Hearing this, Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly and said, "Didn't you say that after he returned, no one dared to ask me, let alone mention the Imperial Capital? Then why did you know that he had invited me to fly away?"
Qi Jiuzhang sneered and said: "Is it possible that you think my brother can handle such a big thing on his own? Although he had contacts with nobles in and outside the palace at that time, he also used some family members. Other things are fine. , how could you hide such a big thing from your father?! I listened to what my father said. Otherwise, how would I know about your unkindness? I thought you had no choice but to be destined to be destined to be my brother!"
"..." Yun Fenghuang's eyes were as misty as smoke and water for a moment before he said, "I don't want to mention this matter again, but since you mentioned your brother, it doesn't hurt to tell you: you also know that he was able to invite people to be there at that time. I, who is deep in the palace, have traveled far and wide to keep in touch with noble people inside and outside the palace? Then do you know who he is in contact with? "
Seeing Qi Jiuzhang's confusion, she suddenly sneered, "He contacted Yun Qike and Empress Yuan! The former is the eldest son of Yi Guogong, and the latter is the legitimate daughter of the Ji family! Let's not talk about other things about these two, just their origins, which one Are you easy to get along with? Your brother was so confused at the time that he devoted himself to staying with me, regardless of any consequences! He didn’t even think about it, if I really agreed to him, would he turn around and be betrayed? As for Yi Guogong With regard to the position in front of His Majesty, Ji's methods have many ways to completely sell out our two families, and he will also be able to plunder them all!"
"When the time comes, even if we don't consider each other's families, how can we two get along well?"
"Especially Empress Yuan, what misunderstanding do you have about Ji's methods? Just look at Xie Wuzheng... Oh, by the way, maybe you don't know about Xie Wuzheng? Let me just say it briefly, Xie Wuzheng's so-called His talents and abilities are all lies. He was bribed and blackmailed by the Ji family when he first came to the Imperial Capital. Even the disgrace of my eighteenth brother was deliberately done by the Ji family in order to let him gain my trust and reliance! "
"The Ji family was still at its peak at that time, so they were prepared for a rainy day!"
"How inconspicuous was Xie Wuzheng back then? Where is your brother?"
"Based on his past with me, can Mr. Ji let him go?!"
"He still wants to take me to Fulin... Ha... Is that possible? My mother is a clear example. If I agree to go with him, I'm afraid that I will be just like my mother. I don't know where I will be imprisoned. You can take anything and take it away, and you have no right to negotiate the price!"
"It could even be that I or he were locked up alone, forcing the other person to go through life and death..."
Yun Fenghuang sighed, "I am very touched by your brother's affection for me, but from the moment I entered the palace, from the moment I became the Yuan Queen... In fact, my fate with him can no longer continue."
Qi Jiuzhang was silent for a moment, then suddenly became furious: "You're talking nonsense! You must have only known about Xie Wuzheng in the past two years, otherwise how could you have let him live freely for so many years?! In this case, how could you have known about Ji's affairs in the first place? So ruthless?! If you don’t leave with my brother, it’s just because you don’t want to part with the palace wealth! You are not worthy of my brother’s wishes at all!”
"..." Yun Fenghuang looked at him quietly for a while and said a little tiredly, "Maybe."
She leaned back and said softly, "I am indeed not as affectionate as your brother. I can risk everything just to be with the person I like... But there is one main reason why I didn't go with him at that time. , in fact, I really liked him at that time."
Otherwise, she would not have reminded Qi Jiulu not to trust his mother, Jiang.
Because Jiang was uneasy and kind to him, or in other words, Jiang pretended to be a loving elder to Qi Jiulu just to take revenge on the Qi family for renouncing the relationship.
Yun Fenghuang recalled the past and said lightly, "My mother, Mrs. Jiang, told me when I was very young that there are few men in this world who will be devoted to their wives. As long as they do not spoil their concubines and destroy their wives, they will always follow the rules. , it’s just passable. Simply in this world, women don’t only have their husband’s love and affection to care about. There are many other things, including power, that can be managed. I always think this is very reasonable. After all, you should also know, My mother is so envied in the Northland."
Qi Jiuzhang was stunned and speechless. Of course he knew how good the Jiang family's reputation was in the North.
