Yi Xingen's pregnancy could be confirmed before she returned to the palace, but Yun Fenghuang never asked, and no one else dared to mention it.
When asked at this time, even though he was talking alone in the inner room, Xie Hengyu looked around and whispered: "The imperial doctor did not dare to say it clearly, but the meaning behind his words is probably... a princess."
She said this with regret.
Although it is said that the emperor has nothing at his knees so far, and no matter the princess or prince, they are all precious heirs, but after all, the prince is more important.
Yun Fenghuang was also a little regretful, but then said: "It doesn't matter, I have other concubines under my command. I will ask Mrs. Qu to sleep with me a few more times, hoping that she can gain some momentum."
Qu Hongzhuan was second only to Yi Xingen in appearance in the same batch, and he had been sleeping with her a lot.
It was just that not long after he was sent to Xingxin Hall to serve, he was instigated by Yun Fenghuang to stir up trouble and fall off the cliff. As a result, he had to lie down and recuperate for a long time, and he was only recently included in the list of sleeping attendants.
At this moment, Yun Fenghuang thought about it for a while and said to Xie Hengyu: "I will mention Qu's status later, pick out some clothes and hairpin rings suitable for her, and let her come to the main hall to serve her more in the future. It will also be convenient for me to give her His Majesty recommended it."
Xie Hengyu nodded: "My servant will understand."
She was in favor of Yun Fenghuang doing this. After all, because of Yi Xingen's Youxi, during this period, the food, clothing, housing and transportation in Xuanqing Palace, as well as Yun Fenghuang's care, love, and status promotion, were obviously biased towards Yi Xingen.
As a close servant, Xie Hengyu could not help but worry that this Yigui man would be spoiled.
There is nothing better than promoting a Qu Hongzhuan to balance it.
"Actually, it would be good for Yi to give birth to a princess now." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and sighed, "Your Majesty's status is not stable now, and it is unlikely that he will agree to establish a prince in recent years... So if he is a prince, especially He is the eldest son of the emperor and so on. Even if he likes her in his heart, he can't be too fond of him. But it doesn't matter if he is a princess, especially since Yi is from a poor family and I am not from a famous family. Yi is so beautiful that the princess's appearance should not be If it’s bad, it must be cute, and if we take good care of it then we won’t suffer any loss.”
Of course, this was because he could not raise a cheap prince and could only comfort himself like this. In fact, if Yi Xingen could get a boy this time, Yun Fenghuang would have many ways to make long-term plans for the child.
To put it bluntly, if she was given a son now, she wouldn't even care about Chunjia's life or death.
After all, whether you are a queen mother or a princess, isn't it more beautiful and comfortable than being a concubine
Unfortunately, bad luck.
"Your Majesty, the imperial doctor may not be able to determine for sure." Xie Hengyu knew it well, so he comforted him, "Whether the emperor's heir is a boy or a girl can only be determined after he is born."
Yun Fenghuang nodded and asked if he had heard any news about other people who were pregnant with Liujia
Xie Hengyu shook his head: "Yue Xiuyuan has been following the Empress Dowager. According to the instructions of the Empress, she would rather be cautious than rush forward when it comes to the Empress Dowager's inquiries. She is determined not to be noticed by the Empress Dowager, so there is no progress; as for the imperial concubine, Zhao Cairen has been lying on the bed since she returned to the palace to protect her pregnancy, and our people can't even see her. Shun Jieyu's life is still short, but it's hard to tell."
And Ji Muzi was left in the palace by the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji... Otherwise, Concubine Zheng would definitely not have helped Ji Muzi cover up anything.
"That's it." Yun Fenghuang secretly scolded the queen, concubine, and others as useless people, and said in deep thought, "That's all, it's more likely that Zuo Yi will give birth to a princess, so these people don't have to worry about whether they have boys or girls, and I won't take any more care of them. . The queen and concubines can bear it, so what can I not bear?"
Although she especially hoped that the queen and concubine would be more successful and get rid of Yuan Yuniang.
It's not that Yun Fenghuang was afraid of Yuan Niang, she had not paid much attention to Yuan Niang since she entered the palace. The key was Queen Mother Yuan.
Especially Yuan Cairen, oh, after being promoted to the throne before, it should be Yuan Meiren. Yuan Meiren was given the anti-elixir by Yuan Meiren, but the Queen Mother Yuan still defended Yuan Meiren more, so she knew that the Queen Mother Yuan still had feelings for Yuan Meiren.
No, it should be said that Queen Mother Yuan, at least on the scene, defended Yuan Niang.
This Queen Mother is not as easy to deal with as Yuan Niang, and when it comes to her relationship with Chunjia, Qingmei can forget about it, the wife can renew her relationship, and the concubines can be re-elected... The loving mother Queen Mother who raised him single-handedly is unique.
Although Yun Fenghuang didn't say that he had no confidence in confronting Empress Dowager Yuan, he still had a headache just thinking about it.
The best case scenario is of course that Yuan Yuniang will not give birth to a prince, or she will not be able to give birth at all - but people like Empress Ji and Zheng Guifei are not sure whether they are afraid of being suppressed during this period, and they obviously hope that Yuan Yuniang will be born. One corpse and two lives, but he was stunned and indifferent.
They looked so cold that they couldn't even move. Yun Fenghuang, a beloved concubine who was supported by Empress Dowager Yuan and her son, had no need to risk her own future.
