However, Yun Fenghuang flatly rejected Concubine Xuan's offer of another concubine - after all, her plan for the marriage of the Xie family's children was to follow an elite route rather than cast a wide net.
Although the Luo family was second only to the Ji family, the two parties had already agreed that the Luo family's concubine would marry a daughter of the Xie family. At that time, it would not make much sense to let Xie Fu and the others marry a daughter of the Luo family.
After all, judging from the situation where Luo Hanyi can make the decision, the concubine sent out will definitely not be taken seriously. In those days, men were superior to women, and women had to depend on their father, brother, and wife for their confinement. Even if the concubine of the Luo family who is responsible for the marriage is not favored, if he is someone who can be supported, there is little hope.
What's the use of an unhappy concubine
It didn't drag down Xie's success in being ranked among the famous Qianliju.
It's better to let the unmarried Xie Fus remain single, and wait until Xie's reputation is gone before asking to marry a truly noble girl.
That wish doesn't need to be too far away to be realized. After Xie Wuzheng and Princess Penglai get married, Xie Fu and the others will automatically be upgraded to the consort's direct cousins, so they will have a lot of weight when talking about marriage.
Yun Fenghuang agreed to help Concubine Xuan to visit the Empress Dowager Ji and Chojuan, but asked if the empress dowager always seemed to be doing things around civet cats. Yun Fenghuang was a little suspicious and wanted to take advantage of the situation to find out. Find the bottom.
"If Concubine Xuan doesn't like it, why don't you just enclose a yard by yourself like I did before and send people to raise her? At least it will save your life." However, Empress Dowager Ji was wrong about Yun Fenghuang's probing attitude and was very cold, so she said, "Concubine It’s not like we don’t have so much care, because the Ai family ordered the animals in the palace to be kept free, and they must be killed?”
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "What did the Queen Mother say? No matter whether Concubine Xuan is a concubine or not, she has never meant any harm to those civet cats. There are some concubines in the East Palace at the bottom of Buluo who are timid, and in addition, in the palace, they are like Ming It’s no different than in the past months, but the emperor’s heir is here. Aren’t we afraid that something will go wrong?”
Empress Dowager Ji said lukewarmly: "Because the Ai family was worried about snakes and insects causing trouble, they asked people to keep civet cats in the palace, and nothing happened. However, we are troublesome and spoiled. Listen to the wind and reject the rain!”
"You were different from the concubines back then." Yun Fenghuang smiled gently and said, "You heard that there were only a few people in the harem, and Concubine Wu and Concubine Shen gave birth to a princess. I don’t even have a decent concubine, so how can I be so expensive? You see, Bidong had many concubines at that time, and the emperor also had many heirs. Of course, the times are different from the past, and we can’t be like you at that time. Likewise, wouldn’t it be bad to let the civet cat run around and disturb the emperor’s heir or the concubine who is pregnant with the emperor’s heir?”
Empress Dowager Ji raised her leg and smashed the tea bowl over: "You bastard! Did I insinuate that the Ai family was jealous and made the late emperor's harem weak?!"
Yun Fenghuang thought that he was right. I didn't mean that. He ducked away and said, "My dear, you have misunderstood. How could I mean that? I am wronged. I don't want to be with you." It is said that the Ruming Palace is not like the late emperor's time, and there are not many people living here and there. There are fewer people, and of course there are more snakes and insects. Ruming's East Harem is prosperous and popular, but there are not as many snakes and insects as you think. many."
"If there are too many civet cats, I'm afraid they might accidentally injure people."
Empress Dowager Ji said harshly: "I'll stop pretending to the Ai family! The emperor will fall for my evil tricks, and the Ai family will not be able to get rid of them! No matter what the Ai family said, they gave birth to Minghui to the late emperor, and my cheap maid entered The palace has received countless favors, but there is no news about it. How can you be qualified to give instructions to the Ai family when you have an heir at your head?!"
"As your Majesty said, please tell me, my dear sir, where did I get the courage to disrespect you?" Yun Fenghuang looked aggrieved, "Do you think I have a pair of heirs at your knees? I'm very hopeful." They will be filial and filial when they grow up, so how can I set a bad example for them?!"
When she said that, Empress Dowager Ji immediately remembered that although she gave birth to the original master Wei Yuan for Xiaozong, because she had no son, she had to adopt Chunjia to inherit the throne. After all, does the Empress Dowager seek to rely on an heir to become the Empress Dowager, as she did when she adopted a prince and princess who was born to them if she could not have a child
Queen Mother Ji's mentality exploded and she stood up in a hurry: "You bitch!!!"
Seeing that she was so angry that he wanted to do it himself, Yun Fenghuang ran away without saying a word - went directly to Xingxin Hall to cry to Chunjia, saying that the Empress Dowager looked down on her, bullied her, and ridiculed her for being unbearable: "...I am not born infertile! When I was at home, I was the most optimistic about the fate of my offspring! I am very sorry that Ji Muzi is cruel and jealous, and hates Bi Dong for doting on me and giving me something to do with. Poisoned legs?"
"The Empress Dowager is Ji Muzi's direct aunt. She knows the whole story, so she doesn't blush for Ji Muzi or help Ji Muzi make up for it. Ru Ming very much said such words to poke fun at me. I’m sorry, you don’t mean to force me to death…”
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Lord, please make the decision for me!!!"
Chunjia couldn't laugh or cry and cooperated with her: "Don't be sad, Concubine Hen. My mother has always been tolerant and kind to her. It must not be intentional. I will take me to see my mother and ask her clearly."
