In the back hall, Concubine Yue and Emperor Chunjia were sitting a few tables apart, and they were fighting on the chessboard.
Concubine Yue held the chess piece in her hand, her jade-green fingertips highlighted by the black tiles making them even more flawless, but there was a look of annoyance on her face. After a while, she brushed the chess pieces and said, "No more!"
After saying that, he threw down the chess pieces, stood up and walked to the round table with huanghuali inlaid marble carvings of cranes and deer in the same spring not far away and sat down, frowning slightly.
Emperor Chunjia followed up, opened the silver mandarin duck square pot on the table, poured two cups of tea, pushed one in front of her and said warmly: "If you don't want to do it, don't do it. Let's talk."
Concubine Yue bit her lip and said, "Do you think Aunt Zhu can convince that bitch?"
"... It's hard to say." Emperor Chunjia pondered for a moment and said, "The main reason is that I'm not sure what she wants."
"What else can such a lowly slave girl think about?" Concubine Yue sneered, "It's nothing more than a lion opening her mouth! I don't even think about what she is. If she has the guts to take it, will she be able to take her life!?"
Emperor Chunjia hesitated to speak. After being silent for a while, he couldn't help but advise: "Don't say this in front of others. If it reaches the ears of Xiao Yun, even if Aunt Zhu convinces her today, there will be another setback. .”
In fact, from the emperor's point of view, the chance of Aunt Zhu convincing Yun Fenghuang was not high at all. After all, everyone knew how much he and Queen Mother Yuan valued Concubine Yue, and the hatred between Yun Fenghuang and Concubine Yue was already very deep. She would only compromise with Chun Jia's group if she was stupid.
Especially Chunjia's side is still at a disadvantage now. If they can do it, other factions can do it. If they can't do it, other factions can do it... So why did Yun Fenghuang choose them
But Aunt Zhu insisted that it would not be a waste of time to talk, and failure would only be a matter of a few cups of tea.
This Aunt Zhu has a special relationship with the Yuan family. Even the Queen Mother Yuan attaches great importance to her. Emperor Chunjia will naturally not ignore her on such a trivial matter.
But at this moment, accompanying Concubine Yue in the back hall, she couldn't help but think that Aunt Zhu knew the truths she had thought of. She persisted even though she knew the hope was slim. Was it because she was holding on to the hope of a contingency, or was there some other secret
Emperor Chunjia calmed down and said, "Aunt Zhu is always good for us."
"She's doing it for your own good." Concubine Yue was unhappy and said with a downcast face, "You don't know what I've been doing these past two days!"
She pulled up her sleeves and stretched out her arms to show him. There were old and new bruises on them, saying that these were all inflicted by Aunt Zhu.
"The deepest love brings the deepest responsibility..." Emperor Chunjia looked heartbroken, but Aunt Zhu was an unusual servant. He couldn't say anything to blame, so he could only comfort Qingmei. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, Concubine Yue pushed her and she was angry. He said, "She hit me because she thought I was dragging you down. Of course you said good things about her!"
Chunjia had no choice but to stand up and look for ointment, while coaxing: "Aunt Zhu is from the Yuan family in Fuyang, how could she not feel sorry for you? Besides our current situation, if I don't take charge of the government personally, let's talk about you and me, even the queen mother will still With the Yuan family, how can we not be trembling with fear? Just be patient."
"Be patient, be patient, be patient! It's been eight years, and you're still saying that!" Concubine Yue suddenly became furious, pushed all the teapots and teacups on the table to the ground, and shouted loudly, "You ask me to be patient every day, and you persuade me to be patient every time! This way! In what year and month will our days end!?"
"..." Chunjia's movement of opening the ointment stiffened for a moment, and Fang Ruchang smiled gently and persuaded softly, "Isn't Aunt Zhu helping? We are still young, and we have a long time to come."
Concubine Yue burst into tears: "Young for what? That bitch in the front hall is young! How old is she this year? Fourteen? Fifteen? She looks like a flower. You were stunned the first time you saw her, weren't you? ? Don’t think I didn’t notice it! And this wretched maid is not the last one. Is Ms.
"That's all for the invitation. You haven't been to Concubine Shu's sister's place, have you?"
"There are several others..."
"In a few days, the Flower and Bird Envoy will add a large group of people to the palace. Will you be happy then?!"
Emperor Chunjia couldn't laugh or cry. He pulled her arm. Concubine Yue struggled a few times, and then angrily let him apply the ointment... The young emperor lowered his long eyelashes and gently picked up a little brown ointment and applied it to Hao's wrist with his fingers. He opened his abdomen bit by bit, and his expression was focused and gentle when he did this, which made Concubine Yue, who was originally full of complaints, couldn't help but slow down her tone: "... In short, I don't allow you to go to those cheap maids!"
"Xue Meiren from Surong Palace was originally scheduled to be the first one to sleep with her." Emperor Chunjia sighed and explained to her, "It's just that the Yungui people suddenly got involved, so I had to go to Xi Xingxuan first, and what happened was like this. You also know...if I had a choice, I wouldn't want to go to anyone else, I just want to be with you, don't you know?"
Concubine Yue was very satisfied in her heart, but there was a look of disbelief on her face, and she said sourly: "Who knew you! Those cheap maids are competing with each other, and they are nearly ten years younger than me. You will not be tempted at all. ?”
The emperor muttered: "Do I value appearance so much?"
As a result, Concubine Yue, who knew that her appearance was only average and could not be considered a beauty, immediately exploded: "What do you mean!? Do you think I am not good-looking???"
