However, Chunjia happened to turn her head to look at Yun Fenghuang and the imperial concubine. After looking at each other for a moment, Chunjia slowly said: "Have you ever reported anything in the palace to the queen since then?"
The palace servant who was still kneeling below was obviously startled, and then shook his head: "Return to your majesty, the maid came out in a hurry and didn't have time..."
"Then go talk to the queen." Chunjia interrupted and said in a casual tone, "The queen was not well in the past few days, so the real concubine took care of the palace affairs. It was an unintentional mistake for you to find Xuanqing Palace. I don't agree with you. It’s just that the queen has recovered a lot in the past two days and has already taken matters into her own hands. Why didn’t she go to Yanfu Palace instead of Xuanqing Palace for such a matter? Could it be that she is deliberately instigating the relationship between the queen and the true concubine? "
The people in the palace felt as if they were beating drums after hearing this, and they hurriedly knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, forgive me! I never meant this!"
Chunjia looked calm and said: "It's your first offense. Forget it this time. Next time, I'll let the Imperial City Secretary take you down."
The Imperial City Department monitors the world externally, and is also responsible for controlling and punishing palace residents who violate palace rules.
Of course, for ordinary mistakes, everyone from the head of the palace to the manager at all levels will be punished casually.
Those who are actually handed over to their hands will definitely either make a huge mistake or offend their master or manager. They don't want them to survive but don't want to dirty their hands.
Therefore, none of the palace officials who passed through the Imperial City were thorough - for a young palace maid, the deterrence of this punishment can be imagined!
I originally wanted to say some nice things, but how dare I say anything now
He retreated with a whimper.
"Your Majesty is really narrow-minded." After this person left, the atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed. Yun Fenghuang flicked the tea soup in front of him and said with a half-smile, "But a little palace maid running errands is worthy of being carried out of the Imperial City Department." Come to scare... Look at her pale face when she went out, she is really pitiful."
Chunjia glanced at her sideways and didn't bother to say how jealous she was. He just said, "I just sent someone to send a message to Duke Yi. He said that his wife and daughter-in-law should come to the palace to express gratitude. You want to see them." What?"
Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly: "I and Sister Shufei are full-blooded sisters, and it's not for anyone's gratitude that I named her the emperor's heir! Let's talk about it later. It doesn't hurt to meet her if we have time. If you don’t have time, forget it.”
She said it calmly, but what she was thinking in her heart was that if Duke Yi Guo really dared to acknowledge this favor without expressing it, then don't blame her for being rude!
For such shameless people, the true concubine has plenty of ways to deal with them!
"Forget it, let them go to their mother and Shun Jieyu's place first tomorrow, and then I'll ask you whether they accept the greetings there." Chunjia said this, and Yan Yin beside him quickly wrote it down.
After talking about some scattered gossip, the palace people prepared the dinner, and the imperial concubine moved to the flower hall to eat.
Afterwards, they freshened up and settled down. After some tenderness, they hugged each other and fell asleep. Yun Fenghuang was thinking about what to do when he met Han's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law tomorrow. Suddenly something occurred to him and he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Chunjia - Chunjia at this moment With his eyes closed, he felt her gaze, so he opened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, do you like Sister Shu Fei?" Yun Fenghuang turned over, pulled out of his arms slightly, lay prone on the couch, propped up his cheeks with his hands, tilted his head and asked with a smile.
When she did this, her head was full of black hair, her shoulders were half exposed in her long hair, and her arms and wrists became more and more distinct in black and white, with a natural luster. When she turned her head and looked over, the autumn waves were full, and her beauty was like an illusion.
Chunjia admired it for a while, then said slowly: "I said I won't mention the past things, why are you bringing up old scores again?"
"Where did your majesty go?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and pushed him, basically without any force. He leaned over and whispered in his ear, "I'm just weird, your majesty doesn't seem to like Shun Jieyu very much? After all, she is Sister Shufei’s biological sister... Speaking of which, although Sister Shufei doesn’t like me very much, she is not bad to Shun Jieyu.”
