Chapter 194 Empress Dowager Crisis

When Yun Fenghuang showed a slight smile, Zhan Liuzheng hurriedly shook Empress Dowager Yuan awake: "Madam, it's not good! Someone from Wannian County came to report the imperial court, saying that... the eighth prince is not His Majesty's flesh and blood, but It was Yuan who confused the blood!!!"

"..." The Empress Dowager Yuan, who was awakened, sat up in horror, and after asking about the situation in a few words, her face darkened instantly, "Who did it?!"

Zhan Liu panicked and said: "It seems that I have something to do with the Empress..."

"Impossible!" Queen Mother Yuan vetoed without thinking, "Gu Zhen has no such ability! When Zhiniang settled down in Wannian County, she sent someone to follow her. But it was just a follow-up! She probably didn't even have this Brain, thinking about stealing dragons and turning them into phoenixes!"

"Your Majesty, if it's not the queen, then it's probably the imperial concubine." Zhan Liu said with a wry smile, "If that's the case, I'm afraid things will be even more difficult."

That's right, just like Yun Fenghuang didn't regard the queen as an opponent, thinking that if Chunjia didn't stop her, neither the queen nor the Gu family would be vulnerable, the Queen Mother Yuan's master and servant also thought so.

So dipping willow is very anxious now, if the eighth prince was done by the empress, she wouldn't even wake the empress dowager.

But if the mastermind is the imperial concubine...

Then, it is not simple.

Although both Empress Dowager Yuan and Zhanliu hated Yunfenghuang very much, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they wanted to get rid of it quickly, but they also had to admit that Queen Gu Zhen was no match for the noble concubine in terms of skills.

At this moment, Empress Dowager Yuan pondered for a moment, and said: "The imperial concubine is the most suspicious, but there is still someone else, we must not miss it!"

Zhanliu was stunned for a moment, then realized immediately, glanced at the place where Queen Mother Qu was placed, and said in a low voice, "That one, we have been stared at..."

"If you can really keep an eye on her, why did the emperor take pity on her?" The Queen Mother Yuan sighed, and said, "People's hearts are changeable... Before, the Ji family suppressed them, and the people below did not dare to make mistakes, and they had no chance to make mistakes. After all, there is no talent for the three generations of Ji family. Even if we people want to take the initiative to lean on them, they have to look up to them. But the Ji family is gone. Although the Ai family is the queen mother, that one is also the queen mother, and she is still the emperor's son Birth mother, related by blood...There will always be some people who will think about it."

Since the collapse of the Ji family, the status of Queen Mother Yuan is certainly not what it used to be, but there are also some people who have the idea of ​​burning cold stoves, and they have the idea of ​​flattering Queen Mother Qu.

After all, as the mistress of Fuyang King's lineage, her background is not bad. Ever since she married into Fuyang Palace as a princess, Empress Dowager Yuan has her own confidant team. She has never been short of people for many years, and rarely recruits outsiders. But Empress Dowager Qu is different, she came from a humble background, she was bought and sold into the palace like a commodity back then, and she had no ability to get a team for herself.

With Chunjia's pro-government, there are always some palace people who want to take the lead, thinking that the Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager will also be the emperor's biological mother after all, and following her, it is impossible to go all the way.

And it's still stable.

Compared with a favorite concubine such as a noble concubine, when she gains power, she is powerful, and even the queen mother has to be tactful; once she loses favor, such as Concubine An, the end is extremely bleak.

It's better to take refuge in the Empress Dowager, as long as Chunjia does not lose her position, wealth and status, then there is a guarantee.

Therefore, during the seven years since Chunjia, Queen Mother Yuan not only failed to eradicate Queen Mother Qu, but even felt more and more difficult to suppress Jiashan Palace.

At this moment, she immediately thought of Empress Dowager Qu, "The Ai family has raised the emperor for a while, even if the emperor's thoughts have been gradually seduced by the Xiaoyun family in the past two years, he is not the kind of person who is led by the nose after all. Xiaoyun's family... It is said to be a great favor, but it can't get in the way when it comes to real military affairs. The Ai family can't do anything to her, and in fact she can't do anything to the Ai family. The Qu family... is almost the same. The Ai family Now the possibility of killing her is getting lower and lower, but she wants to stand up, as long as Aijia lives for a day, it will be impossible!"

