The murder of Princess Xincheng was suppressed without much stir in the palace. This was the emperor's personal order.
Chunjia's explanation to Yun Fenghuang was that the wedding was coming soon, and the ministers from Wei He's side who were welcoming the bride had arrived in the imperial capital two days ago, and were now resting in the post house. They were afraid that they would be brought to Qi in two days. See you on the mountain.
At this time, their future mistress, Princess Xincheng, was almost killed. When the news spread, where was Guochao's face
Yun Fenghuang agreed with his view. At the same time, he also apologized for his lax supervision of his subordinates and ordered several suspected servants to die suddenly and violently. The implicit meaning behind his words was that he should have agreed with Chunjia's opinion and killed the people. It was handed over to the Imperial City Division.
There is nothing wrong with this, but she looked calm when she said it, as if she was not asking for forgiveness, but asking for guilt.
Chunjia felt guilty and suspected that the imperial concubine had seen through the truth and knew that she had sent someone to kill her.
He is actually very irritable now. After all, no emperor wants his adoptive mother to fight with his beloved concubine.
The most important thing is that his current relationship with Queen Mother Yuan seems to be a loving mother and a filial son, but after all, it has broken down before, and it is no longer as frank as before... He can't even ask Queen Mother Yuan directly at this moment!
Because if it was the Queen Mother's fault, it would be fine. If not, the Queen Mother would have to worry too much.
This worry made the Queen Mother sad and the Emperor felt guilty and uneasy... This was really not what Chunjia wanted to see.
... We can only let the Imperial City Division conduct a thorough investigation secretly.
The emperor sighed in his heart and changed the subject calmly: "I heard that Xie Meng is pregnant? This is a good thing."
"Yes." Yun Fenghuang's expression softened a bit when he mentioned his favorite niece, "This child has always been more innocent. I still remember her appearance when she first arrived in the palace. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, I would also I’m going to be a mother.”
Chunjia also felt a little emotional when he heard this. When Xie Meng entered the palace, the Ji family was still alive.
At that time, his situation seemed promising, but there was no way out. Once defeated, it would be impossible to become a puppet emperor.
At first I thought these experiences would be unforgettable for a lifetime, but now when I look back on them, they feel very distant and indifferent.
He even mentioned Mr. Ji again and mentioned that he was walking on thin ice in those years. He didn't even have any complaints or dissatisfaction, but took it easy...
Maybe winners just forget suffering easily.
After all, these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are his now, what else can he not think about
With the tacit understanding of the emperor and the concubine, the matter of becoming a princess was put to rest.
Three days later, Wei He's envoy was brought to Qishan to have an audience. He and Chunjia submitted their credentials. After a series of procedures were completed, they proposed to pay their respects to the prospective mistress.
The emperor thought about it again and again and agreed, and ordered someone to take him to the Queen's Woxia Tower.
After all, although Xie Kuo is the imperial concubine's biological niece, but now that the two countries are married, it is the empress who is more representative.
If the imperial concubine is asked to step in on her behalf, she will not be misunderstood and deliberately looked down upon.
Yun Fenghuang didn't go with him either. He waited until Xie Kuo came back and asked her, "How was it?"
"... Just like that." Xie Kuo muttered, "This minister is quite respectful to his niece. He also brought a scimitar, which he said was used by the Khan when he was young and was specially given to his niece."
Then he asked the maid to take out a scimitar inlaid with many gems. This knife was quite exquisite and seemed to be used by children or women.
Yun Fenghuang took it, took it out casually, took a look, nodded and said: "This sword is not bad. But just listen to what the Khan used it for when he was a child. The situation of the Khan when he was young was not good, otherwise the dynasty of the country back then When choosing a new king, where will he get his turn?"
There were some discussions about the selection of the new king at that time, but the common point is: those clans that had good status and ability in Wei He must not be wanted!
The reason is simple: these people themselves have the potential to take advantage of chaos and rise to power.
When Wei He was weak, they stayed low and humble, but when they became khans and gained status, who knows whether they would still admit their guilt
Therefore, we must find the kind of poor little guy who doesn't love his father or mother. Even if he becomes a khan, he still needs the support of the country. This is the long-term solution.
Although this new Khan is the bloodline of the late Mu'e Khan, his mother is just a slave girl who was resold after the defeat of a small tribe. Her status is extremely humble, and she was only accidentally conceived by her biological father... In short, he was established in the country. Before becoming Khan, his status was no better than that of a slave.
Therefore, when I was young, let alone possessing such a gorgeous knife, I might not even have had a decent-looking scimitar.
Xie Kuo was not disappointed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "My niece also guessed the same. This knife was either picked out from the warehouse after he became a khan, or it was made by a craftsman in the past two years... No matter which kind it is. , since he expressed this attitude, it can be seen that he is still respectful to the country."
She could see clearly that this gesture of kindness was not for her, but for the imperial court.
Yun Fenghuang nodded and asked, "What can the Queen say today?"
"The Queen just said a few words according to the rules, and didn't say or do anything else." Xie Kuo said, "Later the envoy resigned, but before the niece could speak, she sent her niece back. It sounds a bit strange. My niece thinks that the Queen’s complexion is not very good... But I haven’t heard anything happening in Woxia Tower recently?”
