Chapter 185 I Really Underestimated Her!

The few servants were startled and subconsciously looked at each other.

It's no wonder, after serving Yun Fenghuang all these years, I still don't know what kind of temperament this empress is?

Since he is at odds with his loving mother, the Empress Dowager, and has the ambition to covet the East Palace, it is not uncommon for him to target the Empress Dowager Yuan and the Twelve Princes.

As for Empress Dowager Qu, she didn't seem hostile.

But, who told her to be on board?

At this moment, Qing Dynasty Chen Jing and others all wondered if the other party did something according to the order but failed to do the job well?

"..." Yun Fenghuang noticed their expressions, was speechless for a while, and then said tiredly, "The palace change happened last night, and it is less than a day since the two empress dowagers and the twelve princes fell into the water , I woke up after resting for a while, and I don’t know anything, but Xingningbo and his wife are far outside the palace, but they even know the murderer? If this is the case, how about confronting the emperor!"

Empress Dowager Yuan is an old thing! ! !

Ben Gong really underestimated her!

I thought that the past two years had been the same as the well water, because this old man had resigned himself to his fate after weighing his position in the emperor's mind, and would not take the initiative to find trouble again.

But she didn't want to, she was thinking about killing Queen Mother Yuan before giving birth, but Queen Mother Yuan was also thinking about killing her!

The palace changed in the middle of the night, leaving the island early in the morning, and it took only a few hours in the middle, and he decisively used his life to frame the beloved concubine... Although Yun Fenghuang was angry at the moment, he was also a little convinced.

It was impossible for her to frame the Queen Mother Yuan with her life.

This empress dowager is not the case. As Chunjia's adoptive mother, she is not a favored concubine, and there is no danger of falling out of favor. To be honest, in this city, as long as she doesn't contradict Chunjia too much, she will be prosperous and wealthy for a lifetime and will be honored to a certain extent by the empress dowager. Human beings are not a problem at all.

After all, he worked so hard to educate the emperor, didn't he?

But I don't want to be so open-minded.

It is also because the Yuan family has no successors. If Yuan Suiniang, Yuan Cistanniang, and Yuan Zhiniang learn the skills of their aunts, Yun Fenghuang will have a terrible headache.

"What did the visitor say?" calming down, Yun Fenghuang asked.

The palace man quickly said: "The person who came said, Your Majesty has said that the empress is pregnant and frightened, and then go there after the empress wakes up."

Yun Fenghuang heard the words and looked outside, it was already dusk, and in a while, the palace gate would be locked.

It was related to the safety of the two empress dowagers and the first-born prince. Chunjia obviously didn't believe the allegations of Xingningbo and his wife. Sending people over was just perfunctory.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little unspeakably sour.

how to say?

If the emperor simply treats her badly, for example, as he did to the queen, it is almost an exchange with a clearly marked price. I will give you the position and power of the queen, so don't even think about favoring her; , give and take, but at a critical moment, it is worthless... She is not someone who can't bear to intrigue.

When the time comes, each will rely on his means, willing to gamble and admit defeat.

Although Yun Fenghuang felt that he was not big-hearted, he was definitely not unable to afford to lose.

However, the emperor has sincere love and trust for her, but this sincerity is far from making Yun Fenghuang feel satisfied and safe.

People love but dare not love to the end, hate but can't hate... Yun Fenghuang sighed, thinking that this might be retribution.

That's how she handled Qi Jiulu back then.

...No, although she played some tricks with Qi Jiulu, she still treated him sincerely, but she was just worried that this person would change his mind in the future, so she planned ahead.

As for Chunjia, he has his own arrangements for the future, not based on his favor.

If he was not the favorite concubine he loves, Yun Fenghuang would admire him very much.

After all, as a subject, the emperor with a firm mind, a deep city and a deep government and the intention to revitalize the country, why not love him?

But she was in it, but she was full of love and hate.

"Since the two empress dowagers and the twelve princes are involved, how dare I be negligent?" Yun Fenghuang said in a slow voice, "Let the visitor wait for a while, and I will go to the imperial court to answer after dressing up."

She looked calm, and the servants didn't take it seriously.

If it had been two years ago, the waiters would have panicked when they heard of such a serious crime.

