"That night Mrs. Zheng came to the door unexpectedly, and I was very frightened. I didn't want to greet her at first. After all, Mrs. Zheng was pregnant at that time. If she felt unwell in Huanhua Palace, I wouldn't be able to tell."
"But when Madam Zheng opened her mouth, she said that a disaster was about to happen to me. Although I suspected that she was being alarmist, I felt uneasy. After a slight hesitation, I let her continue..."
"Ms. Zheng told me that I had offended Mrs. Chunke just after entering the palace, and then offended Sister Shu Fei. Even though these two things made the former queen happy to watch the fun and gave me some care, but the former queen The Queen is not reliable. Therefore, I seemed to be favored by His Majesty at the time, but in fact my future was uncertain."
"I felt that Mrs. Zheng was trying to recruit me, so I asked her deliberately, is it possible that Mrs. Zheng can keep my concubine?"
"In order to win my trust, Mrs. Zheng told me a lot about the things in the palace. I took the opportunity to learn a lot about the background of the principals... I originally wanted to get some information about Mrs. Zheng in the palace, but Mrs. Zheng was very Alert, not saying much.”
"Afterwards, because I couldn't make up my mind, I reasoned that a woman's childbirth was a journey through hell, and it wasn't because I cursed the Zheng family. But if she didn't get through it, no matter how many promises she made, it would be useless. It would be better to wait until she successfully gave birth to the emperor's heir. , I have a tail attached to my body."
"Although Mrs. Zheng was not very satisfied, because of His Majesty's love for my concubine, she did not dare to force her, so she left politely."
Yun Fenghuang lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes, "That's probably what happened."
Queen Mother Yuan was a little impatient: "Be careful! When she told you about Mother Neem, what did she say?"
"... Mrs. Zheng said that there is no one in the Sixth Palace who doesn't hate Mrs. Chunke." Yun Fenghuang hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said these words.
The Queen Mother's face turned a little blue: "Why?!"
Why else
Of course it's because your niece is so hateful that she attacks everyone without any explanation. Isn't it surprising that someone likes her
Yun Fenghuang cursed and said: "Because everyone is jealous that she can be the childhood sweetheart of His Majesty, but..."
She seemed a little hesitant, but finally said it, "But I don't know how to cherish it!"
Queen Mother Yuan suddenly choked and did not speak for a long time.
It was Chunjia who came out with a dry cough and said, "Ms. Zheng is talking nonsense, Mrs. Chunke... Madam Meem is just a little impatient!"
"Don't say it. It's because the Ai family is not good at teaching her how to behave." Queen Mother Yuan was silent for a while, then tears fell down, and she choked, "It's just that the Ai family didn't expect that the Sixth Palace would hate her." she!"
Chunjia whispered: "It's just one-sided words made by Mrs. Zheng to fool Concubine Xian. How can they be taken seriously?"
"When Mrs. Zheng said this, Concubine Xian was just Jieyu. Did she need to lie? Moreover, Concubine Xian had a bad relationship with Niang Niang at that time. Mrs. Zheng said that Niang Niang was full of enemies in the palace, so how could she convince Concubine Xian to join her? Yourself?" The Queen Mother said sadly, "This must be true. During the incident with the Three Corpse Insects, Mother Neem was fine, and the Ai family breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she was lucky, but now they know that she just escaped. That’s all!”
"After all, Mother Neem is doing well now." Chunjia advised, "Don't be too sad. Why don't you let her come to pay your respects later?"
The Queen Mother choked up and said: "You don't want to see her now, so why do you want to see her in the Ai family? Since I came to the Ai family, I have been living with you and her for these years. When we are together, we have talked about you, but now we are talking about you? Now How can I tell her about you?"
Chunjia didn't take these words well, and after a moment she said: "The Concubine Xian had just entered the palace at that time, so she was inevitably young and ignorant. But if she had listened to Zheng's instigation and collaborated with Zheng, why would Zheng have to frame her later?" she?"
"Whether it's murdering Niang Niang or Concubine Shu, it's a serious crime. Mrs. Zheng herself can't escape death. If she exposes these things, she herself will die. But how can her family not be resented?" Empress Dowager Yuan With tears in her eyes, she asked, "Then how could she be willing to tell the truth about Concubine Xian? Concubine Xian, on the other hand, has done bad things, so she wants to be silenced!"
