With the emperor's permission, Yun Fenghuang told Empress Dowager Yuan about the Chongyang Banquet during the greetings the next day. However, Empress Dowager Yuan was still worried about Yuan Yuniang and lacked interest. After hearing the words, she only forced a smile and said: " Good boy, just go and handle this matter. If you are worried, just call others to come with you. The Aijia will not go through. The Aijia has had a headache these past two days and wants to rest."
Yun Fenghuang hurriedly exchanged greetings, and then proposed to stay in Chunyou Palace in person to attend to the illness. The Empress Dowager persuaded her politely for a long time, and then she resigned.
After leaving the door, Wei Hengyan frowned: "Today, the Queen Mother seems to be the same as usual. I don't know if she cares about the funeral news in Huzhu Palace yesterday."
"The Empress Dowager didn't say anything, can we still bring it up?" Yun Fenghuang pulled the shawl on his arm and said, "Just pretend to be confused. At most, the emperor's heir born from your concubine will not be yours." Take it to the Queen Mother."
Wei Hengyan laughed: "Yes."
She was mainly worried that Empress Dowager Yuan would offend her. As for the concubines and their children, wouldn't it be a bad thing for her to say something unpleasant and not be welcomed by Empress Dowager Yuan
So the two of them arrived at the Xuanqing Palace together. After sitting down, they ordered someone to send a message to Jiaofangsi and ask the dancers for the Double Ninth Festival banquet to come and perform.
After a long while, the steward of the Jiaofang Department led a group of colorfully dressed musicians into the house to say hello, followed by a few musicians at the end. Yun Fenghuang raised his eyes and ordered: "All the skills that are going to be used at the banquet." Demonstrate it."
The palace steward bowed and agreed, then turned around and gave instructions for a while. Several musicians sat down below, set up various strings and strings, and after briefly testing the strings, nodded slightly to the audience.
The dancers in colorful clothes who had already stood in the open space in the hall relaxed their wide sleeves, walked skillfully, and danced with their waists bent.
Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan watched, commenting a few words from time to time. After a song, they made some requests and asked the palace steward to write them down before moving on to the next one. After a few dances like this, we saw that the daylight was about the same, and we were about to let them go down first and order people to pass on the food. At this time, a man wore a short jacket with wide sleeves and wide sleeves embroidered with lotus pattern on the turquoise bottom, and twelve pieces were dragged down. The lady in the crimson crepe skirt came forward and bowed Yingying.
The kabuki dancers in the imperial palace are always gorgeously dressed. This performer's clothes are bright and colorful, and the accessories are also dazzling. Her black silk hair is combed into a double-knife bun, and she wears a silver gilt filigree crown inlaid with lotus flowers, with hibiscus treasures on the opposite sides. There is a cluster of flames between the eyebrows, the cheeks are painted with the slanting red of tangled vines, and the lips are a little red, which is the style of dewdrops.
On the chest is a gold and jade four-season flower necklace, a pair of emerald hibiscus flower ribbon rings around the waist, and a colorful silk ribbon tied at the end.
Under such attire, one could hardly see his original face clearly. All he could see was a pair of carefully outlined eyes that were full of autumn water and indescribably enchanting.
She came out to pay homage to the crowd, which was very unexpected. Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan didn't know why. They thought it was an arrangement, so they subconsciously glanced at the palace official.
It turned out that the palace man also had a confused look on his face, with a mixture of shock and anger in his eyes, but he was also very surprised - Yun Fenghuang clicked his tongue and said that it was the trickster of the Jiaofangsi who wanted to show off, so he killed it first and then revealed it. noodle.
She doesn't care whether Chunjia has more or less favorites, but now that her position is not stable, she doesn't want to have many restless people under her command.
He frowned slightly, looked at the trickster who was slowly getting up not far away from him, and said, "You..."
Before the word "Back off" came out of his mouth, who knew that the trickster suddenly pulled out a sharp dagger from his sleeve, stepped forward, and stabbed Yun Fenghuang in the chest!
This turn of events shocked everyone!
Wei Hengyan subconsciously covered his mouth and screamed, and his whole body was frozen in his seat, unable to move. Xie Hengyu and others were stunned for a moment, and rushed to block it subconsciously, but they did not expect this at all, and they could not help but Half a step slower.
Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang reacted very quickly. He stretched out his legs to lift up the small table in front of him, blocking the blade. He immediately stood up and ran around the table and chairs.
The trickster couldn't catch up for a few steps, but Xie Hengyu rushed up from behind and grabbed the hem of Yun Fenghuang's skirt. Seeing that he couldn't catch up with Yun Fenghuang, he simply threw the short knife and hit Yun Fenghuang's back!
At this time, there was chaos in the palace. Due to the sudden change, Xie Hengyu and other close servants had never experienced it. In a hurry, they just held down the assassin, but unexpectedly, Yun Fenghuang couldn't get out of the way, and he was in a hurry. She was about to vomit blood, but a girl in scarlet clothes suddenly rushed over from below and pushed Yun Fenghuang to the side. The short knife pierced her arm!
