Chie felt quite guilty and said: "Replying to your Majesty, Miss Jue and His Highness the Third Prince were too close and their voices were very low. Our people were afraid of exposing their whereabouts, but they didn't dare to get close, so we don't know what they discussed. . It turns out that after the two people discussed in a low voice, they both looked quite satisfied and quickly left. But it was daytime, and neither side did anything... The people over there said they would continue to watch to see if there was any movement. Come and report again.”
Yun Fenghuang nodded and said: "Let them pay attention. These two children are young and have a lot of thoughts. They are not fuel-efficient lamps!"
Then he said, "Also, I would like to remind the Tenth Prince about this matter. Don't call a good child a kid who doesn't even know that he is being plotted against."
Chi'e was surprised when he heard this and said, "Empress, this?"
"Say something to Xiao Shi." Yun Fenghuang leaned back, squinted his eyes, and repeated, "They are both half-grown children. Gu Jue and Xiao San have joined forces. There is no way Xiao Shi will lose if he doesn't know everything. I don’t know how I lost, right? Is this fair to Xiao Shi? Besides, Xiao Shi is certainly someone who doesn’t worry me, but is Xiao San a bad person? They are all princes in front of the queen, is it possible that you are going to feel sorry for someone?"
Regardless of whether it is Duke Xiangbing or the tenth prince, Xuanqing Palace will definitely take care of it.
But why do it yourself when you can incite them to kill each other
After hearing this, Chie suddenly realized what he was saying and quickly left to deliver the message.
Not to mention the turbulent undercurrent that was slowly brewing, let's just say that Concubine De came over to say hello that evening, and asked politely about the blind date banquet, ah no, it was just a cultural gathering. When will the second one be held
After all, she hadn't chosen a good person before, but she was anxious to take another look.
"I'm afraid I won't do it before I return to the palace." Yun Fenghuang shook his head slightly and said, "After all, the palace and the queen have not been happy these past two days because of King Qin's evil... You also know this. Yes. Who still has that thought at this moment?"
Concubine De was disappointed, but thinking about her daughter's age, Princess Zhaoqing hadn't chosen yet, so she didn't seem to be in a hurry at this moment.
Besides, she didn't dare to urge the concubine to discuss this matter with the queen to continue the banquet. Now she forced a smile and said a few words, but she became curious: "Why did my sister fall in love with that Gu Jue? What can I say, sister?" Don’t blame me, sister: that’s all that is Gu Jue. Of course she is much better than the queen, but among the many noble ladies, my sister thinks she is not as good as Luo Di.”
"If I like it, there is no need to go to His Majesty to object." Yun Fenghuang showed a helpless look, "Isn't he the King of Qin? I don't know why this child just likes him, and he likes more than two people a day. God. I thought it was inappropriate to say that I just realized it when I first realized it, so I didn’t say anything. I thought that it might be a whim, and after some time, I might not care about it anymore. In that case, why bother to alarm me? So I kept it secret. Who knew that day by day, not only did he not let go of this feeling, but it became more and more difficult to let go. No, he had a showdown with me in the past two days... You don't know how I was feeling at that time!"
"If this child hadn't been raised by one hand, he would be no different from his own son. I just want to drive him out!"
"It's not like all the noble ladies in the world are dead. Who does he have his eye on? The Gu family's daughter?!"
"Furthermore, as you said, if Gu Jue is really a beautiful and talented master, I will recognize him."
"After all, when children are young, who doesn't love those beautiful colors and good talents?"
"But Gu Jue seems to be just an ordinary lady, yet she makes the King of Qin in my palace miss her so much. Why is this?"
The more the imperial concubine talked, the more angry she became. Concubine De hurriedly spoke to comfort her. She imagined in her mind that if the third princess suddenly fell in love with a mediocre foreigner, and she was about to fall to her death... she would probably explode too.
