In the morning, Yun Fenghuang waited for Gong Xiangxiao, who was alone in a side hall of Xuanqing Palace that was currently deserted.
"A few months ago, my father recommended Brother Xinyun and other guests to join the government, and he gave each of them a house." Seeing Yun Fenghuang silently watching him and not shutting up, Gong Xiangxiao touched his nose and coughed dryly, " If he no longer lives in the Regent's Mansion, it will not be convenient for my prince to come and go with him. Moreover, I said before that I don't want to see him. My prince thought, I can't make Jieyu unhappy every time. , didn’t you specifically call him that time?”
Yunfeng Huangpi smiled but said: "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty."
Gong Xiangxiao said: "It's easy to say, um, wrong. Why is it so urgent?"
"I heard that the regent's confinement was very cooperative with Bidong?" Yun Fenghuang smiled, "As the saying goes, uncle and nephew work together to cut through gold... Even the Ji family has a headache?"
Gong Xiangxiao frowned: "My father doesn't like him interfering with the temple affairs. I heard from the Didong people that it shouldn't be like that. What? Is that something that will hinder me?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "Jieyu, the new member of my palace, is in the limelight, how can she be hindered? If not, the crown prince, I'm afraid it won't be good!"
"If my prince's situation is all right, why did he come to the harem to see me so early in the morning?" Gong Xiangxiao said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Brother Xinyun has already warned me, what should I do?" The prince knows clearly."
Obviously, after having Qi Jiulu, he may not be able to contain Qi Jiulu because of Yun Fenghuang's high regard.
"In that case, I won't talk too much." Yun Fenghuang heard this, narrowed his eyes, and smiled, "I have a very private matter, and it has to do with what Duke Yi's government did to put me on the recruitment list. … Please tell me, Your Majesty.”
In a few words, he explained the whole story.
Gong Xiangxiao was surprised, rolled his eyes, and asked deliberately: "Who are you suing?" "
"Would you like to tell this to Chao's humble maid?" Yun Fenghuang gave him a strange look, "Perhaps the prince wants to tell someone?" "
Gong Xiangxiao choked and couldn't hold it back: "Shouldn't we tell Brother Xinyun about that kind of thing?! Why should we tell Chao instead?!"
"Of course I beg you to tell Mrs. Chao." Yun Fenghuang looked at him like a fool, "Can we fall out with Duke Yiguo's house in Ruming? But I have already started a quarrel because of the fallout. Who do I need to tell?"
Gong Xiangxiao was puzzled: "But what's the use of telling Mr. Chao? After she finds out, she will definitely tell Brother Xinyun and try to find a way to get Mr. Chao out of my broken appointment with Xinyunxin so that she can be with Xinyunxin." When children resolve their grudges, the couple will be intimate and affectionate...isn't that what Jieyu wants to see?"
"Your Majesty, if you think that way, you are underestimating that bitch of the Chao family." Yun Fenghuang sneered, "I and that bitch have been fighting since childhood, and we know each other's true colors best! Don't you think that the prince thinks that bitch? My maid is obsessed with fighting with you. Is it true that the eldest son of the Qi family is ruthless to the core?"
"... The Qi family is the leading family in the Northland, and the Chao family is trying to reach out?" Gong Xiangxiao had really thought so before. Although he had always stood firmly on Qi Jiulu's position, Chao Jingyou couldn't help but think privately. No Sympathy: It is said that she is a beautiful lady with both talents and beauty, but she is mainly tender and affectionate, and she is very devoted to Qi Jiulu.
But now listening to Yun Fenghuang's meaning, it seems that that's not the case
"No, no, no." Yun Fenghuang said, "The Qi family has the status of a eldest son, and it is indeed worthy for the tribes in the North to introduce their daughters to compete. To be honest with you, at the beginning, the family in this palace gave up. I have caught the attention of the head of the Qi family, and I have made many moves. The Chao family is slightly weaker than the Xie family, so naturally I hope to marry the Qi family to revitalize the family reputation."
Mrs. Qi knew full well that this was wrong, and not only would not stop it, but she would be happy to see it succeed.
After all, getting married is equivalent to finding an ally, not a burden.
That’s why Chao Jingyou always misunderstood Qi Jiulu and thought deeply about her, “That humble servant was born in the second wife of the Chao family. The family property is only passed down to the eldest family. In other words, Chao Jingyou's grandparents are still alive, and the children and grandchildren have not yet separated. She is not the daughter of the distinguished Chao family. But if her uncle succeeds as the head of the family, all the brothers will be divided. , the situation of her first family will plummet rapidly... Of course, since that cheap servant married into the Qi family, the situation of their second family will be temporarily protected."
But it's not temporary.
