The Huaqing Palace and the Chunhuang Palace are not close together. Even though Yun Fenghuang set off immediately after receiving the news, he still couldn't see the lanterns coming when he walked east.
The west wind filled the palace with the fragrance of medicine, and the illness of the loving mother Queen Mother was displayed on the side.
But in fact, Queen Mother Yuan was in good spirits.
She asked Yun Fenghuang to kneel in the east of the hall for a full cup of tea, and then she said slowly, "Did the Ai family miss the mark?"
Yun Fenghuang didn't shut up.
The Queen Mother waited for a while and then said, "I originally thought that my mother-in-law was a sensible person, and the daughter she raised would be sensible as well. I never thought... Now think about it, my concubine is also a sensible person taught by my mother-in-law. It shows that no matter how virtuous the Jiang family is, what he can do is limited, and his two daughters, one a direct descendant and the other a concubine, have not been taught the right way."
"This is because I am stupid and my sister is stupid, but it has nothing to do with my mother." Yun Fenghuang explained softly, "After all, Mrs. Chunke grew up in front of the Queen Mother, but she has never been virtuous and virtuous. The Queen Mother thinks Woolen cloth?"
The Queen Mother's eyes were full of anger, and she frowned at Zhan Liu: "A good concubine must not be rude! Is my attitude the same as the Queen Mother's attitude of shutting up?!"
Yun Fenghuang chuckled and asked, "But I don't know what I said wrong? Could it be that everything Mrs. Chunke did was not what the Queen Mother taught her?"
"The Ai family knows that I am eloquent and eloquent. If there was no partiality from the emperor, I would not even have a chance to speak out!" Empress Dowager Yuan waved her leg to stop Zhan Liu's scolding, leaned forward slightly, and stood there. Gao Lindong looked down at her and said in a deep voice, "The Mingyue Ai family doesn't want to talk to me about the long and short of it. Just one sentence, I instigated the emperor to persecute the concubine, fight for power and gain, and support the Xie family... The Ai family doesn't have to care about me."
"But I absolutely shouldn't. It's very wrong to enter the palace. The Qi family has other thoughts!"
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "The Queen Mother, what are you thinking about me being the son of the Qi family? Why did he appear there during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet? The Queen Mother knows better than I do, don't you?"
"So I'm wrong and he doesn't have any ideas anymore?" Empress Dowager Yuan sneered, "I don't care about the emperor at all in my heart?"
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "Bidong has a noble status, is capable of civility and military affairs, and is both talented and beautiful. He is a wise king and holy master rarely seen in history. He is also in the prime of life. I have been lucky enough to be able to be at this moment. Serving the left and right. How can I not be so loyal to the emperor that I fell in love with him at first sight? As for the Qi family's son, as the empress said, the marriage and divorce were not at the will of the family. I was the daughter of the Xie family at the time, and obeyed the orders of my parents and elders. What’s wrong with the matchmaker’s words?”
Empress Dowager Yuan smiled coldly: "That's good. But after all, there are many people who know about the relationship between me and Qi Shizi. I said that I already know that the emperor is in my heart, so I need some proof."
Those words made Yun Fenghuang feel a little uncomfortable. He was eager to ask, so he heard the Queen Mother say, "The Qi family came to the imperial capital at the beginning of last year and entered the Regent's Palace to come to Cuiyuan. I must also know whether Cuiyuan is famous! No. This is where the regent recruits talented people from all over the world. The Qi family is young and is highly valued by the regent."
"Therefore, we first refused to recommend him to the court, and then arranged for him to join the Dingbei Army. He seemed to have the intention of succeeding Uncle Zhaowu!"
"He can be said to be the right-hand man of Prince Regent!"
"The regent's disobedience is clearly revealed. He has repeatedly made secret accusations against the emperor, and even walked away from the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in public, leaving the emperor's majesty behind... I am not the emperor's favorite concubine, and I should share the emperor's worries!"
"The Ai family gave me ten months to plan and kill Qi Jiulu in order to cut off the regent's wings. Is there any problem?!"
Yun Fenghuang's expression changed slightly, and he immediately changed his mind: "As a palace concubine, I have no shirking responsibility for matters in the palace. How can I be responsible for the affairs of the previous dynasty..."
