At the beginning of this year's summer vacation, there was a lot of excitement because of the cultural gathering, but later there were all kinds of troubles, so that we didn't dare to talk about it inside and outside.
Not long after the emperor summoned Concubine An, news came out in the palace that the child in the belly of Jing Jieyu's pregnant concubine had been given to Concubine An.
This made Jing Jieyu feel aggrieved and went to Yun Fenghuang to complain.
"Your Majesty and Concubine An are childhood sweethearts after all, and I can't do anything about it now." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "The concubines on the left and right are just princesses, and you already have one... Don't get angry with Your Majesty over this matter. ”
In fact, Jing Jieyu didn't really value the concubine's children. Just like the imperial concubine said, she already had a princess in front of her. If this one was a prince, she would definitely not be willing to give up.
Since she is also a princess, there is nothing wrong with raising her for others.
She just felt like she couldn't swallow this breath.
The princess accepted the position of power and snatched it away from her, but Concubine An...
When ordinary people like Yun Fenghuang entered the palace, they had seen Yuan Yuniang's favor with their own eyes. When they came to Concubine Jing, there were fewer people, and they probably heard about it.
When it came time to Jing Jieyu, there were no more comments in the palace about Concubine An being very favored in the past.
After all, An Fei was not the center of everyone's attention at that time.
Therefore, people like Jiang Mingdan were very fond of Yun Fenghuang, but they really looked down on Yuan Niang.
Moreover, there have been quite a few princes and princesses born in the palace in the past two years. Yuan Niang does not cut off this one or that one, but she is interested in the princess who is about to be born. Could it be that she is easy to bully
But the imperial concubine had said so, and Jiang Mingdan didn't want to worry about it anymore. He just said: "In fact, I am not dominating the emperor's heir and refusing to give it. I just heard from people in the palace that King Shu was raised by Concubine An. Yes, but something went wrong later? Prince Shu is the prince after all, and Concubine An doesn't care about her, let alone the princess?"
Then he murmured, "I heard that King Shu's biological mother, Mrs. Li, was also the one in front of the empress. What do you mean by Concubine An? Either she is staring at the empress, or she is staring at the concubine. Could it be that she is looking at the concubine? Is it someone who belongs to the empress? Did she do it on purpose?"
"Now and then, Concubine An was not sensible at that time." Yun Fenghuang thought for a moment, coaxed her with a few words of kindness, and then sent her away.
Concubine An was about to adopt the princess, and she had to adopt it from Jing Jieyu, who was under the imperial concubine. This made everyone inside and outside take this matter seriously.
Concubine Min is a time-honored concubine, but because the emperor is obsessed with government affairs, he has not added many new people to the palace in the past two years.
The latest group to enter the palace is Jing Jieyu and others.
Among these people, Jing Jieyu is also the most favored one.
Everyone also knows that Jiang Mingdan has always followed Yun Fenghuang and is loyal to Yun Fenghuang.
In other words, the two generations of favored concubines failed to keep the princess, and still gave it to Concubine An.
How can this not make people think deeply
Even the queen took time out from her worries about the tenth prince to discuss with her left and right what the hell was going on
Someone asked worriedly: "Is Concubine An going to regain her favor?"
"How is this possible?" Most people found it inconceivable, "What kind of tricks does Concubine Min have? Even Jiang Mingdan, looking at the young man, is not a fuel-efficient lamp... How can these two people give Concubine An any chance? What's more, Concubine An was not very beautiful to begin with, and she has aged even more in the past two years and has become more and more unsightly... How can His Majesty fall in love with her no matter how much he misses his old relationship?"
But someone else suggested: "But the best child born in the palace is obviously Yishi! Yishi is also submissive by nature and has to be taken care of, but your majesty's favorite is Concubine Min... It shows that your majesty does not pay much attention to appearance. .”
Otherwise, in terms of emperor's favor, Yi Xing'en should be number one.
But in fact, Yi Xingen was not as favored as Wei Hengyan.
In the past two years, he has been even worse than Jiang Mingdan.
Zhonggong thought that this statement made sense, and couldn't help but feel worried. He recalled the hardships Yuan Niang had given him when she was favored.
