Chapter 164: Prince Chunxiao

Of course, there are many courtiers in the ruling and opposition parties, and those who support the son-in-law's succession to the throne certainly regard Yunfenghuang as a serious problem, but there are also some people who want to seek wealth and danger and bet on the imperial concubine.

Xiao Jiang's stomach was obviously swollen at this moment, but he still went to the palace to report in person, saying that in the past two days, they frequently received invitations and various gifts to congratulate the noble concubine: "Mother has returned to the Northland , The minister's wife is young, and she hasn't dealt with such things much before, but she dare not make decisions on her own, so she came to ask the empress for instructions."

Yun Fenghuang pondered, of course she intended to seize the reserve.

That being the case, it is naturally impossible to push the help that is delivered to the door.

However, it must also be considered that she is only pregnant now, and she doesn't know whether the womb is a boy or a girl. What if she ends up giving birth to a prince... Well, even if she doesn't have a biological prince, she still has King Qin, the seventh prince, and the ninth prince. Prince.

In short, I have become a noble concubine, so if I don't work hard, how do I know that I don't have the life of the empress dowager?

However, we still have to consider Chunjia's thoughts, as well as Youyou's opinions.

After all, she knew in her heart that even though the emperor didn't treat the empress very well, he even wanted to guard against the descendants, but at least for now, he had no intention of abandoning the empress.

Not to mention taking the two healthy aunts seriously.

In fact, he still wanted to have a son-in-law.

Under such circumstances, Yun Fenghuang was busy trying to win over the courtiers as soon as she was pregnant, and even if Chunjia didn't say anything, she would definitely be on guard in her heart.

She even made a secret move to make her and her heirs completely lose the possibility of competing for the crown prince.

To be honest, Yun Fenghuang is not afraid of fighting against Gu Zhen, fighting against Gu's family.

But fighting with Chunjia...

She was really not sure.

There is no way, Mrs. Xie can't support the wall. In this era, she is a girl, how can she be the opponent of the dignified emperor?

"...This palace has been in the palace for several years, and there is such a happy event. It is not good to go to war like this before it shows itself." It's a good intention, but I don't want to be too high-profile now, and everything is focused on fetal safety."

He also told Xiao Jiang that if someone comes to entrust things next, don't agree as before, "I don't care about other things now, I just want to give birth to an heir."

Xiao Jiang nodded, expressing that she could understand her thoughts.

In fact, everyone in the Xie family hoped that Yun Fenghuang would give birth to a royal heir as soon as possible.

Even if she failed to become a queen or empress dowager in the end, there is a prince with Xie's blood in front of her. To Xie, she is closer than Qin Wang Zhaoqing and the others. Bones connect to tendons.

Although the Eighteenth Sister-in-Law responded readily, Yun Fenghuang was not at ease. After she left, he specially asked Chen Zhu to come to him, and gave him an errand, which was to keep an eye on some members of the Xie clan on the side of the Imperial Capital from now on. , as long as there are high-profile people who receive generous gifts in private, they will be reported immediately.

"It's an extraordinary time now, and the good news came out from my palace. Some of my ministers proposed to establish a crown prince. You must know what it means." Some status, but the one in the Chongchang Palace is the middle palace after all! Not to mention the heirs in the womb of the palace, it is hard to say whether they are male or female now... Now they are showing frivolity, not to mention that they will meet later. You won't be laughed at, it's Your Majesty, when have you ever liked such an impatient person?"

To put it bluntly, even if she was born a prince, she might not be able to raise her up these days.

Mothers of course hope that their children will be good, but not to mention that it is not easy for children in the palace to grow up, even ordinary people, like the Xie family, at least in the main branch, there is no child who is deliberately not raised well. , and no one deliberately murdered them, even so, there were not a few who died young.

All these years since Yun Fenghuang entered the palace, he had long passed the time when he depended on his child's obsessive favor and even sheltered him in his later years. Regarding the arrival of this child, he was overjoyed, but calmer.

The confidantes are all solemn: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we must be cautious in our words and deeds, so as to protect your Majesty and the little master!"

Yun Fenghuang also ordered: "I am afraid that King Qin and Zhaoqing will not be able to hide the matter of my pregnancy for a long time. You should also pay attention to the subordinates. Don't neglect them because of this. Even, you have to be more considerate."

