As mentioned before, most opinions about Yushan's death are hidden dangers left over from the massacre in the early years of Shenzong.
The third prince's hint before leaving was that even if his rhetoric was not successful, it was still deeply related to Yushan's death.
If you think about it this way, Yushan died for unknown reasons. It was suspected that Shenzong had committed a sin and was retributing it to his descendants.
Obviously, Princess Yun'an also believed in this, so she was very concerned about Jin Xi's safety, and even endured the pain of separation between mother and daughter, so that the youngest daughter could be raised in the palace for many years.
Two years ago, she was promised to Xie Fuwang, who was born out of an illegitimate family background.
In this way, looking back now, it was Yun Fenghuang who benefited from Yushan's death.
As the third prince said, if it weren't for the worry about Jinxi's fate or safety, Princess Yun'an would not be stupid.
How is it possible to choose a husband for your only daughter who is destined to get involved in seizing the heirloom
Even if the concubine is now favored by her, even the queen is avoiding her... Who knows about the battle for the prince until the end
A ready example is Shenzong.
As far as Yun'an's identity was concerned, the emperor would not care about her son-in-law's usual corruption and abuse of law, nor would the new king care about it.
However, if the country is on the wrong side in the battle between the country and the country, it will be difficult to say.
Even if the capital based on Xiaozong's flesh and blood is not liquidated, the courtesy will definitely be reduced.
Why would Yun An take this risk
Others may be forced to get involved in this kind of thing. As for her, she is unwilling to do so. Even if a beloved concubine like Yun Fenghuang wants to do anything, Chunjia will definitely stop her.
So what the third prince just said, that Yun Fenghuang was the mastermind behind Yushan's death, actually makes sense from the perspective of interests... Otherwise, it wouldn't be used to deceive the tenth prince.
But beyond that, who benefits
But it was Chunjia.
The reason is very simple. Princess Yushan is dead, and the most suspect ones are the fish that slipped through the net during Shenzong's liquidation... The problem is, these fish that slipped through the net, their names, origins, and how much chips... no one knows.
Therefore, in the future, whenever someone in the clan dies for no apparent reason, it can be recorded on their head.
It's like saying that there is one more shield that I don't know whether it exists or not.
And considering the emperor's increasingly stable position of power...
The benefits of having such a shield are self-evident.
After all, as an emperor, he was still a shameless emperor. It was not that Chunjia couldn't kill some people, but it was just difficult to kill them, at least not to kill them openly. But now that there is a shield, then... the person who committed the murder was a fish that slipped through the net during Shenzong's time, what happened to Guan Gong Xiangji!
Yun Fenghuang exhaled slowly and whispered to himself: "It still doesn't make sense... Your Majesty... Logically speaking, he is not such a person?"
This emperor has experienced ups and downs, and his city is also deep.
Even after serving him for more than ten years, Yun Fenghuang did not dare to say that she knew the emperor's thoughts well. She could only say that under normal circumstances, she could figure out Chunjia's thoughts.
This matter...
She instinctively thought that it was not Chunjia who did it.
But to be sure, she wasn't sure.
"Forget it, even if Your Majesty really does this, the people around Yushan are not from this palace." The imperial concubine thought for a while and decided to let it go first, "Do I still want to avenge her? The third prince, huh, Sure enough, children were cuter when they were young. At that time, they were ignorant and mostly obedient. Unlike now, they all have their own thoughts, can't say anything, and are not afraid of being beaten. After all, they know that they can't be beaten seriously. Anyway... I haven't hardened my wings yet, but I'm already thinking about competing with my elders!"
She sighed and ordered someone to wash her up, "Is there any news about Xiaojiu?"
Of course there is no such thing. If there were, someone would have rushed over to report it.
There was nothing to say that night. The next morning, Gu Zhen angrily rushed to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to start a fight. The reason was of course that Yun Fenghuang had forced the third prince to come to question him yesterday.
Although Yun Fenghuang is also the concubine of the third prince, even if she has not raised the third prince, as an elder, she is still qualified to ask Gong Xiangbing to answer a few questions. However, based on her relationship with Gu Zhen, it is difficult for the queen not to He suspected that she was avenging her private life and deliberately tormenting the third prince.
What's more, the third prince looked very worried after he returned home yesterday, looking like he had been wronged.
How could the queen not be angry when the servants reported to her
"My Majesty, please don't be angry. Yesterday I was a concubine. I didn't ask your Majesty, so I summoned His Highness the Third Prince to come over and give me a reply." However, to the surprise of the Queen's master and servant, the Imperial Concubine rarely spoke the truth today. After the ceremony, , before the queen could get angry, she immediately apologized and said, "It makes the queen worried. But I also ask the queen to admit: the seventh prince is not my biological flesh and blood, but he is the only flesh and blood left by the late Concubine Wen Huixian. His maternal grandfather Yin Shangshu and his aunt, Princess Yi, have always loved him like a treasure. When I took over the responsibility of raising him, I promised Shangshu Yin and Princess Yi that they would never let the seventh prince suffer. As a result, the third prince before He coaxed the Seventh Prince to go out with him to look for the Ninth Prince without saying a word, so that after receiving the news, I couldn't sit still, and I didn't know how many terrible possibilities I thought about... Although this was a false alarm, in the past two days, I It’s also really urgent.”
"No, the two children finally came back safely yesterday. Naturally, I want to interrogate them about the whole story."
"It sounds like the seventh prince has great trust in the third prince, so I am naturally curious."
