Chapter 358 Confrontation

The servant's expression changed upon hearing this!

The emissary was not surprised. He just cupped his hands and said, "My son also thought of this. After a secret investigation with the head of the Jiang family, I found that...the two brothers are indeed related to the Ji family."

"Niang Niang." The Qing people couldn't help whispering, "Could it be that the matter of Miss Six was also planned by the Ji family?"

Yun Fenghuang shook his head: "Sixth sister is the daughter of the main branch, even if she is a concubine, but she was raised by her mother and treated like a concubine daughter. At that time, she was in the whole Northland, so she was well-known. Everyone said she She is a very lucky concubine... Counting the time, when Emperor Xiaozong was dying, the Ji family and the regent were at odds over the candidate for the new monarch. It is well known that Uncle Zhaowu and the regent had the same robes. Righteousness. It would be strange if the Ji family didn't do anything to Beidi. It's just that the regent and Uncle Zhao Wu are not easy to save fuel! The Ji family will definitely not do anything in the open."

"The two brothers are offshoots of the Xie family. They are estranged from the main branch, and they don't have much contact with each other at ordinary times."

"They're not very noticeable even if they're rich."

"With my big Xie's backing, the ordinary turmoil can be calmed down, and the information on contacts is beyond the reach of a small family."

"If I were from the Ji family, I would choose side branch children like them to cultivate, instead of starting from the main branch... It is simply eye-catching, and it will scare the snake!"

The envoy nodded slightly, and said: "Your Majesty's words are correct! The young master and the Jiang Patriarch found out the story is exactly the same as what your majesty said. Almost all the sons of the families that the young master obtained during the suppression of bandits in the North were closely related to the Ji family. Ten thousand threads of relationship... but Miss Xie Liu's matter was indeed accidental."

Yun Fenghuang leaned back, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, but there was no smile in his eyes, and he said softly: "Mr. Ji..."

She originally wanted to ask if the Ji family had anything to do with Uncle Zhaowu. After all, although the regent's level of fighting was not very good, Uncle Zhaowu was able to withstand the pressure of the Ji family and sit on the border all these years, but there must be two brushes.

The Ji family has done so many tricks in the Northland, even if Uncle Zhaowu couldn't get rid of them, how could he not count them?

If he didn't know, how did Qi Jiulu find these people from house to house when he was ordered to suppress the bandits?

It can't be luck.

Therefore, if the demise of the Xie family has a lot to do with the Ji family, it still cannot remove the suspicion of Uncle Zhaowu.

Even Uncle Zhaowu may have led this matter, taking advantage of the relationship between Xie's offspring and Ji's to blame Ji's.

It's just that the words are on the tongue, think about Qi Jiulu who has been under Zhao Wubo's command all these years, and ask now, are his people telling the truth or lying?

Anyway, no matter which one it is, it's probably not a good feeling for Qi Jiulu.

"It's just that although the Ji family is not in harmony with this palace...it doesn't seem to be so deep that it deliberately slaughtered this palace's family?" So Concubine Min was silent for a moment, and said, "Especially when Huizhou City was broken, Wei He also spent a lot of money. A big price... but I don't know what Bengong did, or what Xie did, is it worth such a murderous hand?"

"..." The messenger hesitated.

Seeing that Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, he whispered, "This reason may not be sure, it's just the Jiang family's Patriarch and my young master's speculation: I'm afraid, it has a lot to do with the matter of establishing a reserve proposed by the courtiers before!"

"Your Majesty, you know that today's son is young and vigorous, and he is working hard to govern. Whether it is Wei He or Ji, even if he is full of emotions, it is difficult to do anything to endanger the court."

"Before, when the empress was pregnant, the courtiers proposed to establish a crown prince, but because the princes were young and it was difficult to distinguish between virtuous and foolish, His Majesty vetoed it."

"The head of the Jiang family and my young master also know something about the nature of the empress, and know that the empress has her own sense of propriety."

"But if the Xie family is gone, and the target is directed at Uncle Zhaowu, then...how can the empress be willing to rest with the middle palace?"

"If the harem dispute spreads to the Li Chu and even the temple, isn't it a good thing for Wei He and the remnants of the Ji family?"

Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while, and said: "So, what your son means is that Xie's brutal massacre has nothing to do with Uncle Zhaowu?"

The messenger hesitated for a moment, then said: "My son is not sure, but according to what you know about Uncle Zhaowu, Uncle Zhaowu would not do this."

"I know." Yun Fenghuang was noncommittal, said a few words of thanks, asked some details, and then sent him away.

