The target of Yun Fenghuang's complaint was not Yuan Niang. In her opinion, Yuan Niang had already been defeated. The more depressed she was, the less she could ignore it - what if it aroused Chunjia's feelings of guilt and pity
Empress Dowager Yuan's soft-heartedness is a clear example.
What she was talking about now was Empress Ji and Empress Dowager Ji: "... When sister Wei came to tell me, I couldn't believe it, but your majesty also knows that sister Wei has always been respectful and sensible, and she will definitely not accept such a big matter. You're talking nonsense! Haven't Ji's tricks been enough in the imperial examinations over the years? I've heard that even if I'm in a boudoir, if I don't vote for Ji, no matter how talented I am, it's just a bamboo basket. All in vain!"
"Now His Majesty finally takes charge of the government and personally interrogates Enke. As a result, Ji still refuses to give up. In August, he started to find out the details of the candidates for the examination. Who knows what he will do after the exam is over?"
"Even before the show begins, let those scholars who are loyal to His Majesty, not to them, have something unexpected happen to them, and they can't get out of the show at all?!"
Yun Fenghuang looked worried about the country and the people. He pulled Chunjia's sleeve and swung it from side to side, "Your Majesty, you must not ignore this matter and let them continue to be evil and meddle in a place that they should not and have no right to meddle in. !”
She couldn't help but take this to heart. After all, she had a certain degree of confidence in her brother's talent and learning, and also had a certain degree of confidence in Cui Wan's attitude, but these couldn't stand up. If Xie Fei and the others couldn't even take the exam, what else could they think about? Lord? !
And brother Shangzhu is crucial in Yun Fenghuang's plan.
Whoever dares to stop her here is her sworn enemy!
So even though Wei Hengyan said that the news her natal family had heard was that the Ji family was looking for talented and beautiful scholars who were not yet married, and it was suspected that they were speculating on Chunjia's intentions. After knowing that he would not choose a son from a wealthy family as the princess' consort, He wanted to choose a husband for Princess Minghui within Chunjia's favor, but he had no intention of taking the imperial examination... Yun Fenghuang didn't care, he would go to the serious lawsuit first.
If the emperor listened to this, she would not be the unlucky one.
Sure enough, Chunjia's face was as dark as water. It can be said that Yun Fenghuang's biggest concern at the moment was to help the Xie family get the consort, and then take advantage of the situation to transform herself from the daughter of a squire in the border area into the apple of the eye of a new noble family in the temple. In the eyes of the emperor, it would be a great success for her. The most important thing now is that this time Enke will take back the power of the Talent Recruitment Ceremony; secondly, he will select a group of top talents to fill their wings.
Whoever dares to stop him here is his sworn enemy!
"Don't worry, my beloved, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!" Chunjia snorted, "And the Queen, as the Lord of the Sixth Palace, has been resting these days, and the palace affairs have been entrusted to you, but she still has leisure time in the palace. It seems that she is really sick and confused because of the storm and rain outside! In this case, the queen will continue to rest and take care of the palace affairs... "
Yun Fenghuang hurriedly said: "I'm fine, I can continue to share your Majesty's worries!"
Thinking that Chun Jia didn't seem to like her and could handle everything by herself, he added, "I still have Your Majesty, and I have a loving mother, the Empress Dowager, to shelter me from the wind and rain. I'm shocked! If I still care about myself right now , if you don’t do anything, then, wouldn’t you put all the pressure on Your Majesty and your loving mother, the Queen Mother? Although I know that Your Majesty is wise and powerful, he will definitely be able to control the inner world and rejuvenate the country! But... I still want to Do something to repay His Majesty’s kindness!”
"Every time my beloved concubine speaks sweet words, I feel flustered." She felt that her determination was very accurate. After hearing the words, Chunjia was silent for a while, but then sighed, "Forget it, since you are so confident in your words, it can be seen that even if it is He wants the Queen to go back to recuperate. Ji is restless. It must be somewhat true. I'll have someone check it out later."
He added, "As for the Queen recovering from her illness today, don't think too much about it. I forgot to tell you yesterday: The Queen Mother asked me not to come here anymore because there was an assassin in Huaqing Palace. I was thinking about it. You are frightened. If I don't come, I'm afraid I'll have to be arranged by you again. Just discuss with the Queen Mother and let her come out for a few days. When you recover, the palace affairs will still be your decision."