"Tie all these people up!" Yun Fenghuang was helped to stand up by Dan Cai who was a step behind. Her heart was pounding. She had also experienced several life and death situations. Although the incident happened suddenly, she was somewhat upset. He was steady, but quickly suppressed it, with a stern face, and ordered, "Watch the wretched maid who takes action, don't let her die! Also, go out and ask people to take down all the guards who are inspecting these people today!"
Then he glanced at the scarlet-robed beauty who was pale and in pain but insisted on keeping silent, "Call the doctor."
"Sister!" Wei Hengyan finally came to his senses and rushed towards him, "Luckily my sister is fine... Otherwise, what would I do if I called my sister?!"
Tears came down as he spoke.
The crying was half sincere and half for Yun Fenghuang's sake. After all, the incident happened suddenly and her sister didn't show any loyalty at all. Of course, she was crying with joy at this moment. Furthermore, Wei Hengyan's own family knew about his family affairs. , even if something goes wrong with Yun Fenghuang's assassination, the power to take charge of the Sixth Palace will not fall into her hands.
She is getting along well with Yun Fenghuang now. If Yun Fenghuang goes and someone else comes up, who knows whether she will be attacked because of the new official's misfortune in taking office
So she really didn't want anything to happen to Yun Fenghuang.
"It's okay, I'm the one here today, so my sister was frightened." Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang didn't mean to blame her, and instead comforted her a few words, saying, "I originally invited my sister to come over. I was so quick, but I didn't expect that my sister would encounter such a thing. Please rest assured, sister, I will definitely investigate to the end and give my sister an explanation!"
Wei Hengyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and gritted his teeth and said: "Sister is absolutely right! Who in the Sixth Palace doesn't know that my sister is virtuous, gentle and chaste, and is a role model for the concubines in the harem?! How can this wretched maid endure this? It's so crazy to attack my sister! When my sister finds out the details, you must not be merciful, you must implicate her family, and you will never let them have an easy time!"
Needless to say, Yun Fenghuang couldn't let go of the person who wanted to kill her - she was busy taking down the relevant people, and Chunjia arrived before the trial started.
As soon as the curtain of the imperial chariot was lifted, he saw him walking down with a livid face.
"Is there something serious wrong with my beloved concubine?" Seeing Yun Fenghuang head out to greet her, he looked calm and full of energy, and it didn't look like something had happened. His face softened a little, and he raised his hand to support her and asked.
Yun Fenghuang said: "Thanks to your majesty's great blessing, I am not in danger. It's just that Sister Wei and all the palace people were very frightened. Furthermore, today I originally planned to invite the empress dowager, the empress dowager, to come with her. Fortunately, the empress dowager The Queen Mother is exhausted and has not agreed. Otherwise, I will never be able to atone for my sins even if I die!"
This matter must be made clear, because although the Queen Mother Yuan was invited to oversee the singing and dancing at the Double Ninth Banquet, it was discussed with the emperor yesterday. Logically speaking, she had no reason to murder the Queen Mother Yuan, and it was impossible for her to do so under such circumstances. What to do to Queen Mother Yuan.
But this morning, she mentioned this matter in front of everyone. Even the Queen Mother refused in front of everyone. Now that something went wrong, she had to explain a few words to avoid being criticized later - not to mention what she had done since entering the palace. Swagger has pricked the hearts of so many people, and just because she is now acting as the queen, I am afraid that not many people in the Sixth Palace will like her.
"I know." Fortunately, Chunjia nodded slightly and did not doubt her intentions. While holding her hand and walking inside, he said with a smile, "In the deep palace, where the concubine lives, someone actually assassinated her in broad daylight. The master of the first palace... still wants to participate in the Double Ninth Festival banquet, this is simply treason!"
"Your Majesty, I think that there is something behind this matter." Yun Fenghuang heard this and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please step aside. I have something to say and I would like to go it alone."
Chunjia frowned and did not answer immediately. After entering and taking a seat, he ordered Yanyin: "You can transfer some people from the Imperial City Department. I'm afraid that the real concubine doesn't have any torture experts, so she may not be able to ask many questions."
Yun Fenghuang never refused. After all, her staff's specialty was serving people, and they really didn't know how to interrogate.
Xie's little tricks to deal with Diao Nu, I think, are just ridiculous if they are used to deal with assassins who dare to assassinate their favorite concubines in the deep palace.
Finally, the emperor ordered the left and right to retreat and said, "What's the inside story?"
"Your Majesty, something happened unexpectedly today. I and I are not at all on guard." Yun Fenghuang said sternly, "If the assassin's target had not been for me and not Sister Wei, I am afraid that Sister Wei would have... The problem is, that assassin is just an ordinary girl, but because she has practiced dancing all the year round, her steps are more nimble. If she had been replaced by an assassin who knew a little bit about martial arts, I am afraid that I would not be able to see your majesty now!"
Chunjia snorted: "You are quite courageous. You are thinking so much right now. I thought I would have to coax you for a while after I came."
Yun Fenghuang didn't expect him to say that. He was stunned for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty is busy with many things, and nothing happened to me. How dare you delay your Majesty's time?"
