There were still five days before the emperor personally came to comfort the Ancestral Temple. After the court meeting, Chunjia summoned several ministers to the Taichu Palace to discuss some important matters as usual.
At this time, Ouyang Yanran, the doctor of Yushitai, led a low-ranking official in green official robes in.
Ouyang Yanran's face was as dark as water, while the green-robed official was frightened and almost fell to his knees when he entered the palace. When Chunjia saw it, he naturally wanted to ask why.
"Your Majesty, this is the person in charge of the Royal Beast Garden. There is something wrong at the Royal Beast Garden." Ouyang Yanran looked like he was suppressing his anger and said with cupped hands, "Your Majesty must make a personal decision!"
After hearing this, the monarchs and ministers who were discussing the matter did not think anything of it. After all, the emperor was very diligent and did not like to play. He had basically never been to the Royal Beast Garden since he ascended the throne, and he had nothing special about the rare and exotic animals there. Interested, what could go wrong now
Chunjia frowned slightly and said, "But are those sea greens bad?"
He was fifteen years old and his life was on the verge of collapse. How could he have the heart to invest his feelings in these beasts? Speaking of such a large royal beast garden, those few sea turtles attracted his extra attention due to their extraordinarily powerful horses and horses.
But that is to say, I am more concerned about it. If these Haidongqing are dead and crippled, the people under the attack will return to the people under the attack, and it will be over. Anyway, the whole world belongs to him, so he just wants Liaodong to pay tribute.
"It would be better if it was Hai Dongqing." Ouyang Yanran also had the same idea, and signaled Chunjia to ask all the irrelevant palace people to leave, leaving only Yan Yin standing by, and then sighed, "Even Yuzhao Jun, top If you spend more time, you can eventually get it again. But how can you make up for such auspicious beasts immediately?"
When the auspicious beast was mentioned, the expressions of the emperor and his ministers changed a bit.
Chun Jia asked in a cold voice: "What's going on?"
The green-robed official knelt down and said in a tearful voice: "To tell you your Majesty, Rui Shou... Rui Shou is not good!"
"...What's wrong?!" Chunjia looked livid and shouted softly, "Wasn't it okay when we sent it to the Royal Beast Garden before? There are other tigers and leopards in the Royal Beast Garden. I still remember that I went there before. When you were watching Hai Dongqing, you boasted that all the animals in the Royal Beast Garden were kept smooth, smooth and full of energy, so why did the auspicious beasts become worse after only a few days inside?!"
The green-robed official made a very difficult report: "Rui Shou has been having a hard time eating water and rice these days, and his mental state has been deteriorating day by day. Not to mention... he has also begun to lose hair and developed many sores. The doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in the garden has checked again and again, and it is true that he can't see anything." What happened when you came out?"
At this time, all the courtiers present could not calm down. Duke Yi Guo was the first to ask: "When did Rui Shou stop drinking rice?! Why didn't he report it immediately? And are the doctors of traditional Chinese medicine in the garden just for a living? You can't do it for Rui Shou!" It’s just a matter of diagnosis and treatment, but we can’t even find the cause, so why should the court spend money to support these people?”
"Because now is the time of autumn. In the past, other animals would occasionally miss food and drink at this time." The green-robed official mentioned a date, which was about the time when the holy driver was about to leave the palace, and said tremblingly. , "So after the official received the report, he just said it was no big deal and asked them to make the auspicious beast's meal more exquisite... The result... the result... "
"You bastard!!!" Duke Yi Guo was worthy of being Chunjia's number one supporter in the temple, and he immediately clarified the matter, "God protects the country, and a wise king comes from heaven, so the auspicious beast white tiger appears in this world to show your majesty's virtue. However, you are a bunch of trash, you know that the beast is ill, but you deliberately conceal it, causing the beast to become ill! This is so crazy!!!"
He immediately turned around to face Chunjia, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please send the Imperial City Secretary to thoroughly investigate the Imperial Beast Garden! The auspicious beast White Tiger has inherited the fate of heaven and is born to be brave. How can it be possible for a good person not to get enough water? I'm afraid? Someone is plotting evil and deliberately murdering me!"
