... After sending away the third prince, the queen felt complicated and said to her companions: "Your Majesty does not want Bing'er to stay in the imperial capital, but he allows Xiao Liu to stay... If you think about it carefully, it is reasonable."
After all, it's no secret that Chunjia doesn't want to see the twin princes. As early as when the two children were still in their infancy, some people were talking privately, saying that Chunjia would wait for them to grow up to fifteen years old and then be granted the title of remote vassal king. , sent out to fend for itself, invisible to the eye.
Now, even with the recommendation of the imperial concubine, Chunjia still gave up the choice of the third prince at the last moment and chose the inconspicuous and always forgotten sixth prince.
This made the queen, who had watched Gong Xiang Bing grow up and cared about him a lot, feel an unspeakable resentment.
She steeled herself and analyzed with her left and right, "Although Xiaoliu has not been eye-catching since he was a child, it is precisely because of this child's honest and dull character that makes people feel at ease. It will be okay for Your Majesty to let him stay in the imperial capital with Princess Wei He after marriage." Worrying. Furthermore, Xiao Liu was raised by Concubine An in the past, and even the Empress Dowager, the loving mother, raised her for a while. Over the years, although Xiao Liu was said to be raised in front of me, during the holidays, the Empress Dowager An and the Empress Dowager, the loving mother, The concubine would also call him over and ask him a few questions, which shows that she still cares about him."
"Your Majesty is pure and filial. You must keep a prince besides the prince. Naturally, Xiaoliu is the first choice."
"Empress, no matter what, the Sixth Prince has grown up under you in the past two years and has nothing to do with Xuanqing Palace." The attendant said softly, "Furthermore, the Sixth Prince has a quiet and kind-hearted nature, although he was not raised by you since he was a child. Although I am older, I have always been respectful and filial to you..."
"I know what you mean. Are you saying that this matter may not be a bad thing for me?" Gu Zhen sighed softly, "Why don't I understand this? But, if we go by what we did before, this Wei Wouldn't it be good if Princess He promised to Bing'er?"
After all, Gong Xiangbing was her favorite child.
If she could only keep one child by her side, she would rather keep Gong Xiang Bing than the sixth prince who was emotionally distant from her.
"After His Highness the Third Prince arrives in the feudal kingdom, won't He still be filial to you?" the attendant advised, "With the respect our Highness has for you, greetings during New Years and holidays will definitely be indispensable. Moreover, if the Sixth Prince marries Princess Wei He, I can more or less say a few words in front of His Majesty. If the empress misses His Highness the Third Prince, can I give the order to His Majesty the Sixth Prince? Can I not convey it to His Majesty?"
The queen was not sure that she would be called back for reunions after the third prince passed away. The same was true for the sixth prince.
But after the sixth prince married Princess Wei He, maybe he would have such dignity
Chunjia doesn't want to give face to her own son, but she also wants to give some grace to a foreign princess, right
After talking like this for a while, the queen was finally comforted.
The matter was finalized with a decree of marriage the next day, and most people in the former court and harem were surprised.
One is that Wei He's plan to marry the princess was mentioned in private and was not brought up openly. His status was not high enough to gain the emperor's trust, and he did not even know about it in advance.
The other one is a candidate to marry the princess, and the sixth prince really has no sense of existence...
If it hadn't been mentioned in the imperial edict, no one would have remembered him.
Because he was going to marry a princess, the emperor originally planned to confer the title of Prince Shu on his sons who had not yet been crowned kings at the end of the year based on their performance. However, now he crowned Prince Shu to the sixth prince alone in advance.
Although everyone knew very well that this meant that among Chunjia's descendants, another prince was clearly excluded from the battle for the throne.
The last one was the foolish King of Chu.
But the scene still wanted to congratulate the Sixth Prince, no, it was to congratulate King Shu.
Even the people in front of Concubine An observed her words and congratulated Concubine An: "His Royal Highness King Shu has always respected you. Now that he has been granted a royal title and is about to marry Princess Wei He, he will surely be able to stay in the imperial capital for a long time and always show filial piety to you." you."
"He is now the prince in front of the queen. What does it mean to come to see me all the time?" Concubine An said lightly. Even so, her expression was somewhat touched.
After all, after spending so many years in the palace, Chunjia provided her with fine clothes and fine food but did not give her the slightest attention. The sixth prince's concern and care for her made Yuan Yuniang feel like she was still somewhat alive in the world.
Just once she was happy for King Shu, she heard whispers, which made Concubine An very angry: "Mother, they all said that there was also a King Shu under the knee of Emperor Shizong, who was executed by Shenzong after he ascended the throne. Your Majesty conferred the title of Prince Shu on the Sixth Prince, it is really... it is really... "
Concubine An actually knew very well that Chunjia had no intention of cursing her son.
It's just that he didn't care much about the Sixth Prince and randomly picked a king's title that he found pleasing to his eyes.
I'm afraid Chunjia simply couldn't remember that there was King Shu under King Sejong, and it didn't end well.
But she had been the most aggrieved in the past, and now she certainly refused to let it go. She immediately sent someone to bring the matter to the imperial court, asking the emperor to give an explanation or change her title.
"How come Concubine An still has no memory after so many years?" Concubine De shook her head after hearing the news, "She had to make something unpleasant for His Majesty for what was originally a good thing. Besides, even if the Sixth Prince is close to her, But after all, it is the Queen who is raising her, and by making such a fuss, it seems that the Queen is both the adoptive mother and the legitimate mother, and she is not the former adoptive mother who cares about her. Wouldn’t it also make things difficult for the Sixth Prince?"
