Gu Zhen was so angry that he raised his hand and smashed the tea cup in front of Yun Fenghuang, and shouted sternly: "Yi clan's wretched maid! Not to mention having a private meeting with her foreign husband, she actually brought the seventh princess there..."
She suddenly thought of something, turned her head to look at Du Langu, and quickly recalled the face of the Seventh Princess.
It's just that after the emperor had too many heirs in the palace, it was difficult for even Chunjia, the biological father, to remember the names of his children, let alone Gu Zhen, the cheap aunt. The seventh princess was too young to be favored by Zhaoqing, the eldest sister of her mother, so He was not noticeable in the palace.
Gu Zhen really didn't have much influence on her, so he couldn't help but order, "Bring the Seventh Princess here!"
The mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager, was also livid. She had no intention of quarreling with the imperial concubine. Instead, she stared at Yi Xing'en, as if she wanted to choose someone to devour!
It's no wonder that she can't keep calm at this moment. After all, the Xingningbo Mansion, the mother-in-law's natal family, was annihilated because of confusion about the royal bloodline.
The Yuan family did not even dare to let Yuan's daughter have an affair with her husband. It was just that Yuan Zhiniang's biological princess died in infancy, and a baby boy was found to pretend to be Yuan Zhiniang's royal heir.
Now Yi Xing'en is in a good situation. She might have given birth to the Seventh Princess with Du Langu and pretended to be her heir!
The empress dowager, a loving mother, had so many emotions in her heart that her hands were trembling slightly. Since she felt that the imperial concubine was also involved in this kind of thing, it was simply because the sky had eyes to see if the imperial concubine Min could survive this time! She was also worried about this lowly maid's ability to bewitch the emperor, and worried that if Yun Fenghuang had a chance to escape again, then... the loving empress dowager might really be vomiting blood.
How come she has been with the emperor for many years and raised Chunjia single-handedly, and the family cannot be saved? How about Yun Fenghuang, relying on the emperor's favor, but always being merciful outside the law? ?
"Queen, wait a minute!" At this time, Yun Fenghuang suddenly noticed something, and his eyes lit up immediately, "Don't you think this is too unreasonable? Although this person named Du is not a good person at first glance, he is like What does the Seventh Princess have to do with her? Don’t forget that when Yishi was pregnant with the Seventh Princess, Du was left alone and was not in the imperial capital at all! Is it possible that she still has something to do with Yishi? "
Then he said, "By the way, I still remember that Yi Shi must have never seen anyone named Du before this!"
Gu Zhen sneered and said, "Then tell me, why didn't she tell her about her private meeting with Du Langu and why she brought the Seventh Princess with her?"
"Perhaps the Seventh Princess is interested in Du Langu?" Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "Children have no idea what they think. The Seventh Princess is young, so she may have heard about Du Langu by chance. Some of his deeds aroused curiosity, and he wanted to see Du Langu. Yishi doted on her daughter, so she followed her. "
"My concubine, what you say is unreasonable." The loving mother-in-law, the Queen Mother, said softly, "Let alone the daughter of the royal family, how could she have such an idea for nothing. Just say that the seventh princess is young, how can she know so much? Even if she is a daughter of the royal family, how can she have such a thought? You made such a whimsical request. As a mother-in-law, you should guide her well and not allow her to run wild. Furthermore, even if you love your daughter, shouldn't Yishi have reported it to you and then reported it to the queen to see if she can leave? How can we satisfy the curiosity of the Seventh Princess in an upright way? But how do we allow a young concubine to have a private meeting with foreign ministers in the dusk?"
Then he said, "The Ai family knows that this Yi family has followed you since entering the palace and gave birth to the emperor's eldest daughter. You can't help but prefer her. Otherwise, you wouldn't have tried your best to promote her as a concubine. It's just that right is right and wrong is wrong. Yi Shi did something wrong. As her introducer, you need to take responsibility both emotionally and rationally. But after all, she is the one doing shameless things now, not you. . The emperor has always been partial to you, so it probably won’t be a big deal. You’d better stop talking, lest you tell the emperor later and make you even more annoyed by your ignorance.”
