Chapter 249: Surviving Friends

Concubine Jing's back was sweating profusely, and she pinched her bloody palm with all her strength, the pain she felt calmed her down a bit, and she forced a smile, "Back to the imperial concubine, this concubine came here today because of this... "

She took a deep breath, the emotions of anger, guilt, fear, weakness, etc. in her eyes were changing rapidly, and finally she lowered her eyes and said softly, "Mother, my concubine...doubt...doubt Wanjieyu her, her suicide, Don't have any secrets!"

Qing Ren standing beside Yun Fenghuang frowned, and was about to speak, but saw the concubine slightly waving her hands, and quickly swallowed what she was going to say.

Concubine Jing continued: "Although Wan Jieyu suffered from a chronic illness during childbirth, but because of her high status, she has been carefully served by the imperial physician since she was pregnant. In fact, it was not uncomfortable at first. Otherwise, during the palace confinement, she would not It’s not like there are no rumors at all!”

Yun Fenghuang smiled lightly and said, "Well, that makes sense, so what do you think is going on?"

"...Your Majesty knows that this concubine grew up with Concubine Shu, Wan Jieyu, and the late Concubine Wen Huixian since childhood, and the relationship... is deep!" Concubine Jing tried her best to hold back her tears and said in a trembling voice, "Although Nowadays, there are high and low positions, and there has always been a relationship. Wan Jieyu her... After she fell into a chronic illness, the concubine and the concubine Shu often sent people to visit, and from time to time, the nourishing things in the order were given to Wan Wan Jieyu!"

"Originally, those things were recommended by the imperial physician for Wan Jieyu to eat from time to time."

"But, Wan Jieyu ate and ate...but it got worse and worse."

"The concubine didn't think much about it before, she only talked about her chronic illness."

"Yesterday, Wan Jieyu... went, and I was the first to rush to Linlang Palace. Her close servant... talked to me about something, so I... think that those nourishing things, are there any? what is the problem?"

A look of surprise flashed in Yun Fenghuang's eyes, and Qingren's expression was also a little weird. He glanced at the noble concubine and raised his voice and said, "Oh? So, Concubine Jing is suspicious of Concubine Shu? But, why did Concubine Shu do this? ?”

"...Because Concubine Shu has only one daughter at her knees." Concubine Jing lowered her head, blinking away a drop of tears quickly, and tried her best to keep her voice from sobbing, "But there is no prince! Her real goal , It should also be a concubine! But the concubine has always been in close contact with Wan Jieyu, if Wan Jieyu is around, even if... something goes wrong with the concubine. The thirteen princes born to the concubine may also be raised by Wan Jieyu, and There is no guarantee that it will be handed over to Concubine Shu!"

"That doesn't make sense!" Yun Fenghuang reminded with a chuckle, "Concubine Shu doesn't have a prince now, but she used to have one. When the second prince was handed over to Concubine Shu to raise her, Concubine Shu didn't even have an heir under her knees." No! The reason why the second prince was handed over to Mrs. Qing Shu later was precisely because Concubine Shu didn't care about the prince... If that's the case, why would she plan on your thirteenth prince?"

Concubine Jing smiled bitterly, and said: "Responding to the words of the imperial concubine, it is because... the second prince's biological mother, Kang Jieyu, was born in the Ji family, and the Ji family has already been destroyed! And, pardon me for speaking bluntly, the second prince's nature is dull. , is not favored by His Majesty. But the concubine’s natal family, the Luo family, is still alive today, and the population is thriving. The thirteenth prince is young, very... smart and cute... Concubine Shu doesn’t like the second prince, but... but covets the concubine The thirteenth prince who was born in the body, naturally...will not let the concubine and Wan Jieyu go! The concubine only hated herself for waking up too late, and only realized it in front of Wan Jieyu's body...so...the concubine left Linlang In the palace, I met Concubine Shu, so I entrusted the thirteenth prince and the sixth princess together, just to...to paralyze Concubine Shu, lest she can't wait for a moment and send the concubine down!"

Yun Fenghuang said lightly: "Really? But I heard that before Concubine Shu went to Yuzhen Palace, the Empress arrived first. Since you have such doubts, why didn't you report to Empress Empress? Could it be that Empress and Concubine Shu Can't they be together?"

