Chapter 140: Xie Li and Yun Guang
"Madam Zhaowu has gone back?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "Send a message to Xie's disciples in the Dingbei Army, let's see what Uncle Zhaowu will do next?"
The Qing people whispered: "Madam, I heard that Uncle Zhao Wu is not a foolish and filial person, if he doesn't listen to Old Master Gu..."
"Then what can I do?" Yun Fenghuang sighed softly, "This kind of loyal and courageous courtiers, my palace also admires them very much. Then I can only admit that I am unlucky and use another way to take care of the queen. However, I am afraid Ben Gong is willing to let go, but the Gu family is not willing?"
She sneered slightly, "What the empress and the Gu family want is nothing more than power and status. They can tolerate this palace's doting on the special room, but they will never allow this palace to get involved in the East Palace, or even plot against the Qingci Palace... the matter of the eighth prince back then, Why is the empress angry? Isn’t it because the loving mother empress dowager touched their bottom line? If Yuan Zhiniang gave birth to a royal daughter, and the loving mother empress dowager let the empress raise her, would you object if you look at the empress and take care of the family?”
Not only would Gu Zhen not object, but he might treat him as if he was his own, just like he did to the third prince.
After all, she herself is not tired of the emperor's heir who is not her own.
Yun Fenghuang said in a slow voice: "Originally I had King Qin and the others under my knees, which was enough to attract the Queen's attention. Now it's rumored that she can give birth, so it's no wonder she can hold on. Think about the things under her knees." Three princes, King Chu is hopeless. The ten princes and twelve princes are still in their infancy. If I can have good news this year, then my own flesh and blood will be about the same age as her son... But before Bengong There are also the three adopted sons, King Qin, Seventh Prince, and Ninth Prince, who are relying on, and Zhaoqing, the most beloved princess of His Majesty, who is always favored by His Majesty. Even if the queen can hold her breath, the Gu family will not be at ease!"
This can't be blamed on the fact that Gu's family and Gu Zhen didn't have a city mansion. If Yun Fenghuang took Gu Zhen's place, her suspicion would only get worse.
...But then again, if she was Gu Zhen, how could she tolerate such a domineering concubine like herself for a long time?
I tried to get rid of it early in the morning.
Even Yun Fenghuang admires Gu Zhen for being able to endure until now.
But this is not surprising, after all, whether it is Gu Zhen or the Gu family, they never thought of becoming a descendant of their own family before.
This family has been driven by ducks to become a descendant from the beginning. Compared with Ji Lingzi, who has been cultivated as a queen after three generations of phoenix masters, it is naturally different.
"The empress has two choices now: the first one is to believe that your majesty will not ruin her promise just because she loves me." Yun Fenghuang's eyes were mocking. Only Gu Zhen's accident book came after Gu Zhen's guarantee.
At that time, the Gu family was the beneficiary of the emperor's rebellion, so how could they believe in the emperor now?
"The second is to fight to the death."
Gu Zhen has always distrusted the emperor, or put it this way, except for some concubines who are relatively young and a little ignorant, no one in this palace believes in the emperor...
Including the most beloved Yunfenghuang.
After all, normal concubines should understand that when an emperor is regarded as the embryo of a Mingjun, it also means that in his heart, the country and the country are the most important.
The love between children is destined to only have a small corner, the kind that can be given up anytime and anywhere.
Originally, Gu Zhen relied on his family for his superior position, and had nothing to do with his love or Chunjia's friendship with her.
So once she considered that the family's support to Chunjia in the future was not so important, or that the family was squeezed out from the core power, she really couldn't find a new sense of security.
Yun Fenghuang is now trying to encourage her to believe in her own feelings. She is indeed not safe, not only her, but also the entire Gu family.
"The children trained at home are treated better, don't be stingy with such a little money, and let the Gu family believe that there will inevitably be a future princess among them, and even the side concubine of the prince will be among them." The imperial concubine played with the suet jade in her hand Ruyi smiled leisurely and said, "But the tone of the people involved must be important, don't go out and talk nonsense!"
