Although during the three years in the imperial capital, Yun Fenghuang often met Mrs. Yi Guogong, and although the Han family had not been in the house for a long time, as the niece of Mrs. Yi Guogong and the cousin of Duke Guo's mansion, Yun Fenghuang was in her I had been exposed to it before becoming a wife of a wealthy family.
But in terms of understanding, neither party knows much about the other—because neither party pays much attention to the other.
This is normal.
For Mrs. Yi Guogong and the Han family, it is common for people like Yun Fenghuang to surround the heirs of the Duke's Palace for the power of the Duke's Palace. One more, no more, no less. As long as such people don't touch their taboos, they don't bother paying too much attention. If there are some people in this category who are easy to please, sweet-tongued, clever, and naturally lovable, such as Yun Fenghuang, they will occasionally say a few pleasant words.
Of course, I will forget about it later.
How could they pay attention to Yun Fenghuang's true personality
As for Yun Fenghuang, her main contact target was Yun Qingman, who was the most suitable candidate given her status and age at the time.
Although Yun Qingman's position of power in the Duke's palace is far less than that of Mrs. Yi Guogong, and sometimes she is not even as effective as Han, a cousin who has not yet married, but this person at least makes it convenient for Yun Fenghuang and her to meet frequently and build up their feelings. It doesn't seem too clingy either.
On the other hand, Mrs. Yi Guogong is not only an elder, but also responsible for the entire government. Yun Fenghuang, a rural relative of a poor relative, where does the reason and qualifications come from to approach her
It's just asking for humiliation.
As for the Han family, not to mention, at that time, there was no news that the Duke's palace wanted her to be the concubine. Instead of trying to please her who occasionally visited the palace as a guest, why not be good sisters with Yun Qingman, the biological daughter of the Duke?
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang always kept a distance from Han's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Being an enemy at this moment, I can't help but feel a little suspicious, fearing that I, like this family, will make the mistake of underestimating the enemy.
Therefore, he called Chen Zhu to come over and asked what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Duke of Yi State said and did when they went to see Yun Qingman.
Chen Zhu said: "The servant sent the servant to listen behind Yun Ronghua's room. When the three of them met, Mrs. Yi Guogong cried, and Yun Ronghua and the wife of the prince also cried together, and they continued intermittently for a long time. , and then persuaded each other to rest. Then Mrs. Yi Guogong began to ask Concubine Shu about the death of the empress. Yun Ronghua said that she didn’t know very well. She only heard about it from you, the empress. It seemed that there was something wrong with the Duke of Yi Guo’s house. , I was confused for a while, so I just asked someone to pass it on to Empress Shu, but the next day I heard the news that Empress Shu was in trouble... "
Afterwards, Mrs. Yi Guogong changed her expression and asked Yun Qingman why she said such words to Concubine Shu when she knew she was still in confinement. !
But before Yun Qingman could admit her mistake, the lady started crying again, hugging Yun Qingman and apologizing. Over and over again, she didn’t blame Yun Qingman because she felt sorry for her biological daughter, but because she thought Yun Qingman was weak in the first place. Xingzi, now without the protection of her own sister, and in the hands of Yun Fenghuang, how will she live in the future
"The Duke's wife also said that when the empress came in and out of the Duke's palace, she didn't take it seriously at first. Who knew that once she entered the palace, she would now occupy the magpie's nest and trample all the serious ladies in the Duke's palace? Chen Zhu squinted his eyes and whispered, "Yunrong Hua said a few words in a nonchalant manner. Because the voice was too soft, the waiter outside could not hear clearly. He only listened to the prince's wife's careful advice. After a while, it calmed down and started talking about recent developments... "
After Yun Fenghuang heard this, he laughed softly and said, "Mrs. Yi Guogong has such a motherly heart. She knew that Yun Ronghua was now under my control, but she still did not forget to instigate her and me. You are against me, why do you think it is too little to lose a biological daughter, and you wish your concubine would follow you?"
Chen Zhu smiled apologetically and said: "These people are just sweet-talking and cruel-hearted. They say they treat concubines equally as if they were their own children. In fact, the only one they really care about is Concubine Shu. Now that Concubine Shu is gone, Yun Rong How could she care whether Hua is dead or alive? It is only because the people in Duke Yi's palace are not familiar with each other that they say she is a virtuous person."
"She doesn't care about the life or death of the concubine. I still care about my friendship with sister Yun Ronghua." Yun Fenghuang curled his lips and said slowly, "Please give me some Yun Ronghua. Don't make a big mistake out of a moment of confusion. When the time comes, I won't be able to protect her!"
Chen Zhu understood: "Don't worry, my lady, I will definitely let Yun Ronghua understand as soon as possible who is the one who is really good to her in the former harem."
If Yun Qingman really doesn't understand, it doesn't matter to Yun Fenghuang. Anyway, she can hold her in her hand. As long as this cheap sister is not as decisive as herself and will do things to the death, she will honestly follow her instructions. She didn't bother to care about what was going on in her mind when she planned to go ahead with her plan - why didn't she allow her to curse quietly in her heart after cheating her
Yun Fenghuang felt that she was tolerant and generous, and she still had such a small amount of tolerance. Anyway, she couldn't hear people scolding her in her heart...
After once again telling people to keep an eye on Yun Qingman and Yi Xingen, Yun Fenghuang began to inquire about the hunting.
Whether it was Xile or Chen Zhu, the answer given to her was that Chunjia was not lying, because the birthday of her loving mother, the Queen Mother, was not coincidental, and it coincided with the day when she was about to return to the imperial capital after her summer vacation. Didn't Chunjia not take office in the past two years? , Queen Mother Yuan's status is certainly not high.
