Yun Fenghuang cried several times because of her inability to have children, and every time she cried sincerely and desolately.
In addition, she raised Xie Meng, her niece who looked exactly like her when she was young, in the palace for many years and regarded her as her own. Therefore, even though the emperor knew that this concubine was very cunning and it was difficult to tell the truth of what she said, he never I had doubts about how much she valued her heirs - after all, the emperor was so old that he had never seen a woman who didn't care about his heirs.
Whether it is out of the nature of flesh and blood, or out of interests, there is no woman at this time who does not want to have more children and more happiness.
After all, fathers usually favor boys over girls, and brothers may not be as close as they were when they were young, and husbands may fall in love with other people. Looking at any woman's life, the most reliable man is nothing more than her own son.
Yun Fenghuang is only sixteen this year, and may not have a biological son for the rest of his life. How can he not be deeply hurt and devastated
So Chunjia didn't speak for a while, and then sighed for a moment: "Although Rang'er is recorded in the name of Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu died before he was born. Now that he is being raised by you, how can he not be filial to you in the future?"
"Do I lack the filial piety of a child?" Yun Fenghuang asked back with tears, "I am a noble concubine. Even if I have no children, I still have many people to take care of me. Is it possible that I am still like the poor women in the market? Do you expect your son to support you in old age? To put it bluntly, it’s really hard to say who will rely on me or the eldest prince in the future!"
She choked with sobs, tears rolling down her face, "I am so unwilling! Even the most humble slaves can conceive and have children for ten months, but now that I am in a high position, I can't ask for a biological son... Sometimes I think Thinking about it, I really wish I had died directly in the Taiye Pond!"
"You're talking nonsense again." When he mentioned Taiye Lake, Chunjia's face became unnatural. He remembered the incident when he forced the concubine to jump into the lake. He coughed dryly, "How can everything go as planned in this world? ? Don’t talk about you, it’s me. Do you have less regrets in this life? How old are you? As I said, let the imperial doctor nurse you back to health slowly. Who says there is no hope of lasting forever? "
"Since my wedding, my concubines have been pregnant one after another. However, until I took office, how many of the emperor's heirs were brutally poisoned while still in their mother's womb, leaving me with a emptiness under my knees?"
"How could I feel better in those years? I haven't gotten through it yet."
"Look, I have endured nearly ten years, and now I have two children."
"You are much younger than me, why are you so discouraged right now?"
He felt distressed at first, and then felt guilty. The momentum of the previous questioning was beaten down, and he suddenly became confused - Yun Fenghuang snorted coldly in his heart, but still maintained a sad look on his face, and said: "Concubine My body has never been looked down upon by concubines like Concubine Xuan and others who came from noble families, let alone compared with His Majesty?"
"Although Concubine Xuan and the others are somewhat conceited, they don't do much arrogance, and they seem to be respectful to Concubine Ai?" Chunjia advised, "Why do you look down on Concubine Ai? Does Concubine Ai have any misunderstandings about them?" "
It should be said that Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui might have looked down upon Concubine Xian when they first entered the palace. After so many months of fighting, they would be really stupid if they still dared to despise Concubine Xian.
Chunjia knew very well that when Concubine Xuan and Concubine Xuan mentioned Concubine Xian, they were as if they were in front of a powerful enemy and did not dare to make a mistake.
Concubine Xian looked down upon the level of palace fighting among these few.
"What's the misunderstanding?" Yun Fenghuang said secretly, no matter how respectful they are to me, if they block my way, they will deserve death!
There were still tears on her cheeks, her long eyelashes were drooped, she covered her emotions in her eyes, and said calmly, "It's not like you didn't hear Concubine Xuan's true words in anger just now. She felt that His Majesty favored me, so she felt aggrieved... But why didn’t she want to think about it. I went to the palace before them, served His Majesty before them, and also raised His Majesty’s eldest son and daughter under my knees. Isn’t it a matter of course that Your Majesty prefers Huaqing Palace?”
"In terms of seniority in the palace, time spent serving His Majesty, and status, in what way am I not better than them?"
