The next morning, after Yun Fenghuang finished dressing up and had breakfast, he summoned Chen Zhu to come and talk alone: "I remember that when I was vacationing in the summer last year, you came to look for a concubine from Ranxiang Palace. Passing through this palace?"
"That's the Cai family from the side hall of Ranxiang Palace. When she was serving the missing Wu concubine, she took care of her slaves." Chen Zhu said quickly, "I heard that the doctor couldn't take good care of her because she had a bad stomach. The former queen and Zhu At that time, everyone was thinking about the common man Ji Sheng going to Shanyuan Temple to pray for blessings, but no one cared about it. The servant boldly asked the empress, who was kind-hearted and immediately sent the imperial doctor to treat her and saved her life. She was originally just Baolin's. , Later, the empress promoted the sixth palace and promoted Chenggui. Speaking of which, Cai Chenggui has always been thinking about the empress, but she was ashamed and did not dare to disturb you. "
Seeing Yun Fenghuang ponder slightly after hearing these words, he asked in a low voice, "If the empress is willing, Cai Chenggui..."
"There's no need for this." Yun Fenghuang came back to his senses and chuckled, "What happened back then was just a piece of cake for me. I didn't expect her to repay you."
But since she mentioned this person, it was obviously not without reason.
Chen Zhu speculated on his master's thoughts and whispered: "If the empress has any errands, Cai Chenggui will definitely go through fire and water without hesitation!"
After all, not everyone can have the opportunity to hold onto the lap of a good concubine without mentioning kindness.
"The reason why she asked me for help before was because Ranxiang Palace did not have a throne. If there was a throne, how could I need your help in such matters?" Yun Fenghuang asked thoughtfully, "Now Ranxiang Palace has been Someone has made the decision, but I don’t know what her relationship is with the person in charge?”
"Yin Zhaoyi comes from a noble family, so she is naturally very well-behaved." Chen Zhu thought about his words, "I heard from Cai Chenggui that Zhaoyi was from a noble family and had a good temper, but she didn't pay much attention to the people in the palace. So everything is fine."
In the view of Yin Xiang, who only entered the palace at the beginning of this year, a concubine like Cai Chenggui, who entered the palace during the emperor's wedding and never made a name for herself, has no threat or value. She is just thrown into the palace anyway. It is just a decoration in the side hall and pavilion, no need to pay attention to it.
Therefore, there is no emotion or hatred between the chief minister and the palace people.
Chen Zhu's use of the word "safe and sound" is indeed accurate.
Seeing that Yun Fenghuang didn't speak immediately, he paused and asked tentatively, "But the empress thinks that Cai Chenggui's behavior is inappropriate? Should she get closer to the master? If so, will this servant turn around and give Cai Chenggui some advice?"
"That's not necessary." Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "Yin Zhaoyi was born in a noble family. When she first entered the palace, she didn't even look down on me. Even though Cai Chenggui was a member of her palace, she took the initiative to get close to her. I'm afraid that It's just the opposite. I'm just thinking that since Cai Chenggui is an old man who entered the palace during His Majesty's wedding, she should be familiar with all the concubines in the palace? "
Chen Zhu nodded: "Cai Chenggui came to the palace as a maid before Emperor Xiaozong died. She was considered a person who came here to watch His Majesty ascend the throne and get married."
"That's good." Yun Fenghuang showed a meaningful smile - she and Chen Zhu discussed it alone for a long time before sending him out.
It was a calm morning, and when lunch was about to come, a message came from the previous court, saying that the emperor would arrive later and would have lunch with the concubine Xian.
Yun Fenghuang then asked the small kitchen to prepare Chun Jia's favorite dishes, and dressed up to wait for him.
After Chunjia arrived, she chatted with her for a few words, had a hasty lunch, rinsed her mouth, then walked away and asked her what she had said yesterday when the empress dowager called her over.
"The Empress Dowager, the loving mother, said that I have received such kindness from you, so I should repay you, so that I can help you share your worries." Yun Fenghuang smiled and said in an evasive way, "I told the Empress Dowager, this is how it should be. matter."