Concubine Jing's heart trembled, and she quickly thought about what the concubine said.

Do you want even the queen?

"...Return to your mother's words." Concubine Jing hesitated for a moment, only to feel that the time of her life had never been so long, Fang gasped, and said in a low voice, "Because... because the sixth princess... the sixth prince was also there... Although the six The princess is still young and not sensible. But the concubine... the thirteenth prince and the sixth prince are about the same age... the concubine... I really can't bear to say this to the empress in front of the six princes. But if The concubine... is reluctant to take the sixth emperor away. After all... the sixth prince... can spend such a short time with her biological mother... the empress... the concubine... the concubine really... really Thinking so..."

Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang didn't intend to force her to frame the queen, and only said slowly: "So that's the case, but it's hard for you."

There was only a rustling sound across the screen, and then the noble concubine, master and servant discussed in a low voice, their voices were so soft that Concubine Jing couldn't hear clearly even if she held her breath, she just subconsciously bit her lips.

After a while, I saw the Qing people in front of the imperial concubine come out, smiled slightly, blessed her, and said: "The imperial concubine is exhausted, please help the imperial concubine Jing."

Concubine Jing didn't get the right words, she was very reluctant in her heart, but she didn't dare to forcibly disturb the concubine who was tired of talking, so she had to go out with her.

When she reached the door, she hurriedly grabbed Qing Ren who seemed to be going away, took off the bracelet on her wrist and stuffed it over, and said in a low voice: "Aunt Qing, may I ask what you just said...?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry." The Qing people looked at her amusedly, and thought to themselves, what do you think the imperial concubine wants to force Meng Youyi to death? In addition to giving the outsiders a disgrace, if Meng Youyi is gone, the one who kills her must be Concubine Shu... Yun Fenghuang just wants to use the lives of these two concubines who came from a prominent family, have a noble status, and have given birth to children for the emperor, to kill her. Shock the front and rear palace!

To offset the palace change, the emperor sent someone to pick up the two legitimate sons, but he didn't care about the influence brought by King Zhaoqing of Qin!

Originally, Yun Fenghuang kept Concubine Jing because he thought that this concubine was impatient, and if she was in a hurry, she would definitely make trouble... What she wanted was for Concubine Jing to make trouble!

In this way, the matter has caused a lot of controversy. Only by taking action at this time and disposing of Concubine Shu on the charge of murdering Meng Youyi, can the effect of killing chickens and monkeys be maximized!

Who knew that Concubine Jing didn't know whether she was frightened or learned to be smart, and she took the initiative to help pass the ladder to deal with Concubine Shu?

Just now the Qing people asked for instructions in a low voice, Yun Fenghuang meant to let Concubine Jing hang out first, and let her think about the real intention of Concubine Jing's move.

Was she really forced to sell her friends for glory in order to protect her mother and son and the sixth princess? Still don't have a plan?

After all, Yun Fenghuang himself is an expert who often designs others. Although Concubine Jing has never made her feel difficult since she entered the palace, but...who knows if someone will suddenly come up with a trick behind her?

Gu Shao is not just an example. Xuanqing Palace has been operating secretly for a long time, still thinking about whether it is time to kill people to silence them. As a result, some people act first, and so far they have not found any clues!

The manipulator behind this scene can find Gu Shao, but can't he find Concubine Jing?

Yun Fenghuang didn't want to follow in the queen's footsteps and obeyed the traitor as her own.

At this moment, the people of Qing Dynasty refused to give Concubine Jing an accurate word, they only lamented Wan Jieyu's life, and sent her away politely but forcefully.

Not to mention how resentful and unwilling Concubine Jing was on the way back, she just said that after the Qing people saw off the guests, they went back to Yun Fenghuang to report, and said, "Madam, in fact, this maid feels that it is understandable for Concubine Jing to do this. Forget it, after all, it wasn't Concubine Jing's own birth. For the same reason, Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing kissed each other again, but they were not direct sisters! Even if they were direct sisters, how could they be compared with their own flesh and blood? Concubine Jing It's actually quite normal for Empress to choose to sell Concubine Shu at this moment."

