Yun Fenghuang Zheng'er learned the Eight Classics very quickly. A short while before the court meeting started, she finally got Chunjia dressed up.
"Ahuang is so smart, why is it so difficult for you to do such a small thing?" Chunjia walked to the dressing table and took a look at herself in the mirror, feeling very satisfied. "It seems that I have really buried your talents."
Yun Fenghuang didn't want to be discovered by him at all: "No matter how smart you are, can you be as smart as Ah Ji? As long as you are here, there is no need for me to worry!"
Chunjia was very pleased with these words. She turned around and pinched her cheek before walking out with a smile.
The slightest smile on his face disappeared the moment he went out, which made Yan Yin and others who came up to him subconsciously keep silent and did not dare to urge him.
Chunjia simply had no intention of delaying any more and asked them to pack two pieces of pastries for breakfast before getting into the imperial chariot and heading forward.
He left quickly and resolutely, but after all, he started late and was still a little late.
This was the first time since Chunjia took office, and the other ministers just paid it forward. During this period, the regent had argued with the emperor several times over the matter of Lu Qidao. The relationship was on bad terms, so he said unceremoniously: "Your Majesty has taken office so far but it has not been successful." Years ago, I was so lazy and perfunctory, but I don’t know where to put my ancestors of the Gongxiang family!”
"I was delayed for a while with my meal today." Chunjia lied casually, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Of course, the ministers did not dare to blame the emperor for such a trivial matter, but the regent would not give up so easily. He still complained about many things about the destruction of a thousand-mile embankment to an ant nest... Chunjia knew that he was using the topic as an excuse, so he was not angry and was calm. After listening, he praised him for his "mature and prudent words" and said that he had memorized them all and would never let Uncle Wang down again in the future.
The emperor's expression was particularly sincere when he said these words, and his tone was gentle and tight. However, there was an inexplicable silence in the temple.
Because of the regent, the harem also noticed Chunjia's late arrival.
Empress Dowager Yuan asked what the reason was: "I heard that the emperor rested in the Huanhua Palace last night. Concubine Xian is not a newcomer to the palace. How could something go wrong and delay the emperor's appearance at court?"
The servant carefully considered his words and said: "Your Majesty woke up early this morning, but didn't ask anyone to come in to serve you. It seemed that you wanted Concubine Xian to serve you, but Concubine Xian seemed to have never taken care of her before... Even with your Majesty's guidance, she was still in a hurry. That’s why it was delayed.”
After saying this, the Queen Mother's expression turned frighteningly ugly, and she immediately fell silent.
"It has nothing to do with you, just go down." Empress Dowager Yuan took two deep breaths and waved him away. When there was only Zhanliu left in front of her, she smashed the tea cup in her hand to the ground, "Absurd!"
Zhan Liu naturally wanted to persuade her to calm down: "The Concubine Xian is that kind of person, don't be like her!"
"Is it the Concubine Xian that the Ai family is angry with?" The Queen Mother sneered, "What is the Concubine Xian that the Ai family doesn't know yet? That's what the evil concubine said to harm the country. The one the Ai family is angry with is the emperor! He has come to the throne so well It’s not easy. It’s been so difficult and thrilling for him to take charge of the government... It’s only been a few days and the former harem has not yet had time to sit back and relax. How could he dare to fool around with the virtuous concubine?!"
"Fortunately, he had the nerve to tell the Ai family before, he has a sense of propriety!"
"Even if you love Concubine Xian, you won't miss important things... This bastard! When he goes to court later, you can call him over!"
"Your Majesty is definitely not so confused. Is there something inside?" Zhan Liu was worried that mother and son would have a grudge, so he whispered, "Why don't we call Concubine Xian to come over and ask her first?"
Empress Dowager Yuan shook her head and said: "That bitch has always been very articulate, and the Ai family is too lazy to talk to her. What's the use of blaming her for this kind of thing? As long as the emperor's own mind is wandering, there will be others if there is no virtuous concubine. As long as the emperor's ambition is He is firm and will not be deceived. How can a wise concubine hold on to his belt and prevent him from going to court?!"