She put Yu Ruyi on the case, and said slowly, "I've been asking about the situation of the girls of the same age in the Gu family from time to time, trying to suppress them all... No matter if I can suppress it or not, I have to make a decision." Such a gesture."
This kind of thing can actually be clarified by confronting the empress, but Chunjia has no friendship with Gu Zhen, and Gu Zhen is full of doubts about Chunjia... Yun Fenghuang is not worried at all that the empress will not get along with the Gu family.
Before, the queen had been ill for several days because she was worried that her family would be cooked by rabbits and foxes.
As for her suspiciousness, unless Chun Jia has the patience to break up the broken explanation with her, otherwise, hehe.
However, although Gu Zhen didn't confront the emperor because he didn't trust Chunjia, after he calmed down, he tried to test it out, that is, he brought this matter to the imperial court.
Chunjia came to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion this day, and played with the two children with Yun Fenghuang as usual, and finally saw them retreating, so she turned around and asked: "Ah Huang asked someone to teach a three or two-year-old at home. little girl? Why is that?"
Yun Fenghuang said without changing his face: "Isn't it because of the matter of choosing companions two days ago? My mother came to the palace and recommended a few. I asked carefully, and I felt that I was not very satisfied. I don't even want to see each other. I asked my mother to choose another one. My mother also felt very sorry, so after telling the family, the family was afraid that there would be delays in similar matters in the future, so why not start teaching now? I think Your Majesty is still like this Young, the people in my palace are not very old. If I add children and daughters in the future, the companions can’t just grind their guns in front of the battle? Even if they don’t need it, it’s good for them to learn something, and it’s not for nothing. .”
This is reasonable, and Chunjia never thought of the Crown Princess being involved in the matter, he hasn't established a crown prince yet, has he?
He speculated that Yun Fenghuang was cultivating the people around him and even the side concubine for King Qin, the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince, and he could still tolerate this matter.
It can even be said that Chun Jia is happy to see the success.
After all, he has no intention of abolishing his heir and establishing his elders. Even if he loves the king of Qin, he knows in his heart that it is just because Aiwujiwu and other heirs are still young, and there are only a few children who can be happy.
After the princes and princesses under the sixth prince grow up, it is not certain whether the emperor loves King Qin the most.
At least his intention at the moment is to give the face of his son-in-law for sure.
Since there is no plan to give extra favors to the concubine's descendants, Chunjia has no objection to the concubine's attempt to use her status as an heir to benefit her natal family.
It is better for the King of Qin and the others to marry a girl from the Naxie family and the Jiang family who are not considered wealthy, than to let them marry the prostitute daughter of a high family when they grow up, and then, with the support of the Yue family, follow them ambitiously. Let's fight for the throne, okay?
So Chunjia said kindly after hearing this: "You are still considerate, but King Qin and the others are still young. In fact, as long as they are well-behaved and sensible children, it doesn't matter if they have some shortcomings. After all, no one is perfect."
"Aji, you love the house and Wu, so naturally you don't care about that much." Yun Fenghuang glanced at him lazily, and said softly, "But other people may not think so... Originally, Xie's and Jiang's lintels are not high. It is today because of your praise. If the companions sent to the palace to accompany the emperor’s heir are not up to date, wouldn’t it appear that His Majesty is being fooled? I told them that this matter was originally to take extra care of them. If you still want to give us Save face, Your Majesty - I don't care about my temper, I don't agree!"
Chunjia was not surprised when she said that, after all, the imperial concubine has always been such a sharp and strong temper.
If Yun Fenghuang was humble and soft, the emperor would have doubts in his heart.
Hearing the words, he laughed: "They are all children who have just entered school, what is there to live up to? Just know something."
So this matter was turned over on the emperor's side, and later someone tried it openly and secretly, and Chunjia made it clear that he knew about it and agreed with it.
...The news reached the ears of the queen and the Gu family, one can imagine their feelings!
