"Your Majesty the Concubine." Seeing Yun Fenghuang not far away, both the monarch and his ministers were slightly startled. Several important ministers bowed their legs in salute. They were polite, but their expressions were somewhat unpleasant.
Yun Fenghuang knew why. Should they all complain that she had just wronged the regent and was so tit-for-tat that she refused to give in, so that the regent left in anger, took away the ministers who supported him, and gave Chun Jia a favor in public? He was so shameless and didn't say anything, and he even brought the conflict between uncle and nephew of the Tian family to the forefront.
Just now, the monarch and his ministers were discussing matters behind closed doors, fearing that those people would say bad things about her.
She secretly resented Wanfu, who acted as if nothing had happened and was very polite. Finally, she walked to Chunjia and said softly: "Bidong drank a lot just now. I was not at ease in mind and body, so I asked the imperial kitchen to make sobering soup. Come and have a look too. I originally wanted to wait for Bidong outside, but by chance, the door opened just as I got there."
Chunjia had indeed drank a lot just now, and she smelled of alcohol now.
Hearing this, he nodded and said, "The ruthless concubine is determined."
Just hold her legs and we'll have a great time together.
This was not an unusual move, but Yun Fenghuang's consciousness froze. He thought that Qi Jiulu might be outside among the flowers and trees at the moment, and might be able to see that scene.
His appearance and departure just now were so sudden, and he didn't give her a chance to say more.
She didn't even have time to ask about his injuries and current condition...
Chunjia noticed her momentary absence, raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong?"
"...It's nothing." Yun Fenghuang calmed down, smiled at him, and whispered in his ear, "Did Dong Dong be in trouble again just now?"
Chunjia chuckled: "It doesn't matter."
As he spoke, he suddenly let go of her legs, twirled something from her temples, looked at it under the palace lantern, and said with a smile, "I thought there was something on Concubine Wu's hair, but it turned out to be sweet-scented osmanthus."
"In that season, the fragrance of osmanthus was everywhere in the palace." Yun Fenghuang glanced at it, but didn't take it seriously, and said casually, "Maybe it's because I just passed by the osmanthus tree over there."
Anyway, just a few fine sweet-scented osmanthus flowers can prove something, and she doesn't feel guilty at all.
After the imperial concubine was seated, Yun Fenghuang chatted with Chunjia for a while. When Didong's courtiers came to toast, which attracted Chunjia's attention, she looked at the seat where the regent had been. .
Qi Jiulu was nowhere to be seen, so he should have left after delivering the message.
Yun Fenghuang couldn't tell whether he was relieved or regretful. He played with the wine cup in his lap and felt a little dazed for a moment.
So much so that Concubine Rui, who came over, had to raise her voice slightly: "Concubine Xian!"
"What's wrong?" Yun Fenghuang was startled and looked a little unhappy when he raised his head.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xuan drank too much just now and feels a little uncomfortable." Concubine Rui pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "That's why I went back to the harem in advance and asked me to tell you."
Yun Fenghuang said absently: "I know, it's not a big deal. She just told me about it. There's no need to report it to me."
Ruifei said, "I beg you to tell me." "
She only believed in Concubine Xian. Please tell her if she really doesn't tell Concubine Xian. It's just fine that Concubine Xian didn't notice. If she did, she might cause trouble.
Since the regent and the people close to the regent had left, there was no more trouble at the Jie Dong Lai banquet.
When the banquet was about to end, Zhu E came from Didong and whispered in Yun Fenghuang's ear: "Shiliyuanzi asked you if it would be convenient for you to go outside and say a few words."
Xie Wuzheng was not a person who had no sense of propriety. Since he made that request, he must not be able to let Xiao Chen and other female family members convey the matter on his behalf.
Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly towards her, and asked Zhu E to lead Xie Wuzheng to find a secluded place to wait for him. Then he turned to Chunjia and said, "Your Majesty, please go out for a while."
Chunjia was enjoying the singing and dancing with a wine cup. Hearing this, he turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?"
"We'll talk to Bidong when we get back." Yun Fenghuang smiled at him, stood up and said, "At that time, Bidong might as well take a guess?"
"Go back quickly, the banquet is almost done, we should go back." Chunjia laughed dumbly and waved his legs and said, "Otherwise, I won't wait for you later."
Yun Fenghuang said with a smile: "Can you please wait for me to wait and see how I will make trouble with you when I go back?"
There was a smile on her face, but it disappeared when she got outside. She glanced at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree before letting Chen Zhu lead the way to see Xie Wuzheng.
"Mother, is it convenient to shut up over there?" Xie Wuzheng seemed to be in a hurry. Zhai Luo had a look of impatience on his brows for a moment. He saluted as he came and asked in a low voice without being polite.