…You bastard emperor didn’t tell you earlier!
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, this made me suspicious all morning, and I almost thought I was going to fall out of favor.
She slandered, but with a smile on her face she said: "Your Majesty, it's true, how could I arrange for Your Majesty? Is I that kind of person?"
Chunjia glanced at her sideways and smiled, with "How could it be possible if you are not that kind of person" written on his face.
"Your Majesty didn't say anything, which shows that your Majesty doesn't believe that I am that kind of person." Yun Fenghuang nodded and said seriously, "I know that your Majesty understands me."
Before Chunjia could deny it, she slyly changed the subject, "By the way, Your Majesty, did any news come back from the people sent to the North during the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet? I am worried that since the Ji family has already taken action, Are you afraid that you won’t make a fuss about this matter?”
After all, Ji did not dare to directly anger the emperor at this moment.
But they may not have the courage to intervene in the matter of whether Xie Fenghuan is cheating on her - because this is what the regent also wants to do.
"The days are too short, how many days have it been?" Chunjia looked at her funny, "I'm afraid no one has arrived in the Northland yet. If there is news by then, I will tell you."
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself that it's strange that I believe you. Since you are planning to choose my family affairs as the reason, I'm afraid your confidants have already been sent there. You did this at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet just because you were afraid of being discovered by the regent afterwards. It’s hard to explain.
Maybe, by now Chunjia's people would have written the conclusion in a notebook and delivered it back.
But Chunjia refused to admit it or say anything, so she had nothing to do. She was tired of the emperor's coquettishness and infatuation for a while, and the day passed.
Oh, in the evening, news came from Yanfu Palace that Empress Ji had promoted Yue Xiuyuan to the throne, and the title was Chunke.
... It is said that the queen originally granted her the title Chun Yue, but the Huzhu Palace was noisy and refused to ask for the word "Yue" again. In desperation, Empress Ji sent someone to Chunhui Palace to ask for permission. Empress Dowager Yuan, who had said she would not interfere, sighed and changed the word "ke" to "ke". This time, Empress Dowager Yuan finally stopped making trouble.
So the title was decided.
In the evening, while Chunjia was going to the bathhouse, Xie Hengyu said in a low voice: "No matter how much the Queen and the others ridiculed the word 'Yue', it was given by Your Majesty after all. Your Majesty is still angry at this moment, and that person is busy asking for it." Put it aside, His Majesty said nothing, fearing that he might dislike her even more... I really don’t know how that stupid person managed to stay in the palace until now?"
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "What do you care about her? Isn't the Queen Mother still protecting her now?"
"That's true." Xie Hengyu thought for a while, "But someone from Huzhu Palace came to report that Yuan Yunniang had just gone to Ningbi Palace to congratulate our Lady Chunke, and the two sisters whispered to each other behind closed doors. For a long time, I didn’t know what they were talking about.”
Yun Fenghuang said: "This Yuan Yuanniang can keep her composure. Why did she take action now?"
She had specially arranged for someone to instigate Yuan Yuniang, but Yuan Yuniang had to wait and see until now.
He curled his lips and said, "She's so procrastinating... I originally wanted to give her a hand, but since she's so unhappy, I'd better let her find her own way to get ahead. Tsk."
Xie Hengyu said with a smile: "If she has such ability, how can she still live in obscurity until now? No matter how bad Mrs. Chunke is, she will always have the support and care of the Queen Mother. But she has nothing. The Queen Mother is kind-hearted and rewards her. I don't know how to seize the opportunity in time, so I should destroy the palace in this life, silently and without interest."
Just as he was talking, Chunjia walked in. He happened to hear the last sentence and asked casually: "What is silent and breathless?"
Xie Hengyu's expression changed slightly, while Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly: "Speaking of Yuan Meiren, she attracted quite a lot of attention when she was in the palace. However, it has only been a few months. If she hadn't just gone to Ningbi In the palace, I hugged Mrs. Chunke and cried, letting go of the past grudges. I can’t even remember that there is such a person in the palace.”