When he asked, of course, everyone had their own reasons, but Chunjia had no intention of upholding justice and had always followed the concubine's words to try to sidestep the situation. Therefore, the concubine almost teamed up to make the Queen Mother Ji very angry. , then Shi Shiran left.
Returning to Xingxin Hall again, Chunjia asked Yun Fenghuang, who had stopped crying: "Why did you suddenly go to recruit Empress Ji's mother?"
"Concubine, I wonder if Concubine Xuan was given eye drops by her mother, the Empress Dowager. She felt uneasy and came to me to ask for help?" Yun Fenghuang said with a smile, "I was wondering if there was any medicine for her. As for Mrs. Liang, why don't you ask me, who is the one who specifically went to discuss with the Queen Mother? It turns out that I said in a nice voice that the Queen Mother was not looking for trouble and wanted to use her legs to hit me. What can I do? Fortunately, I am young and my legs are very nimble, otherwise, I am afraid that I will never be able to see my body again!"
"Nonsense." Chunjia scolded her with a smile, "I am not one of the four concubines after all. Even if Empress Ji is so angry that she loses her composure, how can she really beat me up?"
Yun Fenghuang said quietly: "Mrs. Zheng was not a noble concubine before. When she was in the cold palace, she was very dissatisfied with the Queen Empress making the decisions and cooking the food? How much the Ji family hated being a concubine. It's okay if she didn't have the chance. Once she had the chance, , How can you let me go?"
Chunjia coaxed her and said, "I know that Concubine Wu is working hard."
"Is it that Bi Dongqiu doesn't care about me?" Yun Fenghuang was tired of him acting coquettishly, "It's better that Bi Dongqiu always helps me. Otherwise, those people will not be able to bully me to death?"
While she was chatting with Chunjia, the Imperial Capital reported bad news: Something had happened to the quasi-consort Wang Linglai!
That person who was selected as the number one scholar, entered the Hanlin Academy according to the rules, and did not move his position for a while after getting married. Everyone with a discerning eye knows that he was saving up his qualifications while waiting for the reward before the wedding, so as to show face to the princess. - Wang Ling came from a wealthy family, but he made little achievements in the officialdom. He was always humble, low-key and sensible.
The specific manifestation is that Concubine Cuoxian, Yun Fenghuang, has great respect for her, has a lot of money, and has no shortage of gifts during the New Year.
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang admired him very much and gave him a lot of advice. However, despite the envy, jealousy and hatred of everyone, he came over safely.
Since Princess Minghui was the eldest among the original masters of the Three Wei Dynasties and was not the legitimate daughter, her wedding date was ranked first among the original masters of the Three Wei Dynasties.
But after the summer vacation, Shengjia went to work soon.
During that time, Wang Linglai, like the other two prospective consorts, did not accompany him to the palace, but stayed in the imperial capital to take care of the marriage.
I don't know how hard he worked, but when he woke up that day, there was a strange woman lying next to him.
That's not the point, the point is that the woman immediately screamed and attracted a group of people, who almost beat him to death on the spot - and then the woman's identity, that she was a chaste woman, the kind who won the court to build an arch, the key is that she Her husband was an officer in the Northern Army who died for his country many years ago.
As soon as the news reached the palace, the regent came to find Chunjia.
The uncle and nephew knew it well, and the King Linglai was not stupid. How could he sleep on such a hot potato on the eve of the Master
Besides, that chaste woman is not a beauty.
The question is whether Wang Linglai was wrongly accused if he continued to insist that Wang Linglai marry the princess even if the matter was already in trouble. He was sleeping with the widow of an officer of the Dingbei Army. No fact.
For that alone, the Prince Regent had to say something.
Otherwise, why would the Dingbei Army sacrifice their lives for him
Not to mention that Princess Minghui, as the only direct princess, is one of the important criteria for Tiandong people to measure whether Chunjia can treat her father's flesh and blood well.
After her consort caused such a scandal, Chunjia asked her to continue to descend to the east. Some people may think that the royal family must be trustworthy, but there must be some people who think that the emperor's eyesight is not good in the first place. What kind of stuff did he choose for the princess? Secondly, I found out about this thing before the marriage, but I still let the princess continue to marry her. As expected, my brother doesn't feel sorry for my sister.
"His Majesty ordered Wang Linglai to reprimand him before choosing a consort for Minghui." The regent advised Chunjia, "Fortunately, Wang Linglai is very young and has been hiding for a few months. He will not be able to continue working for Bidong in the future. Just no. Ming Hui's consort would be better off choosing someone from a high-profile family in the future. A family like the Wang family may be wealthy, but in the end they have a shallow background and a narrow vision. Even if they have been warned by the palace to take all precautions, they are still unable to guard against it. "
The regent did not blame Wang Linglai for being careless, because he knew that Wang Linglai's family background was not comparable to that of the Ji family.
It's not difficult at all for Ji to mistake his east leg. The only difficulty is probably to consider Chunjia's reaction after the event is completed.
But the emperor and his ministers were already at odds with each other, and even the royal tombs of King Fuyang were in trouble, let alone the mere king Linglai
Chunjia had a sullen face and said after a while: "The queen insisted on staying in the palace before. I thought she had some agenda. It seems to Ruming that it has something to do with it!"
But he didn't mention punishing the queen, because it would be very useful for Queen Ji to keep her alive.
After pondering for a moment, he said, "Uncle Wang, Ji's move is too much to deceive others. I and he must express it."
Just as he was talking, someone from the palace hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, urgent report from the palace, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are critically ill!"