Chapter 273 Beating

Chunjia thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Have you guys discussed it? I don't know how respectful Cui Shi has been to you recently. How come one or two come to mention her to me?"

Yun Fenghuang was quite surprised, and said: "How come there are other people who mentioned Cui's family to His Majesty recently?"

"Not yet the queen." Chunjia said lazily, "Two days ago she told me that the position of concubine Shu is vacant, and there are not many concubines up to now... Counting it has been ten years since I ascended the throne, some old people have no credit There is also hard work, and it is time to promote. I think what the queen said is reasonable, but it is not because of the 15th full moon, so I don't care about it. I just let her draw up a charter to report in these two days."

When did the queen react so quickly?

Yun Fenghuang subconsciously thought of what happened last time, could it be that the third prince "unintentionally" reminded Gu Zhen again?

Then there is something wrong with Gong Xiangbing, eight to nine out of ten.

But... wait!

Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, this matter seemed a bit wrong, if the Empress really made such a suggestion, and the Emperor did not expressly object, how could there be no word about it?

After all, unless there is something ulterior motive about this kind of business affairs, how can it be kept secret?

For example, when Yun Fenghuang first took over the power of the palace, he used to find an excuse to be promoted to the sixth palace. That time, when the matter was finalized, everyone knew it, lest the person who got the benefit would remember the wrong kindness.

After that, there was no concubine in the palace who didn't want to be a palace man for her. Even if she knew that she had deep thoughts and acted cruelly, she was even more consistent in her own palace. She was far less easy to get along with than those generous lords, but ... There are still as many people who want to cling to as crucian carp crossing the river. After all, who told her there is a future here?

Can Gu Zhen be noble enough to do such a good deed without leaving his name?

Yun Fenghuang felt that it was impossible.

In particular, Gu Zhen is now a queen, but in the harem he is subject to the imperial concubine everywhere, so he should seize every opportunity to gain fame and power.

"Really? Then it's Cui's fault. Since she has entrusted her to the Empress, and His Majesty has agreed, why bother to ask for a concubine?" She complained, "I also said that the second prince is so pitiful, which made my heart feel distressed!"

Chunjia raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words, and said, "Cui Shi entrusted you with the promotion?"

"Otherwise, there are so many people in the palace now, and the concubine is very busy, how can I remember her?" Yun Fenghuang tilted his head, curled his lips and said, "Besides, when the concubine entered the palace earlier, the fourth concubine was only a concubine. Concubine Concubine Shu and Concubine Shu are here, Concubine De and Concubine Xian have been vacant all the time, and the Empress Yuan did not feel sad about it. Although the position of Concubine Shu is now vacant, and the concubine is only confinement, there are many things that I can't remember. "

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, he originally thought that Yun Fenghuang's proposal to promote Cui Lianye was aimed at Cui Wan, but out of fear that the imperial concubine would become too powerful in the future, he would not agree, but also wondered if it was appropriate Suppress the people and things on the imperial concubine's side.

After all, in Chunjia's current considerations, he just hoped that the imperial concubine, mother and son would not be murdered casually by the new monarch and his wife in the future.

Gu Zhen's temperament - the emperor is very clear, there is no city and not too bad, and he is indecisive.

Even if such a person became the Empress Dowager, it would be difficult to kill him decisively.

Moreover, the emperor also trusted Yun Fenghuang's methods, that is, if the criticism against the imperial concubine's mother and son came to Gu Zhen and the new emperor, Yun Fenghuang would definitely not sit still.

He was afraid that the imperial concubine, mother and son would have no power to protect themselves except himself, so that the subordinates would be able to deal with them without going through the empress dowager and the new king.

If that's the case... Chunjia's heart bleeds when she thinks about it.

So he has to master a degree.

The imperial concubine cannot have no foundation at all in the previous dynasty, but she can't have such a deep foundation that the new monarch will look at her.

