Chapter 133 Unrest and Another Rise

In the early summer, when the imperial court received the battle report, Xifa, with the assistance of the Dingbei Army, raided Hele's mother clan.

Because of Gu Fangshu's good command, the raid was perfect. The big tribe was unprepared, and a large number of food, grass and livestock were plundered, and Hele's grandmother and two elderly uncles were even captured.

A person like He Le is naturally not something that a few relatives can threaten.

However, this move affected the question of the next head of his mother clan, which caused a commotion among Hele's subordinates.

The final result was that Xifa and Hele fought again, and after being defeated, Hele retreated to the depths of the grassland.

The imperial court had a small dispute about whether to allow the Dingbei Army to help pursue and suppress it. From a strategic point of view, the goal of the imperial court is to consume Weihe. Whether it is Xifa or Hele, it is not a good thing for the imperial court to be defeated too soon. , the best is the tug-of-war, the kind that does not stop for many years, so some people think that Hele has been defeated twice in a row, and the tribes on the grassland have not much loyalty to speak of.

If the Dingbei Army continues to cooperate with Xifa to hunt down, Dinghele's subordinates will be scattered like birds and beasts. It took less than two years for Xifa to kill his confidant enemy, under the banner of avenging his father. Ascension to the throne...isn't this the next great enemy of the dynasty?

And from a practical point of view, the transportation of grain and grass is already very difficult now, and it will be even more difficult to do it if it goes deeper into the grassland.

So the imperial court tends not to help.

However, at this moment, the Secretary of the Imperial City reported that the direction of Hele's escape had traces of mineral deposits, which were suspected to be gold mines.

The monarchs and ministers reached a consensus without much debate: this gold mine has a relationship with our country.

For this reason, Chunjia did not step into the harem for half a month. Of course, it is impossible to spread such a big news to everyone, especially as a central power plotting a neighboring country's mines, it is definitely not easy to tell the outside world. The harem I don't know why, I thought the war was not going well, and I was a little up and down for a while.

For this reason, the empress specially summoned Yun Fenghuang to Yanfu Palace, implying that she found an excuse to go to the emperor to inquire about the situation of the battle. How is the performance of the children of the various families who accompanied the army? Leaving aside credit or anything, just say did you do something wrong that made the emperor furious?

Yun Fenghuang was also worried about it, so he went to Taichu Palace with a food box today under the banner of visiting, but he was stopped at the gate of the palace, and Yan Yin, who rushed over in person, kept apologizing, saying that the emperor was busy with state affairs It's not good to be disturbed, please forgive me.

As for what the concubines want to know, he has nothing to say.

This made Yun Fenghuang quite ashamed, and the queen and other concubines were even more worried.

Fearing that his father and brother did something wrong, which would lead to a disadvantageous situation in the battle, he wondered if the emperor wanted to turn his face and settle accounts?

After all, Chunjia also has a criminal record.

The whole harem became very quiet all of a sudden, everyone's heart was heavy, and no one was in the mood to do anything.

In the midsummer of this year, Concubine Wan and Concubine Xuan Zhaoyi gave birth to each other. Concubine Wan gave birth to a princess, and Concubine Xuan gave birth to a prince.

There were no disturbances between the two of them. Although it took a little longer and was a bit of a toss, it was still very peaceful overall.

The queen and Yun Fenghuang gave rewards according to the rules, and they went to visit them intentionally, but they didn't take it to heart.

After Chunjia was busy with this period and started to return to the harem, the empress mentioned something to him: "Xuan Zhaoyi has been in the palace for some years, and most of those who entered the palace at the same time were named concubines, and some even became fourth concubines. Zhaoyi, it's a little low, and the Luo family's face is not good-looking. Now that she has given birth to a prince, why don't you give her a mention?"

Chunjia said casually: "Concubine Wan has also given birth to an imperial daughter, so does Concubine Wan's position also need to be changed?"

The queen said: "There's no need for Concubine Wan, just give me some rewards. Originally, there are four concubines at the top of the concubine, not to mention that the four concubines are full now, even if they are not full, then not everyone can be the fourth concubine. How can the Meng family not understand this truth because they were born in a rich family?"

"Then the empress can figure it out." Chunjia didn't care too much, "You can decide the affairs of the harem."

He really let the empress figure it out, even Luo Hanyi's title of Concubine Jin was proposed by the empress, and she was designated as Concubine Jing.

Luo Hanyi was naturally very happy when he heard the news, but after being happy for a while, he thought that when she first entered the palace, she was a concubine...

After several years of tossing, relying on the credit of having a child, she was finally a concubine, this...

It's really sad too.

She also didn't dare to show any disappointment, not only because she was afraid of being considered resentful towards Chunjia, but also because the emperor and Yun Fenghuang were in a bad mood during this period.