When Concubine Zhenxi was still alive, the emperor didn't like the beautiful and gentle Yun Qingman very much, and Yun Fenghuang didn't find it strange.
After all, although Concubine Shu was not as young as the concubine, she had been in the palace for ten years, and her relationship with the emperor was not comparable to that of Yun Qingman, who had just arrived. Even if the emperor wants to give Duke Yi a face, it is natural for him to pay more attention to his legitimate daughter.
But it had been a few months since Yun Shuangfu passed away, and neither Chunjia nor Empress Dowager Yuan had much intention to show favor to Yun Qingman.
Even if Chunjia doesn't like Yun Qingman, in order to reward Duke Yi for his loyalty, he shouldn't be too indifferent to his only remaining concubine, right
But Yun Qingman's Shun Jieyu was sealed by Yun Fenghuang.
Otherwise, God knows when will I be able to enter the concubine position
"... I can't say whether I like it or not." Chunjia pondered for a while and said, "Of the two daughters of Duke Yi, the one I value more is of course Concubine Shu. After all, she has served me all these years. And Concubine Shu Father and daughter have always been respectful and loyal, and I must reciprocate, otherwise wouldn't it be heartbreaking? Therefore, when Concubine Shu was here, I treated Shun Jieyu just like normal. Otherwise, I would have neglected Concubine Shu when my concubine entered the palace. , it seems too cool."
As for Concubine Shu's departure, he was not very enthusiastic about Yun Qingman, and even felt cold and distant, intentionally or unintentionally.
Chunjia sighed and looked at Yun Fenghuang with a somewhat helpless tone, "That is Concubine Shu's sister and the daughter of Duke Yi. Even if I don't have much sincerity towards her, I still don't want to harm her."
Yun Fenghuang nodded suddenly, saying that Yun Qingman was raised by the Han family and was too naive and simple. When Concubine Shu was around, even if she had the intention of taking advantage of her, she would still protect her.
Concubine Shu is gone. Although Yun Fenghuang has served as the head of Yun Qingman for a while, the two of them are at odds with each other and will not protect Yun Qingman sincerely... The emperor has no time either, well, No, to put it bluntly, the emperor didn't have deep feelings for Yun Qingman, and he was too lazy to spend time to protect her, so he simply became indifferent.
In this way, although Yun Qingman's situation will not be too good, at least he is safer.
After all, although the harem is full of dangers, a concubine with a good background but who is not favored and does not offend others will not be targeted much.
"Then it sounds like something is wrong with me." Yun Fenghuang thought for a moment and said with a smile, "If I had known that His Majesty cared about Shun Jieyu, I wouldn't have sent her out, so I would have stayed with you to take care of her!"
Chun Jia said: "Do you want to keep Shun Jieyu, or do you want to keep Shun Jieyu's heirs?"
Without waiting for Yun Fenghuang to answer, he added, "Although Duke Yi also values his legitimate daughter and despises his concubine, the heir in Shun Jieyu's belly is also his grandson after all. Don't mess with this matter."
"Your Majesty said it as if I would be harmful to the emperor's heir. In the conscience of heaven and earth, I have never had such vicious thoughts!" Yun Fenghuang said aggrievedly, "I just want to share your worries for Your Majesty!"
Chunjia laughed. He knew Yun Fenghuang's temperament very well. He didn't know that this true concubine had never taken action against the emperor's heir so far. No, it should be said that she had not taken action directly.
But this is not because the true concubine is kind-hearted, but because she is cautious and is afraid of getting caught. In her heart, she very much hopes that the emperor's heirs outside the Huanqing Palace will not end well. It is best not to be pregnant at all. Don't grow up even after you get down. You won't be able to do anything when you grow up, that kind of thing.
