The next month, Yun Fenghuang took people to Chunhuang Palace.
At that time, it was only two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the sweet-scented osmanthus was in bloom.
In the Queen Mother Yuan's bedroom, there were two clumps of flowers placed in a vase. The golden flowers were dotted among the green leaves, which was very beautiful and filled the room with fragrance.
Yun Fenghuang glanced at the sweet-scented osmanthus for a while, then smiled and bowed before saying sorry, "Due to the affairs between common people Ji Sheng and Lu Chongyi, the palace was in a mess in the past two months. It took a lot of effort for my death." I have been rectifying it, but I have delayed my greetings to you. I very much ask the Queen Mother not to be a weirdo!"
"Why did my child say such unscrupulous words?" Empress Dowager Yuan also smiled. Because she was very "sick" and couldn't get up from her bed, she gave her a hand and said, "Those two months Did the Ai family also hear about the changes in the previous harem, so how could they not know my hard work? Then, the Ai family were afraid that I was too tired, so they mentioned it to the emperor, but they didn’t expect that I would actually think about it. go."
He ordered someone to quickly show her a seat.
Yun Fenghuang thanked the embroidery stool that the palace servants brought and walked away: "As you said, how can you be tired after doing such a small thing? Do you think that earlier, the Queen was ill and I was taking care of that? Don't worry about that, there will be no difference between that time and the previous time. On the contrary, the Queen Mother, I look at you, and you seem to have lost a lot of money."
Then it’s just a matter of looking at each other and hating each other.
I felt sorry for her because she was too tired during that time. If she had asked her to be replaced by Jiang or even Queen Mother Fu Qu, Yun Fenghuang would have understood it as genuine distress. But when Empress Dowager Yuan said it, the first thing she thought of was that the old woman wanted to seize the palace power? !
Don’t even think about that!
Why was she trying to push Gu Zhen to the throne
Isn't it because if Gu Zhen becomes her successor, not only will her heirs and favors be no threat to her, but she will also be deprived of palace power
So at this moment, she immediately mentioned what Empress Dowager Yuan had said in support of her when she was fighting with the Empress Dowager, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, saying that she was able to get there without feeling tired at all.
In this way, if Empress Dowager Yuan wanted to ask Donglai to let her rest for a while, Yong Wanzhe simply advised her to leave the palace affairs to them, so naturally she couldn't say anything.
"..." When Queen Mother Yuan heard this, she looked slightly sluggish, as if she had choked, and then said, "I think it's good if I'm not tired."
Yun Fenghuang pretended not to see her, smiled warmly, and asked if nothing had happened. She asked him what he was eating, drinking, and so on. He looked like he was very filial.
Empress Dowager Yuan managed a few words, probably because she felt that she was not pleasing to the eye, so she directly talked about the matter: "Concubine Xuan and others have been coming here frequently in the past two months, what do I think?"
"I feel deeply ashamed." Yun Fenghuang admitted his mistake again without saying a word, saying that he had deeply realized his mistake and would never delay handling palace affairs again in the future. He came to greet you Yunyun... Empress Dowager Yuan was a little impatient. interrupted the insincere review: "Don't pretend to be confused with the Ai family! I don't know why they came?"
Yun Fenghuang was in a dilemma: "Please tell me that. I have some guesses, but I am not qualified to say anything about that matter."
Empress Dowager Yuan snorted softly and said: "The Queen takes charge of the Sixth Palace, and I am not from the Sixth Palace. Do I have no idea at all? There is no one else there, so what is there to say?"
Is there no one else here, but with my old lady here, can I rest assured
She was very vigilant at that time. She suspected that the Queen Mother Yuan wanted to blame her for breaking the promise, so she asked her to reveal any words that she did not want Concubine Xuan and others to be in power. Then Chunjia appointed Gu Zhen, and Queen Mother Yuan You can tell the Luo family, otherwise the wise concubine will interfere with it, and the emperor will have no choice but to choose the regent.
Secretly scolding the old man for being vicious, Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Please tell me your thoughts. In fact, I really don't have any ideas. After all, with my background, I don't even need to think about that position. As for who is going to leave, I am not very worried even if I am the concubine. Lord, I ask you to be kind and generous, and you have always been a little bit cruel to me. Not to mention your concubine, I am not so cruel to my concubine. Although I am not that blessed, please give me to your concubine. Spreading branches and leaves, Yan Dong also helped Sister Shu to raise the eldest prince, and he also had a prince born by a concubine. Is it true that he has both children... If you are so dissatisfied, then you and Bi Dong are really sorry for those months. My son’s concern and fierce protection.”
