"I haven't learned what I said to you yet." Of course, such important military events that happened thousands of miles away were not something that Yun Fenghuang, a noble concubine, could find out.
Yun Fenghuang thought about it and couldn't bear to worry about Xie Kuo, so he sent someone to the front to invite Chun Jia over that day.
The two talked briefly about the children for a while. Now that the matter had been spread, it was no longer a major secret, so she asked straight to the point.
"I have ordered the Imperial City Secretary to go and conduct a thorough investigation." Chunjia also knew that the imperial concubine was concerned about her niece, so he reached out and patted the back of her hand, and said gently, "Don't worry, Wei He's current Dalan clan is not just yours. My niece is also Princess Xincheng of the imperial dynasty."
The implication is that even if Weihe Khan has problems and is a calm and thoughtful man, the country will not stand idly by.
Since she married Princess Xincheng, to a certain extent, Princess Xincheng's interests represent the interests of the country.
Although Yun Fenghuang had also thought of this, he felt more at ease with the emperor's personal consent.
Now that she was pregnant, she naturally would not keep the emperor overnight, so in the evening, she recommended that the emperor go to Concubine De's place.
"Mom, please relax, the Dalan clan is your niece, how can I not be blessed by you?" A man from the Qing Dynasty came up to reassure her, "It will be fine for sure."
"We are thousands of miles away, so what can we do if we don't relax?" Yun Fenghuang sighed, took a sip of the goat's milk she handed over, and said thoughtfully, "By the way, King Qin has been busy these past two days. What are you doing? I heard that he has been running away recently?"
The Qing man hesitated to speak, but when the imperial concubine looked at him, he finally said it: "Your Highness does go out a lot recently, but he often meets Qi Luqing."
Yun Fenghuang was not angry, but curious: "Although King Qin was brought up by me, I have to admit that he is not a good person in front of people outside of me. I heard that Qi Luqing also He's not a good-natured person, but he's actually able to coax him?"
Her son's qualifications are not outstanding, but as the eldest son of the emperor, he is also well-informed.
In particular, the younger sister Princess Zhaoqing who grew up together is extremely beautiful. In the palace, everyone is fat and thin, each with her own merits.
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang didn't think that Qi Luqing got the King of Qin's attention because of her appearance.
No matter how favored the princes are, at least their knowledge of beauties is unmatched by ordinary people.
And excluding looks, it's mostly about temperament... The problem is that some of the rumors about Qi Luqing in the past have little to do with being virtuous and virtuous.
How did this coax King Qin
"..." The Qing man thought for a while and then said after careful consideration, "That Qi Luqing is exquisite in riding and shooting. She is very different from ordinary girls. Maybe because of this, she was particularly attracted to King Qin."
"Really?" Yun Fenghuang put his forehead on his hands and squinted his eyes. After a moment, he said slowly, "She was brought to the Imperial Capital by her stepmother Xiao Gu. She lived in the Gu family at that time. At this time, the Gu family itself is in trouble, and her mother Is there any movement between the two girls?"
Qingren said softly: "Earlier, before the Central Palace was abandoned, the mother and daughter moved out of the Longping residence. The reason they found out was that the newly purchased house had feng shui problems, and the master needed to live there to suppress it. In fact, It was Qi Luqing who couldn't get along with the Gu family, and they had conflicts from time to time. She had no sense of being a relative at all, and she protected herself blindly. Little Gu was caught in the middle... However, I heard that General Qi Doting on this eldest daughter, little Gu has only given birth to two daughters in the two years since she came here, and both of them died in infancy. She can only raise this eldest daughter and General Qi's concubine under her knees. "
"But I don't dare to teach Qi Luqing a lesson."
"Later, the elders on the Gu family felt sorry for their children, and they secretly had a showdown with the young Gu family. So the young Gu family found an excuse to buy a house and took the children to live there."
"When something happened in the middle palace, these mother and daughter took advantage of it and were not affected."
Yun Fenghuang's expression was a little subtle, and he said after a moment: "At that time, I heard that he was very tired of mother and daughter. I didn't expect that he would dote on the eldest daughter."
Qingren was stunned for a moment before he realized what the imperial concubine meant. He felt very embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he said: "This... maybe when children are young and have to be taken care of everything, they won't be cute. When they grow up, Those who can walk and run, doesn't that make parents feel pity? After all, it's their own flesh and blood, isn't it?"
After so many years, as a close confidant, she certainly understood that when Yun Fenghuang said this, it was not because he had any lingering feelings about Qi Jiulu, but it was just a casual remark.
Then he added, "But listening to the report of the people below, this Qi Luqing's... nature reminds me of my empress when she was young. Of course, my empress is smarter than her, acts more carefully, and is not as flamboyant as she is."
This is true, although they are all types that are not easy to mess with.
But Yun Fenghuang had a good reputation back then, but Qi Luqing knew what she had done after just a little inquiry.
Of course, this does not mean that Qi Luqing is definitely not as good as Yun Fenghuang when he was a child. It can only be said that this child suffered the loss of not having a biological mother.
Even if her stepmother Xiao Gu couldn't do anything to her, she wouldn't think twice about her.
And even though Jiang was so angry at his biological daughter that his heart ached, he still had to endure to give her a good reputation.
"So, he is a child with great ideas." Yun Fenghuang somewhat understood why King Qin was interested in Qi Luqing, "King Qin has always been proud of his status since he was young, but because of his qualifications, he has repeatedly After being suppressed for too many times, the child said nothing and even became more arrogant, but he became increasingly unconfident in his heart."
