The trip to Beijing for the Xie family was originally very smooth. After all, everyone in the country now knows that their family has a favored empress. She was promoted from Baolin to Xianfei in just over a year after entering the palace, and she also raised the emperor under her knees. The eldest son and the emperor's eldest daughter.
Although this empress no longer has the surname Xie, she is still thinking about the Xie family, so for the officials along the way, the Xie family cannot be offended - besides, this time they go to the imperial capital for the sake of the Xie family's descendant, Lord Shang.
This is the quasi-consort's family, can he be offended
So they were having a great time along the way. The unmarried young ladies in the team were almost intercepted on the way: several officials hosted a banquet and asked them whether they had any intention of getting married.
If it weren't for the fact that there were more noble people in the Imperial Capital, Yun Fenghuang's brothers and sisters might not be able to come to the Imperial Capital, and they would just have them divided up on the road.
But when we arrived near Gyeonggi Province, we suddenly ran into trouble. First, the carriage was walking along the road smoothly, but suddenly it fell into a disguised pit, and violently threw a carriage of female relatives to pieces. There were also... The two ladies had broken their legs and had to find a place to rest on the spot instead of continuing on their way.
Then when we were staying at the hotel, several people suffered from stomach upsets, vomiting and diarrhea, and could only lie down on the couch to rest, unable to move at all.
The two incidents were less than three days apart, and Xie had some suspicion that someone was targeting them. Since they had plenty of time, they stayed where they were and waited for the hungry ones while delivering a message to Xie Xiliu and Xie Wuzheng.
Xie Xiliu happened to be free here, so he went with Xie Fei.
After they arrived, they heard the details and felt that they were right. However, the Xie family's roots were in the North, and the officials here in Gyeonggi Province were very polite to them, but there was someone behind them to be able to serve here. For an emerging family like the Xie family, they were polite and far from fearful.
Not to mention taking the initiative to hint at marriage, Xie even reported it carelessly.
However, after a little investigation, I told them that they were probably overthinking it and that both incidents were just coincidence.
The holes in the road were dug by the urchins nearby after hearing the story, and poisonous herbs were accidentally put in the food in the store... In short, it was not intentional.
Xie was very dissatisfied with this answer and wanted to report it to Yun Fenghuang and ask Concubine Xian to come out and make the decision for them. However, Xie Xiliu stopped her from doing so: "Although the three quasi-consorts are all His Majesty himself, The selection and marriage decrees were issued, but the Ji family was very opposed to it. Not long ago, something went wrong with Princess Minghui's prospective consort. ?”
"There is nothing out of control in our family now. If this gets serious, it may cause complications and affect the marriage of the twenty-first brother and the princess."
"The gain is not worth the loss!"
Seeing that the family members who had come from afar were still hesitant, he lowered his voice and said, "Now the Imperial Capital knows why our family came all the way, but it turned out to be so unsatisfactory on the road. If anyone knows about it, this is God's will." Our Xie family and Her Royal Highness are not compatible in destiny, so what should we do?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Xie Wuzheng's parents said, "But before the marriage decree came down, didn't the two of them have a horoscope?"
"This kind of calculation is done by the Qintian Supervisor. There are so many people in the Qintian Supervisor. Wouldn't it be enough to just cite the reason that the person who calculated before was not good at learning?" Xie Xiliu advised, "The water in the Imperial Capital is very deep. The lintel of our family is low to begin with. We have both the empress and the son-in-law. I don’t know how many people in the imperial capital are jealous. If we don’t be careful now and follow in the footsteps of Wang Linglai, why bother?”
After all, the master was his own son. The eldest son and daughter-in-law of the Xie family who took the lead suddenly became cautious. Not only did they not want to let Yun Fenghuang make the decision for them, but they also pulled Xie Xiliu to ask about their current plan.
Xie Xiliu had been warned by Yun Fenghuang in advance and asked them to keep those who were not suitable for the journey. Among the young people, especially the girls, they only picked four or five who were truly talented, beautiful and clever. : "At this moment, everyone in the Imperial Capital is staring at our family, and it is definitely not a good time to talk about marriage. I have already made an appointment with the Luo family before, so I just want to take these sisters to see the Concubine Xian to make a decision. . If there are too many other people, they might be brought to the imperial court and told something."
"Even if there is a queen in the palace, the queen is still articulate, but it's hard for two fists to defeat four hands, isn't it?"
