Chapter 118: Adding Insult to Injury

Gu Zhen didn't expect the imperial concubine to ask this question, so he was stunned and said: "She... After she entered the palace, Sister Shuangyu was very supportive of her, but after Sister Shuangyu left, she immediately bowed to you. People, why should I take care of her?"

"So that's the case, but it's the concubine who treats a gentleman with the heart of a villain." Yun Fenghuang said with a half-smile, "I thought that the friendship between the empress and concubine Zhenxi was limited to Zhenxi. Concubine Shu herself, not even Concubine Xie can make a quilt."

Gu Zhen frowned, and said lightly: "Besides, aren't you already taking care of Concubine Xie? Now that she has a son under her knees and occupies the position of concubine, is there anything wrong with her life?"

In fact, what the empress really wanted to say was that at that time, Yun Fenghuang had torn all the invincible hands in the six palaces, and she couldn't take care of herself, so where would she have time to take care of Concubine Xie?

But it would be too embarrassing to say this.

That's why Gu Zhen showed a tired look, and let Yun Fenghuang leave: "I'm tired, what else do you have to say, I'll talk about it later, I want to rest now."

Yun Fenghuang responded with a smile, and then Shi Shiran left.

After returning to Huanhua Palace, she called Chen Jing to her and asked about the current situation of Tongxia Palace.

Chen Jing whispered, "Over the past few years, according to my mother's earlier instructions, we have hinted at some people. The concubine Xie's misbehavior has caused her to lose your favor. Up and down, I didn't dare to do anything at first. Later, after testing a few times, we saw that we did not have much protection for the Chengcai Hall, so our attitude gradually relaxed. Now the concubine Xie and his wife are becoming more and more cautious in their words and deeds, and they rarely even go out of the main hall. Afraid of causing trouble. As for the rules, there are some omissions due to the busy schedule. Of course, the empress Xie and the fourth prince are distinguished after all, and they still have basic food and clothing, but the people around them must suffer."

The so-called omissions are actually being used to enrich one's own pockets.

Yun Fenghuang didn't even need to ask, and he knew that Chen Jing would probably get involved.

She didn't care, just smiled and said: "It seems that Concubine Xie is a sensible person, why didn't she come to Bengong to cry and complain about her grievances?"

"Where does she have such a face?" Chen Jing said with a smile, "Isn't it that the empress has not taken care of her enough all these years? Why come to the empress to complain about her grievances, that would be too much trouble to the empress."

Yun Fenghuang said lazily: "You talk like that, it seems that she is sensible instead of begging for mercy?"

Chen Jing was flattering at first, but when she heard that she had said something wrong, she hurriedly slapped herself in the face and said, "This servant is confused and made a mistake. How can Concubine Xie be sensible? She has no rules at all! All the omissions in the case are hidden and refused to tell, and I don’t know how many unknown secrets are hidden in the usual, so that people don’t know! It can be seen that the mind is deep and ulterior motives are not good!"

"Spread the news that His Majesty is already worrying about King Qin's admission." Yun Fenghuang snorted, propped his cheeks, and lazily ordered, "Especially in Tongxia Palace, let them know that His Majesty is personally serving King Qin." Choosing a teacher... As for the other princes, His Majesty will think about it for a while, but he may not be able to think about it."

Chen Jing bowed in response, and saw that she had no other orders, so she hurried down to work.

Yun Fenghuang watched him leave, and pondered slightly: As the eldest son, the king of Qin will be twin brothers, the second and third princes, and these two princes have always been inferior to other heirs because of their biological mothers.

Over the years, Chunjia has also made it very clear that she doesn't want to see them.

So the emperor basically wouldn't worry about their admission, these two would be the fourth princes.

But Concubine Fan Xie had some hopes for the fourth prince, and she might not be able to sit still.

Yun Fenghuang smiled faintly, what he wanted was that Concubine Xie couldn't sit still.

