"Your Majesty, what should I say about this matter?" Deng Chengzhai thought for a while after hearing this, then raised his head and said, "Since the Double Ninth Festival Banquet, internal and external rumors have been flying, and there has been an increase in the number of people going to the imperial capital to take the scholar examination. I must tell you the truth: these people Here, everyone who thinks he has both talent and beauty and prides himself on his character has the hope that after being named on the gold list, he will be selected as the consort of the Tian family."
"As for the Second Banquet of the Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival, the Xie family's children all participated, and they are all talented and beautiful children who have never been married."
"There have long been rumors that His Majesty dotes on his true concubine, so he is willing to marry his sister to his brother in order to promote their blood relationship."
At this point, he stopped talking, lowered his head and closed his eyes, waiting for the emperor to understand.
Chunjia frowned slightly, understanding what this confidant meant: There are so many people who hope that the real concubine will fall, and they won't even be able to find them for a while.
After all, Xiaozong only had three remaining princesses, and all of them would be reduced in the coming year, leaving only three places for consorts.
Xie relied on Yun Fenghuang to directly decide on one, how could he not attract jealousy
Especially when the situation has developed to this point, it has become obvious that the prince consort in ordinary times may not be worth fighting for at all costs.
Because although the imperial dynasty treated Jinzhiyuye kindly, it did not say that it would spare no effort to cultivate the prince-in-law.
But now everyone knows that the emperor hurriedly opened Enke and spread rumors that he would personally choose the princes-in-law for the princesses, just to use the status of the princesses to promote his own people.
This is comparable to Wei Changkong's treatment back then!
Who is Wei Changkong
Wei's six poems are rare throughout the ages!
This is really a unique talent that I will never envy for eight lifetimes. What about now? It doesn't need to be so stunningly talented and beautiful, as long as the talent and appearance are decent, unmarried, and able to catch the emperor's eyes, the Qingyun Avenue is right in front of you.
It is not impossible to even become a prince and become a prime minister.
This is not the time since the founding of the People's Republic of China, when everyone was granted the title of Duke.
If you want to get a title in peacetime and benefit future generations, the credit required is incalculable.
It's easy to catch up with the Gongxiang family and have such a young, powerful and ambitious master. Can you get on the boat quickly
In this way, for any spot for the Prince Consort, one would definitely have to fight for their brains.
So even if Yun Fenghuang's reputation is well known and her tactics are recognized by the city government, they can't stop everyone from cheating on her - no, it should be said that it is precisely because they know that this true concubine is deeply loved by Chunjia and has the city government's tricks that everyone has to deal with her together. she.
And the accusation was directed at Hongxing's affair from the very beginning.
This not only echoes Xie Fenghuan's past, but also attempts to directly cut off the trust and importance of her biggest supporter, Chunjia.
Therefore, unless you are very lucky, it is impossible to find out the truth of this matter in a short while.
After talking about the difficulties of a thorough investigation, and suggesting that the emperor's willingness to pretend to be ignorant at this moment was absolutely wise, Deng Chengzhai added his suggestions for how to deal with it, "The true concubine was appointed to the palace by the empress dowager's decree. Her orchid heart, quality, and It must be absolutely true that he is pure and pure! Moreover, with his majesty’s dragon and phoenix looks, and his heavenly appearance, how could he not fall in love with his true concubine? How could he have a private meeting with someone?”
"This matter is of great importance. I think it would be best to ask the Queen Mother to handle it."
Since it was Concubine Zheng who caused it, regardless of Ji's involvement or not, if you talk to the Empress Dowager, then in order to prove her love for you, the Empress Dowager will have to pluck out the real concubine - otherwise? The incident of Xie Fenghuan Hongxing's cheating on someone was Chunjia's own fault.
That's just the concubine of the true concubine.
After all, the true concubine was adopted to the Yun family before she entered the palace.
Now here comes a real concubine who is also a miscreant, and is so bold as to cuckold the emperor in the palace... It is difficult for the Empress Dowager not to be suspected of not caring about her heirs who are not her grandchildren.
Originally, the relationship between the Ji family and the emperor was already very estranged. How could this happen again
So there is no fear at all that they will not contribute.
"This is inappropriate." But Chunjia listened, shook his head, and said slowly, "The reason why the Empress Dowager stayed in the palace in the first place was because her body was against the law. How could I disturb her for my own selfish reasons? Old man?"
Of course, this was said in a nice way, but what it actually meant was, what if the Ji family was indeed involved in this matter, and the purpose was even to allow the Empress Dowager to return to the palace
After all, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji stayed in the palace before. The so-called Phoenix body violation and need to rest is a cover. The real reason is the result of their negotiation with Chunjia.
Chunjia finally let the two elders of the clan stay in the palace obediently, so as not to interfere with the good life between himself and the Empress Dowager Yuan.
How could he take them back to the palace so easily
If the Empress Dowager came back and stayed there, no, it should be said that the Empress Dowager would definitely not leave after she came back. Since the Empress Dowager was picked up, how could the Empress Dowager Ji, who had stayed in the palace to serve the Empress Dowager, not be taken with her
When the time comes, how can the emperor be willing to resume the situation of having both a grandmother and an heir-mother
So even though he knew that it would be most appropriate and labor-saving to leave the matter to the Queen Mother, he still told Deng Chengzhai, "Let's find another way."
