"So your Majesty, don't talk about letting me leave the palace." Yun Fenghuang closed her eyes, the moonlight clearly illuminated the tears in the corners of her eyes, and whispered, "From the moment you drink the bowl of Juezi Medicine, this palace city , I can't get out. As for Qi Jiulu, it was no longer possible when the two families dissolved their marriage. And after he married the Chao family's daughter, the relationship between me and him became like enemies! "
She opened her eyes and looked at the emperor beside her, "I know that your majesty doesn't believe it. After all, I have told you many times that I and Qi Jiulu were childhood sweethearts. Your majesty has experienced this kind of love personally and knows it." How deep.”
"But your majesty, the Xie family from which I was born has a prosperous line of descendants, which is completely different from the single lineage of King Fuyang."
"I grew up together with more than one Qi Jiulu!"
"The Xie family separated men and women a few generations ago. In this generation, I was ranked seventeenth. That day I accidentally bumped into Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui's youngest brother, who was ranked twenty-three. My cousin, Jiang's son, was ranked No. 23. Seven… In addition, there are many aunts, aunts, sisters-in-law, aunts, and cousins, brothers and sisters.”
"Your Majesty, please think about how lively it must have been around me when I was young."
As if remembering the carefree time that day, a heartfelt smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but it quickly disappeared and turned into a serious smile, "Your Majesty's only childhood sweetheart is Yue Xiuyuan, so Yue Xiuyuan will always be special. But I am concubine. My body is different, I have more childhood sweethearts - Your Majesty, I dare to use my niece to assure you that Qi Jiulu's status in my eyes is not as important as you think."
"After all...why, if there are more of them, it won't be strange, right?"
"The accident three years ago, for me, the most heartbreaking thing is not the termination of the engagement with Qi Jiulu. Otherwise, how could I agree to come to the Imperial Capital alone and stay at my aunt's house to be married?"
"What hurts me the most is that the Xie family's daughter has gained a bad reputation. No, my mother-in-law, the Jiang family, has also been greatly affected."
"Your Majesty knows that I had several cousins of about the same age at that time. They were either discussing marriage, or they had already found a talented and handsome husband, or they had even set a wedding date... But because of some people's calculations, I The concubine was so cruelly plotted that she became known as a slut, so that... "
She was trembling slightly, as if she could not bear such a change at this moment, "so that these sisters who are in their prime and have done nothing wrong are either sent to the family temple, or hastily left the cabinet, or... or because Unable to bear the storm in the city, you hang yourself from a beam?!"
"Moreover, the cousin who committed suicide was thrown dirt on the grave after the hasty funeral, as a humiliation... But the cousin had always been cautious in her words and deeds. She never left the door or took a step forward. She was seven years old. After that, not even my direct cousins spoke in private!"
Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but choked up and said, "Such a situation has plummeted. It was not just my cousin who wanted to die at that time. I was actually among them, but after hearing that my cousin's grave was treated like that, I... don’t want to die anymore!!!”
She suddenly turned around and pointed in the direction of Yiguo Duke's Mansion, "But I never expected that! I hold those people in the North who have no grievances and hatred in my arms and hope that I will die, and even after my death, I will also need a burial place." After being insulted, I came to the Imperial Capital with the idea of living well, but I still can't escape the unreasonable disaster!!!"
"That's why, when I was in tit-for-tat with Yue Xiuyuan, Yue Xiuyuan's close attendant revealed that after Qi Jiulu married Chao's daughter, my only thought was that I would never let go of this girl even if I risked my life. What a pair of bastard men and women—why did Mr. Chao take away my original fiancé after he harmed my concubine and tricked Mr. Xie and Jiang?"
"It's not that I have a attachment to Qi Jiulu, it's just that I absolutely can't bear to lose to the daughter of the Chao family!!!"
"Even if the things I don't want are destroyed, I can't give them to that cheap servant for free!"
"At that time, I was a newcomer in the palace. I had no foundation. I don't know whether I will live or die tomorrow. Your Majesty, tell me, in this case, what is the only way I can retaliate against them?"
Chunjia sighed and said nothing.
He asked himself, if he were Yun Fenghuang, since he was determined to die, but his enemy came to tease him, he would refuse to welcome him in private.
In this way, once things fail, there will be no good results for me, but how can Qi Jiulu and his wife be good
Moreover, Duke Yi also changed the clan for Yun Fenghuang, so Yunfenghuang didn't have to worry about affecting the Xie family.
"At first, I just wanted to drag Qi Jiulu and the Chao family to die together." Yun Fenghuang continued, "So I rewarded the then palace maid Xin Qing in advance, thinking that I would tell her to hide nearby. If Qi Jiulu really comes into the palace, He was here, so he shouted to attract the guards so that he could not escape - but who knew that Qi Jiulu was personally sent to the harem by the Prince Regent!"
"In person?" Chunjia chewed on these words, his face darkened.
He had been a puppet for so many years, and of course he understood that the key reason why the government was entrusted to the regent, Ji family and others was that these parties were powerful, and he, a serious emperor, could not reach them.
There was no place for him to speak in the previous dynasty, and even the harem was involved.
but…
Planting concubines as spies and bribing the internal guards to get involved in the harem are two different things from the dignified prince regent personally leading his foreign men to sneak into the harem!
Even in an ordinary wealthy family, if the 18 or 19-year-old cousin sneaks into the cousin's backyard with a married foreigner, and has a secret meeting with the cousin's new concubine, it will be solved by opening an ancestral hall, not to mention the royal family? !
