Yun Fenghuang actually couldn't figure it out. Empress Dowager Yuan was pretending to be ill now. What was she doing to plot against her
Is this because the Ji family has been destroyed and you think you can float away after all the hardships and happiness
What kind of old thing is the regent still alive? Even if the regent is dead and Chunjia sticks to his word, is it possible that this emperor is the kind of master who is loyal, ignorant and filial and listens to the queen mother in everything
But it doesn't matter if you can't figure it out. Anyway, let's file the complaint first: "It would be better if there was a misunderstanding. But just now Concubine Xuan came over and told me that yesterday she and Aunt Zhanliu in front of the empress dowager saw me going out to look for me. When I was visiting Your Majesty, I met... Qi Jiulu on the road. He saw that scene, so he came over to ask me why I had a private meeting with my foreign man!"
"Your Majesty, please think about it. Concubine Xuan has been raised in a deep boudoir. The Luo family is from a famous family. Will she be the one who allows her daughter-in-law to hear rumors from outside? How does she know the name of Qi's son?! How can she have a way to get a concubine? A chance encounter with him!”
"And even if she finds out, where does she have the ability to invite the servants of the elders of Sannomiya to come and testify?"
"The Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother may give her some face because she is Concubine Xuan. As a loving mother, the Empress Dowager, can you not ask me what's going on?"
"How can it be possible for Concubine Xuan to conceive in front of her loving mother the Queen Mother?"
"What the hell is going on? What else is there to say!"
Chunjia narrowed her eyes and ignored other words. She just asked: "When you... went to look for me yesterday, you saw Qi Jiulu? Why?"
"After I changed my clothes and returned to the banquet, I saw that you and several important ministers were not there. I told you that you had gone to the side hall to discuss matters. I am not worried about you. I specially sent people to the imperial kitchen to prepare sober soup. Thinking about it, I still feel uneasy. , I was afraid that you would be angered by the Prince Regent, so I wanted to wait outside. But halfway through, I saw Qi Jiulu on the side of the road, and I immediately became vigilant, worried about who was trying to harm me!"
Yun Fenghuang said bitterly, "So I immediately asked people around me to check the area, but found nothing... Concubine Xuan initially told me that they met by accident. This is really a ghost! Inadvertently How can you hide it so well that the person who calls you me doesn’t find anything?”
Chunjia said expressionlessly: "We'll talk about this later. Please tell me. What does he want to do when he is waiting for you on the roadside?"
"If he was waiting for me, I wouldn't be so suspicious!" Yun Fenghuang's tears fell and he said sadly, "He was also surprised when he saw me, saying that the one he was waiting for was the empress dowager. Attendant Zhan Liu Aunt - It's okay to say that Concubine Xuan didn't know that this man had an old affair with a concubine. What didn't the empress dowager know? But she still told him to wait there. What does this mean? "
"The Empress Dowager told him to wait there?" Chunjia pondered for a while and said, "The Empress Dowager has nothing to do with Qi Jiulu. If she ordered Qi Jiulu like this, wouldn't Qi Jiulu become suspicious?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "I also felt strange, so I asked. He said that it was because of the marriage of the Prince Regent and the Crown Prince, and the Empress Dowager seemed to be interested in intervening. I think that the Empress Dowager has always been respected by Your Majesty, and the Regent Wang and his wife have not cared about the prince's marriage so far, and the prince himself is also anxious, so he asked Qi Jiulu to wait there."
Then she sobbed, "I'm not a fool. How many people are there at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet? Even if I want to have a private meeting with my foreigner, how about on such an occasion?! This is simply because some people don't want me to live, and they know that His Majesty is partial. I don’t want to blame me harshly when I make mistakes, so I want to let me go away with a bad reputation!”
Chunjia's expression changed, and after a while he said: "These are just your speculations. The truth of the matter is unknown. What are you doing in such a hurry to seek death and survival? Am I the kind of person who follows what others say?"
Yun Fenghuang sobbed: "So what if Your Majesty is a sensible person? As the saying goes, gold is worth the money. When everyone said that I betrayed you, you didn't give me death, but where did you put your holy reputation? "
"Everyone talks about gold?" Chunjia laughed and said, "When Xiaozong died in depression, who in the world didn't say that the Ji family was domineering? What happened? Hasn't the Ji family been domineering for all these years? In the end, he was destroyed by swords, not thousands of men. What you are referring to! The heated discussion of things may seem violent, but in fact it is just that. Even if the Ji family is not afraid, what if I am the emperor?"
