Of course, it was impossible for Chunjia to accept Empress Ji's proposal. After all, in his eyes, the safety of Shun Jieyu and her son was not as important as the arrival of a useful concubine.
So he refused, saying that the eldest prince and Princess Zhaoqing were still young and could not be taken care of by their mother and concubine. The palace city was extremely hot, so the two princes must take them to the palace to escape the summer heat. How could such a young prince go out without his mother and concubine following him? reason
Empress Ji suggested that other people help take care of him, such as Concubine Rui and Mrs. Yaoning. Aren't they also raising the little prince? Could it be that Concubine Xian still distrusts these two people
The emperor and the empress were arguing back and forth, and finally Yun Fenghuang became impatient and stood up and said: "Empress, I think it is not appropriate for you or me to stay in the palace. After all, we have never given birth. What rules can people give to guide Shun Jieyu? It’s better to leave two imperial doctors who can be used together to be more reliable. Besides, of course we won’t be in the palace by then, the two empress dowagers cannot move around, and they are not both in the palace. ?”
"If you are not at ease, just ask the two palace ladies to come to Tongxia Palace to take charge."
"What Concubine Xian said is right." Chunjia immediately supported her and said with her hands, "The Queen has no children and has never even raised an heir. It's better to stay away from this kind of thing."
This was about to directly accuse Empress Ji of having an heir. Even though the empress was a senior official in the city, she couldn't help but change her expression. She kowtowed and confessed, saying that it was because of her wedding that she had not been able to give birth to Chunjia's legitimate son for many years, and she felt guilty. That's why we pay so much attention to Shun Jieyu's pregnancy.
Although Chunjia didn't believe this reason at all, he couldn't punish her for it, so he let her go back after a few gentle words.
So everyone thought that the matter had just been revealed. Who knew that two days before departure, the concubines went to Yanfu Palace to pay their respects as usual. Finally, on the way to Mianfu Palace with the phoenix, the palace attendant carrying the phoenix chariot accidentally lost his footing. He slipped and forcefully threw the queen out of the phoenix chariot!
The queen's fall not only caused many bruises all over her body and even her cheek, she even directly injured her leg, making her unable to walk.
Of course, such a big thing immediately alarmed the former harem. Chunjia was very angry after hearing the news, thinking that this must be a ploy by Empress Ji to stay in the palace during the summer vacation. As a result, he escaped from the former dynasty and went to Yanfu Palace. Before he could go to court to investigate, Empress Dowager Ji dragged her into filing a complaint, saying that she suspected someone was plotting to murder the empress.
She was not just paranoid, because everyone was shocked after the Phoenix chariot fell. Yun Fenghuang took the lead in calling down his chariot and went up to check on the Queen's condition. He summoned the imperial doctor and notified everyone. Wait for a while. After hurriedly sending the queen back to Yanfu Palace to lie down, Empress Dowager Ji rushed over to say hello and say a few words. When she learned how the queen was injured, she became furious and asked the palace attendant who carried the chariot to be held accountable.
As a result, someone was called to report that several palace officials had died quietly in the back hall.
If only a few palace attendants died, it could be interpreted as committing suicide out of fear of crime, but eight palace attendants who carried the chariot were gone together. Who could not think too much about this
The Empress Dowager Ji was furious: "The Empress Dowager is still here, and the Ai family is not dead yet! Someone is reaching out to the middle palace. Is there any way for the king to do it?!"
Although, Chunjia still felt that her aunt and nephew had colluded to act, so they were not very enthusiastic. She said a few perfunctory words with a dull face, saying that she would arrange a thorough investigation by the Imperial City Department, and then found an excuse to leave.
Yun Fenghuang stayed with Yanfu Palace cautiously for a while, and then quickly left in a hurry.
When the imperial concubines met at the Huanhua Palace, Chunjia asked, "What's going on?"
"It seems that the Queen is unlucky." Yun Fenghuang said with a smile, "According to the order, I only walked behind the Phoenix chariot on the way to Mianfu Palace. Because it is hot today, I walked behind the curtain of the chariot. It was rolled up, so we could see clearly that the Empress did fall out of the phoenix chariot because the chariot bearer slipped. Her fall was not light! Not to mention other things, if the scratch on her face is not healed well, it will You might get scars on your fingertips.”
He added, "As for the palace man who slipped and fell, it was said that he stepped on something... But at that time, a group of people rushed to look after the queen. When asked about this, they asked people to look for it, but nothing could be found. "
There is nothing we can do about it, because there is a lotus pond next to it. This season, it is already full of lotus flowers and leaves, as well as many aquatic plants and the like, which is the most convenient place to hide things.
She said, "I just asked people to salvage the lotus pond to see if they could find any clues. However, after such a long time, I'm afraid I can only resign myself to fate... I'm thinking, what will happen if the Queen is so determined to stay?" What's on your mind?"
Although Empress Dowager Ji was still angrily denouncing the murderer who plotted against the empress, both Chunjia and Yun Fenghuang agreed that this incident was directed and performed by Ji.
This is not because they are used to taking the blame for the Ji family, but because the Ji family has a deep background in the harem. If they can't even protect their own queen, how can they still give Chunjia such a headache
If something went wrong among the other palace servants and the queen was hurt, it could be said that someone lined up with Chun Jia to attack the queen first. But now, not to mention that it was the queen's people who caused the trouble, the eight palace servants carrying the chariot, Yun Fenghuang I have already asked, and he has been serving the queen since her wedding until now.
