Yun Fenghuang was distracted all the way. After returning to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, he calmed down and said: "Teach the children to come here. Grandma will come later so they can meet each other. Especially Li'er and the others. .”
The distance between Gyeonggi and Qishan Palace was only a short distance away, so the large group of people were slow to respond. Now there was only one person escorting Jiang, but they arrived in the evening.
Yun Fenghuang personally took the children to the entrance of the palace to greet them, and saw a woman in brocade clothes getting out of a carriage surrounded by guards. She looked good, and it was obvious that she had not been treated badly during these years of detention.
This made her feel relieved. To be honest, although she had long been mentally prepared for her mother to follow in her father's footsteps, she was still the biological mother and knew that Jiang was still in the world, even if she didn't show any signs of it rationally at the time. , he didn’t even ask a question, lest Ji Qin would get caught by him, he was worried after all.
Now seeing Jiang's full and energetic look, my heart was relieved, and I couldn't help but greet her with tears in my eyes: "Mother!"
"Good boy." Jiang Xu had been a prisoner for a long time, but he was much calmer. He stretched out his hand to shake hers, looked at her carefully, and said slowly, "When we said goodbye that day, I thought we would only see each other for years, but who knows... Now we are reunited. !”
Seeing her daughter burst into tears, she raised her sleeves to wipe her and advised her, "Aren't you a good mother? Why are you crying? Is it possible that you don't like to see me come back?"
"It's all because of my daughter's incompetence." Yun Fenghuang choked and said, "It's made you live outside these years!"
Jiang said: "What does this have to do with you? The city of Huizhou is broken, and men are useless everywhere!"
She pursed her lips and then said softly, "It's a pity for your brother, nephew, and others. But this is all in the past, and needless to say...are these children so old now?"
Yun Fenghuang was in an agitated mood at the moment. Although he vaguely felt that something was wrong with his mother, he didn't think much about it. After hearing this, he hurriedly introduced Zhao Qing and others to her.
Jiang had met several of Zhaoqing's children, but they were all still in their infancy at that time. As for the King of Jin and others, they were not yet born when she left the imperial capital, so they seemed strange to them now.
The Xie family is simply prosperous, and the Jiang family is very skillful in dealing with the younger generation. At this moment, with a smile on his face, he greeted everyone one by one and was surrounded by them.
When they arrived at Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, Xie Li and other grandchildren came up to say hello. They all cried and called "grandma". Thinking of their deceased parents, brothers and sisters, they were indescribably sad. Only then did Jiang reveal some sadness. He looked at them with a smile, caressed their faces, and sighed softly: "I've suffered so much for you all these years! You still have your aunt to take care of you, otherwise, I don't know what would happen?"
Yun Fenghuang was at the side, watching the juniors vent their emotions, and then asked people to take away the children and clear the place. Fang Hen said: "I only regret that I didn't see Xie Wuzheng's wolfish ambitions! Otherwise, why would he? this?!"
"After all, you were young when you left home." Who knew that Jiang wiped his face and suddenly sneered, "Do you really think that Xie Wuzheng alone has been able to hide this from you for so many years?!"
Seeing that her daughter was stunned, she sighed, "You are deep in the palace, and you are busy with all kinds of things. Moreover, you just entered the palace at that time. You were too busy competing for favors and consolidating your status. Naturally, you didn't care about looking at your true brother to see if he could be sorry for you. ... Later, the Xie family was gone, and even Shiba was ruined by the scheme. You could only rely more on Xie Wuzheng. But think about it, the remnants of the Ji family came to the imperial capital when you first entered the palace, and the Xie family's children came to the imperial capital. When the time comes, go find Xie Wuzheng. If you didn’t have time to pay attention to him at that time, wouldn’t anyone else have time?”
Jiang sneered slightly, "Don't forget that the first person you wanted to recommend to the royal family was not Twenty-one, but Eleven! Eleven is from the second house, but Twenty-one is from the first house. Even if you are promoted to Wengu, Twenty-one was asked to show his face in front of the emperor, but eleven was caught because he lingered in the land of fireworks. But the master had such an honor and lost it like this. How could the second wife be willing to do so? At that time, the descendants of the Xie family and the Jiang family were in the imperial capital. There are not a few remnants of the Ji family who have secretly communicated with Twenty-One. How can they hide it from others in the deep palace? How can they hide it from the many members of their own family? Can they hide it from the children of those families?!"
She said disdainfully, "My mother only came to her senses later: Mrs. Xie had already had the idea of hedging her bets, but she just hid it from the two of us!"
"..." Yun Fenghuang choked for a while and then said, "Do Dad and Brother Ten know?"
Jiang said coldly: "Your tenth brother and the others may not be able to hide something from me, but they may not be told. But your father..."
She sneered and said nothing.
Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but look a little gloomy, but he quickly sighed and said, "That's it, everyone is gone, so there's no point in talking about this."
Anyway, she had never expected to go to this family since she left when she was twelve years old.
After a pause, she couldn't help but ask, "But they hid it from me and just wanted to pay off the bet with Ji. How could they agree to let Sui'an have nothing to do? What does this mean to Xie Wuzheng?" benefit?!"
"How can those losers be Ji's rivals?" Jiang said with a sarcastic expression, "Ji told them that Xie Wuzheng only had children from Ji's daughter. Don't the two sides trust each other? Then even if Ji is If anything goes wrong, I will definitely not accuse them, so they think it makes sense."
He added, "But it's fitting that they don't have that fate: I've heard in the past two days that Sui'an is not of royal blood."
