If this were normal, this explanation would be able to convince Chunjia.
But now, he just hummed, but still a little doubtful.
However, he didn't go into details and just said: "This is a heinous act, so Sui'an can just pay it back. After all, she is the late emperor's daughter and the prince's aunt, so she is not the culprit..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yun Fenghuang, who was quite aggrieved: "Your Majesty, it would be too unfair for Jade Bird to say this. In terms of elder and younger, the eldest princess is Jade Bird's mother; in terms of knowledge, everything that Jade Bird has comes from the eldest princess. Teaching; in terms of status, the eldest princess is as precious as a golden branch and a jade leaf, while the blue bird is just a mere adopted daughter."
"Even if the blue bird is in a daze and wants to murder the mistress, if the eldest princess dissuades him, will the blue bird be able to accomplish this?"
"And the Three Corpse Insects are not something you can just buy at any drug store. Without the approval or even help of the eldest princess, where can Blue Bird get them?"
"If she uses other things to plot against the Crown Princess, not to mention whether it will be traced so that she cannot succeed. Even if she succeeds, there may still be a chance to save her?"
"So who is the culprit other than the eldest princess?"
"She herself was affected by the Three Corpse Insects, but she still allowed her adopted daughter to harm the Crown Princess. It's simply despicable!"
Chunjia squinted at her and said with a sneer: "You feel sorry for your niece! You didn't show any mercy when you tricked other people. If nothing else, just say respect Jieyu. She has always been respectful to you, why did you want to harm her? ?”
The emperor didn't mention it, and Yun Fenghuang had forgotten about it.
The main reason is that several companies have joined forces this time to impeach her on so many charges. How can she remember them all
At this moment, he didn't panic when he heard this, and just said calmly: "This is because I can't stand her, but at that time everyone said that she looked like the concubine who had just entered the palace, but I was much older than her. I heard that His Majesty was also very concerned about her and sent people to investigate her many times, but I never calmed down... If Your Majesty wanted to punish her, I would be willing to do so."
The emperor slowly drank a cup of cold tea to calm down his anger: "...If you hadn't mentioned it to me several times, I wouldn't have remembered it at all at the time. Later, you kept saying that seeing her reminded you of yourself when you first entered the palace. , I sent someone to give you some advice, so that she could remember your grace. But in the end, you thought that I was going to fall in love with someone else???"
"It was my fault." Yun Fenghuang admitted her mistake quickly and her attitude seemed sincere, but the emperor always felt that she was actually quite disapproving, so he didn't take it to heart.
This made Chunjia feel a headache: "Although I can't be said to be completely obedient to you, everything goes as you want... After all, I am the emperor, and I always have to consider the world and the overall situation, but over the years, I have not treated you well. Bo, don’t you have any sincerity towards me?”
Even the emperor is embarrassed to say: You must be a little bit reluctant to let go of having a dog for so many years
Am I worse than a dog!
"Your Majesty, why do I not have sincere feelings for you?" Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while this time, then sighed and said, "I just want to make a disrespectful metaphor: for example, the beasts in the beast garden, For example, civet cats, thin dogs, foxes, rabbits, lynxes, etc., some can be carried around and accompanied as much as they want from the beginning; some can be very close to them after being familiar with them. But if they are bears, ligers, etc., even if they are We have been with him since we were cubs, and when we grow up, a great husband like your majesty may still be able to play as before, but a weak woman like me may only dare to look at her from a distance and not dare to approach."
"Perhaps Xiong Liger didn't mean to hurt me, but because of my own weakness, I... am still timid after all."
Chunjia was stunned.
Yun Fenghuang simply said it clearly: "Your Majesty is the emperor, and you can take life and death from your side. The honor and disgrace in the world are all in your mind. I have no previous family background, nor am I my childhood sweetheart, and I have the Queen Mother looking after me, so I rely on you." It's nothing more than His Majesty's favor. But His Majesty can give favor and take it back. Once taken back, how can I bear the consequences of falling out of favor?"
"Concubine An is your childhood sweetheart and the niece of the empress dowager, a loving mother. No matter how she makes mistakes, there is still a place for her in this palace."
"And for the place I want, I can only fight for it myself."
"After the fight is over, I can only think of ways to preserve it."
"Your Majesty, if I can stand side by side with you innocently and upright, why should I get my hands dirty?"
"However, my background is destined. It is not that easy for me to come to you."
"When you first took charge of the government and had many responsibilities, you were like a young tiger and a young lion. Although you have shown your majesty, you are not like the true dragon that has now soared through the nine heavens. No one can control it, no one can control it, and no one can control it. It's so deceiving... I can still be in front of you at that time without any concealment."
"After that, everyone is afraid of you, so why not me?"
"I can still retire and return to my hometown. When I go back to my hometown, I will be an old man and have children and grandchildren to look after me until I grow old."
"As for me, once I lose your favor, I will never recover."
