When Yun Fenghuang rushed to the Taichu Palace, Chunjia had already summoned the Xie brothers and sent them to the side hall - he was really busy now. Two days ago, Ouyang Yanran came to the court, and the monarch and his ministers talked secretly for a long time. Ouyang Yan Ran was appointed as the chief officer of Yushitai. On the day he took office, he took care of a group of subordinates who were close to the Ji family. On the second day, he impeached several important in-laws and allies of the Ji family. It can be said that he was very motivated.
The harem has been relatively quiet these past two days, but the previous court has been in a mess.
Chunjia not only wanted to distract Ouyang Yanran, but also wanted to guard against overdoing it and damaging her reputation as a wise king. She also had to take time out of her busy schedule to keep an eye on other people, especially the regent, and beware of the mantis stalking the cicada. The oriole is behind... So after the Xie brothers met the emperor, he did not need to pay any courtesy and only asked Xie Wuzheng a few questions. He did not speak to the other two people, so he waved his hand and asked them to wait next door.
At this moment, when Yun Fenghuang came in, he specifically put down his ink brush, smiled and joked with his beloved concubine for a few words, before letting her go see someone.
Xie Wuzheng, Xie Yanxiu and Xie Tu are all still teenagers. After not seeing each other for a few days, they have grown taller, their eyebrows have become longer and wider, and they look a lot clearer and clearer.
Perhaps because they had been separated for a long time, and because Yun Fenghuang was now unparalleled in the palace, and even outside the palace, the three brothers were obviously restrained in their attitude towards her. Xie Wuzheng and Yun Fenghuang had never been close, so it was fine. Xie Yanxiu and Xie Tu were originally very lively and private, and they didn't know how they were disciplined by their brothers during these days. When they saw Yun Fenghuang walking in, they all stood up and saluted with Xie Wuqing, saying, "See Xian Fei Empress".
Stern, respectful yet distant.
"We are all members of our own family, why are we seeing strangers like this?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and asked them to take their seats, waving away the idlers. Fang and Xie Wuzheng asked, "Brother, was it okay to go back before? Originally, I wanted to be sent away You have one trip, but the Empress Dowager has personally spoken, so if I still send people, it will seem like the Empress Dowager is worried."
Xie Wuzheng nodded and said, "I was escorted to the entrance of the palace by people from the Qingci Palace, and escorted home by soldiers. It was very smooth and smooth. As a lady in the palace, you should be careful about your words and deeds. You don't have to worry about Brother Yu."
Yun Fenghuang chatted with him a few times and mentioned some of Princess Penglai's preferences... These preferences were specially asked by Chen Zhu, and he also warned: "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have different opinions on the two Princesses Jinyun and Penglai." Not to mention the attitude towards the marriage, I definitely don't like Princess Minghui's marriage. There are still some days before the previously set wedding date, and I don't know if these two will cause trouble. My brother must not be careless. You should act with caution."
"Speaking of this, yesterday the Wang family went to Thirteenth Brother's place again." Xie Wuzheng whispered, "I gave him a bunch of fine pearls, saying they were for the queen to enjoy. We are all indifferent today. It’s convenient to take with you, and I plan to ask Sister-in-law Thirteen to bring it to you next time when I visit your wife... But the Wang family is also worried about this."
"Wang Linglai's family is quite sensible." Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "But tell him, I am somewhat decent in front of His Majesty, but I can't speak in front of the Empress Dowager and my mother, the Empress Dowager. . The most I can do is to advise His Majesty not to waver, but if those two elders are determined and do something personally regardless of their shame, there is nothing I can do."
Xie Wuzheng said: "Brother Thirteen told them the same thing. They said that regardless of whether things work out or not, they still have to thank the empress for her kindness."
Then asked about Xie Meng's current situation, "I haven't seen you for a few days, but you have grown a lot taller?"
