Yun Fenghuang didn't tell Wei Hengyan his guess. He just said a few words and sent the person away. Then he called Xie Hengyu to him and asked, "When is the birthday of the Queen Mother?"
Speaking of which, Queen Mother Qu, Chunjia's biological mother, was really aggrieved.
In the past, when the Ji family was in power, Empress Dowager Yuan was not allowed to celebrate her birthday in a big way. Everyone knew what day it was, and Chunjia personally went out to celebrate the birthday of this empress every year. She was afraid that the former harem would not know that the empress he respected the most was. who.
But Queen Mother Qu didn't have the birthday celebration that the Queen Mother should have, and her biological son didn't say anything special. Most people didn't even know when her birthday was
"I heard someone say before that it seems to be in the first month of the year, similar to your time." Xie Hengyu simply inquired, and now he said, "So I took note of it after listening to it... The empress planned to wait for the birthday of the Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager. Is it time to return a generous gift? Yes, after all, she has given us this vegetarian meal for a long time, so she should show some appreciation."
Yun Fenghuang muttered: "I have some plans to think so, but now I don't know whether the Queen Mother is too lonely to be so considerate to me, or does she have other agendas?"
She talked about Princess Kunze's affairs and her suspicions. Xie Hengyu thought for a while and said, "My dear, I think that regardless of whether the Queen Mother has ulterior motives or not, she gave us this long-lasting gift for her." Su Shan, let’s not be disrespectful to her. After all, she was the one who gave birth to His Majesty in ten months of pregnancy. Even if Your Majesty is not close to her, you cannot deny this kindness!"
Seeing Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, she added, "As for the loving mother-in-law, we don't know the grudges and grudges in the Fuyang Palace at that time, nor do we intend to get close to the mother-in-law. If there is a quarrel between these two empresses in the future, Come on, please explain to the empress dowager that this empress dowager is not unreasonable. After all, in the three palaces and six courtyards, there are not many concubines as filial and considerate as the empress, who can share the worries of the elders. "
This means that as long as you remain a useful person, Empress Dowager Yuan does not have to push you to Empress Dowager Qu.
Yun Fenghuang smiled delicately and said, "That's the truth."
But I thought in my heart, Queen Mother Yuan is helping her now, who knows what will happen in the future
You might as well keep the olive branch extended by Queen Mother Qu, maybe it will be useful one day
… The next day, a group of people arrived at Chunyou Palace. Princess Kunze was here first as usual. After Empress Dowager Yuan called her, she chatted a few words and then ordered that the princess be considerate of the need to host the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. From now on, There is no need to say hello and it doesn't start until the day after the feast.
Empress Ji quickly declined and said: "Ordinary people, as wives, still have to calm down in the morning and dusk and listen to instructions. My daughter-in-law is a wife of the heavenly family, how can she be so slack? Please don't dislike my daughter-in-law's daily disturbance."
"Queen, don't think too much. The Ai family also saw that you have been running around every day for the past two days. The real concubine's chin looks a bit sharp. As for you, you were only sick when you were in the palace before, so you can't be too tired now. "Empress Dowager Yuan smiled and said, "The Ai family sees that you are just like their own daughters, so how can you give up?"
Empress Ji respectfully said yes, and she didn't want to say why she was so upset: The empress dowager was distressed by the true concubine, or Princess Kunze. As for her, the purpose was to let her know something interesting. The main thing, the point is The real concubine and Princess Kunze are in the limelight!
After the queen returned that day, she said that her old illness had relapsed and entrusted most of the matters to Yun Fenghuang and Princess Kunze.
Princess Kunze is young, has no experience, and has no knowledge. She is ignorant. She has probably been warned, and she is still modest and obedient. She has to ask Yun Fenghuang everything.
Yun Fenghuang was too busy for a while. Not only did he have no time to think about the pregnant women in other people's palaces, he even had no time to ask Yi Xing'en personally. Several times Chunjia came to Xuanqing Palace, he always recommended Qu Hongzhuan on the pretext of being tired. Waiting for several concubines to attend the bed.
So two days before the festival banquet, Chunjia suddenly remembered something and said to her: "Now there are many scholars in the imperial capital who are interested in helping me, and there are many talented and famous people among them. I thought, at the festival banquet, Add a few seats and give them to those who have both talent and virtue. My beloved, is this difficult?"
Yun Fenghuang: "...!!!"
Is it difficult
It's really not that difficult to say that it's embarrassing. As the emperor said, it's just a matter of adding a few seats.
After all, not to mention that these people are still just scholars without serious official status. They are already flattered to participate in a feast of this level. Is it possible that they still dare to find fault
The issue is…
If she guessed correctly!
The emperor's so-called bestowal of "talent and virtue" among them is better to say that he bestowed "my favorite sister-in-law".
And she delayed speaking until this moment. It goes without saying that she was afraid that Yun Fenghuang might do something if she found out in advance... No, she would definitely do something!
"... What's so difficult about this?" Yun Fenghuang gritted his teeth secretly, but said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty attaches great importance to talents, which is really a blessing for the country."
Chunjia looked at her with interest: "The banquet lasts a long time. I heard that the Queen's old illness has relapsed. My beloved concubine must teach Kunze well so that she won't be too busy alone."
