"What can I be unwilling to do?" But she was overwhelmed by the huge grief and regret in a moment. Yuan Niang struggled to get off the bed, knelt down in front of her, and said in a trembling voice, "Now that I think about the past few years, I feel so confused. , I don’t even know if it’s really a dream? I just feel sorry for my aunt!”
Empress Dowager Yuan had been looking forward to this scene for many years. She always felt that she was tired of this niece, and she wished that Yuan Yuniang would be unlucky. She had imagined many times that her niece would kneel in front of her in embarrassment and admit her mistake, but she was no longer willing to forgive her.
When the time comes, no matter how miserably Yuan Kuiniang cries or how sincerely she regrets, she will walk away without mercy!
But the fact is that Queen Mother Yuan unknowingly had a true love for her and it was difficult to let go. Now that she was admitting her mistake like this, the will to die revealed in her words made her heart hurt like a knife. The Queen Mother grabbed her sleeves, and after a while, she slowly said: "Actually, Aijia feels that Li Nu... Zhuo'er He shouldn’t have died so soon!”
Yuan Yuniang thought she was going to blame herself, so she laughed miserably and said nothing.
Empress Dowager Yuan did not expect but continued: "When you gave birth that day, the Ai family was very worried, so they called the true concubine to come in with them - the true concubine's biological mother and adoptive mother both had children who were prosperous. If she had not taken the infertility medicine, she must have been a good child. Yes. The Ai family thought that by letting her accompany you in the delivery room, she might be able to share some blessings with you and your child."
If this was before the birth of the eldest prince, Yuan Yuniang would definitely not be able to bear such words.
Because she hates Yun Fenghuang so much, how can she admit that Yun Fenghuang is so blessed that she even needs to benefit from her? !
But at this moment, because of Gong Xiangzhuo's death, Yuan Yuniang was so heartbroken that she didn't even want to say anything to refute.
This situation made Empress Dowager Yuan even more worried. Her grandson was gone. She couldn't keep her niece who was raised like a daughter
In her life, after sending away her husband and Princess Fuyangzhuang, all her time and energy were spent on cultivating the two younger generations, Chunjia and Yuan Niang. Chunjia was extremely talented and self-disciplined. When she was a child, she didn't have to worry about much. The older she got, the less she needed her advice. But Yuan Fu Niang was just the opposite. Ever since she was a child, she never asked the Empress Dowager Yuan to take care of things for her.
Speaking of which, Queen Mother Yuan devoted more efforts to her niece - so she was reluctant to part with her.
No matter what, she wanted to find a reason for Yuan Yuniang to live.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Yuan lowered her eyes slightly and said softly: "Later, you did give birth to Zhuo'er successfully. As a result, what do you think will happen today? The true concubine brought Wei Zhaorong to the Ai family. Congratulations to the Ai family for having another baby. A grandson, yes, Wei Zhaorong, a member of the palace, is very happy. Just after he said this, Zhuoer... Do you think there is such a coincidence? "
Yuan Yuniang didn't quite understand what she meant, and smiled to herself: "Auntie, didn't you say that Xiaoyun's family is rich in blessings? In that case, Wei family has been favoring her, and why is it so strange that she has such a good thing?"
She said tiredly, "Besides, what does this have to do with me? I finally understand that there are other people than the Xiaoyun family and the Wei family. Ji Lang... His Majesty has been annoying me for a long time, but he only tolerated me because of his aunt's face. To this day. I don’t want my aunt to have a biological relationship with him because of me, so I will simply accompany the child now, which is good for everyone. "
"..." Empress Dowager Yuan looked at her sadly, her lips moved for a moment, and finally she gritted her teeth and said, "Don't you think that your premature birth and Zhuo'er's death were all weird?"
Seeing that Yuan Yuniang was still indifferent, she simply said it directly, "Although what happened at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet made you sad, the emperor has been spending a lot of time in Xuanqing and Yijia Palace these days and rarely goes to your place. You Is there nothing in my heart? As for being so angry at a banquet?! And this banquet is hosted by the real concubine. She is used to clever words... and she is deeply jealous of you and the emperor's childhood sweetheart. The reason why you returned from the banquet and suddenly gave birth prematurely, I never doubted whether I ate something I shouldn’t have eaten at the table?!”