Under such turbulent undercurrents, the birthday of the loving mother the Queen Mother passed in an extremely low-key manner.
It was time to return in a blink of an eye.
On the way back, Yun Fenghuang received the good news that Princess Sui'an had left for the Imperial Capital with two girls. Xie Wuzheng needed to hand over to the successor and say goodbye in some places. I have to rush to the banquet, but I have to be late.
Now it was the people from the eldest princess's mansion who were protecting the eldest princess and other family members before setting off.
Counting the days, Xie Wuzheng couldn't make it before Xie Kuoyuan got married, but Sui'an would definitely make it.
The envoy sent by Xie Wuzheng said: "The Prince Consort has said that the Xie family is now in decline. There are only a few young ladies in the immediate family who have not left the cabinet. Miss Kuo has even made a princess and wants to marry Wei He far away... The Prince Consort cannot come by himself. , I have to let His Highness add makeup on my behalf.”
He added, "Back then, the empress bumped into the palace by mistake. It was a pity that the consort could not add makeup to the empress. I can't miss the young lady's place no matter what."
Yun Fenghuang knew very well that when she was young, due to the grievances between the two housemates, her relationship with Xie Wuzheng was not good enough for the other party to worry about adding makeup to her.
It's just that Xie Wuzheng said this, which made it feel more comfortable.
She pleasantly asked the envoy about the current situation of Xie Wuzheng and his wife, and learned that everything was fine, saying, "His Highness has been very diligent in cultivating the two young ladies in the past two years, but he always feels a little depressed when exchanging letters with His Highness Yun'an."
Yun Fenghuang felt a headache when he thought of his sister-in-law's previous plan, and sighed: "I know, I will wait until His Highness arrives in the Imperial Capital and meet in person before we can talk."
Sui'an had nothing to do, and the two concubines who came over were probably raised as his own.
Yun'an's biological daughter Jinxi is engaged to be married, and Sui'an probably also wants to find a good future for her daughter... It's not that Yun Fenghuang doesn't want to help with this matter, the key is not to ruin her well-planned plan. !
Recalling Sui'an's character, Yun Fenghuang wasn't too worried, mainly because this Jinzhiyuye was very sensible.
After all, she was a beloved concubine, and even though she was the eldest princess, she had to give her some face.
If she couldn't use both soft and hard tactics, could Sui'an marry the girl she raised just like the children before her
Thinking of this, Yun Fenghuang stopped paying attention to the matter. He only ordered people to go to Princess Sui'an's mansion to deliver some things, and reminded them to pack them up in preparation for the master's return.
Two days later, the emperor arrived at the palace city. After some cleaning, they settled in their respective places.
There was not much rest, but as soon as she could take a breath, intensive preparations for Princess Xincheng's distant marriage began.
Three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xincheng asked Yun Fenghuang to let her go out of the palace to attend a boudoir banquet. This was a farewell party for the girl she had known over the years.
Yun Fenghuang was actually not at ease, fearing that his niece would be offended.
But thinking about how far he had come, it was a question whether Xie Kuo could return to his hometown in this life, so he finally softened his heart and agreed. She just asked her to bring Qingren and Chie with her in case of any eventuality.
Fortunately, Xie Kuo came and went safely, nothing happened, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
However, Kiyoto and Chie who accompanied him had a little strange expression when they came back.
Yun Fenghuang was quite confused: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this banquet?"
"My maid doesn't know if it's a problem." The two hesitated before saying, "I just saw a girl at the table and was a little suspicious. After asking around, I found out that it was true."
Seeing Yun Fenghuang raise his eyebrows and ask, Chie whispered: "It seems that Mr. Chao gave birth to that child."
Too much time passed, and no one mentioned it in daily life. Yun Fenghuang took a moment to realize that it was the daughter of Chao Jingyou and Qi Jiulu.
The years of youth can be remembered but cannot be recalled. Now that the imperial concubine recalls the excitement of the past, she has become indifferent.
At this moment, there was nothing complicated, and he asked out of curiosity: "Who does she look like? You can recognize her just by looking at her face?"