Anyway, it is impossible for the auspicious beast to die on his own - especially at this time, Chun Jiacai ordered to take the regent and his family to the Ancestral Temple to worship the late emperor Xiaozong. At the court meeting two days ago, everyone also suggested to the regent that the regent should be reborn. Since the youngest son is not in good health, it is better to go and fulfill his filial piety in front of the spirits of the late emperors. Perhaps the soul of the late emperor in heaven feels sorry for his heirs and wishes him to get better
If Baihu makes a mistake now, no one outside will stand up to stir up trouble. No one will think that Chunjia was despised by heaven and was not recognized by the direct descendants of the Gongxiang clan, so as The white tiger, which represents auspiciousness, also shows signs
At this moment, those who were called to discuss matters by Chunjia were all royalists and two or three neutral ministers. Duke Yi Guo took the lead. The royalists were of course very excited. In fact, although the two or three neutral ministers kept their opinions to themselves and did not express their opinions, they were also worried in their hearts. I think it was probably Ji's fault.
After all, this is too coincidental, isn’t it
Nothing happens to the auspicious beast sooner or later, but it happens when the royal uncle and nephew are planning to go to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices
Chunjia's face was as dark as water after hearing this. He didn't even care about the state affairs that were being discussed. He immediately ordered Yan Yinbao to control the beast garden and actually wanted to conduct a thorough investigation himself!
Of course, such a big news could not be concealed. The well-informed concubines in the harem quickly received the news, but Chunjia did not summon them. They heard that the emperor was in a bad mood at the moment, so they felt there was no need to go up and stir up trouble.
So they stood still and sent people to investigate - Yun Fenghuang was no exception. He heard that Chen Zhu went out to make some contacts and soon came to report that the emperor had boarded the imperial carriage and brought the people who had just been discussing the matter in the imperial study with him. The ministers, together with Ouyang Yanran, the doctor of Yushitai, and a minor official from Yushuyuan, went to Yushuyuan together.
"The Royal Beast Garden?" The Qing people were puzzled, "What big thing could happen in the Royal Beast Garden that it would alarm His Majesty?"
Yun Fenghuang had a good memory. After all, she had gone to see the white tiger in person. At this moment, her expression was a little ugly: "It's probably because something went wrong with the auspicious beast sent up from below when we were in the palace."
At this moment, everyone in the palace changed their expressions: "How could it be?"
While they were in shock, a little palace maid came running in from outside and reported: "Your Majesty, the two empresses, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui, are here. Please see me at the door!"
"Why are they here to join in the fun now?" Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows and ordered, "Let them come in."
Not long after, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui came in hand in hand. After bowing, they were given a seat and looked around, indicating that they wanted to speak alone.
Yun Fenghuang waved his hands indifferently, and after the scene was cleared, Concubine Xuan didn't have time to say hello, so she asked, "Does your Majesty know that Your Majesty and his ministers went to the Royal Beast Garden?"
"Have you also received the news?" Yun Fenghuang asked, "Is it possible that Cheng is here for this matter?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is focused on government affairs and doesn't like dogs, horses, tigers and leopards. How could you easily put down your business and rush to the Royal Beast Garden?" Ruifei said, "I guess something happened to the auspicious beast that was sent to the Royal Beast Garden before. Got it!"
Yun Fenghuang said: "I also guessed this, but since your Majesty has dealt with this matter, then..."
"Empress!" Concubine Xuan interrupted anxiously, "Have you forgotten about the collapse of the royal tomb earlier? Although Your Majesty adopted the name of the late Emperor and is a distant relative of King Fuyang, before Your Majesty ascended the throne, you have been supporting Yangjun is the heir apparent and will take over as the vassal king after King Fuyang Duan passes away! Not to mention the two queen mothers from King Fuyang’s lineage are still there?!”
"In this way, the Ji family dares to attack Wang Ling. Who knows if I will do something even more crazy today?!"
Yun Fenghuang glanced at them in surprise, thinking that these two reacted quickly this time.
