"What Aunt Zhu said really hurt my heart!" Concubine Yue was already sad, but when she heard the words, her heart was filled with arrows. She raised her tear-stained face, "It's obviously Yun Fenghuang's wretched maid..."
Aunt Zhu interrupted impatiently: "You have said this to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother a hundred and eighty times! Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are very good-natured. I don't have the temper to let you shirk responsibility over and over again." I'm letting you do all this nonsense! The Queen Mother told you clearly back then that once you enter the palace, you will no longer be as willful as you are at home! What did you say? Huh?"
"You said that as long as you can be with His Majesty, you are not afraid of anything!"
"The results of it?"
"Eight years have passed since you entered the palace. There have been days when you were either crying or crying. Either you thought this person had a vicious intention, or you thought that the other had ulterior motives! You are the most innocent among the six palaces, and everyone else is not a good person?!"
Concubine Yue pulled the veil and said loudly: "Isn't it?!"
Everyone in the Sixth Palace is trying to compete with her for Gong Xiangji!
Who else is innocent!
"Are you innocent?" Aunt Zhu sneered, waved her sleeves slightly, and drew a circle around her, "You don't know how many resentful souls and ghosts in this palace are looking at you? The Ji family and the Zheng family can just pay it back. Of those concubines who have died in your hands over the years, how many of them have good family backgrounds? Do you think they are all greedy for wealth and honor and are willing to serve His Majesty? Is it because the superiors want to enrich the palace and cannot tolerate them saying "no"! They are all You're just a pitiful person. You dare not speak out your anger at Ji Lingzi and the others, so you find ways to take it out on these people! Although my Fuyang Yuan family is not as powerful as the Ji family, I am still a prominent family that has been around for generations. Your father and brother are both. She is recognized as a beauty by Zhilan in the village, and my mother-in-law also has a reputation for being virtuous and courteous, so why did I raise you to be such a bully and afraid of the strong?"
"Aunt Zhu came here just to mock me?!" Concubine Yue shivered with anger, her red gold mandarin duck and lotus flower earrings swayed by her ears for a while, and she said in a trembling voice, "My mother and Ji Lang are both tired of me. ,so… "
Before Aunt Zhu could finish listening, she walked up to her, grabbed her bun, raised her hand and slapped her twice!
Concubine Yue was born into a wealthy family, and she had an aunt who was first the princess, then the dowager, and is now the queen mother. She had never heard a harsh word before entering the palace. Although she had suffered a lot at the hands of Empress Ji, Concubine Zheng, and others since she entered the palace, however, the scene It's always the intimacy between sister and sister. When did you ever receive such humiliation from a slap
Especially in front of the palace servants who usually serve her!
For a moment, he didn't even react. He just subconsciously covered his face and was stunned.
"Are you wronged?" Aunt Zhu asked with a cold face and a cold voice, "Are you heartbroken? Did you not expect it?"
Without waiting for Concubine Yue to reply, she smiled coldly, "If your Majesty and the Queen Mother had heard what you just said, they would be 10,000 times more wronged than you! 10,000 times more heartbroken! I never imagined in my wildest dreams that you could say such a heartbreaking thing. !”
"Don't think about it. If His Majesty and the Queen Mother hadn't protected you in every possible way over the years, with your stupid brain and ruthless actions, you would have been thrown into the cold palace long ago and given poisonous wine. You could still be happy and happy until now. I still have insatiable suspicions about this and that - Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are fine in everything, but they are just too soft-hearted!"
"They can still watch you continue to be stupid, but your parents can't bear it anymore!"
Aunt Zhu calmed down her emotions little by little, approached Concubine Yue who was still crying, and said solemnly, "I came to you because your parents begged the Queen Mother to help. The purpose is to keep an eye on you and prevent you from doing anything again." Holding back, do you understand?”
Concubine Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled mockingly: "Mom and dad... they know that I am acting recklessly in this palace, but why don't they ask me how I got here all these years?"
