"This is really strange. It was the Empress who brought you into the palace, and it was the Empress who gave her the nod to be crowned concubine this time." Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea and said thoughtfully, "How come you are here?" Where is I here?"
Mrs. Gao kowtowed and then said bitterly: "Returning to the imperial concubine, my father and brother were originally members of Uncle Zhaowu's army. They were later discharged and returned to the fields due to injuries. Relying on military merit and rewards, they lived a comfortable life as a wealthy gentry in the countryside. I am living a comfortable life. This year, on the sixteenth day of the year, my family has already announced that I am the only son of an uncle. Although I have never met her, I heard that he is both talented and beautiful, and has a steady and honest temperament. As a result, the Queen wanted to find someone. These well-informed and well-informed sons from poor families came to the palace to serve His Majesty, and they chose me over and over again! I dare not hide my concubine from my mother. Although I am not from a high family, I have been pampered and pampered at home since I was a child. .”
"As the saying goes, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."
"What's more, once you enter the palace gate, it's as deep as the sea."
"Ever since I became Cai'er, I have been frightened every day, and I have never been at ease for a moment."
"I originally thought that I am the daughter of the Gu family's old tribe after all, and the Queen must protect her no matter what."
"Who would have thought that ever since the Huang family came into prominence, the Queen Mother probably thought that I was useless, so she never paid attention to me again!"
"This time I am conferred as a concubine, what is the Queen's approval? In fact, if it were not for the promotion of the Concubine De, how could I have been blessed? I think I have some understanding of the character of the Concubine De, and I don't have the full details of the Concubine De. The empress is determined not to do this!"
"So the one who is truly kind to me is, in the final analysis, your concubine!"
Yun Fenghuang said slowly: "You are a smart man, and I won't give you any prevarication. Since you guessed that I meant for you to become a concubine, you should understand. I may not be doing this to help you. "
"I understand what your Majesty means. Although I and the Huang family were both chosen by the Queen, they have never been on good terms." Mrs. Gao nodded and said, "My Majesty raised me up, presumably in the hope that I would target the Huang family." ... This is also the reason why I want to be loyal to the empress. Even without the imperial concubine’s instructions, I will not break up with the Huang family!"
Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but be a little curious: "Since you two are both daughters of the Queen's old subordinates, why on earth do you have such deep hatred? Ordinarily, even if the Flower and Bird Envoy is watching, even if they fight privately, it won't matter. Something, right?"
"...Originally, my family chose two." Mrs. Gao's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she whispered, "Besides me, there is also a legitimate sister, who is also beautiful. Although I was not blessed to be born in the womb of my legitimate mother, But my aunt and her biological mother, Mrs. Jiang, are both very virtuous. They have always treated me as if they were their own children! When I and my sister were selected to be the daughter of the public, my aunt repeatedly entrusted me to take care of my sister... This is what my aunt has entrusted me to do all her life. As a result, my sister died of illness on the way to the Imperial Capital! If my sister had been unlucky, I would not have said anything. But when she contracted the disease, she was related to the Huang family. So even if the Queen was there to mediate, the Huang family could not No matter how good the queen is, can you give me back the life of my legitimate sister?! Can you let me answer to my legitimate mother?!"
"But I don't know what happened to Huang, your sister-in-law?" Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows slightly, "You guys hadn't entered the palace at that time. Ordinarily, even if she makes the flowers and birds happy, she wouldn't be able to kill her?"
Mrs. Gao laughed miserably and said: "My sister is two years younger than me, and she is quite naive because of her pampered family. Mrs. Huang instigated my sister to divorce me, and then took my sister to practice dancing together... That The weather was still cold at that time, and there was not enough charcoal fire in the house where the picking girls lived. Huang coaxed her sister-in-law to go to a secluded place outside to practice more privately. After a few times, she caught the wind and cold. She was afraid that the flower and bird messenger would know about the punishment, so she scared her sister-in-law, saying that if the flower and bird messenger knew about the punishment, she would If the envoy knows, he will definitely send his concubine back. Where will he put his face at that time? At that time, because his concubine and his concubine were at odds, they went to another house, and I didn’t know... When I found out, my concubine She was so sick that she couldn't even speak... Poor sister... She was only fourteen years old... The doctor invited by the Flower and Bird Envoy said she was not alive... Afraid of spreading the news, it would be inconvenient for other Cai Nv to go to the capital to serve His Majesty, so she just had to take the mat. Wrap it up and send it out..."
