Empress Dowager Yuan asked the emperor to let Gong Xiangmu study together with King Qin and other imperial heirs.
The emperor agreed without much thought.
In fact, he had been ready for this since he asked Gong Xiangmu to come to the imperial capital... This in itself was a favor to appease Princess Lin.
Even if Empress Dowager Yuan didn't mention it, Chunjia would facilitate this matter in the name of Empress Dowager Yuan.
Now that the Queen Mother has spoken, he is even more happy to see it happen.
After that, Empress Dowager Yuan logically selected a companion, a personal chamberlain, and other personnel for Gong Xiangmu, and naturally joined forces with the informant she had left behind before leaving the palace.
"Do you want to find a reason to kill these people?" The queen was very unwilling.
But Yun Fenghuang reminded her: "My niece is still in the palace as Concubine An. Even if you kill these people, is it difficult for her to ask Concubine An to change to two? Besides, she doesn't have anything to do now. . Even if the people from Chunhuo Palace are in contact with the people around King Fuyang, it can also be said that they care about the master and want to know something about the Queen Mother. Is your Majesty going to argue?"
Gu Zhen couldn't help but feel depressed: "But she must not have good intentions..."
"Actually, why don't the empress start with Yuan Ke?" Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes and suggested, "No matter how scheming the empress dowager is, the Yuan family has been destroyed. Now only Yuan Ke's children who are close to the empress dowager can Fortunately, if Yuan Ke can be held accountable, even if the empress dowager wants to do something in the future, she will have to use the most powerful weapon..."
"I know." Gu Zhen glanced at her suspiciously. Although this sounded reasonable, would the imperial concubine be so kind
Even after the loving mother Queen Mother was restrained, it would still be beneficial to Yun Fenghuang.
But if it was Gu who held the handle, wouldn't she worry that Gu would ask Empress Dowager Yuan to target Xuanqing Palace
In short, Gu Zhen couldn't believe the imperial concubine at all.
With a few perfunctory words, she sent Yun Fenghuang away and asked someone to inquire about Yuan Ke.
Yuan Ke's past two years have been uneventful.
After all, after Xingningbo Mansion disappeared, he was completely decadent.
He stays in the house all day long, never going out, and never interacting with his past acquaintances.
In this way, he does not go out to cause trouble, and considering that the empress dowager is still respected by the emperor, no one will take the initiative to trouble him... This is how day by day has passed until now.
"That Yuan Ke is in a complete mess now." The waiter came back and reported to the queen, "He is so fat that he cannot be recognized. It is said that he has to be supported by two servants when he comes in and out, otherwise it will be difficult to move!"
Gu Zhen was quite surprised: "Is this so? I still remember what he looked like in the past. How can he be considered a handsome young master!"
After all, he is a reading companion for Chun Jia. How could he be chosen if he doesn’t have any good looks
But thinking of Yuan's experience, the queen sighed, "That's all, no wonder."
Then he asked, "Has no one been looking for him recently?"
"No." The waiter shook his head and said, "The two families on his left and right are prosperous, and there are people in the sky. They say that in the past two years, except for their servants who have gone out to buy, no one has come in or out."
Gu Zhen shook his head and felt that Yuan Ke was really miserable.
I stopped thinking about it.
Little did she know that Yun Fenghuang saw her actions, sneered, and turned to Chen Jing: "Does the Queen Mother know that the Empress sent someone to inquire about Yuan Ke?"
Chen Jing bowed and said: "Don't worry, Madam, I have arranged for someone to take care of it. Tomorrow at the latest, the empress dowager, the loving mother, will know about this matter."
Then the loving mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager, did not disappoint Yun Fenghuang. After hearing the news, she ordered the place where Yuan Ke currently lived to be drained overnight.
To be honest, if Queen Mother Yuan hadn't come back, this kind of thing wouldn't even have come to Chunjia.
After all, the emperor didn't care about his companion. The other ministers would not give the emperor the impression that he was incompetent and could even sneak into the imperial capital for the sake of Yuan Ke's family.
