After receiving the report, Chunjia sneered and continued to review the memorial without comment.
The imperial attendant was in a dilemma. Is it because the emperor was unwilling to pay attention to Xuanqing Palace
But considering Yun Fenghuang's favor and methods over the years, and thinking that even if this person's vitality is severely damaged after this, his status in the emperor's mind has also been reduced a lot, it is best not to be disrespectful in the short term.
So after going out, he just said politely: "Your Majesty is busy now, and the servants dare not disturb you. I also asked the father-in-law to go back and report to the queen first. When your Majesty is free, the servants will go back and report."
Over at Huanhua Hall, Yun Fenghuang just sighed after hearing this suggestion, and pretended that there was nothing wrong with it, and went to wash up and eat on his own.
In the evening, the holy driver arrived slowly, and Chunjia frowned subconsciously when he saw Jieyu dressed simply.
Things were going on in the harem these days, and he didn't pay much attention to Yun Fenghuang's dress. This beloved concubine had a gorgeous appearance and a flamboyant personality. When she was young, she was lightly dressed, and it could be said that she had something fresh. Now that she has fully grown, she is now wearing a thorn. The way Chai's sarong looks, I always feel like something is wrong.
"Didn't you bring your clothes from the Central Palace?" The emperor hesitated for a moment, but couldn't hold it back and asked, "Why are you wearing old clothes?"
Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly: "We've all moved here, but today I thought His Majesty wouldn't come, so I didn't bother."
Chunjia inexplicably felt better, but who knew that she would continue, "Besides, the King of Qin is already married, and his children are not yet married, so I have to prepare a concubine for them."
...So, she didn't dress up not just because she was too lazy to dress up before she came to please her appearance, but also because she wanted to save money on clothes and jewelry and save money for the heirs who raised her with her own hands
The emperor looked at her suspiciously, always feeling that the reason behind it was the important point, while Yun Fenghuang was all coaxing him in the front!
"With their status in mind, how could the court and the royal family treat them badly when they get married?" Chunjia snorted lightly and said, "Do you need to be so frugal?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "I am always their mother, and I must do my best. I am also from a humble background, and my family has no financial resources. If I don't save myself, what else can I do?"
Chunjia chuckled and said, "You haven't paid less for makeup in the past two years."
"But I have a lot of children to take care of." Yun Fenghuang didn't care at all that he implied that he secretly collected various bribes, and said calmly, "If a few children share one share, there is nothing left. "
Then he said, "What's more, Zhao Qing's temperament, how can she tolerate being weaker than others? She must be given more for her share."
The emperor was doubtful about this. Yun Fenghuang had tried every means to save money over the years, but his main purpose was to save money for his son.
It's just that the emperor first appointed Gong Xiangbing, so it is difficult to proceed with this plan now.
At least it would be difficult until King Jin grew up enough to compete with Gong Xiangbing.
He thought for a while, but he didn't reveal the matter in the end. He just said: "Why did you ask me to come here now? Is the Imperial Grandmother making things difficult for you?"
Of course, the fact that the Empress Dowager sent people to Huanhua Palace could not be hidden from his ears.
But he didn't think that the Queen Mother's people would bully Yun Fenghuang, or in other words, he didn't think that the Queen Mother's people could bully Yun Fenghuang.
"It's not embarrassing, it's just that the person who came here was very angry." Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips, "I feel a little strange that I died."
The emperor asked: "What's so strange?"
"I wonder why the Empress Dowager knows that she is very old, when more things are worse than less things to do, so why is she in such a hurry to kill me?" Yun Fenghuang explained his suspicions about the Empress Dowager in detail. , said slowly, "I have some doubts that she still cares about the prince, but this action is too hasty. Furthermore, although the prince is young, he is not confused. Why should she bother?"
To be honest, with how calm and ruthless Gong Xiang Bing is, Yun Fenghuang really doesn't have much confidence to have the last laugh.