Yuan Yuniang was startled, and when she was about to recall, she heard the Queen Mother say: "It's too late for you to think about it now. The things for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet have been packed away long ago. After all, the true concubine is not stupid, even if the emperor is partial to her at the moment, I'm sorry The family is on your side after all. How could she leave traces for us to catch her?!"
"And Zhuo'er's death. How could it be such a coincidence that when a prince is gone, the good news of a concubine's pregnancy just happens to be reported? There are many people in the emperor's harem, but only a few are pregnant? How come it happened at the right time? Is he on top, or is he one of the real concubine’s subordinates?”
The Queen Mother sneered, "Silly boy, it's 80% that the real concubine put people in your place, or took advantage of the opportunity of being called into the delivery room by the Ai family that day to do something. I deliberately let Zhuo'er die today and pushed that The palace concubine comes out, so it’s a funeral for you and a happy event for her. With the emperor’s current situation in court, do you think he values the funeral or the happy event more?”
Yuan Niang pressed her chest, her face flickering. For a moment, her pupils glowed with red light: "Aunt, I... that bitch... is she really?! How dare she?! She... she... I have abandoned your majesty. Not to mention that the child is innocent, she... she... "
The Queen Mother looked at her with pity: "After all, you grew up with the emperor's son. The true concubine is very ambitious. How can she rest assured that you and the child will not die?! However, the harem needs her now, and the emperor needs her, so even if the Ai family If I want to help you, unless I have ironclad evidence, I can only wait until she is useless before making any plans, do you understand?"
Yuan Niang said hoarsely: "I beg aunt..."
"You can't completely count on the Aijia in this matter." The Queen Mother shook her head, "The real concubine is very incomparable. With her background and the situation in which she entered the palace, who can climb to the position of concubine in a few months? Say, the Queen is still forced to complain that she is sick? The Ai family is old and still sick. To put it bluntly, the Ai family doesn’t know if they can live to see the day when the true concubine loses power... If you are not willing to give in, you want to give Child, you can only avenge yourself!"
She thought to herself that the real concubine was not so easy to deal with. Niang Niang wanted to die now, mainly because the shock of losing her son could not be overcome for a while. After a while, she should be fine.
When the time comes, she will confess again that the so-called Yun Feng Huang plotted to kill Yuan Mei and her mother were all fabricated. She called Yun Feng Huang into the delivery room with her that day, and she did have the intention of taking advantage of Yun Feng Huang's fate as his son, but she did not find out What is this concubine doing
Otherwise, how could the Queen Mother allow this true concubine to continue to manage palace affairs
... Yun Fenghuang of the Huanhua Palace didn't know that the Queen Mother Yuan dragged her out to hold the vat in order to dispel Yuan Niang's will to die. She acted like a baby and finally figured out that among the banquet guests at the Double Ninth Festival banquet, there were still brothers. However, the list was reduced to two people, and Xie Fu and Xie Wuzheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Heng, who is already married and has a son, was excluded.
This is a good thing, it shows that the emperor really cares about his future brother-in-law this time.
Xie Heng simply stopped shouting if it was impossible.
Having said that, Chunjia didn't hold back any longer and asked Yun Fenghuang directly: "Which one of you two brothers do you think is more suitable for Master Shang?"
Yun Fenghuang suppressed his excitement, thought for a moment to make his answer appear solemn, and then said: "My eleventh brother is a little older. A few years ago, he began to share the worries of the elders in the family and acted very thoughtfully. But no one is perfect. He is a good person, but... he is a bit flirtatious with women. Of course, the Xie family has a very strict family tradition, and he would not dare to bully men, dominate women, or abduct good families. At most, he would just hang around with fireworks. Land, likes to buy and sell beautiful concubines."
"As for Brother Twenty-one, he is the direct grandson of my eldest brother, Xie. He has always been valued by the elders. My uncle and aunt are also very strict in raising their children. Therefore, Brother Twenty-one is young even though he is young. , but behaves very steadily. He is a womanizer, but Brother Twenty-One is not as high-profile as Brother Eleven, and is quite restrained and restrained."