"Yes." Deng Chengzhai was not surprised by the emperor's decision. He thought about it and said, "Since the Empress Dowager should not be disturbed, then... why not leave it to the Empress? Although the true concubine is deeply favored by His Majesty, she is still a concubine in the harem. This matter , He should hand it over to the Queen for a thorough investigation."
Anyway, the intention was still the same. The Ji family didn't want the Empress Dowager to bear the responsibility of not caring about her heirs and grandchildren, so she had no choice but to arrange things.
Who said that Yun Fenghuang entered the palace through a courtesy channel, and Yizhi struck the seal of the Empress Dowager
Of course, Concubine Shu had gone early, otherwise, if Yun Fenghuang's reputation was a little inappropriate, Concubine Shu would be the first to be unlucky.
But Concubine Shu has passed away. As the saying goes, death is the most important thing, and her father is an important minister who has always stood by Chunjia. It is conceivable that it is impossible to settle old scores and bring fire to Duke Yi's house.
Only the Queen Mother could block the gun.
Chunjia hesitated for a moment to express his agreement, and then discussed some government affairs with him. Seeing that it was almost noon, he sent Deng Chengzhai away without leaving any food. However, he did not leave, but sat behind the desk for a long time without saying a word.
When the attendants saw this, they knew that he was in a bad mood. Although they did not hear his conversation with Deng Chengzhai and were not sure why, they did not dare to cause trouble.
Finally, Yan Yin stepped forward and asked carefully: "Your Majesty, where is the lunch? Is it in Taichu Palace or in the harem?"
"...Go to Huanhua Palace." After a while, Chunjia dropped the things in his hands and ordered calmly.
Yan Yin and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor was like this before. When he was in a bad mood, he would go to the Huanhua Palace. The true concubine always had a way of coaxing him to look good.
So now that the emperor said to go to Yun Fenghuang's place, everyone felt that there was hope - it would be good to meet the real concubine later.
But he didn't know that Chun Jia was in a state of confusion at the moment. If he hadn't been used to forbearing since childhood, he wouldn't have shown it on his face.
Indeed, he knew early on that Yun Fenghuang had a private meeting with Qi Jiulu in the palace.
The explanation given by Yun Fenghuang was that all this was the fault of the regent and his son. She had no choice but to hate Qi Jiulu and everyone else.
She was just giving in to them.
Moreover, they kept a distance and never seriously tarnished the innocence of the palace concubine.
Chunjia listened carefully to these words, wondering whether Yun Fenghuang loved or hated Qi Jiulu. Of course, he could not believe Yun Fenghuang's one-sided words.
However, whether Yun Fenghuang and Qi Jiulu have a physical relationship, he still trusts Yun Fenghuang - it's not that he has listened to Deng Chengzhai's flattery, he really feels that he is so beautiful that a true concubine falls in love at first sight and forgets about it. He didn't want to have anything to do with Qi Jiulu.
But...
Chunjia believed in a suspicious and jealous person like Yun Fenghuang. Knowing that Qi Jiulu himself did not have the ability to bypass the palace restrictions and join her, how could he possibly fall into such a trap thanks to the power of the regent
Once the Prince Regent and his son got hold of the evidence that she had a physical relationship with her husband, she would have to be controlled by others for the rest of her life, even if she became the Queen Mother.
Yun Fenghuang is not that stupid.
She might trust Qi Jiulu, but she would never trust the regent and his son.
The problem is, no one said anything about it. Chunjia turned over and over in her mind, whether she could get over it or not, at least she was calm.
But now that it has been revealed, if it is not handled well, the whole city may be in trouble, then...
He could no longer remain indifferent to emotion, reason, and his status as emperor.
Because even if he himself is willing to ignore the past grudges, the Empress Dowager Yuan, the officials, and the attendants... none of these people will agree.
At that time, what should he do with Yun Fenghuang
In fact, the idea that Deng Chengzhai came up with just now, whether it was reporting to the Empress Dowager or arranging for Empress Ji to go out to clean the floor, were all suggestions based on careful consideration.
There is another way to cut through the mess quickly, but Deng Chengzhai didn't even mention it.
It's a secret. Yun Fenghuang will be executed.
Come and die without any evidence to protect the emperor's reputation.
Moreover, even if the person is dead, neither Concubine Zheng nor the person who arranged her appearance will be able to make trouble through the matter of "the true concubine having a secret meeting with the foreign man".
Even if the news spread throughout the city, it can still be said that this was because they were jealous of the true concubine's favor during her lifetime, so she spread rumors in private and slandered the deceased, which cannot be taken to be true.
Deng Chengzhai saw that the emperor did not want to deal with Yun Fenghuang.
It can even be said that the emperor was worried that the situation would be uncontrollable and spread to the previous dynasty, and hoped that he would control the situation when the time came, so he deliberately revealed the matter to let him make a decision.
It was just a roundabout way of reminding him to be prepared.
"The three generations of the Ji family hold the Phoenix Seal, and they have a deep foundation in the harem. Whether it is for myself or my flesh and blood, the harem cannot be allowed to be controlled by the Ji family anymore." On the way to Xuanqing Palace, Chunjia thought silently, " As for the imperial concubine and others, although they are capable enough, they all have their own agenda and cannot be trusted. The only one available to me now is the true concubine."
Therefore, he kept the true concubine, not, at least not entirely for selfish desires, but also for the overall situation.
Thinking this way, the impatience in my heart receded slightly.
But after the emperor's chariot landed in Huanhua Hall, Chunjia's face couldn't help but darken when she saw Yun Fenghuang walking briskly out to greet him!