"I really want to put aside everything and be honest with you, but if I'm alone, I still dare to take a gamble."
"However, as His Majesty said, you are not only the support of me, but also the support of these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and the support of the common people in the world."
"I am not just a concubine serving you, I am also the mother of all the emperors' heirs and the aunt of your nephews and nieces. I must also take care of them."
"..." The emperor listened silently and remained silent for a long time.
Yun Fenghuang drank tea by himself, looking clear and clear.
After a while, Chunjia said in a hoarse voice: "Since you think I am uncontrollable, does that mean that you will never be able to be honest in front of me in this life?"
Yun Fenghuang thought for a moment and nodded.
Seeing Chunjia's confused expression, she couldn't help but persuade her: "Your Majesty, why do you have to ask me to be honest? It's not just me, but the one who says something that I don't like is the empress dowager. You respect me as your biological mother, and you even go beyond that." My birth mother, the Queen Mother, how can I be sincere and sincere in front of you all these years? It is impossible for people to be completely unconcealed. Even for ordinary people, it is difficult for husband and wife to be like this. I am not afraid of His Majesty's suspicion, so I will mention Qi Jiulu again. Back then, I was a good match with him, and neither of them needed to bow their heads in front of the other. I was still pretending, Are you hiding your true nature and pretending to be a virtuous person?"
"It's not that I force you to be honest." Chunjia said slowly, with a gloomy look on his face, "It's because I feel so cold at high places today."
After he said this, he didn't stop any longer. He drank the cold tea in one breath and walked away.
Yun Fenghuang didn't see him off. He sat quietly in the palace for a while, then sighed and called in to serve him.
"Your Majesty?" The Qing people and others directed the palace servants to clean up the leftover tea and cakes, and after clearing the place, they couldn't wait to step forward and wanted to know what the concubine's conversation was like just now.
"It's nothing serious." Yun Fenghuang said wistfully, "Your Majesty still has affection for me, but this time he doesn't intend to completely wipe me out of the dust as those other families want. It's just..."
She pondered for a moment and then whispered, "It's just that I have to tell His Majesty something clearly today. I'm afraid that His Majesty will think that this palace is like that in the future."
Chunjia has been pampering her over the years, not only because he appreciates her intelligence and ability, but also because he has loved her for her appearance since he was a boy. But there is also a reason, that is, the emperor thinks she is special.
In other words, Yun Fenghuang tried every means to make the emperor feel that she was special.
She is different from the concubines of the Sixth Palace.
This is the result of long-term management under subtle influence.
But when she said, "I don't dare approach a liger after adulthood, let alone a real dragon," this specialness was broken.
Doesn't Chunjia himself know that when he becomes more and more powerful, even his biological mother and adoptive mother will subconsciously restrain their temperament in front of him and try to show the side that he approves of
However, Yun Fenghuang's performance made him feel that his Ahuang was different after all. Even if he was now dictatorial, Yunfenghuang still had something to say and would not be weakened by the changes in the emperor's power and status.
When he realized that Yun Fenghuang was actually just like everyone else, this specialness naturally disappeared.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is no longer a young man." Qingren and other attendants cheered up and comforted, "You are all about to be the emperor's grandfather, do you still need to make everything so clear? You see, since your Majesty has said this I don’t plan to follow the impeachment and prosecution of those foreign ministers, and I must also plan to get over it in a daze... In fact, the empress didn’t do anything.”
Well, although they also know that their empress framed the empress dowager, murdered the palace concubine, framed the empress, framed the legitimate prince, interfered in government affairs, colluded with important ministers, and favored the family... If she was ruthless, she would even abandon her own flesh and blood, but other than that, there was really nothing else What did you do... right
Yun Fenghuang couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "If Your Majesty plans everything in a haphazard manner, it may not be a good thing for us. Forget it, let's not talk about this. It's best to get over this hurdle. As for the future... let's talk about it later. "
She vaguely sensed in her heart that Chunjia's feelings for her might be deeper than she expected.
Otherwise, this level will definitely not be so easy.
"By the way, keep an eye on the Empress Dowager." After thinking about it, she ordered, "Shan Yuan Guan... The Empress Dowager has given so many rewards year after year, but she doesn't really believe in any Taoist god. , I’m afraid the water is very deep here.”
This was specially arranged by her to prevent herself from being completely screwed up this time.
Although I don’t know what kind of secrets Shan Yuan Guan hides, given the status of the Empress Dowager and the generous gifts she has received every year, it must be a big secret that will destabilize the harem of the former dynasty if it is exposed.
Yun Fenghuang was not sure whether the secret was good or bad for her, but when she was at her wits' end, it was better to muddy the waters than to have a group of courtiers watching her fight in a pool of stagnant water, right
As for curiosity, it was just a pretext to arouse the emperor's impression of her when she first entered the palace.
She was already in this situation. Instead of using all her energy to break the situation and escape, she could use it to satisfy her mere curiosity
I really thought she was hopeless right now...