"Isn't it?" Yun Fenghuang knew that these brothers didn't really care about Xie Meng in the past. This didn't mean that they didn't like Xie Meng or anything. The main reason was that there were many children of the Xie family, and they were not very old and had not yet reached the age of 10. When father's love is overflowing, he can't even remember his nephews and nieces in his own room. How can he have time to care about a little girl in the fourth room
But since Xie Meng is basically raised under Yun Fenghuang's knees and still lives in the palace, it is said that Chunjia takes good care of the girl. Not only does he treat the girl as his own, but he also supports her in the name of a beloved junior. So, a direct relative Of course, my uncles couldn't help but be concerned about it.
This is good news for Yun Fenghuang. It shows her status in the family. Even a niece who is raised under her knees receives special attention. Her own weight can be imagined. At this moment, she said with a smile, "She looks more and more like me." Yes, His Majesty often looks at her to guess what I looked like when I was a child."
Xie Yanxiu and Xie Tu finally found the opportunity to interject: "Meng'er does resemble the empress when she was young, but the empress is much more powerful than Meng'er now."
At this age, Yun Fenghuang is already very comfortable complaining about Xie Fenghuan in front of his biological grandmother... Well, Chao Jingyou has also begun to be harassed externally...
Thinking about it this way, she felt a little worried. Xie Meng's life was really good. He didn't have to worry about anything and didn't want to do any homework...
It is good to have a good aunt.
Why doesn't she have an aunt like herself
After thinking about how sincere I am to my niece and my future arrangements, I think, okay, she'd better not have an aunt like herself.
Otherwise it will definitely start.
The brothers and sisters chatted in the side hall for a long time. Finally, when dinner was almost over, Yan Yin came over to give a subtle reminder, and Xie Wuzheng and the three reluctantly left.
Before leaving, Xie Tu looked hesitant.
Yun Fenghuang noticed it and asked him what happened
Xie Tu wanted to deny it, but was questioned by Yun Fenghuang. In the end, he had to face the resentful looks in Xie Wuzheng and Xie Yanxiu's eyes and stammered to tell her: "Thirteenth sister-in-law is pregnant again. She has just turned three months old." , I’ve been very happy these past two days, Brother Thirteen was thinking, why don’t we let Meng’er go back and have a look?”
"Don't listen to her, sir. How old is Meng'er? How can he still take care of Thirteenth Sister-in-Law?" Xie Yanxiu glared at Xie Tu and said to Yun Fenghuang, "He just makes up blind ideas!"
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Although Meng'er is young and can't take care of Thirteenth Sister-in-law, mother and daughter have a heart-to-heart relationship and go back to stay with Thirteenth Sister-in-law. Thirteenth Sister-in-law is also happy in her heart."
He said, "Twenty-second brother, don't blame the twenty-third brother. This is human nature. I didn't know that the thirteenth sister-in-law was pregnant, otherwise I would have sent Meng'er back to see her."
So they agreed to arrange for Xie Meng to leave the palace and go home to visit his mother tomorrow.
When Xie Yanxiu left the palace, she began to complain about Xie Tu, saying that he didn't have a good look. It was clear that Xiao Chen himself didn't say that he wanted his daughter to go back, so why did he mention it? If Yun Fenghuang was normal, this wouldn't be a big deal. The problem is that everyone knows that this good concubine cannot have children. The main reason why she took Xie Meng into the palace to raise her is that Xie Meng resembles her. Everyone agrees that she uses this to make up for the shortcomings of her children.
Now Xie Tu asked Yun Fenghuang to let Xie Meng go home to visit his biological mother. The reason was that his biological mother was pregnant again. Isn't this a prick in Yun Fenghuang's heart
Xie Yanxiu said angrily: "You are not usually so stupid, why did you do such a thing today?"
"..." Xie Tu looked at Xie Wuzheng in the carriage for help. Seeing that his cousin lowered his eyes and said nothing, obviously not intending to interfere in their dispute, Fang said angrily, "This is not... I don't think it is a big deal... How can Sister Seventeen be so stingy?"
Then came another round of scolding from Xie Yanxiu - he stayed up until he went home and separated, then he got away and went to find his brother Xie Fu dejectedly: "Brother Eleven, I just told Sister Seventeen that you taught me As I said, Sister Seventeen really promised to send Meng'er back to see Sister-in-law Thirteen."
Xie Fu nodded and said, "That's good."
