As expected, Chunjia stayed at Cuiyin Courtyard for two consecutive days, and then went to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion.
Yun Fenghuang asked him deliberately: "The new Yuan Cairen is said to be beautiful, gentle and considerate?"
"Push me towards your concubine all day long." Chunjia leaned on the end of the couch and said lazily, "I am very jealous of the concubine next to me. My beloved concubine is really good at protecting her shortcomings."
"If I could have children myself, how could I push Your Majesty to others?" Yun Fenghuang winked at him, "I like Your Majesty the most, but I just hope that His Majesty will have many children and grandchildren soon, so I have to endure the sadness in my heart! "
Chunjia smiled and said, "If my concubine's expression is really a bit sad when she says these words, I will believe it."
Yun Fenghuang said: "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs. It would be too disappointing to see a bitter face when you come back to the harem. I just want to be considerate of your Majesty. Therefore, no matter how sad you are in your heart, your face should always be cheerful." I am very happy, your majesty is happy to see you, and I feel much more comfortable in my heart."
"If you are so considerate to me, why do you have to say it out loud?" Chunjia sighed, "If you say it, wouldn't it make me feel more sorry for you?"
"Didn't Your Majesty feel sorry for me before?" Yun Fenghuang covered his mouth and smiled, his eyes moving, "I want you to feel sorry for me on both sides. A little more, a little less, and your Majesty still cares about me?"
Chunjia laughed and said, "With your mouth, you are justified in everything."
"I'm not a very sharp-tongued person." Yun Fenghuang pushed him coquettishly and said angrily, "It's just that I always do things that are reasonable and reasonable, so I always make sense!"
The emperor's concubine flirted with her for a while, and was about to make arrangements when someone from outside came to report that it was the queen who sent someone here.
Chunjia frowned slightly when he heard this, but still ordered to call people in immediately.
Although he and the queen dislike each other quite a bit, the couple still understand each other's temperament. Neither he nor the queen is the kind of person who would bother the other person when nothing happens - there should be something that must be reported to him.
Sure enough, after the visitor came in, he saluted and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Just now, Dan Ruoting, Wei Jieyu came to Baose Xiaozhu to report that Mrs. Fengyi Hu is pregnant. She is four months old! The imperial doctor said that it is very possible." It’s a male heir!”
Chunjia listened and was silent for a moment, then slightly raised the corners of her lips and uttered one word: "Reward!"
"Does Your Majesty want to go to Dan Ruoting to see Hu Fengyi?" Yun Fenghuang asked with a smile after the visitor thanked him and left.
"Yan Yin will go and reward you with something according to the rules, so that Wei Jieyu can pay more attention to it." Emperor Chunjia sat motionless and said calmly, "It's getting late, so I won't go there first."
After saying that, he stood up and went upstairs.
Yun Fenghuang followed him and entered his bedroom. Seeing that the emperor's face was not very happy, he thought that Wei Hengyan was her default ally after all and would be useful in the harem in the future, so he whispered: " Your Majesty, Hu Fengyi has been pregnant for four months, and it has only been revealed now. It shows that Sister Wei is also a stable person, but how could it be said that the child she is carrying is a male heir?"
It was actually a good thing that the news about Hu Fengyi's pregnancy was only now spreading.
Since there were already three pregnant women, Yue Jieyu, Zhao Chenggui and Yi Xingen, she appeared as the fourth one, so she was not very eye-catching in the first place. Even if she hid her pregnancy for several months, she would not have given birth before Yue Jieyu unless there was an accident. She was neither the eldest nor the firstborn, and her status was low. Not to mention that she had just stepped into the position of concubine, and she was still young. , not much power in the palace.
Although he has been favored for many times, among the newcomers who entered the palace in the same batch, there was Yun Fenghuang, and Wei Hengyan also seemed inconspicuous.
Therefore, even if someone wants to attack pregnant concubines, Hu Fengyi will not be the first to bear the brunt.
But things are different now. The emperor has nothing to do and has an indifferent relationship with the queen. Even if it is "most likely" that he is a male heir, if Yue Jieyu, Zhao Chenggui and Yi Yuwan all give birth to princesses, Hu Fengyi can't say So she became the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor
In the ancient system, there were direct descendants, but no direct descendants.
