"I remember that after the regent's accident, although his father-in-law Lu Chuncao was demoted from the title of Marquis of Qingping, there was no other treatment?" Yun Fenghuang summoned Chen Jing to him and asked in a deep voice, "After that, this man will die. Is it over?"
Chen Jing was startled for a moment, and recalled quickly: "It's indeed true, as I said to the empress. However, Lu Chuncao was not removed from the title because of this, but was removed from the title for various reasons before. Because of his status as a eunuch. , the ministers have never agreed to restore him... When the regent died, it was because of the princess. His majesty originally planned to hold the Lu family accountable, but before he had a verbal order, he was summoned by the empress dowager, together with Lu Chuncao, The three of them talked secretly for half a day, and then Lu Chuncao quietly left, and he never appeared in the Imperial Capital again!"
Yun Fenghuang pondered, Lu Chuncao was born as a eunuch. It is said that his family was poor in the early days, so he had no relatives left.
After he was appreciated by Xiaozong, he adopted several adopted sons and daughters.
But unlike Zheng Ju, Lu Chuncao's adopted son was unknown, but he had two adopted daughters. One married the regent as his step-concubine, and the other entered the palace and became Chunjia's concubine.
Although there is no happy ending, at least everyone knows.
"Is Lu Chuncao's adopted son alive now?" Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "If there is, please summon him to talk to me."
Chen Jing complained: "I deserve to die. I didn't pay attention to it earlier. Please allow me to go and ask about it now."
He went to inquire about it, and when he came back there was sweat on his forehead, "Mother, several of Lu Chuncao's adopted sons left their jobs and returned home for various reasons in just a few months after he left the imperial capital. , now there is no one in the Imperial Capital."
Not only that, "It is said that one of the adopted sons was attacked by thieves on his way back, and all his servants died in the road."
"..." Yun Fenghuang frowned. To be honest, this result was not unexpected.
If Lu Chuncao was a breach, then the people behind the scenes would definitely not give him a chance to leak it out easily.
So what did the Empress Dowager, Lu Chuncao and the Emperor say back then
Chunjia was not a soft-hearted person, and he could not let Lu Chuncao go without a reasonable reason.
In particular, as the younger brother of Xiaozong, the regent died so unexpectedly that many people suspected that Chunjia was responsible.
In this case, let alone the fact that it was not the emperor who did it, even if it was, a scapegoat should be found to excuse it.
Since the step-concubine has passed away, the Lu family headed by Lu Chuncao will be the first to be punished.
However, Chunjia let him go regardless of the suspicion of murdering his uncle.
Yun Fenghuang's eyes flashed, trying to connect the existing clues... Chunjia felt guilty about Lu Chuncao's strange grace... and Lu Chuncao had appeared near King Yi and his wife...
She always felt that there was some big secret here, but she couldn't grasp the underlying chord.
Just when I was feeling uncomfortable, someone came in from outside with a rather solemn expression: "Mother, something happened."
Chie paused for a moment before continuing, "Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui... passed away just now."
"...Really?" Yun Fenghuang was slightly startled, then sighed, "It's about the same number of days."
Originally, the imperial doctor estimated that Minghui could hold on for a while longer, but because he was forced by Yun Fenghuang, suppressed Sui'an, and beat and intimidated the ministers, he was exhausted mentally and physically, and had to run out of oil early.
"What did your Majesty say?" She slowly sat up straight, "Where are Qin Gao and the others? Bring them all here. Their mother is gone. Even if the mansion definitely doesn't welcome them now, they must go and give her away. Procedure."
Chie said: "His Majesty was originally at Qingci Palace to pay his respects. After hearing the news, he has returned to Taichu Palace and summoned officials from the Ministry of Rites to meet him. He must be discussing the matter now."
Originally, the death of the emperor's daughter was definitely not a good thing for the country, but it would not be such a big move to make the emperor and ministers worry about it.
It's just that Minghui has a special status after all, and Chunjia is an adopted heir, so she must be treated with extra courtesy.
If you show favors during your lifetime, you will naturally also be given considerable mourning and honors after death to show your gratitude and filial piety to your successor, Xiaozong.
The most terrible thing is that the Empress Dowager is still lying on the couch.
Although she had been ill from time to time in the past two years, and she was said to be dying...
But at this moment, the Empress Dowager, judging by her age, really couldn't help but be stimulated.
Even if Chunjia wants to deal with the grandfather and grandson, it will take a lot of trouble.
Yun Fenghuang squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said slowly: "Your Majesty should give you enough honor. Please ask someone to tell King Qin and the others that their only aunt is gone. Don't worry too much. It's sad to be sad, we can't let people think that they are not close to my aunt."
In fact, King Qin and the others are indeed not close to Minghui.
In other words, the emperor's heirs and the three daughters of Xiaozong are not close to each other.
But now that Minghui is gone, the other emperor's heir Yun Fenghuang doesn't care. Anyway, the children she raised must show their deep love for this aunt.
This is not only to show their own upbringing, but also to earn face for Chunjia.
After all, if the emperor's heirs don't care about their aunt's death, how can one believe that the emperor treats his sisters well
When Meng and others received the news, they were relieved at first, because Minghui had been causing trouble for them in the past two days.
Now that there are finally no more people, the people below will no longer dare to boss them around without this backer.