"I know you can't live peacefully for a day." Chunjia sat down a few steps away from her and waved her hands. Xie Hengyu and other waiters quickly filed away. , she has never provoked you, and you won’t let her go?”
Yun Fenghuang opened his eyes wide, with an innocent look on his face: "Your Majesty, where did you start talking about this? When did I do anything to Yuan Meiren? When I mention it to you now, am I not supporting her? Yuan If the beauty knows about it, she should thank me!"
Chunjia muttered, "Just go ahead and fool around!"
But he didn't mean to be harsh, and instead talked about some gossip... The night passed so calmly.
Over at Huzhu Palace, although Yuan Yuniang was promoted to wife, because she was still in confinement, Empress Dowager Yuan was holding her down, so she had been lying on the bed to recuperate and did not show up. Yun Fenghuang followed the trend and sent some things over to express his congratulations. He heard that the relationship between Yuan Yuniang and this sister increased, and the relationship seemed to be getting better.
She even personally waited on the couch, serving tea and water like a palace maid, and was very attentive. It's not surprising that this concubine beauty is willing to serve Yuan Yuniang like this. The key is why Yuan Yuniang is willing to serve her
On this point, many concubines in the palace who understood Yuan Nian's temperament were very curious, and even Wei Hengyan asked Yun Fenghuang in a roundabout way.
"Mrs. Chunke has been despised by His Majesty. As for Yuan Meiren, her sister gave her a killer drug, and His Majesty cannot remember her." Yun Fenghuang disagreed. "No matter how they reconcile, what can they do? The key is to be optimistic. Go to the Queen Mother. You are not allowed to mention these things in front of the Queen Mother!"
Wei Hengyan hurriedly said: "Why don't you understand, sister? These days, I go to Chunhuo Palace almost every day to pay my respects. Because of this, I know that the Queen Mother cares for Mrs. Chunke as if she is her biological daughter. Don’t care about her past misdeeds.”
Therefore, how can we not pay attention to the fact that Yuan Yuniang has changed her gender
"If she wants to do anything right now, she has to be out of confinement first." Yun Fenghuang smiled and said meaningfully, "Besides, the Queen Mother certainly treats her as her own daughter, but your Majesty, the Queen Mother, Your Majesty's serious son is here? What are you and I afraid of?"
Chunjia is on their side, even Queen Mother Yuan can't go too far - who said they are not biological mother and son
Then, as Yun Fenghuang said, the relationship between the Huzhu Palace sisters became more and more harmonious, but they never left the house, as if they planned to live in seclusion for the rest of their lives.
Not long after was the Double Ninth Festival banquet. Yun Fenghuang specifically mentioned Yuan Yuanniang to Queen Mother Yuan, saying that since the head of Huzhu Palace was still confinement, it was difficult to attend, so why not let Yuan Yuanniang come out and join in the fun
At any rate, let's meet Mrs. Yuan's female family members on behalf of Mrs. Chunke.
However, the Empress Dowager Yuan refused lightly, saying that the female family members of the Xingning House had their own opportunities to be visited by concubines and could be reunited in the palace, so there was no need to make an exception for the Double Ninth Festival Banquet.
Following the lessons learned from the last Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, scholars were also invited to this Double Ninth Festival banquet, and some of the scholars were replaced. Everyone was mentally prepared to meet the unexpected again.
It turned out that everything was calm this time - to be precise, it was calm at the banquet. Later, it was spread that the emperor arranged the seats of the emperor's soldiers near the throne of the emperor, and there were even rumors that several people came forward to answer questions, observe closely, and choose their sister-in-law. It goes without saying, but one can imagine what kind of uproar it caused among the scholars preparing for the examination.
There was even a sudden increase in the number of scholars rushing to take the exam: those who originally had no plans to take the exam this year due to various reasons, heard that there was an opportunity to be a master, but those who felt they had hope or were unwilling to miss it, all used various means to rush over.
In this way, Enke, who was not originally facing too fierce competition, was already at war with others at the end of the year!
At this time, Chunjia arrived at Xuanqing Palace that day and said to Yun Fenghuang: "The people from the Imperial City Department came back from the north and told the story about the Xie family."