What is the purpose of Queen Mother Yuan
In other words, where is Empress Dowager Yuan's weakness
That was what Yun Fenghuang wanted to control most after he noticed the murderous intention of the Queen Mother.
Because of the special relationship between Empress Dowager Yuan and Chun Jia, it was impossible for her to mistreat the empress dowager as she had done to the concubine before.
Not to mention coaxing the emperor to help him get out of trouble, even confronting the queen mother had to carefully choose a situation where the emperor was not around and the queen mother was not easy to complain about afterwards.
It is obvious that it is not a good idea to restrain one's legs and feet in this way.
After all, the Queen Mother had the dual advantages of friendship and seniority with the Emperor. She could find trouble anytime and anywhere. Even if she failed to find trouble, she would still be above the Queen Mother and receive the respect and filial piety of the Emperor.
What about her
The intimidation in the palace and the evaluation in the previous court were all supported by her status as a popular concubine and her arrogant deeds in the Sixth Palace.
Qiufu was suppressed by Empress Dowager Yuan's repeated criticisms. Even if Chunjia did not pamper her, the prestige she had spent the past two years building with great difficulty would still inevitably be hit.
After all, in the past, she said: "The Concubine Xian is the fourth concubine. She raises the emperor's eldest son and daughter on her knees. She is deeply doted on by her majesty. Anyone in the palace who does anything wrong with her will never have a good relationship! Otherwise, Let’s all be brighter in our tactics, and don’t offend anyone but Xuanqing Palace!”
If she was crushed by Empress Dowager Yuan successfully, then no: "Although Concubine Xian is ranked as the fourth concubine, she raises the eldest son of the emperor and the eldest daughter of the emperor, and is favored by the emperor, but no, she is a loving mother. In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, she is not on the stage! The loving mother, the Empress Dowager, is Bidong's former aunt's mother, and she wants to be closer to her than her biological mother! How can we, a pure and filial person like Bidong, disobey the loving mother, the Empress Dowager? "
"So, despite the fact that Bidong often went to Huanhua Palace at that time, with the attitude of the empress dowager as a loving mother, it was only a matter of time before the one in Huanqing Palace fell out of favor!"
The question here is about the importance of family background. If she wants to be a noble girl, then even if the Didong people think she will fall out of favor sooner or later, she can rely on her family background to be a well-behaved concubine.
Just think of being a widow in advance and spend your confinement honestly with your two children.
But she didn't say no.
She comes from a humble family, especially a pair of children with a very special ranking. Once she is considered weak, she is afraid that there will be endless attacks and assassinations!
Maybe she can handle it, and whether she can put in the effort and energy for this, who knows
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang had no intention of playing a game with Queen Mother Yuan in the first place. She had been thinking about it early in the morning, what are the weaknesses of Queen Mother Yuan
Throughout the life of the Queen Mother, the most profound disputes were with Princess Zhuang of Fuyang, Prince Duan of Fuyang, and the Yuan family of Xingningbo Mansion, including Chunjia and Yuan Niang.
Among them, Princess Fuyang Wangzhuang and Prince Fuyang Duan have both passed away. No matter how deep the grievances are, it will not help.
Then, the ones who can make a fuss... naturally can be the Queen Mother's natal family and the two people she raised.
"I seem to know the Ai family very well?" Feng Zuo was there, and Queen Mother Yuan spoke in a low voice after a long silence.
Her question was very plain and without any emotion.
It was as if the anger, sorrow, and sadness just now were put away in an instant.
"When I was at home, I listened to the teacher's lessons and heard that 'the way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage; but it is not the same as in the way of humanity, when there is insufficient damage, there is more than enough.'" Yun Fenghuang knelt for a long time, but he was really tired. , the Queen Mother screamed, she simply stood up by herself, staggered to the seat next to her, and left, not bothering to look at Queen Mother Yuan's face at this moment.
He lowered his head and kneaded his knees as he said, "I have observed the Queen Mother's behavior and feel that the Queen Mother is very aristocratic."
"Ha!" Empress Dowager Yuan leaned back with disdain and said calmly, "The way of heaven? The way of heaven is selfless. Is there too much selfishness in the hearts of the Ai family?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "Everyone has selfish motives, let's just use an analogy. I have been in the palace for a short period of time, and I have never seen you like you before. But I also heard that Bidong has a shallow relationship with his direct grandmother, Princess Fuyangzhuang. As a concubine, I am granted the title of Crown Prince, and I am able to inherit the title of Prince Fuyang, all without your control."