Right now, I am thinking, if Cui Lianye took the initiative to seek promotion after seeing Ouyang Fulu and Meng Youyi go, and even coveted the newly vacated Concubine Shu, then it would not be considered as an ambitious concubine.

As for the fact that Cui Lianye entered the palace because of his noble nature at the beginning, but later because he knew he was not favored and didn't bother to go to the emperor to make fun of him. In short, he never said that he took the initiative to ask for a promotion. Yes, Chunjia thinks it is understandable in light of the previous dynasty: Even the concubine, the brother who is about to marry the Cui family, came to insinuate whether the emperor had any arrangements for the Cui family, how could the Cui family not be restless Make a statement?

Anyway, Cui Lianye has been in the palace for many years and has neither favor nor heir.

Even the second prince who was brought up by a coincidence is still an embarrassing biological mother, so he is not loved by Chunjia.

In short, for Mrs. Cui, the importance of Mrs. Qingshu is already a bit tasteless.

Now that the Zheng family has fallen and is being liquidated tactfully, it is not impossible for the Cui family to decide to let Mrs. Qingshu play a final role while panicking.

Because if the emperor plans to deal with the Cui family next, Mrs. Qingshu's request for promotion at this time is nothing more than adding fuel to the fire.

It must have ended badly.

But if the emperor didn't have this intention and received such a signal, he would agree if he couldn't say it, as a way to appease him.

At the same time, Cui Shi not only breathed a sigh of relief, the main reason is that many villains who are rushing to flatter him will also stop attacking and suppressing Cui Shi.

After all, for the emperor, the position of concubine Shu is nothing more than concubine, and it is nothing to be named a concubine.

Why didn't Empress Dowager Yuan promote Gu Su from an ordinary concubine to concubine Mu with one word? Let alone the emperor.

Thinking of this, Chunjia gave a "hmm" and said, "I'm busy these days too, but fortunately Ah Huang reminded me, and I told the queen later, let the queen take care of it."

He knew that Yun Fenghuang should understand what he meant, that Cui Lianye could be promoted, but... this kind of grace can only be obtained by the queen, and can only be managed by the queen.

In the final analysis, he did not intend to let Yun Fenghuang take over Yanfu Palace.

Letting her assist the sixth house is already the limit.

Even these words are not without beating the imperial concubine, so that when she speaks about the harem in the future, she should first consider whether this matter has offended the empress?

Yun Fenghuang's smile remained unchanged: "The concubine will thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of Mrs. Qingshu."

... The next day Chunjia was sent away, and she immediately summoned Chen Jing to ask. Sure enough, Chen Jing swore to God that the queen must not have been tossing about supporting concubines recently.

"Ma'am, you know, before the tenth prince fell into the well, although he was rescued, how old is the tenth prince? There is also the example of His Highness the King of Chu back then. Empress, no, it should be said that the entire Chongchang Palace, now They are all around the tenth prince." Chen Jing said, "Although the tenth prince is much better now, the empress still can't rest assured, wishing to stay in front of the tenth prince in person day and night... Where is the empress now? Thinking about benefiting the Sixth Palace? I am afraid that if someone mentions it to the Empress, she will be kicked out by the Empress."

After all, the queen and all three of her former sons have made or said things now, even if the rumors about the queen Kezi dumped Ouyang Fu and Meng Youyi before, it can be regarded as indirectly whitewashing the queen.

But if the tenth prince suffers from some chronic illness or something, no one will say it on the public face, and in private, it is inevitable that the "fact" that the queen's life is bad and that she is in conflict with the son-in-law will be confirmed.

"I knew Chunjia was talking nonsense!!!" Yun Fenghuang listened and nodded slightly, really annoyed in his heart.

This result did not surprise her at all, because she had already suspected it yesterday.

The queen never thought about the promotion at all, it was purely what Chunjia said on purpose, so that even if she couldn't help pestering her and agreed to promote Cui, the credit would not be credited to her.

