Yun Fenghuang said sadly: "I can't understand it either. If Gu Jue is a beautiful and virtuous person, I will admit it! But that's all she is among the ladies! No. This concubine was deliberately buried, but in terms of talent, appearance and temperament, she can't be said to be bad, but how could she stand out from the crowd to the point that even the King of Qin was thinking about it? Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about how beautiful our Zhaoqing is. The King of Qin is the same as Zhaoqing. We grew up together with Qing, why shouldn’t we have such vision to like Gu Jue?”
Chunjia pondered, thinking quickly whether this matter was accurate or not, and what were the pros and cons of each
Before the result could be thought of, the imperial concubine continued to speak: "Besides, who doesn't know that the Queen raised Gu Jing and Gu Jue in the palace for the sake of the tenth prince? King Qin is the eldest brother of the tenth prince, why? Can you snatch a girl from your younger brother? Do you know what King Qin said? He said that everyone knows that the tenth prince still has some affection for Gu Jing, but is very cold towards Gu Jue. In this case, why can't he like Gu Jue? "
When the tenth prince was mentioned, Chunjia's face turned ugly.
Just as Yun Fenghuang estimated, he was not someone who could not afford the death of his children.
When he didn't take charge personally, many of the emperor's heirs in the harem didn't even have a chance to be born, and I didn't see him being sad... After experiencing too many things, he took it lightly.
But as the emperor, it is difficult for Chunjia not to have an opinion, that is, the emperor's heir who is not valued by him is still the emperor's heir.
Why should we fight because of Gu Jue
"Ahuang, don't worry, I will handle this matter." The emperor thought for a moment, comforted the concubine, promised to help solve the matter, and sent Yun Fenghuang away.
The follower called the queen to the front and asked straight to the point: "Gu Jue, are you planning to marry Xiao Shi?"
The Queen was startled when she heard this and said: "I just keep him here, I haven't thought about it yet... Why is Your Majesty suddenly concerned about this child?"
Gu Zhen said this mainly because she was worried that once she admitted it, the emperor would follow suit. The key point was that she had no intention of letting her niece become the main concubine.
The position of the tenth prince's head wife must be reserved for noble daughters from other families.
But you can't let your niece take it.
Don't let Gu Jue change from a side concubine to a main concubine because of Chunjia's golden words. This is a waste of an opportunity to win over high-ranking people.
At this moment, I was trying to figure out the holy meaning in my heart, and heard the emperor say: "Now it is no better than before. When the nieces of the imperial concubine came to the palace to accompany her, the children were either not born, or they were still young, so it was fine. But now, King Qin They are already thirteen, and the girls are about the same age. Even if they are not in the same house, over the years, they still meet more often than outside. It is the age when the spirit is full of vitality, how can you not have some ideas? You niece, I see It's better to make arrangements as soon as possible. If you don't plan to give it to the royal family, then just send it back. If you really like having a girl around, look at the young princesses in the palace, and you can pick one to keep by your side."
"Why did your Majesty suddenly talk about this?" Gu Zhen's heart skipped a beat when he heard it, and he said, "But what did Jue'er do wrong?"
Chunjia said calmly: "It may not have anything to do with that child, but after all, the princes are our children, right?"
The queen tried a few more words, and Chunjia finally revealed something to her: "The King of Qin seems to be very concerned about Gu Jue, but I know that you brought this child into the palace for Xiao Shi. The noble concubine is sensible and came over just now to say Yes, I thought, what the noble concubine said makes sense. I decided on my identity early so that King Qin would not continue to worry about it and cause discord with Xiao Shi in the future, and people would know the joke."
"This bastard is talking nonsense!" Gu Zhen couldn't help but get angry after hearing this, and said without thinking, "When did King Qin pay attention to Jue'er!? This must be because that bastard doesn't like Jue'er! He is targeting Jue'er deliberately!"
When the emperor listened, his face suddenly darkened: "That's enough! You are a royal queen from a high family, how can you be so vulgar?! Even if the imperial concubine is a little impatient, when has she ever been rude to you?! How unbecoming of you to speak of a noble concubine like this!"
Gu Zhen didn't have the energy to argue with him that the imperial concubine was not "too hasty" at all. He only sneered and said, "Your Majesty, Jing'er Jue'er has followed me since she entered the palace and rarely goes anywhere else. The King of Qin was close to the imperial concubine and kept away from me. Except for New Year's Day, he never came to my concubine. The only chance that he and Jing'er Jue'er could meet was at palace banquets and the like. At that time, the daughters of foreign ministers would also meet Enter the palace. So even though Jue'er is in the palace, he has never had more contact with the King of Qin! As for the King of Qin paying attention to Jue'er, it is even more nonsense! There are many people in the palace. If such a thing really happens, the people below will have a good night's sleep. The report is coming!”
"How can it be that the imperial concubine comes to talk to you in a hurry?"
"I am the first one to not agree!"
"But in the past few years, when has such a thing been said in the palace!"
"It's clear that it's not enough for the imperial concubine to harm Jing'er, she will continue to persecute Jue'er! Back then she raised her three nieces in the palace, but I never said anything! Now Jing'er and Jue'er live in the palace It’s only been a few days since she’s been so vicious, so what if I call her a ‘little maid’?”
"I've never seen such a cruel person like her before!"
Chun Jia said in a cold voice: "Back then, the deputy general manager in front of you was confused, but you didn't realize it until he bit back in public. You are so confused and don't know what happened between King Qin and Gu Jue. What's so strange about it? Moreover, Gu Jingzhi Damn it, who did it, you don’t know? She was kicked out, was she wronged?! You keep saying that you love King Chu, King Chu has suffered so many grievances over the years, do you want me to deal with you one by one? Calculate it?"