Although the court resolutely refuted the rumor, Jiang believed what King Mao said in the edict. At this moment, he asked his daughter, "The edict must be true? Now that the throne of God is so stable, no matter how stupid King Mao is, he will not think that it is just a mere edict." What can a false edict do to him?"
"That's what happened." Yun Fenghuang naturally didn't hide it from his mother. He sighed and said, "Don't mention these terrible things... How have you been over the years, mother? When Huizhou City was destroyed, I almost heard the bad news. Just... Later I heard that dad was gone and your whereabouts were unknown. I wondered if you had fallen into the hands of Wei He. When the country defeated Wei He, I sent people to look for it, but there was no news! No! Come to think of it, you were actually hidden in Gyeonggi Province! What is going on?!"
Jiang's expression was gloomy and he said: "When I returned to my hometown, I quickly realized that the clan was hiding something from you and me. At that time, I became suspicious and investigated privately... Who knew that I found out some clues and was hidden in the big room? The remnants of the Ji family discovered..."
As the de facto tomb wife of the Xie family, she had been in charge of the harem for many years. With the methods of those in the Xie family, it would have been impossible to defeat her.
But she didn't expect that the people of the Xie family would be so bold as to gather the remnants of the Ji family in the house for the sake of wealth!
So without any precautions, he was plotted against!
"Do you think I was kidnapped after the city of Huizhou was broken?" Jiang sighed, "Actually, Wei Niang had been under house arrest long before that. Originally, they wanted to kill Wei Niang. But then she was My mother suggested that I might have some use in keeping it for my mother. As a woman, I have no power to restrain a chicken. When I feel troublesome, it’s just a matter of cutting it off with a knife. This is how lucky my mother is to survive until now. . As for being able to escape this time, it was actually because Xie Wuzheng was exposed. Ji Qin and others started a dispute. Some people felt that they were already on the same level as you, so they might as well just kill me. Some people thought that maybe I could still be used to fight with you. Why don't you change Haihan... I tried to sow discord for a long time, and finally got a chance to survive."
"It's my daughter's fault." Yun Fenghuang admitted his mistake, "My daughter and Ji Qin asked for proof that you were alive, but they always avoided it. My daughter suspected that they were trying to deceive you, so she didn't insist on saving you."
Jiang didn't blame her, but said: "You are right to ignore their blackmail. Those people are desperadoes. The more you show that you don't care about me, the better off I will be. If you are really taken advantage of by them, If we are sure of it, we, mother and daughter, will be doomed."
Yun Fenghuang said: "After all, it is because of my daughter that you have suffered all these years."
"But my mother has enjoyed a lot of honors because of you." Jiang said gently, "You are my own flesh and blood, how can I blame you? I'm just afraid that I am too useless and burden you."
This is my mother!
Even though Yun Fenghuang had long been accustomed to relying on himself over the years, he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, and thought to himself: Fortunately, I am not such a biological mother!
If it were King Jin, King Zhen and Princess Kang'an who didn't take their own lives seriously, she would have beaten a few little bastards to death after she escaped.
It is impossible not to be offended.
Uh, wait a minute, my own mother is also a dignified person. If she says she doesn't care now, does she really mean she doesn't care
Yun Fenghuang was suspicious subconsciously, but when he saw Jiang's loving eyes, he felt a little guilty. Was she too evil-hearted? Although Jiang was often so angry with her that his heart ached, he always defended her with all his heart.
Just as he was thinking wildly, he heard Jiang asked: "What has happened to you all these years? I seem to have heard that you were deposed a few days ago and were restored to the throne recently? Moreover, the prince is not your biological child. , he was not raised by you, and he even has some grudges with you?"
"I don't know whether it's because I'm not good at raising my children or because the two older children under my knees are not destined to be crown princes?" When mentioning this issue, Yun Fenghuang showed a helpless look and smiled wryly, briefly telling the story of how he won the crown prince. , "I think I have tried my best to teach them, but the children may just be a little less qualified. Although I don't like the current prince, but to be honest, the child's qualifications and temperament are really good." . If I were Your Majesty, I would also make him my heir. After all, for a child of this age, if nothing else, let’s just say that I have forced and provoked him so much, but he has not lost his temper even once, and he still shows how filial he is to me. Mother. The eldest mother is the shortest, and I really... Oh, why didn't such a child grow up in front of me? Then I have nothing to worry about. "
Jiang's eyes were dark and he said calmly: "No matter how good it is, as long as it is not in front of him, it is a serious problem. Now that his wings are not full, there is still a chance to solve it. If he delays it any longer, it will become a problem by then. It’s hard to say.”
He added, "I'm not looking down on you, but you are old enough to be a grandmother. Your Majesty is still in your prime. There will never be a shortage of young and beautiful girls in this palace. You Now that you are favored again, you must think more carefully to avoid failure!"
"I was just thinking about it." Why doesn't Yun Fenghuang understand this
However, "Your Majesty has always been shrewd. He gave Gong Xiang the title of Crown Prince, but recorded it in my name, and named me his successor... If I openly murder the prince at this moment, I will not be able to tell the difference between me and your Majesty." We are not the only princes in this palace who are under my knees, so I don’t know who will get an advantage when the time comes?"
"Where is the loving mother Empress Dowager?" Jiang thought for a while and asked, "Is she willing to let Gong Xiang Bing be the crown prince? If I remember correctly, Gong Xiang Bing was raised by Gu Zhen, and she has a deep relationship with Gu Zhen. And Gu Zhen Is it not an exaggeration to say that the hatred between the Yuan family and the Yuan family is as deep as the sea?"