"Don't be impatient, Duke Ye." Sun Yu said in a deep voice without even raising his eyelids, "Although Sun An is highly relied on in the Royal Beast Garden, he is just a veterinarian after all. After the death of dozens of Hai Dongqing, This will make them panic all day long, running around in search of life... If these people want to ask Shenzong Empress Yuan to help intercede, can they go to Yanfu Palace to meet them? Naturally, they can entrust them to the palace staff in front of the Empress Dowager!"
In fact, Sun An's status was low, and he was originally out of reach of the Empress Dowager's personal attendant.
But at that time, there was a palace maid in charge of clothing in front of the Empress Dowager. She was very fond of birds. She once picked up an injured oriole in the Imperial Garden and asked someone from the Imperial Beast Garden to help diagnose and treat it. This is how she got acquainted with Sun An.
This is also the reason why Sun An would think of the Queen Mother when something happened.
It's just that people who can do things beside the Phoenix Seat are cautious. Although the palace maid owed Sun An a favor and Shenzong was very angry because of Hai Dongqing, she didn't dare to go to the queen to ask for such a favor. , so he politely rejected Sun An.
With his own life at stake, how could Sun An give up so easily
He gave almost all his savings to the palace maid, asking her to show him a way to survive.
The palace maid was moved by the money, so she told him that as a slave, she would not dare to speak about such a thing, but there was someone who could help, but it was hard to say how Sun An would impress this person.
This person is the Empress Dowager's niece, the legitimate daughter of Marquis Minyang, the then Crown Princess, and now the Empress Dowager Empress Ji Sheng.
As the legitimate daughter of the Ji family, Ji Sheng's aunt is the head of the middle palace in the family. Her father and grandfather both have titles, and her husband is the prince. It can be said that she is loved by thousands of people. No ordinary nobleman can find her to please her. There is no way, let alone a mere veterinarian.
Anyone else would have felt that the palace maid was deliberately trying to trick him, but Sun An was moved: because at that time, Ji Sheng and the prince had been married for several years but had nothing to do, but the prince's concubine was pregnant.
Although given Ji Sheng's family background and status, whether the child is a boy or a girl, she will definitely not be a threat, but who would like to be beaten to the front by a concubine
Sun An then asked the palace maid to help and handed a message to the palace man in front of Ji Sheng... Sun Yong is not very clear about the specific process of this process. Anyway, Ji Sheng accepted his surrender and went to Yanfu Palace to talk. Because of love, the original heavy responsibility was changed to a light sentence, and he gave up after only ten strokes of the imperial staff.
After that, the Crown Princess developed a hobby of keeping civet cats in the palace.
So not long after, the pregnant prince's concubine was still pregnant no matter how careful she was.
Later, the number of civet cats in the palace increased, and it became even more difficult for the concubines to have children.
"Then what do Concubine Wu and Concubine Shen say?!" The empress dowager, who was sitting at the top, was expressionless and showed no intention of arguing for her niece. Duke Ye Guo from below asked with a sneer, "And the empress dowager is... In Xiaozong's palace, Xiaozong's concubines will respect her as the queen mother, no matter who gives birth to the prince! Even if she is not the Queen Mother's biological child, she is still of Xiaozong's flesh and blood, and has the same father as the three sisters of Princess Minghui. Aren't they closer than the emperor today?!"
These words clearly scolded Chunjia for treating the three princesses badly - but what he just said was even more extreme. At this moment, the emperor was too lazy to get angry and only glanced sideways at Ouyang Yanran.
Ouyang Yanran understood and came out and said loudly: "Among the three princesses, Princess Minghui is the oldest, followed by Princess Yun'an and Princess Sui'an. Before the three princesses, concubines in the palace were occasionally pregnant. But she never landed safely, let alone grew up. After the three princesses... If I remember correctly, Your Majesty, the late Emperor Xiaozong fell ill not long after the youngest Princess Sui'an was born."
"After that, the late Emperor Xiaozong greatly reduced the number of concubines he summoned due to lack of energy."
"Maybe it's for this reason that no concubine in the palace has ever been pregnant since Princess Sui'an."
Then the situation is very clear: Ji Sheng and Xiao Zong were both young when they got married. Ji Sheng could not give birth to a child himself, and no one else was allowed to give birth to Xiao Zong.
But then the two of them got older, and they were always empty at the knees, and it was difficult to explain both internally and externally.
