It takes ten years to sharpen a sword.
When Yun Fenghuang first entered the palace, he carefully planned, practiced many times, and tried every means to establish his character, and now it finally worked.
The emperor was determined not to doubt the importance she attached to her children.
She also firmly believed that no matter how vicious his concubine was, her children, whether they were her own children, children raised by herself, or children of others, were her bottom line.
Not to be crossed.
Before the emperor vetoed this, Yun Fenghuang was already in an invincible position this time.
After all, she can only repay her own losses.
The heir in her womb was a real heir, and she had to pay a huge price.
From Chunjia's point of view, even if she killed Yun Fenghuang, she would not risk her child.
What's more, according to the report from the Imperial City Department, just two days before the imperial concubine suffered from morning sickness, Yun Fenghuang was still intensively plotting against the East Palace!
The current situation is not at the point where she has to risk her life.
To put it bluntly, the imperial concubine's hands and feet were clean and there were no traces left. Even if there were any traces, the emperor would think about it elsewhere.
Even if there was evidence pointing to Yun Fenghuang, Chunjia would still feel that the culprit was crazy and wanted to frame the concubine instead of murdering her!
Chunjia entered the palace in the seventh year, and it is now the twentieth year of Chunjia.
This is the trust and impression Yun Fenghuang has built up bit by bit, step by step, over the past thirteen years.
Deep-rooted and difficult to shake.
So what if Gu Zhen is the main palace
So what if the third prince is very much expected and satisfied by the emperor
So what if the tenth prince is the legitimate prince
So what if the Gu family is a wealthy family? ? ?
Thirteen years of business, thirteen years of pretending to be misleading... In addition, the emperor still has her in his heart. Even if he is not as powerful as the king, he is still important. If this is the case, he will lose. Yun Fenghuang can't think of any other way to win.
Two days later, the frail and pale imperial concubine faintly woke up.
"Your Majesty!" Qingren, who was standing by the couch with disheveled temples, cried with joy. He made a hidden gesture by rushing towards her, "My Majesty finally woke up!"
When Yun Fenghuang saw the secret code for the appointment, he breathed a sigh of relief, it's done!
Next came the inquiries from the emperor, his heirs, and the concubines and relatives, not to mention the joy. In short, after a lot of fuss, at nightfall, the master and servant were finally able to talk alone.
"How is it?" Yun Fenghuang asked in a low voice impatiently.
The Qing man's mouth curved with uncontrollable joy: "Congratulations, Your Majesty... Yesterday, you issued the decree to abolish the queen!"
"He actually crippled Gu Zhen as well?" Yun Fenghuang was a little surprised. Although everyone else came during the day, none of the queen's masters and servants were present without mentioning it. Even the concubines who came to pay their respects, said: Her attitude was obviously more awed.
Including Concubine De, who has always had a good relationship.
This allowed her to guess that the Queen was probably not in a good situation at the moment.
But he didn't expect that Chunjia would simply depose the queen.
The Qingren whispered: "My maid will remember your Majesty's instructions. Apart from guarding you and occasionally taking care of the emperor's heirs, I will not care about anything else... Therefore, the details are not very clear. I just know that your Majesty received a report from the Imperial City Secretary that day." , summoned the third prince and the tenth prince to question them face to face. The empress in the middle, no, should be the deposed queen Gu. After receiving the news, Gu rushed over and pled for the two princes repeatedly. You know who she is, empress. Yes, where can I actually talk?"
"Without a few words, His Majesty was so angry that he simply ordered someone to drive him out."
"I don't know what His Majesty said to the two His Highnesses afterwards. In short, the two His Highnesses were also kicked out that day. Their faces were pale at that time, which was very bad."
"There is nothing wrong with the mother and son in the palace that day. The two highnesses are just under house arrest in Qiongjiu Palace."
"But the next day, the Imperial City Secretary gave another report to His Majesty."
"His Majesty was extremely angry at that time!"
"It is said that even Yan Yan went up to the father-in-law to persuade him, and he was punished."