Empress Dowager Yuan let out a sigh of relief, "Whether it's her or Xiaoyun's family, we can only hope that Ai's family will die, or that he will make a big mistake and have a lot of grievances with the emperor... Otherwise, they will not be reconciled. , I can only bear it! Huang'er is smart and understands everything, but people are not ruthless. He just...in some things, in some places, he doesn't want to go too deep into it, lest all parties will not be able to step down and make him It's all embarrassing and sad!"

And how many big mistakes could make the Queen Mother Yuan abandon Yu Chunjia?

Ordinary murder and arson, in the eyes of the emperor, his adoptive mother would do these things... then do it.

What's wrong?

If it's wrong, it should be that the person who was killed was not sensible enough. The loving mother, the Empress Dowager, wants you to die. Wouldn't it be good if you just kneel down and stick out your neck? Why bother? Why are you still crying out for injustice? Why do you still criticize the loving mother empress dowager?

The Empress Dowager Yuan still had this bit of confidence, as long as she didn't kill the few that Chunjia also cared about, Chunjia would definitely not blame her at all.

There is actually only one kind of mother-child friendship like theirs that can cause great harm: betrayal.

But Queen Mother Yuan is not a fool, how could she betray Chunjia?

Even if a convincing case was made to frame her, Chunjia still couldn't be convinced.

After all, it is impossible for Empress Dowager Yuan to betray Chunjia no matter in terms of interests or emotions.

She had no children, and Chunjia was her single-handedly raised child. Apart from being more protective of Yun Fenghuang and not caring enough for Yuan Shi, she had nothing to criticize for the Queen Mother. This child is still the biggest guarantee for her and Yuan Shi. How crazy is it to betray Chunjia? Who can she rely on after her betrayal? Who can give her similar treatment? Besides, Queen Mother Yuan is not the kind of master who can be the master of the house and listen to politics behind the curtain!

Without Chunjia, most of her life's painstaking efforts and hard work would be ruined!

It's too late for her to protect Chunjia!

But starting with the Eighth Prince is different.

As we all know, it is impossible for Queen Mother Yuan to betray Chunjia, but she also has her own careful thoughts, which is to take precautions for Yuan's future.

This can be seen from the fact that the three daughters of the Yuan family entered the palace one after another, from the fact that Yuan Zhiniang was made a virtuous concubine despite the opposition of the empress and noble concubine, and from the special care for the eighth prince... It can all be seen.

Then the Empress Dowager would not be detrimental to Chunjia, but she might be detrimental to Chunjia's other children for the sake of the Eighth Prince, and it would even be logical to get involved in the battle for the crown prince.

If it was just like this, the emperor would be bored at most, and he would alienate and beat the queen mother a little bit, but it would not reach the point of breaking up.

Because to be honest, it is justifiable for a grandmother of an ordinary family to show favoritism among her grandchildren.

but……

If the eighth prince is not of Chunjia's blood, then this problem will be serious.

And if the Empress Dowager Yuan knew about this but pretended not to know it for the benefit of the Yuan family or to protect the Yuan family, then...

"The problem now is to find out whether the eighth prince is the blood of the emperor." The Queen Mother Yuan said this, and then she laughed, "Whether it's the imperial concubine or the Qu family, these two... don't bring this matter up It's all right to talk about it, since it's been revealed, then, most likely, there is something wrong with the eighth prince's life experience!"

Zhan Liu was terrified, swallowed, holding hope in case, and whispered: "Madam, maybe they deliberately sensationalized... so as to cut off the future of the Eighth Prince! Think about it, when Concubine Xian was giving birth outside, You have been sending people to take care of them. Where did they get the ability to drop bags under your nose?"

After hearing the words, Empress Dowager Yuan turned her head to look at her. After a moment, she smiled helplessly and said, "Zip the willow, ah, dip the willow, the concubine and the Qu family are indeed incapable of dropping the emperor's heir in Wannian County. But you Have you forgotten? Zhiniang and Xingning Bofu may not have this ability!"

The Empress Dowager showed a sad look, "Do you still remember what Xingningbo and his wife came to the palace to cry to Ai's family? They said that the emperor hated Yuan, not only did not get close to Yuan's daughter, but also treated Yuan's children in the temple. It’s nothing to use. When the emperor ascended the throne, he chose six companions. Ji Minggan was Ji’s son, and he was destined to end badly. But Yuan Ke has never achieved anything, which shows the estrangement between the emperor and the Yuan family... Aijia How do you say it? The Ai family told them the truth first. Because of Ji's teaching, the emperor will definitely not get close to any of his relatives."