At this moment, Chunjia suddenly felt that it was good that she had no children.
After all, since Gong Xiangxiao can bring Qi Jiulu into the palace to meet Yun Fenghuang... who knows if he has brought anyone else in
And late at night, what will a vigorous young man do when he enters a harem filled with palace ladies
The emperor now feels that the green cloud is over his head...
He was furious in his heart, but his face remained calm, "Then what? But the prince regent has threatened his beloved concubine?"
Yun Fenghuang said indifferently: "That's not true. After all, the prince is worried that the regent will abolish the eldest son and establish a young one. In order to enrich his wings, he is trying to win over Qi Jiulu. Qi Jiulu is quite polite to me and does not mean to force me. Of course, the prince is also well-behaved. … I thought at that time that maybe the news I heard before was wrong, or just one-sided.”
"The one who framed me as a concubine was not only the Chao family, but also the Qi family!"
"And what kind of activities are hidden behind these two families, and what kind of real culprits are behind the scenes, is even more thought-provoking!"
"If the Qi family had secretly formed an alliance with the Chao family, but did not want to bear the reputation of betrayal, they secretly cooperated with the Chao family to ruin the reputation of my concubine and sister-in-law. It is natural to terminate the engagement in this way, and it can also take advantage of my age. Let Qi Jiulu come to the Imperial Capital from afar..."
She sneered, "Your Majesty, tell me, if I didn't enter the palace accidentally, and you know that he married Chao's daughter at the beginning of the year. Qi Jiulu came all the way, who in the imperial capital knows what he has experienced in the past three years? How can he know? Is he already married? By then, he will trick my aunt and uncle into agreeing to the marriage with his sweet words. After they get married, he will tell the truth and force me to be my concubine... At that time... what else can I do?!"
"Even if Mrs. Xie found out afterwards, she would have no choice but to suffer the consequences of being dumb!"
Chunjia pondered: "Do you doubt Qi Jiulu?"
"Shouldn't I be suspicious of him?" Yun Fenghuang asked back, "Qi Jiulu claimed that he entered the Regent's Palace just after he came to the Imperial Capital, or did the Regent's Palace specialize in entertaining important guests at Lai Cuiyuan. It is true that he is a well-known talent in the North. , but such a reputation is probably due to people trying to flatter the Qi family, and the flattery cannot be taken seriously! How old is he? What qualifications does he have to come to the imperial capital, and he was personally summoned and praised by the regent? Being taken as a confidant by the prince regent, treating him with courtesy?!"
"I suspect that Mrs. Qi has long been a member of the Regent. She even has a high status under the Regent!"
"That's why Qi Jiulu, the eldest son, gets the unanimous attention of the regent and his son!"
She sneered, "Three years ago, Qi Jiulu kept saying that he didn't want to break off the engagement, but he just couldn't stay at home... At that time, my biological mother told me that these were all excuses. He is the eldest son of the Qi family. If Guo really doesn't want his life, How could Mrs. Qi just watch him die if he was still with me?! So from that moment on, I told myself that Quan Dang had never known this person before."
"Now that I think about it, what happened three years ago, if Mrs. Qi really stood by my side, Mrs. Xie, even if she didn't use the power of the Regent's Palace to quell the rumors and arranged for me and Qi Jiulu to come to the imperial capital to avoid rumors, When you grow up, get married, and have children, then go back. Times have changed at that time, who would be ignorant of old sesame seeds and rotten millet?"
"The Qi family has been sitting back and watching my Xie family and the Jiang family fall into trouble, and innocent people have fallen into trouble one after another!"
"Your Majesty, do you think it's unreasonable for me to be suspicious?"
Yun Fenghuang tilted his head, and the coldness in his eyes became more intense, "That's why I didn't expose their behavior immediately... After all, His Majesty had not yet taken charge of the government at that time, and I was worried that if this matter was revealed, even if I, Qi Jiulu and his wife would not survive, However, the Prince Regent is still in danger. I am not willing to let this possible culprit go!!!!"
She evaluated in her mind and felt that she had almost dumped the blame. She slowly turned around and faced Chunjia, "I was very greedy before my concubine's accident. I want to be carefree at home." She will grow up and come out of the palace in a good manner, and she will grow old together with her husband. Her parents-in-law will treat her as if they were their own children. My sisters-in-law and uncles will be well-behaved, sensible and obedient. They will have children who are all healthy, intelligent and filial... "
"Whatever the world thinks is good, I want it!"
"I was still young at that time and was pampered by my family. I thought I was worthy of all this."
"Later... I actually only have one thing left on my mind: revenge!"
"So when Qi Jiulu said goodbye to me through the prince regent, and went to Dingbei Army, I lost my temper for a while... Without him in the imperial capital, the prince regent looked down on me at all, so how could he gossip with me?"
"Then how can I figure out who is responsible for this group of sisters being reduced to this?!"
She rolled her eyes and suddenly took a step forward, stretched out her hand to touch Chun Jia's face, and smiled lowly, "I have thought about it for a long time, but I can only focus on Your Majesty... After all, I want to give you something." If these sisters seek justice, who else can they look to now besides Your Majesty?!"
Chunjia lowered his eyes and looked at her.
After a while, he reached out and grabbed her hand that was touching his face, and held her in his arms.
Listening to the emperor's pity sigh, Yun Fenghuang obediently leaned on his shoulder, where he couldn't see, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved.
There was no emotion in his eyes.