After all, Qi Jiulu hurriedly went to the south east to come to the imperial capital just after he got married. Who knows whether he can let Dong Yun Fenghuang go? How embarrassing is Chao Jingyou's situation? The second wife of the Chao family where she was born is in a difficult situation in the clan. .
Chao Jingyou is really relieved that Yun Fenghuang entered the palace by mistake, because the tribes in the north would not have thought that Qi Jiulu would be so bold and reckless, and even pursue Ye Changnao'er into the palace!
In this way, the previously unmarried couple could not renew their relationship immediately, and Chao Jingyou, the wife of the Qi family, was no longer favored, but she finally had her status.
Moreover, if she is pregnant and gives birth to the eldest son of Dong Qi Jiulu, then not only will her position be stable from now on, but she will finally have a bargaining chip, and she will not have to rely entirely on the support of her family and the forces behind the scenes, and she will not have any confidence at all.
"The palace has sent beautiful maids to serve the guests. When the prince sent the house to the house, he would not be stingy and left the beautiful maids in the palace without taking them away?" Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "In this way, the Chao family is a slut. Yi Zigui's hope is very slim, and he must be very anxious! Knowing those secrets at that time, how could he continue to walk and wait for death? "
Gong Xiangxiaodong asked consciously: "What would Chao Jingyou do if he knew about this?"
"If she doesn't know whether the news is what I asked me to tell her, she will first conduct preliminary verification. After confirmation, she will immediately send someone back to the North to inform her parents, brother and sister-in-law." Yun Fenghuang sneered. He groaned, "This is how to resolve Mrs. Xie's, especially my mother's hatred of her."
Gong Xiangxiao coughed dryly and said, "It shouldn't be so easy for your daughter to stop arguing with her, right?"
He had never met Mrs. Jiang, but when he saw Yun Fenghuang, he felt that the lady must be a fuel-efficient lamp...
Yun Fenghuang said: "Of course my mother is not such an easy-to-coax person. Prince Bu Nao, please don't forget that because of my sister, Xie's reputation in the North was not very good in the past two years. I have several Sisters of the same race are spending their youth in the family temple till tomorrow! The Xie family may not forgive Chao Jingyou, the Chao family may not forgive the Qi family, but given the opportunity to clear the family’s reputation, will Bu Cang Whether it’s true or not, will you not ask for it?”
Seeing that Gong Xiangxiao looked confused, he obviously didn't know how Hong Hong's things were connected
She frowned with some disgust and patiently explained, "Since I entered the palace, I am coveted by others. I was designed by a jealous woman. My sister's appearance is not to the east of me, so why can't I be coveted by others?" Is someone plotting against you?"
"Can you tell me that when your sister was imprisoned in the pig cage, half a box of tokens of love from her adulterer were found?" Gong Xiangxiao couldn't help but remind her, "Is that so easy to explain clearly?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "I can just send two maids to do that kind of thing, and it will take three days to make a full box!"
Gong Xiangxiao said: "That is very much a love letter..."
"I can write four or five kinds of handwriting, which can be graceful or bold, scrawled or graceful. I can write down exactly what the prince wants for any disgusting appearance. I can easily draw a few strokes to make him happy." Yun Fenghuang sneered, "Those are nothing!"
Gong Xiangxiao said: "Can you tell me that my sister was very pregnant as an adulterer at that time..."
"That's all nonsense!" Yun Fenghuang denied it without blinking an eye. "As the saying goes, everyone will push back against the wall. At that time, many people said that I am a watery person. Isn't I that kind of person?"
Gong Xiangxiao really wants to say something about our current behavior of a man and a woman living together in the same room, but I don’t want to!
But seeing Yun Fenghuang's cold expression, he intuitively felt that he should not continue to refute, and silently shut up.
Seeing that he was interested, Yun Fenghuang calmed down a little and continued: "Moreover, my parents only have two daughters, this palace and my sister. My sister went there at a young age in the North with the reputation of Hongxing cheating. It turns out that When I come to the Imperial Capital, I am cautious in my words and deeds, but I can't escape the misfortune of a beautiful woman... Don't you think it's a coincidence? Then it becomes clear that someone is plotting against his daughter, Xie!"
Gong Xiangxiao said in his heart that I, the prince, had sent someone to go to the north to get to the bottom of the matter. I said it so categorically that I, the prince, believed that my sister was a chaste and loyal woman who died unjustly.
He coughed dryly again: "Then I think someone is plotting against our girls?"
"Due to my sister's incident, the Xie family was disowned by the Qi family. The two families, who were considered family friends at the time, have no known contact with each other until now." Yun Fenghuang said, "And he, the Xie family, will not let the Chao family and the The Wang family's whistleblowers were filled with hatred! His maternal family, the Jiang family, had done nothing, yet they were accused of incompetently teaching their daughter and bringing down the in-laws! How many wealthy families in the North are considered to be the most powerful in the area? So, then? He was beaten to pieces by a net!"