Therefore, under the hint of the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Yuan took the initiative to suggest that while everyone was packing up and leaving, they should not be busy with her. Instead, she could add a few dishes and let the emperor and people from Xingningbo Mansion go over and have a meal with her. That’s it.
In Ji's view, this was a matter of course, but after all Chunjia had deep feelings for Empress Dowager Yuan and felt that she had wronged her. From about the second year of Chunjia's reign, she would personally go hunting a few months in advance to celebrate the queen mother's birthday.
Because it was not a large-scale hunting trip, and there was no large-scale effort to drive and screen the wild animals towards him, his harvest was actually not very stable. Sometimes he was lucky enough to hunt rare and exquisite ones, and sometimes he could only carry some hares. The deer muntjac returns.
But no matter how bleak and ordinary it was, after all, the emperor got it with his own hands. Among the three queen mothers, only the Queen Mother Yuan could make him care so much. This meant something different.
This was also the struggle of the young emperor to earn face for his mother who single-handedly raised him.
This year, because the emperor has taken charge of the government and has continuously targeted the Ji family, rumors from Zhu Xueyuan indicate that the Empress Dowager is actually planning to use Empress Dowager Yuan's birthday to ease the relationship between the two parties.
But he didn't expect that the emperor still planned to continue hunting in person... Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while and then asked: "The Empress Dowager also agrees?"
"It is said that he originally refused to agree, but His Majesty went there in person and somehow convinced the empress dowager, a loving mother." Chen Zhu said, "Maybe it was because the mastermind behind the assassin was found before? Lord Du personally went to sit in the rebellion. Do you think there won't be another person who eats the heart of a bear or the courage of a leopard? Moreover, His Majesty does not go far for hunting, right in Qishan. Because the palace is here, the Imperial Army patrols it repeatedly every year. Your Majesty is determined this time If we continue to hunt, someone must have checked in advance."
Then he whispered, "Your Majesty and your concubine were living in the wilderness last time. The Imperial City Secretary suffered a lot. Not to mention the change of chief officer, the officials below probably couldn't afford it either. If the hunting goes wrong again now, , I’m afraid that everyone in the Imperial City Department will wipe their necks, and for this reason, they don’t dare to neglect it!”
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said to himself that the so-called mastermind behind the assassins before was probably believed to be the rebels in the three states. They did not think that those who started the rebellion were just to make a living, break through the state and open the city. It's just a matter of grabbing grain from the warehouse, who has nothing to do to commit regicide all the way to the imperial capital
It's more believable that the emperor didn't catch the real culprit before and wanted to take advantage of this hunting to lure the snake out of its hole.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sneered, and secretly thought that it was no wonder that when she asked the emperor to take her with her when he went hunting, the emperor refused, which was called reluctance.
As a result, he took the initiative to inform her now - this was definitely not true of the emperor's word. It was probably because this hunting trip was destined to have twists and turns, and he was deliberately dragging her into trouble!
After all, if Yun Fenghuang's excellent anti-killing assassin hadn't delayed the time, the country would have changed its dynasty long ago!
The masterminds behind the assassins wanted the emperor to die now, and they probably hated Yun Fenghuang even more than he did!
Of course, if it were a little darker, maybe the last assassination was indeed an accident.
As a result, the emperor was poorly prepared in advance and failed to achieve some of his goals.
Now, taking advantage of the time to celebrate the birthday of our loving mother, the Empress Dowager, there is a self-directed and self-acted assassination, borrowing the turmoil of the previous assassination of the Holy Emperor that has not completely subsided, to show who...
Anyway, from Yun Fenghuang's point of view, Chunjia has a very good heart, so it's not surprising that he would do such an immoral thing.
So even if she knew that this hunting was not easy, she still had to wade through troubled waters - since Chunjia had clearly told her that he would take her with him when the time came, if she found an excuse to avoid it, she would inevitably have troubles in the palace, so that might as well Let's go out with the emperor to consolidate the character of this beloved concubine.
By the way, it will add a new obstacle to the likes of Yuan Yuniang.
Thinking about how these beautiful and beautiful concubines were so angry that they couldn't do anything to her, Yun Fenghuang was in a happy mood and could eat two more bowls of rice!
In short, she packed her luggage happily and made proper arrangements for a series of people and things in Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion. Thinking about Chunjia's insidiousness, she still felt uneasy. She contacted Concubine Zheng privately and asked her to help keep an eye on the rest. That's all. Yi Xing'en's pregnancy and Yun Qingman's inability to escape from her control meant that the imperial concubine must be invited to evacuate the formation from the side.
Don't go out hunting and come back. The child in Yi Xingen's belly is also confused and not doing well, and Yun Qingman has also started his own business...
After receiving the news, Concubine Zheng swore that she would keep a close eye on these two people and ensure that they were fine when Yun Fenghuang left and that they would be safe after returning.
The two parties had been honest with each other and had a tacit understanding about Concubine Shu's death. Yun Fenghuang still had some trust in the concubine, so he was slightly relieved when he saw this.
The day of departure soon arrived. Yun Fenghuang and Nian Xuan changed into smart clothes that were convenient for traveling, wore curtain hats, and rode the maroon horses specially requested from the emperor. When they left the palace in high spirits, they saw something unexpected in the team. Outsiders: "Mrs. Yaoning?"
"I was born as a general, and I have been practicing riding and shooting since I was a child. I heard that Your Majesty is willing to take your concubines to hunt, so I came to join in the fun." Upon hearing this, Yaoning's wife Gu Zhen lazily raised her eyes, lifted a corner of her veil, and revealed her bright red lips. She bent slightly and said with a half-smile, "Why doesn't Mao Jieyu want to see me?"