After Chunjia read the abolition letter, he didn't say anything at first and only let the ministers read it.
He was an emperor who had endured for many years before taking office. He acted calmly but thoughtfully. Since he planned to appoint King Wu as the crown prince, he had already made all the necessary arrangements in private.
At this time, everyone saw Gu Zhen's advice, and they knew in their hearts that they were determined to establish the King of Wu, but they also wanted to preserve the Xuanqing Palace.
In fact, the courtiers were quite satisfied with the choice of King Wu. After all, King Wu was said to be the third son of the emperor based on his age. In fact, he was just a little worse than the eldest son of the emperor, but he was just the same age.
In terms of origin, being a daughter of the Ji family may have been a taboo more than ten years ago. Now, the younger generation doesn't know about the Ji family. The emperor, the most bullied by the Ji family in 1995, doesn't mind, and they don't mind either. What can I say.
After all, as the emperor's biological flesh and blood, King Wu had the right to inherit the throne.
What's more, everyone has seen King Wu's talents these days and feels very satisfied. Xing-zi is also neither arrogant nor impetuous, calm and polite. Whether he is really calm and polite or fake, at least he has pretended to be so over the years and has been recognized by the emperor, which is also a skill.
What satisfies everyone the most is that King Wu's adoptive mother and biological mother are both dead. The concubine chosen by the emperor is not of very noble origin, and the possibility of her relatives taking over power in the future is not very high.
Moreover, the emperor did not appoint an heir to his concubine because of his love. This made everyone in the government and the public heave a sigh of relief.
This made them feel that even though Chunjia had doted on Concubine Min for many years, she was still clear-headed and unambiguous on major matters.
Now the emperor's attempt to preserve Concubine Min made them feel that the emperor sincerely wanted King Wu to inherit the throne in the future.
In this case, most people felt that there was no need to disobey the emperor.
In this life, who doesn’t have some preference
Besides, the deposed queen has taken the initiative to build a ladder. Obviously, the Tian family has already communicated well within the family, so why bother adding to the problem
So everyone pretended to be shocked and expressed that they didn't expect the deposed queen to be such a person!
After the shock was over, it was natural to discuss how to deal with it.
To be honest, no one wants to speak about this situation.
After all, if you put it too seriously, you will offend the future emperor and the current King of Wu; if you put it lightly, you will offend the current beloved concubine.
If you don’t say anything…
Chunjia showed it to them, how could it be possible for them to stay out of it one by one
Finally, under the emperor's coercion, the ministers inquired for information and made insinuations, and finally came up with a proposal that brought together everyone's opinions: "... Gu's virtues are despicable, his temperament is violent, he is unworthy of being a successor, and he is even unfit for family. Palace! It’s better to depose him as a commoner. All the emperor’s heirs under the original Zhonggong Palace, except King Chongxin, are innocent. Now that the Gu family has gone, it’s time to choose a virtuous concubine as a mother for upbringing.”
Needless to say, this virtuous concubine must be Min Guifei Yun Fenghuang.
It's just a rule in the palace that the emperor's adoptive mother must have a higher status than the biological mother or the original adoptive mother, or at least the same level, otherwise she will not have the right to adopt.
Then it doesn't matter, there are vacancies in the left and right positions, so simply take over as Concubine Jin and continue to preside over Yanfu Palace!
"We all know the nature of the imperial concubine." When the courtiers suggested this, there was not anyone who objected. "When I was the concubine, I overwhelmed the queen. How could King Wu handle himself if he became the empress of the main palace?" ? What’s more, the imperial concubine still has an heir in her womb. If it’s a princess, that’s fine. If it’s a male heir, then he’s a legitimate legitimate son!”
"You are still in your prime now. Doesn't this add turmoil to the royal family in the future?"
"Both King Wu's biological mother and adoptive mother had been humiliated by the imperial concubine, but now they have a deep affection for the imperial concubine and want to save her." A colleague reminded, "In this case, apart from the righteousness of mother and son, is there any other way to ease the situation?" The relationship between the two parties? Don’t forget that the letter was written by the deposed queen. Without His Majesty’s tacit consent or even hint, how could it be seen by people like us?”