This is no wonder King Qin. He was full of confidence in himself at the beginning. However, as the eldest son of the emperor who was the first to be enlightened and the first to enter school, he had private tutoring from his mother and concubine, but he was still easily surpassed by one younger brother after another...
After a long time, I really couldn’t have confidence in myself.
Some people subconsciously look for what they lack in the people around them. Qi Luqing's personality is not considered mainstream, but she is undoubtedly a person who has great confidence in herself.
King Qin may not have noticed it himself, but he was attracted for this reason.
"She is indeed very creative. When our Highness played with her, she couldn't win over her many times." The Qing people looked at the imperial concubine's expression and felt that she didn't care about the past, so he said softly, "The people below have heard some news. , I just don’t know whether it’s true or not: saying... When Chao was alive, he taught Qi Luqing better than the empress."
Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows: "She is very kind-hearted! I thought she never wanted to see me in this life."
"The empress was young at the time, so she probably didn't notice it." The Qing people thought that it was not strange for Chao Jingyou to do this, and sighed, "Those ladies in the North who are about the same age as the empress, even the empress's sisters, there are How many people are not extremely envious of the empress? Chao Jingyou compared your temperament at that time to teach your daughter, probably hoping that this daughter can be blessed with some of the empress. It’s just that Chao Jingyou can’t be the empress herself, let alone This daughter of hers. I have to draw a tiger instead of a dog."
The imperial concubine muttered: "I hated Chao Jingyou so much at that time, maybe because her results were not so good later, but now I feel calm when I think about it."
Qingren said: "This is all because the empress is open-minded."
Yes, knowing that someone was not doing well and already dead, she immediately didn’t care about it. Her mother-in-law was so magnanimous.
"It sounds like I will feel guilty if I continue to use Qi Luqing." The imperial concubine smiled, leaned back a little, and said softly, "That's all, after all, her parents are my old friends, and the past grudges Not to mention, it’s not like I’m desperate... I’ll go back and give little Gu a slap, and ask her to take people back to the North, and don’t stay in the Imperial Capital.”
The Qing people said: "If little Gu doesn't want to..."
After all, what kind of situation Gu is in now, how can little Gu not know about it
Maybe this person is forcing her to stay for the sake of her mother's family, or even trying to use Qi Luqing's arrangement as a bargaining chip
"Who is she who dares to bargain with me?" Yun Fenghuang suppressed his smile and said lightly, "If she refuses, just tell Qi Jiulu directly! If Qi Jiulu himself doesn't feel sorry for his own flesh and blood, naturally I won't either Yue Zu is reluctant to help him!"
After all, she had no feelings for Qi Luqing.
Being willing to show mercy is just for the sake of the girl's parents.
If Qi Jiulu himself doesn't care about Qi Luqing, then does she still love this child more than Qi Jiulu
"...Yes." Qingren responded somewhat sarcastically.
If Qi Jiulu receives the news, he will definitely agree. This is not because he might still be thinking about Yun Fenghuang, but because Qi Luqing's current temper is partly caused by his biological father's favor.
How could he deliberately put his daughter in danger
"Gu Jue and the Gu family are making arrangements." The imperial concubine said again, "Seeing that the New Year is approaching, something happened with Wei He. Even if His Majesty has plans, I'm afraid he will have to wait until after the new year. I thank you. The clan members have been waiting down there for how many years, are they going to watch this family live happily and joyfully again?"
So within two days, it was reported in Qiongjiu Palace that Gu Jue intended to poison King Qin.
In fact, the original plan was for Princess Zhaoqing to come out and top the vat, but Princess Zhaoqing was instigated to make trouble in the past two days, but the people who served the princess were very attentive and did not give Gu Jue any chance to murder the princess.
At this time, King Qin was because, although King Qin had no intention of Gu Jue, this boy was a lustful person.
Yun Fenghuang also pressed hard not to allow him to take in anyone before the wedding, not even sleeping in flowers and sleeping in willows. Without thinking about it, Gu Jue was the only serious concubine in front of him. Not to mention her appearance and appearance. , although I didn’t dare to take it seriously, I still played a few games of Hongxiu Tianxiang.
Therefore, Gu Jue's life in Qiongjiu Palace was a little better, but he could also have access to King Qin's tea, cakes and so on.
It's a ready-made frame-up opportunity.
"This Gu Jue is very articulate, and he is not a good person." Yun Fenghuang did not let down his guard just because he had the upper hand now, and warned him in advance, "During the confrontation, please brace yourself and don't call anyone. See the flaws. Especially the people in front of you!"
Everyone on the left and right is solemn.
Who knew that after Gu Jue was informed, he actually admitted: "My daughter has no intention of being interested in the King of Qin, but it was my elders who made the decision to send my daughter to the King of Qin. I dare not disobey my blood relatives, how could I not hate His Highness the King of Qin? If not Your Highness covets my daughter, how can I be like this? I hate the King of Qin and would rather die together!"
"..." The concubine's master and servant, who had prepared a bunch of rebuttals, were silent for a moment before continuing, "The King of Qin loved you at the beginning, but he did not give it to you in private. Instead, he went to the emperor and asked for a marriage! The official wife of the majestic eldest son. , Isn’t it enough to humiliate you?! It’s just that your parents had other plans and gave you to him as a concubine! You should hate the Gu family if you want, but you have nothing to do with the King of Qin!”
Because Gu Jue confessed quickly, had good acting skills, and gave quite reasonable reasons, the originally aggressive interrogation and defense, as well as going to the emperor to cry and ask for the decision were basically useless.
The imperial concubine was very depressed. She went into the inner hall on the pretext of feeling unwell, and immediately asked the Qing people to interrogate Gu Jue alone. What kind of medicine did this girl sell in her gourd? ?