But now that the empress dowager, the loving mother, is so hot, who dares to hide it and not retaliate
Chunjia was furious!
Let the Imperial City Department investigate again, okay? No one has paid attention to Yuan Ke in the past two years, but in the past two days, someone happened to be sneaking around to inquire about his situation... If you follow the clues, he was sent by the Central Palace!
Think about it from the emperor's point of view. He knew about the grudge between the empress and Empress Dowager Yuan.
Then this time when Empress Dowager Yuan came back to the imperial capital, Gu Zhen openly claimed that she was ill while she was still on the way, and once made Empress Dowager Yuan go back to the palace in anger!
Now there is still irrefutable proof that someone was sent to inquire about Yuan Ke. The incident of flooding at Yuan Ke's house at night had nothing to do with the Queen. Who would believe it
"Your Majesty, I am unjustly accused! I did send people to check on Yuan Ke, but I decided not to commit arson!" Gu Zhen was shocked when he heard about this. He didn't understand that he was in love with Yun Fenghuang. Right
She didn't think about it anymore and told the emperor the whole story directly, "... I was confused for a moment, so I sent someone to find out more after hearing what the imperial concubine said. However, I thought that the imperial concubine was always cunning, so she might not have such good intentions. So nothing has been done, nothing really has been done!”
Chunjia's face was as dark as water, he knew the queen very well.
So it can be seen that Gu Zhen did not lie and was indeed tricked by the imperial concubine.
This made the emperor feel very uncomfortable, so he didn't say much and directly asked someone to pass on the imperial concubine.
After a while, Yun Fenghuang came over with a calm expression. After listening to the Queen's accusation and the Emperor's inquiry, she did not panic. Instead, she said with a speechless face: "Yes, I am here because the Queen is worried about how to communicate with her loving mother Emperor in the future." When the Queen Mother got along, she mentioned Yuan Ke. But what I mean is that the Queen Mother, the loving mother, now has such a nephew. If I know that the Queen Mother treats Yuan Ke kindly, she will naturally like the Queen Mother... I have even already I have sorted out the gift list and planned to use it as a gift when the Queen does this, but who would have thought that the Queen would go somewhere else?"
He said that if the emperor and empress did not believe it, they could immediately send someone to Huanhua Palace to find their own waiter to get the gift list, and even the things were packed.
Just wait for the Queen to take the lead, and then follow with the delivery of things to please Queen Mother Yuan.
Gu Zhen: “…………”
Why did I never think of sending someone to inquire about Yuan Ke? Not only to plot against him, but also to please him? ?
She felt so tired. Sure enough, if you don't have talent, you don't have talent.
After living in the palace for so many years, when I recall my youth, I feel that I have changed beyond recognition, but I still can’t beat him, what should I do? ? ?
The queen felt that the imperial concubine played with her like a cat playing with a mouse, completely effortless...
She wanted to insist that Yun Fenghuang's words at that time were to persuade her to commit murder, not to please Yuan Ke, but she couldn't stand it. Yun Fenghuang's evidence was conclusive. Is it possible for her to just talk with white teeth and make the emperor trust her instead of the beloved concubine
I can't live this day! ! !
The Queen felt bad all over: "This is not like this at all! Please be aware of what's going on...Although I am not sensitive, I will not rashly think of targeting my loving mother, the Empress Dowager, and Yuan Ke..."
"Your Majesty, I think what the Empress said makes sense." Yun Fenghuang glanced at her, turned to look at Chunjia, and actually spoke for her, "When I suggested this to the Empress, the Empress was obviously still I was very moved, but who knew that I would turn around and do the opposite thing. I feel that there is probably an inside story here. Could it be that after I resigned that day, someone else persuaded the Queen to change her mind? Otherwise, the Queen As a person, it is unlikely that he would act like this, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
Gu Zhen: "... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...!!!"
That's right, why am I so confused that I didn't expect that even if the subordinates burn down Yuan Ke's house, it might not be done by someone in the deep palace
Maybe the servant who was the messenger betrayed me
This kind of thing has not happened before!
Even the deputy general manager under her has betrayed him!