At that time, the reason why the head of the Qi family hired Yun Fenghuang for Qi Jiulu was because she took a fancy to the Jiang family's reputation and believed that such a mistress could definitely train a perfect daughter-in-law that would meet the needs of a family like theirs.
"So even if your brother and I were childhood sweethearts at that time and he seemed to be completely devoted to me, I never expected him to treat me well in his lifetime." Yun Fenghuang's words made Qi Jiuzhang laugh angrily: "Then what do you think? What do you want my brother to do? Cut out his heart and give it to you?! He just hasn’t encountered anything like yesterday, otherwise you think he would hesitate to block your arrow?!"
Yun Fenghuang said lightly: "People's hearts are fickle. One day you love me like a treasure, and tomorrow you throw away your old shoes, it is never a new thing. I have never denied your brother's affection for me when he was a boy, but this does not affect my worries about getting along. He will get tired of it after many years.”
Qi Jiuzhang sneered and said: "Do you think that everyone is the one you are serving now? Your childhood sweetheart will just ignore you if you say you are ignored?"
"I liked your brother back then, but I have no affection for you today." Yun Fenghuang ignored his sarcasm and said calmly, "That's why I don't go with your brother because I'm afraid that your brother will change his mind in the future. , even if I was on guard, I am not easy to bully... In the end, I could not avoid being sad. At that time, I already realized why my mother taught me so early that it is almost impossible for a man to be single-minded, because he never expects, and he will never It will hurt. Just like my mother received such advice from her grandmother when she was young, my father doted on Qin in those years. Instead of being angry, my mother appreciated Qin very much and raised her concubine under her knees. Treat him as his own son, in order to fulfill his reputation as a virtuous person..."
The queen breathed out slowly, "I have seen such examples. Before the Qi family broke off the engagement, she also thought about my relationship with your brother. One day, my father and mother will be like that. He will take many concubines. When I give birth to a concubine, I will choose one or two and raise them under my knees together with my biological children, to show my virtuousness, kindness, tolerance and generosity, so as to seek a better marriage for my children... I I never thought that your brother and I would be in love and we would be childhood sweethearts for the rest of our lives!"
"But after your brother came to the Imperial Capital, I regretted it."
"I can't imagine that a boy who had such a passionate passion for me would become cold and distant towards me, or even dislike me..."
Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment before continuing, "I just imagined this situation, and I felt that I couldn't bear it. But now, at that time, I thought he was just someone who must be coaxed to make a living in the harem. If I could coax him, , I will rise to the top; if I can't be coaxed, as I just said, I am willing to admit defeat, and I will not feel uncomfortable at all."
Qi Jiuzhang looked at her and said in disbelief: "Is it because of such a ridiculous reason that you have made your brother suffer all these years? You yourself, in the palace these years, have said everything has been smooth sailing outside, but you really haven't encountered anything, so you Regret and regret that you gave up on your brother?"
"Of course there is." Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "In the first two years, not only did I meet things, but I didn't meet things. Every time I saw the osmanthus tree and fireflies in the courtyard, I would think of him accompanying me when I was a child. Those scenes... I gradually forgot about them later.”
Qi Jiuzhang said: "Is it because the emperor is getting better and better to you?"
Yun Fenghuang glanced at him in surprise: "Am I the kind of person who puts all his hopes on men? Of course it's because my enemies are getting stronger and stronger, and there are more and more high-ranking positions that need to be killed, so I don't have that much thought. Thinking about the past."
"..." Even though Qi Jiuzhang was full of resentment towards her, he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
After a moment, he said, "Then do you regret it now?"
Before the queen could speak, he smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "You are already the queen of the world, what do you regret?"
"...I feel a little regretful now." Unexpectedly, Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while and said, "I rejected your brother back then because I felt that I might not be able to win his heart for the rest of my life. Rather than respecting your brother more than ten decades later, Ru Bing, it is better to separate when we are young. Even if he has countless beautiful wives and concubines in the future, he will still remember me. If I had known that I would risk my life and death for me today, it seems that I left with him back then, and it might not have been better. at last."
Qi Jiuzhang: "..."