"Then His Majesty once again summoned the two princes and the Queen, oh no, it was the deposed Queen Gu. My servant has not yet heard what he said this time, but I knew that this time, His Majesty's roar could be heard both inside and outside... It didn't take long. , His Majesty asked someone to draw up a decree. In addition to deposing the queen, he also deprived the tenth prince of his status as the legitimate prince, returned him to the name of the Ping family, and... "
Qingren's eyes slightly curved, and he said softly, "Canonize King Chongxin, and order him to become a vassal immediately after the marriage!"
"King Chongxin?" Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows, "This is the county king."
According to the tacit understanding that has always existed, no matter how unfavored the prince may be, he should be granted the title of king no matter what.
Moreover, they became feudal immediately after marriage...
Originally, the princes were destined to become crown princes and become feudal lords at the age of fifteen. In fact, it was almost an arrangement for them to leave soon after their wedding.
In just a few days, the emperor added it, not so much to get rid of his son as soon as possible, but to humiliate him.
However, Yun Fenghuang was still not satisfied, "In addition to losing the opportunity to take over the East Palace, the real punishment for this little guy is nothing more than to be conferred as a king and demoted to a vassal king. In the eyes of your majesty, the lives of my two wives are only Is it worth it? This matter was not done directly by the Gu family, and the Gu family was deposed. He is so merciful to this little thing... but it seems that he can't keep it. "
Otherwise, who knows whether the emperor will be reluctant to part with him again in two days. It is a small matter to be promoted from a county prince to a king, otherwise he will secretly cultivate the tenth prince, then...
Just thinking about it makes me mad.
"Empress." Qingren listened, hesitated to speak, and finally supported the bed, slowly knelt down, and prayed in a low voice, "I beg your empress to be merciful and spare the lives of the two young masters in my belly!"
Yun Fenghuang was startled, and then said in surprise: "You mean, my child was saved?"
"Kui Shidu was forced to do his best by Your Majesty." Tears welled up in Qingren's eyes and he whispered, "It is also the case that the empress has great blessings, and the little master in her belly has profound blessings... Empress, now that the middle palace has been abolished, ten The future of the prince is dim, but after such twists and turns, the young master still survived, which shows that this is also God's will... Besides, these are rare twins... I beg the empress to have mercy, and from now on, we can have a good pregnancy, a real pregnancy, Okay?"
"..." Yun Fenghuang frowned, not caring about the fact that the child was still there or the twins, but said, "They are the only two being punished? Where is the third prince? Don't say that the third prince is safe!"
The Qing people did not bother to wipe away their tears and hurriedly explained: "It is said that the Imperial City Division has conducted a thorough investigation and found that the third prince was framed. The real mastermind is the tenth prince!"
Although the tenth prince has been consecrated as King Chongxin, Qing Ren was a little bit unable to speak for a while because he was used to shouting, "And this is not the first time that the tenth prince has done this. It is said that he has often used the third prince to top the cylinder." , It’s just that the Third Prince has been taught by the Gu family since he was deposed, and over time, he didn’t dare to resist.”
"It's about the same this time."
"That's why Your Majesty is particularly angry with the Tenth Prince."
"Originally, I planned to depose him as a commoner."
"But after you abolished the Gu family, you used the excuse of your majesty to persuade your majesty, saying that you have always loved the emperor, and even if the tenth prince is not your biological son, you have always cared about him. If your majesty deals with the tenth prince severely, please wake up. After that, I’m afraid I won’t be able to bear it anymore.”
"It will delay your pregnancy."
The Qing people sighed, the emperor believed from the bottom of his heart that their master was a kind-hearted mother, which was both a good thing and a bad thing.
"Your Majesty has thought about it a lot, and is merciful out of concern for you."
"However, the tenth prince was still beaten with twenty imperial sticks until he was bleeding, and he was carried back to Qiongjiu Palace."
Yun Fenghuang said "hmm" and said: "So he is still recuperating at the moment? Then don't delay, go back and give the second princess a hint, let her make arrangements, let the boy have some disabilities or something like that , just in case."
She had sacrificed so much to achieve this result, and she didn't want to give anyone any chance of a comeback.