"So what's wrong with her under the concubine?"
"What right does she have to feel aggrieved?"
"The reason why she thinks she has been greatly wronged is simply because from the bottom of her heart she does not feel that I am worthy of being ranked above her - but I understand that Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager had hinted at the Luo family in the beginning. , their daughter comes to the palace, sooner or later someone will fill the vacancy of Yanfu Palace."
"But she hasn't even become a successor yet and she wants to act like a queen to me?!"
"Then if she takes the phoenix throne in the future, will there be a way for my concubine and her children to survive in this palace?!"
Yun Fenghuang wiped his face and sneered, "It's been quite a while since Meng'er left the palace, and His Majesty didn't mention bringing her back to me. But I found various reasons to refuse... Now I'll give it to you. Your Majesty, please tell me the truth: I am not at ease. Now that I am above Concubine Xuan in terms of status and favor, Concubine Xuan is already showing her dissatisfaction. When Concubine Xuan is superior to Concubine Xuan in the future, I am afraid that I will follow her. There is no good fruit for everyone around you.”
"The eldest prince and Zhao Qing are your majesty's flesh and blood after all. I believe your majesty will protect them no matter what."
"But Meng'er is not like that."
"I am rarely blessed with an heir in this life, so I treat this child as my own daughter."
"So you can't cause trouble to her just because you want her to accompany you..."
"So after all is said and done, you still don't believe me?" Chunjia interrupted her, "You are also worried about this and that, but you just think that I will fail you in the future, or you think that I don't have the ability to protect you. Yes or no?"
This is what I mean—but I don’t admit it!
Yun Fenghuang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty thinks so, but you are looking down on me! What I mean is that I am from a humble background, and my father and brother cannot share your majesty's worries like Concubine Xuan's father and brother. You can’t even have children! Even though you have the emperor’s eldest son and daughter under your knees, to be honest, which concubine in the palace can’t raise them? Sooner or later, your majesty will rule the world and act arbitrarily. By then, why should I have a long body? Will I stay with you for a long time?"
"Relying on the friendship of entering the palace for a year before Concubine Xuan and the others? I will tell you something that you may not like to hear: When Mrs. Chunke accompanied you to the palace, I was still pestering my parents all day long to eat more. Where’s the little girl with the candy bar!”
"But isn't Mrs. Chunke now alone in Huzhu Palace, drifting away from His Majesty?"
"If I rely on Your Majesty's kindness and favor over the years, and feel ashamed of my humble background, and hold back, then even if Your Majesty never leaves me, I will still treat me with great love, but I will still look like this." Are you like this today, enjoying His Majesty's favor and sincerity?"
Chunjia was moved by her last words and thought to herself that although this concubine is often heartless, she still knows what is good and knows that I am very partial to her, and she really speaks sincerely to her alone... Then she calmed down. After reacting, he said quietly: "Do you think I haven't visited Chunke these days because Chunke can't help me?"
This question came out of nowhere. If Yuan Yuniang's natal family was like Luo's, even if she was ten times more pretentious than before, how could you just throw it away so simply
Yun Fenghuang sneered secretly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. What I mean is that Mrs. Chunke is no longer worthy of you."
Her eyes flashed, as if there were stars shining in her eyes, and the true feelings revealed were awe-inspiring, "Your Majesty succeeded you as Emperor Xiaozong as the king of Yuanzhi vassal. When you first ascended the throne, you were in a crisis, surrounded by important ministers but few loyal ministers. Your Majesty is forbearing. In the past ten years, I have been in charge of my own affairs, which has been difficult and thrilling, just like a dragon leaping over a dragon gate. Although all its scales have faded and the achievements have been perfect, it has also been frightening and very bumpy at every step!"
"Mrs. Chunke's background means that she would marry a noble prince. After Your Majesty ascends the throne, her family background, talent, beauty, virtue, reputation, and merit are not worthy of being in the palace."