Chunjia was speechless for a moment.
Because the Queen Mother was obviously determined to frame Concubine Xian.
Seeing this, Yun Fenghuang, who was already kneeling a little tired, said slowly: "Sister Concubine Shu has passed away, but Mrs. Chunke is still in the palace. The Queen Mother is suspicious of me, why not summon Mrs. Chunke to confront me. See See if I have ever tried to kill her?"
Hearing this, Chunjia breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered: "Summon Mrs. Chunke!"
The Queen Mother's face looked grim, and her lips moved, as if she wanted to stop him, but she remained silent for a moment without saying anything - now everyone could see the difference in attitude between mother and son.
The Queen Mother devoted herself to convicting the Concubine Xian, and the Emperor devoted himself to turning the big things into trivial matters so that the Concubine Xian could pass the test.
Empress Dowager Yuan was an elder whom the emperor regarded as more important than his own mother. She openly accused Yun Fenghuang. Even if the emperor was reluctant to part with his beloved concubine, he couldn't bear to offend her, let alone help his beloved concubine do anything to her.
But Yuan Niang was not like that.
Originally, the past between her and Chunjia was a mess, mixed with a bit of hatred for her son.
Under such circumstances, if she comes over and says nothing about Yun Fenghuang, it can be imagined that even if Chunjia doesn't say anything in front of Empress Dowager Yuan, it will be difficult not to vent her anger in private.
He even dumped all the frustration and anger he couldn't feel towards Queen Mother Yuan on her!
Counting the concubines who entered the palace during Chunjia's wedding, from the empress down to the concubines, there are not many who are living as they wish now.
Because of Empress Dowager Yuan, Yuan Yuniang was considered a relatively good person. Although she lost her favor, no one dared to be negligent or harsh. It's just that she no longer has the chance to sleep with her. She has been living behind closed doors for so long, being so domineering and even absent from greetings... Who wouldn't turn a blind eye
But apart from the care of Empress Dowager Yuan, the most important reason for this kind of beauty is that she and Chun Jia were childhood sweethearts.
Even if she falls out of favor and her past love is still there, Chunjia will not kill them all, but is still willing to support her with good food and clothing.
But what if I hate Chunjia now...
That's really hard to say.
Therefore, since Yuan Yuniang was going to be called over to confront her, or express her position, the best choice was to stand on Yun Fenghuang's side, help Concubine Xian to complain and defend herself, and ask Empress Dowager Yuan to be magnanimous.
So Chunjia was happy, and Yuan Yuniang could also take the opportunity to wash away her previous bad reputation.
That means Queen Mother Yuan will be depressed...
Well, I should say, very depressed.
The most depressing thing is that everyone knows Yuan Niang's temperament. For the good of her niece and the good of the entire Yuan family, the Queen Mother not only had to let go of Yun Fenghuang, but also secretly sent people to give advice and even coax her. Yuan Nianliang cooperated.
Otherwise, this little ancestor came over and said coldly: "It was Yun Fenghuang, this cheap servant, who harmed me!"
Then Chunjia would probably not let the Yuan family have a good life if she turned around.
Moreover, Queen Mother Yuan had to pray that she would live longer, otherwise as soon as she let go, Mother Yuan might follow suit.
Still unseemly.
"Mother, I have been busy with government affairs these days. Maybe I haven't seen you and my two other cousins for a long time." Queen Mother Yuan was in a state of confusion. Of course Chunjia knew it. After pondering for a while, he turned his head and whispered to the Queen Mother, "Remember When I was a child, my mother said that my favorite thing was for my children and my mother to eat with you because it was so lively. How about letting them come to Chunnuo Palace more in the future?"
Queen Mother Yuan pursed her lips and said nothing.
She knew that the emperor's words did not really mean that he wanted her to enjoy the excitement of the meal again, but that he was euphemistically proposing a condition: he would support and favor the Yuan family's daughter, and then the queen mother would stop staring at Yun Fenghuang.
This made the Queen Mother feel very sad.