Princess Zhaoqing has been diagnosed by many imperial physicians, and after recovering these days, it has been confirmed that she will be disabled.

Under Chunjia's yelling and coercion, several imperial physicians who were best at bruises could only guarantee that the princess' injuries would be weakened as much as possible.

But it's impossible to be as alive and kicking as when it was intact.

Even if you walk normally, there will definitely be traces.

This Chunjia, the most beautiful and most pleasing golden branch and jade leaf among all the children at present, will be limping at best.

And I'm afraid I have to endure the pain in rainy days.

Yun Fenghuang sobbed on the spot when he heard the news, and fell ill that day.

Chunjia loves both the imperial concubine and her daughter, but Yun Qingman, the "culprit", is gone. As the victim, King Qin is also the beloved son who is second only to Zhaoqing. He is still so young, so he is still a little sane Now, he didn't attack King Qin, but the others have been reprimanded and punished in the past two days.

This emperor has always been easy to serve, as long as it is not intentional, he doesn't care about some mistakes.

It was the first time he was so irritable.

Of course everyone understands, after all, the status of Xuanqing Palace in Chunjia's mind is clear to both the court and the harem.

Especially the handicapped one is the good eldest daughter of the emperor.

So much so that the Empress Dowager specially summoned Chunjia to comfort her: "It's just a little disabled, the child is still there, what are you afraid of? She is your own flesh and blood, the Princess of the Kingdom, who will dare to do this in the future? What's wrong with her? Besides, you have other imperial daughters, and there will be more imperial heirs in the future... It's natural for a father to love his children, but there's no need to worry about them like this. After all, you are the emperor, There are more people and things that need you to decide, it is not appropriate to be too affectionate."

What she said made sense, she looked like a royal grandmother.

So Chunjia accepted it politely, saying that she would obey the emperor's grandmother's order.

But I didn't expect the Empress Dowager to follow up and say, "Furthermore, you hurt Zhaoqing simply because she is the princess who is remembered under the imperial concubine's knees. But she is not the imperial concubine's own. The Ai family heard from the imperial doctor that the imperial concubine's body has been weakened in the past two years. It's much better, in another year or so, maybe I can give birth to your own children, and with the appearance and intelligence of the noble concubine, the emperor's heir must be deeply in your heart."

"..." Chunjia was stunned for a while before smiling, "Then I will borrow the blessing of the emperor's grandmother."

After leaving Qingci Palace, he hurried to Huanhua Palace and asked Yun Fenghuang about it.

Yun Fenghuang was still complaining about his illness, Huarong saw him dismal, he was very surprised when he heard the words, thought for a while and said: "Because the empress empress sent an imperial doctor to Mrs. Shouninghou, the empress dowager gave me several concubines. I also sent the imperial physician to make a diagnosis, and at that time only said that the concubine was in good health, but did not say anything else... Could it be that the imperial physician didn't say everything at the time?"

Although her current emperor's favor and status can be used by the imperial physicians of the imperial hospital at will, but because of the important relationship, she still chooses her own people who can be trusted.

For example, the old man in front of the empress dowager like Kai Shidu, although his medical skills were superb, Yun Fenghuang was insensitive.

And because of the latecomers, the imperial physicians can't be replaced by a batch of new recruits every three to five years, so the imperial physicians used by Yun Fenghuang here are relatively young, and their medical skills and experience are naturally weaker than those of the old imperial physicians. one chip.

Of course, she is not a long-standing patient, and it is usually enough.

At this moment, I thought that the imperial physician sent by the Empress Dowager was the old imperial physician who was used to in Qingci Palace, as if her medical skills were not inferior to that of Kai Shidu, and she suddenly felt a sudden in her heart, and said in a low voice, "Could it be?"

Chunjia was also very excited, and said in a deep voice: "You have been recuperating for many years. I said at the time that you are still young, so you may not be without hope... Although the emperor's grandmother is not of the same heart with us, she doesn't have to lie about such a big matter. In this way, I will call someone over now, and then I will give you a pulse."

Yun Fenghuang's face was slightly pale, and he smiled a little uneasy: "Why don't you forget it? Just let nature take its course, otherwise..."

Thinking secretly that she should be worried that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, Chunjia held her hand, and said softly: "Anyway, we have come here these years, and now I have the imperial doctor take a look, if the usual prescription needs to be adjusted, why not Isn't it good? Even if the emperor's grandmother just said it casually, isn't it good for us to be like this now?"

In fact, Yun Fenghuang is not very obsessed with whether she can give birth, she is showing a tangled look at the moment, but she is thinking quickly, if she can really conceive and give birth in a year or so, what are the pros and cons?

With her current status and her status in Chunjia's mind, she no longer needs to worry about falling out of favor because of poor bedtime during pregnancy.