"Especially the Son of Heaven respects Ai's family, so the Yuan family will not be given the chance to hold great power!"

"But the emperor will not teach Yuan to be too wronged. The title and wealth that should be given will definitely not be lost. Otherwise, if Zhiniang was able to be a virtuous concubine, is it true that Aijia suppressed the queen and noble concubine? The queen also Forget it, as for the noble concubine, a person like her really doesn't want Zhiniang to fill in the vacant concubine, what can't be done? But she and the queen fought for King Qin and King Chu to be crowned queen in advance, but what can they do to Zhiniang? No! Is she afraid of Zhi Niang and Ai's family? It's nothing more than fear of offending the emperor!"

"Even if Concubine An was not taken away by the noble concubine, it is impossible for the emperor to praise Yuan. For example, Ji's case, any emperor who has a little brain will not be taboo. How could he give it to later opportunity?"

"The Ai family told them not to think so much. Instead of being envious of other people's children being reused, it is better to close their doors and think about their mistakes, and carefully cultivate their children and grandchildren."

"After a few years, the Ai family will grow old, the traces of the Yuan family's daughter in the palace will fade away, the Yuan family's children will become talented, and the status of the emperor will be completely stable. Maybe, he is willing to give the Yuan family a chance..."

She sighed for a long time. As a person from the princess to the concubine to the queen mother, the Queen Mother Yuan is actually very sober and rational in most cases.

But Yuan Shi behind her is not like this.

Uncle Xingning came to the door in turn to complain of grievances, anxiety and worry... Of course, from Yuan's point of view, they have reasons for doing so.

The Yuan family lived in Fuyang County for generations and was a famous local family.

But because of Empress Dowager Yuan, she was involved in the top vortex of the country. Chunjia took the throne for eight years before taking charge.

In this way, Chunjia finally took over the government, and the result?

The pro-daughter of their family, Yuan Niangniang, who was childhood sweetheart with the emperor, fell out of favor.

Didn't even save the child.

The pillar of their family, Empress Dowager Dinghaizhen, is still respected by the emperor, but when she was facing the young concubine, she broke her halberd again and again, and her heart was broken!

The children of their family were first imprisoned together with Ji Minggan, and then they were forgotten by the emperor.

They watched as Deng Chengzhai, Zheng Fengyu, Gong Xiangxiao, and Yun Qike relied on the affection of their companions in the past, and the Shangzhu who honored the Lord, made steady progress in the sky. Even if Gong Xiangxiao, the eldest son of the Prince Regent, was first Marquis of Shouning and now King Yi, wouldn't this end badly?

Only Yuan Shi, from top to bottom, nothing.

Those eight years of hard work, the trek all the way to the imperial capital with Sheng Jia... really fed the dog with all his heart!

The Yuan family was angry and wronged, trying to make the queen mother support the six princes and the eight princes, and even covet the position of the crown prince. Is it wrong?

Empress Dowager Yuan felt that this was understandable.

But is Chunjia wrong again?

Chunjia is also right, as the emperor, isn't it his duty to learn from the lessons of his predecessors and prevent the imperial power from falling apart?

Empress Dowager Yuan, who was caught in the middle, suffered the most.

The problem is that both parties can't understand her suffering. Chunjia's idea is that it is enough for the queen mother to protect her. Why always worry about the family? Yuan's idea is that Queen Mother, of course you can sit back and relax now, but you don't care about what's going on at home? That's not what you said when you persuaded us to help your heir ascend the throne!

"... Aijia remembers that Aijia compromised with the Yuan family once." The Queen Mother Yuan sighed again. That time, her brother, brother and daughter-in-law knelt in the hall and kowtowed repeatedly. They were also grandparents, and their temples were slightly frosted. , her forehead was dark red... It's so pitiful, the queen mother was soft-hearted for a moment, so she promised, "The Ai family said, if Zhi Niang gave birth to a male heir, the Ai family will plan a future for him. If it is the princess, then, Ai family The family will also love a little bit, but don't think about other things. The emperor is not such a stupid king, he has his own opinions on family and country affairs, and it is not something that Aijia or anyone else can control."

Then, on the way back from the palace, Yuan Zhiniang had to stop in Wannian County to give birth due to fetal gas.

Although she was seriously injured, she gave birth to a prince.

Before today, Queen Mother Yuan had never doubted her niece, let alone Yuan Shi.