In the past, the vassal kings came to the imperial capital under the pretext of asking about the Queen Mother. In fact, except for a few vassal kings such as the King of Zhou, due to various reasons, they did not want to go against the emperor and only came to connect with themselves or the prince. The other sects My dear, I would like to know more about the vassal reduction and try to stop it.
King Ru Mao was even more prepared for the worst.
So he fled suddenly, using Shenzong's edict to incite people's hearts on the way, and actually escaped all the way back to his fiefdom.
King Mao, who returned to his fiefdom, had no time to breathe, so he raised the banner of "driving out the false emperor and supporting the orthodox", and spread the word to the world, calling on the country to unite to cut off the so-called heirs of Shenzong and establish a new king from the blood of Sejong brothers.
"He might as well say that he wants to ascend the throne!" King Zhou, who was staying in the imperial capital to recuperate, sighed after hearing the news and said dying, "He is Shizong's nephew. When it comes to the bloodline of Shizong's brothers, he is the closest one. . If he is really expelled today, isn’t it his turn to be the emperor?”
The people on the left and right were worried: "Well, Your Majesty, what should we do?"
"Let's just live our lives peacefully." King Zhou said listlessly, "Otherwise, what else can we do?"
The prince he had cultivated for many years was gone, and he himself was seriously injured. Under such circumstances, it was powerless to do anything. Not to mention that everyone was in the imperial capital now, under the emperor's hands. Could it be that with this eye attached to the bone, he could not do anything? What's happening with the long-eyed one
After a pause, King Zhou said slowly, "Is there any news about the princess?"
In previous years, when he came to the Imperial Capital, Princess Lin would accompany him.
But this year, before leaving, Princess Lin excused herself to stay in the fiefdom because she was unwell.
At that time, Prince Zhou and his son did not think much about it. After all, although Princess Lin's only biological flesh and blood was gone, there were still descendants left, including the lineage of Prince Fuyang who now supports his loving mother, the Empress Dowager.
In previous years, Princess Lin wanted nothing more than to reunite with her direct grandchildren, and she would not miss this opportunity to visit the Imperial Capital.
Not coming this year, everyone thinks it must be really uncomfortable, otherwise why wouldn't you come
who knows…
King Zhou had not calmed down for the past two days, and was always mourning for his son.
After all, although he dotes on his step-concubine Lin, his relationship with Concubine Yuan is also not shallow. Especially the prince is the eldest son of Yuan's concubine. He is the heir he has the highest hopes for and cares about most. Yes, he brought her here specially to communicate with the emperor... How could he have an easy time
However, in the past two days, he was reminded intentionally or unintentionally by the Imperial City Secretary, and he was shocked to realize that Princess Lin had a close relationship with King Mao, and was even still brooding over the death of Gong Xiang Ruochang. He could no longer care about his heartache for the crown prince and his own injuries. I'm afraid that the reason why Princess Lin used the excuse to stay in the fiefdom was not simply to avoid the chaos in the Imperial Capital, but because she had other agendas!
Because they had been married for many years, and Princess Lin was always flattering, King Zhou really had no defense against her.
Especially after Princess Lin's only heir was adopted, not to mention the husband of King Zhou, but also the heirs of the prince and other concubines, they all put aside many prejudices against the stepmother.
After all, the most likely grievance between them and Princess Lin is nothing more than the inheritance of the prince and the distribution of family property.
If Gong Xiang were to inherit the lineage of King Fuyang, he would not take anything from the lineage of King Zhou. So as the heir of the first wife, why should he have to have trouble with his favored stepmother
Even if Gong Xiang Ruoyu had to be granted the title of vassal king, what about the time when the emperor was born in the same lineage and there were several brothers of the prince of Zhou, so they might not be used in the future? Therefore, the relationship between the stepson and stepmother has improved a lot.
Princess Lin was originally in charge of the back house of Prince Zhou's Mansion. After this incident, she was able to have a hand in all matters surrounding the fiefdom.
She did not draw on the benefits of King Zhou's fiefdom to support her own son. When she wanted to gain experience for Duke Xiang Ruoyu to preside over the fiefdom, she not only did not stop him, but even gave him advice from time to time.
This time the father and son came to the Imperial Capital. Although the second son of King Zhou and a group of ministers were entrusted to the fiefdom, if Princess Lin intervened, her opinion would be very important.
King Zhou is now worried that something will go wrong here.
He didn't even care about the death of his son, he hurriedly sent people back to stabilize the overall situation, and secretly prayed that nothing would go wrong.
Even so, when someone came to report that day, it was still bad news: "Your Majesty, the princess and the second young master believed what King Mao said, and they only said that the emperor intended to kill the clan, and that the prince was killed by the royal family. Now they are raising their troops to fight with King Mao." The purpose of joining together is to vindicate the grievances of the late Emperor Shenzong!"
King Zhou's eyesight went dark!
It's strange that Princess Lin would believe King Mao. I'm afraid he was the only one who was deceived that time!
He trembled a little and grabbed the hand of his confidant: "Didn't the messenger pass the news to the second son and several ministers?!"
"...To tell you what the prince said." The servant smiled bitterly, "It seems that our people were killed before they even set foot in the fiefdom!"
King Zhou fainted directly this time!
After a while, he was rescued from the left and right, and he didn't bother to rest. He endured the slight dizziness and went to the palace to apologize to Chunjia.