Anyway, after raising them for so many years, I can't let these two children separate from me just because I have my own flesh and blood.

Wouldn't all the hard work I put in before be wasted?

After making some arrangements, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then she remembered, and asked her left and right: "Has the full moon of the Seventh Queen passed?"

"That's right." The Qing said hastily, "It was over two days ago, but the empress is at ease, the servant girl sent congratulatory gifts over according to the rules."

Originally, Chunjia had fewer princesses than princes. Yi Xingen was very beautiful and had a good personality. Although she was born in a humble background, she still had a long way to go before becoming a giant in the palace, but she was born the most favored sister of the eldest daughter of the emperor, Qi Qi. Princess, the palace still pays some attention to it.

But this Seventh Emperor's daughter was also born at an untimely time. On the eve of the full moon, she was happy to catch up with the imperial concubine. Who cares now?

The full moon passed so quietly.

At this moment when Yun Fenghuang asked, the Qing people said: "Actually, there is nothing to do with Yi Shi, just set up a table of wine in the hall, Yi Shi and her palace people have some food together. Oh, the empress is happy." After the news spread, she even sent something."

Yun Fenghuang looked at the voice with a "hmm" and said: "She has always been sensible... Forget it, let her go. These days, don't patronize Ben Gong, but also look at Dian Qu's. Ben Gong still hopes that Qu's Those who can have children in a peaceful manner."

According to her previous plan, Concubine Shu and Concubine De, partisans like Concubine Shu and Concubine De, because of their noble background, might turn over at any time by relying on their natal family, so they had to guard against it.

But Yishi Qu's kind family, she can firmly suppress him.

So if possible, Yun Fenghuang would prefer these two concubines to help him, rather than the daughters of the Ouyang family and the Wei family.

As for the fact that Concubine Shu and Concubine De are now in a high position, with children under her knees, her status is stable... Yun Fenghuang doesn't take it very seriously.

Back then, Ji Lingzi, Zheng Shangchu, Yun Shuangyu... which one didn't hold a high position and seemed to be in a stable position?

The key point is that Yishi Qu's status and qualifications are now in the city, and the point is that his loyalty is not very qualified, so Yun Fenghuang just stood still and continued to observe.

If these two people can be used, Yun Fenghuang will definitely make Gongwei go to war again.

She is familiar with this.

Within two days, the empress sent someone to invite the noble concubine to Chongchang Hall to talk, saying that the investigation on the murder of the sixth prince by the concubine An had already been investigated, and the concubine was asked to discuss how to deal with it together.

"At that time Concubine An pressed the sixth prince into the water basin, and many servants in the palace witnessed it with their own eyes." When they arrived in the Queen's Palace, they saw a group of lords who were almost at sevens and eights, and everyone looked at Yun Fenghuang They are very complicated, and it is not that they have given birth in public. Even Concubine Rude has both children, but even Chunjia's first child, whether it is counted from the dead King Qi or the actual eldest son King Qin, is pregnant with them. When her biological mother was pregnant, she did not receive any special treatment from Chunjia.

At that time, the emperor's concern for them was not even as good as that of the empress dowager and the empress dowagers.

Originally thought that Chunjia was busy with government affairs and pressure, and couldn't spare his hands, so everyone didn't think much of it.

As a result, the imperial concubine is pregnant now, the contrast...is too stark.

Just because of Yun Fenghuang's past achievements, no one dares to come out and say what should not be said. After the usual ceremony, Yun Fenghuang sat down, and the queen began to talk about business, "These witnesses still have some physical evidence. This palace has made it clear. But now there is a problem."

She paused before saying in a delicate tone, "The sixth prince... has a pure and filial temperament. He firmly refused to admit that Concubine An wanted to kill him, saying that it was just a joke between mother and son."

The concubines were a little surprised when they heard the words. It's not like they haven't seen filial children. Nowadays, the emperor's heirs are generally small, and they are raised with care, so it's not unheard of sweet talk.

But like the sixth prince, it is rare to see someone who still defends his mother and concubine after surviving a near death.

"So I'm here with you to discuss how to deal with this matter?" Seeing that everyone was silent, the Queen asked with a sigh.

actually……

If this is an ordinary family, the matter between the mother and the child will not be reported to the officials, and the sixth prince will work so hard to protect Concubine An, and the queen will not bother to pay attention to their touching mother-child relationship.

