Yun Fenghuang sent someone to send Xie Meng out of the palace to see Xiao Chen the next day. She didn't know the root cause of this matter at the moment, but it didn't stop her from taking advantage of the situation to make a fool of herself in front of Chun Jia: "Sure enough, my biological son Mother and daughter are called Lian Xin. The mother was so happy that she even invited several doctors to look down on her. Meng'er stood in front of her and immediately became energetic, asking for help, eating and drinking... Alas, I don't know what my concubine is like. Can I have such a little person in my life that I can worry about so much?"
Chunjia was indeed distressed, and said first: "Meng'er will only go back for a few days, and he will be brought back to you after a while."
He added, "Rang'er Jin'er is also your child, and she will definitely be filial to you when she grows up."
Then he comforted him, "How young are you? Your body bones haven't grown properly. Let the imperial doctor take care of you. You will definitely get good news in a few years."
"I am greedy." Yun Fenghuang showed no emotion in his heart, but said with a look of sadness on his face, "It is already a blessing to have His Majesty's mercy in this life. If you think about it more, how can I have that blessing? "
Chunjia scolded lightly: "I said you have it, but you still have it even if you don't have it!"
Afraid that she would be immersed in the sadness of not being able to give birth, she changed the topic and talked about Yun Fenghuang's concubine ceremony.
There is a world of difference between the concubines in the harem of the country, and among the concubines, the fourth concubine is particularly different from other positions. Therefore, the two ceremonies for the promotion of a concubine to a concubine and the promotion to a fourth concubine are the most solemn.
Especially the canonization ceremony of the fourth concubine was only under the canonization of the queen.
It is always held with great ceremony.
According to Qin Tianjian's calculations, the auspicious date for Yun Fenghuang's concubine ceremony will be half a month later.
Of course, the queen is responsible for the specific arrangements. The queen is very familiar with this kind of thing. After all, Zheng Shangchu and Yun Shuangfu have gone through this process before. Yun Fenghuang's Xianfei ranked after the noble concubine Shufei, and was the last of the four concubines. She informed Yun Fenghuang about the general process early in the morning, saying that she would just make some slight deletions on the basis of Concubine Shu.
At present, in order to make the concubine happy, Chunjia took the initiative and gave her a lot of treatment, but she seemed to be like the concubine. Of course, Yun Fenghuang was satisfied. After all, she had never been a considerate, humble, gentle and virtuous concubine. I won't refuse this kind of benefit that comes to my door.
But when the emperor's oral order reached Yanfu Palace, Empress Ji became very angry: "Does this mean that the imperial concubine Yunxian or the noble concubine Yun is going to be crowned?"
There is another sentence that I didn't say in front of the queen: The treatment of a concubine as a concubine is the same as that of a noble concubine. If she is a concubine, how can she be compared to the ceremony of concubine concubine? !
"There are so many concubines in the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard. It's rare that Your Majesty likes them, so let's just leave it like this." Queen Ji didn't care. Did Chunjia make few exceptions for virtuous concubines these days? Moreover, what happened next was more important, and he had no time to argue with the emperor over such a trivial matter.
So I did everything as Chunjia said.
Jia Pingye and other concubines were jealous and came to test their words in private. The queen even calmly comforted them: "Concubine Xian is the adoptive mother of the eldest prince and princess Zhaoqing. For the sake of the dignity of the eldest son and daughter of the emperor, she should be treated with special favors." ’s... Who told you that you don’t have a son and a half girls under your knees? Otherwise, Your Majesty wouldn’t say anything, and I would have given you grace on my own.”
After a few days like this, the entire harem was busy preparing for the ceremony of canonizing the virtuous concubine. Everyone in the Shangfu Bureau was being summoned around. After all, everyone knew who Yun Fenghuang was.
If you don't dress up to congratulate her on her good day, you don't want to live a good life.
In the Yanlan Palace, Concubine Xuan looked at the newly made dresses and felt extremely unhappy: "Why is there not enough Tiangong brocade as tribute at the beginning of the year? Do you insist that I use this ordinary brocade to make new dresses?"
Wet nurse Yin Shi sighed: "Originally it was enough, but the Xuanqing Palace insisted on asking for a few more horses. They said they were afraid that something would go wrong during the cutting process and miss the concubine ceremony... In fact, they were left for Concubine Xian's niece. "
Tiangong brocade is the most precious fabric among the imperial tributes. It is named after "the ingenuity of nature's craftsmanship". The finished product is slow and difficult. Dozens of skilled weavers work day and night. They can only make a few feet in ten days. The finished product is priceless.
Even if one is as noble as Concubine Xuan and the clothes are not required for solemn occasions, she would still be reluctant to use Tiangong brocade.
This time Yun Fenghuang was granted the title of Concubine Xian. To show her concern, she specially asked her subordinates to get a batch of Tiangong brocade to make new dresses. However, when the visitor came back after a while, she said that the inventory was long gone: The Empress Dowager , the three empress dowagers and empress Ji's supply must be given priority.
The three princesses are about to descend, and they cannot be wronged at this time.
After that came Yun Fenghuang. Yunfeng Huang should have some leftover after taking the normal share, but the people from Xuanqing Palace who couldn't stand it took the lead and rounded up the rest.
The reasons given to others cannot cover up the truth, which is that Yun Fenghuang thinks that the material is good and her niece deserves a share.
Even if Xie Meng is not in the palace now, it was his aunt who took possession of the things first.
Concubine Xuan was so angry that she couldn't say: "A humble family just doesn't stand out."
She scolded her bitterly, but she couldn't go to Huanhua Palace to argue over such a small matter. Besides, Concubine Xian had just done her a favor, so she couldn't easily fall out with her.