But now, after seeing all kinds of comebacks by the imperial concubine, and having confidence in her emperor's favor, the confidantes have also honed their confidence.

Empress Dowager Yuan went out in person and had no choice but to take Yunfenghuang, what kind of things are Xingningbo and his wife?

It's just that Yun Fenghuang's heart is far less relaxed than they thought.

Queen Mother Yuan is not stupid!

Perhaps when Chun Jiacai was in charge, the empress dowager overestimated her status and influence in her son's mind, and directly pissed off Yun Fenghuang, and then...then she was humiliated one after another.

Coupled with the series of incidents caused by the poisoning of Queen Mother Qu, even to the point where Chunjia talked face-to-face, the relationship between mother and child was once tense.

After these two years of silence, how could it be possible that he did not have any confidence in making such a sudden move this time?

Moreover, Xing Ningbo and his wife came forward, not Queen Mother Yuan, so many news can be deduced from this sentence alone.

Yun Fenghuang is not worried that anyone will find Chunjia to make decisions, she is very confident in the emperor's city and wrist.

If she really did this, she might still be worried, but since she didn't do it, she believes that Chunjia has the ability and willingness to avenge her.

What she was worried about was that after Queen Mother Yuan had learned her lesson, this time she would use the outside world, or the pressure from the previous court, to eradicate herself.

After all, although she is confident that she still has a lot of weight in the eyes of the emperor, from the perspective of Chunjia's resolute refusal to make her the empress, let alone consider her heir as the heir... Chunjia's feelings for her are also limited .

As long as the situation promoted by Empress Dowager Yuan makes the emperor think that it is necessary to give up the imperial concubine, then...

"Chen Zhu." After thinking for a moment, Yun Fenghuang called Chen Zhu to him in a low voice, "You go to Chongchang Hall now."

A moment later, in the Chongchang Palace, Empress Gu Zhen looked at the tenth prince who was asleep on her lap, raised her eyebrows slightly: "Chen Zhu? What is he doing here at this time?"

"Your Majesty, just now Mr. and Mrs. Xing Ningbo came to the palace to have an audience, and they seemed to have said something to His Majesty. His Majesty immediately sent people to go to Xuanqing Palace." The palace servant said in a low voice, "I wonder if the imperial concubine and empress sent this vice-chief officer here at this moment, whether it is in line with Is this related?"

Gu Zhen's expression was cold and haggard, and he said lightly: "But what does this have to do with us? They are all on the tip of His Majesty's heart. When they fight, His Majesty doesn't know which side to take, let alone my palace?"

"The servant girl sent him away?"

"Wait." Gu Zhen looked up at the top of the hall for a moment, but said, "Forget it, let him come in."

"The Empress Dowager, do you know who caused the boat to capsize after the Taichu Palace today?" Chen Zhu came to the palace to meet the Empress Bi, and said straightforwardly, "At that time, the two Empress Dowagers planned to send the two princes who were born in the same family. It’s just that the tenth prince missed you, empress, and wanted to go back to the harem first. The loving mother, the empress dowager, was very impatient, and after being persuaded by the empress, she agreed to leave the tenth prince behind and be taken care of by my empress. The two empress dowagers, Only bring the twelve princes to Taichu Palace to visit His Majesty!"

Gu Zhen said indifferently: "Your master asked you to say this, what do you mean? It is implying that the palace, the ship capsized, were the two empress dowagers. The second prince? And your mother is kind-hearted and saved the tenth prince for this palace?"

Chen Zhu shook his head and said: "My mother said that although these are the facts, the empress will not appreciate it. The empress sent slaves here just to remind the empress: If my mother is wrong this time, dare to ask the empress, In the future, it will be the queen's turn to do similar things, can the queen have the power to fight back?"

Gu Zhen snorted, and said disdainfully: "I am stupid, I have never been able to compare with your mother."

Empress Dowager Yuan is not easy to deal with, once Concubine Min falls down, Bengong also knows that the next person she will target must be Bengong!

But what good is Concubine Min?

Now it seems that the empress dowager has set up a trap to trap the imperial concubine, so much so that she has to send someone to contact the Zhonggong... But if Gu Zhen helps Yun Fenghuang this time, will Yun Fenghuang appreciate it? impossible things.

