Xie Kuo went to the Empress Dowager the next day, because since Chunjia took office, the Empress Dowager had rapidly lost power. In the past two years, no one in the palace or outside the palace paid much attention to her.
In addition, Yun Fenghuang deliberately concealed it, so no one paid attention to it for a while.
On the first day, Xie Kuo didn't stay long with the Empress Dowager before he came back. When Yun Fenghuang heard the news, he immediately pushed aside the palace affairs he was dealing with and summoned her to ask about the whole story.
Xie Kuo was a little uneasy: "The Empress Dowager didn't say anything to me. She only asked me about my past. After I had some refreshments, she said she was tired."
"Even if the Empress Dowager has a sharp gaze, it is impossible to say that the matter is so big that it can be decided at the first meeting." Yun Fenghuang was not sure of the Empress Dowager's thoughts, but looking at her niece's panic, she comforted her, "Maybe I want to see you again? Don't worry, I will continue to pay my respects to the Queen Mother tomorrow."
After thinking about it for a while, he finally couldn't bear it and said, "It doesn't matter if this doesn't work out. The big deal is, my aunt will give it to you again..."
"No!" Who knew that Xie Kuo bit his lip when he heard this, but insisted, "Please help me, aunt, I must become the Dalan clan of Wei He!"
She clenched her fists, her eyes full of ambition, "Auntie is right, if I miss this time, there will never be a better opportunity for me in the future!"
After all, within the dynasty, her aunt had almost reached her limit.
And in her words, the best choice in the future is to become a certain prince, or the prince's wife and concubine.
No, normally speaking, it is impossible for her to become the Crown Prince's wife and concubine.
The reason is very simple. With Xie's family background, she could only marry into the royal family by relying on her aunt Yun Fenghuang. But if Yun Fenghuang remains proud for a long time, his biological son, King Jin, will definitely take the throne in the East Palace in the future. And Xie Kuo is so much older than King Jin, even if she is his niece, it is impossible for him to be a concubine for King Jin. If the King of Jin fails to seize the crown prince, Yun Fenghuang will probably not be able to protect himself. When the time comes, even if Xie Kuo becomes the prince's concubine, you can imagine the situation he will be in!
He could only leave the country and marry Wei He.
In this way, even if her aunt fails in the end and it involves diplomatic relations and it is inconvenient for the two countries to fall out easily, it will not affect her at all.
Even if the new king comes to power, he must continue to support her as a Dalan clan.
After all, Wei He once threatened the country for many years, and he was not a fuel-efficient lamp. The reason why even the new Khan and the Xinyan clan were left to the imperial court this time was simply due to the temporary decline caused by years of civil strife.
After a few years, he has regained some strength. If the new king dares to give up Xie Kuo, he may no longer be able to force Wei He to arrange a Dalan clan from Central Earth!
When the time comes, won't all the hard work of Chunjia and his ministers be destroyed in one day
Xie Kuo said sincerely: "Moreover, the family is overthrown, and the nieces are helpless and can only protect my aunt. But my aunt has supported the family for these years, and no matter how unfilial the niece is, she still wants to share the worries for my aunt! If she marries in the country, even if they live together till old age, I am just relying on my aunt for support, so what can I do for my aunt? I don’t want to drag my aunt down for the rest of my life! If I don’t have this opportunity, I don’t dare to cause trouble to my aunt. But since the good opportunity is ahead of me, if I don’t do my best, when I look back in the future, Isn’t it too late to regret it?”
Yun Fenghuang stared at her for a long time, and then sighed after a while: "In fact, in my opinion, this matter is an opportunity, but I can't bear it. The Dalan clan... seems to be beautiful, but you also know that Wei He is like this In the past two years, he has suffered losses at the hands of the imperial court. Everyone, from top to bottom, is actually full of resentment towards the imperial court. The new khan was carefully selected by the imperial court. His mother's family is humble and he himself is weak. The problem is, with your majesty, For example, you should understand that either you look weak, or you are really incompetent and mediocre! If you do not do well, the end of Yuanhou Ji Lingzi will be your end!"
"Besides, I don't have the right people in my family to assist you in such a big matter."
"When the time comes, we will have no choice but to rely on the Yin family. They cannot think of you first in everything... and they will even take the initiative to deceive and take advantage of you in many things!"
"Even if you find out, you don't want to fall out with them, because you still need them."
"In addition to these, although you and I grew up in the north, we are not considered delicate, but the wind and frost on the grassland are even worse than in the north... Every year there are people who go to the grassland and then become unaccustomed to the acclimatization. You entered the palace when you were young, in this country In front of the palace, you can be considered a noble man, can you bear it?"
Seeing Xie Kuo's firm attitude, he finally hesitated again and again before reluctantly agreeing.
"Maybe I am really old." She told the Qing people afterward. "A few years ago, when Kuo'er was so determined, I should have been only happy and not worried. It was probably also after the fall of the Xie family, the total number of You have so many children on your knees."
Qingren said softly: "You are a talkative person. In the past, when nothing happened to Mr. Xie, didn't you treat a few ladies well? In the former harem, I don't know how many people envied them. You have supported them at a young age. "
This was what she said sincerely. She felt that it was not an exaggeration to say that Yun Fenghuang was a gift to his three nieces.
After all, regardless of whether the Xie family is destroyed or not, when the three girls grow up, they are definitely destined to get married.
The only difference is that those who are favored will deliberately choose a better one, while those who are not favored will be married off casually.
That is to say, he was raised in front of a noble concubine. His status was extraordinary and he was destined to have the capital to marry well.
Otherwise, Xie Kuo would not compete with the Dalan clan. If she went to King Weihe's tent as the legitimate daughter of the Xie clan, she would be demoted to a slave girl just like the new Khan's biological mother.
