"So I went to the concubine's place..." Concubine Rong nodded knowingly, looking at Mu Yunjin with deep eyes, "Little niece, you have never thought about why the concubine tried so hard to match you and the sixth prince?" ? You don’t really think it’s because of a baby marriage with your grandmother, do you?”
"What do you mean?" Mu Yunjin glanced at Princess Rong. Although she knew that this woman was not a good person, she still wanted to hear what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd.
Princess Rong covered her mouth and smiled, "Forget it, you and the sixth prince are still newly married, so this concubine will not say such depressing words."
"It just so happens that this concubine is going to visit the empress dowager, let's drop in together."
Princess Rong finished speaking, glanced at Mu Yunjin, and walked towards the palace gate.
Mu Yunjin stood where she was, thinking about what Princess Rong said just now, her brows twitched slightly, and Zixiang stood aside, seeing this scene, she immediately took a step forward, "Miss, don't listen to her, she is from the Qin family, Not a nice guy."
"En." Mu Yunjin nodded and walked inside.
After entering the palace gate, Princess Rong seemed to be deliberately waiting for her, and did not go far away. Seeing Mu Yunjin's figure gradually approaching, she waved to Mu Yunjin.
"By the way, my concubine just remembered something and wanted to tell you." Princess Rong waited for Mu Yunjin to approach, and said.
"What's the matter?" Mu Yunjin pursed her lips.
Concubine Rong smiled, looking at Mu Yunjin calmly, "This morning, according to the rules of the palace, I asked your fourth younger sister to chant scriptures in the courtyard of my concubine, but she just knelt for an hour and passed out. past."
"My concubine originally thought that she lived in the prime minister's house for all her food and clothing, and her body should be very strong, but she couldn't be easily tossed about like this. As her older sister, this concubine will have to make up for it first."
Hearing Princess Rong's words, Mu Yunjin gave a faint "Oh" and didn't say much.
Seeing Mu Yunjin's tone was calm, Princess Rong took a few steps closer and said in a low voice, "I heard that the relationship between the two of you sisters has never been good. Not long ago, your mother was cut in half and there was a lot of trouble."
"Since you are my concubine's niece and daughter-in-law now, and your younger sister is in the hands of this concubine, do you want me to vent your anger on you?"
Mu Yunjin sighed slightly, and really wanted to scold Princess Rong for being such a slut, but the current situation could not make her and Princess Rong tear apart, so she could only smile shyly, "She married into the Rongwang Palace, and she is from the Rongwang Palace Well, Princess Rong can decide for herself, it has nothing to do with me."
"That's it, then don't worry, this concubine will definitely discipline her well."
…
After passing through a fork in the road, Mu Yunjin walked towards the plum garden, and Zixiang walked beside Mu Yunjin, muttering from time to time, "Miss, this Princess Rong is really strange, her tone of voice is yin and yang. "
"It's just crazy, I don't bother to talk to her." Mu Yunjin snorted disdainfully.
After arriving at the Plum Garden, a little palace maid stood at the door. Seeing Mu Yunjin's figure, she immediately invited her into the Plum Garden and led her all the way to Qin Taifei's bedroom.
Unlike previous banquets held in the garden, this time Mu Yunjin was directly brought to the bedroom where Concubine Qin lived.
Entering Concubine Qin's bedroom, Mu Yunjin saw Concubine Qin lying on a couch, her complexion pale and haggard.
"I've met my grandmother." Mu Yunjin greeted Qin Taifei.
Concubine Qin nodded, and waved her hands to the maids standing in the bedroom beside her, "You all step back, Aijia wants to talk to Jin'er alone."
"Yes, Toffee."
After those maids went out, only Mu Yunjin and Qin Taifei were left in the bedroom.
"Grandmother looks haggard today, but she is not feeling well?" Mu Yunjin sat down beside Concubine Qin, picked up the cattail fan beside her, and helped her to fan the wind.
Concubine Qin sighed slightly when she heard this, "The Ai family is almost eighty years old, and he has already stepped into the coffin with one foot. This little problem has long been familiar to him."
"The Ai family came to you today because they have something to tell you."
Mu Yunjin nodded, looked down at Concubine Qin, inexplicably remembered what Princess Shirong said to her.
If it wasn't because of the baby, then why did Concubine Qin insist on letting her marry Chu Li
"Do you know Li'er's concubine mother?" Qin Taifei asked.
Mu Yunjin paused the hand holding the cattail fan, nodded slightly, "Concubine Rong."
"Yes, it's her."
"Then do you know what crime she committed back then to be imprisoned in Shuiyun Temple without seeing the light of day?" Qin Taifei mentioned this matter with a bit of sadness hidden in her eyes.
Mu Yunjin shook her head, she had been curious about Concubine Rong's confinement for a long time.
"Back then, the emperor declared that Concubine Rong knew sorcery and would harm the country of Xiyuan, so she was imprisoned in Shuiyun Temple, claiming to exorcise evil spirits. In fact, the Ai family knew that this was not the case..."
Mu Yunjin frowned slightly, sorcery? Could it be the spell of Huangyu Pavilion
"That's..." Mu Yunjin pursed her lips, keeping her eyes on Concubine Qin for a moment.
"The Ai family once soaked in the hot springs with Concubine Rong, and found a mark on her back that looked like a fire phoenix. At that time, the Ai family asked Concubine Rong, but she dodged her eyes and said it was a birthmark."
