"I've been here at this hour for the past two days, what's the matter?" Chunjia first leaned over and touched the top of Xie Meng's hair, then asked her to lie down with a smile, and then replied, "Do you want to drive me away? "
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Where did your Majesty think of you? New sisters are entering the palace today. I thought you had to go and see them first?"
While they were talking, Qingxu and others had already come up, took Xie Meng's hand, and led her down.
The two emperors and concubines walked inside as they talked and sat down in the hall.
"When did it become a rule in the palace that when a concubine enters for the first time, I have to rest?" Chunjia sneered, took a sip of the tea handed to her by the palace maid, and said lazily, "Everyone is eager for me to come, so it's better for you. If there is even the slightest disturbance, before I say anything, I can’t wait to close the door of Xuanqing Palace and shut me out too!”
"What happened?" Yun Fenghuang refused to admit it and said, "I am not afraid of misunderstanding from the Queen Mother, but the new sisters have just come in, and I am instigating them to show their looks!"
Chunjia said: "Well, in front of me, you instigated me and my mother?"
"Your Majesty likes to say things like this to scare me." Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes at him, waved his hands and told the waiters to get off, covering his mouth with a smile, "By the way, have your Majesty seen any of the new sisters? I'm here to take a look. After taking a closer look, it turns out that the moon is beautiful and beautiful, and each one is as beautiful as the other."
Chunjia said calmly: "You have never been honest. If you say this, you must not think so in your heart. So, Concubine Xuan and the others are pretty good-looking, but they are just a little bit worse than you? Otherwise, you would definitely not praise their children. Well, I only talk about people's family background."
Yun Fenghuang: "..."
She said quietly, "Your Majesty, do you think I am such a person?"
"What kind of person?" Chunjia teased her with a smile, "I just like it, don't you? Why do you have to follow the world's virtuous and virtuous rules? There are so many virtuous women in the world who follow the rules. After all, the rules are relaxed. There, it is the most labor-saving way to follow without even thinking... But how much do you think you can get your husband to like you?"
Yun Fenghuang continued to say quietly: "Your Majesty also said that he likes me. As soon as the newcomers came, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui were the first to treat me as equals. They are both legitimate daughters of high families and entered the palace in the same batch. How could they not attract each other? Want to help? When the time comes for me to take the position of concubine, my two fists will be hard to beat with four hands, and I will definitely be at a disadvantage!"
"Not only that, Zhao Rong just came back from me, and Mrs. Manya and Zhaoyi missed the opportunity to visit her. Maybe in two days, I will be alone!"
"If His Majesty comes less by then, you can no longer stop me from sending Meng'er back."
"I am yours, so it's okay to be wronged due to the situation. Meng'er is still young after all!"
"Why do you keep bringing this up?" Chunjia frowned, "I'm not dead yet, so you're sure that Concubine Xuan and the other newcomers will do something to you two aunts and nephews?"
Seeing that he was really unhappy, Yun Fenghuang finally softened his tone: "I'm just afraid of embarrassing Your Majesty. After all, although Mrs. Manya, Zhaoyi and Zhaorong had similar origins, they had met before entering the palace, and now they are reunited as sisters. , it is reasonable to go to Zhaorong in private to reminisce about the past... But after all, I am still the true concubine in charge of the Sixth Palace. They have all gone to Yijia Palace next door, and no one has come to say hello to me. "
She sighed, "After all, my background is not high. Even if my status is higher than these two, they still look down on me after all. This is how I came in, and I don't know how much discord there will be in the future."
Chunjia actually saw that the real concubine was deliberately looking for trouble.
But compared to Concubine Xuan and others who have not yet met, Yun Fenghuang is his beloved concubine after all, he has doted on him for more than half a year, and he can't help but have a preference in his heart: "When you marry and follow your husband, and the concubine enters the palace, the superior and inferior will naturally use the palace's forbidden status. It shall prevail. Since Mrs. Manya and Yin Zhaoyi have such negligence, it seems that they did not learn the rules well before entering the palace... Please make arrangements to go to bed after these two and a half months."
