"Do you think I'm deceiving you?" Concubine Zheng laughed dumbly, "I just said that you have a lot of shadows of my uncle when he was a boy... But you don't seem to know how my uncle got to where he is today. ?”
Yun Fenghuang really doesn't know.
However, Concubine Zheng didn't mean to explain her doubts at the moment. She just said casually, "I don't know how you got Yun Ronghua into your palace, but you broke the tacit understanding by relying on the 'hardship of heirs'" After becoming a concubine, not only will it be extremely difficult, but the most important thing is that you have nothing particularly reliable to rely on to ensure your safety in this palace."
"What happened today is a clear example!"
Today, everyone, including Yun Fenghuang, is most suspicious of Concubine Zheng. However, everyone has a tacit understanding and did not mention Concubine Zheng.
And Xue Xiaoge repeatedly blamed Concubine Shu, but she was repeatedly rejected and warned by her direct cousin's first cousin, Empress Ji - did Empress Ji not want to target Concubine Shu? Did the queen deliberately disgrace her relatives? Does the Queen really believe that Concubine Shu is innocent
Of course it's impossible.
The problem is that behind Concubine Shu stands the Duke of Yi State, who is a staunch royalist. When the emperor has already taken charge of the government, and the entire Ji family chooses to temporarily retreat, wait and see, and hesitate, the empress cannot rashly let Concubine Shu take any charge. .
Otherwise, it would be difficult not to be interpreted by the previous court as Ji's intention to start from the harem, thus triggering a new round of conflicts.
So even if the evidence on the surface was conclusive, Yun Qingman didn't have any particularly strong defense, and even the flaw in his words almost dragged Concubine Shu in... In the end, under the Queen's hint, a group of people named a palace maid to take the blame. Qingman was only demoted one level.
This matter is over.
At least before major changes occurred in the temple, the truth of the matter was that the concubines were all good, and the evildoers were all underlings.
This is a tacit understanding in the palace of the country. Everyone has a backing, so when they fight, the fault has to be with the backer, or when it comes to a life-and-death situation, winning or losing does not involve the main position itself, so as not to fall into an uncontrollable situation.
Yun Fenghuang, who tried his best to give himself a child-proofing drug before becoming a concubine, lacked this confidence.
At present, the summer banquet turmoil has not completely subsided, and the emperor's future is also uncertain. In addition, the queen needs a concubine after Ji Muzi is reduced to a concubine, so her position is relatively stable.
But he had to temporarily put aside his resentment towards Chao Jingyou and try to use the tribes in the North to join forces to give himself more weight.
But just as Yun Fenghuang had worried before, the alliance of the tribes in the North is definitely not something that can be achieved in a short time. After the alliance, it will be difficult to compete with the Ji family and the Regent's Palace.
Conventional palace battles for favor and mother-child valuing are not feasible in the harem of a dynasty.
Without a family background, life and death can only depend on the thoughts of a high-ranking concubine.
With a family background, no matter how many evil things you do, like Ji Muzi or Yuan Niang, you can at most retreat for a while, turn around, and return to a high position, it will only be a blink of an eye.
Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips and said nothing, then he laughed softly for a moment: "What? Are you planning to let me worship my adoptive father again?"
When she said this, her mind was racing, and she was quickly thinking of ways to refuse.
That's right, Zheng Ju's status and power are now secure. After becoming his adoptive father, he can quickly make up for his shortcomings. Regardless of Quan Huan's reputation, when it comes to benefits, he is even better than Gong Xiangxiao's cheap ally.
But precisely because Zheng Ju's status and power are extraordinary, he is a figure who can compete with the regent, and is not comparable to Gong Xiangxiao. Yun Fenghuang does not want such a cheap father.
She had no choice but to have Gong Xiangxiao as her ally, and she really needed such a powerful figure in the palace at that time. The most important thing was...
Yun Fenghuang felt that Gong Xiangxiao was threatening.