She felt that her words were virtuous and considerate, and even if she didn't expect Chunjia to be moved, there would be nothing wrong with her.
In the end, Chunjia sneered and said, "You almost can't see me anymore, but you still call me okay? In this case, I'm afraid that the true concubine will have nothing to do with me?"
"...?" Yun Fenghuang was thinking about what he meant by that, but Chunjia clenched his fists, returned to normal, and said gently: "My beloved concubine is really a virtuous and kind woman, that's all, I won't tease you anymore, let's get down to business: What you mean is that you think what happened today is just because someone wanted to warn you, rather than really trying to kill you?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "I have this speculation. After all, the knife carried by the trickster would never have been brought into Huanhua Palace without internal support."
If a Jiaofang Sijian wants to enter the palace, whether it is a formal banquet or an ordinary summons, he must go through layers of body searches before he can stand in front of the nobles.
Otherwise, Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan would not have expected to meet the assassin just now.
In this case, even if the trickster took out a small dagger, it would be enough to make the guards on duty unable to eat, let alone such a long short knife. Therefore, Yun Fenghuang did not even consider the possibility that he had a personal feud with the dancer without knowing it and was taken advantage of to settle the score. A maiko from the Jiaofang Division did not have the ability to bring such a murderous weapon.
"Since we have such conditions, why let a trickster with no martial arts skills do it?" Yun Fenghuang analyzed, "It is better to arrange for someone with good skills. Wouldn't it be safer?"
Chunjia said softly: "Perhaps among the artists who came to perform today from the Jiaofang Division, they don't have any extra internal support? They can only act according to the emergency?"
"Your Majesty is right." Yun Fenghuang muttered, "I just feel that... if the purpose of the mastermind behind what happened today is not my life, then I'm afraid there is a back-up plan waiting for me. If we continue to follow the assassin, the results we get may be... unexpected?"
Chunjia pondered for a moment and said, "Yes."
After thinking about it, "I will tell the people in the Imperial City Department to be careful and not to leak the results of the thorough investigation easily."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Fenghuang turned pale quickly, and even reached out to hold Xiao Ji beside him to stabilize himself. He was startled and asked, "What's wrong?"
I thought that the concubine was actually injured during the assassination, and it was not revealed until now, but Yun Fenghuang said feebly: "I was scared just now, but His Majesty was not here, and Sister Wei was in despair... I have to stand up and hold on. The scene. Now that I see His Majesty, I feel so relieved that I almost stopped sitting."
Chunjia was a little bit dumbfounded: "Then I've been here for so long, and you finally reacted?"
"...Don't you think that the loving mother the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty have entrusted me with the Sixth Palace, and I can't show my timidity easily?" Yun Fenghuang supported the little girl and said sadly, "So I tried to hold on until His Majesty left, but the result was overestimated. When I see His Majesty in front of me, I can't help but feel aggrieved and scared."
"I see you are not so timid." Chunjia said, sighing, but still reached out to hold her in his arms, caressing her back, "It's done, I'm here, Don’t be afraid.”
He added, "There isn't much going on today, so I won't leave. I'll stay here with you."
Yun Fenghuang seemed to be really frightened, and he was not interested in saying anything to the emperor. He just said "hmm" softly, leaned in his arms for a while, and then gradually fell asleep.
The emperor stared at her sleeping face for a while, then gently put her down, went outside and called Xie Hengyu and others to come in and guard her. He ordered no strangers to come near, but he walked towards the side hall where the assassin was detained.
As soon as he entered the side hall, Yun Fenghuang, who had been "sleeping soundly" before, opened his eyes and signaled Xie Hengyu and others to be silent: "Have a smart person of your own go to the side hall and keep an eye on it."
Xie Hengyu agreed and asked Zhu E to go out to deliver the message, and then asked in a low voice: "How is the empress doing now? Do you need to call the imperial doctor?"
"No need." Yun Fenghuang shook his head and turned over, "Just pretend that I have been asleep and never woke up. Do you understand?"
Listening to their answers, she closed her eyes and thought quickly about Chunjia's displeasure just now - she was too busy telling him about the assassins at that time and didn't pay attention. Only later did she realize that this man seemed to be unhappy with what she had just experienced. During the assassination, she was still calm and a little unhappy when she saw him.
It's like the unhappiness of rushing over only to find that he is not needed at all.
So Yun Fenghuang pretended to be soft to make amends after he got down to business, and it seemed that Chunjia was quite satisfied with this trick.
But she wasn't sure. Was it Chunjia who started to care about her and even wanted her to rely on and trust him, or was Chunjia hoping that she would think so
Using emotions to manipulate people is an example of Huzhu Palace. Yun Fenghuang has no interest in becoming the next Yuan Yuniang.
Secretly reminding himself not to be fooled by Chun Jia's superficial skills, Yun Fenghuang calmed down and shifted his mind to the assassination.
She seemed calm at the time, but she was still not calm enough. She was too aggressive after all.
So when she came back to her senses and wanted to control the situation, all the people who should be involved were involved. The emperor even came over in person. She didn't know when the results would come out. If it was as she guessed, how would it end next