"Wouldn't this be bad?" Yun Fenghuang was very satisfied and asked hypocritically, "After all, they are still young, and they have just entered the palace, so we must save some face for them."
Chunjia said: "Then don't punish me?"
Yun Fenghuang said hurriedly: "You are not joking! Your Majesty has said so, how can you change the order overnight?"
"Are you happy now?" Chunjia squinted at her, "Then why don't you ask me to talk about these things and talk to me properly?"
… The spring invitation came from the empress dowager, a loving mother, which marked the end of the Ji family's era of keeping one's word in the harem.
Therefore, the entry of Concubine Xuan and others into the palace was particularly eye-catching. Who knew that Chunjia did not go to any of the newcomers at all that day, but still stayed in Huanhua Hall.
This made the former harem once again lament the favor of this true concubine.
However, some people privately think that Yun Fenghuang is stupid: "Those who come from a small family are eager for quick success. Although they are all hired into the palace, not to mention the family background difference between the two parties, it is said that the real concubine is the emperor and the empress dowager. Concubine Xuan and others The person was hired by the Queen Mother's decree. Now the Queen Mother is still resting in the palace, and the Queen Mother is in charge of the harem. By doing this, it seems that she has lost the face of Concubine Xuan and others, but in fact it is tantamount to provoking the Mother Queen Mother... How can a loving mother, the Queen Mother, have a good impression of her?"
In fact, this was indeed the case. When she paid her respects the next day, although Empress Dowager Yuan did not directly criticize Yun Fenghuang for this matter, she did mention the earlier dispute between Yun Fenghuang and Gu Zhen: "... It was agreed before that the true concubine would be demoted. Madam, it’s just that these days, you have no merit but hard work. You are so happy when you rush the newlyweds into the palace, and the Ai family doesn’t want to make you unable to step down in front of the newlyweds. So, you will be grounded for half a month, and this matter will be revealed. How about it?"
Empress Dowager Yuan said calmly, "It just so happens that the palace examination is just a few days away. You have brothers who are high school tributes. Although you can't help with the problem, you must be thinking about it and have no time to deal with palace affairs. Secondly, the Ai family will remember you. Mrs. Zhao here is about to give birth, and this is Concubine Shu’s son. You and Concubine Shu have always been close friends. If you don’t keep an eye on this matter personally, you won’t be able to rest assured... "
"I would like to thank the Queen Mother for her kindness." Yun Fenghuang quickly left her seat and prostrated herself before she could finish her words.
"The Queen is still ill. During the confinement of the real concubine, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui will be in charge of the palace affairs." Empress Dowager Yuan announced again, "Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui have just entered the palace. Zhaorong will help you keep an eye on it. Are you doing this before you enter the palace?" We are family friends who often interact with each other, and now we are sisters, so there must be no problem in cooperating with each other."
Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui bowed their heads to thank her, and then said something about how she was young and inexperienced and needed the guidance of her sisters. Her posture was very humble and her expression was calm. She did not reveal any gloating about the true concubine's misfortune or the ecstasy of Chad's power. It is everyone's style to keep the joy and anger invisible.
When Yun Fenghuang returned to Huanhua Hall, all the attendants were very worried: "What should we do..."
"What should I do?" Yun Fenghuang was very calm, "Is what the Queen Mother said wrong? Brother Eleven and the others are well-known in the apricot list. They are preparing for the palace examination in the past two days, and then... At this moment, I have no intention to She may be focusing on palace affairs, not to mention that the Zhao family is indeed about to give birth. If she does not hand over the palace power today, if something goes wrong next, the Queen Mother will probably not be like this now, and only give up her job. The palace is grounded, but it did not say that I will not be allowed to take charge in the future."
"It's only half a month. After half a month, can't Mrs. Manya and Yin Zhaoyi still be in bed? Then I can't continue to assist the Sixth Palace after the punishment period is over?"