He was just a member of the clan who did not hold power. Even though he held the title of Prince Regent, Yun Fenghuang was now promoted to Jieyu, so he no longer cared much about his threats. But Gong Xiangxiao was a little worried that she would turn her back on him after eating everything...
But Zheng Ju is not like that.
Let’s not talk about this person’s power, let’s talk about this person’s scheming. From a poor family who was sold into the palace, he gradually became a hussar general, holding a heavy army, and experienced three dynasties with unfailing glory... Such a person , Yun Fenghuang was so confused that he felt he was good enough to play tricks on him.
If you can't play tricks, you will be eaten to death...
It is better to take life and death lightly, live as you love, and live happily at least.
"How is it possible?" Just when Yun Fenghuang's idea was gradually developing towards the direction of mutual destruction, Concubine Zheng burst out laughing again, "Mao Jieyu has her own parents, so she must have been very aggrieved by being forced to recognize the Yun family and his wife as her parents. Although Gong is not a kind-hearted person, he cannot do such a thing!"
She stepped on Duke Yi's Mansion calmly and replied, "What I mean is that Jieyu wants to raise the prince born by Yun Ronghua in order to blackmail Duke Yi's Mansion... This move is indeed unique and admirable, but as long as After all, if Concubine Shu does not die, there are hidden dangers! After all, if nothing else, as long as Concubine Shu also gives birth to the emperor's heir, or raises the emperor's heir, then Yun Ronghua's heir will definitely not be as valued by the Duke of Yi as Concubine Shu's son!"
The imperial concubine raised her eyebrows slightly and chuckled, "If Mao Jieyu's plan is to go smoothly, Concubine Shu must die!"
"..." Yun Fenghuang looked at her with confusion on his face, but he was extremely horrified in his heart. Although these words were not all of her plans, they already accounted for seven or eighty-eight percent of them!
The thing is, this plan was so important, she never told anyone!
Even using Yun Qike's incident to force Concubine Shu to put Yun Qingman in Xuanqing Palace was under the banner of revenge.
People like Xile and others thought that she wanted to humiliate Yun Qingman in a better and more convenient way, so she brought him over. For this reason, Chen Zhu specially told the people serving in the side hall to make troubles with Yun Qingman in order to please the master.
Imperial concubine...how could she know? !
"...I don't understand what the imperial concubine is talking about?" Yun Fenghuang thought about it, but he didn't admit it. Instead, he kept his voice dumb and continued to pretend to be confused.
The imperial concubine smiled meaningfully: "Yue Jieyu is His Majesty's sweetheart, and her status is no less than that of Jieyu. When Jieyu first entered the palace, in terms of status, qualifications, family background, and support, who could compare with her? She? Not willing to accept even the slightest grievance, she repaid Yuan Niang for all the humiliation she suffered on the spot, and it’s still hard for her to get over it!"
"Rong Bengong, let me tell you the truth: Jieyu will be punished for being so mean. If Yun Ronghua really offends you and offends you so much that he wants to come to Xuanqing Palace to deal with it... How can Yun Ronghua be so stable these days? Oh, Don't say that she is actually having a bad life in the side hall. You and I are the main ones, and we know very well that trivial things like that are nothing at all! If you are serious about getting into trouble, I'm afraid I will be worse than dead soon!"
"It's a handkerchief after all." Yun Fenghuang flapped his fan and retorted calmly, "How can Qingman be compared to Yuan Niang?"
The imperial concubine chuckled: "What about the Chao family? Chao Jingyou and Jieyu grew up together. Even though their relationship has never been harmonious, they are villagers after all, aren't they?"
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "The sister of that cheap maid who harmed my concubine has such hatred, of course she can't compare with Qingman!"