The children she raised carefully, she spoke to her nieces so many times, clearly implying that since Chunjia became indifferent to Yuan Yuniang, she was not very warm to Yuan Yuniang and Yuan Zhiniang who later entered the palace... The Queen Mother could be disappointed even though she was disappointed. I understand, after all, Yuan Yuniang is indeed ignorant.
After all, although Yuan Yuniang and Yuan Zhiniang were considered beautiful among ordinary people, they were not among the best in the palace.
Not to mention that both of them were born as concubines. The former was timid and silent, and had no sense of existence since entering the palace; the latter was certainly raised as a legitimate daughter and has a more lively and generous personality. Compared with the serious noble ladies, she is still What's missing is a true sense of calmness.
Not to mention that judging from Yun Fenghuang, who was favored by Chun Jiasheng, the emperor clearly liked beautiful and cunning women. It is understandable that he looks down upon these two concubines.
But the Queen Mother did not expect that Chunjia would take the initiative to bring up things that she could not persuade for the sake of Yun Fenghuang.
She had never thought it was a big deal not to have a biological child before. After all, Chunjia had always treated her much better than Queen Mother Qu. But at this moment, Queen Mother Yuan couldn't help but wonder: "If the emperor was a biological child of the Ai family, wouldn't he treat the Ai family like this?"
There was even a moment when she thought, "If he hadn't worked hard to win the opportunity for the emperor to adopt Xiaozong, he would still be the King of Fuyang County in Fuyang County. How dare he disobey the Ai family like this?"
After a while, Queen Mother Yuan heard herself say: "Okay."
Then she added, "Well, after asking and asking, there is no proof. The Ai family doesn't really want to see Niang Niang now, so that's all."
Things have developed to this point, and the ending is already tacitly understood, so why do those scenes need to be done
Chunjia looked guilty. He might be really guilty, but after all, he did not stand firmly on the Queen Mother's side. So the Queen Mother turned her face away, did not look at him, and said slowly: "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, so let's go first." . The Ai family... would like to have a few words with Concubine Xian alone."
Seeing Chunjia hesitate, she smiled sadly, "What? Are you worried?"
"What did the Queen say?" Chunjia asked hurriedly, "I just don't want you to be tired of trivial things."
Under the half-smiling gaze of the Queen Mother, he bravely said some words of comfort and appeasement, looked at Yun Fenghuang again, and finally left.
Empress Dowager Yuan did not let Yun Fenghuang get up at this time. She only asked everyone on the left and right to exit, leaving the concubine alone at the bottom.
The two faced each other from a distance in the vast hall. For a long time, the Queen Mother asked slowly: "Are you very proud?"
"... There is indeed a point." Yun Fenghuang muttered, "After all, when we first entered the palace, everyone said that His Majesty respects you the most and loves Mrs. Chunke the most."
"But now, he favors you the most." A cold smile appeared on Queen Mother Yuan's lips, and her eyes were dark and emotionless. "And you have done this in less than two years!"
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "In the past two years, I have gone through many twists and turns, life and death. It's not a fluke, I'm afraid I don't even know where the bones are."
The Queen Mother looked down at her, and after a moment, she laughed out loud: "So, you think you are very powerful, very aggrieved, very hard-working, and you deserve such a reward?"
Without letting Yun Fenghuang answer, she suddenly raised her finger and pointed outside, "In this palace, there are many people who are more calculating than you, more aggrieved than you, and struggling harder than you! It was like this in the past, it will be like this now, and it will be like this in the future. It’s still like this! How can you be where you are today? It’s not that you Yun Fenghuang is so beautiful, capable or powerful, it’s just that you happened to catch the emperor’s eye!”
"Such luck is not unique to me." Yun Fenghuang said softly, "There is Mrs. Chunke in front of me, who has accompanied your majesty from childhood to adulthood, and there are also the sisters who entered the palace at the same time as me. There are many more opportunities than being a concubine... My dear, talented people from generation to generation would never dare to be arrogant when they become a concubine, but they will not belittle themselves either."
"And now that His Majesty is not here, why does the Queen still have such lingering anger?"
"Isn't the result now also the purpose of the queen?"
"Is there anything else you are dissatisfied with?"