Seeing that Chun Jia's face was ashen, Yun Fenghuang smiled instead: "Your Majesty, I have never been a good person since the day I entered the palace. It's not like you didn't know that back then. After all, how did your childhood sweetheart An Fei fall out of favor? , I should be credited with my contribution. At that time, you knew that I was not the kind of truly virtuous and virtuous person. Why are you blaming me now? Although I often pretend to be sensible in front of you. I'm considerate, but I don't really hide everything from you, so that you don't know my true face?"
"..." Chunjia closed her eyes and said in a deep voice, "Yes, I have known for a long time that you are not a truly virtuous and virtuous person, and I have never cared much about your methods in the palace. But, I thought that you were not interested in other people. People pretend to be fake, at least in front of me, they are not fake at all."
Yun Fenghuang's eyes widened in surprise: "Why do you think so, Your Majesty? All my glory and wealth come from you..."
She curled up her lips rather viciously, "So, the one who is most interested in deceiving me must be you! After all, it doesn't matter whether other people like me or not. If you don't like me, I won't What should I do? Therefore, I will not pretend to be fake to anyone, and I must pretend to be serious in front of you! "
"Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, have you never thought of this?"
Chunjia looked at her and didn't know what she was feeling for a while. After a while, she said sadly: "I thought you believed me, so..."
Don't pretend to him.
"Your Majesty is no longer a teenager, so why are you still so naive?" Yun Fenghuang looked at him in disbelief, "In this life, my glory, wealth, and even the future of my children will all depend on your thoughts. Time... Even if I trust you, how can I risk my fortune and my life? I’ll bet on your deep love with my mother and son, and I can win your heart by just pretending, why not?"
Her surprise was so justified that Chunjia was speechless for a moment.
After a moment, he said: "It turns out you were lying to me all morning."
"For Your Majesty, losing a beloved concubine is just a temporary emotion. Newcomers come in year after year, and there will always be a second, third, and fourth one that you like." Yun Fenghuang admitted frankly, "But As for me, once I am abandoned by Your Majesty, I will be doomed."
"I thought that your majesty's wisdom, your majesty's city, and your majesty's intelligence were well known all along, but I was just pretending to be deaf and dumb."
"But you were not like this when you first entered the palace." The emperor looked at her, the expression in his eyes changing, and said in a deep voice, "When you pretended to be like Yuan Hou and others, you were always acting unscrupulously in front of me. "
"Because you couldn't do anything to me at that time." Yun Fenghuang said in a relaxed tone, "At that time, Empress Yuan wanted to lift me up, could you stop me? At that time, Empress Yuan wanted to punish me, you protected me Can you live with it? And at that time, your thoughts were all about Concubine An. You guys grew up as childhood sweethearts, and when you first came to concubine, you hated Concubine An. You couldn't even serve her and take advantage of your situation. If you don't spare any effort to flatter Empress Yuan, what else can you do? Empress Yuan doesn't like you, so why should I be polite to you?"
She said bluntly, "Later, Empress Yuan disappeared, and I served you. I originally thought that I was still young, beautiful, and able to please, so I could live a comfortable life for two days. But the empress dowager is a loving mother. I am very partial to Concubine An. There are many people who don’t like me inside and out. Your Majesty was too busy taking care of yourself at that time. I don’t think of any way to win over you. If you show even a little bit of displeasure towards me, do you think, concubine? Is there still a chance to be here now?"
"That's not what you said at that time." Chunjia said softly, "You said you didn't care at all..."
"Yes, everything was well with my mother's family at that time, and I didn't have any biological children yet. If I had lost to someone at that time and fell out of favor, I wouldn't have to admit it just like that." Yun Fenghuang nodded and said calmly, " But what I’m not convinced about is that I didn’t cut off my head and enter the palace to serve you. That high-ranking man has changed my life and wants me to die miserably in the palace. Among them... why?!"
Chunjia looked at her in disbelief and said, "What did you say?"
"I didn't take the initiative to enter the palace in the first place!" Yun Fenghuang sneered, raised his head, and looked at him, not afraid of the stern look in his eyes. "Although I am from a humble background, I am still used to servile slaves. Yes, even if I was dragged down by my concubine, I came to the imperial capital to live under someone else’s roof. But with my concubine’s talent and beauty, it is not difficult to win over her husband’s heart by marrying a child from an ordinary wealthy family, and she can have children for her and take charge of the house. , Mrs. Fengfeng Guangguang lived a peaceful life! I am not stupid, what was the structure of the harem when Chunjia was seven years old? With Yun Qingman's background, you have to be cautious when entering the palace."