As if nothing had happened, she removed a few heavy hairpins in front of the mirror, leaned back, and lazily ordered someone to come in and wait for her to change, and the day passed by.

A few days later, Mrs. Jiang asked to see her, and the mother and daughter met in Huanhua Hall. Yun Fenghuang asked Mrs. Jiang why he came here.

"Princess Lin, do you still remember?" Jiang Shi said, "She entrusted someone with a generous gift, just a pearl as big as a thumb is worth ten dendrobium."

"I guess she has as little flesh and blood as King Fuyang, and she won't stand by and watch, but this is not easy." Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, and said, "Other places are fine, Fuyang County is where His Majesty was born and grew up. How important is a big place? To put it bluntly, if the Ji family hadn't had a bad fight with the regent back then, how could His Majesty let Gongxiang Ruohan take advantage of it? You have to wait until you have more children, and choose the one that is not easy to take the throne It is also considered to be the fate of the same biological father as the successor of the biological flesh and blood that he loves so much. As a result, this public servant did not know what to do, and made a mess of Li Shu, who was carefully cared for by His Majesty. This is also because His Majesty is not sexual - Waiting for the Son of Heaven anxiously, otherwise, how could he be given the chance to come to the Imperial Capital? I asked the Secretary of the Imperial City to fetch the person and hand it over to the Clan Mansion in the morning!"

Jiang said: "Why didn't I think so...then I declined when I went back?"

"It's not necessary." Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "This matter is difficult, but since His Majesty has given Gong Xiangruo the opportunity to face the saint, it is obvious that he still has plans to take it lightly. And take the gift Come down, I'll play by ear. But Niang and Concubine Lin have to make it clear. Don't think that if we accept the gift, the matter will be settled. I won't give them a guarantee. Who told them to teach their own children? Wu Fang, raised such an idiot?"

Jiang nodded: "I see, I will return the things to them when I go back, and I will accept them when they add some more."

The mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled, then asked each other how they were doing.

Yun Fenghuang said: "Recently there is nothing going on in the palace, but His Majesty summoned Wei Changkong to personally ask about the prince's admission."

"The prince is going to school..." She mentioned this, and Jiang's heart moved, and he said, "But I don't know if King Qin's companion has been found?"

"Accompaniment?" Yun Fenghuang was stunned, and said immediately, "I haven't thought about it because the child is still young. Do you want to recommend the nephews at home?"

Jiang said: "After all, the King of Qin is under the name of Concubine Zhenxishu, and the Yun family is his serious family, so the children of the Yun family should be the most important companions for the reading, but since you have raised him, the people around If you don’t let someone on your own, not to mention that you don’t feel at ease, other people, including King Qin himself, will be paranoid, worried that you don’t care about him, and even your nephews are stingy.”

This is not a big deal, according to the rules, the prince can have at least two companions to read, Yun Fenghuang agreed: "Then please choose for me, the good-looking and well-behaved nephew, when the time comes, I will speak to His Majesty."

Jiang asked Xie Mo and the others if they were obedient. After learning that everything was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The family never thought of such wealth and opportunities as today, so the teaching of the children is only standard. Most of the children are still They are much favored, but the court is no better than Beidi, so it can't be like this in the future. I'm really afraid that their previous training at home was not reliable enough, and it will cause you some trouble in the palace."

"Mother, you think too much, the nieces are all fine now." Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while, and said, "Kuo'er...you are especially clever."

"This is also unintentional planting." Jiang frowned and said, "Your second aunt knows that she has no skills. It is difficult to manage her own one-third of an acre of land, and her son and daughter-in-law are also struggling. It's not a fuel-efficient lamp. The child Kuo'er, from the moment he hit the ground, watched her mother fight with her aunts and aunts, even brothers and sisters from the same father, and they often stumbling each other in order to fight for favor. ...It is inevitable that a daughter-in-law who grew up in such an environment will be more well-behaved."

It's not like the fourth house where the Jiang family lives.