He felt quite sympathetic to the imperial concubine and couldn't help but say: "It's not my sister who is talking about King Qin. King Qin is really ignorant this time. Who doesn't know that my sister has always loved him? As the eldest son of the emperor, how can I not be considerate of my sister? This way, How can I set an example for my younger brothers and sisters?"
"There is nothing I can do, the child is young." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "When you are a child, you are always impulsive. I want to discipline you, but I am afraid that it will be too harsh and cause this child to have a relationship with me..."
He said in a low voice, "After all, I am not his biological mother."
Concubine De nodded with deep feeling: "My sister is talking about what she is thinking when she is facing Yang'er. Even if this child is weak-tempered and my sister is angry, she will beat and scold her a few times. But Xiao Qi, at this age It's okay if he's young. When he grows up in the future, I hope he won't be too naughty. Otherwise, my sister won't be able to say anything."
There has been no news since her own biological son died in infancy. However, the Lian family from the palace gave birth to a prince in the early autumn of Chunjia's 16th year. She was the seventeenth, and now he was given to her as his heir.
Concubine De is the kind of person who cannot treat a child who is not her biological son as her own son no matter what, and she can't even pretend to do so.
She disliked the earlier fifth prince, who was also the King of Chu.
That's because her biological mother left long ago. Now that the seventeenth prince's biological mother is still here, she dislikes him even more.
They say they keep him close to him, but in fact they don’t pay much attention to them.
At this moment, he was really feeling embarrassed. The Seventeenth Prince became disobedient when he grew up: "If I had known that my sister would also promote the Lian family's concubine, I would have just raised her by herself."
Anyway, Concubine De didn't expect to be the Queen Mother in the future. She had such a good relationship with the imperial concubine. If the imperial concubine became the queen mother, she would definitely not have a hard time.
If the imperial concubine had not become the Queen Mother, her life would not have been easy if she had a son... Then why should she feel sorry for someone else's son
Yun Fenghuang knew her nature well, so he agreed with her a few words and sent her away.
After Concubine De left, it soon became known to everyone in the Six Palaces that King Qin was in love with Gu Jue.
Although this matter could not be said to be watertight before, it was only known to the people close to the queen and concubine. Others only knew a little about it among the high-ranking concubines, such as several concubines in the lower ranks, such as Jieyu, and the nine concubines who were later promoted. , that’s all without even hearing the wind.
At this moment, Concubine De spoke openly, and she complained that Gu Jue was indifferent and did not know how to praise... Not only did more people know about it, but there were also more people talking about it.
When the queen heard this, she was so angry that she wanted to call Concubine De to reprimand her, but she was afraid that the concubine would interfere with her. In the end, she sued Chunjia and asked Chunjia to give an explanation.
After all, this matter is not Gu Jue's fault. As a result, Gu Jue is now the center of discussion inside and outside. Isn't this a clear attempt to bully the Gu family!
The imperial concubine's three nieces had never had anything like this happen to them after they had been raised in the palace for so long.
Chunjia was quite speechless when he heard this. He also wanted to use this matter to cultivate and observe the princes. Now that Concubine De has done this, the news has spread throughout the palace. In a few days, people outside the palace will also know about it. How can all the ministers fail to show up at this time? But it is no longer easy to continue training the heirs.
He also felt that the Queen was at a great disadvantage this time and was really wronged, so he comforted the Queen and ordered someone to summon Concubine De alone to interrogate him: "Did the Concubine ask you to talk about this everywhere? What do you mean?"
Naturally, Concubine De did not dare to frame the noble concubine, so she said cautiously and with a low eyebrow: "I said it myself when I replied to Your Majesty. I didn't mean anything else. I just thought that Gu Jue was so ignorant that he called her the empress." And with a status like the imperial concubine sister, she has been in trouble for so long."
Chunjia sighed: "You have always been gentle, why are you so harsh? This is the King of Qin who likes Gu Jue, so what is Gu Jue's fault?"