From the perspective of a distinguished elder, these words can be said to be reasonable and considerate.
It's just that Yun Fenghuang really valued Yi Xing'en, but he refused to let the matter rest. Instead, he said in a deep voice: "It's precisely because Yi Shi is my concubine's support that I don't believe she would do such a thing!"
"But the truth of the matter is that it doesn't mean that the imperial concubine doesn't believe it." Gu Zhen sneered, "Yi Shi, you can speak for yourself. You just kept saying that you were drunk and mistakenly thought Du Langu was your majesty. That led to such a series of things. Then I ask you, what do you mean by bringing the Seventh Princess to see Du Langu? Don’t say there is no such thing! The people in front of me have never lied, since you have reported it here , obviously I have proof! Or, bring the palace maid over now and confront you on the spot?!"
Yi Xingen's face turned pale, and she subconsciously looked at Yun Fenghuang again.
Yun Fenghuang's expression was extremely cold, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Yi Shi, I know very well what kind of person you are! The Seventh Princess is still young, and what her future will be like depends on your thoughts!"
The implication is that Yi Xingen still guided Yi Xingen to blame Du Langu and pick out herself.
Gu Zhen was dissatisfied and said calmly: "Concubine, there is no need to do useless work. The evidence is solid, no matter how eloquent Yi Shi is, she can't cover up her mistakes today! If she confesses honestly, she might still be able to stay. A little bit of decency will make it easier for the Seventh Princess to live her life in the future. Otherwise, how will the Seventh Princess, and even Zhaoqing, be able to hold their heads high in this life!?"
Yun Fenghuang didn't look at her, only sneered: "I don't have to worry about this for the Queen. After all, something like this happened in the palace, and the Queen will not be able to hold her head high in the future!"
Her words were tantamount to explicitly accusing Gu Zhen of being lax in his management of the palace.
In fact, this is unfair to the queen. After all, the queen is not the only one who holds the power of the palace. Logically speaking, this responsibility should not be borne by the queen alone.
However, Gu Zhen was not angry at the moment, mainly because she thought the imperial concubine was in a hurry, so she criticized her unscrupulously.
It can be seen that what happened this time really made the imperial concubine feel troublesome.
It’s no wonder, if the imperial concubine herself is innocent and has never had any similar black spots, and it is Yi Xing’en who commits the crime, and has nothing to do with Xuanqing Palace, Yun Fenghuang can even use the excuse that he is innocent and kind, and does not discover Yi Xing’en’s His true face is that he is also a victim, so he can win the emperor's pity.
But who is to say that Yun Fenghuang himself is not particularly innocent
Not to mention her past with Qi Jiulu, which was brought out and criticized over and over again after she became a concubine and mother-in-law.
Let's just say that her half-sister Xie Fenghuan, if she hadn't relied on the royal power to clear her name after being favored, framed the Wang family and framed her, who knew the inside story? Is the truth
With such a past, and the concubine under his control also did similar things, how could Yun Fenghuang be able to pluck her clean
If a person is surrounded by promiscuous women, how can she convince others that she is a clean and pure person
Maybe Chunjia still loves Yun Fenghuang and doesn't think much about it.
But the problem is that the emperor is still in his prime. If he doesn’t think so today, he won’t think so tomorrow, but what about the day after tomorrow? What about next month? What about next year? What about two years later
This matter may not bring the imperial concubine down in the short term, but it is definitely a huge hidden danger that can put Yun Fenghuang on the verge of falling out of favor.
Yun Fenghuang obviously couldn't accept this result.
But the Queen Mother and the Queen worked hard to push it towards this result.
The two sides couldn't stop arguing. At this time, the empress dowager couldn't help but admire Yun Fenghuang's eloquence. Under such extremely unfavorable circumstances with solid evidence, Yun Fenghuang relied on her own strength to speak, leaving both her and the queen speechless several times. , had to rely on "phoenix body violation" to threaten and mediate.