He also said, "Although the imperial concubine has an heir in her womb and may give birth to a legitimate son, the third prince was originally recorded in the name of the deposed queen. Now the deposed queen is no longer able to be a palace concubine. She asked to move out the heir named in the imperial concubine's name. Since the third prince must be recorded in the name of the imperial concubine, In the name, the concubine is the queen, so of course King Wu is also the legitimate son!"
As for whether doing this will definitely ensure that the emperor will live in harmony with the emperor a hundred years later...
No one dares to say.
But at least it gave both parties a step forward. The emperor was still in his prime and had time to mediate slowly: not two days after this proposal came out, before the imperial concubine Wei Xiyan came through, the emperor discussed with the imperial concubine to arrange for Xie Wuzheng and Sui'an to be married. Xie Qingniao and Xie Xiaoyu, the adopted daughters of the eldest princess, and Xie Mengmeng, the legitimate daughter of the Xiaocui family, all betrothed King Wu as concubines.
"Ahuang, don't worry." Since they have decided to appoint the two nieces of the imperial concubine to the King of Wu as concubines, the matter of establishing the heir apparent is now clear.
Seeing Yun Fenghuang's silence, Chunjia felt a little sour in her heart, and said softly, "I will never teach you to be wronged."
"What did your Majesty say?" Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled, stood up, and said, "When have I ever been a person willing to be wronged again?"
The emperor looked at her expression and felt that something was wrong, but he did not dare to say anything. After a moment of silence, he left in embarrassment.
Yun Fenghuang then turned cold and said, "Ask Xiao Cui and her daughter again. There is no need to change this matter once it is settled. Are they sincere?"
The Qing people smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty asked, of course the maids will let people ask. However, maid Rong told the truth. When His Majesty revealed that he wanted to marry Xie's daughter as a concubine for the King of Wu, the Eighteenth Young Master Madam and Miss Mengmeng, but I'm afraid they won't be able to choose... The 18th young lady personally went to the empress to cry out that the 18th young master's life was miserable. How could she be willing to change now? Miss Mengmeng was still kneeling on the ground and promised that even if she served After marrying the King of Wu, I will definitely be filial to you. This..."
If they tried to persuade her now, the mother and daughter would not think that the imperial concubine was doomed, nor could they see that her biological niece would not have a good future.
After all, they had already thought about letting Xie Mengmeng marry into the royal family. Although she is not the main wife now, but the future concubine of the crown prince, will she not have a high position in the palace in the future much better than the vassal princess
How could he change his mind because of Yun Fenghuang's repeated inquiries
"These two stupid things!" Yun Fenghuang sighed and said, "Now that the emperor is here and I am here, King Wu naturally does not dare to make a mistake. Brother Twenty-one's foster daughter is estranged by blood and affection. It's so thin that I'm too lazy to take care of it... Besides, it's Sui'an's top priority, and she has the daughter of the Xiaozong to protect her! As for Mengmeng, it's up to me to make the decision and marry a good family, even if she marries an unrelated prince as a concubine. At Gong's age, it's not like she can't protect her when she gets married and has a son, and can stand firm in her husband's family! Even if I'm not in good shape by then, and King Wu has no grudges against her, will she still be involved in a big fight? "
"If he is so ignorant, His Majesty will look down upon him!"
"Now that King Wu has a bright future, I will go and become his concubine. From now on... the honor and disgrace of life and death will all be in the hands of King Wu!"
"It would be fine if they had the ability to manipulate King Wu, but if they have the ability, why would they be so short-sighted?!"
The imperial concubine sighed again when she said this, "That's all, let them alone. My eighteenth brother is not a smart one, and it is reasonable for his wife and daughter not to trust me."
Qingren couldn't bear to hear this and said in a low voice: "Little Cui is just an outsider, so it's okay. Miss Mengmeng is your biological niece, but after all, she didn't grow up in front of you. Didn't you see that Miss Mei declined politely?"
Both the king and his ministers hoped that the king of Wu and the imperial concubine could reconcile. The original plan was for Xie Mei and Xie Qingniao to be the concubines of the king of Wu. After all, Xie Mei was also the imperial concubine's niece, and she grew up with the imperial concubine.