After the people left, she leaned back, and the original sitting posture with a straight back showed a little tiredness.

"Men of the Qing Dynasty, do you think that Qi Jiulu is telling the truth? Or, under the order of Uncle Zhaowu, he deliberately came to test this palace?" The imperial concubine was silent for a moment, and asked in a low voice.

The Qing and other servants looked at each other for a moment, and when she was about to speak, she sighed again, as if she was talking to herself, "Is it true... the messenger also said it, and he himself is not sure."

"Your Majesty, please be safe and don't be impatient." How many people in the Qing Dynasty dare to draw conclusions about things that even noble concubines can't figure out?

At this moment, I can only persuade, "The son-in-law and the others are also in the army, maybe there will be news in a few days? The news from the son-in-law can always be accurate."

Yun Fenghuang said in a low voice: "The son-in-law and the others have only joined the army for a few days? And they are not liked by the master. How can it be as convenient as Qi Jiulu?"

However, it has been a while since Xie's brutal massacre. She has cried and cried, and grieved, and now she has calmed down somewhat.

After fluctuating for a while, he said, "Forget it, let's not talk about these things. No matter who the enemy is, in short, I don't have the ability to take revenge now, so let's take care of the present... What's going on in Fuyang County? "

...Naturally, the undercurrent is raging.

Chen Jing came up to report the latest news: On the scene, it was forcibly determined that there was an adulterer pretending to be the queen mother to ruin the reputation of the Tian family, and the matter was quickly suppressed.

He even temporarily exposed the private affairs of several big families in Fuyang County, so as to draw attention away.

Now everyone in Fuyang County doesn't talk much about the private affairs of the two empress dowagers.

It was only because of the confrontation between the two empress dowagers that the matter remained unresolved.

As far as Chen Jing's subordinates inquired, Empress Dowager Qu kept her word, so she often cast doubts and pointed the clues to the queen. But the Empress Dowager Yuan is not a fuel-efficient lamp, but she insists that this is the work of the noble concubine.

The reason is simple, Gu Zhen's lack of brains made her suffer.

Moreover, although Gu Zhen and Empress Dowager Qu had no grievances, they were not on good terms. As for the noble concubine, as we all know, Empress Dowager Qu always prefers Xuanqing Palace.

"I knew this old thing would definitely bite me!" Yun Fenghuang sneered, and said, "Everything is ready? It must be thoroughly investigated by the Imperial City Secretary! Otherwise, why should I call The Holy Mother Empress Dowager is doing too much?”

If Empress Dowager Qu did this on her own without revealing who was behind it, Empress Dowager Yuan might not have guessed it.

After all, Empress Dowager Qu herself is not a good person.

Otherwise, why would Queen Mother Yuan try every means to guard against her for so long?

Chen Jing bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry! Even if the Imperial City Secretary ordered a thorough investigation under His Majesty's order, he would definitely be able to conclude that people from Uncle Zhaowu's Mansion pretended to be our people and deceived the Holy Mother Empress Dowager! And the Holy Mother Empress Dowager has always loved her, so she deliberately pointed at the Empress, and never thought about it, but it was a mistake and exposed the truth!"

He also said, "After all, the servants and servants started preparing so long ago. If there are flaws in all the details, how can they have the face to do things for the empress?"

Yun Fenghuang nodded: "If this matter is confirmed, even if the Central Palace will not be abandoned on the spot, it will greatly increase the possibility of her being rejected... This happens once or twice, and His Majesty can tolerate it. The number of times is too many After that, if you don’t believe it, your Majesty will be able to endure it next time! When the time comes, it will be my chance and your chance!”

The left and right agreed with a bang, and they were gearing up, they couldn't wait to pull the queen down and push their own concubine up.

The imperial concubine asked them to calm down again, because after all, the emperor probably had almost received the news, and he had to judge for himself who was instigating his two mothers to die.

Sure enough, in the evening of that day, Chunjia arrived at Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, said a few words, then waved back and forth, and asked about it directly.

Yun Fenghuang looked at the way he spoke carefully, and was somewhat satisfied in his heart. It was not in vain that she made a fuss at every turn, and the emperor finally did not dare to doubt her casually.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that when the two empress dowagers left the imperial capital, the concubine was still pregnant." She first expressed her gratitude to the emperor for being straightforward with herself, and finally said calmly, "Because before the pregnancy, the Qin King's sachet The matter, my concubine was worried. During the whole pregnancy process, I was very worried that I would follow in the footsteps of Concubine Wen Huixian for various reasons. Later, when I was giving birth, things really happened... It was smallpox again... Your Majesty, Over the past few years, I have been worrying about one thing after another, may I ask where did I get the energy to interfere in the grievances between the two empress dowagers?"