"It's because I didn't think well and forgot that the third prince also just came back from outside. I'm very tired."
"Afterwards, when I was talking and saw the tired look of the third prince, I realized and sent him back immediately."
Yun Fenghuang said kindly, "It was too late at that time, so I didn't have time to reply to the queen. If the queen doesn't come here now, I will go to Woxia Tower to report to the queen later."
Gu Zhen frowned. She was originally going to question the imperial concubine for embarrassing the third prince, but when the imperial concubine said this, it would appear that she was rude if she continued to have an attack.
After all, Concubine Min had her word first. The main reason why she summoned the third prince in a hurry was because the third prince coaxed the seventh prince to go out without even saying hello to her. So as a mother-in-law, how can we not worry? How can we not care? How can we not be suspicious? Later, when I learned that the children were back, besides interrogating my own children, how could I not confront other people's children and find out what was going on
In particular, the imperial concubine also said that the seventh prince trusted the third prince... If it were the other way around, and the third prince trusted the seventh prince, the queen would not be able to sleep without knowing it.
"You've said everything you can and should say, what else do you ask me to say?" The Queen thought for a moment and sneered slightly, "It's just that you used to retaliate against me, but now you don't even let the children go, it seems too much. Too narrow-minded! Bing'er has good intentions and wants to help you find the Ninth Prince, but you doubt him?"
After much deliberation, the queen could only gain the moral upper hand by firmly grasping the argument that "the reason why the third prince did this was to find the ninth prince."
Otherwise, simply taking away the seventh prince without telling the noble concubine would appear to be inappropriate.
Because of this, Yun Fenghuang unreasonably targeted the Gu family. He was thinking about what he would think if he continued to be unreasonable at this moment. Not to mention what the former harem would think, even if Chunjia couldn't say anything, he couldn't help but feel... I am too strong.
As a beloved concubine, it's okay to be a bit strong.
But in the long run, as a queen mother, a normal emperor would hope that when his concubine enters the Qingci Palace, he would not be too harsh on his own flesh and blood.
Chunjia himself ignored the second prince and the third prince, that was himself.
Over the years, the Queen and Concubine Cui Shu have carefully raised the second and third princes, and he has never punished them, which shows the emperor's intentions.
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang has paid great attention to the fight with the queen in the past two years. After winning a round, even if he can continue to win, he always has to calm down a few times, lest the emperor think that she is so powerful that she almost doesn't need him anymore. .
Moreover, today's matter also involves the third prince... Since it involves the emperor's heir, of course the imperial concubine must maintain her role as a loving mother.
How could it be possible to quarrel with the queen who came to accuse the third prince
After all, she was the emperor's heir, so he took pity on her.
Immediately he sighed and showed a sad look: "My dear, please stop talking. As long as someone comes with news about Xiao Jiu, I will be willing to die immediately! How old is Xiao Jiu this year? You How could the person behind the scenes be so successful? A few days have passed in the blink of an eye. The Imperial City Division and the others don't know what they are doing for food... If Xiaojiu has a good thing and a bad one, what's the point of living as a concubine? Madam, you are in the palace Old man, I have been watched by you all these years. When Xiao Jiu was born... "
After a while, Gu Zhen left Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion in a daze, with only one thought in his mind: I came here to confront the imperial concubine because of Bing'er, so why did it take so long to comfort her in the end
He was even taken along by her to recall the past
She stood at the door for a while, but she didn't have the shame to go back to the imperial concubine and make a fuss... It didn't make sense... Forget it, Bing'er didn't seem to have anything wrong except being delayed for some time to rest, so... Just like this for now
Gu Zhen left with a heavy heart.
The matter of the two princes leaving without saying anything ended there. There should have been some lingering lingering effect. After all, considering the relationship between the queen and the noble concubine, the fact that the princes walked together unexpectedly attracted attention.
But that afternoon, good news came from the Imperial City Department, saying that the Ninth Prince had been found!
Yun Fenghuang cried with joy on the spot!
If it hadn't been for the hard persuasion from her left and right, she would have rushed there immediately.
"How is my son doing now?" The imperial concubine's eyes were filled with tears. She wiped her tears in public regardless of her manners, and earnestly asked the messenger who came to report the news, "Has he been injured? Are he scared?"
The messenger said cautiously: "To tell you that the Ninth Prince is generally in good health. Although he was a little frightened, Lord Tianhuang is naturally different from ordinary people like us, but he is still calm... As for the injury, it is not visible on the outside. There is an imperial doctor accompanying him, I rushed there immediately. Please rest assured, Your Highness, the Ninth Prince, will be able to come back peacefully."
Yun Fenghuang ordered on the spot to double the quota for Xuanqing Palace this month, and also said that he would donate a sum of money to do good deeds to pray for the Ninth Prince.
The Sixth Palace also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this matter didn't seem to have anything to do with them, Concubine Min couldn't resist being unreasonable.
This time the King of Qin and the Ninth Prince were assassinated, and she went to find the Queen without even thinking. This was because the Ninth Prince was missing, and there was no bad news. If the Ninth Prince really had a problem, who knows who she would send to be her son's wife. Companion
In short, Concubine Min didn't allow Liu Gong to act happily if she wasn't happy herself, not once or twice.
Now there is a disturbance in the Xuanqing Palace, and everyone sincerely hopes that they are safe and sound.
To avoid being dragged out and used as a sacrifice for no apparent reason.
At night, the sleeping Ninth Prince was sent back to the palace.