Empress Dowager Yuan was not surprised by Chunjia's arrival. After inviting people to sit down, she even served him a cup of walnut dew with her own hands: "Your Majesty has been working hard recently. The Ai family asked the imperial doctor and said that this walnut dew can nourish qi and soothe the mind. Very appropriate.”
"I'm thinking of you, Mother." Chunjia thanked you, drank half a bowl of walnut juice, and then said thoughtfully, "Mother, my child just came from Concubine Xian. I heard Concubine Xuan say..."
"The Ai family instigated Concubine Xuan to plot against the virtuous concubine?" Empress Dowager Yuan calmly said it to herself, "This matter is indeed the intention of the Ai family."
She admitted it so readily that Chunjia felt a little uncomfortable continuing.
Still thinking about her words, the Queen Mother continued, "In fact, the Ai family not only instigated Concubine Xuan, but Concubine Rui also hinted at the Ai family. It's just that Ouyang was more cautious after all and agreed but did not get involved. Concubine Xuan was also the leader of both sides. , but they did it, but they didn’t follow the Aijia’s instructions and shouted out on the spot to catch them.”
"Originally, I thought that in this case, not only would the virtuous concubine be eliminated, but the concubine Xuan Xuan would also be charged with not caring about the overall situation, and the Luo family would be excluded from the succession."
"It turns out that Concubine Xuan was afraid of Concubine Xian and worried that it would be difficult to deal with if there was a commotion on the spot, but she expected Zhan Liu to come back and report to the Ai family, and the Ai family came forward to deal with Concubine Xian. Well, you said you were at Concubine Xian's place just now, and Concubine Xuan was also there. ? What? She is so useless, and Concubine Xian noticed it in advance? "
Chunjia said with complicated emotions: "Why does the queen mother treat the virtuous concubine like this?"
Empress Dowager Yuan looked at him, sighed deeply for a while, and said, "Look, at this time, you didn't ask what was going on with Concubine Xian and Qi Jiulu, but you asked why the Ai family wanted to eradicate Concubine Xian... You're like this How can you not be worried about being called the Ai family?! If you are still a vassal king in Fuyang County, you have a woman you like, love and harmony, why would the Ai family be willing to be an evil mother-in-law?"
"But you are the emperor!"
"The way of heaven is selfless, and the emperor and herdsmen should not abolish public service for private reasons!"
"Tell yourself, how many times have you made exceptions for Xiao Yun's sake?"
"His Majesty Emperor Shenzong is teaching you a lesson right before your eyes. Isn't the dirt on Ji's grave still dry?"
"That was the Empress Shenzong Yuan - the Ji family even helped Shenzong seize the throne and made great contributions! Just because Shenzong trusted them too much, Xiaozong suffered from the Ji family's monopoly in the dynasty, so that Xiaozong died in depression, and even had no descendants. Son! When the emperor ascended the throne, he was under the control of the Ji family for nearly ten years. After many twists and turns, the Ji family was overthrown!"
"Xiao Yun is just a virtuous concubine now, but she has already begun to point fingers at the previous dynasty, which shows her ambition!"
"She is also encouraging you to surrender Sui'an to her brother. Can't you see what her intentions are? She is wholeheartedly supporting the Xie family to become the next Ji family... How can the Ai family tolerate this!"
Chunjia lowered her eyes and said: "Mother, the Concubine Xian's temperament is indeed a little out of control, but she is not unreasonable. Moreover, the Xie family has a humble family background. How can it be so easy to become the next Ji family? She is just a eldest princess, and there are many people in the imperial capital. There are many eldest daughters, who can help bring out a family as illustrious as the Ji family? Furthermore, when did Concubine Xian give advice to the previous dynasty? Could it be that someone is following my mother to slander her?"
Empress Dowager Yuan sneered: "Are you still thinking of excusing her at this time? No one told the Ai family anything, but you dare to say that it was not Concubine Xian who instigated you to let Gu Zhen do the succession?"
"How could the Queen think so?" Chunjia looked up at her in astonishment, "This is the child's own idea!"
His expression was so natural that Empress Dowager Yuan had a moment of self-doubt. Was she wrongly blaming Yun Fenghuang
But she quickly calmed down and said in a cold voice: "Even so, a good concubine cannot stay for a long time! No matter her background, the emperor's eldest son and the emperor's eldest daughter are raising her under her knees, and she is not afraid of losing her longevity! Gu Zhen was not considered worthy in the palace. If you challenge someone, even if you are forced to take a back seat, how can you possibly suppress someone like Concubine Xian?"
"Uncle Zhaowu is not stupid. He gave Gu Zhen the title of successor for nothing, but allowed her to be bullied by the virtuous concubine. How can he be grateful for the royal kindness?"
"You have to keep the virtuous concubine, but the position of the fourth concubine is too high for her. Find a reason to demote her to Jieyu, and don't let her get involved in palace affairs... If you want to pamper her, then Just pamper her a little bit."
"Otherwise, this concubine is ambitious and staying in a high position is definitely not a blessing for the Sixth Palace!"
