her voice, "Dingbei Army was not originally owned by Gu's family. It's not very safe...you don't want to give it to anyone, don't you want it?"

"Your Majesty, you are too flattering on my concubine's body." Yun Fenghuang stopped suddenly, looked at her sideways, his eyes were very strange, and said after a while, "If my concubine has relatives who can take over the Dingbei Army, why is it still being talked about? From a humble background?"

Gu Zhen smiled lightly, and his pale face became more and more cold like stars: "You don't have such a relative, but you can sell such a favor, right? Anyway, for me, Gu, who will be in charge next?" The Northern Army will not be my Gu family's children. Even my Gu family can't have anything to do with the new Dingbei Army commander... Then why don't I take the opportunity to make a deal with you?"

Yun Fenghuang said in a soft voice: "Is it true that the empress trusts the concubine when she speaks such unsubstantiated things?"

"I just feel that although you are arrogant and domineering, you are also very proud." Gu Zhen said lightly, "It's not the kind of petty person who would go back on his word for such a small request: I only hope that if something happens to the Gu family, I will not Well, you can take a little look at the King of Chu, the third prince, the tenth prince, oh, and the Ping family. Don’t ask them to be carefree, but at least let them live in this palace. It's not difficult for you. Moreover, the third prince is very sensible. After he grows up with the tenth prince, he will be a help to some extent. As for the king of Chu, he is ignorant and innocent. Although he may not be able to do anything for you, he may not be able to help you Going to too much trouble."

"If you raise him, you will be able to gain some virtuous fame, won't you?"

"It's as if the Lingtang treated your sister-in-law as his own to cover up his arrogance in seizing the elder sister-in-law's power."

Gu Zhen looked at her, "How about it? Would you like it?"

Yun Fenghuang's heart skipped a beat.

Indeed, if the Gu family were to fall, Empress Gu would not be able to protect herself. As long as the empress did not ask her to help them compete for the reserve position, she would definitely be able to take care of the few children left behind.

There is no need to find a reason, just saying "I am not blessed to continue my majesty's heirs, so I can't see the emperor's heirs suffer", can almost settle Chunjia.

Chunjia nodded, and other things were easy to handle.

And this is still a promise. According to the meaning revealed in the queen's words, it is Gu who first expresses her sincerity, and then she agrees to the matter.

In this way, if Mrs. Gu fails to do what she promised, she can ignore the third prince and the others.

It's no wonder that the queen insisted on proposing even after being rejected, Yun Fenghuang, who was indeed generous, couldn't refuse this offer.

but……

She looked at the queen on the sick bed, and after thinking about it for a few times, she said slowly: "Is your empress so distrustful of your majesty?"

"Do you think I'm cheating on you?" Gu Zhen said indifferently, "Let's take a break, even if I have the heart to say things that are unfounded, when I come to His Majesty, I don't know who is falsely accusing whom? Your Majesty trusts you far more than this palace, don't you understand?"

"The Gu family may have had it before, but they may not follow in the footsteps of the Ji family." Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "As for the empress, if there is no big mistake, I think it can be said to be as stable as a mountain. Empress Why bother to ask Gu in such a hurry right now? The child you care about, you will raise it yourself, isn't it good? "

Gu Zhen said: "When are you going to speak for His Majesty? Could it be that the Palace has misunderstood you, and you are so engrossed in His Majesty that you don't even want the benefits?"

She didn't think Concubine Min was such a person.

Yun Fenghuang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you know why you came to sit in the back seat after the former Empress left?"

Before Gu Zhen could speak, she immediately said, "Do you think it's because of the Dingbei Army? In the final analysis, it's because His Majesty doesn't love you that much!"

Seeing that Gu Zhen frowned slightly, Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes, and said calmly, "The Ji family is prominent for three dynasties, Xiaozong and Your Majesty have suffered a lot under his hands, how can it be possible that they don't have a long memory? So as long as Your Majesty can make the decision, Your Majesty His Majesty would never allow any relatives similar to the Ji family to appear in the kingdom. His Majesty would not trust even a loyal and loyal minister like Lord Yi. After all, when Ji was in front of His Majesty Shenzong, he was so loyal. Tell Shenzong to be so convinced that when he died, he would not forget to entrust the Empress Dowager and the late Emperor Xiaozong?"

"Know people, know faces, but don't know hearts!"

"Also, people's hearts are changeable."

"The former queen was married when His Majesty was unable to be the master of the family. When His Majesty can decide for himself, do you think that he, who has learned the lessons of the Ji family, will choose a concubine who he likes and values ​​her mother's family?" ?”