The implication is that if you choose my eleventh brother, he is older and has some experience in doing things for the family, so he can come in handy immediately; if you choose my twenty-one brother, although he is young, he is young and mature, and he has a legitimate grandson, so the family will be more mature. Attention, a group of elders will help to take care of you, and you will not be disappointed - in short, you can choose whatever you want, as long as I, Xie, are on the list of consorts.
Chunjia heard what she meant and said with a smile on his face, "After all, I don't know your brother as well as you do yourself. Would you like my concubine to help me make some ideas?"
Can I give you an idea
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, of course the two princesses of Jinyun and Penglai have entered the Xie family, and the two brothers in this palace have princess wives one after another...
Of course, he might be beaten by Chunjia if he said this - if the emperor hadn't been forced into a hurry, it would have been a dream for a family leader like Xie to have the master, let alone want to take the two princesses into his pocket? !
"I thought..." Yun Fenghuang pondered. She didn't know whether Chunjia said it casually or deliberately tested it. She hesitated for a while, then gritted her teeth and said, "I thought that my brother is twenty-one years old." It seems that we can talk more together with Your Highnesses."
Chunjia narrowed his eyes and looked at her: "Oh? So, you want me to promise the princess to your twenty-first brother?"
"I recommend Brother Eleven." Yun Fenghuang shook his head, "First of all, Brother Eleven is old and has a lot of experience. Although he is interested in women, he is not to the extent that sex will make him faint. After marriage, Afterwards, he will naturally restrain himself; secondly, Brother Twenty-one is young after all, and I am afraid he is not as caring as Brother Eleven."
Her words were based on Chunjia's thoughts. She seemed to be thinking about the princess, but in fact she was purely thinking about Chunjia: Although Xie Fei is much older than the princesses and has the defect of being lustful, she is also a good person. Because of his romantic nature, even the experts carefully cultivated by the Qin Lou Chu Palace to deal with romantic travelers could not win over him, let alone someone who grew up surrounded by pearls and greenery and had never learned how to flirt with men
Therefore, after Xie Fu Shangzhu, there is basically no situation of being led by the princess - he can listen to the emperor more purely.
Because once such a senior and heartless master loses interest in the princess wife.
The golden branches and jade leaves are just decorations.
As long as the emperor needs it, he will sell his married wife without blinking an eye.
And Xie Wuzheng is younger after all, about the same age as the princesses. As the saying goes, young couples always come to keep company. It's hard to say what he will be like in the future. At least he is not like Xie Fei, who falls in love with one when he sees one and then changes to the other after he is done.
If Empress Shang has a relationship with the princess, even if it is not Princess Minghui, Jinyun and Penglai both grew up under Empress Dowager Ji.
In terms of emotion and reason, it is not easy to say that they are not oriented toward Ji at all.
Of course, the most important thing is that Yun Fenghuang once again analyzed Chunjia's expectations for his brother-in-law, and felt that he seemed to have gone in the wrong direction before: since the emperor wanted to quickly enrich his wings, he opened Enke and personally interrogated the princess. Their marriage, then, the young Toshiyan was not his favorite candidate.
The emperor now lacks the most practical arms that can be called upon to fight. Even if a scholar is too young and is talented, the articles he writes are exquisite. Due to his experience and young mind, he may not be able to do practical things. use.
On the other hand, someone like Xie Fu, who is a little older, has had the experience of being independent at home, is good at learning, and has a mature and firm mind, is what Chunjia needs.
The most important thing is that when most people get to Xie Fu, they already have children in pairs, and there is no way to choose the master. Therefore, Yun Fenghuang feels that Chun Jia should also like Xie Fu.
Maybe the reason why Xie Wuzheng was added was to test her
Yun Fenghuang snorted coldly in his heart: Fortunately, I am smart, otherwise, this petty emperor will definitely find ways to find trouble when he comes back to question me for not facing him!
... As for Xie Fei's lustful shortcomings, although Yun Fenghuang mentioned it, she knew very well that Chunjia didn't take it to heart at all.
After all, he himself has three palaces and six courtyards. Is it possible that he would ask his brother-in-law to keep his integrity
The most important thing is that Chunjia is currently in a hurry to consolidate her position. The marriages of her sisters have been used as bargaining chips, so she still cares about such details
Anyway, no matter how bad Xie Fu is, he won't be so stupid that he spoils his concubine and kills his wife, so that's it.