Seeing her like this, Qingren and Chie felt relieved and dared to smile a little: "She looks like General Qi. But her expression is a bit... This time she followed Gu's daughter. Look at what she is wearing. Her stepmother seems to treat her well."
Before Longping Hou was assassinated, he had intended to recruit Qi Jiulu as his son-in-law, and he even finalized the matter himself before his death.
After the death of Marquis Longping, Qi Jiulu waited for his concubine's youngest daughter to observe filial piety, then fulfilled his promise and married him as his second wife.
He and his first wife Chao Jingyou had always been at odds with each other because of Yun Fenghuang, and they even got to the point of hating each other.
The Chen family, who had originally advocated the marriage of Chao Jingyou, also thought that after her son joined the Dingbei Army and was appreciated by Gu Fangshu, he could find a daughter-in-law who could be more capable than his father-in-law...
For various reasons, when Huizhou City was destroyed, Chao Jingyou, like many other female relatives, died in it.
On the other hand, their daughters, due to the small population of the Qi family, still value their direct daughters.
In times of crisis, he still managed to save the child.
Considering her age, this girl is about the same age as King Qin, so it is time for her to be a maid. Yun Fenghuang thought about this and asked casually: "Gu's daughter... Does Xincheng have a good relationship with Gu's daughter?"
The reason why Xie Kuo went to the banquet even though he knew there might be risks was mainly because there were girls with whom she had a good relationship today.
I feared that we would never see each other again, so I couldn't bear to miss it.
However, Yun Fenghuang was surprised that there was a daughter of the Gu family here. She did not specifically prohibit her nieces from interacting with girls from her rival family, but Xie Kuo was not ignorant, so how could he specifically talk to the queen's nieces? How close is the relationship
Not to mention considering my aunt's mood, let's just talk about what if I fall into trouble
"It's not the main branch, it's a side branch, and the relationship is relatively distant." Qingren explained, "And it was also introduced by Miss Yin family. The Gu family girl got along very well with Miss Yin, and she actually got along well with His Highness Xincheng... His Highness was still interested at first. I was a little worried. I once told Miss Meng in private. Miss Meng said that the empress would not care, and His Highness was relieved. Today, when the daughter of the Gu family came, she also apologized and told everyone behind Miss Qi's back, saying Originally, I didn't plan to bring this cousin with me. It was just that my cousin had a quarrel with her sisters at home and was worried that staying at home would upset her relatives, so she followed her mother's orders and brought her out so that the family could discuss countermeasures."
"As for why there was such a fuss, Gu's daughter didn't say anything, and it's hard for the maids to ask."
Yun Fenghuang smiled slightly when he heard this and said, "Is this still the case at a relative's house? This child has a different temperament from Mr. Chao."
Chao Jingyou was the best at pretending when she was young, and she always showed herself to others as being gentle, virtuous, sensible, considerate, and self-denial.
To be honest, although Yun Fenghuang can pretend to be so, he may not be able to humiliate himself all the time to please others because he is favored at a young age.
It’s also that Jiang is much stronger than Chao Jingyou’s mother.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for Yun Fenghuang, the role model of the Northland lady, to have her turn.
Now I heard that Chao Jingyou's daughter, who had always been a "lady in other people's families", actually made such a fuss at a relative's house that she had to be taken out as an uninvited guest so that her elders could have a chance to discuss countermeasures. She was really surprised. of.
"It seems that little Gu is not only kind to her, but maybe very doting on her." Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "Otherwise, how could she have such a temperament?"
She didn't say much about this topic. After all, she and Qi Jiulu were in the past many years ago, and their children were about to get married, so were they still worried about or looking forward to it
But after being an ordinary old friend, I was curious and asked: "Is there anything else? When Xincheng comes back, can he ask the imperial doctor to see if he is okay?"
Seeing Qingren and Chie both nodding, they felt relieved, nodded slightly and said, "The wedding is coming soon, so the more careful you are, the better. There will be a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet soon, so please be careful with your children at the banquet."
He sighed again and said softly, "That's all I can worry about for her... After the Mid-Autumn Festival, once she leaves, no matter how much I care about her in the future, I can't prepare everything for her. It's complete, she can only rely on herself... I don't know if she can succeed?"