The Queen Mother was very angry this time and insisted on calling Chunjia over. Without even meeting him, she had someone throw a futon in the court and make him kneel for an hour before talking!
Chunjia has been sensible and progressive since he was a child. Even with Empress Dowager Yuan's expectations and demands for his son, he is rarely punished, let alone punished by kneeling - the last time he knelt for so long was when his grandmother, Princess Fuyangzhuang, passed away. Bear the responsibility of Sun Shouling.
At this moment, he was a little startled after hearing this, but he didn't resist. He knelt down as he was told, and then asked Zhan Liu in a low voice: "Auntie, why is the queen mother angry?"
Because Zhanliu failed to persuade the Queen Mother, he sent away all the idle people before Chunjia came in, so as not to see the emperor being punished. Hearing this, he sighed and asked reproachfully: "Your Majesty has always been steady, how come you know that today You have to go to court in the morning, and you still have to mess around with the wise concubine? The empress does not blame you for anything else, but she is afraid that you will relax and miss the big event. I heard that the regent stirred up trouble again during the court meeting today? That's your fault Uncle, who doesn’t know how eager he is for the throne?”
"Even if you want to take a break, now is really not the time!"
Chunjia heard that he was very embarrassed, and he was also carried away with his pride. He was very convinced by the punishment given by Empress Dowager Yuan, and said: "This is all my fault. Concubine Xian urged me early in the morning. I am also tired these days, so I am not with her." I made a fuss once, and I won’t do it again.”
Zhan Liu was not happy that he wanted to excuse Yun Fenghuang at this time, so he said lightly: "My maid heard that Concubine Xian is the person in the harem who can persuade you the most."
The implication is that if Concubine Xian really didn’t want you to be late for court, what else could she do
"... What did my aunt say? I am the emperor." Chunjia twitched the corner of her mouth and said with a smile, "I know I was wrong. It doesn't matter how my mother punishes me. I'm just afraid that my mother will be very angry. I still ask my aunt for help and give me more advice. Mother, please calm down."
Zhan Liu followed Empress Dowager Yuan and was someone who watched him grow up. Seeing that he still felt sorry for Empress Dowager Yuan and had no intention of resenting the Queen Mother for being punished, his face softened slightly and he said, "Isn't the Empress Dowager angry? She is the one who attracts the most attention. What I am proud of is your stability and considerateness. The Queen Mother is reluctant to do anything else today."
Seeing Chunjia kneeling and offering his hands to him, with the intention of begging for mercy, his heart softened, and he went inside to intercede with Queen Mother Yuan: "Your Majesty heard that you punished him, so he knelt down without saying a word, and finally asked the question. What's the reason? After learning what happened, he admitted that it was his fault and said he would never do it again... But he repeatedly asked his maid to come in and persuade you to stop, just because he was afraid that you would be very angry. "
Empress Dowager Yuan snorted: "If he really cares about the Ai family, he shouldn't do such a bastard thing! In this world, who else can really make the Ai family angry?"
"Your Majesty was also confused for a moment."
"Confused?" Empress Dowager Yuan smiled contemptuously and suddenly asked, "Did you just mention Xian Fei? What did he say?"
Zhan Liu was embarrassed: "Your Majesty said it was all his intention. Concubine Xian kept urging him to go to court, but he didn't listen."
"Look, he remembers the Aijia and the Xianfei." Empress Dowager Yuan sighed, "Why is he confused? He knows it very well! That's why the Aijia is worried! If he was confused from the beginning, You might be able to persuade him to wake him up. For someone like Huang'er who has had his own ideas since childhood, once he goes astray, it's hard to get him back. Because every wrong step he takes, he thinks it's justified!"
"Then how about letting Concubine Xian..."
The Queen Mother pondered for a while and finally shook her head: "He didn't forget the virtuous concubine at this time. He openly called her over and scolded her. What's the use? The Aijia spent all their energy to scold, and then turned around and sent the wretched maid to the emperor's house. If she cries in front of her, maybe the emperor will feel that he owes her!"