"At the beginning, the late Emperor Xiaozong passed away and had no children in the east. The Ji family did not want to establish a lineage of regents, and insisted on adopting the distant branch as the adopted heir of the late Emperor Xiaozong. The reason for choosing Bidong was incompatible with Bidong's gentle and kind-hearted character. Open... When I first heard those words, I felt that you were really smart, and you were very good at knowing the right things."
"Only in this way can Bidong maintain a good reputation and at the same time make Ji feel easy to control him."
"Even Bidong's good reputation has been maintained to this day."
Empress Dowager Yuan said expressionlessly: "Is that because the emperor is sensible and his words and deeds are gentle and honest?"
"Then the Empress Dowager's teachings are good." Yun Fenghuang chuckled, "Oh, very likely, I don't know what your first plan was to raise Yuan Yuniang. But no, you let Yuan Yuniang and Bidong's childhood sweethearts, but Instead of teaching her to be a virtuous and virtuous woman, did she allow her to be coquettish and domineering, making Bidong aggrieved and accommodate her... I think this is really a stroke of genius!"
"In the eyes of ordinary people, does King Fuyang at that time really live up to everyone's praise?"
"Young and promising, a noble son, a filial son raised by a widowed mother. He fell in love with Qingmei in a clean backyard. Even though Qingmei was not as good as him and had a bad temperament, he still had infinite patience..."
She sighed lazily, "Bu Nao, for a king, you are too affectionate and indecisive."
What a powerful minister like Ji likes most is an emperor with a weak character.
Easy to control and cut off at critical moments, it can give them enough reaction time... For a long time, even after Chunjia took office, many people in the Ji family thought so.
The empress dowagers and Yun Fenghuang knew it well. Yun Fenghuang didn't go into details at that time. He just said a few words and got back to the topic, "I was in a bad mood when I entered the palace, and I didn't care much about how long I could live, so I was wrong. You are not very respectful. Later, my mother came from afar and had several long conversations to dispel my will to die, so I went to admit my mistake to you."
"Because both I and my mother feel that the person who should not be offended the most in the palace is you."
At this point, she changed the topic and said, "Is that so... I have been worried about you for a while, but I found that you seem to be different from the rumors?"
Empress Dowager Yuan said calmly: "Because of Mother Neem?"
"The Yuan family is very special." Yun Fenghuang said, "Your attitude makes me very strange. Please tell me that you don't care about the Yuan family and Yuan Ji Niang. On the one hand, you help the Yuan family send their daughters to the palace one after another. On the other hand, you help the Yuan family send their daughters to the palace one after another. And they tried every means to distract Yuan Niang. Can you tell me that you care about them... The Yuan family was granted the title of Count Xingning because of the emperor's uncle's family. Later, due to the exclusion of the Ji family, they never took up any errands. Chao Yebu Nao can follow Duke Yi to second the proposal."
"I heard that the two generations of the Yuan family did not produce any outstanding figures."
"But that shouldn't be the root cause."
"In this world, there are only a few people with outstanding talents, and most people are mediocre. But mediocre people are not necessarily useless, right? I wonder if ordinary women don't understand, since the Queen Mother can accompany you With Bi Dong coming through all kinds of ups and downs, and with Bi Dong hiding under Ji's nose for eight years, don't you know what should be done for the good of the Yuan family?"
"Don't you know that with Mother Yuan's temperament, even if she doesn't have a concubine, she will be abandoned by Bidong sooner or later?"
"I have always wondered what you are thinking about?"
"I've been speculating that the Yuan family has done something wrong that you can't afford to do, which makes you feel so resentful. You can't bear it, so you support and favor them? Then you think about the past, and you feel cold and let them go. Will you fend for yourself?"
When the Queen Mother heard this, her expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal and breathed out: "So, I have figured it out now?"
Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips and smiled: "Of course."
She raised Dongba in the direction of Qingci Palace, "Speaking of which, I would like to thank the Empress Dowager and the common man Ji Sheng. I beg you, those two returned to the palace at the beginning of the year. I am afraid that I am still thinking about you. Before those two people returned to the palace, you were preparing to suppress me, weren't you? But as soon as they came back, you immediately changed your attitude, and even lowered your status and took the initiative to find my concubine and turn it into a fight! "
"That's when I suddenly realized what I was doing."