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, if you are not afraid, why are you still trying to build an archway
Well, she also knew that in fact Chunjia was not afraid, but this person had probably been used to pretending since childhood. It had long been a habit to be decisive in killing and tolerant and benevolent on the other.
But this is to himself.
Only God knows if other people, even the beloved concubine, would be willing to be so attentive when it was their turn.
"Your Majesty is naturally not afraid of anyone in the world, but the loving mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager..." Yun Fenghuang was interrupted by Chunjia in the middle of his words: "The people I trust most in the harem are my mother and my beloved concubine. If there is a grudge between you, how can it be done? Can you not make me toss and turn and unable to concentrate on the previous court? Therefore, if this happens now, someone may be causing trouble."
"My beloved, please don't draw any conclusions. How about I call Concubine Xuan to investigate the matter thoroughly?"
When he said this, Yun Fenghuang could only nod sadly.
So a moment later, Concubine Xuan, who was still uneasy in Yanlan Palace, was called over. Seeing that Chunjia was there, she was a little timid at first. When Chunjia opened her mouth to ask her why she had gathered the servants of the Third Palace to watch Concubine Xian. When talking to Qi Jiulu on the road, Concubine Xuan almost lost her balance.
She had tried unsuccessfully to blackmail Yun Fenghuang before, so she knew that this virtuous concubine was really not something that ordinary people could deal with. Most people did not have the same courage as her. As an imperial concubine, after speaking to her ex-fiancé in private, she was exposed. Not only was she not nervous or scared, but she was also She confidently threatened to go back - but she didn't expect that Concubine Xian would tell Chunjia about it so quickly.
And judging from the emperor's attitude, he was not angry with Concubine Xian, and he was very interested in helping Concubine Xian to stand up
The emperor loves the virtuous concubine so much? ?
Concubine Xuan couldn't believe it.
Then this can only be the clever method of Concubine Xian.
But Concubine Xuan couldn't figure it out. Ordinary men couldn't stand cuckolding, let alone the emperor
Is this virtuous concubine perhaps the reincarnation of some enchanting concubine whose name has been recorded in Qing history
She was in a mess. She organized her words before lowering her head and describing what happened. It was not much different from what she had just told Yun Fenghuang. She also eliminated some of the ambiguous speculations that Yun Fenghuang made when talking to Qi Jiulu. She only said that it was far away. From a distance, she saw Concubine Xian stop walking, sending everyone around her away, saying a few words to a person in the shadow of the flower tree outside the railing, and then walked away after a while.
After Chunjia listened noncommittally, she asked her what was going on when the three palace attendants secretly witnessed this episode together.
"... I also heard what others said. I was afraid that I might wrongly accuse the Concubine Xian, so I wanted to find some personal evidence." Concubine Xuan tried hard to excuse herself, "That's why I haven't informed Your Majesty yet, but I just came here. Concubine Xunxian confronts her because she is afraid of misunderstanding."
Yun Fenghuang took advantage of Chunjia's inattention and glared at her - Idiot! You have all given in to me. At this time, shouldn't you take advantage of the situation and blame the Empress Dowager Yuan, saying that you went to report the rumor to the Empress Dowager, and it was the Empress Dowager who made the decision and asked the three palace attendants to catch the adulterer? !
Although this will offend Empress Dowager Yuan, Empress Dowager Yuan has no intention of fulfilling her promise to choose a successor from your four families anyway... Oh, by the way, the four families don't know this yet.
So whether Concubine Xuan realized that she was being used by Empress Dowager Yuan or not, she definitely didn't dare to do so at this moment.
She felt sad in her heart, while Chunjia asked attentively: "Who told you all this nonsense? You are also our noble daughter, how can you just listen to wind and rain?! You have no ability to distinguish right from wrong!"
Concubine Xuan was ashamed and afraid and cried: "I don't really believe what the palace man said, but I am worried that it is true. What can I do? So I didn't tell the truth to the elders of the three palaces, but just found a reason to invite the three Auntie came to the pavilion to talk... I thought that what I heard was false and what I saw was true, so... "
"Seeing is believing?" Chunjia sneered, "Concubine Xian is one of the four concubines. When Duke Yi and the others saw him, they still wanted to say hello, let alone Qi Jiulu's rank? He drank too much and was taking a walk outside, and happened to meet Concubine Xian passing by. Isn't it a matter of course to salute and say hello? Do you need to come here specifically to confront me? Who are you? Concubine Xian is above you in rank, and you have the right to doubt Concubine Xian? "
These words were so harsh that Concubine Xuan immediately knelt down and said, "I know my sin."