Because she can control the situation, the daughters-in-law would not dare to make a mistake even if they were careful. Apart from other things, the rules of the concubines are very clear.

The concubines did not dare to make trouble at all, and the grandchildren of concubines were also very honest.

That's why there is such a heartless little girl like Xie Meng.

Even Xie Xie, because she doesn't look like Yun Fenghuang and has never been favored by her family, so her temperament is not as domineering as Xie Meng, but in terms of being sensible and considerate, she is not very good.

The main reason is that they are used to being surrounded, and it is very difficult for them to surround other people, even if they are the aunt who is a concubine.

In contrast, although Xie Kuo is not the kind of kid who takes the initiative to please, his demeanor undoubtedly pleases him a lot.

"Your Majesty doesn't like her cuteness, but thinks Meng'er is innocent and simple." Yun Fenghuang said, "Of course they are still young. When they grow up, they are still blindly naive and ignorant. It is not good. I say this I didn't tell Meng'er so that Meng'er would not be able to make progress."

Jiang Shi nodded: "That's right, Meng'er is tired and lazy after all. It's our fault. She spoiled her when she was a child, and she has developed her current temper. Even if she screwed her up, it won't matter for a while. It's so easy to twist. Fortunately, she is also considered to be blessed, first you, and then Your Majesty, after all, she still has some love. But I hope she will live up to this kindness in the future. "

After saying so, Jiang took his leave.

Within two days, someone sent a message to Huanhua Hall, saying that the people sent by Princess Lin added another thirty thousand taels of silver, and asked Yun Fenghuang for help without asking for anything else. life.

If it's really impossible, it's okay to send people back to the Zhou Palace.

This is really my own mother, so I worry about it at all costs.

Like his own father, King Zhou, he also sent someone over, but the person who came was the same as before, he went directly to Chunjia, and had no intention of asking Concubine Chong to make indirect remarks at all.

If it wasn't for the sincerity of Princess Lin's gift, for this point, even if Chunjia didn't want to kill Gongxiang Ruohang earlier, Yun Fenghuang would have sent him to Huangquan Road to make things worse.

Even so, she also thinks that it is necessary to show Zhou Wang some face and let him understand that who has the final say on such matters.

So after learning that the envoy of the king of Zhou was here, Yun Fenghuang immediately ordered the small kitchen to pack some food, and went to Taichu Palace under the pretense of visiting Chunjia.

It was also a coincidence that when she arrived, the envoy of the King of Zhou had just resigned, and Chunjia was not very happy. Yun Fenghuang, observing her words, pretended to be nonchalant, and advised Chunjia to take care of herself, saying that she had brought flowers specially made by the cook. The cake is mixed with a lot of medicinal materials, all of which have been checked by the imperial physician. It is absolutely beneficial and harmless, and it is the most nourishing: "Now that it is summer, and the summer is about to escape, the road is bumpy, and your majesty is busy every day, so you should be healthy. "

Chunjia sneered when she heard the words, and said: "I really want to raise him, but none of these bastards can be worry-free!"

Yun Fenghuang asked in surprise: "Could it be that someone has offended His Majesty again?"

"The King of Zhou's people just left." Chunjia told her casually, "What do you think the King of Zhou sent to tell me? He said that because the original Fuyang Palace was my hidden residence, the King of Fuyang didn't know when he went to Fuyang County. Dare to trespass, and just ask people to build another mansion next to the palace. This is the so-called large-scale construction. As for the fish and meat people, there is no such thing... If there is no such thing, I have personally asked those people who complained, and they are indeed from Fuyang County, how do you explain it?! There are not a few lawless people among the clan. In the past, I couldn't spare them to deal with them, so I could only press them down temporarily. I really think I have a good temper and can always tolerate them turning black and white Harm the village?!"

