Treacherous Living in the Imperial Harem

Chapter 1043: Kill someone with a borrowed knife

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Queen Mother Yuan's anger quickly spread to Yun Fenghuang.

This was not because of Chen Jing's clever methods, but because of a tip-off from Princess Lin.

"After being beaten repeatedly by Your Majesty, the Princess learned the lesson and began to think of other ways to avenge her only son." After hearing the news, Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "But if there is a chance, I will still use it. Do you need her to encourage you?"

Chen Jing said softly: "Your Majesty, after all, Princess Lin is the biological grandmother of the current King Fuyang. She knows more about the news from the Empress Dowager than we do."

Originally, after the heir was born, it was not easy for the biological parents to pay attention to it.

At least it's not good to pay attention to him openly, otherwise it will be suspected that you are deliberately cutting ties with him and delaying the close relationship between his stepchildren and his parents.

Especially since Gong Xiang Ruoyu was the legitimate son from his stepmother and became the heir of the emperor's adoptive mother, it was such a big leap that he had to pay even more attention to propriety.

However, the sudden and aggrieved death of Gong Xiangruo, although it was not caused by the murder of the two queen mothers, was somehow related to them.

Under such circumstances, Princess Lin would send things to the new King Fuyang, her grandson, from time to time, arrange some manpower, inquire about the current situation, etc. Chunjia would just turn a blind eye and Quan Dang would I didn't see it, so I just tried to appease him.

Even the loving Empress Dowager actually doesn't care much... The loving Empress Dowager has never cared about Gong Xiang Ruochang's family at all.

She raised Chunjia by herself and did not need other cheap sons.

Otherwise, when Gong Xiangruo was unable to kneel down, if she had known about the heir's physical condition, she would not have died at such a young age.

All in all, when it comes to following Empress Dowager Yuan's every move, there is indeed no one more convenient than Princess Lin.

"I didn't say that I would ignore her." Yun Fenghuang was currently worrying about the matter of medicine introduction and said absently, "It's just that the empress dowager, a loving mother, has always disliked me. Now that the Zhao family is about to be promoted, your majesty As a person, after figuring out my intentions, if you don't find excuses to break your promise, you must try to communicate with her in advance and comfort her. In this way, can she not hate me more and more? This is nothing new. Princess Lin is too impatient."

You should at least find something worthy of my attention, and then report it to me.

Now that there is a little bit of trouble, I hurriedly came over to say something...

Seems quite boring.

Of course, Yun Fenghuang can also understand Princess Lin's mood. Her only son, who she had high hopes for, is gone. Not only is the culprit unaffected, one of them even returned to the Imperial Capital and enjoyed the honor again!

And her wife and children, who were left behind by her only son, had to continue to crawl in front of Queen Mother Yuan and Queen Mother Qu, taking care of themselves day and night and serving them attentively... How could she possibly remain calm

"That's all, Princess Lin is also pitiful." The imperial concubine said casually, "From now on, if she sends messages, it doesn't matter whether they are useful or not. Just say thank you."

Chen Jing responded softly, and then said: "The empress dowager, a loving mother, is already highly respected. I really don't know why she still has to sit still and think about it. It is obvious that the empress has always treated her with respect..."

Of course, this was a lie with open eyes from Yun Fenghuang's point of view. Although the relationship between Queen Mother Yuan and Yun Fenghuang was so bad, it was Queen Mother Yuan who was the first to show her hostility towards Yun Fenghuang. But Yun Fenghuang was not a good troublemaker, and he often caused trouble for this loving mother, the Queen Mother.

Therefore, in normal times, both sides would avoid each other and roll their eyes at Chunjia.

Nowadays, whenever there is a bit of discord, can we not let all the old and new hatreds come up and gnash our teeth

Yun Fenghuang said lazily: "The Empress Dowager is not happy with me for a day or two. Princess Lin is remarried, and Concubine Zhou has passed away when she comes. Maybe she has never experienced such a situation. The Empress Dowager is... "

At this point, she was suddenly startled and stopped abruptly!

Chen Jing didn't know why, but still echoed: "What the empress said is absolutely true, Princess Lin..."

"The news that Princess Lin just arrived said that the loving mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager, is now extremely resentful of me?" Yun Fenghuang suddenly interrupted him and asked, "How much resentment is there?"

"Empress." Chen Jing saw that her expression was different, and he didn't know what the master was thinking about, so he said cautiously, "Even if the empress dowager is a loving mother, she resents the empress, but she can't do anything to her..."

Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes and sneered slightly: "Of course it is. But, you said that if she had a chance to eradicate me, no, maybe she can't eradicate me, but it is possible that I will be abandoned by your majesty... Well, no, even... There are other more gains, such as... Uncle Zhaowu! That's right, it's Uncle Zhaowu! There is nothing I can do, but the empress dowager, a loving mother, may not be able to do anything! Even if there is really nothing you can do... One more person is more effort, right?"

She suddenly raised her head, looked at Chen Jing, and ordered in a deep voice, "As soon as possible, no, as soon as possible, no, as soon as possible, let the Queen Mother know about the introduction of the medicine!"

Before Chen Jing could speak, the imperial concubine kept talking about her plans, "It's best to use the Gu family's name. The queen mother must not be fooled into noticing that it's my intention! In addition, spread the word that the head of the Qi family wants to Qi Jiulu is a good person and will do his best to cooperate with me! Otherwise, even if he can make me miserable, what hope does the Qi family have in the future?!"

