The finalization of the successor to King Fuyang made Yun Fenghuang very unhappy, and he very suspected that Chunjia was deliberately guarding him.
However, Duke Xiang Ruoyu was particularly sensible. After receiving the order, he thanked him, packed up his things and rushed to Fuyang County to be a filial son and grandson. At the same time, he wrote to the court, citing the reason that the two empress dowagers were old and frail and bedridden. Please allow Queen Mother Yuan and Queen Mother Qu to continue to rest in the palace.
Of course, Chunjia happily agreed, and reciprocated by asking him to take up a post in the Imperial Capital after finishing the matter of the royal tomb.
It is not that the imperial dynasty did not have a history of vassal princes serving in the court, such as regents.
But very few.
When Chunjia did this, the compliment was beyond words.
Everyone knows that this newly minted King of Fuyang has a bright future.
However, Princess Lin, the mother-in-law of Duke Xiang Ruochang, was still worried. She was worried that her son would be forgotten by the emperor after being asked by the regent to stay in Fuyang County for three years. So she presented Chunjia with two beauties who were said to be as beautiful as flowers and jade and were good at singing and dancing through the king of Zhou.
Chunjia declined politely, then agreed and gave her the concubine position.
"My Lady, this Princess Lin has gone too far. The Empress Dowager, the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, and others are just adding more people to Your Majesty. Who is she?!" The news had just come out, and no one had arrived yet. The concubines in the harem were They exploded first.
More than one person came to Yun Fenghuang for advice, "Aren't our many sisters enough to serve His Majesty? She needs to give advice!"
"Lin's family is not of high birth, so it is inevitable that she is a bit petty." Yun Fenghuang comforted them casually, "Don't be familiar with her. They are just two concubines. We haven't met them yet, so you can be sure that His Majesty will see them after he sees them. Don’t you look down on you? I don’t even think about how many people you were carefully selected from. Those two talk about a lot of things, but they were just picked out by Lin’s own hands. How can they compare with you?”
Then he said to them, "Now that we have only two concubines, you can't stand it? In three or two years, new people will be added to the palace, and they will come in batches. At that time, Your Majesty will be in chaos You are obsessed with flowers and have no time to look at the old person! I tell you, instead of making trouble here, you should find a way to sleep with me a few more times and conceive the emperor's heir as soon as possible. "
"When the time comes when we have an heir, what if there are another hundred and eight thousand beauties in this palace?"
The concubines thought about it. The emperor was still so young and it was impossible for the palace to stop bringing in new people.
For someone like Yun Fenghuang, who has reached a high position like the fourth concubine and has the emperor's eldest son and daughter under her knees, as long as she doesn't make mistakes, her prosperity and wealth are basically guaranteed. But they were not like that. They were born in a humble family, and becoming a concubine was a threshold. Without heirs to rely on, it would be impossible to stop competing for favor.
At any time and anywhere, I worry that a more beautiful and seductive little goblin will step on me.
How tiring is that
Sure enough, I still have to find a way to have children, especially a son.
As a result, more and more people gathered around Chunjia to show their hospitality, especially those from the Xuanqing Palace. Because of their strong leadership, they were more daring and even carried food boxes directly to the entrance of the Xingxin Hall.
Once the emperor leaves the house, there will be more chance encounters.
Chunjia was very busy these days. Although he chose by himself, he still often visited concubines such as Yun Fenghuang and Xuanfei Ruifei. However, the young concubines who came to his door were all more beautiful and charming, and they used different methods to seduce him. Pay attention to please him, and he will feel pity for you.
As a result, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui were not happy. She went to Jieyue Xiaozhu to look for Yun Fenghuang. What she meant was that these concubines were too shameless and blocked people in Xingxin Hall. Are there any rules? Already
Yun Fenghuang said calmly that since the emperor was happy with it, there would be no problem.
Originally, wasn't it just for Si Cai to select many concubines to serve the emperor? Isn't it their job for these concubines to think of ways to please the emperor
If the second concubine feels that the emperor has neglected you, then you can also go to Xingxin Hall to send warmth to the emperor? No one is stopping you!
Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui looked very ugly. The reason why they came to Concubine Xian to talk about this was because they were embarrassed to be like the concubines from humble backgrounds and put down their status to compete for favors!
However, Yun Fenghuang ignored them and even went so far as to say that they were jealous and could not see the palace concubine being favored: "The two sisters were born in high families and held high positions. They have always lived a noble life, but now that everyone is serving them, Your Majesty’s people, please think about your people: you are selected one after another from a humble family, and when you enter the palace, you start from the lowest level. If you want to make more new clothes during the holidays, you have to count on our rewards. .”
"Isn't it human nature to want to gain more favors from His Majesty, raise his status, and continue his heirs?"
These words made the two concubines choke and didn't know what to say. They thought that your concubine Xian couldn't have children at such a young age, so they could just sit calmly on the Diaoyutai after raising a pair of children, but they weren't!