But she is queen.

The sixth prince is the heir of the emperor.

The Queen Mother Yuan above is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Gu Zhen couldn't help thinking that even if the sixth prince is so pure and filial, who can guarantee that Concubine An's attempt to kill him fails this time, and she won't do it again next time? At that time, Chunjia blamed her for not taking good care of the emperor's heir, and the Empress Dowager Yuan might also blame her for not being able to separate the mother and child in time, causing Yuan Niangniang to become a murderer... With the personality of the Empress Dowager Yuan, she can definitely say such a thing .

Therefore, even though Gu Zhen also wanted to turn the big thing into a small thing, he didn't want to say it himself.

It is best for everyone to express their views together, even the imperial concubine clearly expresses their views.

When the time comes, whether it's the Queen Mother or Chunjia, if you want to blame it, everyone will bear it together.

"The sixth prince is young, and when he is attached to his mother and concubine, he naturally thinks of the best in everything." It's just that the empress's thoughts are well known in everyone's mind, and they don't say a word.

Gu Zhen frowned slightly, and after raising his voice to ask a few times, he simply turned his head to ask Yun Fenghuang what he meant.

Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang didn't refuse, raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the truth, how can you take what he says as a child seriously? In my own opinion, it's better to ask His Majesty to order this matter."

Gu Zhen immediately said: "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, so it's not good to bother you all the time. How about it, Your Majesty often goes to your place these days, so you can report this matter to His Majesty. Later, you can ask someone to tell this palace here." .”

Because the former imperial concubine Zheng Shangchu was exempted from paying her respects by the former queen Ji Lingzi when she was pregnant, now there is a tacit understanding in the palace, that is, after a high-ranking concubine is pregnant, she can not greet her until her confinement is over.

With Yun Fenghuang's status and doting, even if Gu Zhen is unhappy, he will not hold her back in this kind of place to make a fuss.

Today it was also for discussing things, mainly to ask the imperial concubine to take the blame, so I called her over temporarily.

"The concubine follows the order of the empress." Yun Fenghuang said softly, "If there is nothing else, then the concubine will go back first? When I came out, the concubine was a little tired."

Gu Zhen immediately acted as if facing a formidable enemy, and politely asked her to leave immediately.

Otherwise, if something happened to the imperial concubine in Chongchang Palace, Chunjia wouldn't have to eat her?

Back in the Huanhua Palace, Yun Fenghuang took a nap for a while, and when he got up, the emperor happened to enter the door.

As usual, he asked about the imperial concubine's diet and daily life, and when he learned that everything was fine, and there were no other symptoms like morning sickness, he breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled and told Yun Fenghuang some interesting things about Qin Wang Zhaoqing in school.

Yun Fenghuang listened with a smile, took a chance, and brought up the matter of the sixth prince.

This kind of thing should have been reported to Chunjia immediately...

But still the same sentence, the emperor is very busy. When there were only one and two children under his knees, the situation of the emperor's heirs would be reported in a timely manner.

Now that there are more children, the combination of mother and son like Concubine An and the sixth prince is not seen by the emperor, and no one will tell the emperor if they die.

At this moment, the emperor listened, and his expression was a little bad: "It's such a big matter, why did you report a cold bed to me?"

"Your Majesty, it's like this. After all, Concubine An is also the heir mother of the Sixth Prince. It's against human morality for this mother to murder her son. If it gets out, where will the Tian family face go?" Yun Fenghuang said softly, "The empress thought about this, so she didn't ask Chaowai to tell her. She only said that the sixth prince had a cold."

What he said gave Chunjia a hint: the reason why he failed to grasp the turmoil in Ningbi Palace in time was purely the queen's arrangement.

Chunjia frowned subconsciously, and then said: "Forget it... What does the empress mean by asking you to report the matter to me now? Can she say what she has in mind?"

"The Empress said that the matter is so important that I dare not preside over it, please show me your majesty."

"..." Chunjia pondered for a moment, before she could speak, she heard Yun Fenghuang sighed quietly, and said, "I don't know if it's because I'm pregnant now. Thinking about the sixth prince, I feel that this child, It's pathetic."