Chunjia advised: "Mother, although Gu is older and entered the palace when her children were getting married, she is not talented enough. If she were to be her queen, she might not be able to cope with all the things in the Sixth Palace. At the critical moment, we still have to It takes someone like Concubine Xian to make things happen... When Ji Sheng and the others were in power, didn't Concubine Xian rely on Concubine Xian for everything in the palace?"
"And although the virtuous concubine is a little more pampered, she is not ignorant of the superiority and inferiority of others."
"When the former queen was here, if we hadn't suggested it, would she have been rude to the former queen?"
"Ai Jia, I see you are really obsessed with her!" Empress Dowager Yuan slammed the table in anger and shouted, "Who is the former empress? Who is she? The direct daughter of the Ji family! Or is it that the Ji family of such a great family selected thousands of people to host the ceremony? A person from the Sixth Palace! Without our help, Xiaoyun herself still wants to be rude to the former queen? The former queen can take care of her in a snap!"
"But where is Gu Zhen?"
"Zhaowu Bo Xing was born in the military. How can he know how to teach his daughter, let alone teach his mother how to behave in the world as a queen?"
"From the time his daughter entered the palace to now, in terms of scheming, city government, and means, which one is the best?"
"Otherwise, why did Concubine Shu not be on good terms with other people, but just have a good relationship with her? Isn't it because she is simple-minded and easy to fool, so she will sincerely become a close friend with Tongxia Palace!"
"Concubine Shu can coax Gu Zhen, let alone Xiaoyun!"
Empress Dowager Yuan didn't give Chunjia a chance to speak, and pointed at the door, "In short, you either listen to the Ai family, or you don't come to see the Ai family again in the future - just leave until you think about it clearly!"
Chunjia was just kicked out by the Empress Dowager. Zhan Liu, the close servant, was worried and came out with her feet on her toes. She comforted the emperor: "The Empress Dowager was also frightened by Ji's example. When she saw Concubine Xian's behavior, she thought of Ji." The story about the rise of the family... was not deliberately aimed at the Concubine Xian."
"I know." Chunjia sighed, "It's just... the virtuous concubine is not the imperial grandmother."
Zhan Liuxin said that in the eyes of Empress Dowager Yuan, the virtuous concubine was probably not as good as the Empress Dowager. At least when she was the Empress, she devoted herself to being a virtuous wife for Shenzong. A truly virtuous and virtuous woman never got entangled in anything. When she was the Queen Mother, she actually tried her best to help Xiaozong.
It's just that neither mother nor son have much talent in temple fighting, so the mother and son teamed up and were defeated by Ji.
But as for Yun Fenghuang, not to mention her methods in the previous dynasty, her troublemaking in the palace is really much more worrying than the Empress Dowager.
But she was not the Empress Dowager Yuan, so she couldn't talk about the emperor's apex in this way, so she smiled and did not take up the topic, and only said: "Your Majesty was the most filial in the past. Whenever the Empress Dowager spoke, you always agreed. Even if it is purely Mrs. Ke and the Queen Mother have different opinions, and you did not disobey the Queen Mother because of Mrs. Chun Ke’s obsessiveness. Therefore, the Queen Mother cannot help but feel that the influence of the Concubine Xian on you is too great."
Chunjia said: "Auntie, Concubine Xian is different from Chun Ke. Chun Ke is more troublesome, but Concubine Xian is more sensible."
After saying this, Zhan Liu almost couldn't keep the expression on her face: She admitted that Yuan Yuniang did mess around a lot of times. The question is, is the virtuous concubine sensible? !
I am afraid that the coffin board of the commoner Zheng will not be able to hold it down.
I'm afraid Concubine Zhenxi's coffin board won't hold up anymore.
When did this concubine, who started causing trouble the day she entered the palace, have anything to do with Ming Shili? ?
The loving mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager, was right. If Yun Fenghuang was not eradicated for a day, what would the emperor do to her
Zhanliu's heart was up and down, and he was silent for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, please don't forget who met her by the roadside yesterday. It is an extra favor for this concubine to allow her to continue to serve Your Majesty in the palace." It’s someone who Your Majesty doesn’t care about so much. In fact, giving her death is an advantage!”
"It was just someone who arranged it deliberately, and Concubine Xian didn't know about it, so she left there. She was originally looking for me." Chunjia explained, "Concubine Xian has made it clear to me."
Zhan Liu sneered and said, "Explain clearly? Concubine Xian is really eloquent. Can you explain such things clearly to Your Majesty?"
She really admired Concubine Xian.
In this world, men are playing around in circles, with their heads on the prairie without realizing it, and it’s not like there are no others.
But is Chunjia an ordinary man
He is the emperor.
And he is not that kind of mediocre king, he is recognized as a wise king - why are you so confused by someone like Yun Fenghuang
In terms of beauty, she is not the most outstanding in the palace, let alone in terms of family background. In terms of talents, let’s talk about palace concubines, even among the concubines, there are many who are better than her.
