Chunjia was startled and blurted out: "What does the Queen Mother mean...the Lu family?"
"The regent's step-concubine may not have such ability." Empress Dowager Yuan shook her head and said, "Otherwise, it would not have been known to everyone that she could not tolerate the prince. However, the prince is doing fine so far. The Ai family feels that the prince I'm afraid that she accidentally found the real culprit - this kind of thing is only possible with Lu Chuncao's help."
"..." Chunjia pondered. According to the conclusion of the Imperial City Division, there was no doubt that the real culprit was either the regent or the regent's son. However, he asked Sun Yu to process the evidence and pointed it at Lu Chuncao.
This was because he didn't know that the Prince Regent had joined forces with the Empress Dowager, and felt that it was not the time to break up with Uncle Cheap right now.
It would be better to take a step back and kill Lu Chuncao and his daughter first.
As a result, the Queen Mother said this, and the Emperor also felt that apart from the Queen Mother Yuan, the remnants of the Ji family, the Regent and his son, Yun Fenghuang himself, and himself, the only one who could almost poison the Concubine Xian to death in the Huanhua Palace was Lu. Spring grass.
As one of the two most powerful officials in the country, Lu Chuncao's influence in the inner court was greater than that of Zheng Ju.
This is because Zheng Ju was born as the godson of the previous commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, and he spent much longer in the Forbidden Army camp than in the inner court.
It cannot be said that he has no power in the palace, but it is far inferior to Lu Chuncao, who served the common man Ji Sheng and Emperor Xiaozong, and hung out in the palace before becoming a marquis.
This is also the reason why Zheng Shangchu was harmed by the Three Corpse Insects but could not find any clues, and could not rest in peace until his death.
"But Lu Chuncao shouldn't be so unwise." Chunjia thought for a moment and said slowly, "If it were Concubine Lu Ji, it would be possible for her to do this."
Concubine Lu Jifei ordered the secret agent planted by the Imperial City Department to poison Concubine Xian, just to instigate the relationship between the prince Gong Xiangxiao and Qi Jiulu, and at the same time make Gong Xiangxiao disliked by the regent and give her own son The superior vacates her seat... But this is a consideration from her personal standpoint.
To the entire Regent's Palace, there was no doubt about Qi Jiulu's value, and it was simply not worth having a grudge against him over such a thing.
In particular, the regent's second son was still young and would not be useful in many situations, so there was no need to bring him to the forefront so early.
Lu Chuncao is not Lu Jifei. Even if he prefers his grandson, he must consider the interests of the entire Regent Palace. After all, he and the Regent are a grasshopper on the same rope. If the Regent falls, what can his grandson do even if he becomes the heir apparent? A good ending
Empress Dowager Yuan thought it made sense, sighed and frowned: "Then this matter... is really going to become an unsolved case? In the deep palace, the emperor himself did not find any clues through personal inspection, so we can rest assured about the food we eat in the future. What?"
"Although Concubine Xian is awake now, her energy is still very low. She couldn't speak for a while." Chunjia thought for a while and comforted her, "Maybe in two days, she will have clues on her own? She is a delicate and charming person. Whenever there is any disturbance in the palace, we may not be able to fully understand it. The palace people under her don’t know the severity and may not be able to fully explain it, but she should be aware of it.”
Concubine Yun Xian's performance convinced Empress Dowager Yuan: "I hope she recovers soon."
This is really not what I want to say...
But no matter how unwilling Empress Dowager Yuan was, Yun Fenghuang still got better day by day.
Of course it wasn't fast - she could sit up and talk to Chun Jia and others for a long time, it was already the day before the wedding of the two eldest princesses Yun'an and Sui'an.
Speaking of which, the two eldest princesses were also miserable. Originally, even if Chunjia had decided on their marriage with all his words, he would not have wanted to wrong them or even give them a dowry. He would have even wanted to praise them.
Who would have known that when Concubine Xian narrowly escaped death, the Empress Dowager joined forces with the Prince Regent to attack Chunjia, the civil war of the Gongxiang family was about to begin, and the harem of the former dynasty was in turmoil, who would care about the wedding of the two eldest princesses
Although it was prepared according to the rules, the dowry was indeed given more, and the regulations were indeed raised, but except for the eldest princess herself, everyone else was basically absent-minded.
Even the two grooms-to-be were probably thinking about the temple and the concubine.
However, Yun'an and Sui'an didn't care about complaining. Even at the suggestion of their biological mothers, they came to Huanhua Hall to visit Yun Fenghuang on this day and said something to Yun Fenghuang, "Your Majesty is really auspicious. She has her own destiny." , "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later."
After they left, Chunjia saw that Yun Fenghuang looked tired, and said distressedly: "Ahuang is not fully recovered yet, so we should have asked the palace servants to tell them that you were resting. Anyway, they will have the opportunity to come into the palace after they descend." Please say hello, why bother yourself at this time?"
