Yun Fenghuang felt strange after hearing what he said, and said: "The Queen Mother wanted to take the princesses and princesses to Shanyuan Temple to stay for a while, but she refused to go. Why do you want to take her with the concubines?"
In fact, for ordinary people, the old lady takes her daughters to live in a Taoist temple for a few months, and it is natural for her daughter-in-law to accompany her.
But the situation in the Tian family is different. Not to mention the "old lady", there are four people in the palace, and one of them is the Empress Dowager Ji. The "daughter-in-laws" cannot be allowed to leave the Empress Dowager Dong Yuan and the Empress Dowager Qu. The Empress Dowager, just go out with the Empress Dowager Ji
Furthermore, Empress Dowager Ji had an arrogant temperament. Empress Ji and Ji Muzi, who were wronged by her biological niece, were somewhat calm, but they were never sincere when compared with other concubines.
In the past, the Ji family had great power in both the government and the public. It didn't matter whether Bu Shen was happy or not, and the harem had to flatter the Empress Dowager Ji a little bit.
At that time, the situation in the former harem was changing, and even if the concubines did not fall out immediately, they did not need to please as before. In addition, Concubine Shu and Concubine Xin were having accidents one after another, and the concubine was taking good care of her health. Yue Jieyu was pregnant, so it was not suitable for her to go out. Mrs. Yaoning, Yun Fenghuang and Lu Jiawei were not allowed to go. , a queen mother who is showing signs of losing her power is hardly the emperor's biological mother or adoptive mother, but how can she compare with the young and powerful Chunjia who is gradually taking over the throne
Did Empress Dowager Ji send out such an invitation because she was afraid that no one except the empress would pay attention to it, which would be in vain
"Reply to your Majesty." The little palace maid pursed her lips and whispered, "My maid has heard someone say before that Shanyuan Temple is very effective in praying for a child. Princess Minghui is in the east of the palace, so the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager went there to do a lot of things. I got it after returning to the blessing dojo. Before that, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother had taken a lot of medicine, and I didn’t know how much they used all kinds of traditional remedies, but there was still no movement... Maybe it was for that reason that the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother asked whether Weng Ruan, the Empress, could go. ?”
In fact, old concubines such as Gu Zhen, Lu Jieyu, Jia Jieyu, etc. have been there before, more than once, otherwise they would give up hope.
But you can take people from the palace with you.
After all, although the children born by palace concubines cannot be compared with their biological children, when the concubines are getting pregnant one after another and Chunjia is about to prosper, it is better than having nothing at all.
"It turns out that I just want to ask for a child." Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "In that case, I don't have to ask for a child. I'll go east and ask Yi Yuwan and the others if they want to go. If you want to go, , I went to entrust the Queen."
The little palace maid agreed to go east to send a message. Yi Xingen was already pregnant and was trying her best to protect the fetus. She also knew that the concubines who had been pregnant before, including the noble concubines and concubines, did not have an easy time. Yue Jieyu also had a miscarriage, Of course, she will follow the leader Yun Fenghuang. If Yun Fenghuang doesn't go, she won't go either.
As for the other concubines, they don't want to go there. After all, even though Empress Dowager Ji wanted to have a son in Shanyuan Guan, she won the title of Lord Wei. With Chun Jiaru Ming's few heirs, regardless of whether they were male or female, they would definitely take it seriously. As a biological mother, even if she is not qualified to raise her personally, she still has someone to rely on.
As soon as the words came to his lips, he thought about the actions of the host in the past two months, and swallowed them: "I'm afraid that I will disturb my mother, the Queen Mother, so I won't go."
Yun Fenghuang just took off her hairpin to apologize to Empress Dowager Yuan, and she didn't know what Empress Dowager Yuan's opinion was.
Maybe if you don't go to the Taoist temple this time, you have plans to alienate Queen Mother Ji
So how could the concubines dare to stay in a Taoist temple with Queen Mother Ji
I want to know about those people in Xuanqing Palace. The emperor is afraid that he still remembers Yi Xingen and Yun Qingman as being very good at Qu Hongzhuan. However, the number of active roll calls was not frequent, and the sleeping arrangements of the concubines were not arranged by Yun Fenghuang.
No matter how efficacious the Taoist temple is, it makes the chief minister unhappy. He just ignores that person and does not let the emperor call him lucky at all. How can he get pregnant
Therefore, the private owner discussed it for a while and felt that it would be better not to take risks, so they all declined.
After receiving the news, Yun Fenghuang was stunned and asked Chen Zhu to go back to the Queen. She said that Queen Mother Ji was kind-hearted, but Yi Xingen was pregnant and could not move around. The people in the palace didn't dare to bother, so they didn't go. Empress Ji didn't care how she felt after hearing the news, but sent someone to see when the emperor would come to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion.