"When I was questioning the regent in public at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, why didn't I think that I was responsible for the palace affairs?" Empress Dowager Yuan interrupted her and asked sternly, "I secretly persuaded the emperor to support the Xie family, and General Sui When Anton surrendered to the Xie family, why didn’t he think that I was just a palace concubine, and I shouldn’t give wrong instructions on the affairs of the previous dynasty?!”
"My Majesty, it is clear to me that the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is here and the Regent questioned Lu Chongyi. His words were quite disrespectful to His Majesty. I feel sorry for His Majesty's gentleness and don't want to argue with the Regent in public, so I came forward!" Yun Feng Huang hurriedly explained, "As for Bidong supporting the Xie family, the Queen Mother, Bidong has always been wise and powerful, how could he let me, a woman, to point out important matters in the previous dynasty regardless of the importance? Although I am not Min, but Xie's son is considered to be both talented and beautiful. Is it true that he was born in the Eight Classics Imperial Examination? Is it because His Majesty Dong uses his talents because he cherishes his talents? But what does it have to do with my concubine?"
"As for the eldest princess of Sui'an surrendering to Xie Wuzheng, it is indeed recommended by my concubine. But that is not because Bi Dongcuo is fiercely protective of the eldest princess. After all, Bi Dong intends to become the eldest princess among the newly promoted Jinshi of Mingke. When choosing a son-in-law, it can be said that you know the person but not the heart. As Bidong's government affairs are complicated, you can't observe each new scholar one by one for a long time. I know very well that he is a good match for the eldest princess due to his character... That’s why Bidong decided to arrange the marriage!"
"But how can I control my concubine?"
"Does the Empress Dowager think that in the eyes of Bidong, the life-long matter of Xiaozong's own flesh and blood can be decided with just one word?"
Empress Dowager Yuan smiled contemptuously: "Is it true that I am eloquent, but it's useless for me to tell the truth! Since I said that I care about the emperor with all my heart and eyes, and the emperor is in trouble, I shouldn't help him? Can you let me punish him? Just kill a Qi Jiulu, but you don't want me to go to the sea of fire in the east of the sword mountain! During the confinement period when I came to the palace, how many times did the emperor favor me? "
"The queen in front of me, the concubines in the palace in the east, when did I start fighting with the Sixth Palace, wouldn't he stand on my side?"
"Why can't I think about him even once he has done so much for me?"
"It's true that I'm full of lies, but I can't bear to let go of the Qi family?!"
She knew that Yun Fenghuang was very articulate and could speak three points of truth even without making any sense. She was too lazy to talk to the concubine. After saying that, she waved her leg and asked someone to drive Yun Fenghuang out, " If nothing comes out after ten months, I will persuade the emperor to come over and intercede, and the Aijia will never give up!"
"I think Mr. Hu Mei is causing trouble in Chao Gang. The Ai family is not dead. It's not our turn for those cheap maids to come out and cause trouble!"
… Yun Fenghuang staggered out of the Chunyou Palace, not daring to express his anger. After the chariot had gone a long way, Qing Dynasty asked her in a tearful voice: "Your Majesty, is she the Queen Mother?"
When they first came to the audience, the Queen Mother did not let the attendants of Xuanqing Palace follow her, so Qingren and the others did not know what happened. They saw Yun Fenghuang going out well, but when he came out, his steps were unsteady and his face was red. It's tight, so I'm very worried.
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Yun Fenghuang leaned on the walking chariot, closed his eyes, and said briefly, "Let the walking chariot go faster."
After quickly returning to the Huanhua Hall and shooing away the idlers, she lifted up her skirt and asked someone to take a closer look with a candle. She found that her knees were not red and swollen because she had been kneeling for a long time.
The Qing people even went to ask Chie to wring a hot handkerchief and apply it on her. He also took some plaster to relax the tendons and activate blood circulation. After doing this for a while, he dared to ask her cautiously what happened.
But Yun Fenghuang didn't have time to tell him, so he sent someone to call Chen Zhu and asked where the emperor was at this moment.
It was learned that just when she was summoned to Chunhuang Palace, Yin Zhaoyi went to Taichu Palace with food. After the emperor finished taking care of the government affairs, he took Yin Xiang to Ranxiang Palace as a matter of course.
At that time, I rested in Ranxiang Palace.
"Please, please, please go to Ranxiang Palace now to invite Your Majesty to come over?" Chen Zhu asked in a low voice.
The Qing Dynasty regretted it as soon as he heard it: "I knew the plaster would be applied later."