She didn't even think about the ambush at the Beast Garden.
But there was a reason why she didn't think about it: "You can all think of this. How can His Majesty not be on guard? Since His Majesty is going directly to the Beast Garden now, I don't think there will be any problems. And you didn't ask about it just now?" It was Ruifei, your own grandfather, who went to see the saint with the people from the Royal Beast Garden."
"Mr. Ouyang has been in high and low officialdom for many years. How can he be careless in his actions? I'm afraid he would have sent someone to the Royal Beast Garden to check before he took someone to see His Majesty."
Concubine Rui forced a smile: "But preparations have been made at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. If nothing unexpected happens, Your Majesty and the Regent and his son will go there in a few days... Something happened to the auspicious beast at this moment, and the consequences..."
"Your Majesty will decide the consequences, so you don't have to worry about it." Yun Fenghuang squinted his eyes, thought for a while, and said softly, "You don't have to worry about it! That's it, that's it, the palace affairs are all done?" If you haven’t finished dealing with it, go back and continue cooking. After you finish dealing with it, I’ll spend more time with the heirs under your knees. Even if they are not your biological children, I can at least call you mother and concubine, right?”
Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui wanted to say something, but Yun Fenghuang kicked her out impatiently, and she became very angry.
But even though they were angry, they also relaxed a little and said to each other: "Concubine Xian doesn't look worried at all, so it should be fine?"
"Didn't my sister's family give you any news?" Concubine Xuan asked Concubine Rui again, "For such a big thing... His Majesty went to the Royal Beast Garden in person. Didn't the Ouyang family send you a message or anything?"
Ruifei smiled bitterly and said: "Sister, it's not like I don't know. How many hours have it been since my grandfather took the people from the Royal Beast Garden to meet the saint? My family is afraid that it's too late to wait for news from the Royal Beast Garden. , where are you free to send me a message?"
"Otherwise, why should we go to Huanhua Palace to suffer?"
If they weren't really uneasy and feared that Chunjia would be ambushed and bring the concubines like them to a bad end, they wouldn't want to go to Xuanqing Palace to see Concubine Xian's face.
Concubine Xuan thought about it. Concubine Xian was not harsh on her concubines, but she was never merciless in handling them when she made mistakes. But for high-ranking concubines like them, they can really kill them without mercy.
Therefore, except for Wei Hengyan who had taken refuge in Yun Fenghuang early and was taken care of by her, no other concubine wanted to go to Xuanqing Palace.
Even Yun Qingman, who was often said to be "just like a biological sister", avoided this concubine who was once her best friend.
"Forget it, Concubine Xian is of low origin, and without the emperor's favor, she is nothing." Concubine Xuan finally sighed and said, "She is not in a hurry. It seems that either the Ji family is not so vicious and reckless, or His Majesty is prepared and will not If something happens... let's go back to the palace."
And Yun Fenghuang, who had dismissed them, was also facing questions from the left and right: "Is the Empress really not worried at all? After all, the Ji family has been famous for three dynasties and is deeply rooted. When they were vacationing in the summer this year, the Empress even found an excuse to stay. . Now the Queen Mother is in the palace, but the Queen Mother has come back. Once... the Queen Mother comes out to take charge of the overall situation, how can we not favor the Ji family? "
"Those two spoiled children have never experienced anything, so they didn't think carefully. Why are you confused?" Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea, narrowed his eyes and said, "Is Your Majesty such an impulsive person? Listen to Rui If something happens to the beast, rush there in person?! Will he treat the auspicious beast, or can he persuade the auspicious beast to start eating? At this moment, the first thing that comes to my mind is to do it in person."
He was a little confused for a moment: "What do you mean, empress?"
"Your Majesty can decide to control the beast garden so quickly and bring several important ministers with him. What else can you say?" Yun Fenghuang sneered and said slowly, "Today, a holy face is telling the auspicious beast that something is wrong... That's it. Your Majesty arranged it!"
Therefore, it is probably safer for Chunjia at the Royal Beast Garden than in the palace.
What could happen to Chunjia