If such a confidant could be bribed, what else could Ji do
Therefore, the emperor and his concubines felt that it was really ugly that Mr. Ji was having trouble with each other, and they couldn't find any reason to find someone more trustworthy.
But no matter how much they complained in their hearts, with the queen in such a state, it was definitely hard to force her to leave for the palace together.
Chunjia was very unhappy. At Yun Fenghuang's suggestion, she simply left two people from the Imperial City Department in Yanfu Palace. Under the guise of fearing that the Queen would encounter another misfortune, they specially kept an eye on the Central Palace. The same was true for Ji Muzi. treatment.
Ji Muzi is also one of the concubines who stayed in the palace. After all, her reason for becoming a concubine was to pray for the two empress dowagers...
The two empress dowagers were staying in the imperial capital to recuperate. She, who was praying for blessings, couldn't follow the emperor to the palace to escape the heat
After arranging for the bored Ji sisters, the emperor embarked on the road to escape the summer in a bad mood.
This year's summer vacation was much smoother than last year, mainly because there was no case of Zheng Fengli that hindered Shengjia's itinerary.
After arriving at the Qishan Palace in peace, a dispute broke out on the first day: because of the damage to the palace at the beginning of the year, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion where Yun Fenghuang lived last year were all razed. Because of the flat ground, these people can no longer live in their old residences.
Fortunately, Qishan is vast and there are many pavilions in the palace.
Moreover, Chunjia currently does not have enough heads, so the vacant other courtyards can be used for allocation.
The problem is that although the locations of the pavilions in the palace are carefully selected, it is recognized that there are only a few with the best views - Mrs. Manya Meng Youyi and Zhaoyuan Yuan Zhiniang, so they chose them.
These two people only entered the palace at the beginning of the year and have never been to the palace.
Before departure, Empress Ji promised them to choose a residence that suits their grade according to their status. As a result, Mrs. Manya made the choice first, and halfway through packing her luggage, she was a lively character and looked down impatiently. After people tidy up, they might as well go out and walk around.
Then I discovered that Yuan Zhiniang’s place seemed to be better...
Why didn't she go further and take a closer look when she was choosing before
Although Meng Youyi and Yuan Zhiniang were concubines who entered the palace in the same batch, they had different backgrounds and could not talk about any friendship. Meng Youyi felt that her family status was higher than that of Yuan Zhiniang, and she really liked the wild and colorful concubine. "Yefangyuan" simply opened the door and entered, and directly discussed with Yuan Zhiniang.
So it was rejected.
Yuan Zhiniang's reason was that she had almost packed everything. Changing it at this time would be too noisy. She should not disturb the powerful people above, or disturb the emperor's heirs and pregnant concubines... Then she could bear the responsibility. She couldn't afford it, and she didn't think Meng Youyi could afford it.
There was actually nothing wrong with what he said. Although Meng Youyi was unhappy, she still maintained the demeanor of a high-ranking concubine and left.
However, that night, Meng Youyi's attendant heard a report saying that after Mrs. Manya left, Yuan Zhiniang had the chair where Mrs. Manya sat taken out to chop wood and burn it, and she also said many slanderous words, probably The famous Meng family is nothing more than that, there is no need to dirty her place... Meng Youyi was still regretful about missing out on her favorite place to live, and she became angry when she heard this!
She did not go into battle immediately, but sent someone to inquire about Yefangyuan. She confirmed that the chairs in the main hall of the Yefangyuan kitchen had indeed been chopped up for firewood that night, and then she angrily led the people to kill them. !
Meng Youyi, the legitimate daughter of a famous family, was born to be aloof and arrogant. Although when she grew up, she learned to be virtuous and virtuous under the guidance of women's school at home, she still had arrogance in her bones.
She didn't think much of a family with a shallow background like Xing Ningbo Mansion, and Yuan Zhiniang's move really angered her, so her subordinates were unambiguous - after rushing to Yefangyuan, they directly ordered people to arrest Yuan Zhiniang. My mother dragged her to the court and knelt down. She also made sure that no one in the palace was allowed to move. She went to the kitchen and found the leftover chairs. She interrogated her on the spot and had her fingerprints taken. After a vigorous and resolute move, the evidence was irrefutable, so she... cried. Then he rushed to Jieyue Xiaozhu, where Yun Fenghuang currently lives, to complain.
"Please make the decision for me!" Meng Youyi cried so loudly that she was very touching. "Ms. Yuan...she is really bullying me!!!"
Yun Fenghuang was coaxing the children inside. He was not very patient about being disturbed. After hearing what happened, he became more energetic: "Where is Yuan Zhaoyuan? Have you brought her over?"
Of course, Yuan Zhiniang was also pulled over. She cried as soon as she entered the door and asked Yun Fenghuang to make the decision for her. She said that Meng Youyi was bullying others because of her position and that she was going back on her word and wanted to steal her place. Then she fabricated charges to frame her: "Meng's name is The door is known to the whole world, how dare I talk about it behind my back? As for what happened to the chair, I don’t know at all! After all, I am new here, how dare I destroy the palace objects at will? "
She also wildly hinted that she and Meng Youyi were both newcomers to the palace this year. It was the first time they came to the palace, and she had a dark eye. However, Meng Youyi knew the Yefangyuan she just lived in better than her new owner. I believe that the wise and sensible Concubine Xian will definitely be able to figure out what is going on!
Yun Fenghuang persuaded and fanned the flames with a pleasant expression, thinking in his heart how to deal with this matter.