"Whether you walked over or crawled over, that's your choice." Aunt Zhu sneered, "And how many people in this world live a relaxed and carefree life? Do you think you are aggrieved? Then the Queen Mother will not be aggrieved. ? When our queen mother was in the boudoir, she was not the apple of her eyes held by the old master and the old lady, and was loved by the Yuan family of Fuyang! "
"Later, she married Prince Duan of Fuyang. Prince Duan's mother, Princess Zhuang of Fuyang, was frail. It was said that Prince Duan was also born with deficiencies. As a result, the Queen Mother and Prince Duan were married for several years without any success. However, Princess Zhuang would blame Prince Duan and Do you blame yourself? No, she will only blame the Queen Mother for her lack of blessings, which delayed her from having grandchildren!"
"Especially after Mrs. Qu gave birth to His Majesty, do you know how Concubine Zhuang tormented the Queen Mother in those years? In comparison, Ji Lingzi and the others were young, not hard-hearted enough, and relied on their family status, so they refused to use Such despicable methods... If you were with the Queen Mother, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to survive for a day!"
"But the Queen Mother endured it forcefully!"
"Afterwards, King Duan passed away, and Concubine Zhuang fell ill due to grief. Kunze was still in her mother's womb, and His Majesty was a concubine and could not take the throne... Prince Fuyang's palace was in turmoil. If the Queen Mother had not made a decisive decision and tried every means to find an heir for Her Majesty, How can we be where we are today if we stabilize the situation?"
"From the princess to the dowager, only the queen mother herself knows how much hardship she endured, how many tears she shed, and how many unknown grievances she swallowed!"
Aunt Zhu said coldly, "Even if you are now the Queen Mother, how can you live a comfortable life? Speaking of the Queen Mother and Queen Mother Ji, or Ji Lingzi, do you think the Queen Mother has ever slacked off?!"
"Besides, Your Majesty, although he is a concubine, he has been adopted by the Queen Mother since he was born. He treats him as if he were his own child. In terms of dignity and arrogance, he is even worse than you!"
"But what has your life been like since you ascended the throne?"
"Is it easy for the Queen Mother? It's not easy."
"Is it easy, Your Majesty? It's not easy either."
"It's not easy for these two, but when have they ever complained to you even a single word?!"
"They even tolerate your unreasonable behavior and troubles again and again... Ask yourself, if you were in their position, would you be one-tenth as patient?!"
Concubine Yue opened her mouth, wanting to say something but was speechless. After a moment, her tears fell down: "Yes, I am not as good as the queen mother, and I am sorry for your majesty... I am such a useless person! So you should leave me alone, Let me die, okay?”
"...I have been telling you so hard for a long time, but you will cry, make trouble, and hang yourself?!" Aunt Zhu laughed angrily, "It doesn't matter if you really want to die, just go as soon as possible! Anyway, you have been in the palace these years Here, let alone helping your natal family and being the right-hand man for Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, thank God if you don’t cause trouble! After you die, no matter how sad your Majesty and the Queen Mother are, they will eventually come out after a long time. At that time, your subordinates My cousins and nieces have grown up too. Our Yuan family in Fuyang has many heirs, and there are always a few who look like you and have a temperament that is just like yours. They can be brought in to serve Your Majesty on your behalf. Maybe they can even give birth to children for His Majesty and revitalize your Majesty. My family's family in Fuyang..."
Before she could finish speaking, Concubine Yue's expression changed. She covered her ears with her hands and screamed: "You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!!! There's no way your Majesty and the Queen Mother will forget me! I'm the one who grew up with your Majesty. She is His Majesty's fiancée! Even if Yuan has other women, why should she compare with me?"
Aunt Zhu said in a mocking tone: "Why can't I compare with you? What else can you do besides being unruly and stupid? How can a mere adopted daughter of the Yun family compare to you in terms of birth, status, and affection for His Majesty? As a result, she entered the palace. In just a few hours, you have been playing around and being used as a stepping stone for others without realizing it... You are simply embarrassing my Fuyang Yuan family! If the Queen Mother and Her Majesty hadn't protected you, your parents would have been there long ago. I sent your sister to serve in the palace, not to win favor, but to prove that our Yuan family are not all weaklings like you!"