The attendant chuckled and said, "Otherwise, how could we be where we are now?"
"That's true." Concubine De sighed, "The fate of the Sixth Prince is really not an ordinary hardship."
Concubine An had been silent for a long time, but suddenly there was a commotion, and the Sixth Palace was all talking about it.
Chen Jing also reported it to Yun Fenghuang and said, "After many years, Concubine An is still ignorant."
"Her ignorance in the past may have been true, but that may not be true now." Yun Fenghuang said with a calm expression, "Not only the Sixth Prince has been forgotten over the years, but who remembers Concubine An? The reason why she was earlier The reason why I am rejected by His Majesty is because I am always making trouble without reason. Now that I have finally found the reason, can I not seize the opportunity? This matter is not that simple."
Sure enough, after Concubine An sent someone to Xingxintang to tell the matter, Chunjia didn't make any move at first, but not long after, Concubine An went to Woxia Tower in person to cry.
What she meant behind her words was that she didn't really blame the emperor, empress, or anyone else, but she just wanted to find out who was gossiping behind her back so that the sixth prince wouldn't be bullied.
The queen really had a headache when she saw her. After all, this was the emperor's green plum that the imperial concubine didn't kill and fed and fed well.
After so many years, the emperor may have no feelings for Yuan Yuniang at all, but he only kept her in honor of his loving mother, the Empress Dowager.
The problem is, the loving mother Queen Mother is not dead yet.
As it was, the Queen couldn't do anything to Concubine An.
Not wanting to rely on her all the time, he prevaricated for a few words and said, "I have been busy these past two days. The imperial concubine has the final say in everything. You also know that the imperial concubine is always shrewd, so you should go find the imperial concubine."
However, Concubine An didn't even want to find the emperor, let alone a noble concubine. She stayed in Woxia Tower and refused to leave. She insisted on asking the queen to give an explanation. In the end, she even cried and asked the queen: "Is it because I said this to cause you trouble?" ? But I don’t have any other meaning, I also feel sorry for Xiaoliu! It was my fault back then, and Xiaoliu suffered a lot. However, I now know that I was wrong, and now I only think about Xiaoliu... Queen Is the empress really not tolerant of my concubine?"
It was rare in her life for her to say such soft words, so that an old man like the Queen felt a little sad when she heard them.
More than ten years ago, when they first entered the palace, who would have thought that Yuan Yuniang would one day surrender
The queen felt melancholy for a while, and finally asked someone to quietly go to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to report the news.
Yun Fenghuang smiled slightly when he heard this and said to Chen Jing, "Are you here?"
"Empress, could it be that Concubine An sees that Prince Shu has a bright future and plans to take His Highness Prince Shu back?" Chen Jing couldn't help but ask, "Why would the Empress be so willing?"
Yun Fenghuang said slowly: "You want to go back? Concubine An is dizzy, and your Majesty will not be confused. It would be fine if King Shu was not determined to marry Princess Wei He. Now that he is determined to marry, how can it be possible? Princess Wei He The quasi-husband-in-law, who had just been crowned the king, was transferred from the name of the queen back to the name of the concubine, and she was still an unpopular concubine. What do you think of Wei He? I didn't think that the government deliberately fooled them and deliberately slapped Wei He in the face. Woolen cloth!"
Now is the time for both the government and the public to make a friendly gesture to Wei He.
Chen Jing listened and couldn't help but laugh: "So, is Concubine An going to make a fuss again? It's just that so many years have passed, but she is not afraid of completely eroding His Majesty's affection?"
"The empress dowager, the loving mother, is still here. Your majesty now has no worries and is more generous." Yun Fenghuang pondered and said, "Moreover, it's just the queen who sent someone here. Wait a little while, and the queen's people will say , There are some things going on here in this palace, so we can go there slowly."
So Chen Jing went out and dismissed the palace servants in Woxia Tower, returned to the house, and continued to serve Yun Fenghuang and drink tea.
Not long after, as expected, another palace man came. He sneaked through the corner door and was brought to the imperial concubine. Without any further words, he knelt down, took out a stack of banknotes and land deeds, and said, "My mother-in-law said, as long as the imperial concubine Your Majesty, Concubine An, got what you wanted this time, here is only half of it."
"Now that all the royal heirs in the palace have adopted mothers, how can they be reconciled to Concubine An?" Yun Fenghuang just shook his head.
The palace man was not discouraged and just said: "There is a Cao family in Jing Jieyu's palace."
She emphasized, "It is said that Pulse is a royal princess."
"Princes and princesses, it's already this time, do I still care?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "Just take these things back. I don't lack such things now. But I want to invite you. My mother-in-law is here to help me, I have something else to do."
The palace man was a little nervous: "Please give me some instructions, the noble concubine."
"I heard that Yuan Ke has a daughter who is very cute." The imperial concubine said lightly, "Your mother-in-law is so popular that she has been raising her in the Fuyang Palace for the past two years? I feel that this child is very destined to be with the third prince. , it’s up to your mother-in-law to make good arrangements.”
The palace man was taken aback and said cautiously: "This matter..."
"You can't make the decision, just go back and report to your master." Yun Fenghuang put away his smile and looked cold, "Whether An Fei can raise another child is irrelevant to me. But, miss this opportunity. , but it’s difficult.”
... When the palace man left in a hurry, Chen Jingcai said in surprise: "Is that... the loving mother Queen Mother?"
"Otherwise, with Concubine An's temperament, who else would be willing to help her now?" Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Of course, not only to help Concubine An, but also for the Yuan family, or in other words, for Yuan tree."