After being stunned for a while, Concubine Xuan pushed the lacquer tray holding her clothes in front of her and sighed: "That's it, put it away and bring it back again on the day of the ceremony."
In fact, she thought it was an ordinary brocade and a treasure.
But compared with Tiangong Jin, the gap is huge, and I really can’t arouse the interest of appreciation.
Concubine Xuan thought that this matter was disturbing enough, so she went to see Concubine Rui to privately criticize Yun Fenghuang for taking advantage of others... As a result, when she got up early the next morning, the palace door was knocked open. .
Empress Ji had a cold face and rushed in with a large number of followers. She ignored Concubine Xuan who came up to her in surprise and asked why before she even dressed, and ordered people to search the palace!
"Your Majesty, if I have done anything wrong with you, please tell me why you are conducting such a thorough investigation of Yanlan Palace without any explanation." Concubine Xuan was shocked, but she was not in a state of chaos. She stopped and stopped anyone from taking action, and asked Empress Ji, "Although I am not as noble as the empress, I am still a serious concubine named Xuan Concubine. She is on the royal jade certificate. She is not an ordinary concubine. I can kill her at will!"
"... The reason why I want to search the palace is naturally my own." Empress Ji stared at her, her mood was not fluctuating, and said slowly, "It's not just you, Concubine Rui, headed by Concubine Xian, are all doing it. Yes. Don’t think that I and Concubine Xian are targeting you. Without conclusive evidence, no one will treat you two like this. As for what the reason is, I will tell you later!"
He waved his hand and said, "Concubine Xuan, please go to the side hall for tea."
In response to the call, two strong women came out and blessed Concubine Xuan: "Concubine Xuan, please don't make it difficult for your servants."
The implication is that if Concubine Xuan doesn't cooperate, then she has no choice but to use force.
Concubine Xuan glared at them, thinking that she could not be tougher, instead of being dragged to the side hall by two cheap maids... Then she held her head high and said in a deep voice: "Then I am waiting for the Queen's explanation!"
I have to take my attendants to the side hall.
As a result, Empress Ji's eyes flashed, she raised her chin towards the Yin family and others, and said lazily: "Concubine Xuan went to the side hall to rest. If you want to serve me, please let the people of this palace serve you for the time being. These people will stay, I will The palace has something to ask!"
Concubine Xuan's heart sank and she said, "Your Majesty! These are my concubine's dowry, not the servants in the palace!"
"Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers." Empress Ji said softly, "When you enter the palace, even you are a member of the royal family, let alone your slave? Luo is sending you into the palace. To serve His Majesty, not to have children in the harem to make nails, what do you think?"
"..." Concubine Xuan was speechless. While angry, she thought of Yun Fenghuang.
If Concubine Xian were here, she would definitely not be like this!
Luo Hanyi felt helpless in her heart. She had never felt that she was any worse than Yun Fenghuang before. At most, she entered the palace late, so Yun Fenghuang and the emperor had already cultivated sincerity.
In terms of family background and talents, she felt that she should be above Yun Fenghuang in other matters.
But at this moment, there was a sad thought, that with Luo's family background and her hard work, she was indeed not as good as Yun Fenghuang's.
At least she had never seen Yun Fenghuang rendered speechless by anyone.
"Just go ahead." Queen Ji's attitude was casual, and she obviously didn't take Concubine Xuan to heart at all. This careless revelation of contempt for Concubine Xuan made Concubine Xuan particularly angry and powerless, and she subconsciously clenched her fists. Just now he strode away without looking back.
She was guarded by the queen's people in the side hall, listening to the messy commotion outside, her heart was in a mess, and she had no clue what was going on. After thinking about it, the most suspicious thing was probably the three quasi-consorts around her when they entered the palace last time. The palace maid disappeared for a while, but the palace maid had her ear scraped. Isn't this over
Or did Concubine Xian find trouble later
But the queen also said that Concubine Xian went to search Concubine Rui's palace...
Or maybe it has nothing to do with it, but Yanlan Palace didn't clean it thoroughly before, so this incident happened
Concubine Xuan was on pins and needles. She wanted to get up to see the queen several times, but was stopped by others. She was suffering like this until noon, when she heard a greeting from outside. It was Yun Fenghuang coming.
She felt inexplicably relieved, and immediately felt ashamed and annoyed.
After calming down and listening carefully, Yun Fenghuang only stayed outside briefly, asked Empress Ji to drink tea in the main hall, and then passed.
There was no sound from the main hall at all from the side hall. It took a while before someone came over to inform them to take Concubine Xuan there.
Concubine Xuan walked in with her back straight, and saw Empress Ji sitting in her usual seat, with Yun Fenghuang at her head. Both of them had refreshments at hand, but no one touched them, and the concubine didn't look very good.
Concubine Xuan glanced at Yun Fenghuang subconsciously before stepping forward to salute.
"Sit down," the queen ordered. "Everyone else has dispersed."
Soon there were only three concubines left in the palace. Looking at the battle, it was obvious that something was serious. Concubine Xuan pursed her lips and asked first: "The queen, sister Xianfei, but you don't know...?"
"Something happened to Wang Linglai over there." Yun Fenghuang interrupted her and said briefly, "The people in front of him took the personal belongings of the forbidden women and showed them off. Now many people in the imperial capital know about it."
Concubine Xuan was startled, thinking about today's palace search, her face suddenly changed: "Could it be that those personal belongings...?"
Empress Ji said coldly: "It has just been found out that it is indeed from Yanlan Palace and Hansu Palace."
Glancing at Concubine Xuan, whose face instantly turned pale, she said, "And it's all your and Concubine Rui's dowry... Do you know how hard it is to hear what is said outside?!"