The purpose of this person is to be the successor, the position of the crown prince, and the Qingci Palace in the future!

That being the case, she will target Gu Zhen sooner or later!

And Gu Zhen knew very well that he couldn't beat the Empress Dowager Yuan, but he couldn't even beat the allergic concubine!

So what's wrong with watching these two dog-eat-dogs?

She wished that these two would make a big noise this time, the kind that would hurt both sides.

It's time to pick up a bargain!

"The empress has always been honest, my mother knows." Chen Zhulai had been told before, but he just smiled and said, "It's just that the rebels came from the north during the palace change. The disciples of the high school in the rebellious army have a lot to do with it... It's just that at the court meeting this morning, His Majesty suppressed similar impeachments, and will thoroughly investigate the rebels and hand them over to Gu's presidency. The empress thinks that His Majesty's move what for?"

"No matter what it means, it's a matter of the previous court. What does it have to do with a woman in the palace?" Gu Zhen has not closed his eyes for more than ten hours since he was awakened last night.

It's not fear, it's anger, it's embarrassment, it's... all kinds of flavors.

She knew that Chunjia didn't love her, but in fact she didn't necessarily love Chunjia herself.

It's just that the young man was sent to the palace, and stayed with the emperor for many years. Apart from his father and brother, there was no trace of a second man in his life. It was hard not to focus his attention on Chunjia.

In particular, this man is also related to the future of her, her family and children.

So when the palace change happened, the people in front of the imperial court arrived in a hurry, but only took away the tenth prince and the twelve princes and the two descendants. Gu Zhen really couldn't describe his feelings.

Only at this time did she wake up to the point that she still had a weak and naive expectation for the emperor in her heart.

Looking forward to his companionship over the years made him think about her a little bit, even if it was not for other reasons, because she was his rightful queen and the middle palace... Shouldn't she be taken away at a time like this? !

The rebels did not break into the harem!

If he entered, even if he failed to break into the middle palace, as long as he wandered through the harem, one could imagine that the reputation of the concubine in the palace would still be there?

At that time, Gu Zhen and other concubines, apart from committing suicide collectively to preserve the reputation of themselves and their families, what else can they do? !

If they don't kill themselves, they will also be killed.

Chunjia knew this very well, and it was impossible for him not to be ignorant... So he took the imperial concubine away! ! !

He even left behind the eldest son and eldest daughter who were usually very doted on!

And Gu Zhen, as his successor, the lord of the six palaces, sent people to pick up the two young princes, but he didn't mention her!

what does that mean?

It means that he gave her the status and power of a queen, and persuaded the imperial concubine to maintain a decent appearance in the middle palace, but in his heart, Gu Zhen's weight is simply insignificant!

Not only does he not love her, he also doesn't value her at all!

Perhaps in the emperor's mind, he just needed a woman of noble birth, ordinary means, and infertility to sit on the queen's seat, anyone could do it.

He doesn't want Gu Zhen to die, but he doesn't care about her death either.

He doesn't even care that Gu Zhen understands this.

This feeling……

Thinking about it until now, I feel that my heart has been divided inch by inch, and the pain is unspeakable.

Gu Zhen was facing the imperial concubine's servant at this moment, and he didn't immediately ask someone to drag him out and beat him to death with sticks. He admired his patience.

Maybe it's because I've been pissed off a lot in the deep palace in the past two years, so I'm used to it.

The queen thought indifferently, and said lightly, "Your mother has always been cunning, I can't trust her, and I don't want to trust her! If you have nothing else, just go down."

"Your majesty, Your Majesty prefers the tenth or twelve princes under your knees to ascend the throne. After last night, this point has become obvious." Chen Zhu smiled and said softly, "But forgive me for speaking bluntly: Madam, the first prince under your knees , It’s really a lot of disasters. His Royal Highness Chu Wang is the most regrettable; now the twelve princes are also hurting their vitality, and what will happen in the future is unknown! As for the tenth prince..."

His smile was a little subtle, "Whether the empress recognizes this affection or not, I have to admit that the tenth prince came to you safely because he followed my empress!"

Gu Zhen kept a cold face and said nothing.