The emperor realized that something was wrong, so he tried to persuade, coax, and be a lowly person... After a while, Concubine Yue finally calmed down, but she thought she should teach him a lesson, so she called the palace maid to bring him a plate of pine nuts and asked him to finish peeling them. It’s only after you feed yourself that you’re finished.
If nothing happened, Emperor Chunjia would just listen to her.
But at this moment, he looked embarrassed: "I haven't been to Yanlan Palace in the past two days. I just went to pay my respects to my mother, the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager said that the Empress Dowager has already asked about it, so..."
In fact, he should have gone to visit the imperial concubine a long time ago. Regardless of whether he likes the imperial concubine or not, and whether he expects the heir in the imperial concubine's belly or not, after all, it is his flesh and blood, especially since he is still empty under his knees, so that the wind review will not be too cold. Bo, he should also express his joy of becoming a father and his care for the imperial concubine on the scene.
Unfortunately, there was basically no peace at Concubine Yue's side these past two days. Emperor Chunjia paid attention to Huzhu Palace but could not pay attention to Yanlan Palace. Although Concubine Zheng didn't say anything, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji couldn't stand it anymore.
When these two people spoke, Emperor Chunjia would always go over and make a show of it.
Otherwise, he is the emperor after all. Even if the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji are unhappy, they will not embarrass him in person. But if they anger Concubine Yue... even Empress Dowager Yuan may be involved.
"That's not what they said when I was pregnant!" Concubine Yue was silent for a while, her tears slowly falling down, and she didn't wipe them away. She just looked at the palace bricks not far away and said dreamily, " It's your turn to call you over, the imperial concubine? Sure enough, in the eyes of those people, my children and I are of no importance, so we should not even appear in this palace!"
Emperor Chunjia looked at the copper leak in the corner of the room. In fact, he was about to leave. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore. He took the handkerchief from his sleeve, leaned over to wipe Concubine Yue's face, and whispered: "What do you care what they think? In my heart, the three palaces and six courtyards combined, how can they compare to your smile?"
But he didn’t know that in the front hall at this moment, Aunt Zhu was also leaning slightly, approaching Yun Fenghuang, and whispered: "... Why do you think you can only choose the queen? Is there any grudge between you and us? What do you think the grudge is? ? Concubine Yue? If you think so, noble lady, you would be underestimating the capabilities of my family, the Yuan family of Fuyang... My family, the Yuan family, is also considered prosperous, and Concubine Yue is just one of the legitimate daughters! Although she has some status in the clan, how can she do it? Compared with the future of the entire clan?"
Yun Fenghuang said with a smile: "Are Aunt Zhu treating me like a child? Although the Yuan family has many legitimate daughters, they may make the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty the most beloved, but there is only one Concubine Yue!"
"Your Majesty is still young. It is not uncommon for young people to be passionate for a while." Aunt Zhu wrote lightly, "However, my head of the Yuan family is not young anymore, and neither is the Queen Mother!"
"Are Mr. Yuan and the Queen Mother planning to give up on Concubine Yue?" Yun Fenghuang asked curiously, "This is a good idea. After all, I heard that this mistress has basically never done anything smart since she entered the palace. It’s a lot of trouble for the Queen Mother and Your Majesty to deal with her aftermath... But since Your Majesty is still in passion, will you agree?"
She smiled and said, "The dangerous wealth you mentioned, are you planning to give this credit to me?"
Aunt Zhu chuckled softly: "I'll excuse my maid's frankness, Concubine Yue is the head of the first palace after all, and her importance in front of the loving mother the Queen Mother and Your Majesty is obvious to all. As for you, you are not qualified to take on such a thing now, are you?"
Yun Fenghuang didn't want to poke this hornet's nest, let alone whether the Yuan family and the Queen Mother Yuan really planned to give up the childhood sweetheart of Emperor Chunjia. Even if they did, it wouldn't stop them from making a fortune from the death of Concubine Yue. It's the way of the family. , Yun Fenghuang couldn't be more clear.
God knows how many traps are hidden in this kind of pie delivered to your door.
But he still said back: "If Concubine Yue really has that much weight in your eyes, how dare you, a slave, to talk nonsense about her life and death?"
"My servant just wants to let you know that you can listen to the Queen Mother and do things as she says. You might as well consider serving your loving mother, the Queen Mother, and Your Majesty." Aunt Zhu smiled, "After all, the days are long. Who knows what will happen in the future?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "Aunt Zhu probably hasn't read enough books. There is a word called a rat with two ends, which is not a good meaning. Besides, Aunt Zhu just said that I don't have much qualifications now... Listen to Aunt Zhu's words , even Concubine Yue is not looked down upon. It can be seen that in the Yuan family, in front of the loving mother the Empress Dowager and even in front of His Majesty, she is extremely embarrassed, but she personally went out to recruit me, so why should she ask me to serve? "
Seeing that Aunt Zhu wanted to say more, she waved her hand and said, "The palace has never been peaceful. I have no family to rely on. I am in power today, but I don't know where I will be tomorrow. Promises and hopes that are too long are meaningless to me. You Just tell me what can you give me now?”
Aunt Zhu pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "It's getting late today, so I guess you don't have time to stay longer... Well, I'll give you a message first."
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "What?"
She estimated that it was probably related to Mr. Xie, and she had already considered this.
Therefore, his expression was very relaxed, and he was ready to face the scaremongering.
"Actually, it's not a big deal." Aunt Zhu smiled, "I just heard that the eldest son of the Qi family who lives with the noble lady in Sangzi got married a few days ago and will come to the imperial capital with his wife soon... His wife, the Chao family, , her maiden name is Jingyou, it seems that the noble lady also knows her?"
Yun Fenghuang's smile suddenly froze.