With his attitude, Yun Fenghuang also became cautious and said: "I will come with you."
So he took him a short distance to the side and arrived in front of a monastery. The monastery was built in an open area. If you look around, you can see the low shrubs and flowers all around.
Yun Fenghuang then said: "We can see that there is no one there, just keep your voice down... What's the matter?"
"Empress, I heard that the Empress has left the palace to visit Shanyuan, and she is accompanied by Kang Jieyu." Xie Wuzheng licked his lips and whispered, "But I don't know that the two of them are very friendly to each other? "
"Why do I ask that?" Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows, quite surprised, "That's a good thing for us to get involved in. Moreover, the Ji family has already invited herself to the East Hall, and after the Empress Dowager approves, it will be No more queen."
Xie Wuzheng took a step closer, clenched his fists slightly, and showed a ruthless look: "With your talent and doting, the Ji family was deposed that time. If it weren't for the family dragging them down, where would their successors be? If Bidong mistakenly sent his wife, she had the intention to do so. I have pity, and I don’t intend to embarrass the Ji sisters after they become monks, that’s all.”
"If those two people can't stay in the Taoist temple for long... the four Ruming Luo families are all trying to carve up the rest of the Ji family. If they can, why can't our family?"
Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Then when he looked at the brother, his eyes changed a little: "Does that mean what the family wants?"
"That's his own idea." Xie Wuzheng hesitated, shook his head and said, "Maybe he hasn't taken any action without the queen's permission."
"The four Luo families are dividing the rest of the Ji family, which is not Bidong's intention. After all, those four families contributed to the Ji family's downfall." Yun Fenghuang pondered for a moment and said, "And I also understand the rudeness of the regent just now. When they arrived, Dong Jie Dong Lai was very good at using them and always wanted to give them some benefits. Our family had done nothing, and our status was not on the same level as theirs. We rashly went to get a share of the pie, fearing that we would make people angry. Even so. Bidong is usually very partial to me, so I'm afraid he won't agree."
Xie Wuzheng said: "He knows, so we don't have to go out in the open."
He clenched his fists nervously and said in a low voice, "It's not easy for us to fight for the Ji family's property. Even if we fight for it, we'll only get a sip of soup and won't get much benefit. But Ji's Although the whole family has been wiped out, some of them are still there. Especially the Ji sisters who were sent to the Taoist temple. They are all the direct daughters of the Ji family, and they have been concubines. They don’t understand the details of their own family, how can they be compared to outsiders? "
"Asking them to issue a token and hand over the items that have not been discovered by the four families to our family, even if it is insignificant for the Ji family, it will be a windfall for our family!"
Yun Fenghuang's pupils shrank, he held Dong's leg hard, and whispered: "But why should they agree to me?"
"That's why the empress nodded, so that he could go and negotiate terms with them." Xie Wuzheng said softly, "Kang Jieyu has two biological princes in the palace. Considering the difficulties the emperor's heirs have growing up, does he need the empress' care? As for the former queen... he didn't know much about it, but if he could persuade Kang Jieyu, he would probably not return empty-handed. After all, Kang Jieyu was no worse than the former queen among the Ji family in terms of background. "
"... It's probably useless for me to use two princes to convince Kang Jieyu." Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips, thought quickly, and said slowly, "If Kang Jieyu really valued the two children that much, before, She would not come to ask this palace to let her go to Shanyuan Temple with the former queen, but throw her own flesh and blood into the palace."
Xie Wuzheng was startled when he heard this, and said without giving up: "Perhaps the reason why she asked to leave was because she was afraid that the palace would always remember the origins of the two princes because of her?"
Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "I understand Kang Jieyu better than I do."
"Then Mrs. Xie can continue to walk steadily." Xie Wuzheng did not argue with her about the issue. He sighed, showing obvious disappointment, and said, "But you are bothering the empress."
"It's not impossible to do this." Yun Fenghuang's eyes flashed, but he said, "But it's not impossible to induce him to gain advantage. He can use coercion."
Seeing Xie Wuzheng's eyes light up, she pointed with a half-smile, "We Ruming don't have any benefits that can impress the two sisters, but... we can't help them, so we must not fall into trouble? I'll let you know later." If someone brings the token to me, I will take it to the former Queen and tell her that Ji’s family’s possessions cannot be kept anyway, so rather than giving it to them, it is better to give it to our Xie family.”
"Let's ask her if she is willing. If not, I will remember her as a favor."
"If you don't want to give it, I won't bother you. I'll just tell you that I will come back and report the truth to you."
Xie Wuzheng was a little worried and whispered: "The former Queen Ruming has nothing, she..."
Will you take that threat