"..." The imperial concubine did not expect that she would be so quibbling now, and said with a smile, "Then I will give you another piece of evidence: Jieyu had no intention of going to the palace, but she entered the palace by mistake because of the Yun family's calculations. She even had a hard time raising the concubine's heirs. …According to my understanding of Jieyu, even if I don’t wish that the entire Yun family would have no children, I would at least make it impossible for Yun Ronghua, who has already fallen into my hands, to be unable to conceive? But…”
Not only did Yun Fenghuang not do this, but even while sending someone to monitor Yun Qingman, he used the prescription given to Nianxuan by Jiang to calmly treat her.
Well, the direction is suitable for pregnancy and childbirth.
"... Originally I thought that although my plan was a bit whimsical, it was not impossible to succeed." After listening to the imperial concubine's words, Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment, finally showing a hint of helplessness, and sighed, "But now the imperial concubine said , it’s like witnessing the whole story with your own eyes... After all, my background is too low, my horizons are too narrow, and I underestimate the palace! It’s okay not to mention this matter."
If she accepted it as soon as she came up, it would be something that the imperial concubine expected, but there would be no surprises or surprises.
Having refused to admit it until now, he finally admits that his skills are inferior to others. Even the imperial concubine Zheng Guifei can't help but feel a little proud and said with a smile: "Why should Mao Jieyu be discouraged? I told you that your plan is very good. I The palace is here just to help you!"
Yun Fenghuang murmured: "Do you want to...?"
As she spoke, she subconsciously glanced at Concubine Zheng's belly.
Concubine Zheng nodded calmly: "My child is already like this. Although I am incompetent as a mother and concubine, so far I don't even know who my enemy is... But my efforts in the past few months of pregnancy cannot be wasted!"
"Your Majesty is so loving, I really don't know what to say." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and said slowly, "I'm just sorry to be blunt: Yue Jieyu also had a miscarriage back then, is she pregnant this time?" Are you here? Perhaps the destiny between the empress and the heir in her belly has not come yet. Isn’t it better to wait for a while and be nursed back to health than to be like this?"
It’s not like you can’t give birth!
You said that you felt that the child in your belly had no hope of being used to frame Concubine Shu. Even if it framed the Queen, it was understandable, but why did you come to help me because of this? !
"Because I am already twenty-three years old. Although I have not yet reached the age of infertility, but..." Concubine Zheng looked at the young concubine not far away. Yun Fenghuang's fair and flawless skin glowed faintly under the candlelight. , that kind of youthful brilliance cannot be matched by any good makeup in this world.
However, what the imperial concubine envied even more was the hardness and sharpness in the corners of her brows and eyes.
This is the fresh energy that only young people have. It is so full that it does not contain any staleness and cannot tolerate any staleness.
The imperial concubine sighed faintly, "Jieyu is determined. When she first entered the palace, she dared to kill off her children. This was not only a step towards advancement, but also to avoid sad things like this one... It's a pity that I wasn't as sober as you back then."
She lowered her head and stroked her belly and said softly, "For Your Majesty, this is a heir that he did not expect and even wished he had appeared. I don't blame him, after all, he had no affection for me at all. Moreover, at that time In that case, having a prince may not be a good thing for him... But for me, how precious is it to have a relative with blood in the deep palace? In the past few months, I have really I am happy and scared at the same time... I have obviously done everything possible to be as foolproof as possible... "
The imperial concubine breathed a sigh of relief, "Jieyu is young. If you are not my age, it is difficult for you to understand my mood. In short, I don't want to experience similar things again - if I had known today, I would rather Just like Jieyu, I gave up the idea of gestating and giving birth myself and directly adopted someone else’s child, which was born from a narrow escape. It is easy and does not require the heartbreaking pain of loss!”
She said these words very calmly, but the emotions hidden in them were deep and unpredictable.
However, Yun Fenghuang was hard-hearted and was not moved at all. He said calmly: "I still don't understand."
If you think it would be too painful if something went wrong during your pregnancy and childbirth, I have no objection! It’s not like you don’t have people in Yanlan Palace, let them give birth, and it’s natural for them to adopt you after giving birth... Then the question is still: Why did you go to Xuanqing Palace to invest in me? ?