"Anyway, we'd better be careful before our twenty-first brother gets married."
"After all, the most important thing now is Master Shang."
With such easy talk, the originally huge team was finally reduced, and the group entered the imperial capital lightly and simply.
Because the Holy Master is not in the capital now, they have no intention of staying in the imperial capital. Regardless of the heat, they come to the palace to see Yun Fenghuang. After Yun Fenghuang heard this, Chao Jingyou was quite efficient in doing things, but this person can To accomplish such a thing in Gyeonggi, I don’t know whether it was because of the mobilization of forces from the Regent’s Palace or the help of Chunjia
She thought for a while and put it down for the time being, and then said to the Qing Dynasty: "I have free time these two days. When they come, please remind me so that I can report to His Majesty."
Then he asked, "Who are the sisters that Thirteenth Brother asked to come to the Imperial Capital?"
The Qing people spoke one by one, and Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly: "They are indeed the most outstanding of their generation. But after four years of separation, I will wait until I see what they are like now."
The next two days in the palace were uneventful, and the only conversation was about Chunjia naming the second princess Qin.
The word "竫" means dense seedlings. When the palace officials heard that Chunjia bestowed her name on her, he said to Concubine Xuan: "May this daughter be safe and happy, and be my queen."
Then Concubine Xuan followed the rules and gave the second princess the nickname "Ruyi'er", and specially arranged for two dowries to serve her, showing that she valued her daughter - but probably only she herself knew what she was thinking.
Zhao Yun Fenghuang speculated that he would not be too happy.
After all, if she, a good concubine, had not given advice to the emperor, it would have been a simple emperor who valued his youngest daughter. She was just an imperial daughter, and it was impossible for her to enter the East Palace. After she was raised, she would be able to find an in-law for her future son. , Concubine Xuan has no reason to treat the child badly.
But after being interfered with, the emperor said that he hoped that the child would be safe and happy. However, it sounded like a tactful slap to Concubine Xuan, don't raise the child like his biological mother, and just say no to it.
He also expected his daughter Cheng Huan to be his subordinate.
Concubine Xuan was probably scolding everyone at Jieyue Xiaozhu at this moment...
Knowing that Concubine Xuan was not doing well now, Yun Fenghuang felt relieved.
However, the comfortable Concubine Xian did not expect that she would be unhappy when she met the family members who came to the palace to meet them - this time the people were brought in by Mrs. Where can I go to the palace to have an audience
Therefore, under the guise of Xie's request for an audience, and with the emperor's tacit approval, he led a group of people here.
After arriving at the place, Mrs. Xie wisely found a reason to go back to see the eldest prince and Princess Zhaoqing, leaving the Xie family to talk to Yun Fenghuang.
The two parties had not seen each other for several years. After some exchanges of greetings, Guo, the first lady of the Xie family and the mother of Xie Wuzheng, said: "I heard that the concubine who was originally in the empress's palace later went to be the concubine Xuan. The person in front of me gave birth to a royal daughter two days ago?"
"Yes." Yun Fenghuang didn't think much after hearing this and said with a smile, "The princess looks like your Majesty. She looks very cute. She will definitely be very outstanding when she grows up."
At this point, he sighed and said, "It's a pity that her biological mother was not blessed, and the princess passed away not long after she was born. This child is also pitiful, but fortunately His Majesty took pity on her very much."
She only said that she had not seen these relatives for a long time, and Guo wanted to find a topic to talk about to dilute the unfamiliarity.
As a result, Mrs. Guo listened and exchanged glances with the sisters-in-law who came into the palace together. On this topic, they talked about the importance of heirs in fighting for favor and favor, and the reliability of biological flesh and blood compared to non-blood flesh... Center The idea is that dog meat cannot be pressed on a sheep, and dragons and dragons give birth to phoenixes. The best example is that Jiang Shi taught Xie Fenghuan so carefully, but Xie Fenghuan still couldn't help her and was a drag on the whole family.
On the other hand, Yun Fenghuang, her biological daughter, single-handedly shouldered the road to the rise of the He clan from adversity!
This shows the importance of bloodline!
Yun Fenghuang was still smiling at first, but then she couldn't hold back her smile and gradually became expressionless. When she was at home, people outside who didn't know it believed in the good reputation Jiang gave her and thought Miss Xie's Seventeenth Lady was a gentle person. A virtuous, virtuous and virtuous lady who can be called a role model.