"Isn't it the Empress Dowager?" Yun Fenghuang sighed weakly, "You forced Princess Minghui to take the blame. You said that these two and Princess Minghui are both sisters. Since Princess Minghui has plot to kill me, How can they not be in danger if they are suspected of being suspected? They are about to descend tomorrow. Now I received the news and came here specifically to say hello, but I avoided seeing them. I might be thinking wildly when I get back... These two people also have a hard life. There’s no need to make them uncomfortable with a single sentence.”
"You always think about others like this." Chunjia fell silent for a moment after saying this, feeling that something was wrong... Forget it, I've said it all, just treat it as the fact.
After all, Concubine Xian puts herself in other people's shoes and deceives them after careful consideration. That can be considered as always thinking about others, right
Thinking about others does not necessarily mean self-denial makes people...
Chunjia persuaded herself skillfully, coughed dryly and continued, "The dossier I gave them is generous. Isn't it better than the intimacy on the scene? What else is there to think about."
Yun Fenghuang knew what he wanted to hear at this time: "Isn't it because they know you are good to me that they come to visit me so urgently? Otherwise, why don't you see them and other concubines greeting you?"
Sure enough, Chunjia laughed: "If I am not good to you, who will I be good to?"
The two of them were confused for a while, and Yun Fenghuang asked him why he wanted to stay. Xie Meng thanked Kuo and said, "I was really shocked when I opened my eyes and saw them. I thought something happened at home and I had to send them to the palace." .”
"... Doesn't this mean that you like them both, so I stayed with you?" Chunjia's face looked a little strange when he heard this, but he quickly covered it up and said gently, "I thought you had your niece by your side at the moment. Feel better."
Yun Fenghuang recalled the knot in his mind about the fate of his children, and it was hard to say that he treated the two nieces just like they teased him in his spare time, but never remembered them when he was busy: "Isn't it inconvenient? After all, this is It’s against the rules.”
"What's wrong with the rules? The palace can't raise two children?" Chunjia said nonchalantly, "The queen mother said that it would be better if you had them with you to get well soon. Who else dares to have an opinion? Who has an opinion against you? Have someone come to me!"
Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips and smiled and said to him: "Aji is becoming more and more domineering. He is not like the person he was when I first entered the palace."
Chunjia lowered his head and kissed her cheek, and said with a smile: "Oh? Then do you like me when you entered the palace, or me now?"
"Of course it's you now. When I first entered the palace, you were my master!" Yun Fenghuang snorted, "What did I have to do with you then?"
"You're so jealous!" Chunjia couldn't laugh or cry, and teased her a few more times. Finally, she remembered the business, and briefly told her about the Imperial City Division's report, and asked her if she had any suspicions about the poisoning.
Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "Maybe it's because of the poisoning. I've been waking up and sleeping in and out over the past two days, and my memory has deteriorated a lot..."
As she spoke, she pinched her forehead, which seemed to be a little painful, so Chunjia raised his hand to help her massage it. The imperial doctor also said that because the poisoning was quite deep, it was a blessing to be able to save a life. It’s really hard to avoid headaches, brain fever, etc.
Yun Fenghuang took a breath and then continued weakly, "Recalling the details of the day of poisoning, I can't remember many parts. But His Majesty said Liu Hong was the one who did it, and I always feel... something is wrong? If the real culprit is the Regent's Palace, then why did they wait until the Imperial City Division found out Liu Hong's details and His Majesty revealed it to the court, and then brought up Princess Minghui as a shield?"
"Why not take the lead in stirring up this matter while you are still guarding me in the Huanhua Palace and have no time to pay attention to me? Wouldn't it catch you off guard?"
"...Yes." Chunjia felt that Liu Hong was suspicious here just because of his intuition. He could be said to be in trouble internally and externally these days, and his energy was being involved by all parties. He was not as clear and sharp as usual. It was only after Yun Fenghuang reminded him that he came to his senses, Wei Wei Nodding, the regent probably didn't know about Liu Hong, or he didn't expect that Liu Hong would do it, otherwise he had no reason not to strike first.
The reason why he was able to refute on the spot at the court meeting and bring out Princess Minghui was probably because the regent had suspected that Concubine Xian's poisoning was a conspiracy against him.
After all, after the demise of the Ji family, it was only a matter of time before the uncle and nephew fell out.
At this time, the wise concubine, who was shrewd, capable and favored by the emperor, was suddenly poisoned. It was normal for the regent to be on guard, so he teamed up with the empress dowager to make preparations in advance.
It would be fine if Chunjia didn't find him, but he wouldn't be unprepared if he did.
The emperor thought for a while and asked Yun Fenghuang: "Who do you think is the most suspicious? No evidence is needed, just speculation."
Yun Fenghuang held his forehead and wondered: "This... it's really hard to guess without proof. After all, you know that there are not many people in this palace that I haven't offended, even the former dynasty. Although I can't tell everyone." I don't like me, but because I don't have a father or brother to help me speak in court, ordinary ministers may not have a good impression of me. Besides, to be honest, who doesn't want himself or his daughter to be favored by Ah Ji? Even if I haven't offended anyone, It may not be that it’s not blocking their way!”