The imperial concubine laughed: "Have you forgotten what happened here? How can outsiders know if there is really something going on?"
He told the man next to him, "Go and find out."
In the afternoon, the informant at Woxia Tower reported the news, but it was not very clear. He only said: "The Queen seemed to have found out about Miss Jue's private dealings with the Third Prince. She was quite angry and punished Miss Jue. After a while... His Highness the Third Prince did not go to plead for mercy. It seemed that the Tenth Prince knew about this matter again. He made an appointment with the Third Prince to go horse racing. The two Highnesses did not know what happened. Anyway, His Highness the Third Prince was covered in dust when he returned, as if Suffered a loss."
"The Queen feels very sorry for the Third Prince, but it's hard to say anything to hinder the Tenth Prince."
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Today's children are young, but they are quite thoughtful."
Then he said, "If the Queen has such ability, Gu Jue will not dare to do anything under her eyes. Xiao Shi must have revealed this matter to the Queen after we told Xiao Shi."
"It's just that Xiao Shi actually took care of Gong Xiang Bing himself... I thought he would force the queen and even Gong Xiang Bing was dealt with."
Chie couldn't help but said: "My queen, although the queen is not a good person, I think this tenth prince is really arrogant and rebellious! After all, the queen has no choice over the tenth prince. The tenth prince would rather be close to his biological mother than the queen since he was a child. This is really..."
"Do you think Xiao Shi is stupid and heartless?" Yun Fenghuang smiled when he heard this and said lightly, "In my opinion, this is Xiao Shi's smartest move."
Seeing Chi'e's confusion, she sighed softly, "Do you know why His Majesty insisted on not allowing the prince below me to have any hope, and also broke his promise and refused to appoint a woman from the Luo family and other families as his heir?"
Without waiting for the attendant to reply, the imperial concubine herself continued, "In the final analysis, she is afraid that Ji's incident will happen again!"
"Back then, the queen was able to take advantage of the opportunity to be the successor. In addition to the fact that her natal family had no heirs and her reputation was gradually declining, she also had no talents. Among the families who were qualified to be the queen at that time, Gu Zhen, from her own family to her natal family, had no talent. The least likely person to be able to grasp the new king!"
"The problem is that the Gu family has no successors. The main reason is that there is no talent, not because the number of people is small."
"Gu is very scheming. Since there is no outstanding person among the younger generation, he just admits it directly and spreads the news..."
"Over the years, many people have mentioned the Gu family. What impressed me most is that this family seems to be running out of time."
"But actually my family is very prosperous."
"I would like to ask, during the previous dynasty, could it be that the powerful relatives were all talented?"
As a close attendant, Chi E used to follow Jiang Family, and now he follows Yun Fenghuang. He is also literate and has read some books.
After thinking about it for a while, his face changed slightly: "No..."
"That's right." Yun Fenghuang nodded calmly, "There are not a few relatives who are as prosperous as the Ji family, but there are not many relatives who are as prosperous and talented as the Ji family. The reason why many relatives are able to take over power , there is often something wrong with the monarch himself. Either he is too young, or he is too playful, or he lacks ability, or he is foolish, loyal and filial..."
Mentioning the last one, she said calmly, "For the queen, of course, the more filial the prince is, the better. It is even better to be like the twelfth prince, who simply bleeds the blood of his own mother's family."
"But for Your Majesty, it is not a good thing for the prince to be too close to the queen, too filial and too gentle!"
"Don't forget that your majesty's successor is the late emperor Xiaozong. Let's put it this way, the more a prince looks like the late emperor Xiaozong, the less favored he will be by your majesty!"
This is not because the emperor dislikes Xiaozong. In fact, Chunjia, who lost his father when he was young, has little impression of his biological father.
Because the throne came from Xiaozong, the emperor actually always respected Xiaozong.
There is also gratitude in my heart.
But this does not conflict with his dislike of the prince whose temperament is similar to that of Xiaozong.
He sympathized with Xiaozong's experience, so he did not want his heir to become the next Xiaozong.
And what kind of personality was Xiaozong like
Just looking at the posthumous title, one can tell that although over the years, Yun Fenghuang found out that Xiaozong once had a conflict with the Empress Dowager, there must be no problem with filial piety in general.
Since Shenzong had few heirs, and Xiaozong was the eldest son of his first wife, he was the undisputed legitimate grandson. He had been favored by Shenzong since childhood, and the regent was not even qualified to compete with him... This emperor had many royal family members. The heir had a brisk childhood and youth that he could not even imagine. Therefore, he had a gentle and calm temperament, and was generous and sincere in his treatment of others. All in all, he was a rare good person among emperors.
The problem is that wise and capable people often cannot be good people.
"Don't look at it, His Majesty also scolded the tenth prince for disrespecting his legitimate mother..." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "If your majesty really thinks that he is a wolf-hearted and unworthy person, after you have been scolding him for so many years, what chance will the tenth prince have?"
"But so far, this Xiao Shi is still the most likely prince to succeed to the throne, isn't he?"
Chie and others listened and felt cold sweat on their vests.