With such a criminal record, is it strange that she was tricked by a slave
Although this move is indeed a bit embarrassing, it doesn't matter, she has lost too much face before.
Besides, no matter how embarrassing it is, it’s better to be thought of as wanting to dominate the mother-in-law, right
Why did she admit it without even thinking about throwing the blame on something that could get away with just throwing an unimportant slave into the tank? ?
Gu Zhen couldn't help but burst into tears. She felt that compared with the imperial concubine, she was simply a retard...
After swallowing her heart's blood, the queen struggled desperately: "Your Majesty, I... I did listen to the imperial concubine's advice at first, but later I felt a little tired, so I went to settle it first, and the follow-up is... "
His eyes circled around the waiters around him, and when he saw their ashen faces, his heart ached, but at this moment, he had to grit his teeth, pointed at a palace servant who was usually waiting in front of him, and said in a deep voice , "The follow-up will be handed over to the dowry host, but I didn't expect things to develop like this!"
That's not what she said just now. Now she changed her words, obviously under the guidance of the imperial concubine.
Chunjia's face was livid, and it seemed that he had no intention of letting her go just like that.
However, Yun Fenghuang stepped forward, coaxing and persuading, and whispered to the emperor in a low voice for a long time. Chunjia finally spoke: "In this case, I will kill this wretched servant with a stick as a warning to others!"
"..." Gu Zhen's expression changed suddenly, and he wanted to plead for mercy, but Yun Fenghuang, the superior servant, stood beside Chun Jia, his eyes were deep, and he slowly shook his head towards her.
Realizing that she was not qualified to negotiate terms now, the Queen held back her grief and whispered, "...Yes!"
In the sleeves, the nails suddenly dug into the palms!
The emperor didn't care about the queen's pain. In fact, he was still annoyed and even regretted having supported such a queen in the first place.
As the emperor who became the emperor he is today after keeping a low profile and many intrigues, Chunjia certainly knew that the concubines could not be as virtuous, virtuous, and bright as they appeared.
In fact, he is not completely disgusted with the scheming city government.
For example, Yun Fenghuang gained his appreciation because of his scheming and means.
The key is that you look smart, right
It's hard for him to believe someone like Gu Zhen!
How unlike the imperial concubine, she handled it so well that he couldn't think of getting to the bottom of it!
Chun Jiayu walked away with anger still lingering, but Yun Fenghuang only sent the person to the entrance of the palace, found an excuse to stay, and confessed to the queen: "My queen, don't think that I have tricked you, and you don't want to think about it either. , when have I ever done such an obvious and mindless thing? This matter was probably directed and acted by the loving mother, the Queen Mother. This is not the first time she has done this, is it? She is deliberately sowing discord between you and me. ! It’s funny to think about it. Before he came back, how many times did we talk about forming an alliance. Now he has only been back for a few days, let alone forming an alliance, and he started making trouble in front of His Majesty! "
"Fortunately, I still have some quick wits."
"Otherwise, the empress dowager, a loving mother, would be so happy now that she knows that you successfully betrayed your concubine in front of His Majesty!"
The Queen was doubtful and said in a hoarse voice: "Are you really not you?"
"The result of the leak was that the Yuan Kehe Mansion was in danger, and the dead and injured were all servants." Yun Fenghuang asked back, "What reason do I have to be merciful to them? Or am I so naive that I think that doing this will solve the problem?" To scare the loving mother-in-law, the Queen Mother?"
She sighed, "Actually, I really want to give advice to the empress. If I hadn't come from a humble background, since my brothers went home for the funeral, there would be no useful manpower outside. Why bother to do this to the empress?" ?”
"Before, the empress still had some illusions that the empress dowager, a loving mother, simply came back to take care of herself!"
"Actually, why don't I expect this?"
"After all, who wants to go against the Queen Mother, whom Your Majesty respects most?"
"But looking at it now, we can only say that we were all too naive. The empress dowager did this just after she came back. Isn't this clear enough?"
"This is to fight until death!"
"Mother, you should think clearly about what we want to do in the future."
"Instead of selling me off just because of something a little bit like now!"