She was longing for help, but she was waiting outside the palace!
If the emperor had not spoken about that matter, the queen would definitely not agree.
In the second month of Emperor Chunjia's reign, a drizzle came in the east noon, and the trees in the mountains were lush and green. The rain was not heavy, so a whistling sound could be heard, and the forest east was as empty as silk and mist. Therefore, the emperor didn't ask for an umbrella, and just stepped on the stepping stone in the courtyard to the corridor.
He has a handsome appearance and a tall figure. He is not in his best years, nor is he gradually occupying the wind and high spirits. His steps cannot help but show a bit of briskness. The tips of the hair, eyebrows and eyelashes are stained with water drops like rain and dew, making them even more dusty.
The crab shell green tapestry woven with gold becomes black when soaked. It looks like a little splash of ink. As I walked, the mountain breeze blew my sleeves flying, as if I was begging to ride the wind back home.
Yun Fenghuang, who came out to greet him after receiving the news, saw him and went to help him wipe it with a handkerchief, and asked someone to make ginger soup.
"How can you ask for such a big fight?" Chunjia stopped with a smile, "It was only a few steps in the summer. I felt that I would be more awake in the rain at that time, otherwise I would be dizzy after half a month's work in Xingxintang. of."
Yun Fenghuang said angrily: "Bidong is so old and is so noisy. It's cold in the mountains. You can't just play around. You can just drink a few sips of ginger soup. Otherwise, if someone has a headache and a fever, it's not just me and those people. My heart aches, how anxious should the loving mother Queen Mother and the others be?"
"Concubine Wu seemed to have become a different person in those two months." After all, she was young, and although Jiang's east leg was heavy, after two mornings passed, and with the hot compress and medicine, the traces on Yunfenghuang's face had faded away. If it's too small, you can't see clearly even if it's covered with two layers of makeup.
The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at her after hearing this. He saw that the peach blossom makeup she wore on the bright moon was lighter than the wine-smudged makeup. However, she used purple hair dipped in gold powder to outline the pattern of tangled vines on her cheeks. It looked like decoration, but in fact it covered up the remaining makeup. There were bruises on her face, and she felt a little amused in her heart. He stretched out his fingers and pinched her cheek, deliberately pinching away a small bunch of vines, and said, "She looks like a good concubine in ancient times."
Before asking for permission, Yun Fenghuang even wiped away the water drops and said distressed words to him, but his attitude was so perfunctory that he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to tell.
Although the eyes don't seem to be very sincere, at least the corners of his eyes and brows are somewhat misunderstood for his concern - even if the emperor knows full well whether he is pretending or not - he is willing to pretend at least!
"As Bidong said, since you have entered the palace as a concubine, of course you should follow the example of those virtuous concubines in ancient times." Yun Fenghuang didn't know that the gold powder was removed and the bruises were exposed. Hearing this, he was generous He said, "It's just that I am young and have a short period of confinement in the palace, so I can't learn well for a while. Ru Ming Bidong feels that I have gained some magnanimity, which shows that my hard work during those confinements has not paid off. fee!"
Chunjia looked at her with a smile: "Well, Concubine Hen's confinement period is very attentive."
Use your heart to anger him, use your heart to talk back, and use your heart to act like a monster... In ancient times, if a virtuous concubine sought out her virtues, many kings would live for ten years.
"Thank you Bidong for the compliment." Yun Fenghuang pretended not to hear his sarcastic words and acted coquettishly, "Then is there any reward for Bidong?"
When they shut up, the two of them had already gone outside and sat down. Chunjia raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this and said, "Didn't I just get something from my mother?"
"Isn't that the grace given to me by the Empress Dowager?" Yun Fenghuang said plausibly, "Since I entered the palace, I have finally been praised by the Empress Dowager. Can you please encourage me?"
As she spoke, she showed an unhappy expression. Her beautiful face looked pitiful and cruel at the same time.
The emperor smiled and said nothing for a while. Seeing that she was really anxious, he leaned over to pull her sleeves while holding the handbag between the two of her, and then said: "That's all, I'll also reward me with some hairpin rings and jewelry."
"Are I the kind of person who keeps an eye on Bidong's private treasury?" Yun Fenghuang went to ask, "Is Bidong asking me for other things?"
The emperor squinted at her: "Who just entered the palace and was given a hairpin by the empress with a sad face, and she couldn't help but laugh because she asked me to promise to give her a hairpin?"
"No!" Yun Fenghuang firmly denied, "I didn't ask for anything from Bidong at all, otherwise Bidong would have given it to me!"
"Well, I didn't." The emperor blew the tea slowly and said with a smile, "But I just want to care about it. What should I do?"