Then Yun Fenghuang's side was not over yet, Jiang entered the palace under the guise of asking for peace in a few days, and took four boys, four girls, and eight children of six or seven years old together. Miss, it happened that a group of children came to the imperial capital with their elders to do something, so they brought the palace to say hello.
But who doesn't know that this is actually for King Qin and Zhao Qingxuan?
Originally, when the emperor's heirs accompanied him to study, they were always selected from the homes of close relatives or courtiers who wanted to win over.
Although Yun Fenghuang is not the biological mother of the younger siblings, as a foster mother and stepmother, no one can say anything about taking care of Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Jiang on this point.
But the key point is that she let the eight children play with Qin Wang Zhaoqing for a whole day, and she closed the door with Jiang and her servants to discuss for a long time, and finally decided on the companions. Two children, a boy and a girl, were left as companions!
This vacant accompanying reading quota is very fascinating.
Then the next day, Yun Fenghuang began to summon the noble ladies frequently, implying that this quota was specially reserved for children of similar age in their family.
After hearing the news, Chunjia sent someone to come over to remind him, didn't the companions in front of King Qin agree that one would choose the Xie family's children and the other would choose the Yun family's children?
At that time, he also told him not to choose the one who has something to do with Mrs. Yi Guogong.
Yun Fenghuang personally went to Xingxintang to explain to Chunjia: "I have also met the women of the Yun family, and in the end I will definitely choose the children of the Yun family, especially those who are close to the son-in-law. But please think about it, Your Majesty, although Mrs. Yi Guogong is not Good one, Duke Yi has always been loyal! Because of this, His Majesty had kept his mouth shut about Yun Jieyu before, if he directly pointed out the son-in-law's nephew as his companion to read, how could outsiders not Discussion, why didn't you choose the children of Duke Yi's mansion even if you were far away? At that time, they would say that the concubine's ungratefulness is a trivial matter, and if they doubt the relationship between His Majesty and Duke Yi, wouldn't it be troublesome?"
"That's why it's better to act like you didn't think about looking for it from the Yun family's children from the beginning. When it is confirmed that it is the distant nephew of Duke Yi, outsiders can't say anything. Just treat the child as a coincidence. It has broken our eyes with the King of Qin."
She is so sincerely thinking about Chunjia, what else can Chunjia say?
I can only praise her for her beauty, kindness and considerateness.
So the companions of King Qin are Xie Li, son of Xie family, and Yun Guang, son of Yun family.
Xie Li is Yun Fenghuang's nephew, the third elder brother of his compatriots and the third son of Xie Xishi, who is ranked fifteenth. He is one year older than King Qin. He is seven years old this year. It's rare to have a good temper, well-behaved, sensible and obedient.
As for his nominal nephew Yun Guang, Yun Fenghuang didn't know much about him except that he was the same age as King Qin.
But it doesn't matter, as long as she knows Yun Guang's father and brother.
Yun Guang's father, Yun Youke, is the eldest brother of Yunxike, the son-in-law of Princess Minghui.
Even though he is not that young anymore, he is still in his prime, and all his descendants have a reputation for being sensitive and eager to learn. This Yun Guang is his youngest son and the most beloved child.
Chunjia approved of her choosing such a person to accompany the King of Qin, but in fact Yun Youke himself was not very happy, he said to his wife in private: "If I knew that the imperial concubine and empress summoned you for this matter, I should have accused you of it." It is said that Guang'er's health has never been very good, so she pushed this matter away. The imperial concubine has always been ambitious, and she doesn't respect the two queens very much. Now there are many princes under her knees, especially King Qin is the eldest son, and there may be changes in the future. I said The clan has never meddled with the Tian family's housework, and only concentrates on being loyal to His Majesty, and now there is no lack of wealth, but why bother to go into such muddy water?"
