Chapter 322: Fog

In fact, Yun Fenghuang's caution is absolutely necessary, and Chun Jia has indeed caught people's attention and secretly observed the high officials in the harem.

Knowing that the imperial concubine returned to her palace without any other movement except to report the matter to the queen and comfort her, the emperor heaved a sigh of relief in a complicated mood.

On the one hand, he was very happy that the imperial concubine could give up her ambitions and follow his own arrangements, and also took the initiative to establish a good relationship with the queen, so that after a hundred years, he would probably have a few noble concubines and wives, and they would be able to die, so that they would not turn around and be sent down to be with him by the new king Let's go together; on the other hand, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Since I can remember, I have worked diligently and uninterruptedly in my studies, eight years of dormancy, all kinds of intrigues and collusions since I took office, and finally the enemy is gone, and there are only a few others... But, I thought that I would stand by my side for the rest of my life , Love each other like my own mother, and the queen left Fuyang County. The beloved concubine was always suppressed in the concubine position and couldn't get what she wanted. Even the heirs chose according to Yu Guochao's favorable angle instead of their own wishes...

The reason why Chunjia was at a loss for a moment was because he was thinking about the king's arrival in the world, and he didn't have the willfulness and joy in his imagination.

Even more lonely than before.

Of course, as a young and determined emperor, the emperor's bewilderment is fleeting.

After all, Mingjun is always difficult.

Otherwise, why are there so many people who have been called lonely and widowed since ancient times, but only a few of them are praised after death?

Like Xiaozong, although it is very sympathetic, the overall evaluation cannot escape the category of "mediocrity".

"...It is not a matter that Yanfu Palace has not been peaceful." Chunjia calmed down, and ordered Yanyin, "Take this opportunity, you go in person, thoroughly investigate the whole palace, and sort it out for the empress. It will save you two days After going back on the twelfth day, there will be some ups and downs."

Yun Fenghuang was anxious because the twelve princes had stayed in the Taichu Palace, worried that the prince would win without a fight, but in fact, Chunjia did not intend to let the twelve princes take the throne easily.

The heir apparent in his heart is not even Twelve... It's just a coincidence that he left this child in the Palace of Absolute Beginning for many years.

In the emperor's mind, the tenth prince whose birth mother was not of high birth and who was not of Gu's bloodline was the first choice for the crown prince.

If the tenth prince does not live up to expectations, then it will be the turn of the twelfth prince.

But whether it is the tenth prince or the twelfth prince, it is impossible to take it for granted to be in charge of the East Palace by relying on his status as a legitimate son.

What the emperor said to Gu Zhen at the beginning, to indulge the king of Qin and Zhaoqing to cultivate their pampered hearts, so that they can be used as a training for the future prince, is not completely deceiving the queen. He really thought so, that is to let the fights among the heirs go, so as to train the future successors. In case the prince grows up too easily and smoothly, after he leaves, he will repeat the mistakes of Emperor Xiaozong and be manipulated by powerful officials.

Anyway, he has many children under his knees now, King Qin and Zhaoqing are still somewhat doted on by him, the most important thing is that these two are under the imperial concubine's knees, the emperor does not want these two children to have too much conflict with the prince in the future in order to protect the imperial concubine in her later years.

But it doesn't matter about the other children, especially those whose names he can't quite remember.

Therefore, the Twelve Princes have been staying in Taichu Palace for various reasons, which is also a concern of Chunjia.

At this moment, his patience is exhausted, and he must send the Twelfth Prince away.

It is absolutely impossible for his son to lie down and win!

That afternoon, the empress went to the Taichu Palace to take off her hairpin and begged the emperor to punish her for her incompetence, but she also tried her best to explain that she only respected her loving mother, the empress dowager, and had no resentment towards her, and she was also full of kindness towards Concubine An. Calculated, I begged the emperor to personally investigate the ins and outs of the situation, and to return her innocence, and to give Concubine An justice!

Because it was a rhetoric discussed with the left and right for a long time, but the impassioned speech was very touching.

But the emperor had a heart of stone, and just listened indifferently. After a while, he waved his left and right sides back, and said to the queen alone: ​​"You are a noble lady, and it is said that controlling the subordinates is a skill learned since childhood. Fu Gong was involved in the turmoil, you said that you didn't know anything, it was all done by the subordinates without telling you... Then have you ever thought about why the servants in other palaces didn't have such double-mindedness, and only you The people who go wrong frequently? Other things aside, the concubine’s background is much worse than yours. Have you seen similar troubles in the Xuanqing Palace? It seems that there was one time earlier, but the concubine finally retreated completely, and it didn’t bother anyone at all. Hold on to it!"

"You are my legitimate wife, the queen mother of all the emperor's heirs, and you are already at this age, can you grow up a little bit, and don't tell me to worry about you when I am busy with government affairs?"

These words made Gu Zhen very ashamed, she wanted to explain but was unable to say anything, what troubled her most was that although the emperor's words were not pleasant, as the imperial concubine said, she did not doubt that she was the culprit, but only doubted her ability That's all.

Chunjia also seemed to be in despair. After sighing, she didn't complain any more, but said wearily, "I'll let Yanyin and the Secretary of the Imperial City investigate for you, but you have to take care of yourself. Especially when Twelve is here I have lived here for many years, which is against the rules. Originally, I was packing up my things and sending him back to you, but now... In short, after this matter is over, you can pick him up to you. After all, it is under your name Concubine, after leaving the mother for too long, I'm afraid the child will feel wronged in his heart."