"Why don't you put your bright future aside and enter the palace to win life and death?!"
"Or does Your Majesty think that I am a bitch by nature and refuse to take the easy way out when there is an easy way out, so I just rush to that narrow escape option?"
She sneered, "What I hate the most in my life is Duke Yi Guo's Palace! If I hadn't entered the palace at the beginning, I would have been entrusted to a wrong person, and I would not have a good ending. I wouldn't even have the glory that I have in these years. That would be I own my own life, I accept it! But who do they think they are, why should they send me to this dirty place to earn my life?!"
"Even if I kept saying that I was very grateful to them, without their arrangements, I would not have been able to serve Your Majesty..."
Yun Fenghuang slowly sat down on his seat, picked up the teapot and made a cup of tea for himself, with a contemptuous expression on his face, "Your Majesty, your majesty is brave and powerful, do you believe this?"
Chunjia had mixed feelings in her heart.
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At first, of course I didn't believe it.
At that time, Yun Fenghuang was still a concubine, and she rarely spoke the truth.
Not only did she not tell the truth, but the most irritating thing was that she also had an attitude of "Yes, I'm just lying and teasing" and confidently said sweet words that didn't cost money.
Chunjia was tired of hearing this, and also knew that Yun Fenghuang was extremely angry about entering the palace.
This is understandable. As she said, the Chunjia harem at that time was extremely unsuitable for a girl like her who did not have a good background.
In particular, Duke Yi's behavior was rude and he didn't even say hello in advance.
but then…
The emperor closed his eyes and said: "Of course I knew you were wronged at first, but what happened later? We have been together for more than ten years, and you still feel... regretful?"
"..." Yun Fenghuang was silent this time, and then said calmly, "It doesn't make any sense whether I regret it or not now. I just want to ask your Majesty. Your Majesty should know how much resentment I have towards Duke Yi Guo's mansion. How profound, although Xiao Han, the instigator, has passed away, the concubine Zhenxi Shu who was the accomplice was not dealt with by the concubine. There was also an accomplice, Mrs. Yi Guogong, who is still alive and is still honored as the concubine! As well as the original intention that led to this concubine. After a disaster, Yun Qike is still his heir apparent... May I ask Your Majesty, for all these years, I have never concealed my resentment and hatred towards them from you, let alone settle my grudges with them personally. , if you hadn’t stopped me, I would have sent them down early in the morning!”
She sneered, "Your Majesty is not even willing to fulfill such a wish for me, why do you think I can trust you?!"
Chunjia smiled a little self-consciously: "You feel aggrieved, but have you ever thought that the Yun family was the only important minister who supported me when I was in the most difficult times? If I were so ruthless and unjust, how could I let them do anything for you? Good ending, do you dare to trust me?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "So, if I say this, I blame you, but in fact, I don't really blame you. You have tried your best to favor me, and I know it well. But the problem is, you are the emperor, Your Majesty, you are not alone... You will think about me, but you are also thinking about the common people in this world, and the people who have helped you ascend the throne and stabilize your throne over the years."
"This is what it should be."
"If she were a truly virtuous and virtuous concubine, she would probably have quietly exposed this matter for your sake."
"But I...when have I shown you any kindness and virtue?"
She narrowed her eyes, looked at Chunjia, and said in a playful tone, "I was fifteen years old and came from a humble background. When I first entered the palace, I faced the most popular childhood concubine like An Fei, but I hit her back on the spot. Said, and from then on, he targeted her everywhere and wanted to kill her!"
"Actually, from Concubine An's point of view, what did she do wrong?"
"As the head of the throne, I set some rules for the newly arrived concubines, but I didn't do any harm. Is this wrong?"
"If you don't feel comfortable being the head of a dignified palace, what are the reasons why people like me are working hard to get promoted in the palace?"
"But I'm not even willing to accept such a small amount of grievance. How can you teach me how to swallow the grudge of being plotted by the Duke of Yi State?!"
Yun Fenghuang stood up, walked to Chunjia, and said seriously, "I have received your majesty's great love and favor to this day. Even after today, if the kindness is severed, there will be no resentment. It's just that the Yiguo Palace does not see retribution for a day, and I will eventually... It’s hard to get rid of the grudge!!!”