"But I don't understand." Xie Tu said gloomily, "Why do you do this? Meng'er is the niece of Seventeenth Sister. Isn't it natural that Seventeenth Sister prefers her? Even if Meng'er comes back this time, for a while, If you can’t go back to Sister Seventeen, Sister Seventeen may not necessarily turn to the rich man of our house to be with you.”
The Kuoer he was talking about was Xie Kuo, the daughter of Xie Heng, who was only four years old this year.
Xie Heng came to the Imperial Capital alone before, and after being named on the Chunwei List, he brought some of his family members over. This partly means that almost all of his concubine children were abandoned by his first wife, Xiao Luo Shi, in his hometown, and only a few of his legitimate children were brought with him.
Xie Heng even had a quarrel with Mr. Luo Shi over this matter. Xie Heng meant that no matter how different he is from the legitimate concubine, the concubine's children cannot be ignored. Otherwise, it's not his own family that will grow crookedly.
Little Luo Shi thought that it wasn't because he was left at home without food or water, so he felt aggrieved.
And with so many tribesmen looking at it, and there are elders above, why does it grow crookedly? If it grows crooked like this, it can only mean that the bloodline passed down by the biological mother is wrong, and it is not a good thing by nature.
She is Xie Heng's direct cousin, even closer to her. The Luo family is not much lower than the Xie family. The couple are of the same family and have two children. Therefore, they are not afraid of their husband at all. Their attitude is very arrogant, which makes the relationship between the husband and wife tense for a time.
After Xie Xiliu, Xie Wuzheng and other brothers heard the news, they naturally came to persuade him.
Xie Fu and Xie Tu, not to mention brothers, live together, and they have to speak up for Xiao Luo. Firstly, they are brother-in-laws and it is not easy to blame their sister-in-law; , although I also feel that it is not very virtuous for my sister-in-law to do this, but it is even more inappropriate for my brother and sister-in-law to be at odds for the sake of a few concubines and concubines; thirdly, Xiao Luo's treatment of concubines and concubines is not very good, and he does not treat his own flesh and blood and direct relatives. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are really not bad.
Absolutely a sister-in-law like a mother.
Xie Fu and Xie Tu therefore did not dare to persuade Xiao Luo Shi at all, and could only say Xie Heng... But Xie Heng was angry and refused to listen, and was in a stalemate. As a result, Xiao Luo Shi himself changed his mind and took the initiative to send someone back to his hometown to pick him up.
This surprised everyone, including Xie Heng, because this really didn't seem like little Luo Shi's behavior.
Because of his young age, Xie Tu was always favored by his sister-in-law. He went to inquire about the reason and was told that it was Xie Kuo who persuaded her.
Xie Kuo's reason was to let Mr. Luo see how Yun Fenghuang's cousin Yun Fenghuang was doing with her eldest sister-in-law. But when the princess chose her consort, she was not helping Xie Wuzheng, the eldest son. ? A family should be like a family. Now that the whole family is relying on the cousin, it is the time when talents are needed. Why not give a chance to the heirs of a few concubines
Maybe it will come in handy in the future to strengthen the family
Xie Heng must have said this, but little Luo Shi couldn't listen. But if the person who said this was her own daughter, she would seriously consider it... Luo Shi himself was upset, fearing that he would have a grudge with Xie Heng, so he used his daughter's name to find a way out.
But since Little Luo Shi said this, they would not argue. After all, the brother and sister-in-law have reconciled, and the nieces and nephews can also be taken to their biological father to receive education. Why should there be extraneous matters
Well, it was Xie Tu who thought so.
But after receiving the notice of the interview, Xie Fu called him to the front and gave him some instructions, but then he came up with the idea of letting Xie Kuo take Xie Meng and go to the palace to accompany Yun Fenghuang: "Our rich little boy She is so smart and sensible at her age. It would be a pity not to seek a future for her! Although the fourth-fang's fierce son is the empress's niece, but apart from being born like the empress, how can he compare with us rich sons in terms of temperament, talent and hard work? "
"It's such a pity to be given the grace of being raised by the empress and receiving grace from the emperor."
"You take this opportunity to let Meng'er come back first, and then we can make a good plan to make the queen take Kuo'er into the palace instead!"