In the end, the matter could not be suppressed, and Chunjia hurriedly arrived after receiving the report.
The emperor's face was very gloomy when he arrived. This was not only because his concubine was colluding with her foreign husband, but also because the long-lost conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law reappeared!
In fact, the emperor was well aware of the turmoil between the sixth prince and the tenth prince yesterday.
It's just that he didn't feel so sorry for the Queen who suffered a loss, so he just pretended that he didn't know what was going on.
At that time, he was still rejoicing in his heart. Today was the last one. From now on, birthday banquets and other events should be held for one day or three days. Isn't this an opportunity for others to make trouble
If it's just one day, the birthday boy won't have time to accept the congratulations, and the person in charge won't have time to look up and down to make sure there are no mistakes. In short, everyone is too busy to do anything, so what could go wrong
After three days, after the tension of the first day, didn't everyone come out to cause trouble
But I never expected that such a big scandal and turmoil would arise! ! !
Of course, in Yun Fenghuang's estimation, another reason why Chunjia was so angry was that the minister involved was Du Langu.
This is a young minister who has been sneaking around before the emperor officially takes charge. Regardless of his age and talent, he has a bright future.
As a result, while still going through hardships, he got involved in the secret affairs of the palace.
If Chunjia had a choice, he might rather give up Yi Xing'en than lose Du Langu.
After all, for the emperor, beauties are easily available, but capable and direct ministers are not so easy to come by.
In particular, although Yi Xing'en was stunningly beautiful, Chunjia's favorite was Yun Fenghuang after all, and he was not worried about Yi Xing'en. Because Yi Shi had to lose a future arm, how could the emperor not feel that it was not worthwhile
"What on earth is going on?" Chunjia was in a bad mood. After sitting down, she still suppressed her temper and greeted her loving mother, the Queen Mother, in a low voice, and finally asked quietly.
He actually understood everything that happened before he came, but he didn't want to start a big fight at this moment. After listening to the guard's report, he thought about it and said, "It may be a misunderstanding. When I went to Yishi's place two days ago, I teased Qi. Princess. The Seventh Princess said at that time that every time she saw me, she would either be in front of her mother-in-law or at a banquet. She once asked me if I would take her around in private? I agreed at that time, but turned around because I was so busy with government affairs that I forgot about it.”
The emperor made up a story on the spur of the moment, saying that Yi Xingen left the banquet with the Seventh Princess, and left alone with his daughter in the middle, saying that he took the Seventh Princess to find him. However, he was busy at the time and could not fulfill his promise. , played with the Seventh Princess, and even said a few words to Yi Shi.
This is why Yi Xingen looked like she was crying when she took her daughter back to the palace maid.
After that, Yishi might have gone to another place to cry for a while, and even had two drinks... In this way, he was so drunk that he went to the woods and happened to bump into Du Langu. Couldn't the whole thing be connected in series
"Your Majesty, this is so..." Gu Zhen felt very worried when he heard that. As soon as he opened his mouth, Chunjia raised his head and glanced at her sharply. The rest of his words were stuck in his throat and he could not continue for a while.
The empress dowager next to her was also speechless and coughed dryly: "I see, the Ai family people have misunderstood. If this is the case, then there is no need to start a big fight. Let's go back to the banquet to avoid panic. The rest will be handed over to us. Leave it to the imperial concubine."
After saying that, he stood up and motioned for the queen to leave with him.
Chunjia hurriedly said: "I'll send you off, baby."
"No need." The loving mother Empress Dowager said kindly, "It's just a few steps away. The Ai family has also lived in the palace, and the queen is accompanying them. Is it difficult to walk through it? The emperor is willing to talk to Ai in two days when he is free. It’s all about what we say, but why be in a hurry?”
As he spoke, he glanced at Du Langu and pointedly said, "Business about your business."