"It would be fine if she changed her mind from the moment she entered the palace, cultivated both internally and externally, solved His Majesty's worries, and accompanied His Majesty through difficult times. But she did nothing. From her birth to her behavior, she remained the same as before. How can I still be qualified to serve the Emperor when I am engaged to His Majesty?"
"As the old saying goes, a poor wife never leaves the court. That's because a poor wife stays by her side through the ups and downs, helping to respect the elders and care for the children, so she should not be let down."
"How can you do nothing, ask your elders to worry about you, ask your Majesty to take time out of your busy schedule to coax and persuade, have no heirs and no virtuous reputation... Just because of good luck that year, I got engaged to your Majesty. Your majesty, will your sweetheart watch this all your life?"
Yun Fenghuang changed his tone to a softer tone, "My background is even worse than Mrs. Chunke's, but since I am lucky enough to enter the palace and serve His Majesty, I naturally want to be with Your Majesty for a long time and always be by your side."
Chunjia's words made Chunjia feel excited. He didn't say anything for a long time. When he spoke, he changed to his usual gentle tone: "If you think so, why do you always stir up trouble? You must know that I am very busy in the past. It’s better for the harem to be more stable.”
"Because Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, the loving mother, chose the concubine for the next master of Yanfu Palace. I felt very aggrieved for Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang showed an unhappy expression, "Concubine Xuan Ruifei Manya, Mrs. Yin Zhaoyi, her family background is quite good. , if you are talented and beautiful, you can give it to those mediocre emperors and their mothers. But to match your majesty? Why?"
"These four have been vaguely headed by Concubine Xuan since they entered the palace. What's the result? I have only been in the palace for a year after Concubine Xuan, so I don't even think twice about tricking her. She is still a concubine now, and she is said to be the sixth associate concubine. After all, I still have my concubine watching over me, so it doesn’t hurt to do stupid things. After all, I can’t hold my bag, and your majesty is still here.”
"But if she holds the Phoenix Seal, how can she mess up the Sixth Palace?"
"That's it for the first time. Concubine Rui always follows Concubine Xuan. Lady Manya has been living an honest life and may not even know how to manage palace affairs. Yin Zhaoyi is eager to win favor, but Yin Shangshu doesn't seem to understand the general situation. There may be a lot of things that will happen if she becomes the Queen - these few people have no objection at all to being His Majesty's concubines. If they become the Queen, who do they think His Majesty is?!"
She curled her lips in disdain, "Although I don't like the current Queen, I have to say that regardless of family background, the Queen's abilities are much better than them. You see, the Sixth Palace has been informally doing things in private over the years. There are a lot of undercurrents here, at least there hasn’t been any big trouble on the scene, right?”
Chunjia listened quietly for a while and then said: "Although you have good intentions, you are too ridiculous... The position of queen is of great importance, how can it be so simple? I just said, how can everything be like this in life, even if As the emperor, when I establish a queen... I have to consider all aspects, and I cannot do it according to my own preferences."
Yun Fenghuang said: "Your Majesty, even so, you should choose someone who is smart and sensible from a noble family. Concubine Xuan is really not on the stage, how can you give your Majesty the opportunity to take care of the Sixth Palace? Then the Sixth Palace will not be at peace. , isn’t it your majesty and your loving mother the empress dowager who are worried about you?”
He also said, "Although I am a little narrow-minded, for your majesty's love, I can give you a guarantee that as long as your majesty chooses a wife who is truly worthy of you in both talent and beauty, I will serve you wholeheartedly." Assist her!"
"...You will say these words to coax me." Chunjia laughed dumbly, completely losing his mind to pursue her, and said slowly, "Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's talk seriously. Now that things have become like this, what are you going to do? How to end it?"
The emperor and the concubine were very satisfied with the discussion that day, so they went back to the Yueyue Xiaozhu to settle down. After falling asleep, Chunjia suddenly woke up: Wait, Concubine Xian kept saying that she felt that Concubine Xuan and the others were not worthy of being successors, and Yunfeng As for Huang herself, in order to match the emperor and stay with the emperor forever, she has to work hard... To sum up, doesn't it mean that she wants to be his successor? ?
And then he still felt very moved? ?