Chen Zhu said again: "Actually, this is not the first time that my mother has protected the first prince! The summer vacation ended last year, on the way back to the imperial capital... Empress, should you still remember?"

After saying this, he bowed, "I've finished talking, my servant, I'm leaving now!"

Then really turn around and walk away.

This surprised the queen's servants.

After all, the noble concubine sent someone with such a sharp eye, obviously asking for help.

With the Queen's attitude, how dare Chen Zhu leave?

"..." Gu Zhen stared at his back, and moved his lips when he stepped out of the threshold, but he didn't make a sound. After Chen Zhuzhen walked away without looking back, Fang slowly exhaled, I only felt a layer of sweat dripping from the corner of my forehead, and asked slowly: "You said, if there is no imperial concubine, can this palace...can protect Xiao Shi and Twelve under the hands of the loving mother Empress Dowager?"

Left and right were startled, and immediately understood the meaning of Chen Zhu's words just now: The noble concubine knew that the Zhonggong would not remember her love for protecting the tenth prince, and even the Zhonggong didn't think it was the kindness of the noble concubine.

But, let's not talk about love, just talk about benefits: Although the imperial concubine covets the position of the East Palace, isn't the empress dowager a loving mother?

The three princes under the queen's knees are counted as legitimate sons, the king of Chu has been abolished, the twelve princes have drowned and are still unconscious, and only one tenth prince is still alive.

The two princes who had the accident, at least in the eyes of the empress, were inseparable from the Empress Dowager Yuan!

But what can the queen do with Queen Mother Yuan?

cannot!

Now she only has the tenth prince as a direct son, if something happens to the tenth prince...

King Qin is six years old! ! !

To adopt the prince again, even if Chunjia agrees, the Gu family will have to consider the risks.

Because if it takes a few years, to put it in a bad way, King Qin can marry and start a mansion.

When the time comes, he will be full-fledged, young and strong, but the first prince will only be babbling... How can this make the first prince compete with his elder brother?

Of course, judging from last night, the emperor's feelings for the king of Qin are just the same, and he still firmly supports the son-in-law. In order to ensure the success of the son-in-law's successful enthronement in the future, it may not be impossible to abolish the king of Qin.

The problem is, the son of the emperor's concubine is not the only one born by King Qin.

Deducting the second and third princes who are unlikely to sit on the throne due to special backgrounds, the sixth prince, seventh prince, eighth prince, ninth prince, eleventh prince, thirteenth prince... the emperor may take the initiative to kill one or two concubine sons for the sake of his sons, and Can you get rid of all the bastards?

Not to mention that when these bastards grow up, they are not fuel-efficient lamps.

Especially the princes with powerful mother clans.

Even if the biological mother is humble, after marrying into a high family, there will be support from the wife and family.

At that time, even Chunjia will have to weigh it up.

After all, although this son of heaven has his own opinions, he is not a stubborn person. He will not do things that he knows the consequences will be serious and ignores them only for his own pleasure.

All in all, the queen can't afford to lose against the first prince, or the entire Gu family is against the first prince.

Think about it, if the twelfth prince doesn't survive this time, and the tenth prince has an accident in the future, what can the queen and Gu do? They can only choose... the Eighth Prince!

Even if Yuan Zhiniang is dead, she will have to face the fruits of years of hard work by the Yuan family.

If you judge without emotion, this is actually okay.

Compared with fetching water from a bamboo basket in vain, and facing the danger of the emperor running out of bows alone, it is safe to support the eighth prince when there is no other way, and to win over the Empress Dowager Yuan for help.

but……

The queen herself did not want this.

She has suffered too much from Queen Mother Yuan in the past two years, and she doesn't want this old man's plan to succeed at all.

In particular, she was very worried, if the eighth prince became the crown prince... It would be fine if the Queen Mother Yuan died, but if this old thing lived a long life, wouldn't she still have to continue to suffer? !

After all, Gu Zhen didn't think he was the Queen Mother Yuan's opponent.

"...Send someone to the front to ask what happened?" Gu Zhen's expression changed for a moment, and he finally made up his mind, "Bring the Tenth Prince here again, I want to teach him something."

She was still very unwilling, after all, she didn't like Queen Mother Yuan, and also hated Yun Fenghuang.