Yun Fenghuang narrowed her eyes and said nothing. She thought to herself that no wonder Chunjia started to be merciful. It was her. In the past two years, her thoughts had changed from before.
The scary thing is that you don't realize it, and after you notice it, and think about it carefully, you still think it is true.
She sighed melancholy in her heart, not knowing whether this change would be good or bad in the end.
After nightfall, it was determined that Chunjia would not come to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, so Yun Fenghuang dressed up in disguise and went to see the Empress Dowager in person.
The Empress Dowager had already fallen asleep at this time. When she heard that the imperial concubine had come secretly, she was quite unhappy. She yawned and said, "The Ai family has never made any trouble to her niece. Is it worth it for her to come in person?"
The attendant said: "The servant has gone back to the imperial concubine. Please ask her to come back?"
"That's all." The Empress Dowager thought for a while, shook her head slightly, and said, "She is quite capable of making decisions in this palace now, and the Ai family also has some matters that require her to open the door for convenience."
So he finally got up and dressed, and met the imperial concubine in the flower hall.
"The Ai family knows what you are thinking. I just hope that the Ai family can say more good things for your niece in front of the emperor." The relationship between the two parties has always been somewhat stumbling, and neither of them has the intention to be polite, so the Empress Dowager sat down and said goodbye. , and said straight to the point, "But don't forget that the Dalan clan looks noble, but it's actually not that easy to sit still. For you and me, it may be just a little difficult. But your niece, I'm sorry From what I see, her character may be okay, but her methods are immature. This is not surprising, after all, she has been raised by you since she was a child, and no one who is not wise dares to look at her. She was raised in such an environment. The child who came out was suddenly thrown into a pile of wolves on the grassland. Not only did he have to survive, he also had to suppress a whole pack of wolves... Are you giving this child a chance to become rich and famous? Or are you giving her death?"
Yun Fenghuang said in a slow voice: "My dear, when I was as rich as a child, how could I not be the apple of my family's eyes? Suddenly something happened, I was living under someone else's care, and then I entered the palace in a daze... Haven't you been here all these years? Besides, I entered the palace with nothing, so if Kuo'er is selected, then the country will marry Wei He. Even if Wei He doesn't care about her, how can he not care about the country?"
The Empress Dowager said calmly: "If you don't care about your niece's life and future, make sure that if the child doesn't survive and something goes wrong, you won't be angry at the Ai family. Then the Ai family will help you tell a few gossips in front of the emperor. So what? You are not the niece of the Ai family."
These words seemed to think that Xie Kuo would definitely fail if he went to Wei He, and Yun Fenghuang was trying to encourage the young people.
But because the Empress Dowager had no attitude of showing any difficulty, the imperial concubine was too lazy to care about it at the moment. She told Xie Kuo that matters regarding the Dalan clan should be dealt with slowly and that it was impossible to decide at once, but she was still very anxious in her heart.
I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm just afraid that the Gu family or other opponents will come up with more suitable candidates.
Wouldn't the aunt and nephew be busy in vain
"It's such a hard work for your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang immediately said, "As for Kuo'er, he will have life and death, wealth and honor in heaven. How dare he anger the Madam? But he must remember the kindness of the Madam."
The Empress Dowager smiled half-heartedly and said, "You don't have to remember that, you can just pay it back."
Then he brought it up, "The Ai family has nothing else to think about now. They just like the seventh prince's temperament. If the seventh prince is willing to come to the Ai family in the future, don't stop him. How about that?"
"The empress values Xiao Qi, that is Xiao Qi's blessing." Yun Fenghuang thought about it for a moment and then said straightforwardly, "I will definitely let him come to pay my respects to the empress in the future."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was satisfied, she asked directly, "But I don't know why the empress loves Xiao Qi among all the princes? Is it really because Xiao Qi looks exactly like the late emperor?"
The Empress Dowager glanced at her and said lightly: "He does look like an old friend."
Anyway, it is unlikely that this person would have murdered the Seventh Prince in the palace. Even if he did, to put it bluntly... Yun Fenghuang could quickly shift the blame and use this hatred to completely draw the Yin family to his side. At the same time, although she was not sure whether the words of the Empress Dowager were true or false, she remained silent. Seeing that it was late, she pulled down her hood to cover her face, stood up and left.
Back at Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, Chen Jing, who was accompanying him, was still a little bit incredulous: "I didn't expect that the Empress Dowager valued the Seventh Prince so much and agreed so easily."
He also thought that the Empress Dowager would definitely not let go of this opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and she might have to put forward more stringent conditions.
For example, he advised the emperor not to clear up Ji's posthumous name, or even deal with those who falsely accused Ji.
Yun Fenghuang was also thinking a little, and said slowly: "Maybe it's because of Your Majesty."
Seeing that Chen Jing and other attendants were puzzled, she explained, "The reason why the Empress Dowager allows us to ask her for help is not other than that Your Majesty believes in her judgment. If she puts forward conditions that would embarrass me or His Majesty, Your Majesty will If she doesn’t care what she thinks, what leverage does she have? Rather than being embarrassed by both parties, it’s better to be like this now and make it easier for others.”
Of course, there may be secrets and inside stories that the master and servant cannot see through now.
But the most urgent task is to finalize the candidate for the Dalan clan, and other matters will be discussed later.
The Empress Dowager kept her word and sent a message to Chunjia the next day, saying that she thought Xie Kuo was enough to shoulder the responsibility of the Dalan clan.
When Chunjia found out, she raised her eyebrows and told Yan Yin: "Ask the emperor's grandmother if she is free there. I will go and say hello later."