While you are on guard against me, you are also worried that I will not teach your sister carefully
Yun Fenghuang was heartbroken and continued calmly: "Yes, your majesty, don't worry, the princess is smart, I will understand as soon as I say it, and she will definitely live up to the expectations of your majesty and the empress dowager."
"In this way, during the banquet, my beloved concubine can get together with her brothers." Chunjia reached out and touched her hair, and said with a smile, "After all, after this meeting, I am afraid that I will have to wait for them to be named on the gold list before I have the chance. "
Seeing that Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a while and then showed an unbelievable look of joy, he felt funny in his heart and scratched her cheek, "Are you still scolding me in your mind right now?"
"What did your Majesty say!" Yun Fenghuang immediately swore, "When have I ever scolded you in my heart? I like your Majesty the most! If anyone says something bad about your Majesty, I will not listen to you!"
Chunjia smiled and said: "I can't tell the truth. I really think I'm stupid. Can't you see that you just wanted to pounce on me and bite me?"
He thought that this concubine was also funny. To say that she was deep-minded, it was clear what she wanted, happy or angry, at a glance. To say that she was simple, she was not merciless when trying to trick people. She was sincere and fake, and Chunjia has not yet said it. Dare to jump to conclusions easily.
Hmm, maybe it’s because I’ve come into contact with too few women
Chunjia fell into deep thought: When the concubines are accepted in the future and they become more informed, it shouldn't be that difficult to guess the true concubine's thoughts... right
Yun Fenghuang didn't know the emperor's thoughts at all. He served him very attentively that night, and then turned around and took Xie Hengyu to discuss how to help the Xie family's children stand out at the banquet, make a splash, and strive to be promoted to the royal consort!
Xie Hengyu said: "Those who have the Thirteenth Young Madam outside will definitely be able to help with the clothes and grooming. As for conversation and behavior, these cannot be accomplished overnight. We can only use our brains on other things."
She secretly suggested, "The scholars were originally not qualified to participate in such a feast. Now that they have participated, they cannot remain silent. The maidservant was wondering if the empress could mention it to Your Majesty and allow them to sing in public at the banquet. Let our young master prepare poems and rhymes in advance... when the time comes... "
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and shook his head, "I believe in the talents and learning of the brothers in the family. But there are people outside the world, and the day after tomorrow is a feast. Just two days, even if Several brothers have been preparing together in advance. If they catch up with such a talented person, they may end up making wedding clothes for others! Mom, don’t forget that in the list given by your majesty, there are three Jiangnan scholars. There are outstanding people in that place. , It’s really not easy to get along with.”
Isn't the "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" from the previous dynasty a clear example
I don’t know how long in advance I started preparing. I was personally instructed by my father-in-law, made countless additions and deletions, and revised the draft many times. Finally, I thought I could make a big splash and pave the way for the younger generation... But in the end, a young talent emerged from Hengcai, and he made a masterpiece on the spot that would leave his name in history. famous articles.
From then on, the world knew about Tengwang Pavilion and the "Preface to Tengwang Pavilion". As for the son-in-law who wrote the preface in advance... who remembers it
Yun Fenghuang didn't want to follow in this kind of footsteps. After all, his father-in-law just wanted to help his son-in-law become famous, but he didn't succeed. After all, he witnessed the publication of a famous novel, so his life was not in vain.
If she makes a mistake here, her family's future will be bleak.
Xie Hengyu suggested again: "It's better to compete in riding and shooting..."
"Festivals, there were no such rules before, how can this be done? The emperor can't be allowed to move to the school grounds?" Yun Fenghuang pondered, "However, you can join in games such as pot throwing. However, these are just trivial matters."
"Actually, my servant feels that since His Majesty is willing to allow the Xie family's children to participate in the palace banquet, it is obvious that he is not grateful for the Xie family's consort." Xie Hengyu thought for a while and said, "Why don't we just let nature take its course? After all, Your Majesty will pinch you this time. When the time comes, I will tell you that I am going to have a banquet for the scholars. I think it is because Your Majesty does not like us being nosy. In this case, if we are not nosy... Princess, there are three of us!"
So since Chunjia is not grateful for the concubine, Yun Fenghuang, the real concubine, is still favored, and the area where Xie is located is also very important to Chunjia... As long as Yun Fenghuang behaves more well-behaved and sensible, Xie will be assigned a The chance of becoming a princess is still very high!
The most important thing is that during this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, it is said that the emperor personally took the opportunity to take a look at the prospective brothers-in-law, but it is impossible to say that the marriage of the three princesses was finalized immediately after the festival banquet.
No matter what, the results must come out in the spring, and then the marriage is granted. Isn't this beautiful
So even if you don’t do anything at the festival, and you find out afterwards that you’re not satisfied with the results, it doesn’t mean you don’t have time to intervene
"... Yes." Yun Fenghuang thought for a long time, sighed, and said, "Concern leads to chaos. I am too eager."
She then decided to cultivate her moral character and temporarily become a virtuous and virtuous true concubine. She would treat the invited scholars equally and let the emperor choose... As a result, she did not pick any trouble, but at the banquet, someone picked her trouble! ! !
Moreover, he was a scholar who came to the banquet!