"So no matter who succeeds me, I will serve her well."
Empress Dowager Yuan looked at her intently, for a moment, and then said calmly: "At the beginning, the Ai family promised on behalf of the emperor that the successor must come from one of the four of them, Concubine Xuan. If the Ji family in the Ming Dynasty were destroyed, would it be time to fulfill the promise? Can the four families Those confinements all have their merits, and it's hard to tell which one is higher and which one is lower. However, there is one who is in the lower position."
"So the Ai family and the emperor's eyes are very troubled."
“I don’t know who to appoint?”
"The virtuous concubine is always smart, why not give the Ai family some information?"
"I can rest assured that those words will come out of my mouth and into the ears of the Ai family, and no one else will know about it!"
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself that I am a ghost, I am a bad old woman, I am very bad, I am asking you to take it seriously, maybe you have not left Chunwu Palace, and you have already been accused to those houses.
But when the Queen Mother asked that question, she had to answer: "Since the Queen Mother and the Emperor are worried about this, it can be seen that they have not made up their minds about who to choose. In this case, why not let them discuss on their own?"
Empress Dowager Yuan pondered: "Let's discuss it?" "
"No." Yun Fenghuang said with a pure face, "There is only one person in the bottom position, and the four families have so much credit that it is difficult to choose. In this case, whoever Bu Shen chooses will inevitably make the other three families feel disappointed. It is better to let them see for themselves. Let's do it. Who will win in this case? Anyway, the other three families can't say anything about the royal family. What do you think?"
"..." Queen Mother Yuan was silent for a while and said, "There is some truth to it."
She pursed her lips and said, "Concubine Xian is indeed smart."
Yun Fenghuang said humbly: "I'm sorry for what you said. What do I have such little thoughts in front of you? It's true that you are not as energetic as usual during those months, so then My thoughts are tired, so I asked me to share my worries with you."
Queen Mother Yuan was thoughtful, and after a while she said "hmm" and said, "The Ai family was indeed a little tired at that time."
So Yun Fenghuang took advantage of the situation and offered a few words of concern before resigning.
The Queen Mother did not keep her, so she told her to take good care of the two emperor's heirs, and then waved her leg to let her leave.
After she left, Queen Mother Yuan said to Zhan Liu, "What do I think?"
"My maid, do you think she should be the Concubine Xian?" Zhanliu said in a deep voice, "I heard that Concubine Xuan's family had given her a lot of benefits in advance in exchange for her not asking for trouble. Does the Concubine Xian agree? That’s right. But there’s no movement at all from Mrs. Yaoning’s side.”
Empress Dowager Yuan said: "It's normal for there to be no movement in Uncle Zhaowu's Mansion. The emperor told the Ai family about that matter. Are they afraid they are in the dark? How dare they think of such a good thing? Naturally, they won't do anything unnecessary. That's it. I also know that the wise concubine went to the emperor two months ago, and they closed the door and whispered for a long time. Yesterday, the emperor came to tell the Ai family about the succession. If we don’t intend to establish Concubine Xuan and others, please establish Mrs. Yaoning... I can’t help but feel sorry for the family and don’t want to concubine her!"
Zhan Liu advised: "Isn't it two days apart? Maybe there were other things that Concubine Xian reported to the Lord alone that day?"
"The emperor is partial to her and deliberately delayed the announcement for two months so that she could cover up." Empress Dowager Yuan shook her head slightly and said, "I just want to ask you to think about whether the successor No. Xuan and the others, and the successor No. Yaoning, Anyone who thinks that Concubine Xian is beneficial knows that advice and is afraid that he will be inseparable from Concubine Xian."
"It's possible that His Majesty Dong came up with it himself." Zhan Liu reminded, "Uncle Zhaowu is the regent's helper. Wouldn't it be good if Mrs. Yaoning can create a wedge between the queen and the queen?"
Moreover, "You just asked Concubine Xian that, and Concubine Xian didn't even say a word about Mrs. Yaoning, let alone Concubine Xuan and the others. Maybe Concubine Xian doesn't know about that at all?"