Any other emperor would probably be angry a long time ago, but Chunjia himself didn't care much about his own flesh and blood. At this moment, facing his beloved concubine's beautiful face, he couldn't even raise his anger, so he only stretched out his hand to touch her. With his hair on his temples, he said: "Mrs. Yiguo will probably ask you to raise the heir named Concubine Shu. If so, find a reason to refuse. You will also be the concubine in a while, and all of a sudden How can I take care of two royal heirs?"
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, this palace is full of servants. Two emperors, that is twenty emperors. They are all weak and sick. Why can't they take care of them
But she didn't want to take this job, so she nodded and agreed: "I will obey your Majesty."
"Be good." Chunjia rubbed her long hair, thought for a while, and then told her the reason, "First of all, Zhao's pregnancy is not stable. Even if she is born, she doesn't know what the situation will be like when she is raised. I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort. You will be a mother-in-law and have to deal with palace affairs. You may not have time to take care of such an heir. Secondly, if Xiao Ji follows the Empress Dowager, there is a 80% chance that mother and son will be safe. If the Empress Dowager asks for it, The middle palace will raise his children... It would be troublesome for me to refuse, so I might as well start looking for a good reason from now on."
According to his opinion, it is best for Zhao Caisheng to give birth to a child who is not very healthy and needs a lot of effort to take care of him.
With Empress Ji being trapped in this way, it would not only facilitate Yun Fenghuang to seize power, but also allow her to refuse the Empress Dowager's possible request to raise an heir to the Central Palace on the grounds that the Empress could not leave her body to raise an heir.
After all, Ji Lingzi's title of queen will be removed sooner or later, but even if Chunjia doesn't like her children, it's impossible to kill them all.
The child raised under the name of the main palace has a special status and may cause hidden dangers in the future.
It would be better to prevent the so-called legitimate son from appearing from the beginning.
Yun Fenghuang said with a smile: "Your Majesty is more considerate, unlike me, who is simple in nature and just wants to add some trouble to the Queen."
Chunjia pinched her cheek with a smile on her face and said, "It's late at night, let's go to sleep."
This concubine was always so shameless, and he was numb.
Yun Fenghuang leaned over and rubbed his face with her cheek, then turned over and lay back in his arms.
… The next day when Han’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the palace, they first went to Chunyou Palace to pay their respects to Empress Dowager Yuan. They expressed their gratitude in tears. After being comforted by Empress Dowager Yuan’s pity, they went back to Yunqingman Palace for a small gathering and said there. After talking for a while, they just sent someone over to Xuanqing Palace to ask if it would be convenient for them to come and pay their respects.
After receiving permission, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked into the Huanhua Hall nervously.
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!" They kept their posture very low this time. They knelt down to express their gratitude as soon as they entered the door. Yun Fenghuang shouted casually but did not get up. After insisting on kowtowing, he carefully took up his clothes and stood up. He sat a little on the edge of the embroidery stool.
This cautious attitude was even worse than when Yun Fenghuang accompanied Xie to visit Duke Yi Guo for the first time.
Yun Fenghuang looked down condescendingly, but there was no movement on his face. He just said straight to the point: "It is my suggestion to record the emperor's heir under the name Shu Fei. My purpose is not to have any heirs under the name of the middle palace. Are you willing? No matter whether you don’t want to or not, I don’t care.”
"What did your Majesty say? My daughter was so unlucky that she died at a young age without a son or a daughter behind her. Without Your Majesty's grace in the future, I don't know..." The Emperor's spring and Autumn period were in full swing, and the Han family did not dare to say anything. After his death, he was given the opportunity to be buried in the imperial mausoleum and enjoy the sacrifices of future generations. He was vague and continued, "If it weren't for the help of the empress, I would never dare to think of such a thing! I was confused before, I'm sorry for the empress, from now on From now on, I am willing to do my best for you!"
Mrs. Han was indeed somewhat sincerely grateful to Yun Fenghuang at this moment. She also knew that Yun Fenghuang did not do this purely for Concubine Shu or for the Duke of Yi State, but just taking advantage of the situation and targeting the Queen.