But she definitely won't sit still and wait for death.
In Yun Fenghuang's opinion, the Queen Mother's intervention was unnecessary, and in Gong Xiangbing's opinion, it was 80% unnecessary.
I don’t know what the Empress Dowager is thinking, insisting on targeting Yun Fenghuang at such an inappropriate time
"Are you saying that the impeachment of you and the exposure of Xie Wuzheng were all done by the imperial grandmother?" Chunjia heard this, thought for a moment, and asked slowly.
Yun Fenghuang looked at him in surprise: "Don't you know, Your Majesty?"
Chunjia said: "I don't think so."
Seeing Yun Fenghuang frowning, he explained, "I have been paying attention to the Shanyuan Temple thing you mentioned for a while, but I didn't go too deep into it."
After all, as the emperor, there are too many things to worry about, and he cannot invest too much time and energy in a seemingly insignificant place.
"But I am very aware of the Royal Grandmother's movements over the years."
Chunjia said firmly, "She is not the person behind the Meng family and other companies."
"...Then who else can connect these people to target me?" Yun Fenghuang frowned and couldn't help but look at Chunjia more.
The emperor was immediately angry and laughed: "Do you doubt me?"
"No." Yun Fenghuang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty wants to target me, why bother? As long as you show boredom, there are many people willing to share your worries and solve your problems. I mean, is it possible? , is it the loving mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager?"
"You have deceived your mother many times, and you actually know that you are guilty?" Chunjia snorted and said, "No!"
So, the empress dowager, a loving mother, has always been stared at by the emperor
Yun Fenghuang really couldn't find anyone to doubt him this time. The main reason was that he was either of insufficient weight or lack of ability.
After all, being able to get the secret from Ji Qin and instigate the Meng family and others to do it together... This is not something that just one person can do.
Although Yun Fenghuang has many enemies, the only two people who are qualified to be the people behind the scenes are the Empress Dowager and the Mother Empress Dowager.
Queen Mother Qu is barely qualified, but the problem is that Queen Mother Qu has no reason to do this.
Seeing Yun Fenghuang's eyebrows furrowed, the emperor thought for a while and suddenly said: "Actually, it might not be the other way around."
He reminded, "The reason why you doubt the Royal Grandmother is simply because the information revealed in the words of the people sent by the Royal Grandmother reminded you of it. But what if this was originally the plan of the person behind the scenes?"
Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes: "Your Majesty is saying...?"
"You have been in the palace for many years, and you are not unknown. Your temperament is actually not difficult to figure out." The emperor said, "Maybe the person behind the scenes is not targeting you, but the emperor's grandmother?"
"This..." Yun Fenghuang's thoughts turned and his expression became solemn, "Is this someone related to Shanyuan Temple?"
In the last years of Sejong and the early years of Shenzong, the royal family had a very deep entanglement with Shanyuanguan, otherwise Shanyuanguan would not have been replaced by all members.
But the reason for this entanglement and what secrets there are, have long been buried in the dust of the sun.
Anyway, Yun Fenghuang looked for many old people who came down at that time, but he couldn't get a peep.
But judging from the generous gifts the Empress Dowager has given Shan Yuan Guan so far, she probably has some leverage and has to treat this Taoist temple with courtesy, which has actually become less favored by the royal family in the past two years.
But even so, the empress dowager's status and seniority are there, but they cannot be touched lightly.
Especially after the Ji family was destroyed, even Chunjia's desire to kill her became much less intense.
After all, Xiaozong's first wife was already cold. If Xiaozong's own mother did something wrong, it would be hard for future generations not to think that he was a white-eyed wolf.
If the Empress Dowager still posed a considerable threat to him, this white-eyed wolf would be fooled.
But this royal elder can't do anything now, at least not to Chunjia. Why should Chunjia take this risk
Therefore, if someone wants to target the Empress Dowager, ordinary frame-up and exposure methods are meaningless, and the only alternative is to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
And the person who has the ability to bring down the Empress Dowager...