"No need." Yun Fenghuang thought about it for a while, but shook his head, "I haven't thought about how to deal with this matter tomorrow. Your Majesty will be at Yin's place tomorrow morning."
When she shut up, Dan E had already prepared some medicine for her. She put her skirt on the east side, looked around at the attendants, and said slowly, "Just now, the Empress Dowager, the loving mother, summoned me. She didn't say anything else, please let her go." Within ten months of this palace, I will kill Qi Jiulu!"
Hearing this, the Qingren and other waiters who were born in the Xie family all changed their faces. Chen Zhu was also a little startled and said: "Your Majesty, why did the Queen Mother obey such orders?"
The fact that Yun Fenghuang and Qi Jiulu were engaged has been brought up again and again, but Chen Zhu has never heard of it. But he felt that his leader was a well-known person, and he didn't think that Yun Fenghuang would be confused with Qi Jiulu.
When he asked this question at this moment, he doubted whether Yun Fenghuang had been manipulated by someone, "Qi Jiulu is not a foreign minister. Even if he hates the Queen Mother, it is up to Bidong to vent his anger on the Queen Mother. Why would the Queen Mother treat that?" The errand is handed over to the empress?"
"It's just that I can't bear to see that the palace is too cruel to His Majesty Dong." Yun Fenghuang said with a smile, "Is that what the Queen Mother means? Qi Jiulu is the wing of the regent. I have been greatly favored by His Majesty Dong. It is my duty to share His Majesty's worries. !”
"Actually, if he is an unrelated person, I will kill him if he wants. I have the right to please the Queen Mother. But because Qi Jiulu and I, even if there is no previous marriage contract, are brothers and sisters who grew up together. If I had not followed the wishes of the Queen Mother and killed him, then the Queen Mother would naturally be able to say in front of Bidong that even my long-term acquaintance could do this to me, which shows that I have a ruthless and cold temperament and cannot be trusted."
"If I don't want to cheat on you, she can tell you that I miss my old relationship and can't bear to do it!"
"No matter what you do, it's not my fault!" "
The two men looked at each other in confusion, and after a moment, Chen Zhu suddenly blurted out: "Empress, is it possible that the Queen Mother does not intend to establish Concubine Xuan? No, does Luo Jieyu and the others be her successors, but does she intend to establish Yuan Zhaoyuan or other Yuan's daughters? "
Those words made Qing Ren and the others stunned. Even Yun Fenghuang was a little surprised. He thought about it and said, "I'll explain it carefully."
"No." Chen Zhu calmed down and whispered, "Everyone in the palace knows that the reason why Luo Jieyu and the four noble ladies came to the palace was because they wanted to find a successor among them. Can they find a successor from there? Ever since they entered the palace, they haven't done anything outstanding, so they haven't had any reputation for being virtuous... Of course, that's not because their talents are insufficient and they are in disgrace in front of the empress."
"But it's okay for Your Majesty to go east to engage in government affairs. The empress dowager, a loving mother, has no intention of making decisions for them or making them famous."
"At that time, the former queen passed away and the queen's position became vacant. Ordinarily, the former harem's biggest concern was whether the successor would be selected."
"The one with the wrong needle in the eye should be the one who is most likely to be in that position, and not a beloved concubine like our empress!"
"The loving mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager, chose that eye to set the bones. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, she wants to test the filial piety of your Majesty, Dongcuo, in preparation for the daughter who will be born in Ningbo Mansion in the month later?"
The more Chen Zhu talked about it, the more he felt that it was very interesting - because at a young age he followed a master like Yun Fenghuang who was also cruel and quick to rise at a young age, so he was very swollen. The problem in the back position was that he and him Does the master of the house have the same idea: They can leave, why can’t he, the head of the Xuanqing Palace, not leave
Especially after Yun Fenghuang adopted the emperor's eldest son and daughter, Chen Zhu even believed that Yanfu Palace was destined to his mother-in-law.
Therefore, as soon as he heard that Empress Dowager Yuan had wronged Yun Fenghuang, he immediately thought of Empress Dowager!
... Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Chen Zhu's words are reasonable. After all, the empress dowager, the loving mother of Bu Nao, is not an elder respected by the emperor. This matter is serious. Please allow me to think about it. Let's go east."
She had some calculations originally, but after listening to Chen Zhu's guess, she seemed to have some new inspiration...