Gu Zhen was shocked when she heard the words. Although she hoped to cultivate a relationship with the twelve princes, she also knew that whether it was for the future of the twelve princes or safety considerations, she would let the twelve princes stay in Taichu Palace, or even let Chunjia personally Upbringing is good for the Twelfth Prince and the Gu family.

At this moment, I didn't care about my own face, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am stupid. It is already a bit difficult to take care of Bing'er and the three brothers, otherwise, I wouldn't even be ignorant of the wanton behavior of the subordinates! If ten The second sent it back, is the concubine really afraid that she will not be able to separate herself?"

"If that's the case, then you will be deprived of Twelve's status as a direct son. You only need to raise Eleven." Chunjia said calmly, "Or, look at who in the harem is willing to help take care of Twelve and send Twelve there Keep it up, I don't care."

Gu Zhen immediately fell silent.

The empress' conversation quickly reached Yun Fenghuang's ears, and she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Chen Jing was also wiping off a cold sweat, thankful that the imperial concubine didn't listen to him and arranged to do something to the twelve princes.

Otherwise, it would be a trivial matter to do so much, and it would be difficult to do everything without leaving traces. If this ruins the imperial concubine's plan, it would be bad.

"Your majesty, tell me, what will the loving mother empress dowager do?" After being afraid, Chen Jing pondered for a while, and then asked Yun Fenghuang for advice, "Your Majesty seems to have no dislike for the Gu family so far... The loving mother empress dowager is far away now In Fuyang County, I am afraid that even if you are angry, there is nothing you can do?"

Yun Fenghuang frowned for a moment, then said in a slow voice: "It's hard to say... Who did it this time, who is scheming who, who is innocent, and I am at a loss. Forget it, how is it clear? But Gu’s incident with Gu Li just happened now, and he was targeted after following the queen. I’m afraid... it still has something to do with the previous dynasty, and even the future discussion of the crown prince. In this regard, it may be true Gu's attack is too much. Not to mention other things, the Yin family, the Meng family, the Luo family, and the Ouyang family who were destroyed back then, can they really be reconciled? Even if the daughter of the Meng family and Ouyang family is gone, and there is no one behind him. The emperor's heirs are left behind. The princes from the Luo family are gone. But the Seventh Prince is still under my knees, and besides, there are many heirs in those families, so it's not impossible to send a few more girls into the palace..."

"So I ask you all to restrain yourself."

"I'm afraid His Majesty is also suspicious that someone is targeting Gu's family and plotting to become the crown prince in the future."

"At this time, we have to appear to have resigned ourselves to our fate!"

After she ordered like this, the entire Xuanqing Palace was very quiet, and everything was done according to the rules, and those who went beyond the scope of the rules would not touch it in the slightest.

Even Concubine De was not used to this kind of change, and discussed with her left and right in private: "Sister Guifei really doesn't intend to make trouble, or is she in hibernation?"

"How can the servants guess what the imperial concubine is thinking?" The servants looked at each other and whispered, "But if the imperial concubine doesn't plan to do anything, it's a good thing."

Anyway, Concubine De's own son had already died, and although there was still a third princess, it was impossible for the princess to compete for the crown prince.

Even if she is still young, she still has the emperor's favor, so she may not be able to regenerate in the future, but... the eldest son of the emperor is already seven years old, and the possibility of the later prince being able to plan the East Palace will inevitably decrease sharply.

Now the Yijia Palace is up and down, and even Defei's natal family Wei, after the grief, they become indifferent.

Therefore, the servants felt that it would be beneficial to them if the imperial concubine changed her temperament, "It is well known that you have been with the imperial concubine for many years. If the imperial concubine does not give up, you will be able to succeed in the future. The most honorable ones are not the Xie family and the Jiang family." ? If something bad happens to the imperial concubine, it will inevitably drag you and His Royal Highness down."

Concubine De thinks about it, but she is also a little embarrassed: "Although the noble concubine is not of high birth, she has been making public since she entered the palace. I thought that I would never see her bowing her head and submitting in this life... Who knows how many times this is?" Years, I was disheartened."

"In the final analysis, it is His Majesty who is wise and powerful." The servants whispered, "The imperial concubine is also smart, and the princes are not old now, and have not yet suffered any embarrassing grievances due to the battle in the harem. There is still time to withdraw now. Otherwise, wait a few years , then it’s hard to say.”

The imperial concubine's biggest reliance is the emperor, and the emperor doesn't intend to fulfill her wish, so what can she do if she refuses to give in?

Really falling out with the emperor, the unlucky thing is not the ups and downs of the Xuanqing Palace?

Even if the emperor regrets and feels distressed, there are many young and beautiful newcomers rushing to soothe the emperor's heart.

Even thankful that the stumbling block of the imperial concubine was gone.

In the eyes of the waiters, it is a powerful performance for the imperial concubine to retreat at this moment.

If she continued to contradict her, she would only wear down the emperor's friendship with her, and she might not be guaranteed at the end of the day, and she would follow in the footsteps of Concubine An.

However, Concubine An has the Queen Mother's aunt, what does the Concubine have?

Over the years, everyone has been used to the bloody storm in the harem, and the imperial concubine can't get around. The imperial concubine suddenly stopped mixing. Not only the concubine De is not used to it, but everyone else is a little suspicious. Big news coming out?

As a result, big news really came out within two days.