Having said this, Yun Fenghuang felt a dull pain in his heart.

This is really a wrong step.

Because when he was young and ignorant, he repeatedly told the past with Qi Jiulu in front of the emperor. Later, in order to clear up the relationship, he had to emphasize the importance of the family. To be brought up in the palace to show the regret of the fate of the children... The result is the current predicament: from the loving mother, the empress dowager to Chunjia, they all firmly believe that Concubine Min is a master who turned her elbows towards her natal family.

Then, she was still young, and she was very fond of her, and she raised the eldest son and daughter of the concubine and other four imperial heirs under her knees!

In this situation, if he enters the main palace, Yun Fenghuang himself would not believe that the Xie family is not the next Ji family.

Even if Chunjia thinks that he is a great talent and great strategy, and can hold back when he is in power, and promises that the old things will not happen again, then unless Yunfenghuang dies before him, otherwise, when Yunfenghuang becomes the queen mother, she will not even Chunjia. She always has a helpless temperament, is it that her children can control it?

It's no wonder she didn't suppress her children in turn.

With such an empress dowager as regent, one can imagine Xie's status!

This proper Ji family is coming again!

The sad thing is that when Yun Fenghuang realized this, it was already hard to get back.

All the family members who should have been called over have called over, so let them be dismissed at this time, and the emperor will not believe that she actually doesn't value her family so much.

She only felt that the imperial concubine had a deep scheming mind, and planned to use this method to win his trust, and then try to benefit her family after he died.

As for the possibility that Yun Fenghuang died before Chunjia... she was nearly ten years younger than the emperor.

The emperor was diligent in his administration and took care of everything. As a favorite, even the empress dowager and empress did not dare to provoke her. Even though she had several heirs under her knees, most of them were served by the palace servants, and she was just taking care of her. Youyouran, no matter how you look at it, Chunjia can't survive her...

In short, Yun Fenghuang learned from the painful experience, thinking that after that wrong step at the beginning, now he can only go one way to the dark.

It is simply to openly support her natal family, contact powerful officials, and force the emperor to make her queen!

Otherwise, unless Chunjia was confused, it would be absolutely impossible for her to put the Phoenix Seal in her hands.

Although she actually has a powerful position in the harem, she is not under the queen.

Therefore, Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Empress, don't doubt that you are the most suitable middle palace in His Majesty's mind. Your Majesty does not have a deep affection for you, so there is no need to compromise for your sadness, coquettishness and foolishness. You can be sober And deal with you and your heirs calmly. Even if you don’t have the support of your mother’s family, this is a good thing in His Majesty’s eyes... So why should your mother lie here without thinking about it? If there is really something wrong with you, Your Majesty It will be a headache, not necessarily re-selecting the middle palace, re-selecting the first son, it is a lot of trouble!"

Seeing that Gu Zhen's face was dazed, she smiled slightly, "If you don't believe me, why don't you take advantage of Wei Changkong's visit to the palace today, and personally send someone to Taichu Palace to invite His Majesty to come and talk? I plan to kill the Gu family, let alone whether I want to pay attention to you now, I will definitely not care about the education of your children, right?"

Gu Zhen was in a complicated mood, his lips moved, and then he whispered, "You... When did you think of this?"

"A few days ago." Yun Fenghuang said casually, "I don't remember the details."

Gu Zhen didn't know what to say for a while, all the concubines in the sixth palace did not envy Yun Fenghuang, in fact, Gu Zhen, the queen, also envied her in her heart.

Since becoming a queen, the biggest nightmare that has plagued Gu Zhen is that one day Chunjia no longer needs the Gu family, and she will be cold, and instead, it will probably be someone like Yunfenghuang, Chunjia's real heart.

But the sharp-hearted told him personally that because of the emperor's prudence and vigilance, she would never be the empress.

But she, the queen who feels that she is not favored and always has a bad life, will be firmly in the back position because of this?

this……

Gu Zhen was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "This palace entered the palace when His Majesty got married. Before entering the palace, I lived with my father in Yanzhou for many years, and returned in a hurry after the order of Lipin Yi came. Therefore, this palace is in the imperial capital. Among the noble ladies, there is no acquaintance. After entering the palace, those who stumbled and bumped into each other by mistake, were able to talk very well with Concubine Zhenxishu."

Yun Fenghuang said indifferently: "Concubine Zhenxishu is gentle and amiable, so she and your empress can naturally talk together."