But for Concubine Shu and those who care about Concubine Shu, there are indeed benefits.
At this time, we pay attention to the affairs after death. The first thing the emperor does when he ascends the throne is to build an imperial mausoleum for himself. People in the market, if they have no children, they will try their best to find an heir. Although Concubine Shu's status in the palace is not low, she has nothing to do. She died so early, and the imperial mausoleum has not been built yet. Well, there is no way to talk about burial. We can only choose a place to be buried outside the imperial mausoleum.
In this way, they could still take care of Duke Yi and his wife during the two years they were alive.
Later, if Guo Chunjia didn't think of moving her coffin to be buried with the imperial mausoleum before she died, then no one would be able to offer sacrifices to Sasu.
It’s not like the Han family has never thought of giving her daughter an adopted son and a half, but Chunjia still has no standing heir, and the living thrones are still watching with eager eyes, let alone the late Concubine Shu
In the end, she thought this was an impossible ambition, but she taught Yun Fenghuang to realize it for her.
Even though she knew that her daughter's death had something to do with Yun Fenghuang, Han's gratitude at this moment was half or six percent sincere.
She even truly regretted that she shouldn't have calculated this true concubine like that in the first place - the last time she came with her daughter-in-law, she looked annoyed and frightened, but in her heart she was actually more filled with hatred.
At that time, she only regretted that her methods were not ruthless enough and gave Yun Fenghuang a chance to make a comeback.
But she didn't regret treating Yun Fenghuang like that at all. In her opinion, Yunfenghuang's status was humble, and he took the initiative to rely on the Prime Minister of the Duke's Palace, so it was natural for the Duke's Palace to arrange for her.
At this moment, the regret rose, and Han felt more and more sad, but she did not dare to show it, and she could only sincerely express her gratitude over and over again.
In the end, he asked tactfully, could Yun Fenghuang raise the emperor's heir himself instead of leaving it to the queen
After all, the relationship between the queen and Concubine Shu is not very good, so she may not take good care of the child.
"You are wrong about this." Yun Fenghuang shook his head when he heard this and said, "The queen has nothing to do, and she finally got the emperor's heir. How could she treat her badly? Furthermore, if this child is recorded in the queen's name, the queen may not Be careful, after all, the little Ji family is also happy, and the child Ji family must find a way to be remembered as the heir of the middle palace, but how can she be willing to let Zhao Cairen's child take such a title?"
"But in the name of Sister Shufei, how can the queen not take good care of her? Not to mention other things, let's talk about Ji's current situation. Do you dare not leave a way out for yourself? Sister Shufei's child belongs to Yiguo The grandson of the Duke. When the time comes, Your Majesty will not care about anything else but the face of the Duke’s Palace, and you will have to show mercy!"
"So for the sake of the child, it is best to leave it to the queen to raise."
This was of course a temporary excuse for not taking over the job, and the Han family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also saw it, but Yun Fenghuang was a high-sounding person, and they couldn't force him. After several requests to no avail, they could only resign with great uneasiness.
When leaving, Yun Fenghuang asked Xie Hengyu to see them off, and said with a smile: "My wife has been very busy recently, and she is too busy to do anything! After all, several young masters of the Xie family are about to end, and my wife is worried about them. If they are not good at learning, they will lose their reputation, and they are afraid that no one in the court will be able to do well after they become officials... No, it is so worrying that even the Yigui people don't ask too much, and they really have no time to raise Zhao Cairen's heirs."
"Of course, it is in the name of Empress Shu after all. The empress will always take more care of her than other emperors. Regarding this, please rest assured, Madam and the Crown Prince!"
How can Mr. Han be relieved
Wasn't this clearly telling her that if Yun Fenghuang wanted to take care of the imperial heir named Concubine Shu, he had to first pave the way for the Xie family's children