"What's more, I haven't been in the palace for nothing these years. How easy is it to trick me? You ask him to ask, how many people have used Qi Jiulu to criticize me in these years? When has Gong ever been afraid?!"

... After a long while, watching Chen Jing leave in a hurry, Yun Fenghuang's eyes flickered and he prayed secretly, hoping that the empress dowager, a loving mother, would come back to the imperial capital even if she risked her life to perform a painful trick, but she must not let herself down!

She remembered that the reason for the dissolution of her marriage with Qi Jiulu, that is, Xie Fenghuan Hongxing's affair, was behind the Chao family, and the Chao family had many connections with the Xingning Bo Mansion!

Although the real leader of the Chao family in manipulating the disputes between the northern locals was not the Xingningbo Mansion. The Xingningbo Mansion was also deceived and used, but... after all, it was the Yuan family who came forward to contact and negotiate with these families. How can those who go to subdue them not have any remaining benefits at all

You can tell this just by looking at the Ji family. How many years have it been since Duke Ye and other direct descendants died? The remnant did so many things and stirred up troubles between the two countries. In the end, he fled into the desert and was never brought to justice!

Yun Fenghuang used to wish that the Yuan family was full of trash, but now he silently prays that such a big family, even if its background is far less than that of the Ji family, is not as good as the Ouyang family, Yin family, Meng family, Yun family and other well-established families. But after all, he was a high-ranking family in the same county. Because of Chunjia, he was once promoted to the temple. Even if the whole family was executed, because of his loving mother, the Empress Dowager, the emperor spared it and kept Yuan Ke. One, and there will always be something left for them. Even if the house is confiscated, it will probably not be done too badly...

All in all, she was deep in the palace and unable to take care of the Dingbei army.

The empress dowager, a loving mother, still has some hope!

"But it's not safe to just rely on the Queen Mother." Yun Fenghuang thought in his heart and ordered the Qing people to send a message, asking people to express their gratitude to Wu Zheng, "Even if Uncle Zhaowu is not assassinated this time, he will not be able to continue to be in power." The Northern Army. Marquis Jingning was not originally a member of the Dingbei Army, but he was in charge temporarily. And for a veteran general like him who is good at conquering and fighting, the court will not allow him to stay for a long time if there is no problem at the border. After the celebration banquet, he will be permanently stationed in the temple. . There will definitely be someone else from the Dingbei Army to take over... Brother Twenty-One, please worry about it, is there anything you can do?"

Positions of power move people's hearts the most.

I don’t believe that even if the Dingbei Army was led by Uncle Zhaowu, everyone at the top and bottom would be as strong as iron and would not murder Shangguan just for such an opportunity to stand out!

If Uncle Zhaowu was so capable, he would not be assassinated.

This was a two-pronged preparation. After thinking about it, Yun Fenghuang decided to do it again: "I remember that the Gu family once persuaded the queen to deliberately raise the tenth prince so that she could support the twelve princes in the East Palace? It's just that the queen was soft-hearted, and the twelve The prince is young and is worried about what will happen in the future, so he refuses? In this case, I will help her! "

Before Chunjia changed his mind, the tenth prince and the twelfth prince could be said to be the unofficial candidates for the heir apparent.

Due to his slightly older age and his biological mother's low background, the tenth prince's chances are actually higher than those of the twelfth prince.

Of course, the succession of the twelfth prince to the throne was more in line with Gu's interests and made Gu feel more at ease.

Therefore, over the years, many people within the Gu family hoped that the queen could take advantage of her mother's status to remove the stumbling block of the tenth prince for the twelve princes, and allow the prince with Gu's blood to ascend the throne.

Chunjia also knew this.

It's just that the heads of the Gu family are not stupid, and even Gu Zhen is unwilling to agree to take the lead in killing a prince named Kang Jian before the overall situation is determined.

They didn't let go, and the people inside the Gu family who proposed it couldn't do anything.

However, at this moment, Yun Fenghuang decided to help them.

"Take advantage of the chaos to eradicate the ten princes to support the twelve princes to ascend the throne. However, Your Majesty is still in his prime, and the crown prince has not yet been officially registered." Yun Fenghuang's expression was cold, and he thought quietly, "In this way, if we arrange the ginseng Gu family's ambition, Uncle Wu will be When life and death are unknown, he is still thinking about planning to seize the throne, which shows his character and character... In this way, if Uncle Zhaowu is worried, he has to say nothing. Well, after all, he is a military commander with many years of experience. He has a good foundation and must have a firm mind. This may not necessarily be the case. Fragile. But... maybe in order to help Gu get through this ordeal, he would actively seek death in exchange for sympathy?"

To be honest, Yun Fenghuang is not very sure about this method.

The main reason is that there may not be enough time.

but…

There was nothing she could do.

It's not that she was stingy about her own life and future and didn't talk to Chunjia, but she knew very well that even if she went regardless, she would be self-defeating and provoke Chunjia to eradicate Qi Jiulu. There was an 8-9 chance of it.

She really tried her best and could only leave the rest to fate.

After the smallpox incident, Concubine Min once again felt the cruelty of fate and her own powerlessness.

She hated it very much, but there was nothing she could do.

Finally, he calmed down and summoned King Jin to him. He decided to divert his attention by urging the child to make progress.

... To be honest, this method was quite effective, because after a while, Yun Fenghuang had completely forgotten about other troubles, and was only thinking about how to beat up this naughty kid in front of him