In the absence of a legitimate son, the eldest son of the emperor naturally had an advantage in competing for the Eastern Palace.
What's more, everyone can see that Emperor Chunjia is wary of noble concubines because of his experience as a puppet over the years. This can be seen from his preference for young, beautiful and lower-born concubines since he came into power.
The emperor's heirs haven't been born yet, so we can't say for sure in the future.
But at least for now, Chunjia does not resent the heirs of concubines such as Hu Fengyi inheriting the throne.
Therefore, even if it was just in case, Hu Fengyi's wife was probably in danger now - Yun Fenghuang didn't think Wei Hengyan could protect them.
In fact, if it was reported that Yi Xing'en was pregnant with a boy at this time, Yun Fenghuang wouldn't be sure to save her.
After all, Concubine Zheng has been tricked and she is still confused. No matter how resourceful Yun Fenghuang is, her foundation in this palace is only shallow. She didn't think that there were any clues about Concubine Zheng that even the powerful officials from three dynasties like Zheng Ju couldn't find out, so she could figure it out.
Hu Fengyi was basically finished. Yun Fenghuang mentioned this matter just to say a few nice words to Wei Hengyan in a tactful way, so as to avoid the mother and son getting into trouble later and Wei Hengyan would suffer.
"If Wei Jieyu discovered Hu Fengyi's pregnancy, it would have been Wei Jieyu who came to tell me personally." Chunjia glanced at Zhaoyi and said unhurriedly, "Wei Jieyu is just like my beloved concubine. After all, I have less experience in entering the palace. I am afraid that Hu Fengyi’s pregnancy and the news that the child she is carrying may be a male heir are all made by others, and Wei Jieyu is just using her name in vain."
Yun Fenghuang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It was not the point that the emperor saw clearly. The point was that since he said so, it was obvious that he was not going to pretend to be confused about this matter.
"I'm afraid that Hu Fengyi's pregnancy will have twists and turns in the future." Chunjia said lightly, "My beloved concubine has a good relationship with Wei Jieyu, so I might as well give her a little mention."
After a pause, "I won't be going to Dan Ruoting for the next two days."
Yun Fenghuang lowered his head and said yes, knowing what he meant: he also felt that Hu Fengyi's wife could not be saved. At most, Hu Fengyi would survive on her own, but the emperor didn't have much affection for Hu Fengyi, and he just slept casually. He might as well not go to Dan Ruoting now, so that he would feel less uncomfortable when his child is gone in the future.
At this time, Yun Fenghuang was asked to give Wei Hengyan some advice, but Wei Hengyan was asked to learn to be smarter. The emperor had expected Hu Fengyi to have a miscarriage, and he did not blame her. But she shouldn't be stupid and ask others to set up a plan, and there will be a bunch of accusations on her that can't be defended - then the emperor will probably be too lazy to spend any effort on her.
Counting these days, among the concubines, Wei Hengyan and Yun Fenghuang were the most favored by the emperor. Both of them were lively and smiling in front of the emperor. Moreover, unlike Yun Fenghuang, Wei Hengyan was not as angry as Yun Fenghuang. Before, she had a mentality of not being able to survive at any time. The angry emperor was speechless. She was much more submissive, and she was the kind of concubine who really tried every means to please the emperor. .
But the emperor's affection for her was nothing more than a warning from Yun Fenghuang.
Even though Yun Fenghuang had long known that Chun Jia was not as soft and gentle as he appeared on the surface, at this moment he was secretly lamenting his coldness and cruelty.
But turn around and look at yourself...
She immediately felt calm, because she would probably do the same thing if she were the emperor...
If your own status is unstable, why do you care about the life and death of others
Even if they are biological flesh and blood, before they are born, they really cannot have much emotion...
Doesn’t this mean that she has considered this step to be a wise and cost-effective step since she has stopped having children, and has no regrets at all
"By the way, it seems that the Xie family's children have arrived in the Imperial Capital?" Yun Fenghuang was thinking about who is more scumbag, between herself and the emperor, or maybe the emperor is not scumbag but she just can't help it, when she suddenly heard Chunjia ask, "The one who came with us And the Jiang family’s children?”