"Didn't that cheap maid Yun Fenghuang take advantage of Ji's influence?" Concubine Yue refused, "If she were alone, I could crush her to death with just one finger!"
"What's the use of telling me these reasons?" Aunt Zhu sneered, "All the six palaces are watching. You, Concubine Yue, are a first-class concubine and the head of Huzhu Palace. In the past, you killed the concubines and palace people lightly. , I didn’t want to meet someone who was not so docile and timid this time, and I immediately showed my timidity! Not only have I been unable to do anything with him so far, but even if he repeatedly blocked the door to show off my power, I could only knock out his teeth and swallow him!"
When she said the last sentence, her face turned gloomy, "In the past, you bullied the people in the palace. Although you had a bad reputation, you were still feared. Now? As long as this little Yun clan is not eliminated, you will be a joke!"
"You don't care about making this joke, but our Fuyang Yuan family still needs shame!"
"When the Queen Mother promised that Her Majesty would succeed Emperor Xiaozong, and the family agreed that you would come to the Imperial Capital as a concubine, it was not just for you to be a decoration for people like the Imperial Capital year after year!"
At this point, Aunt Zhu raised her finger and pointed in the direction of Yanlan Palace and said in a deep voice, "Fortunately, the imperial concubine is happy. Now the attention of the former harem is focused on Xinli Palace. Even if Ji Lingzi has always disliked you, now We have to let go, this is our opportunity..."
Concubine Yue quickly said: "Don't let that Xiaoyun clan die too happily, I want to do it with my own hands..."
"..." Aunt Zhu was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Forget it, you are only thinking about little Yunshi."
She shook her head and didn't bother to say her original words. She only told Concubine Yue, "It's easy to change a person's nature, but it's hard to change your nature. I won't be able to change your nature for a while. I can't change it right now." Please suddenly realize this, and I will follow you and serve as the stewardess of Ningbi Palace. If something happens, don’t ask, just do as I say!"
Seeing that Concubine Yue was about to speak, she narrowed her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. The master of the house has spoken before I come. If your Majesty is disobedient, don't blame me for not being responsible!"
… When Aunt Zhu used both soft and hard tactics to force Concubine Yue to compromise, Yun Fenghuang, who returned to Xi Xingxuan, was pondering over the silver-gilt gourd and pearl earrings.
These are Nianxuan's earrings.
Qingdie said that Concubine Yue had specially prepared a reward after knowing about the Queen's decree... Of course Yun Fenghuang didn't believe it.
Concubine Yue is not such a tolerant person.
In addition, Qingdie came out in such a timely manner, it was probably because there were other people in the inner hall who understood her purpose of "announcement" in the past, and used this method to temporarily calm things down.
The identity of this person is unknown, but he must be able to suppress Concubine Yue, or at least be able to hide things from Concubine Yue in Ningbi Hall... He is probably from Empress Dowager Yuan.
It seemed that Mrs. Yuan really didn't want to conflict with her directly.
To be honest, if he could live a harmonious life, Yun Fenghuang wouldn't bother.
But being lazy does not mean that you are willing to swallow your anger...
Yun Fenghuang's eyes flashed, he put the earrings into his sleeves, called Xinqing, rewarded her with a pair of the worst bracelets, then picked out a few things and divided them into two parts: "Send to Tongxia Palace, To Concubine Shu and Yun Meiren, I would like to say that I, as a younger sister, owe their care to you and I am very grateful, but I am short of money, so I will take advantage of the fact that Concubine Yue has given me a rich reward, so I can show my filial piety to them."
Xinqing didn't know that she went to Yanfu Palace to sell Yi Guogong's mansion during the day yesterday. She was very happy when she heard that she was going to Tongxia Palace. She felt that Concubine Yun Shu and Yun Qingman were both Yun Fenghuang's own. Man, this trip will definitely go smoothly, and maybe you can get a generous reward
So after agreeing, he happily held the things and left.
Behind him, Yun Fenghuang was sipping tea slowly, smiling and waiting for the reply.