"Furthermore, even if I can't get along with my loving mother, the Empress Dowager, but her old man has already left Fuyang County, what else can I not care about?"

"Not to mention that after hearing the bad news in Huizhou this year, I was heartbroken, and I couldn't bear to see the regret between His Majesty and the two empress dowagers. I have persuaded Your Majesty many times not to get angry with the two empress dowagers... ..."

Tears that had been brewing for a long time burst out of her eyes just right at this time, Concubine Min's eyes were full of tears, she was charming, she looked at Chunjia aggrieved, and asked with a sob, "Does Your Majesty think that the concubine is just putting on a show?"

"This..." Chunjia hesitated. Although he was shrewd, he was the Son of Heaven but not a god, so it was impossible for him to know everything in his chest.

Looking at the appearance of the imperial concubine at this moment, she felt that she was not fake, so she couldn't be sure.

The emperor quietly pinched his palms to calm himself down, and thought carefully: Although Concubine Min Gui is domineering, coquettish and arrogant, and has no idea of ​​respecting her elders, the emperor is the one who supports and values ​​the Xie family, and loves the children under her knees, especially her own flesh and blood. Absolutely no doubt.

If you think about it this way...

After all these years, Yun Fenghuang really has no time to intervene in the fight for the empress dowager in Fuyang County?

The most important thing is that the whereabouts of the Jiang family, that is, Jiang Kuang, is still unknown, and his life and death are unpredictable. Whenever Yun Fenghuang mentioned this mother these days, there was always a tearful feeling, which showed the deep love between mother and daughter.

So if she said that she persuaded the emperor to take back the two empress dowagers, she just talked about it. The emperor felt that this was indeed a bit hurtful.

And if the noble concubine's move was sincere, according to common sense, how could she make such a move to instigate his two queen mothers? Furthermore, the Secretary of the Imperial City said that the clues pointing to the imperial concubine were difficult to detect at first, but after catching a thread, everything went smoothly afterwards, this...

The emperor was more inclined to be framed by someone in his heart, but he still said on the face, "Empress Qu said that it has nothing to do with you, but...Empress Yuan insisted that besides you, who could make her suffer like this? I wrote to you After persuasion twice, Empress Yuan just didn't listen."

"Then what is your Majesty going to do?" Yun Fenghuang sneered suddenly, and said, "Why don't you just cut off the concubine's head and send it to Fuyang County, so that the empress dowager can calm down the anger, okay?"

Before the emperor could speak, she said sadly, "If I had known today, I might as well not have entered the palace! It was just in Huizhou City, and I went with my parents! But why should I suffer all these crimes?"

Regarding the situation in Huizhou, the emperor saw more details than she did, and he felt compassionate, and his tone softened, and persuaded him, "Why are you saying such angry words? How could I do this? It's just to continue to enlighten That's all for the queen mother. I just want to advise you to act more restrained in the future, so as not to cause trouble outside, I didn't expect that there will always be a group of people thinking of you."

As a result, Yun Fenghuang became even more angry, and said with a sneer, "I thought your Majesty used some evidence to claim my identity, but after hearing what other people said, I also felt that my identity was wrong? Two years ago, Your Majesty thought that my identity was too public. Forget it. In the past two years, the concubine has had no time to take care of her children. When has she ever been domineering? Forget it, why don’t His Majesty go to other places first and reward the concubine with three feet of white silk? Otherwise, the concubine will be alive today. You have to worry about whether someone will speak to His Majesty tomorrow, causing His Majesty to reject the concubine? How long will such a life of fear last?"

The emperor was quite helpless: "That's what I said, am I the kind of person who echoes what others say!"

You had a backer when I was alive, so I'm afraid that if I'm gone and you're still there, then the behavior and speech that I've indulged now will become the excuse for the new emperor's mother and son to attack you!

However, the imperial concubine said "I don't dare to be a concubine", but her face clearly said "Yes, you are".

Chunjia felt a headache when she saw it, and she didn't dare to continue this topic. She hurriedly asked about King Jin's situation, and at last Yun Fenghuang kept a sullen face, and asked someone to hug King Jin to him, and teased the child for a while. After some disturbances, they barely passed.

The emperor did not arrest the imperial concubine's crime, maybe he was unwilling, maybe he felt that it was too late, or maybe he still had doubts.

Yun Fenghuang guessed that he might want to spend it like this.

However, Fuyang County didn't intend to waste time with him, so within two days, something happened again.