His wife was also a little annoyed: "It's because I was confused. The imperial concubine said she was our Yun family's daughter, but in fact her thoughts were all on Xie's side. How could there be no reason for the sudden summons outside the year or festival? I also said She became interested, and wanted to act as if she was close to our Yun family, thinking that after all, it was the Duke who recorded it in the genealogy in person, and she was a dignified concubine, so she was not easy to offend, so she was perfunctory. She boasted that when she was a child I also took it as a polite word, and I was completely unprepared... I would have been careful next time if I knew it."
Yun Youke sighed, and comforted him: "I can't blame you for this, it's because we left the imperial capital for too long before, and we finally came back this time, before we had time to visit various places, we caught up with the summer vacation, and the news is not well informed, I don't know about the imperial concubine's plan .”
The husband and wife comforted each other, and then wondered whether to dismiss this matter?
To be honest, with their background and power, changing a concubine, even a queen, would have to say quit and quit.
But Yun Fenghuang's earlier image of vengeance was too deep, and now Yun Youke's wife said that she was worried that Yun Guang would go to the concubine's side, and when she really wanted to do something, she hesitated again: "The concubine is not a good-tempered one, It would be fine if she didn't choose our family Guang'er. Now that she has been chosen and the news has been released, if we go back on my word, I'm afraid she won't let it go... This..."
After all, Yun Youke has been away for many years. Although he also knows that the imperial concubine is not a fuel-efficient lamp, but out of confidence in Chunjia, he feels that there is still room for struggle: "The imperial concubine came from a humble background, and I can only rely on Your Majesty to make it today. I will go Please ask His Majesty, Your Majesty is magnanimous, even if it is not allowed, you may not punish me for it."
So he spoke with confidence.
Chunjia listened silently for a moment, then asked slowly: "Ai Qing is worried that the king of Qin will be unruly and will bring your son into trouble?"
"How dare you." Yun Youke heard something wrong with this, and said quickly, "His Royal Highness King Qin is smart and talented, and his courtiers can't match it! But I am worried that the child will be ignorant and stubborn, offending His Highness, and delaying your Highness's studies."
Chunjia didn't care and said: "It's common for such a young child to be naughty. If he understands all the principles, what is he going to study? Aiqing don't have to worry."
Seeing that Yun Youke was still a little hesitant, he knew what this minister was worried about, so he simply said, "When the imperial concubine said that she would choose a companion for the King of Qin, the first thing I thought of was your room. , so early in the morning, I ordered the noble concubine to choose Yun's son who is about the same age, and enter the palace to accompany the prince..."
Co-authoring means the emperor, not the imperial concubine, so that's fine.
Yun Youke felt relieved, bowed and said: "I obey."
He also figured it out at this time, the emperor should still be the empress's son, so he chose a companion for the king of Qin, one was Xie Li, who was not well-born, and Yun Guang was of good background, but because the Yun family had always been the emperor, he would not be The imperial concubine was bewitched.
This arrangement not only makes it appear that King Qin is very close to the mother clan of his stepmother and adoptive mother, but also does not cause disasters, so that the eldest son of the emperor may threaten the possibility of having a son in the future.
Otherwise, the emperor would be in a difficult situation. After all, this is his favorite prince at present, and the two companions are not from high backgrounds. He will not be able to explain to the noble concubine King Qin, the mother and son.
But if Yun Fenghuang was the one to choose people, and he chose those high-ranking and wealthy people, he might be the introduction of the brothers in the future.
Yun Youke understood the emperor's intentions, confirmed that his family would not be involved in the dispute for the throne, and retired easily.
When he got home, he was about to announce the good news to his wife, but she was not in the room. He heard the maid said that he was going to the old lady's side, so he went to the front to deal with official business.
After a while, his wife, Xu Shi, came back and found out about this, so she came to look for him.
The husband and wife met each other, before Yun Youke could speak, his wife said first: "Mother has been crying for a long time today, and I finally calmed down a bit after I persuaded my younger siblings."
Yun Youke hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"
"What else?" His wife sighed, "It's not His Royal Highness Princess Minghui!"