However, when Xie Mei heard about this, she bluntly said that her aunt was like her mother, and everything was arranged by the imperial concubine.
After Yun Fenghuang explained his interests to her, he refused the position of concubine without any hesitation.
Thinking of his niece, Yun Fenghuang felt a little better and said: "This child should have left the cabinet a long time ago, but I have been busy with many things in the past two years, which delayed her. That's all, let's get up tomorrow. Let her affairs be arranged."
Seeing the Qing man's gloomy expression, he actually smiled and said, "Even if the King of Wu becomes the crown prince, he still has to be a filial son and grandson in front of me. If he wants to shake things up and take care of His Majesty's health, how many years will it take? I don't care. There will be no good results by then, and that will happen many years later. Before that, when His Majesty is here, he has to be a good son to me... Why are you acting like this? King Wu is not even despairing. Could it be that we people can’t think about it first?”
Because he had no feelings for Xie Qingniao and was very disappointed in Xie Mengmeng, Yun Fenghuang didn't give them any advice and just watched the incident coldly.
King Wu, on the other hand, was really considerate. After receiving the imperial edict of marriage, he made a special trip over and respectfully expressed that he would treat the two concubines well.
Yun Fenghuang listened and said with a sneer: "You said you want to treat my two nieces well? Then how do you treat the principal concubine?"
"The royal concubine is a gift from my father, so my sons and ministers will respect her as a guest." King Wu seemed not to notice her cold face and remained respectful and cautious.
The imperial concubine leaned back and smiled: "Then you and the principal concubine treat each other as if they were guests, but where is the place for my two nieces?"
King Wu said: "The mother concubine is joking. The main concubine and the side concubines are all chosen by the father. They must be virtuous and virtuous. For example, the mother concubine is the same as the Shumu concubine and the virtuous concubine. They have the same love as sisters, so there is no place for them. ?”
"Don't say such sweet words to me." Yun Fenghuang glanced at him lightly and said, "I don't want to do this, let's see what you do."
Then he didn't bother to talk to him and dismissed him with a wave of his hand.
Chunjia watched this scene from beginning to end and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that Ahuang still feels uncomfortable."
Neither the left nor the right dare to speak. How important is the position of Crown Prince
Even if the emperor was biased and paved the way to Qingci Palace for the imperial concubine, the person living in Taichu Palace was not his biological son, or even the son who had been raised by himself. The safety of Qingci Palace was different from that of Mianfu back then. What's the difference between the palace and the palace
It’s strange that the imperial concubine feels okay.
The emperor thought for a while, then called King Wu to him, and told him to go to the Huanqing Palace more often: "Although the imperial concubine is a bit petty, she has always been pampering and partial to children like you. Don't you grow up with her?" Of course, she doesn't have the same pity for you as she does for other children, but after the ceremony, you are also her child, and will last forever, so she will naturally love you. After marriage, she will also take more care of the two concubines, especially the two concubines. It’s Xie Mengmeng, her biological father is the imperial concubine’s sibling brother, and the relationship between brother and sister is deep. With her in front of the imperial concubine to soften your cheeks, you mother and son will naturally be harmonious in the future.”
King Wu felt that the emperor's impression of the imperial concubine was just telling lies with open eyes, but of course he would not say it out loud, he would just bow his head and accept the instructions, and echoed her from time to time.
After leaving Taichu Palace, his expression turned indifferent.
In the summer of this year, because the crown prince's position was finalized, and he was just waiting to go through the procedures after returning to Beijing, the whole Qishan was quite shocked.
The one who was most shocked was not Yun Fenghuang, after all, she had received the news from Yin Qu in advance, but the Ninth Prince, who had been promised by the imperial concubine to support him with all her strength, and the ambitious King Jin, who seemed to be affected. A slap in the face!
Fortunately for the Ninth Prince, he lost his composure in his room and was able to hold his own when he went out.
However, King Jin immediately asked to see Yun Fenghuang and asked in disbelief: "How could your father treat your mother and concubine?!"