On the contrary, the difficulty of production is more difficult to deal with. This is not something that the powerful emperor can protect.

Like Concubine Wen Huixian, who took good care of her and no one harmed her, but she caught up with dystocia.

Many concubines who were favored by the previous dynasty also fell on this level.

To be honest, after seeing Chunjia, Yun Fenghuang really wanted to have his own flesh and blood, but she was unwilling to let her give up her life for her own flesh and blood.

Maybe after the child landed, she has been raised for many years, and when the relationship is deep to a certain level, she will be like some mothers who will do everything for the child. But at present, for a child who has no shadow, it is overthinking to expect her to give her heart and soul.

In addition, the childbirth is a little better at the moment, that is, the tenth prince and the twelve princes under the queen's knees are still young.

If Yun Fenghuang gave birth to his own son in the next year, the age gap between him and the two princes would not be very big.

In the future, if one wants to seek the position of the Eastern Palace, one should not bet all one's hopes on Chunjia's longevity, and the queen's preference for the youngest son when she was born in her prime.

After such a calculation, Yun Fenghuang made up his mind, agreed to Chunjia's suggestion in a low voice, and wiped away tears at the end: "This concubine can recover after years of recuperation, so there must be hope for Zhaoqing. Is it right?"

Chunjia said with pity: "The future will be long, Zhaoqing will be fine."

He feels that the imperial concubine has become more and more savage in the past two years. After all, she has been regretting for her children since the concubine was not long ago. As a result, after hearing such news at this moment, she is still thinking about her adopted daughter. It can be seen that the imperial concubine is real Take care of the heirs.

Seeing his completely trusting and loving eyes, Yun Fenghuang felt a little guilty, but more fortunate.

Fortunately, Bengong is quick to shake the pot.

Otherwise, now that the news that he will give birth in a few days comes out, it may be considered that he knew about it long ago, so he doesn't care about the adopted heirs.

An even more vicious speculation was that she suspected that she was afraid that Zhaoqing and King Qin would be too popular with the emperor and would block the way of her own flesh and blood, so she cut them off with vicious hands.

... The news that the imperial concubine was still alive finally made Chunjia feel better.

But Liu Gong couldn't feel better.

Especially the Queen.

"King Qin isn't even an heir under her name, yet she taught her how to pinch the tip to be strong." Gu Zhen frowned, and said in a deep voice, "If she has her own flesh and blood, can she not covet that seat?!"

The left and right looked solemn, just like Yun Fenghuang's temperament, no one would believe that she hadn't thought about Qingci Palace.

And it is true that as the queen said, King Qin, Zhaoqing and Yun Fenghuang are not related by blood, and she still wants to push the two children to show off everywhere and suppress other heirs. If she has a biological child, I really can't imagine what she will do Come?

Biansheng Chunjia prefers noble concubines, so he is very indulgent.

This made the Queen feel unashamed.

If before, she could still rely on Dingbei Army and have a certain sense of security with her father who is Uncle Zhaowu.

But after Dingbei Army was mixed with sand by the emperor on a large scale and Uncle Zhao Wu made a mistake, she was full of worries about whether she could even sit in the back seat.

"Your Majesty, I'm just saying it's possible, and it's still a year and a half later. It's possible to have a baby at that time, but it doesn't mean that I can conceive immediately." After thinking about it for a long time, I can only comfort the restless queen, "Then say Well, the noble concubine's inability to give birth before was due to a dark hand. Even if she is well nursed, it will definitely have an impact. When the time comes, it may not be the prince. Not to mention, even the prince may have various shortcomings. Who knows if it can be raised big?"

The queen bit her lip, and suddenly said coldly after a while: "The Ji family is really useless! At that time they didn't like noble concubines. They had methods like the three corpses, but why didn't they use them for the noble concubine?!"

The left and right were a little startled, but they immediately reacted, wondering why: "We have nothing to do with the Ji family, but we don't understand the methods of the three corpses. Moreover, after the incident of the three corpses broke out, Liu Gong is now very vigilant. Especially Xuanqing Palace, long before they knew about it, they were on guard not to allow civet cats to get close. This?"

Gu Zhen said slowly: "I heard that a few days ago, the Imperial City Secretary was still chasing and killing the remnants of the Ji family? Send a message back and ask my grandfather to pay attention and see if I can ask them. I have never treated the third prince badly." , has always regarded him as his own. In the future, it is not impossible to take care of the second prince. However, once the imperial concubine gains power, the palace will not be well, and it is hard to say what will happen to the third prince and the second prince in the future!"

Therefore, as long as the remnants of the Ji family have a little pity for Ji's blood, they should do their best to prevent Yun Fenghuang from giving birth to an imperial heir, right?