"Your Majesty, why should you blame Concubine Xuan? She only entered the palace at the beginning of this year and is still young. It is inevitable that she will be confused." At this time, Concubine Xian next to her said faintly, "After all, none of the servants in the Third Palace reminded her. She It was also because she was afraid that Your Majesty would be deceived by my concubine, so she came over so aggressively early in the morning... It was hard enough for her to endure such a night. After all, Concubine Xuan is devoted to Your Majesty."
Concubine Xuan was not sure whether what she said was good or bad. She admitted it selectively and sobbed: "Your Majesty, I really have no other intentions. I really do it for you!"
She was just crying, but she didn't notice Chunjia's ugly face.
In fact, if Concubine Xuan just tested Yun Fenghuang privately, it would be fine. Don't let Yun Fenghuang know about it, let alone Yun Fenghuang's suspicion on the loving mother Queen Mother!
You held it back and didn't make a scene yesterday. Why did you come to Huanhua Hall to show off your power this morning? !
Why can't you go directly to Taichu Palace to report to me, so that I won't be caught off guard by Concubine Xian
At this moment, Chunjia had completely listened to what Yun Fenghuang said before, saying that Concubine Xuan and the four of them were not qualified to be successors. With this in mind, she still wanted to take charge of Fengyin. Isn't it possible that the Sixth Palace would be in chaos by then
So the emperor doesn't believe that Concubine Xuan is doing it all for herself. How could he leak the news to Concubine Xian first when he doesn't know anything
I was afraid that if she came over and failed to negotiate with Concubine Xian, I would have to give in.
Chunjia guessed the negotiation between the two concubines clearly. At this moment, he could not feel pity for Concubine Xuan who was looking at the pear blossoms and the rain: "If it was really for me, why did you frame Xian Concubine and slander the imperial grandmother and the two queen mothers? ?!”
He didn't want to talk to Concubine Xuan anymore, so he just had her dragged out, "For the sake of your father and brother's meritorious service, I'll relegate you to Jie Yu and shut yourself up and think about the past!"
Finally, he turned to appease Yun Fenghuang and said, "My beloved concubine, do you think Luo is smart like this? Someone must be trying to instigate you to be at odds with your mother, so they took advantage of her."
Yun Fenghuang knew that he was going to make trouble, but she didn't expect Chunjia to do anything to Queen Mother Yuan for her. She thought about it in her mind, and followed his words and asked: "Who do you think your majesty did this?" of?"
Without even thinking about it, Chunjia blamed the regent for this matter and said, "My dear concubine, please think about it. At last year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the two of us joined forces to show off to the regent. How could such a narrow-minded person like the regent not take revenge?"
So whatever happened at this year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet has nothing to do with him!
... Anyway, he and the regent will have a falling out sooner or later, so there is no need to use such a ready-made scapegoat.
Yun Fenghuang agreed aggrievedly but still cried for a while, saying that he had a hard life and had always lived an honest and orderly life. Why could he not get through this period when he was scheduled to get married to Qi Jiulu
Everyone wants to make a fuss out of it.
It was like this last year, and it will be like this again this year. What about next year and the year after that
It's okay for just a few years. Anyway, the emperor's heir is still young and ignorant. After a few years, when the emperor's heirs grow up, it won't be a big deal for her to embarrass herself. Why should she call the emperor's heirs, especially Gong Xiang Rang and Gong Xiang Jin under her knees? think
Mothers and concubines can’t bring blankets to their children, and they have to be embarrassed by them. What’s the point of this life!
So the emperor decided to let her die!
Chunjia patiently coaxed and persuaded her, promising a lot of benefits, and even gave Jiang a royal title. She also asked the Yamen in Beidi to build a memorial arch for Jiang in recognition of her goddaughter's achievements. Fang's kind proved to Yun Fenghuang and the late Xie Fenghuan from the source that they were virtuous, kind and loyal. Finally, the virtuous concubine was satisfied and took the initiative to kiss him: "I knew that Your Majesty was the best!"
His Majesty, the best, retired from Huanhua Palace with great achievements. Before he could go back to the previous court, he went to Chunhuo Palace without stopping.