Just a few of them.
The first choice Chunjia is not easy to take advantage of; secondly, there is no direct grudge between the Empress Dowager Yuan and the Empress Dowager. As long as the Empress Dowager Yuan has some thoughts and is too busy targeting Yuan's enemies, how can she rashly provoke the Empress Dowager? The Queen Mother
The last candidate was Yun Fenghuang.
But just like the Empress Dowager Yuan, although Yun Fenghuang could deal with the Empress Dowager, there was no need for it.
unless…
She felt that the Queen Mother had poisoned her.
"But Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang thought for a moment and said, "Judging from the behavior of the Empress Dowager, she is very taboo about the secrets of Shanyuan Temple. Otherwise, she would not have been giving generous gifts to Shanyuan Temple for many years. After hearing the news about the accident at Shan Yuan Temple, he even fainted and fell ill on the spot! In this case, why did the person behind the scenes pretend to be a concubine, and couldn't they deal with her directly? "
Chunjia glanced at her and said calmly: "Since Xie Shiba left, you have been very obedient and doting on Xiao Cui and her daughter. What can you fear from them?"
Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he meant. What Chunjia meant was that the reason why the Empress Dowager gave generous gifts to Shanyuan Temple every year was not necessarily because of being pinched, but also because of... guilt
The question is, why does the Empress Dowager feel so guilty
Aren’t all the earliest people in Shanyuan Temple replaced
Should we feel guilty about the earlier view of Shan Yuan, not the current one
"According to your previous speculation, people from Shan Yuan Guan's past should have participated in Sejong's seizure of the crown prince in his later years, and helped Shenzong and his wife." Chunjia said, "Later, 80% of He Guan was silenced for this reason... Since he was They have been silenced and Shenzong has ascended the throne. So, there are people who know some important secrets who are wandering around and threatening the royal family. Why should we rearrange people to enter Shanyuan Temple and maintain this Taoist temple? Moreover, what other secrets are there than Shenzong? After ascending to the throne, the killing of brothers will be more horrifying and should not be spread out?"
The emperor said slowly, "Furthermore, the late Emperor Shenzong was able to kill even his closest relatives. If someone takes advantage of him, will he surrender because of it?"
That's absolutely impossible.
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, it was not just the Shenzong, no matter how weak the emperor was, after being threatened, the first thought would definitely be to eradicate the roots.
How could it be possible to be caught like this
She pondered, and heard the emperor say again: "That's all. When the imperial grandmother wakes up tomorrow, I'll go over and ask."
"...Thank you, Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang calmed down and said, "It's just...it's come to this, I don't know if the Empress Dowager is willing to be honest?"
Although Chunjia is now in control, at the age and status of the Empress Dowager, there are indeed not many things that can threaten her.
After all, the Ji family has been destroyed, her name is almost gone, and she herself has lived for such a long time. If the emperor is not a good person, he can't drag his stepmother out and torture him
So if she insists on taking the secret to the coffin, no one can do anything about it.
"Let's give it a try." Chunjia thought for a moment and said, "Maybe she wants me to do something for her?"
The emperor didn't stay too long that day and left. Before he left, he remembered and asked Tong Yun Fenghuang to thank Xie Wuzheng, "I plan to execute him in Lingchi as a warning to others. Xie Fu forgets to be his heir. I'm thinking of this." For the sake of raising him with your own hands, I will give him a whole corpse."
Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment. Of course she had no objection to Xie Wuzheng's outcome, and she even wished she could do it herself.
But Schaefer forgot...
She watched this child grow up and named it herself, and made the princess his fiancée...
Forget it, he is not a brother after all. No matter how young and pitiful he is, should he still be allowed to occupy the position of the grandson in the fourth room
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your understanding of everything and to restore my brother's innocence." She quickly made her choice and calmly said, "It's just that Princess Jinxi..."
Chunjia said "Yes": "I will speak with Yun An."