"..." Gu Zhen's face turned pale. The fact that the deputy general manager betrayed her without knowing it was a huge blow to her.
The emperor mentioned it all the time, and every time he favored the imperial concubine, he would say something intentionally or unintentionally, so that she couldn't forget it even if she wanted to.
The most important thing is that after this example was cited, she really had nothing to say.
"Your Majesty, you still remember the King of Chu?" Gu Zhen felt sad for a moment and couldn't help asking, "I thought your Majesty had forgotten this son a long time ago!"
When nothing happened to King Chu, the emperor still loved his first legitimate son.
At that time, there were some high hopes.
But after King Chu's accident, the emperor only cared for him briefly for a few days, and then paid little attention to him.
Occasionally when he went to Yanfu Palace, the King of Chu took the initiative to approach him. Although his attitude was still gentle and pitiful, he would soon find an excuse to have him taken away because he was no longer willing to waste time on his now-defunct son. .
Later, after having the tenth prince and other heirs, Chunjia became more and more lazy to pay attention to the King of Chu.
It seems that the emperor has not seen the King of Chu for several years...
The queen sneered and said: "King Chu is still talking about his father, but he doesn't know, does his father still remember his appearance?"
But these words could not hurt Chunjia at all, and the emperor could even scold him: "I have deliberately neglected the King of Chu all these years, and the little Shi you raised cannot tolerate him! If I loved the child a little more, wouldn't the child not be able to survive? Until now?!”
The queen was so angry that the emperor's words contained hidden meanings. Is it his grace that King Chu is still alive now
"Do you really think I don't know what Xiao Shi is doing in private?" Chunjia said in a cold voice without giving her a chance to continue, "That is your legitimate son, no one will ignore me if I neglect him! As a result, what happened to this child because you doted on him? You still have the nerve to tell me about King Chu! If King Chu regains his consciousness, I don’t know what he will think of you, a mother who was once full of trust and dependence!"
"Since Your Majesty dislikes Xiao Shi so much, why do you still need to give him a chance?" Gu Zhen couldn't help crying, "Just appoint the prince of Xuanqing Palace as the crown prince, and give me, my mother and my son a happy life." Okay?! It’s been so many years. Who in the government and the public still remembers the late emperor? Who doesn’t know your wisdom and prowess? Who will move into the East Palace is not a matter of your words?! Can you please stop delaying it? I’m really sorry. Enough is enough! Enough is enough!"
Chunjia looked at her coldly, and after a while he said softly: "Are you done crying? If you're done crying, just go down if you don't have anything else to do."
Gu Zhen simply stepped forward to support Yu An and looked at him straightly: "Your Majesty, please give me the right words: Since you don't like Xiao Shi, why..."
"I just said what Xiao Shi has done, and in your eyes it means that I don't like Xiao Shi?" Chunjia laughed angrily and said forcefully, "I didn't get to the bottom of it at the beginning, I just wanted to give him a chance. ! Now that I haven’t planned anything yet, it would be better for you to open your mouth as if I want to attack you mother and son... What? I’m still patient, but you can’t tolerate me anymore?!”
He scolded the queen unceremoniously, and finally issued an order to expel the guest, "... I still have government affairs to deal with. It's not like the queen has the leisure of having a concubine on her side. You just go down, and don't cause trouble if nothing happens!"
Not to mention how aggrieved Gu Zhen was when he returned to Woxia Tower, he saw that Gu Jue was already waiting with his attendants, and he didn't know how he felt for a moment.
She actually didn't trust Gu Jue very much, mainly because her niece had always been mediocre before Gu Jing's accident.
It was hard to convince her.
Furthermore, the frequent defeats during the more than ten years after losing to Yun Fenghuang gave Gu Zhen endless psychological shadow, so much so that she simply could not believe that her young niece was enough to rival the imperial concubine.
But now she finally admitted that Gu Jue might indeed have this ability.
Otherwise, the imperial concubine would not have fabricated the fact that King Qin admired her niece, and went to Chunjia to tell her story in person.
"Jue'er, you are in trouble." After calming down, Gu Zhen called Gu Jue to him and explained what had just happened, "... Now His Majesty's intention is to let me take care of your life-long event. Let’s settle it so that King Qin won’t worry about it. This matter is serious and I have to discuss it with my family to finalize Xiao Shi’s concubine as soon as possible, so that we can take care of your affairs.”
After all, before the main concubine was decided, a concubine had to be chosen. She was also a cousin from a noble family in terms of etiquette, the queen's niece, and the value of the tenth prince in the marriage was bound to be compromised.
No matter how precious a prince is, he is not the only one waiting to marry a noble girl.
Who can resist a concubine like Gu Jue, a noblewoman with a slightly inferior status and means
Even if you can suppress it, you still have to consider whether your mother-in-law, Queen Gu, might be overtly or covertly trying to set things against your niece
Therefore, although Gu Zhen had already decided on Gu Jue as the concubine, and many people knew it, but before the concubine's title was decided, he still retained the dignity of the main concubine, which showed his respect for the main concubine.
If the concubine is chosen first, who knows what the high school will think
No matter how many girls each family has, there are only a few outstanding ones that they can concentrate on cultivating.
The imperial concubine made it clear that she would not let her nieces serve as the prince's concubines. This alone, even if Yun Fenghuang used his tricks, made many people feel relieved that no nieces would enter their sons' backyards. , at least it means that the imperial concubine will treat her daughters-in-law relatively fairly.
In order to compete with the noble concubine, the queen would not easily let Gu Jue finalize the title with the tenth prince in advance unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Aunt, this is not the niece's trouble alone." Gu Jue listened, his face turned slightly pale, and he said calmly, "The imperial concubine's move seems to be directed at my niece, but in fact it is directed at my entire Gu family... She is fundamental I don’t want to give Gu a chance!”