Chunjia was not surprised: "Lin had a premeditated plan. Since he was determined to harm you and his son, he would naturally send people to guard the important roads to avoid failure. I know this matter in my heart and it has nothing to do with you and my son. You can just concentrate on recovering from your injuries."
Seeing that he had no intention of irritating him, King Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, but he was afraid that he would settle the scores later, so he still spoke tremblingly for a while before leaving.
Returning to his villa, King Zhou couldn't help but burst into tears: "I treat Lin very well, so why does Lin hurt me like this?"
That being said, he actually knew it well.
Princess Lin had been married to him for many years, but she only had one child, Gong Xiang Ruochang. How could she be inferior to a jewel
After Gong Xiang Ruochang passed away, Princess Lin was heartbroken, and she was so angry that she urged him to avenge her child. But although King Zhou also felt sorry for Lao Laizi, after all, she was not Princess Lin, nor was she just this child, but had many heirs.
Even the direct children of the first wife are superior to the direct children of the stepmother.
King Zhou calmed down after being sad for a while, and in turn advised Princess Lin not to be so impulsive.
Presumably that's where Princess Lin held a grudge against him.
She not only hated the vindictiveness of the two empress dowagers for implicating her son, but also resented Chunjia for protecting the empress dowager and causing her son to die in confusion without even a serious explanation. She also resented the king of Zhou for not avenging his son because he was afraid of the power of the Tian family.
So she had been dormant for many years and came out like this.
After this incident, no matter whether King Mao's crusade was successful or defeated, the lineage of King Zhou was over.
Even if the feudal state can still be maintained, it will definitely not be as strong as before.
King Zhou knew that Princess Lin was angry, but he still couldn't believe it: "It's not like she is alive without blood. Isn't the blood of Prince Fuyang her flesh and blood?!"
"Even if the bloodline of King Fuyang is flesh and blood, it is separated by one layer after another!" At the same time, in the palace, Yun Fenghuang listened to the changes in King Zhou's fiefdom, thought of Jiang's words, and sighed slightly, " Prince Zhou and his son have been tricked this time, and I don’t know if Prince Zhou can hold on at such an old age.”
After talking to Zuo Zuo for a while, she was silent for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Do you know that I want you to go check it out?"
"Yes." The attendants looked at each other, and Chen Jing came up to report, "Returning to your Majesty, I have interrogated the people who have taken care of Madam over the years, and their accounts are not very different from what Madam said. Madam is indeed from Huizhou City. She was detained and placed in the Gyeonggi Villa before the incident. Before that, Madam seemed to have fallen out with Mr. About this matter."
Yun Fenghuang frowned. She was still relatively favored by her grandparents.
But compared to many uncles and brothers, he is still one level behind.
If these people were here, she would definitely be very angry. She, the abandoned son of the family, immediately spent great efforts to support the family after being favored.
Even with the intention of taking advantage, Xie actually benefited from it.
On the other hand, she herself had worked hard to bring glory to the family for so many years, but in fact, Xie not only did nothing for her, but even hindered her.
But now that everyone is gone and so many years have passed, Yun Fenghuang doesn't even bother to get angry anymore.
She asked people to investigate, mainly because she felt that Jiang had changed a lot over the years.
Of course, after all these years, it would be strange if it didn't change at all.
Even Yun Fenghuang's own temperament and thoughts are very different from those back then.
It's just that Jiang always gave her a feeling of urgency and irritability. Although it is not unexplainable, after all, a person has been detained under house arrest for so many years. Even if he is always treated politely, this kind of detention is enough to change his temperament.
But this mother, who had not been heard from for many years, came back for a reunion at this time. Yun Fenghuang was instinctively worried. Is there some conspiracy here
"... After Madam was detained in the Gyeonggi Courtyard, except that she was not allowed to leave the inner courtyard, she was treated better than the matron of a powerful family, but she did not suffer any injustice. At first, Madam was very angry, but after a while, Madam calmed down. Stop making noise and chat with them for a while.”
After that, her attitude gradually became better and better, and her relationship with the people who looked after her became more and more harmonious. She could even know some outside things through them, and she could also learn some things that only the remnants of the Ji family knew.
In short, Jiang's life over the past few years has not been miserable. Apart from not having freedom and not being able to see his family, it can be said to be quite nourishing.
The news is not blocked either.
For example, she knew about Xie Wuzheng earlier than Yun Fenghuang.
It is said that there was an attack at that time, but after that it was as if nothing had happened... There was nothing that could be done if nothing had happened. She herself was not free, so what else could she do to thank Wu Zheng
"In these years, what Madam has asked the most about is about the Empress, and the remnants of the Ji family are also happy to tell her about you." Chen Jing finally said, "We moved to Xuanqing Palace a few days ago, and Madam was very anxious... This time the Emperor The City Secretary will find out that other courtyard, and it was actually Madam who managed to send some secret codes nearby."
Yun Fenghuang muttered: "I know this. Don't let mother know about this."
Chen Jing said hurriedly: "I understand."
"Are you worried that Madam has ulterior motives?" Seeing this, Qingren couldn't help but whisper, "Madam is your biological mother, and she will never harm you!"
After all, that was her old master, so she had to stand up and say a few words.
Yun Fenghuang didn't blame her, he just said slowly: "Of course I know that my mother will not harm me. I am just worried that my mother has been wronged over the years but has not told me."
After a pause, he added, "Invite mother to the palace tomorrow, and I will talk to her later."