He seemed to be in a good mood tomorrow, pretending to tease Yun Fenghuang for a while, and then reluctantly agreed to let Jiang send some people to the Huanqing Palace to serve her, saying to her: "I have never seen anyone like me as a concubine, let alone try every means. You serve me, but you try your best to find things for me to do - I managed the government affairs with great difficulty, and it’s rare for me to come to the harem to take a breather, so I’m asked to run around!”
"Thank you for your hard work, Dong Bi!" Yun Fenghuang achieved his goal, but things were far from being implemented, so he was extra attentive. Hearing this, he got up and squeezed his shoulders, and said with a smile, "Dong Bi is the best!"
After such a fuss, she rolled her eyes and tentatively asked the emperor if there would be any good news tomorrow
"I don't know whether it's good news or not." The emperor smiled calmly when he heard this and didn't hide it, "Bu Naofu is discussing with Cui Shangshu and the others to open Enke next year."
The imperial dynasty followed the previous dynasty and selected scholars through the imperial examination.
Scholars were selected from the county examination, through the township examination to the general examination, and then they were qualified to ascend to the Jinluan Palace and participate in the examination presided over by the emperor himself, and from then on they became the disciples of the emperor.
Chunjia has been very proficient in the subject since he ascended the throne, but before that he was ignored, in name he was his disciple, but in reality he was God knows who.
At that time, there was finally some progress in seizing power, but there would be no trial period next year. In order to prevent the enemy from being weak and weak, it was possible to join Enke and quickly recruit people.
Yun Fenghuang was startled for a moment, then realized whether that was the right thing to do, and congratulated him with a smile: "I would like to wish you the best of luck to your Majesty in choosing Lincai, and that your ruler and ministers will be united and prosperous forever!"
"I heard that I have a brother who is good at studying?" Chunjia smiled when he heard this, and suddenly asked, "Have you won the exam a few years ago? Have you never come to the imperial capital to take the exam?"
"...Did Bidong say that I am my thirteenth brother?" Yun Fenghuang was stunned, and after thinking for a while, he asked uncertainly, "My thirteenth brother did win the election a few years ago, is that right? The literary style in the north is not booming, and I am afraid that after coming to the imperial capital, I will see the country's elite exposed, so I hesitate."
The thirteenth brother she was talking about was her biological second brother, Xiao Chen's husband Xie Xiliu, who was ranked thirteenth.
Because he was not the eldest son, he was pressured by Jiang to study hard since he was a child. According to the teacher, Xie Xiliu actually had the ability to be named on the gold list three or two years ago, but a wealthy family like the Xie family that focuses on developing in their hometown usually hurts their legs in lifting people, so they won't go to Beijing again. Take the Jinshi examination.
The reason is of course not the same as Yun Fenghuang's fear of losing face if he comes to the Imperial Capital to take the exam.
On the other hand, in the local area, his status as a juren is enough to travel to the countryside proudly and call him brothers with the imperial officials. A direct descendant like Xie Xiliu would not be treated badly in the clan and would not consider leaving his hometown. However, there are only a few people who have passed the exam in the three years of the Xingbang exam, but they cannot go home to spend their confinement. Not to mention that the court will not allow such a thing. This move is like offending many candidates who failed the exam, which is very unacceptable.
Secondly, people can already be appointed officials. Although the officials from the capital and Fei Quelun are not here, there is no problem in being a county magistrate in a remote place.
According to the plan of Jiang and Xie Jian, after Xie Xiliu was elected, he followed his eldest brother Xie Xiye to take over some family affairs. He was responsible for contacting the government and carefully trying to figure out how to serve as an official in the country... etc. He had figured it out enough, and if his family would provide money for activities, he would be a local magistrate for several terms.
Of course, Xie Xiliu could be asked to apply what he learned to benefit the people, and to accumulate some family property while maintaining the family's reputation. In case the family is divided in the future, the second son will not be able to share much of the family property, and the confinement period will be difficult...
Yun Fenghuang felt a little guilty when he thought about his brother's plan at home. Seeing the emperor nod, he tentatively asked: "Why did Bidong suddenly think of him? Could it be that he did something wrong? Then Bidong Wanrong I’m asking for a favor, my thirteenth brother is quite upright and pedantic. Although his behavior is sometimes unpleasant, his heart is not really good.”
Counting the time, Brother Thirteen, if there is no accident, he should have been busy with family activities and served as county magistrate... Will he start scraping the land as soon as he takes office, and then call someone to sue him
Is he that stupid
The reason why the family arranged for him to practice hard before going out was to avoid Tan Mo's legs being too bad and too exposed, which would damage the family's reputation!
He fell down so quickly, it’s almost like he was born to the same mother as her!
She was cursing, but the emperor looked at her with a half-smile, which made Yun Fenghuang puzzled. For a moment, he was almost sure that she didn't understand what happened, and then the emperor said slowly: "My thirteenth brother will arrive in about two months." It’s the Imperial Capital.”