They are in good health. Even if they have already raised a cheap prince or are about to become a cheap mother-in-law, they can still have their own flesh and blood, right
In this case, how could they not hate that Chunjia had reduced the number of visits to their place because of the concubines competing for favor
"Sister, I see that Concubine Xian doesn't want us to have children at all, so she instigates the concubines to take turns occupying His Majesty's time!" After leaving Jieyue Xiaozhu, Concubine Rui whispered to Concubine Xuan, "After all, what is our identity? How can those concubines compare? We have no biological flesh and blood. No matter how many concubines we have, who can be more valuable than the eldest son of the emperor and the eldest daughter of the emperor?"
Concubine Xuan said bitterly: "Isn't that true? It's a pity that the empress dowager, the loving mother, is far away in the palace. It's hard for us to talk about this ourselves. Even if we know what's going on, we can only count on your majesty to be wise. !”
But although Chunjia is a sage, he has limited energy and has no time to be distracted in such a place.
He also wonders why the concubines have been so active recently
There were even a few times when he was stopped when he wanted to borrow Yue Xiaozhu... Aren't these people afraid of Concubine Xian
The emperor was shocked and made some insinuations in private. As a result, all the concubines in the palace agreed that the empress was a kind-hearted concubine. She sympathized with their difficulty in entering the palace and took the initiative to guide them to serve the emperor more attentively.
Chunjia felt that this was too unkind to Yun Fenghuang, so that day he specially pushed a few palace concubines who played the piano and danced for him on the way to Jieyue Xiaozhu to set up Yunfeng Huang's words.
"I heard that my concubine has been asking the concubines to take the initiative to serve me recently?" the emperor asked with a smile, "does my concubine think that I come too often and disturb you, my wife?"
"Is I such a virtuous person?" Yun Fenghuang said in a lazy tone, "I wish that your majesty would stay at Jieyue Xiaozhu forever and take me with you wherever you go."
Chunjia asked directly: "Then why did my concubine allow the concubines to recommend themselves to the pillow mat, and even intercepted me several times when I was about to come to my concubine?"
Yun Fenghuang beat the wind with a round fan and looked at him with a smile: "According to my temperament, I definitely can't spare such a cheap servant... But His Majesty summoned them to be happy, so I can bear it." I can't help but feel soft: Your Majesty has had a hard time these days. I am a humble person and I feel ashamed that I can't share your worries for Your Majesty. If you continue to be sour and jealous, won't it make Your Majesty even more upset?"
"When the time comes, Your Majesty will simply get tired of me. How will you live your life as a concubine?"
"Therefore, I can only endure my sadness and pretend I don't know."
"In the end, His Majesty thought that I was voluntary, and did you think that I had come to borrow the moon for a long time?"
Chunjia felt that she was backstabbing her again: "Do you really miss me this much, my beloved concubine? How about if I don't have those concubines in the future, I'd better come to your place more often?"
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself that it would be strange if you could do it!
Not to mention those palace concubines who I feel pity for, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show off their magical powers, let’s talk about the place of Concubine Xuan Ruifei, Mrs. Yaoning, can you go there every now and then
That's why she nodded calmly: "I wish you the best!"
As it turned out, Chunjia probably did it on purpose. For the next half a month, she spent most of her time eating and lodging at Jieyue Xiaozhu. Now the concubines did not dare to compete with Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui were going crazy!
Their parents' family specially sent a message to the palace to ask them why they were so ineffective in competing for favors: "We have met the Concubine Xian at the palace banquet. Although she is a rare beauty, you are all different from her. In terms of tutoring and background, you are much better than her! Why are you unable to do anything these days when good concubines are pampering and seizing special rooms?"
All you have to do is point at their noses and say that there is no use in raising you up carefully at home, you are just two useless people.
Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui were angry and resentful, so they each gathered their confidants to discuss countermeasures behind closed doors.
While they were discussing, news came out from Xunfeng Pavilion, which had been quietly paying greetings these days and had no sense of presence: "Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui is seriously ill??? How could it be? This Royal Highness was only slightly scratched by a civet cat. That’s right, nothing happened at the time, so why have you become seriously ill these days?!”
Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui didn't care about competing for favor, and hurriedly came to Yun Fenghuang: "Concubine Xian, this must be framed by the empress dowager!"
They couldn't help but be in a hurry. No matter how much Minghui said, she was still the flesh and blood of the late emperor, and she was still the only direct descendant. Chunjia didn't dare to openly treat her badly, let alone the second concubine
They suspected that there was something wrong with the civet cat, and planned that once the news about Minghui being scratched by the civet cat spread, Chunjia would never protect them.
Even their families will cut ties with them.
"Why are you so anxious?" Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang didn't mean to add insult to injury. He raised his eyelids and glanced at them, and said calmly, "Everyone knows that Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui was rewarded by her mother, the Empress Dowager, to the two Princesses Jinyun Penglai. The civet cat scratched her. This was an accident that no one could have imagined. Even if the Empress Dowager wants to pursue the case, she can only hold her accountable for not choosing the rewards carefully enough for the two princesses... What does it matter to you?"
After hearing this, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui calmed down and continued to ask for advice: "My Lady, what do you think is going on? How come Her Highness the Princess is suddenly seriously ill after these days?"
Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said: "Xunfeng Pavilion is very tight-lipped, and I didn't find out anything."
However, she felt that there was no need to be impatient, because, "Since the Queen Mother has asked people to spread such news, she naturally has a next step. Let's see what she will do next?"