Chunjia had such a good time that night that she was so excited that she forgot to tell Yun Fenghuang that she had to rest for a few months and that Queen Ji would just "recover".
So early the next month, Yun Fenghuang saw him off, dressed up, had breakfast, and headed straight to Yanfu Palace with everyone in the palace, thinking that he would be waiting for him inside just like before. The palace attendants came out and told them that the queen was "sick" and asked them to go directly to Chunyou Palace. In this way, they would just change places to salute outside the palace gate. It turned out that the gate of Yanfu Palace was wide open at that time, so it was obvious that the queen was planning to receive an audience. ? ?
Yun Fenghuang was confused in his heart, so he walked away from the chariot and walked in while holding Qingren's legs. He saw seven or eight people walking inside, just like the scene in the past when Empress Ji had never complained of illness.
Seeing the true concubine coming in, everyone had different expressions.
Although she didn't dare to make any overt sarcastic provocations due to the pictures taken of her legs, they were looking forward to a good show when they exchanged glances.
During that period of confinement, because Yun Fenghuang was in charge of the harem, she was the last to come to greet her. At this moment, she sat down, and not long after, Queen Ji came out.
Perhaps because she had been ill for a long time, Queen Mingyue dressed up in a particularly grand manner.
Dressed in Zhai's robes, phoenix crown, and treasured mother-of-pearl hairpins, Ji Lingzi was originally very beautiful, but now she is even more gorgeous with heavy makeup and gorgeous clothes. The phoenix eyes swept across the place with an awe-inspiring aura. All the concubines, including Concubine Zheng, did not dare to look directly at her, and all lowered their heads to avoid her gaze.
Yun Fenghuang, for one, not only did not lower his head to show weakness, but instead smiled at her, as if he was affectionate, not hiding his provocation.
"Everyone, let's go." Empress Ji looked at her indifferently, without getting angry, she gently stretched her sleeves, gave everyone a hand, and ordered.
Everyone was seated again, and the imperial concubine took the lead in congratulating Queen Ji on her recovery: "I haven't seen your Majesty for many months, and finally your Majesty is well. At that time, I looked at her and she was more energetic than before she was ill."
"I've been feeling weak since next year. I'll be fine now, but I don't know if I'll be fine again in a few months." Empress Ji was very clear about her own situation. She is now out to take charge of the overall situation to meet the needs of the Emperor and Empress Dowager Yuan. , whenever they thought she was an eyesore, they would have to make way for Yun Fenghuang.
So although he was dressed luxuriously, he was not in high spirits. He answered the greetings of the concubine and others in a calm manner, and talked about the recent events in the palace.
There have been two things recently. The first is of course the birth of Yue Xiuyuan's son and the death of the eldest prince; the second is the assassination of Yun Fenghuang yesterday.
Queen Ji first expressed condolences to Yun Fenghuang.
It is admitted that the two concubines are at odds, and their greetings and answers at this moment are also very formal: "My true concubine was frightened yesterday. I thought I had to rest several times before coming out, so why did I come to pay my respects?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Your Majesty arrived in time, and I'm fine. Besides, I've been ill for many months, and I'm finally able to take care of my affairs. I'm so happy in my body and mind, why don't I come?"
"If the true concubine is interested, then the imperial concubine of my Huanqing Palace can do something good for her. After all, Bidong often goes there. It was just me and Wei Zhaorong who were present yesterday. If Bidong is there one day, That?"
"What the Empress said is absolutely false. Bidong has already personally dealt with the matter. I believe that Bidong is talented in literature and military strategy, wise and wise, and similar things will never happen again in the palace of Xuanqing Palace in the future."
"In that case, that's good." Empress Ji nodded and ignored her. She mentioned Yuan Yuniang to the imperial concubine Ying Fei and others, "The eldest prince is really too shy. After all, it has been almost ten years since Bidong's wedding. But I only saw such a child when I fell into the bed. It happened very... I think everyone must have been very sad. I heard that Yue Xiuyuan was unable to get out of bed in those two months? "
Concubine Zheng said softly: "Is that true? I feel sorry for the child, but how can I not feel sorry for her own flesh and blood that she worked so hard to conceive and give birth to from the east? I think back then, I didn't even see the child who was not destined to be born, and I still had My heart aches like a knife, and I have been in confinement for a long time. I can’t eat or sleep, so I wish I could go with him... "
Tears flashed in her eyes as she spoke, almost bursting into tears.