"Concubine Zhenxi Shu is not like that in private." Gu Zhen knew that her words were quite teasing, frowned, and said immediately, "She is the same as this palace, she is not very willing to enter the palace, but for the sake of father and brother, For the sake of the family, I had to come in. Her real temperament is quite cold, and she doesn't care much about anything. At first, I thought it was His Majesty who made her sad. After all... At that time, Concubine An was more advanced than you It's too much when you are in the palace. At least you are looking for things to climb up, as long as it doesn't block your way, it's actually okay."

Seeing Yun Fenghuang's expression of being dumbfounded, but the queen didn't smile, she said flatly, "If I met you like this when I first entered the palace, I must hate you to death. But you have cheated me a lot. When things happen to Gong, she still thinks of you, and always has a little fantasy about you... It's because, before you, there is Concubine An as a comparison."

Mentioning Yuan Niangniang, Gu Zhen was not in a good mood so far, his face was gloomy for a while, before he continued, "Compared to your ambition, Concubine An is just a mad dog! Relying on the protection of the loving mother Empress Dowager and Your Majesty, whoever is caught will bite me!" Who, see who stepped on whom! She always felt that she was wronged, sad, and bullied! But she didn't think about it, would these people in this palace want to enter the palace to compete with her?! In this palace, Including the former empress, who has no choice?! She has the favor of her aunt and majesty, and she is much better than people like this palace!!!"

"But she is still not satisfied!!!"

"So now that I think about it, I even feel a little grateful to you."

"If you hadn't stolen her favor, people like me, I don't know how long they would have endured her!"

Thinking that Concubine An is not Concubine Min who is in favor now, the Empress frowned fiercely.

Concubine Min's methods are much more severe than Concubine An's, and her threat is also much higher than Concubine An's, but at least Concubine Min has a clear purpose, she can communicate, admit defeat, and even hug her thigh.

Concubine Ke An...

She is simply tearing up all members of the harem.

Yes, she has no means, the city is not enough, jumping up and down for so long, in fact, the things she can do are very limited, but... just because what she did is not something that cannot be tolerated, even the Ji family is under the efforts of Queen Mother Yuan and Chun Jia. Under protection, open one eye and close one eye.

So in those years, the concubines were terrified when they saw the sky, and they were afraid that she would make trouble for them.

Because apart from the ex-queen and Kang Jieyu, the Ji sisters, Concubine An, who still didn't dare to flirt with her, Concubine An was like "if I can't kill you, I will bother you to death" for everyone else.

Gu Zhen heaved a sigh of relief, didn't say anything about Concubine An, just said, "At that time, I was young and didn't know how to hide things, and I told Concubine Zhenxi Shu several times in front of her, let her simply think of a way to kill Concubine An. The big deal is to plant the crime on the former empress's side. Considering the situation at that time, some people will believe it. If there is no stumbling block like Concubine An, I believe His Majesty will favor her. Because her favor at that time was only in An Just under the concubine."

"But Concubine Zhenxi Shu just laughed and said that Bengong is childish... Bengong is very unconvinced. She is only the same age as Bengong. She entered the palace around the same time. How can anyone say that about Bengong?"

Maybe they have a good relationship. Although Gu Zhen was not happy, he didn't fall out with Yun Shuangyu after all, and they still got along like this.

During this time, we must have faced many things together, so that Gu Zhen, a few years after Yun Shuangyu passed away, still spoke with nostalgia when he mentioned this concubine Zhenxi Shu who had probably been completely forgotten by Chunjia.

However, Gu Zhen didn't intend to explain to Yun Fenghuang in detail, he just said slowly, "Later you entered the palace and got favored, I was surprised and angry at the same time. What about the so-called daughters of the Yun family who are not in harmony with Concubine Zhenxishu?! Concubine Zhenxishu just smiled lightly when she heard what I said, and told Bengong not to be angry, because this is what should be done."

She paused, "Why is it the right thing to do? This palace has repeatedly asked, but Concubine Zhenxishu has always kept her mouth shut."

"Later she disappeared, and there are rumors everywhere in the palace that you did it."

"I was also very angry at first, but I was a little suspicious in my heart, because you won too easily... Concubine Zhenxi Shu... Sister Shuangyu... She is the daughter of Duke Yi and has been in the palace for many years , ranked Concubine Shu, and what about you? You were only a few days into the palace at that time, and you were able to force her to death, which is too much to think of you!!"

The queen said in a low voice, "This matter has always been on my mind, but... because His Majesty has closed the case, and because of your great favor, I haven't been able to thoroughly investigate it."

"Now...you may tell me that Sister Shuangyu is gentle and virtuous to His Majesty, tolerant to Concubine An in every possible way, and her father's family is loyal to His Majesty, but she has never been favored by His Majesty, and in the end she died without knowing why... Does it have a lot to do with what you just said?"