"Your Majesty, this concubine thinks so." Yun Fenghuang immediately fell into trouble, and said seriously, "I'm afraid the most urgent thing is not to convict King Fuyang. After all, this person's incident has already happened, and the next step is nothing more than how to deal with it. Instead, someone should investigate first. Is there anything more serious about King Zhou’s fiefdom? After all, King Fuyang is the son of King Zhou, and it’s only been a few days since King Fuyang adopted the lineage of King Fuyang to do such a thing. , but even excused him, it can be seen that his body is not right, and his heart is not right! Such a person is also a vassal king among the clan for many years, who knows what he has done in the fief?!"

This reminded Chunjia, he frowned and said: "What Ah Huang said is very true, I will entrust the Secretary of the Imperial City to do it."

Although King Zhou is a fool, Princess Lin is still very clever.

So Yun Fenghuang said again: "And what happened this time is quite strange. No matter how much the King of Zhou relies on the old to sell the old, out of respect for His Majesty, he wouldn't be so indifferent? I heard earlier that King Fuyang's biological mother, Princess Lin, was Zhou Wang's step-wife is not very harmonious with Zhou Wang's heirs and other offspring. I don't know if the matter of Fuyang King this time has anything to do with the family affairs of Zhou Wangfu? If so, Zhou Wang is not immune. How can you make things in the backyard bother the common people and make His Majesty even more troubled?"

Chunjia squeezed her forehead, and said with a smile: "Prince Zhou's residence... I have made a note, I am busy today, Ah Huang, and I still have some government affairs to deal with, so go ahead. I will visit your mother later."

Because of Yun Fenghuang's words, the Zhou king's envoy didn't even have the chance to face the saint again, and was directly turned away from the palace gate.

The Jiang family then called the envoy of Lin Wangfei who had not yet left the imperial capital to him, expressing that he wanted to return the gift: "Your Majesty was very displeased at first, but if you are made such a fuss by the prince's envoy, who would dare to go to the imperial court to say this? Although our empress is very fond of her, she will not dare to provoke His Majesty's anger after all."

The emissary was Concubine Lin's confidant, who grew up watching Gongxiang Ruohang, was terrified and angry after hearing this, apologized repeatedly, promised good rewards in the future, and begged the Jiang family to take pity on Concubine Lin. There is only such an heir in his life, and it was for his own good that he tried every means to arrange for him to adopt the lineage of King Fuyang.

If there is something wrong, but how can the princess live?

"My wife is also a mother. You should know the heart of my concubine and concubine. As long as King Fuyang is good, I will do anything for my concubine." The messenger burst into tears, Jiang Shi couldn't bear it, and said: "It's not that I don't want to help, It's not that the empress in the palace is not merciful. But the empress was not completely sure at first, and now... Your Majesty was really angry at what the envoy of King Zhou said, and the empress in the palace dared not mention this. How about you go Take a look at Uncle Zhaowu's mansion? Can the empress please come forward?"

Although the status of a queen is higher than that of a noble concubine, how can a noble concubine be useful?

The envoy was told by Concubine Lin before he came, and he never considered going the way of the Gu family at all. Hearing the words, he just cried, begged, and told...

In the end, Jiang's heart softened, and he sighed: "Forget it, for the sake of being a mother, I will go to the palace to persuade the empress again. But you also know that no matter how much I sympathize with the mother and son of Fuyang Queen, after all, the empress It is my own flesh and blood, if this matter hinders the future of the empress, even if the princess complains to me, I will not be able to rely on it."

So the messenger sent her into the palace with great gratitude.

Jiang went to Huanhua Hall to chat with Yun Fenghuang before going back, and told the emissary that she was not sure if she was a noble concubine, so she could only say that she would do her best.

In such a situation, even if the envoy was worried, he didn't dare to say anything, for fear that the Jiang family would let him go. He only said honestly that Gongxiang Ruoheng was really wronged, and he definitely didn't mean to harm Li Shu... Jiang asked casually Details, thoughtful, arrived at Xuanqing Palace within two days.