Empress Dowager Yuan sighed and said: "The Ai family knows that I don't want the Ai family to be in trouble with the emperor's beloved concubine, lest the Ai family and the emperor's beloved concubine get into trouble. But in that matter, the Ai family will not wrong the concubine. Then. I don't know what Xiaoyun's character is. He is the most restless and cunning. Since the Ji family was destroyed, who in the palace doesn't know that Ji Lingzi has been in the post for a long time?"
"Even if you are self-aware and cannot covet that position, why don't you find out clearly about the successor and make preparations in advance?"
"So what?"
"In the past two months, she neither went to Taichu Palace to pester the emperor, nor did she come to Chunwu Palace to chat with the Ai family... I said she already knew the answer, didn't she?"
Zhan Liu hesitated and said, "Is it true that Concubine Keke feels that her position is stable and that no matter who becomes her successor, she can't be threatened?"
Empress Dowager Yuan sneered: "What about Keke? Is she so peaceful? Really peaceful, how can she return to the Ai family with such sarcasm and sarcasm when the Ai family was kind and caring about her just now?"
... Dongzi Zhanliu didn't know what to say anymore, so he sighed: "Even if it's not Concubine Xian's idea for Bidong, Bidong has already agreed... I'm afraid it won't be easy to make a mistake."
"The Ai family does not want to oppose the establishment of Mrs. Yaoning. Of course, it is beneficial to the emperor. What can the Ai family do to embarrass the emperor?" Empress Dowager Yuan shook her head and said, "Do the Ai family think that if that idea is not wise? The concubine gave birth to her, so that little Yunshi must not let her go, and she must be dealt with quickly!"
Zhanliu was startled and said, "Empress?!"
"That doesn't mean that the Ai family is cruel. I think about the Ji family. Could it be that the Empress Dowager was not considered a virtuous foreign aid by Emperor Shenzong, and her father and brother on her mother's side were also the right-hand men of Shenzong and gained the trust of Shenzong. Therefore, she became an ordinary person. The family has suddenly become the leader of the dynasty?" Empress Dowager Yuan said solemnly, "Although the Xie family has a humble family, it is much worse than the Ji family. But the Xiaoyun family has only been in the palace for a few years and has not yet had children. Is it enough to persuade the emperor about such a big event as the Empress Li, let alone the Queen of the Moon?"
"She very much persuaded the emperor to marry Sui'an to the Xie family!"
"Then go east, I'm afraid I won't be the Ji family again!"
"It is a misfortune for the country to have a Ji family in the country. It is absolutely wrong to have another one!"
The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief and pinched her forehead, "The Ai family should mention this to the emperor tactfully first. If the emperor is reluctant to part with it, then... Anyway, I'll ask the Didong people to prepare first. It's hard for the emperor to see the bright moon. , Aijia will never allow someone to ruin the reputation of the Mingjun that he has managed for many years!"
Emperor Shenzong was not very wise when he was in power, otherwise he would not use the word "神" as his posthumous title.
But because the Ji family controlled the government, Xiaozong was forced to die in depression, and Chunjia was forced to hide his power and bide his time for eight years before taking charge of the government. He suffered from the regret of not being able to recognize people in his later years. In fact, during the Shenzong dynasty, the Ji family had no bad deeds. , on the contrary, he is notoriously capable and loyal.
But because the Ji family started the family under his appreciation and arrangement, and even Xiaozong would later be controlled by the Ji family, there is a big reason why Shenzong publicly told Xiaozong before his death to seek advice from his uncle's family and listen to their uncle's advice more. Advice, do not seek to rely on the emperor's status to go your own way.
These words of warning, which were originally meant to deny Shenzong's fierce protection of his son, were regarded by the Ji family as "the legacy of the late emperor" and were used to suppress Xiaozong more than once.
Empress Dowager Yuan learned her lesson, but did not intend to let Chun Jia follow in Shenzong's footsteps.
When she was making up her mind, Yun Fenghuang, who had just returned to Huanhua Palace, was instructing Chen Zhu: "Send someone to Concubine Xuan Ruifei Manya and Lady Yin Zhaoyi to tell them that the Empress Dowager has just summoned me. Palace, ask about the candidate for successor."
Chen Zhu stood at the east end with his legs folded, and responded to Dong's words when he heard them. Dongwen was not seen, so he asked doubtfully: "Mother, did you just say that?"
Yun Fenghuang smiled and nodded, thinking, now that it's all said and done, how can we get any benefits
With that eye-bone attached, she couldn't afford to take a trip to Chunhuang Palace.