She was startled and subconsciously smiled and said, "Have the Xie family members arrived yet? I don't know my identity yet. I have to ask Mrs. Jiang another day."
Chunjia said "Yes" and said: "The rules here in the left and right palaces are not stricter than those in the palace. If you want to see Mrs. Jiang, just tell the queen."
This was an initiative to provide her with an opportunity to contact the Jiang family. However, Yun Fenghuang was not happy because the emperor could not ask about the Jiang family's children for no reason.
She was very suspicious that when she was planning to make Xie's brother the Shang Lord, the candidate who the emperor really valued was a descendant of the Jiang family.
This has nothing to do with whether the children of the Jiang family are better than the children of the Xie family. It is purely because, although the Jiang family is also one of the big families in the north, it is slightly inferior to the Xie family and the Qi family. The main reason is that although the Jiang family and Yun Fenghuang They are related by blood, but in the end they are just maternal relatives.
In terms of relationships, we need to be at a higher level.
Yun Fenghuang knew the reason why the emperor did not allow Empress Dowager Ji to decide the marriages of the princesses, because his current status was not stable, and it would be difficult to convince the public if he promoted his confidants rashly. But in order to repay Emperor Xiaozong's kindness, it was only natural for him to support his brother-in-law and benefit the princess's husband's family.
Not only were all the officials unable to stop him, but the world also praised him for his kindness and repaying his kindness.
She originally thought that the emperor was furious with her before but still endured it because he wanted to use the Xie family - so her brother would still be able to compete with the princesses this time.
But now it seems that Chunjia still wants to guard against her
Although the Jiang family had always treated Yun Fenghuang well, they had always interacted with each other on a regular basis in the past. The Xie family's family was slightly higher than the Jiang family, and she was a legitimate daughter valued by the family, so it was strange that her mother-in-law treated her badly. According to the clan concept at this time, even if Yun Fenghuang was not forced to change his surname to Yunqian, he and the Jiang family were still two families.
Jiang will not consider her interests first.
Of course, Ms. Xie would not obey her orders just because Master Shang would.
But after all, she was raised by the Xie family, and she had a close relationship with many of the Xie family members. The stakes for a break between the two parties were much higher than that of the Jiang family.
What's more, there are many children of the Jiang family. Yun Fenghuang remembered that he had several cousins with outstanding looks. If the emperor arranged for the children of the Jiang family to serve as masters, he would find excuses to take in two Jiang girls...
It is basically impossible for the Jiang family to ignore the lack of support from their own girls and support Yun Fenghuang instead.
With no family to rely on, what else can Yun Fenghuang do except try his best to manage the emperor's favor
As for Jiang’s daughter…
Yun Fenghuang was able to show his teeth and claws in the palace unscathed at that time. In addition to his skills, it also had something to do with the timing: on the eve of the emperor's inauguration, the big bosses tested and played games with each other, carefully making moves to avoid bad luck. To clean things up, and never end up in person, what is most needed is for little pawns like her to cross the river and test the depth.
On the contrary, it gave her the opportunity to grow and be promoted.
But now the emperor's status and power are enough to hold Jiang's daughter in the palm of his hand, and he will not let another Mao Zhaoyi appear in the palace.
Moreover…
People like Empress Ji and Concubine Zheng could not be tempted by the handsome, upright, gentle and elegant emperor for many years because they themselves were of noble birth and had high self-esteem. They had also seen the emperor's embarrassment and Lu Lu when he was a puppet, and Yuan Niang was among them to win over the emperor. The hatred between these real noble ladies and the emperor was enough to make these real noble ladies respect the emperor like ice; Yun Fenghuang could not be tempted, firstly, she had a deep love for her, and secondly, she knew early on that the emperor was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and she had no time to prepare. What are you talking about
But that's not necessarily the case for Jiang's girls...
It's not that she looked down on her cousins, but Wei Hengyan was from a good background, and he must have listened to his family's advice before entering the palace. From what Yun Fenghuang looked at, this man was not only deeply in love with the emperor, but also more or less sincere. Like.
For the emperor, a woman who truly loved him was easier to control and much safer than a woman like Yun Fenghuang who said she loved him a hundred thousand times but was actually indifferent in her heart.