In addition, Ji Sheng herself was pregnant, so she also lifted the ban and left Wu Taibin and Shen Taibin untouched - as a result, all three of them gave birth to princesses.
Unfortunately, Xiaozong fell ill subsequently. Later, Ouyang Yanran said it euphemistically. In fact, Xiaozong may have been too depressed by the Ji family in politics, and he was so disheartened that he stopped talking to his concubines; it may also be that his ex The various affairs of the court took up too much of his energy, leaving him unable to cope with the harem... Anyway, he never got pregnant by any of his concubines, and he died within a few years.
Under this situation, even if Ji Sheng wanted a prince to be his heir for the future of himself, the Ji family, and the royal family, it was gone.
Therefore, Chunjia became the heir.
"What a mouthful!" The Duke of Ye State looked at the indifferent Empress Dowager and said coldly, "Although the Empress Dowager has no children, she is both the Empress of Xiaozong and the direct niece of the Empress Dowager, which can be said to be her status. Stable! Even if you can’t give birth to your eldest son, why not allow the sixth house to have children?!”
He once again brought up Queen Mother Yuan, "In the past, in the lineage of King Fuyang, wasn't it possible that King Duan's wife had been childless for many years, so she was able to become the concubine after King Duan's death by adopting a concubine? Isn't that what you are doing? Presumably, is it possible that Queen Duan’s poor inheritance in the courtyard is also caused by her loving mother, the Queen Mother?!”
"I'm going to ask you, Mr. Ji!" Ouyang Yanran sneered. Now that the two sides were at war with each other, the last fig leaf had been pulled down. Of course, there was no need to be too tactful, so he said very directly, "You are relying on yourselves." He was an important minister trusted by the late Emperor Shenzong and despised the late Emperor Xiaozong. His mother, the Empress Dowager, was bewitched by you and often spoke for the Ji family, which naturally made the late Emperor Xiaozong unhappy. Therefore, the late Emperor Xiaozong rarely went to the main palace, but from time to time he summoned other people who were born. The concubine... If an ordinary concubine gives birth to a prince, it would be fine. If she is a concubine born in a noble family, she has enough status to raise the emperor's heir, and she also has her family to rely on behind her. Even if the mother, the empress dowager, is the legitimate mother, how can she not feel jealous?"
After all, Xiaozong was not stupid. At that time, he was weak and inexperienced, so he couldn't defeat the Ji family. How could he not help him
As an emperor, the Three Palaces and Six Courtyards are natural bargaining chips.
Therefore, although the emperor was very diligent and not greedy for women, he still made several appointments after he came to the throne - yes, it was just a gift, never a selection.
After all, Xiaozong's most important purpose in adding people to the harem was neither for heirs nor for beauty, but purely for the natal families of these concubines.
And the people he was trying to win over were all from families that once they had a prince, they would be able to compete with the empress dowager, making it impossible for the Ji family to continue to dominate the family. As for the ordinary concubines, Ji Sheng could handle them at will. He had no time to pay attention.
In this way, Ji Sheng couldn't have children herself, nor could she have children with people she could tolerate, and those who could have children, she wasn't allowed to have children... Could Xiaozong's heirs be weak
"...These are just your one-sided words." Ye Guogong said expressionlessly, "To accuse the Queen Mother of such a serious crime without any evidence is simply ridiculous!!!"
Ouyang Yanran laughed and looked at Sun Yu: "Could it be that Duke Ye is confused? If there is no evidence, will the people from the Imperial City Department directly report this matter in the temple?"
Of course, Sun Yu came with evidence, and the evidence was very rich and conclusive, including but not limited to: various rewards with the mark of Mianfu Palace, normal civet cats raised separately and civet cats specially designed to cause hardship to female heirs, As well as the place where they were placed and the remaining food.
There are also traces of the fact that Sun Yong's family, big and small, has been cared for by the people in front of his mother, the Queen Mother, over the years.
The point is, the miscarriage of common man Zheng Sangchu.
Although Zheng Shangchu was deposed as a commoner before her death, she was once Chunjia's concubine after all, and the fetus she gave birth to was definitely a boy.
She is also the niece of the Hussars General. Today is the Great Dynasty. Zheng Juren is in the palace. Hearing this, he burst into tears on the spot. He took several of his sons and nephews who were also in the court and asked Chunjia to give him his niece. , justice for the grandnephew who failed to land!