"The second princess is young, so the arrangements may not be appropriate?" Qingren reminded, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide it from His Majesty's eyes and ears."
Yun Fenghuang said in surprise: "What are you doing to hide your Majesty's eyes and ears? Your Majesty is still angry now. The reason why you are merciful is just for my consideration. Of course, I, a loving mother, can't do things that add insult to injury. But I The children are so angry that they secretly go to settle accounts with Xiao Shi without telling me or your majesty, what's the problem?"
"It's not to kill him, it's just to make him suffer a little."
"Have I and the child suffered little this time?"
"Is it possible for Xiao Shi to still cry out for injustice?"
"It's just that the second princess is young and has no sense of propriety. She didn't expect that her brother would be so useless."
"Fortunately, she is still alive. The second princess went to His Majesty to cry and complain. As a sister, she is qualified to teach her brother a lesson, and she is filial to me. What else can Your Majesty do to her?"
"You can't help but think that this kid is usually inconspicuous, but he knows how to repay his kindness."
The imperial concubine said calmly, "If she does this well, there will be no risk at all. At worst, she will receive some painless punishment, and her father may be reminded to remember that such a cost-effective thing is what she usually does. Be good, otherwise I wouldn’t want to reward her with this opportunity!”
It was also that her subordinates, King Qin, Zhaoqing, Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu, were not suitable to be exposed to Chunjia in such a sinister and forbearing image. Only these two princesses, after many twists and turns, remained silent and had some motives, which was in line with the situation. The impression that the emperor had secretly murdered her was the most difficult to reveal.
Otherwise, she really would not have given the second princess such an opportunity to fulfill her filial piety.
The imperial concubine was too lazy to say more about this matter. Anyway, the tenth prince had already made arrangements. She was immediately concerned about the Gu family, "Your Majesty, what do you want to do with this family?"
"The government is still discussing it now." The Qing people said, "The two princes, no, it was the tenth prince who conspired to murder the empress and the emperor. The evidence is conclusive, and there is a lot of evidence that the ten princes were resentful of the empress. The previous court had nothing to say. It can be said. Originally, they planned to do things one by one and object to His Majesty deposing the Queen. However, a few important ministers did not say anything. Your Majesty sat in front of him with a cold face for a while, and no one dared to say anything. "
After all, the experiences of the Ji family, the Yuan family, and the Zheng family are not so far apart that these people cannot remember them.
The ministers themselves may not be afraid of death, and some may even want to take their lives to leave a name in history.
The key is that Chunjia doesn't follow the rules and is usually easy to talk to, but if he messes up, the whole family will be destroyed.
Even if the whole family is destroyed, they still have to throw dirty water... Who can withstand this
If Gu Zhen's mother and son were innocent, there might be ministers who would be full of righteousness and think that they should uphold justice.
However, the fact is that with all the evidence given by the Imperial City Division, everyone has to admit that the fate of the tenth prince is not unfair at all. As for Gu Zhen, as his legitimate mother and adoptive mother, it is even more difficult to absolve himself of the blame.
In this case, except for a die-hard like Gu, who would make trouble for the middle palace
But Gu Zhen didn't care. After all, the Gu family was from a long-established family.
"What the ministers in the court want now is that since the queen has been deposed and the tenth prince has been dealt with, can the Gu family be given a lighter sentence?"
Yun Fenghuang frowned and asked, "Then what did your Majesty say?"
"Your Majesty..." Qingren muttered, "Your Majesty seems to be still considering it."
"Consider it?" Yun Fenghuang's face turned ugly, "So, he doesn't plan to directly appoint the prince under me as the crown prince?"
Otherwise, what else would the emperor think about
How should you treat Gu family if you abandon Gu Zhen!
The reason for hesitation cannot be because there is no trace of the Gu family in this incident, but because he is worried that after doing so, the middle palace will be completely defeated, and the concubine faction will directly win!
The people of Qing Dynasty did not dare to say anything.
Yun Fenghuang was not an ordinary person after all. He looked gloomy for a moment, then calmed down and said, "What's going on with the Third Prince? Please tell me carefully."