Chunjia looked at her expression and saw that she was calm, but she always felt that something was wrong.
He pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully: "The Queen... has been very worried over the years, and sometimes, well, she is a little worried. If the request she made embarrasses you, just tell me, and I will go and talk to you on your behalf. Mother explained."
How can I tell you this
As for other things, you don't need to talk about it. Whether I cry, make trouble, or hang myself, or talk about the colorful lotus flower, I have already thought of ten or eight ways to persuade you to go out and quarrel with your queen mother.
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, but Empress Dowager Yuan insisted on asking her to kill Qi Jiulu, under the pretext of helping Chunjia cut off the regent's wings.
And because she had a falling out with the regent in public at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, she turned around and told the emperor not to let the regent go - but now it was her ex-fiancé's turn to be in trouble, so he relented. I don’t want to do it anymore. How can this not make the emperor suspicious
Because of her earlier attempt to commit suicide, Chunjia was originally very jealous of Qi Jiulu.
At this time, if you are really stupid and leave this problem to Chunjia for help, you may lose favor just around the corner.
Yun Fenghuang smiled at him as if nothing had happened, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm really in trouble, why do you still need to talk to me about it? I will definitely go to your Majesty for help."
She had no intention of confessing. Chunjia was silent for a while and did not clarify. She only asked the two children and saw that the time was about the same, so she went back to Taichu Palace to continue handling government affairs.
After he left, Yun Fenghuang slowly suppressed his smile, looked at the court with a gloomy expression for a while, and then summoned Concubine Rui to discuss the matter.
"I wonder what your Majesty's orders are?" Ruifei came frightened. The atmosphere in the harem these two days was very wrong. Most people noticed it, but they couldn't guess what happened. Ruifei secretly inquired about it but didn't find out the reason. Suddenly, I was a little panicked when I was called to Huanhua Hall.
"I am thinking that a lot of things have happened in the previous harem recently. The Empress Dowager is ill, and the conditions of the two Empress Dowagers have not improved. Is it time to add some joy and make a splash?"
Concubine Rui didn't know what Concubine Xian's purpose was in saying this, so she cautiously expressed her position: "I will listen to your mother-in-law."
She was actually not very willing, because the elders of the four families were bargaining over who should be their successor—the new queen who ascended to the throne had to show his power and show favor, right
Therefore, from the perspective of a successor candidate, it is best not to touch anything in the palace now, and do not move anything that needs to be moved, and wait until the successor comes to power to deal with it, which just shows the authority.
But the people who opposed Yun Fenghuang in real names were almost all cold-blooded. Ruifei felt that it would be better for her to be more obedient and just look at Luo Hanyi's example instead of looking at others.
Yun Fenghuang was very satisfied with her attitude: "After all, the two eldest princesses are about to descend. It is really unlucky to have troubles happening one after another in the palace. Why not choose some sensible and meritorious Jin Feng , let the Sixth Palace be happy!"
Ruifei was startled and quickly analyzed: The one who is sensible is the one who has the final say. As for meritorious service, seeing Tianguan serving the emperor in the harem, how can he achieve meritorious service
Of course it is meritorious to have children!
Thinking about the Zhao family and the Yi family under Yun Fenghuang, and the pregnant Li family, it would be better to just say that she wants to promote the concubines under her.
Fortunately for the Zhao family and Li family, their status was very low, and they were still concubines when they were promoted, so they had little influence.
The problem is Yi Xingen.
Because this woman is recognized as the most beautiful woman in the Sixth Palace, she is also very well-behaved and attentive. She serves Yun Fenghuang very attentively, and is highly appreciated by Yun Fenghuang. She has been promoted from Cai Nu to a noble person when she is pregnant. According to the tacit understanding of the harem, Concubines who are pregnant and give birth will be awarded the title of Jin. If you are favored, you will be promoted to the throne once when there is news of pregnancy, once when you give birth to an heir, and again when the heir is full moon - you can be promoted three times after giving birth to an heir!
As a direct descendant of Yun Fenghuang, Yi Xingen certainly could not be wronged in this regard.
She was a noble person who jumped through several levels of titles. After giving birth to the emperor's eldest daughter, she was promoted to Rong Hua.