Zheng's true feelings were revealed at this moment. Although Zheng Ju knew that it was Yun Fenghuang who directly caused Zheng Sangchu to die, but if it weren't for Zheng Sangchu's pregnancy, it was inevitable that she would give birth smoothly. He is the eldest son of the emperor.
In that case, it would be too late for Zheng Shangchu to save his son, so where would he have time to seduce Chunjia's new favorite
And with the eldest son of the emperor in hand, it is still a question whether Yun Fenghuang has the ability to force Zheng Sangchu to death.
No matter how much Chunjia loves her, she still has to consider the previous dynasty's regard for the emperor's eldest son and his biological mother, right
In short, after this incident was uncovered, the temple was in an uproar, but no one expected that Zheng Ju, the commander of the imperial army who came from the palace and was called the ancestor by almost all the servants in the palace, could not save his niece. The two children - Yun Fenghuang, who was listening to the little chamberlain delivering the news in the back, almost couldn't help but change his face!
Chunjia actually found out this? ?
Isn't that the death of Concubine Shu? ?
She took a deep breath, suppressed her anxiety and fear, and let Chen Zhu continue to eavesdrop on the court meeting.
At the court meeting, the atmosphere became increasingly tense as the people from the Imperial City Department brought up pieces of personal and material evidence.
Duke Ye's face was pale, and he couldn't help but look at the Empress Dowager above. At this time, they suddenly heard a whimper, and everyone subconsciously looked around, only to see several younger princesses and county heads among the eldest daughters. He supported an old woman dressed in a noble manner and whispered comfort.
The old woman held the handkerchief, looking like she might faint at any time, and cried: "Pity my nephew!!! When the emperor chose his concubine, it was not good to choose such a poisonous one." woman?!"
"Auntie Dongxing, my condolences." Chunjia glanced and recognized Wei Zhaorong's grandmother, the eldest princess Dongxing. She softened her tone and said a few words of comfort. She turned her head to look at the Empress Dowager, who had remained silent throughout, and said softly: "Royal Grandmother, what do you think?"
The Empress Dowager looked at her subordinates coldly. After a moment, she asked in a hoarse voice: "Didn't you say that this matter has something to do with the Ai family? But I don't know who the Ai family has murdered?"
"Where did the Imperial Grandmother hear the rumors?" Chunjia's tone was as gentle as ever, as gentle as that of her own grandson, without any grudge or resentment. "You are the Empress Shenzong, the biological mother of the late Emperor Xiaozong. How could you harm her?" Where is the person? Sun Yu was also confused and did not speak clearly, causing you to misunderstand. What he actually wanted to say was that Sun An originally wanted to ask you for mercy and help, but because the palace maid who helped convey the message did not dare to speak, he pointed at his mother, the queen. Queen Mother, what happened next... How come it is said that she became the Queen's grandmother?"
"The Imperial Grandmother was the mother of the late Emperor Xiaozong. Could it be that she would deliberately let the late Emperor die without an heir?"
"This matter has nothing to do with you. You were also kept in the dark."
"The late Emperor Xiaozong had no children, so he had no choice but to give me an heir. I know that this makes you the most sad, isn't it?"
The Empress Dowager did not speak for a long time, but the witnesses and material evidence below continued to come in one after another.
Ji's people have completely fallen silent.
Because when things got here, no matter how much I questioned or refuted, I felt like I was dying of powerlessness.
Chunjia's sword went astray, and they were as unprepared as the last time the Chao family rebelled.
How to argue, argue, and refute
Moreover, they also felt in their hearts that this should be true.
Otherwise, why did Xiaozong not say that he had no children? Before Chunjia took office, he was pregnant with one miscarriage and another, and no emperor's heir could wait until ten months to be pregnant. However, after only a few years, Chunjia now had four sons and two daughters
After a while, the Empress Dowager closed her eyes. When she opened them, there was no emotion in her eyes and she said, "In that case, the Ai family will go back first."
Chunjia said calmly: "Grandma Imperial, please be patient. I am young, but I dare not deal with such a big matter rashly. I have to ask Grandma Imperial for instructions!"
"The Ai family was born in the Ji family, and she is the direct aunt of the Empress Dowager. What qualifications do she have now to show you to the emperor?" The Empress Dowager stood up and walked out, saying coldly, "The Ai family are now on their own. I don’t even know how to meet the ancestors of the Gongxiang clan?!”
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly took out a golden hairpin from her sleeve and stabbed her throat hard!