Zhan Liu whispered: "But it is not good to keep one like this, always tempting His Majesty to neglect political affairs."
"... Let's wait for a while." Queen Mother Yuan was silent for a while and said, "She is still useful for the time being."
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Zhan Liu was a little puzzled, but thinking that Yun Fenghuang had been touched in a short period of time, even if no evidence was left, Chunjia would definitely doubt Chunwu Palace, so he didn't say anything.
... At this moment, Yun Fenghuang was giving instructions to the Qing people: "Tomorrow, a foreigner will come to the palace to say hello. Your Majesty will take me to Qingci Palace to say hello to the Empress Dowager. When the time comes, my aunts and sisters-in-law will come. You I invite them to sit down first."
After thinking for a while, he added, "If they can't sit still and want to walk outside for a while, that's fine. But don't let them pass by the side hall."
The side hall is where a pair of royal heirs are placed.
It's not that Yun Fenghuang doesn't trust his mother's family, it's just that he is afraid that they will be taken advantage of.
Qingren nodded and took notes, then asked: "What if Duke Yi Guo's wife comes to visit the eldest prince?"
"Then ask her to wait for me to come back." Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly, "She won't be angry."
"There is one more thing that I have to ask your Majesty to decide." Seeing that she had nothing else to explain, the Qing people said, "Because of the neglect of the eldest prince in the past two days, many people in our palace were dismissed. Now everyone There are vacancies everywhere, and if we don’t find people to fill them, we may be a little overwhelmed.”
Yun Fenghuang said: "Just follow the rules and let Chen Zhu handle it with you."
Qingren said: "It's fine in other places, but here in the main hall, in the small kitchen and the people serving on the Queen's clothes and jewelry, we have to make up for it. The Queen must see these in person."
"Where do I get my free time from?" Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "I don't come to me often, so you can take your pick. If you can't do it well, send it back and replace it with someone who knows how to do it."
After talking like this for a while, Qingren resigned.
Yun Fenghuang asked someone to squeeze his shoulders, closed his eyes and thought about the recent situation... Just as he was thinking about it, someone from Yijia Palace hurried over to ask for help, saying that Wei Hengyan was going to give birth!
Of course, the birth of the first palace master is not on the same level as the birth of a mere palace concubine. Before Chen launched it, except Yun Fenghuang who came at Wei Hengyan's request, no one else paid much attention to it. It was just a congratulatory gift.
This time, Wei Hengyan was about to give birth. Not long after Yun Fenghuang arrived, Luo Hanyi, Ouyang Fulu and others came to see him one after another. In the delivery room, Zhaorong was still being persuaded by Po Wen to eat something. Well, all the concubines from the harem have arrived, and even the queen mothers of the two palaces have sent their attendants to watch over, ready to report the news at any time.
However, under such a big battle, Wei Hengyan's production was not very smooth.
She started before noon and kept struggling until nightfall without any results. In the end, her strength was almost exhausted, so she started crying in despair and asked everyone in the delivery room if she was going to die.
"My dear, don't scare yourself like this, you can do it." Po Wen was so frightened. After all, Zhao Rong's status is no better than that of a palace concubine, especially since she is a concubine who is close to Xian Fei. If she wants to have someone who is both good and bad, everyone present will be afraid. She could not escape the fate of being buried with her, so he endured the fear and persuaded her to calm down, "I am the first born, so it is not easy... Please drink a bowl of chicken soup first and gather your strength, and you will be able to hold the emperor's heir in your arms later."
While he was holding Wei Hengyan in this way, he went out to ask the imperial doctor to be ready at any time, just in case of any eventuality.
At this time, Chunjia had also finished his government affairs and came to take charge in person. The imperial doctor hesitated again and again, but finally cautiously stepped forward to ask for instructions. If the situation was not good after a while, Zhaorong and the emperor would only be able to save one person. this