She had already anticipated Queen Mother Yuan's reaction when she encouraged Chun Jia to punish Meng Youyi and Yin Xuan yesterday. If it was just about Chun Jia staying overnight, Queen Mother Yuan might not have done this. Everything today was within her expectation. in, so there’s nothing to be upset about.
"Don't forget what's most important right now." Yun Fenghuang looked at the servants who were mourning and reminded them earnestly, "It's the Lord Shang! As long as this matter is completed, I, the Xie family, will no longer be a frontier place and not on the stage. The family is the husband’s family of Xiaozong’s flesh and blood!”
In order to ensure that there are no setbacks in this matter, temporary concessions and frustration are acceptable.
Hearing this, Chen Zhu and others from the Qing Dynasty were thoughtful. Chihe was young, but he couldn't help but wonder: "But what does this have to do with the empress being punished and losing her palace power?"
"Are you stupid?" Qingdu scolded her, "Don't forget that the Ji family is a relative. If the empress does not give in now, when your majesty proposes to let the young master of the family become the master, someone may come out and whisper, reminding your majesty not to raise a child." The second Ji family came... Although His Majesty favors our empress and may not listen to them, there is an undercurrent in the temple now. The empress is deliberately devaluing herself in order to silence those people. In this way, the Lord's affairs have not been resolved It can reduce a lot of twists and turns.”
It's not just that, it's also for the conferment of officials after Shangzhu.
The brother of a concubine who is like a deputy concubine and is unrivaled in the Sixth Palace is definitely different from the brother of a concubine who is favored but also has many checks and balances. The degree of fear in the previous harem is definitely different.
The former can really raise a second Ji family if you are not careful, but the latter is not that risky.
"Furthermore, Zhao's pregnancy has been full of disasters. It's so easy to survive until now. I'm determined not to fall short!" Yun Fenghuang looked around and said seriously, "Your Majesty's knees are empty so far. The importance of the emperor's eldest son does not need to be ignored by me. Do you want to emphasize? Of course, Yi Guiren’s heirs are the ones who are recorded in my name. She doesn’t have many days left, but she can’t slack off!”
Here she was calmly taking care of the two pregnant concubines, but in Yijia Palace, Wei Hengyan was very embarrassed: "Tell me, who should I listen to?"
Several of the dowry confidants were also worried: "Supposedly, in terms of family background and the friendship we grew up with since childhood, you, Concubine Xuan, Ruifei Manya, Mrs. Zhaoyi and the others are the same; but you entered the palace a year ago and have already joined forces with the real concubine. Although the true concubine is not welcomed by the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, her majesty still rested with her yesterday, which shows that the emperor's favor has not faded... She has such a mean character, she must not tolerate betrayal! This... "
"And counting the days, Zhao and Yi are about to give birth!" Wei Hengyan sighed, "Mrs. Chunke lost her head and tormented the good eldest prince to premature birth, not to mention that he still hasn't stopped... He's fine now, Zhao If any one of the Shiyi clan gives birth to a prince, he will be the de facto eldest son of the emperor! Even if the princess is born to both of them, it is the flesh and blood that His Majesty finally has for many years... Do you think that the Xuanqing Palace is so neglectful? "
This would be fine if she hadn't been close to Yun Fenghuang before. A big sister like her who dares to be distant and half-hearted is someone who dares to be distant and half-hearted. I guess Yun Fenghuang can give her a good look if he frees up his hands a little bit. !
Wei Hengyan frowned for a long time, and finally said dejectedly: "That's all, I finally understand. I have no intention of fighting for that position in this palace. In this case, the true concubine is not doing well now, so why should she waver? So? Since I hate Huanhua Palace, Concubine Xuan and others may not think highly of me in their hearts."
She still remembered what the eldest princess of Dongxing had taught her. It was the worst thing to do when taking sides.
Either don't choose, or don't hesitate if you choose, at least don't let the party you choose feel your hesitation.
So since I haven't made up my mind to give up Yun Fenghuang...
Wei Hengyan ordered his subordinates: "Please make a copy of all the upcoming palace affairs, no matter how big or small, and send them to Huanhua Palace. Please give me your instructions, Sister Zhenfei!"