But I have to admit that Chen Zhu's words are reasonable: only Yun Fenghuang can contend against Queen Mother Yuan in terms of methods and battles in this palace.

For the same thing, if other people go to expose the Empress Dowager Yuan, the emperor may turn his face and deny anyone, and directly cover up the adoptive mother.

But if Yun Fenghuang went to talk about it, the result would be hard to tell.

The emperor had a hard time choosing between them, but he maintained a relatively fair attitude.

So if Concubine Min fell from power, Gu Zhen alone would not be able to keep the prince under her knees.

Even if Chunjia knew that the Empress Dowager Yuan had killed the first prince...could he still use his adoptive mother for the sake of a dead son?

At that time, the queen can only follow the arrangement of Queen Mother Yuan, raise the eighth prince, and share the glory and status of Runqing Cigong.

Even the doves occupy the magpie's nest, so they can only pick up leftovers.

If Yun Fenghuang is saved this time, with this imperial concubine as a counterweight, the Queen Mother Yuan would have enough fears to murder the first prince...

No, that's all, then I'm too passive!

Gu Zhen silently thought that she must make the imperial concubine pay enough.

The next moment, she thought again, the imperial concubine is so cautious this time, her attitude towards criticism is not at all as relaxed as before, if there is a chance, can she let Queen Mother Yuan go?

Is there any way to let the noble concubine get rid of the Queen Mother Yuan, and then... she exposes the noble concubine again, so the six palaces are not clean?

But Gu Zhen soon woke up from this fantasy, unless it was God's will, she would forget it... Neither of these two is easy to save money, and she decided to be a noble concubine. Forget it, don't jump into it by yourself, it will be self-defeating instead.

only……

I really want, really want, really want these two to die immediately!

Gu Zhen sighed quietly, raised his head and said, "What do you mean by His Majesty's insistence on the innocence of the Gu family this time, and asking grandfather and uncles to thoroughly investigate the ins and outs of the rebel army?"

This is also the reason why she decided to protect the imperial concubine, and it is an important reason.

Chunjia didn't care about her, but she cared about the prince under her knees, and under such circumstances, she tried her best to protect the Gu family... No matter how insensitive Gu Zhen was, she was able to react. The emperor didn't love her, but he was really sincere. Let her enter the Qingci Palace.

Then the threat of the imperial concubine does not seem to be that great anymore.

After all, as long as Chunjia insists on establishing a heir, all the glory and status come from Yun Fenghuang, the emperor's favor, so what?

But Empress Dowager Yuan, this one, although her status and glory are closely related to Chunjia, her kindness to Chunjia is known to everyone in the world. Like the Ji family, it belongs to the emperor. kind.

Everyone in the world knows that the imperial concubine comes from the emperor, so the emperor took it back, and no one said anything about the emperor.

But what Empress Dowager Yuan is to the emperor is the nurturing grace, the love of teaching, the planning and assistance of the high-ranking officials, and the companionship for more than 20 years... and the friendship between mother and child.

Chunjia respected her not only out of mutual affection, but also a necessity.

Even after the concubine Ji Sheng left, the emperor was frequently criticized in private for not treating his stepmother kindly and favoring the lineage of King Fuyang who was born in Fuyang.

But the courtiers can also understand that after all, Queen Mother Yuan is the elder who has raised and treated him kindly for many years.

Fifteen years of careful education and cultivation, if you immediately switch to the Ji family after adopting Dazong, then...you will be looked down upon!

Chunjia's filial piety and connivance to Queen Mother Yuan is also a guarantee in the eyes of important ministers. That is, when everyone saw his attitude towards Queen Mother Yuan, they couldn't help but feel that as long as they served him loyally, even if they couldn't be treated the same as Queen Mother Yuan in the future, they would definitely be treated kindly. Son of Heaven, I still miss the old days...

Otherwise, Ji Sheng, the step-mother and concubine, will not end well, and the adoptive mother who has worked so hard will not have a good old age. Who would dare to devote his life wholeheartedly to such a person?

The imperial concubine asked Chen Zhu to bring it, although it was to persuade Gu Zhen to make a move, but it was not unreasonable.

Empress Dowager Yuan is the real confidant of the Zhonggong, or the Gu family!