"I have no evidence, so there is nothing I can do."
"But please think about it, Madam, when I go out to practice dancing, my sister-in-law is very energetic and healthy at home, at least she is no worse than ordinary people. Why is it that my sister-in-law is infected with the cold, but Huang Is everything okay? It must be that she saw her sister-in-law's beauty and was afraid that her sister-in-law would enter the palace and endanger her status, so she resorted to means to harm my poor sister... "
"I originally wanted to lose the election, not because of the person I was betrothed to, but because I really didn't want to be far away from my homeland. The reason why I entered the palace was to seek revenge on the Huang family!"
"After all, if you don't come to this palace, Mrs. Huang can be favored or not, so what chance will I have to argue with her again?"
Yun Fenghuang sighed and comforted him a few words, thought for a while, and said: "Your sister is young and ignorant, and you still miss her so much. It reminds me of some of the past events between me and my sisters when I was in the boudoir. . Back then, I was also a very pushy person, and I often had arguments with my sisters. But after things happened, we were still a family. Now, most of my sisters will go to hell, alas... "
Mrs. Gao quickly apologized: "I made a mistake and offended the empress!"
"It doesn't matter." Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned back, and said, "You remind me of my youth, so I won't tell you any nonsense: you guys are all They are the chess pieces chosen by me and the queen. This palace cannot be too quiet, making it look like a backwater; nor can it be too lively, making it appear that people like me are incapable of running the palace... Do you understand?"
Mrs. Gao was a little confused and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry for my humbleness, but I don't know much about you. But I will listen to your Majesty in everything."
"You know, just be obedient." Yun Fenghuang didn't mean to tell her in detail. He just said, "In this way, after you go back, you can continue to look for faults in the Huang family. However, don't reveal your relationship with me, privately Here, we still have to carry out what Huang did earlier. If you have time or not, please keep in touch with Tian Jieyu and Jingjieyu, do you understand?"
"I obey." Mrs. Gao agreed quickly, and Yun Fenghuang sent her away at night without any other instructions.
Then he called Chen Jing to him: "I remember that you checked this Gao family before?"
Chen Jing nodded: "Since I learned that she was the person specially arranged by the Queen, I have checked her situation."
At this moment, I will tell the imperial concubine everything, "The Gao family is similar to the Huang family. They are both lieutenants of the Dingbei Army..."
The origin is not much different from what Gao said, but regarding the matter between Gao and her sister-in-law, Chen Jing said, "According to the report from the Flower and Bird Envoy, the little Gao does have some beauty, and is very good. Originally, It was the Huang family and the little Gao family that the Empress wanted to promote. However, the little Gao family died of illness midway, and the Gao family made trouble for the Huang family several times for the sake of her sister, which once made the Huang family disgraced... Only then did the queen's attendants pay attention to her. I arrived and recommended it to the queen."
"Do you suspect that there is something wrong with Mr. Gao?"
Chen Jing said: "I don't have any credentials, and I can't say for sure. I just feel that this Gao family is not a helpless person. How can it be so easy for Huang family to coax away her sister who grew up with her? Even if she is not careful, she will After being coaxed, can't she be coaxed back? According to the description of the Flower and Bird Messenger, Xiao Gao is naive and ignorant, but he is not the kind of person who has a vicious heart and looks down on his concubine sister."
Yun Fenghuang muttered: "Then tell me, how sincere is Mr. Gao when he comes to look for me?"
"Everyone in the palace and the harem knows about the empress's status. This Gao family is obviously a discerning person. He knows that even if she was brought into the palace by the empress, the empress can't help her if she wants to advance." Chen Jing hesitated and said softly, "It's probably true that she wants to take refuge in the empress now. But in the future... it's hard to say."
"I think so too." Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly and said, "Let's see what she does next. You can't think that just by expressing your opinion, you can get me to give her any serious benefits?"