Although he didn't take Gu Jue seriously, the emperor also admitted in his heart that Gu Jue was an innocent disaster this time.
The problem was that Concubine De didn't think so. Concubine De looked at the emperor's face for a while and felt that the emperor who had served him for more than ten years was not really unhappy, so she boldly said: "The concubine's sister's three nieces are being raised in the palace. After a long time, no bad news came out. It can be seen that the imperial concubine’s sister has taught well, so that their behavior is in line with the model of ladies and will not cause people to have bad thoughts. The two nieces of the Queen Empress enter the palace It’s only been a few days, but the King of Qin is already worried about him. Is this all the King of Qin’s fault? Who knows if he secretly seduced the King of Qin?”
"Let's not talk about Gu Jue, let's talk about her cousin Gu Jing, who always walks in and out with the tenth prince!"
"Your Majesty, you said that a serious girl would behave like this?"
"It turns out that the imperial concubine kept her niece in the palace to relieve her loneliness."
"The queen is preparing candidates for the prince to enrich the backyard in the future."
"The purpose is different. Can the people selected be the same?"
"It's just that if Gu Jue is in love with the prince in front of the queen, it's fine, but why did he cross the line and tease the King of Qin?"
"Isn't this intentional to cause trouble for the imperial concubine sister!"
Concubine De said confidently, "My sister is worried about the King of Qin and it's hard to say anything, but I can't bear to see my sister suffer this injustice."
"..." Chunjia was speechless for a while and said, "Don't take matters into your own hands in the future. Besides, I know that you and the concubine are close, but you should learn from the concubine's kindness at least, don't always only value yourself. The heirs of others should not be treated as human beings."
Concubine De cursed: "Your Majesty said so, but secretly you are not partial to your own flesh and blood? After all, what are you working so hard for? Apart from your own life, isn't it just for your children to live more comfortably? Is it possible? Are you trying every means to gain power just to benefit other people’s children?”
She was dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, so she agreed reluctantly.
Although she was not Chunjia's favorite, as the concubine who had the best relationship with the imperial concubine, she was always very gentle and carefree. Chunjia was also very generous to the imperial concubine.
It’s okay to just say a few words at this moment, neither light nor serious.
Concubine De immediately beamed with joy when she saw this, but she took advantage of the situation to talk to the emperor about the marriage of the three princesses.
Chunjia didn't like the third princess very much, but she still doted on Concubine De. In addition, the concubine often mentioned the third princess. Now she readily expressed that she would help check it and was determined to find a reliable partner for these three girls. Prince Consort.
They are currently discussing the future requirements of their consort. Yun Fenghuang has just received news from his consort Xie Wuzheng. Xie Wuzheng has been working in Yanzhou for the past two years. Now he wrote a letter, but he communicated with his sister in advance , indicating that he may enter North Korea in the near future.
This is not just because he has accumulated some local qualifications, so he can try to go to the meeting to fight.
It is also because the war over the country is imminent. Look at the situation. If Princess Xincheng's marriage had not involved foreign countries, I am afraid that it would have been brought up by now.
Even so, after Princess Xincheng leaves the cabinet, it is estimated that the ministers will be free to deal with this matter.
Under such circumstances, Xie Wuzheng naturally had to find a way to return to the court to support his sister and nephew.
Originally, it was not that simple for such a high-ranking official to enter the DPRK. There were only a few important positions in the DPRK, and there were no suitable seats. Xie Wuzheng might as well continue to be an official.
But he was not just a courtier, he was also a prince-in-law.
He invited Princess Sui'an to come forward and tactfully expressed to the emperor that he missed the imperial capital and Miss Shen Taipin... The emperor then relaxed and was already making arrangements for him.
If everything goes well, he will return to Beijing to resume his duties before the end of the year. By then, the new appointment will be almost ready.
This news made Yun Fenghuang happy, but at the end of the letter, Xie Wuzheng mentioned something that made the imperial concubine feel a little embarrassed.