It was also the emperor's eldest daughter, Man Yue, who was given the title and title of princess. She was already in the limelight, so Yun Fenghuang didn't mention the matter of giving her the title of Jin concubine.
If she wants to be promoted now, then it's okay to just be promoted to Yi concubine by one level. If Concubine Xian plans to let her skip a level like before, then... it will be Jie Yu!
"What the empress said is true. It's just that the matter is big and I have never done it before, but I'm afraid it won't be done well." Concubine Rui must have disapproved of it in her heart, because this Jinfeng had no regard for her even if he didn't consider the successor. Any benefit will strengthen Concubine Xian's power.
But she didn't dare to object directly, so she wanted to refuse the job first, go back and complain in front of her loving mother, the Queen Mother, and others, and let anyone who dared to stop him come out and stop her.
But before she finished saying this, Concubine Xian said, "There's nothing wrong with this. Aren't you very organized in handling palace affairs these days? Well, what are the concubines like? They must be The master knows best. Let the masters of each palace report a group of people to come up. Those who have no bad deeds can be canonized... If it is really good, it is nothing to be concubine. No one has ever gone to the many vacant palaces in the left and right palaces. Living there is not an option. Isn’t it a pity that a good palace is so abandoned?”
"As for some palaces where there are concubines living but no chief, then let the chiefs vote by a show of hands, how about that?"
Concubine Rui was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and subconsciously asked: "If she is a concubine who has never given birth to a child, can she be made a concubine?"
Yun Fenghuang looked at her and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Why not? To put it bluntly, except for Concubine Xie who has a son and Mrs. Chunke who has given birth to a son, who among the current leaders in this palace has personally given birth to a child for His Majesty? ? We can take the lead, why can’t we promote those palace concubines who are both talented, beautiful and well-educated?"
"...My Majesty is right!" Concubine Rui suppressed her excitement and nodded heavily, "I would like to thank your Majesty for your grace on behalf of the Sixth Palace... However, I don't know whether the Empress Dowager or Your Majesty, my loving mother, have agreed to this matter?"
"The empress dowager, the loving mother, is ill, and I dare not disturb him. As for His Majesty, I am somewhat sure of persuading him." Yun Fenghuang said leisurely, "However, I do not recommend reporting it to him right now. , after all, we have to ask the Sixth Palace what they mean, wait until everyone agrees, then report it, right? Otherwise, the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty nodded, but if we can't do this and that ourselves, wouldn't we let down the Empress The kind words of the Queen Mother and Your Majesty?"
Ruifei immediately understood that the emperor and his son may not necessarily agree if they talk about it now, but if they talk about something that all the six palaces agree with, the success rate will greatly increase - if only a few concubines such as Yi Shi are given the title of Jin, not only Ruifei , other people will definitely be unhappy too.
But what Yun Fenghuang means now is that every concubine can recommend concubines to be promoted to the throne, and they can recommend concubines to be directly canonized as concubines!
How could people like Ruifei disagree
This is a good opportunity to strengthen your own power!
It is impossible for an ordinary concubine to become a queen, but she is willing to cultivate a few of her own people as assistants; even if Ruifei has the consciousness to become a successor, isn't this not yet successful
There is a chance of choosing one of the four, and if you lose, you will stand still.
It’s better to seize the benefits in front of you first.
Even if she is still just a concubine, she has saved a manpower, right
Even if you become a queen in the future, you will still need people to help you - Ji Lingzi and Chun Jiayuan, there are two generations of phoenix masters above to help hold the battle, but they will still be united vertically and horizontally, collecting clouds and winds, and then... As Jia Pingye, there is also a cousin Zhaoyuan to assist.
What's more, for the successor who is halfway to the throne, the palace is already full of hills, and there are six princes and princesses!
At this moment, Ruifei nodded in agreement, and was already thinking about how to persuade the empress dowager or the emperor if they disagreed... At this moment, Zhu E ran in in a panic from outside, ignoring Ruifei. She said in a sharp voice: "Mother, what's wrong! The eldest prince suddenly convulsed and passed away!"