"The person behind the scenes certainly has an agenda when he does that!"
"If the plan turns out to be a good one, then why do you want to ruin people's marriages, harm people's reputation, sow discord, and make the neighbors who are generally harmonious even if they have discord become enemies?"
"Since the plan is not good, then what happened three years ago has already affected a wide range of people. Those three years seemed to be peaceful, but who knows if there is an undercurrent, and all the tribes in the North are already involved. The scheming east may even be in danger of overthrowing at any time?!"
Gong Xiangxiao originally listened to it as a story, but after listening to it, his expression changed a little, and he asked suspiciously: "What I said... is it true or false?"
"That's not a serious request." Yun Fenghuang disagreed, "Whether the port is true or false, we have no evidence anyway. The key is if it is wrong, it will be in our favor."
Gong Xiangxiao humbly asked: "Does Jieyu mean that the Qi Chao family will use the truth about my entry into the palace to persuade the Xie family to take the lead, unite all the tribes in the north, put aside their past grudges, and jointly resist the pressure of the imperial capital? Do you... do that? What’s the benefit of making our mistake?”
In fact, what he really wants to ask is what are the benefits of doing Yun Fenghuang wrong? He didn't believe that Yun Fenghuang would be generous enough to win-win with his love rival.
Besides, whether it was the Marquis of Qingping whom he and Qi Jiulu suspected, or whether he was about to take office in the Yiguo Duke's Mansion, which Qi Jiulu hated to the bone, it was possible for all the tribes in the north to join forces to pay for it.
"When my sister's accident happened, I was not yet old enough to leave the cabinet, and because of my parents' pain, I had the chance to escape from the imperial capital." Yun Fenghuang sighed, showing a hint of sadness, "But other people in the clan Several sisters who are seeking to leave the palace are not so lucky. Even if they are lucky enough to get married, their life is probably not very good. Moreover, several of my nieces and nephews are looking for good looks even at their age... Mrs. Xie If the woman’s reputation is not cleared up, what will they do?”
It's just a family, it's just sisters and nieces who have been together day and night, that's one of them.
"The eldest son of the harem of the imperial dynasty should also know that concubines without family background are like water floating in the breeze, with nothing to rely on and nothing to rely on. I am lucky enough to be a concubine, which has already broken the convention. I want to stay here again, but I can't. It’s so difficult!”
The Xie family is not a prominent family in this place, and cannot be compared with the wealthy families in the imperial capital.
Once all the tribes in the North join forces and advance and retreat together, it will be a big bargaining chip. Not to mention that Yun Fenghuang Yidongzi and the imperial concubine Shufei Xinfei, Mrs. Yaoning and others are completely on equal footing, but at least they will not be regarded as an alternative in the palace, and they will accidentally break into the concubine circle. , after all, they are not treated as one of their own.
Yun Fenghuang always remembered the teachings of his teacher when he was young. After all, conspiracies and heresy are just nonsense. They can be used, but they must not be relied on. In the final analysis, a grand victory is the most unquestionable and convincing.
As many calculations, conspiracies, secrets, and twists and turns as she came to the position of Jieyu, there would be as many troubles as possible - things like luck can never happen again.
If you continue to take the road from the east, you will die sooner or later without a burial place!
"That's the second one." Gong Xiangxiao nodded slightly. Those two points, family and personal future, alone were indeed enough for Yun Fenghuang to temporarily abandon Chao Jingyou's hatred, but no, "Jie Yu said it all. You have done me a favor, you have done a good job to the Xie family, you have done a good job to the Chao family, you have done a good job to all the tribes in the north, but you don't know what good it has done to me, this prince?"
"What's the benefit?" Yun Fenghuang looked at him strangely, "The Qi family is serving under the command of the Crown Prince, and his family is flourishing. Isn't it the greatest benefit to be the Crown Prince?!"
Seeing Gong Xiangxiao stunned for a moment and then looking at her depressedly, she sighed, "It's true that I look down on the Crown Prince, but Crown Prince, please think about it, considering your status in front of the regent, and your stepmother's natal family, how can you It's such a great benefit, can you handle it? Is it a good thing for you to get it? It's better to hide your stupidity and help the people of Didong more, okay?"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for him to speak again, he flicked his sleeves and said, "It's getting late. I've said everything that needs to be said. Farewell!"
He stood up, took three steps and two steps and walked away - Gong Xiangxiao looked at her back with some melancholy: "Please, may I, Prince Dongci, bring Brother Xinjun here?"