He doesn't even know what to say
Yun Fenghuang said softly: "Oh, I'm kidding. After all, wealth like Mu Yitianxia can't be given by just any man who admires me. When I was young, I came from a wealthy family. I was considered to be both talented and beautiful, and I was also smart, smart, and smart. Coaxing people, even without your brother, there are other young people who admire me... So for me, a man's admiration is not unique, or even nothing rare. On the contrary, the phoenix throne can only be given by my superior. I am very satisfied with my current situation and status. , it is impossible to regret. Not only do I not regret it, but looking back on the past, I even feel that I have unique vision and profound blessings, and I deserve this kind of fortune!"
Qi Jiuzhang: “…………”
"You should think about it after you go back. If you are really found guilty, just pass the responsibility to the late prince." Yun Fenghuang stood up, "Just say that the prince encouraged you to use the power of Li Conglong. Thoughts, let you find opportunities to assassinate me... As for whether you can shirk the responsibility, it depends on the blessing of your Qi family. After all, you did it yourself, and I can only help you if I think of you as my brother. Home is here.”
She went out, stood at the door, and then went straight back.
The Empress Dowager may have revealed a secret that had been stored in her heart for many years, and she didn't have much time, but she was surprisingly generous. Yun Fenghuang went to talk about Qi Jiuzhang, but she didn't even bother to listen to the whole story. She only said that the palace servant gave it to The queen was in charge, and she had no interest in talking.
Yun Fenghuang did not dare to remind her that yesterday the Empress Dowager had vowed that she would not hide this matter from Chunjia.
But since the royal elder made such a promise, she had to thank him.
When he was leaving, Yun Fenghuang thought about it and asked the gatekeeper: "Has your loving mother, the Empress Dowager, been here these past two days?"
The palace man said that he had been here yesterday evening.
"The Empress Dowager is a truly loving mother." Yun Fenghuang then understood why the Empress Dowager changed her mind just one night later.
I'm afraid Queen Mother Yuan begged for help.
Thinking of the mutual calculations between him and the Queen Mother over the years, and the reason for the sudden change in her attitude, Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly. Before, he thought that with King Jin on his side, King Zhen and Princess Kang'an were dispensable, but now they don't. I feel so.
After all, judging from King Jin's temperament, there is still a possibility of retaliation.
Now she is enjoying the Empress Dowager Yuan's patience for Chunjia. Who knows whether King Jin will also pamper a certain little ancestor in the future and make her vomit blood for him
I just don’t know in the future, but at this moment I imagine that King Jin is unhappy with her because of his beloved concubine or queen. She just wants to replace her son with the throne and drive King Jin out to fend for herself...
Therefore, not only did King Zhen have a good life, but King Qin and King Wei also had to win over King Yan carefully.
In the future, if the King of Jin dares to disobey, try it!
She, Yun Fenghuang, is not the Queen Mother Yuan!
Otherwise, if I were to fall into the position of a loving mother, the Empress Dowager, it would make my heart ache just thinking about it...
It’s so frustrating.
Qi Jiuzhang's matter was suppressed by the Empress Dowager, the Mother Empress Dowager and Yun Fenghuang.
After the palace coup, King Mao and other rebels thought that the court had suffered such a big loss, with the emperor seriously injured and the prince dead. Even if the central government did not immediately lead to chaos, morale would be so low that it would be defeated.
Who knew next, the Central Committee would be inexplicably stable.
On the contrary, they suffered from military intelligence leaks and other situations one after another, and suffered defeat after defeat.
King Mao and others had joined forces hastily. For a while, all the vassals suspected each other of being spies planted by the imperial court. Otherwise, they would simply be secretly bribed by the imperial court and betray the information to the public.
In short, the situation is tilting towards the court at a rapid speed.
Seeing this situation, Yun Fenghuang finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Empress Dowager had privately given instructions to the people left behind by the late Emperor Shenzong. In this way, the overall situation was stable and just around the corner.
At this time, as Chunjia's injury improved and he had not yet returned to the imperial capital, some ministers finally came forward, using the death of the former crown prince as a reason to request the establishment of a new crown prince to calm the people of the country.
Chunjia did not get angry, nor did he turn a blind eye. Instead, he stayed for two days and ordered Yun Fenghuang to appear in court.