Because the emperor didn't intend to let her child be the prince.

"Forget it, the future is long. When I first entered the palace, this bastard emperor was still thinking about killing me. Doesn't it mean that now he treats me as a favorite concubine, and even his heart and soul at that time, Yuan Lianniang, has been forgotten beyond the sky?" After thinking, The noble concubine sighed and comforted herself, "You are still young at around fifteen, take your time. Back then, I was able to make him change his mind and be sincere to me. In the past ten years before he became a vassal, I have not been able to call him Did he change his mind again?"

So I called Chen Jingqing and other confidants to the main hall to give lectures, and told them to change their behavior in the future, be more low-key, and stop being so ostentatious. You don’t have any constraints. You can’t be like this in the future... You should know how the outside world looks at Xuanqing Palace now. I don’t care what it was like in the past. I must hear the people inside and outside. They all sincerely praise us for being virtuous, virtuous, gentle, courteous and thrifty, understand?"

Chen Jing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what do you say? Since when has Your Majesty been virtuous, virtuous, gentle, courteous and thrifty? As far as slaves and maidservants are concerned, there is no one in this palace who is more sympathetic to the subordinates, more caring for the emperor's heirs, I miss His Majesty even more!"

Yun Fenghuang looked at him and sighed: "Although this is the truth, but outsiders are not close to serve me, how do I know so much? We must let most people know that I am not as narrow-minded as they think. yes."

She pointedly pointed out, "After all, although Fifteen is still young, children grow up quickly."

The confidantes all understood, exchanged glances with each other, and were excited.

After all, if the imperial concubine hadn't had great hopes for King Jin, why would she start thinking about what to do, no, pretending to be a good person?

Don't even think about it, when did Yun Fenghuang care about the evaluation of virtuous and virtuous?

Now that you want to change it, what else can you draw?

It must be going to Qingci Palace!

It's not that Chen Jing and the others are unaware of the danger of this move, but they have been serving Yun Fenghuang all these years, and they really watched this man who turned his hands into clouds and rain, and even had no idea about the emperor's mind. I feel that Yun Fenghuang's plan is hopeless.

He even felt that the queen was the one who needed to be frightened.

In fact, the queen is indeed a little bit on pins and needles now, because the emperor just sent someone to pass a message to her through the corner gate, asking her to check the old people in Liugong and give them a place, so that there is a lot of excitement.

Knowing that the queen was not smart enough, and worried that she would not be able to understand what he meant, the visitor also relayed Chunjia's words, telling her not to forget Mrs. Qingshu.

then……

The queen sent the imperial attendant away, and began to be suspicious: "Usually when His Majesty sends people over to deliver messages, they always walk through the main entrance in a dignified manner. What does this waiter mean today? Why don't you say that you walked through the corner gate? You saw the clothes on his body. Are you still wearing the robes of an ordinary court lady? What is the reason for being so careful?"

"Besides, Your Majesty has never paid attention to the promotion of the sixth palace before. How did you make an exception this time? Is it for the old people?"

"Your Majesty, that person especially mentioned Mrs. Qingshu, could it have something to do with Mrs. Qingshu?" The left and right couldn't figure it out, "Could it be that Cui Wan from the previous dynasty did something?"

The queen frowned and said: "The Cui family should be trembling now, how dare they do these things now... um... Could it be that... Zheng Gu and the Zheng family's fate today has something to do with Cui Wan?! "

This conjecture surprised both the master and the servant. Although Cui Wan and Zheng Gu seemed to be ministers of the same dynasty in the past and had no special friendship, but... if Cui Wan sold the Zheng family, in exchange for the emperor's lenient treatment of him, and For Madam Qingshu's promotion, this...?

Isn't the water too deep this time?

Gu Zhen couldn't help but feel powerless for her family. In the past two years, her father, Uncle Zhao Wu, had a lot of scandals. After Gu Fangshu came back, would these people also sell Gu's in a hurry in exchange for benefit?