"Later, by chance, Aijia met Master Kong Shi and happened to mention this matter. After doing a fortune-telling, Master Kong Shi told Aijia..."
"The Phoenix star looms, and the Phoenix girl is about to arrive."
"Daughter of the phoenix, just by hearing this title, the Ai family knows that Concubine Rong is an extraordinary woman. With her by the side of the emperor, she will definitely be able to assist the emperor with all her heart and consolidate the country."
"Then what happened afterwards? Since the phoenix star is a good omen, why did it become a witch?" Mu Yunjin couldn't help asking.
Concubine Qin paused and took a sip of tea, "The emperor once told Aijia in private that one night when he was sleeping with Concubine Rong, he saw a red light suddenly appearing from her back, and a bird that looked like a phoenix flew from her. Flying away on his back, he was frightened at the time."
"Although the Ai family later explained to the emperor that it was a good omen, but the emperor was so frightened when he saw the scene at that time that he couldn't listen to what the Ai family said, so he put Concubine Rong under confinement the next day. Concubine Rong has lived a life of darkness."
When Mu Yunjin heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, this Emperor Xi Ming really mistook pearls for fish eyes.
Just as she was thinking, Concubine Qin reached out and grabbed Mu Yunjin's wrist, her eyes dimmed, "Jin'er, the Ai family has to tell you something."
"Huh?" Mu Yunjin looked down at the wrist tightly held by Concubine Qin, with a vague premonition.
"Before Qin Muyue went out with her brother, Aijia saw the same mark of the fire phoenix on her back as that of Concubine Rong."
"At first I thought it was just a coincidence, but after seeing that she won so many victories, Ai Jia felt that it might not be a coincidence..."
"That Phoenix star may have been transferred to Qin Muyue's body."
Mu Yunjin was taken aback for a moment, her eyes showed a hint of astonishment, Qin Muyue, Huang Xing
this…
"Originally, the Ai family was very happy that the phoenix star was on Concubine Rong. But now the Qin family holds the military power, and half of the power in the court is controlled by the Qin family. Qin Muyue is the daughter of the phoenix. , the Ai family is really afraid, afraid that the emperor's country will be snatched away by the Qin family."
Concubine Qin coughed several times when she was excited, stroked her heart, and lay down on the couch again.
Mu Yunjin lowered her eyes, frowned slightly, and couldn't help thinking, would Chu Li know that Qin Muyue was a phoenix girl
If not, he would be ruthless to Qin Muyue, yet let her stay by his side.
Concubine Rong used to be a phoenix girl, but now the phoenix star has shifted and landed on Qin Muyue's body. It is a kind of consolation for Chu Li, who wants to break the formation and rescue Concubine Rong.
"Then why didn't grandma match Qin Muyue and the sixth prince together, and let Huang Nu marry into the royal family, wouldn't it be beneficial to the royal family?" Mu Yunjin remembered what Princess Rong said just now, and asked along the way.
Concubine Qin's face froze when she heard the words, her eyes flickered inexplicably, and she lowered her eyes, as if she was a little guilty.
Seeing this, Mu Yunjin's heart sank.
For a long while, both of them were silent, and the room in the dormitory was quiet.
"Jin'er, Aijia is sorry for you..."
After a while, Concubine Qin finally spoke, with tears in the corners of her eyes, she looked up at Mu Yunjin.
"The Ai family can't allow any threats to appear by my emperor's side. Although Li'er has been able to live with the emperor for so many years, how does the Ai family know that he doesn't hate the emperor because of Concubine Rong?"
"If Li'er and Qin Muyue get married, the Qin family will take advantage of the situation and stand behind Li'er. The Ai family can't let such a big threat stay by Huang'er's side."
"So, Aijia..."
When Mu Yunjin heard this, she suddenly strung everything into a thread, narrowed her eyes, and smiled mockingly, "So, Empress Dowager thought of Miss Mu San who was rumored to be ignorant and cowardly. , you want to use me, who is useless, to suppress Chu Li's connection with the Qin family, don't you?"
"The deceased has been dead for many years, and you made up the baby mother that you verbally agreed with my grandmother, right?"
Seeing that Mu Yunjin knew everything, Concubine Qin bit her lip, and wiped her tears tremblingly with her hand, "Jin'er, that's not the case, the Ai family actually liked you very much after meeting you for the first time. child."
"Aijia really wants you and Li Er to have a good time..."
"Enough!" Mu Yunjin threw down the cattail fan in her hand, sat up, frowned, and stared at Princess Qin.
"Heh..." Mu Yunjin snorted softly, and said sarcastically, "It's really ironic, I thought that in this world, you were the only one or two who treated me sincerely, but I didn't expect that I was betrayed by you." Move it against a pawn of the Qin family!"
"Jin'er, the Ai family did not handle this matter properly, but Ai's family saw that you and Li'er have a very good relationship now, didn't you also get a blessing in disguise? You have been grounded in the prime minister's house all year round, and now you are the sixth prince and concubine of glory, What's wrong with that?" Qin Taifei cried, and suddenly regretted telling the whole thing.
But if I don't say it now, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future.
"Do you think I don't care about the status of this princess?! Power, status, I don't care about anything!"
After saying that, Mu Yunjin tensed her face, glanced at Princess Qin who was lying on the soft couch, and said coldly, "Concubine Qin, please take good care of yourself, and don't come to me again if you have something to do. "
"Jin'er..." Concubine Qin frowned, "Ai Jia said so much, but actually wanted to tell..."