Yun Fenghuang said: "That makes sense...but you said, it's not a day or two for Concubine De and the others to make trouble with Concubine Jing and Wan Jieyu, why didn't they do this before?"

"Wan Jieyu was still there at that time." Qing Ren said, "Maybe they are still holding out hope?"

"That's why Concubine Jing figured it out just after the Meng family left?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "Not only did he figure it out, but he also thought of this way all of a sudden to dispel the possible killing intent of this palace? What do you think? Does Concubine Jing have this ability? If she had this ability, she would have collapsed in front of Ben Gong before?"

The Qing people were startled, and said, "Then?"

"Let her be chilled for a few days first." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Wan Jieyu's death must have been done by Concubine Shu. Since Concubine Jing has sorted out the story, there is no need for it. However, while Concerned about Concubine Jing's efforts, I asked Chen Jing to be more careful, and tidy up the evidence of the two confessions! In short, in the future, this matter can be overturned, but...it has nothing to do with the palace. If you want to find it, you must look for Concubine Jing ,Understand?"

Seeing the Qing people bowing their heads to accept orders, she raised her face and thought for a while, then asked, "How is the court going recently?"

Of course, the previous dynasty was not very good.

First, the Imperial City Secretary sent back the news that after Uncle Zhaowu received the order, although he promised to return to the court as soon as possible to report his duties, but... Xifa was not very willing to let him go, and even sent an envoy to the Imperial City Secretary who sent the message. The Chinese came to the imperial capital together to intercede for Uncle Zhaowu.

This matter, the inner meaning is enough to awe the government and the public.

And two days ago, another courtier made a petition on behalf of Zheng Gu, requesting a thorough investigation into whether Zheng Gu's death was suicide or murder?

"This is not quite right." Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows when he heard the last thing, and said, "Then Zheng Gu is not a well-known and respected official, he is an eunuch and died in the Imperial Prison Afterwards, if he didn't fall into trouble, it was because the ministers looked at the face of His Royal Highness Princess Yun'an. Let alone complaining to him again and again like this?"

People in the Qing Dynasty didn't understand these things very well, so they heard the words: "Your Majesty said so, there must be something wrong, but it's no wonder that His Majesty has been in a bad mood for the past two days."

He asked curiously, "Then... Your Majesty, what do these courtiers keep complaining to Zheng Ju?"

"It's likely to be Zheng Gu, no, it should be said Prince Yun'an, what is he holding them against." Yun Fenghuang laughed and said, "Otherwise, it's no wonder they would come up with something like this."

From her point of view, if someone in the family is an official in court, there is no shortage of room for fuss.

but……

She doesn't have one at home.

So for now, that's all I can do.

"Has Xiao Qi come to pay his respects these past two days?" Thinking of the courtiers, she naturally thought of Yin Qu, her most friendly minister, so Yun Fenghuang sighed and asked, "Bring him here occasionally, so that I can get closer to Shiwu."

In the past, she taught the seventh prince to get close to the ninth prince, because the two princes were similar in age and had always been raised together. Moreover, Yun Fenghuang didn't want the Seventh Prince to get too close to King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing.

After all, King Qin and Zhaoqing are already in the same group, so what good does it do her if her adopted sons and daughters work together?

When the children needed to rely on her as a mother and concubine when they were young, unity and harmony would be reassuring.

When he grows up, he has his own ideas, and works together... At that time, it will be Yun Fenghuang himself who is passive.

So before she got pregnant, Yun Fenghuang's plan was that King Zhaoqing of Qin and his seven princes and nine princes would form a group, and both sides would compete for favor, and he would act as a check and balance, which was the safest way.

But now, with fifteen, she is of course partial to her own flesh and blood.

However, there is no need to ignore the other children because of this. After all, they were all raised by her alone, and they may not be useless in the future, but why should they become grudges now?

Then he added, "Xiao Jiu is also... Let them go and see my brother more when they have nothing to do."

As for King Qin and Zhaoqing, Yun Fenghuang's eyes lightened a little, and he said calmly, "They are all in school, so they should put their studies first."