Why did the emperor, surrounded by fat and thin people, fall in love with such a person
Zhanliu took a deep breath and knelt down to Chunjia, who frowned slightly and clearly did not agree with his opinion: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is still ill after all. It is difficult for me to be away for too long, so I will take my leave now."
Although she was a slave, she was still the old man in front of Empress Dowager Yuan, so Chunjia still respected her very much.
Even though he knew that Zhan Liu was leaving in anger, he didn't get angry: "Auntie, go slowly."
He left the Chunhui Palace with a lot of worries. The masters and servants of the Chunhui Palace were also discussing with their thoughts: "What should we do? The Ai family really has no selfish motives this time. It is really impossible to get rid of the virtuous concubine... But the prince is obviously sincere and takes action forcefully. I'm afraid that even if the prince is filial and doesn't care about the Ai family, he will be depressed in the future."
Chun Jia's father-in-law was unhappy and died in depression.
Although Empress Dowager Yuan believed that the child she had raised by herself would not be so fragile that she would risk life and death for a woman... But she did not dare to gamble on a son like this.
After all, she had never thought before that Chunjia would be so sincere to Yun Fenghuang!
"How come the concubines of the Sixth Palace are so useless?" The Queen Mother sighed, "Not to mention anything else, let's just say that the Yi family under the Xiaoyun family is so good-looking that even the Ai family thought it was really eye-catching when they saw it... Why do they keep to themselves? I heard Serving Xiao Yunshi is more diligent than serving the emperor!"
This kind of person who has a troubled face but is devoted to being virtuous, well-behaved and sensible was what Empress Dowager Yuan admired the most in the past.
At this moment, I felt that it was extremely annoying: I was simply wasting the beauty that God had rewarded me with!
Can't you be more upbeat, learn from your leader, and step on your leader's lead to ascend to the throne
"Empress, from what I see, Your Majesty must be reluctant to do anything to Concubine Xian. Even if he reluctantly demotes Concubine Xian, he must feel very sorry for her in his heart, and may even indulge in Concubine Xian's tyranny in the future." Liu was silent for a while, and then suddenly said, "This will cause trouble in the future. It's better not to force Your Majesty, but to deal with the Concubine Xian instead!"
Empress Dowager Yuan said: "Why would the Ai family want the emperor to feel sad? But Concubine Xian... how could she get around the emperor when dealing with her?"
It wasn't that she was unsure about getting rid of Xian Fei directly, but she definitely couldn't hide this from Chunjia.
By the time…
well.
Zhan Liu said softly: "The Concubine Xian confuses Your Majesty. Even if she meets Qi's son on the road, Your Majesty still believes that she is innocent. In this case, it is better to let her prove it."
Queen Mother Yuan was startled and narrowed her eyes: "Go on."
"Yes." Zhan Liu said softly, "Didn't she keep saying that she and Qi Shizi had nothing to do with each other? But after all, everyone knew that she and Qi Shizi had agreed to get married. Now that they met by chance in the palace, it would not sound good to the royal family if word spread. The thing... why not let Concubine Xian plan to eradicate the Qi family to prove her affection for His Majesty!"
"If Concubine Xian is willing to do this, then the demotion mentioned by the Empress before will be cancelled."
"Are you sure that Concubine Xian will not have the heart to attack the Qi family?" Empress Dowager Yuan pondered for a while and said, "What if she really does?"
Zhan Liu reminded with a chuckle: "My dear, have you forgotten? Xian Fei's blood relative's natal family, the Xie family, although they are famous in the North thanks to their master, they are not the first-class family in the North. The Qi family, the son of the Qi family, , is the leading family name among the generations over there. Due to the decline of the Qi family, these two generations originally had few children, and even fewer direct descendants."
"As the eldest son, Qi's son is highly valued by the family."
"If he died in the hands of the Xian Concubine, even if the Xie family's descendants Shang Zhu and Xian Concubine were among the fourth concubines, how could the Qi family let it go?!"
"Previously, Qi's son had entered Lai Cuiyuan in the Regent's Palace."
"The Qi family and the regent are obviously related."
"When the time comes... 80% of the Qi family will join the regent and get into trouble with the Xie family!"
"Oh, it's not just the Qi family. The Qi family's son is already married, and his wife, the Chao family, is also from a wealthy family in the North. It is said that she has a beautiful heart, and she is not an ordinary ignorant woman."
"The Chao family has only given birth to a daughter to the Qi family so far, and there is no male heir."
"Although their family background is not high, they are not willing to ask their daughter to marry for a second time easily."
"If Qi's son is gone now, and she doesn't even have a son, she will be left a widow. How can she not hate her? How can she not instigate her mother's family to make things difficult for Xie?"
"In this way, the Xie family has a lot of influence in the court and family. Even if the concubine Xian persuades your majesty to support her again and again, it is unlikely that she will grow smoothly and become the next Ji family!"
Empress Dowager Yuan pondered for a moment, then smiled coldly: "Wait three days, if within three days the emperor is still concerned about that cheap maid, then let's do this!"