But everyone in my family knew very well that Miss Seventeen was not an economical person, and her temper was far from good.
After entering the palace for many years, the Qi of residence has nourished the body, and the power is in hand, and the majesty is getting stronger.
At this moment, her expression changed, and the atmosphere in the hall became solemn. Mrs. Guo originally came from her aunt, and even if Yun Fenghuang became a good concubine, she would still be her junior, and there was nothing she couldn't say about her kindness. She couldn't help but feel a little speechless. She looked at a few The younger sisters-in-law all had low eyebrows and did not dare to agree, and they were not sure what to say anymore. They just forced a smile and said: "... What do you think, my dear?"
"Auntie, it's better not to say this in the future." Yun Fenghuang put the tea bowl on the table and said slowly, "Don't forget the life experience of the emperor today. You talk about this, but you ignore the mother and son of the emperor and his loving mother, the empress dowager. Where does the love come from? The Empress Dowager, a loving mother, loves me deeply and is deeply responsible for me. As my eldest aunt, you still say this. Isn’t this an intentional attempt to bring me into the presence of the Empress Dowager, a loving mother, with no way to explain? "
"... A commoner's wife doesn't have that intention!" Mrs. Guo wholeheartedly persuaded Yun Fenghuang to get a sister to be a surrogate mother in the palace. She never thought that Chunjia was also a concubine raised by her aunt and not the Queen Mother Yuan's biological child. She was shocked when she was reminded that she subconsciously He lowered his voice and said, "The civilian woman just feels sorry for the empress..."
Yun Fenghuang interrupted her without a smile: "If you really feel sorry for me, then say less. After all, the less you say, the less likely you will make mistakes. This palace in the Imperial Capital is not as good as Beidi. If you say the wrong thing, you will go astray." One step can lead to a doomed one! Don’t you think about it, who are the people who have added people to His Majesty in the past two years? I myself was hired by the Empress Dowager, and the concubines under me are also the Empress Dowager. The imperial edicts were selected by the Secretary; the new ones added this year were appointed by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother... The two concubines who entered the palace two days ago were also the good intentions of His Majesty's aunt, Princess Lin, who is of the same clan."
"How virtuous and capable I am, that I can help His Majesty to seize people?"
Guo Shi said nonchalantly: "But... I heard that the empress was not included in the invitation originally, but was the Shufei Empress... Now the empress is also one of the four concubines, and I heard that she is very favored... "
When she said this, the people who came with her wanted to cover their faces, secretly thinking that it was no wonder that this sister-in-law was the eldest son and daughter-in-law, and had entered the family several years before the Jiang family, but she was always suppressed by the Jiang family and couldn't stand up - this nature. You are too slow!
Not to mention that Concubine Xian’s attitude of rejection has already been so clear. If she continues to talk about this, isn’t it just to make her unable to step down
Just say that their mother-in-law did not enter the palace voluntarily at all, but was tricked by Concubine Shu. Who in the Xie family did not know? !
Mr. Guo still wants to mention it. What does this mean
Are you deliberately trying to hurt Concubine Xian
Even though she is the eldest aunt, she is not her biological mother after all. Yun Fenghuang's identity is no longer what it used to be. Even the clan leader would not dare to treat her as a pure junior. If Guo does this, she is afraid...
As expected, Yun Fenghuang sneered: "Concubine Shu is indeed one of the four concubines with me, but is it possible that the eldest aunt is confused? What is her parentage? Duke Yi Guo's beloved daughter! Her fourth concubine The position is sealed as soon as you enter the palace! What is my background? Anyone in this palace who has a problem with me will not laugh at me in private for being unruly and unruly after settling down?"
"I was just a Baolin when I was first granted the title. I am what I am today because of my dedicated service to Your Majesty. My eldest aunt dares to compare me with Concubine Shu. I don't know what qualifications I have to compare with Concubine Shu?!"
She glanced at the red-faced Mr. Guo, "In order to make Brother Twenty-one stand out from the many scholars and win the title of Princess Shang, I tried every means and worked hard, specifically talking about the fact that I was murdered when I entered the palace and was unable to have children. That made His Majesty feel compassionate... Or does eldest aunt think that with our Xie family's little family status, Brother Twenty-one is qualified to be the royal son-in-law if he dares to challenge us?!"