But I soon thought that the eldest princess was still accusing them of what they did until her death...
In addition, Chunjia clearly wanted to favor Yun Fenghuang in the past two days, so they had to worry that the emperor would take this opportunity to let Yun Fenghuang get through in the name of Minghui.
"Has His Highness lost his mind and gone crazy? Now he has left his own sister alone and entrusted his heir to that little Yun family?!" Several family heads wandered around the room, feeling incomprehensible. "Even if His Highness Yun'an has biological flesh and blood, Most likely he won’t be too concerned about those scoundrels like Yun Qin Gao. But His Highness Sui’an has nothing to offer, even if he raised a pair of adopted daughters, how can he compare with his nephews and nieces who are related by blood?”
In their opinion, if Ming Hui was worried about her leaving, the future of her illegitimate children would be in jeopardy.
The best candidate to take care of the orphan should be Princess Sui'an.
Who knew Minghui actually chose Yun Fenghuang? !
And the next news made them even more speechless: Princess Yun'an's son was sick again recently, and the couple focused on the child, not caring about the melons in the capital.
Now that the child has finally calmed down, the eldest princess and his wife finally understand the current situation.
Then they didn't even bother to worry about Ming Hui's funeral. Princess Yun'an hurriedly entered the palace to ask for an audience. In the name of visiting the Queen Mother, she turned around and went to Huanhua Palace to question Princess Jinxi about her marriage: "... The two children have been engaged since they were young, everyone knows it, and now Fu Forget is about to die, is this what the empress is watching?"
"You also know what Xie Wuzheng did to His Highness Sui'an." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "How can I have the nerve to say anything now? No matter how innocent Fu Forget is, after all, he is Xie Wuzheng's own flesh and blood, but he is He's just pretending to be my brother's heir. If Your Highness can't bear to part with him, why not intercede with His Highness Sui'an yourself? You are biological sisters, and you are both easier to talk to than me. In any case, I am ashamed of His Highness Sui'an. I really don’t have the nerve to see her again now.”
Princess Yun'an looked ugly, but she didn't have to save Xiefu. She just said: "What about Jinxi?"
"I feel sorry for Princess Jinxi for this matter." Yun Fenghuang sighed again and said, "Simply this child has a noble status and a good temperament, but it is not difficult for me to find a good husband. In this way, I Add some makeup to her..."
The implication is that Princess Jinxi is asked to find another commander, and she will make up for it with money and silk.
But Yun An didn't care about this. After being silent for a while, he said: "I know people, faces, but not hearts. When the child was young, I identified Xie Fuwang. Now, for a short while, I was asked to find him somewhere. Suitable? But my wife also has a nephew, Xie Li, who I heard is an honest boy?"
"His Highness actually likes Li'er?" Yun Fenghuang's heart moved, but there was some regret on his face, "It's a pity that child... Alas, I was also deceived by Xie Wuzheng, and kept him listed in Xie Fu's list. Excuse me, the child got engaged two days ago, but it’s hard to wrong the princess anymore.”
Yun An was greatly surprised: "But I don't know whose family it is?"
"It's not as good as the princess's background." Yun Fenghuang said, "The princess has golden branches and jade leaves, so why worry about a good match?"
When Yun An heard this, he immediately knew in his heart that Xie Li might not have made a marriage arrangement, but Yun Fenghuang was not willing to match him with Jin Xi.
She had mixed feelings in her heart and said: "Jin Xi was also a child and was ignorant at the beginning. Why didn't the empress give her a chance to correct herself?"
"Where have you been thinking about?" Yun Fenghuang changed his mind and said in a sincere tone, "I have watched Jinxi grow up after all. How can I care about these little things with her?" ? But in my current situation, I don’t know if I can protect my nephew in the future, and how long I can protect him? Therefore, I don’t want this child to stay with me, and I plan to send him back to Sangzi, so I will let him get married in Sangzi. A country girl. From now on, she can live a peaceful life and continue the Xie family's bloodline, that's all."
"Everything is good in Jinxi, but this palace is no longer what it used to be!"
"..." Yun An was silent for a while and then said, "I don't want to hide it from my mother: at first Xiefu forgot to say that he was not from a high family background, but after careful analysis, this child has good qualifications and is my most valued nephew. This background is also Not bad. To settle down with Jin Xi like this, in fact, if you believe it carefully, it is not an insult to Jin Xi. He is destined not to live now. If Jin Xi chooses a worse commander, won't he become a laughing stock in the future? I am just a daughter like this, how can I bear it? Besides, your Majesty said it herself, she has watched her grow up. In this situation, how can I ask your Majesty to feel sorry for her and help her think of something?"
Yun Fenghuang looked at her quietly for a while, then said slowly: "It's okay if you ask me to help you. After all, we have always had a good relationship, and we almost became in-laws. Besides, I've watched Jinxi's child grow up. , even if she is a little ignorant, after so many years, it doesn’t matter if she has no affection at all.”
Seeing that Yun An breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled slowly, "It's just... you can at least explain the whole story to me! For example, why do you have to let your daughter marry a husband who can protect her?"
"Is it possible that the bloodline of Xiaozong's granddaughter and the status of the emperor's nephew are not enough to guarantee her peace and happiness in the future?!"