She murmured to herself that it was true that among these newcomers, there were not many young and energetic ones who stood up to challenge her.
After so many years, except for Rou Kun who came from Wei He, I feel that each newcomer is slipperier than the other...
There is no trace of the arrogance of young people.
It made her look so scary.
After sighing with emotion, Yun Fenghuang put the matter aside and thought about how to cultivate his illegitimate nephew after he came.
Within two days, Gao made some noise in the palace.
Under the guise of visiting Mrs. Huang, she broke into Li Jieyu's bedroom regardless of the obstruction.
Of course, Li Jieyu was not a good person. She sent someone to report to the queen that day, saying that her Jieyu had a stomachache and it was caused by Gao Jieyu's disturbance.
Gu Zhen then asked Gao to confront him, and Gao said with an indifferent expression: "Although I have not been in the palace for a long time, I have heard that the ladies in the palace often receive congratulations from their concubines during their pregnancy. After that, the emperors' heirs When I landed, I didn’t see anything bad. On the other hand, Li Jieyu, in terms of qualifications and status, nothing else? How could she pretend to be a noble person? I went to see her with good intentions, but she even made fun of her! What? Does she think she is more noble than the other empresses in the palace, or does she think the heir in her belly is a great blessing?"
"Presumptuous!" Gu Zhen frowned. She came from a high family. Although she didn't have the skills of the Empress Yuan, her preferences were similar to those of the Empress Yuan. She just preferred women with good rules and etiquette.
She was annoyed by such an obvious thorn in Gao's side, "Li Jieyu is young and has just been pregnant, so she must be cautious. It's okay for you to be inconsiderate, but you still make sarcastic remarks. How unbecoming!"
Mrs. Gao knelt down to admit her mistake in a particularly meek manner, but she said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, I am doing this just to feel sorry for your Majesty! Outsiders say that Li Jieyu has a good life. She was granted the title of concubine as soon as she entered the palace, and she was also pregnant with the emperor. Heir. But who among the concubines doesn’t know that this is all because of the promotion of the empress? Otherwise, who is she, Huang Lingya, to deserve such an honor? What’s the result? Now that she is pregnant, she is locked up You can live your own life by yourself, regardless of whether the queen wants to employ people or not, or whether she has given orders! Those who know say that the queen is generous, but those who don’t know think that the queen is cowardly, and even if she is forced to cross the river and demolish the bridge like this, she will knock out her teeth and swallow her whole!"
The queen's attendant frowned and scolded: "Gao, be careful what you say!"
"Yes." Mrs. Gao had a good attitude and immediately apologized, but then she said aggrievedly, "My mother's family is the old part of Zhaowu uncle's house. I have considered myself to be a member of the Gu family since I was a child. What I just said came from the bottom of my heart. ! The empress now has several royal heirs. So what if Li Jieyu gives birth to a prince? It is only for her own benefit, but what is the benefit to the empress? If everyone is like her, how can they enter the palace? Serving the empress? This is basically someone who enters the palace to enjoy the blessings of the empress!"
Gu Zhen frowned slightly.
Gao's words touched her a little.
Indeed, she sought the Gao family and the Huang family to enter the palace for her own use, not simply to reward them with the blessing of becoming concubines and having children!
Previously, Li Jieyu teamed up with Lu Jieyu and fought vigorously with Tian Jieyu and Jingjieyu, which made the queen quite satisfied. In addition, she was an old man who entered the palace during the emperor's wedding. She saw with her own eyes that the concubines in the palace wanted to have a wife. It was so difficult and dangerous to have a child, especially since she was the victim. After hearing that Li Jieyu said that she was afraid of being retaliated by the imperial concubine's people when she was pregnant, she wanted to stay in the womb to protect the fetus. She thought it made sense, so she agreed.
But now that Mrs. Gao said this, the queen suddenly felt that she had been deceived by Li Jieyu!
Mr. Gao is right!
Now that he has no shortage of royal heirs, why is Li Jieyu's pregnancy and childbirth important
Isn't it important that I, the Lord of the Sixth Palace, lacks capable men to charge into the battle because of Li Jieyu's concentration on the pregnancy
As for Li Jieyu, this matter is very important, but is she herself important