So now, everyone hopes that Yuan Yuniang will not do well, but everyone hopes that others will do it, and they will enjoy the results, and even take advantage of the opportunity to take action afterwards.
Well, so Yuan Yuniang felt safe and did not want anything.
Yun Fenghuang lay on the couch angrily for two days. After all, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was coming soon, and she didn't dare to lie down for too long. On the third day, she went to the Queen to say hello. Queen Ji looked at her and said lightly: "My true concubine." You are very good at serving others, and after not seeing each other for two days, I feel better."
"Your Majesty, you are so impressed." Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips and smiled, "How can these clumsy people around me compare with the servants in the palace? My Majesty was sick in the palace for a long time, and I thought you were going to do it. I have fulfilled my filial piety by staying in front of the Empress Dowager. Who knew that I would have just agreed before I came back, which shows that I am serving you well. Of course, this is also because the empress has great blessings and a healthy body."
Concubine Zheng and others held tea bowls and watched happily, neither interfering nor stopping.
Empress Ji glanced around, took a sip of tea, and changed the subject lightly: "It's almost time, it's time to go to Chunyou Palace."
A large group of people arrived at the Spring Palace. Queen Mother Yuan was not fully recovered at the moment, but she still supported her illness and accepted the greetings - this was a matter of course. After being suppressed by the Ji family for so many years, it was easy for her to stand out and rush to the throne. In view of the fact that she watched Ji's empress bow her head in front of her every day, if it were Yun Fenghuang, she would definitely feel the victory of this moment every day.
"Kunze is here today?" Although Queen Mother Yuan came forward, Queen Mother Qu was still not qualified to accept the daily greetings from her daughters-in-law. Princess Kunze, whom she raised, rarely appeared in front of the concubines. Show up.
Today, Princess Kunze was sitting next to the Queen Mother, and was held by the Queen Mother. After the concubines were given their seats, Queen Ji naturally wanted to ask.
Empress Dowager Yuan smiled slightly and said: "This child has always been detained by your mother, Queen Qu, and it is rare for the Ai family to see her. I came to greet her two days ago. The Ai family saw that she was getting older and it was time to learn something. You can’t be a royal person, you don’t know this or that.”
Not caring about the mood of the next group of daughters-in-law, the Queen Mother said to herself, "That's it, Kunze, you will follow your sister-in-law later and let your sister-in-law teach you something."
"Mother, my daughter-in-law is stupid." Empress Ji's expression changed for a moment, and then she lowered her head and asked for instructions, "Sister Kunze is smart and intelligent and of noble birth. She is beyond the reach of ordinary women, but my daughter-in-law doesn't know how to teach her?"
Empress Dowager Yuan said in a casual tone: "Aren't you busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet? Just let her start and run errands. After all, for such a big girl, it doesn't look good to stay at home all the time."
He added, "Kunze is just the princess after all, and his status is different from Minghui and the others. If you don't learn something, you will be laughed at when you get out of the cabinet... These things should have been taught by your Queen Mother Qu, but you also I know that Sister Qu has not been involved in worldly affairs for a long time, and she doesn’t quite know how things are done now. The Ai family thought that there was a banquet in the left and right palaces, so Kunze could gain some knowledge at this time. That’s fine.”
She smiled and asked the queen, "What? Is this difficult? Forget it."
"The queen mother was joking. With my sister helping me, my daughter-in-law is too late to be happy, so how can she be in trouble?" Empress Ji took a breath and looked at Yun Fenghuang behind her, "Is she the real concubine?"
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "Of course."
After settling the matter, we exchanged greetings with the Queen Mother... I have to say that Queen Mother Yuan was more approachable than Queen Ji.
Before, in front of Queen Mother Ji, except for Queen Ji Mu Zi, basically no other concubines could talk.
Even the two concubines, the imperial concubine and concubine Shu, dared not say anything if nothing happened.
At most, Princess Minghui is here, trying every possible means to flatter the princess - there is no risk in this topic. For Queen Mother Ji, she likes to hear concubines other than Ji's daughters speak, as long as they praise Princess Minghui, and she only likes to listen to them. this.
But Empress Dowager Yuan took the initiative to stir up the topic, greeting and caring one by one, speaking slowly about the concubines, and even greeted the pregnant and promiscuous concubines.
Even if he knew that she was deliberately trying to win people's hearts, with Empress Dowager Yuuki standing in front of her, he really couldn't help but feel a certain affection for her.
Yun Fenghuang was thinking in his mind that Queen Youji was in the front at the moment, and the Queen Mother was certainly more supportive than repressive to him.
But in the future when the Ji family falls, who knows what Empress Dowager Yuan’s attitude will be towards her
Given the Queen Mother's status, she would be really difficult to deal with as an enemy.
Well, in other words, the Queen Mother knew that the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was supposed to honor her as a true concubine, but she put Princess Kunze in front of her eyes. What does it mean
Princess Kunze is Chunjia's biological sister, and she is younger than Minghui and the others. A royal daughter does not have to worry about getting married, and the emperor's only biological sister does not have to worry about finding a suitable county horse - when she gets married, she might be able to recruit one. He is the Prince Consort - is it possible that Empress Dowager Yuan is now on guard, using Yun Fenghuang to divide the queen's power, and then using Princess Kunze to check and balance Yunfeng Huang
Soon it was time for everyone to leave. Empress Dowager Yuan smiled and looked at Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan: "The Ai family has not spoken to you for some time. You can stay and have a meal with the Ai family."