I wonder if when I heard her personally promise that she would use her pregnancy to kill Concubine Shu, Yun Fenghuang begged me to believe that she felt the pain of losing her son.
As for what the Queen and others were thinking, they all sighed with Concubine Zheng in front of them. The Queen said very much: "Concubine Zheng is very young. She is serving your Majesty well. There may be a time when the fate of mother and son will be renewed in the future."
He also encouraged Concubine Ying, Wei Zhaorong and others in Didong. Regarding Yun Fenghuang, he said, "I don't want to be sad. I am younger than the concubines. I am slowly recuperating. Maybe there is hope? Besides, my palace The Yigui people here will also be alive in a few months, and the kindness of giving birth is not as great as raising kindness. Will the emperor's heir in my palace call me 'mother concubine' after all."
Yun Fenghuang expressed his disapproval with a face of approval, and then said: "Queen, please don't be impatient. Although there are no children in the palace, anyone in the palace who gives birth to an heir will not be your child."
The concubines: "..."
That was a slap in the face.
Zheng Ruofu pointed at the queen's nose and said, "I haven't even given birth to a son and a half daughters myself, so what qualifications do I have to talk about the difficulties of this palace's heirs."
Empress Ji was very calm, as if she hadn't heard anything, and returned to the topic: "Is this what I mean? Yue Xiuyuan has meritorious service in giving birth to a son. According to the rules, she should be promoted to the rank of Madam. I wonder what we think?"
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Is that really too much
Although there have been vague rumors among the people recently, it seems that the emperor has abandoned Yuan Niang.
But as for what Yuan Niang did before, to put it bluntly, not to mention that she was working as her Xiuyuan in Huzhu Palace at that time, even if she was dead, many people were afraid and would not ask for a pat on the leg. I'm so happy, I can't wait to compile a few more sentences.
It turned out that I really wanted to give her a promotion...
Led by Concubine Zheng, a group of people looked at Yun Fenghuang consciously.
After all, everyone knows that Queen Mother Yuan has Empress Dowager Yuan and Chunjia as her backers. Chunjia's backer may not be available now, but Empress Dowager Yuan is very partial to her niece. In that kind of situation, it would be difficult not to be resented by Empress Dowager Yuan if she came forward to contradict her.
You can count on Yun Fenghuang to get away with it every time he makes a mistake with Yuan Yuniang, which is very advantageous.
But Yun Feng Huangduan couldn't move and drank tea as if nothing had happened, just like the queen did before, as if she didn't hear anything.
Anyway, when Yuan Yuniang was a concubine and she was not a Baolin, she never suffered any disadvantages. At that time, even if the old mistress was promoted to wife, she was still lower than her. What was she afraid of
The key point is that Chunjia was so indulged in her gentleness yesterday that she forgot to tell her about the queen's "recovery from illness". She was a little unsure about the situation because of Queen Ji's recovery. At that time, the queen proposed to promote Yuan Yuniang to the throne. How could she rashly contradict her
She didn't mention it, but the concubine and the others were getting more and more worried, wondering if the Empress Dowager Yuan, the Empress and the True Concubine had all agreed, so were they excluded and only found out now
So there was silence in the palace for a while, and Queen Ji smiled slightly: "Then the matter is settled."
Jie Donglai didn't say anything else, and went to Chunhui Palace. Queen Mother Yuan saw the queen coming over, and said with a smile: "There are a lot of things in the palace, and Ai's family is worried. I'm feeling better now." Only then did the Ai family feel that they had heard good news."
It seemed as if she was so happy that Queen Ji had recovered, and there had never been any bad blood between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Empress Ji exchanged a few wrong answers with her, and they were all in good spirits. Finally, she brought up the matter of promoting Yuan Niang to the throne. Empress Dowager Yuan did not comment: "I am not the empress. I can make the final decision on those matters."
The implication is that it is wrong to be wrong, and she cannot be wrong either.