"... The Luo family does have the intention to murder you, but as far as I know, they haven't actually had time to make a move yet." Chunjia hesitated for a moment, but still told her, "Neither is the Queen Mother, nor should she be a remnant of the Ji family... My mother and I had suspected Lu Chuncao, but we felt that he was not so confused. Now that I think about it, I have no clue."
When Yun Fenghuang heard this, he turned around and looked at him, half-smiling but not smiling: "Your Majesty suspects... that I am risking my life to make you suffer?"
"It's nothing." She even changed her title. Chunjia quickly explained, "The imperial doctor told me clearly that you saved your life this time thanks to the blessings of previous emperors. How could it be a trick?!"
Yun Fenghuang laughed and said, "Perhaps I have a magic trick similar to that of the Three Corpse Insects, which can ensure that I will not be in danger after drinking a lot of poisoned tea?"
"You have such powerful methods to scare me a long time ago. How can you survive now?" Chunjia hugged her and coaxed her, "Stop making trouble. Aren't I worried that if the real culprit is not found, you will be in trouble next time?"
"You are just mocking me for my humble background." Yun Fenghuang pushed him unhappily and said bitterly, "I feel that my Xie family has a low family background and is not worthy of any secret recipe!"
Chunjia smiled and said: "What's the matter? I've never heard of the wonderful method you mentioned, right? Even the Ji family probably doesn't have it, otherwise the Empress Dowager would have used it to blackmail me... Look at how suspicious you are, I didn't say anything and you started making trouble. It's okay to make trouble in normal times. You're not all right now, so how can you resist the trouble?"
After some soothing words, Yun Fenghuang finally calmed down. Before the two of them could say anything, there was a burst of kicking and stamping outside, followed by Xie Meng shouting cheerfully: "Auntie, auntie! Are you awake? Look? What have we brought you?”
Chun Jia frowned and was about to ask her to lower her voice, but Yun Fenghuang had already softly called the two of them in: "What did you bring?"
Xie Meng rushed to the couch with a smile and stuffed her with a pastry: "The cook just came up with it in the past two days. It's delicious."
Behind her, Xie Kuo bowed politely and gave Chunjia a separate blessing. Then he added in a soft voice: "Auntie, there are a lot of medicinal materials in it that can replenish qi and vitality. It is very nourishing."
Chunjia is now very sensitive to eating. After hearing this, she picked up the cakes in Yun Fenghuang's hand and looked at them, and said to them: "You are very filial, but your aunt is not fully recovered yet and is still taking medicine. It’s better not to eat these pastries with medicinal ingredients in them, so as not to conflict with the medicinal properties.”
Although it is unlikely that Concubine Xian's niece would murder her, the Kiyoto who served Concubine Xian tea that day had no intention of murdering his master, right
If the real culprit doesn't appear, we have to guard against it.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it should be fine." Xie Meng told him confidently, "Nian Xuan also told me that the properties of the medicine are conflicting, so I will take a few sips of my aunt's medicine in the past two days and then try this cake. , nothing happened in the past two days, so Auntie can definitely eat."
She was also kind-hearted and said, "It must be quite uncomfortable for my aunt to take medicine as food these days. How nice is it to be sweet?"
Only then did Chunjia notice that two corners of the pastry had been torn off. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why don't you bring something better to your aunt?"
"We tasted this first, and we're afraid it will be the same as last time." Xie Meng hadn't answered yet, but this time Xie Kuo rushed to answer, "We played in the yard for a while and didn't feel any discomfort before bringing it to my aunt. "
"...Ahuang, these two nieces are so considerate." Chunjia moved slightly, stretched out her hand to touch her head, and said to Yunfenghuang, "I think when you get better, I might as well stay here for a long time, and you can also give Rang'erjin some money. Let them be companions."
Yun Fenghuang glanced at his two nieces and said with a smile, "That's fine."
Xie Meng didn't think anything was wrong, because she always thought that her return to her parents was only temporary, and she would definitely come back to accompany her aunt. Xie Kuo, on the other hand, tried hard to hide his joy, lowered his head, and became more docile and well-behaved.
Chunjia did not let Yun Fenghuang eat the piece of cake that day. He said that he planned to go to the imperial doctor to check. After all, although Xie Meng did the experiment on himself, people's physiques are different, and Xie Meng was jumping around, maybe It's fine for her to eat, but what if Yun Fenghuang can't bear it
After he left, Yun Fenghuang also dispatched his two nieces quickly, and only asked the Qing people to stay and wait for orders.
There were only two masters and servants in the dormitory. Qing Ren still cautiously approached her ear and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, who is he?"
"He shouldn't have any doubts." Yun Fenghuang's voice was very soft and cold, "So you should try your best and don't be so panicked. When Japan was still in a state of panic a few days ago, you could still interpret it as worrying about me and worry. Regarding your future, now that I have narrowly escaped death, as a loyal servant, shouldn’t you be happy?”
Qingren swallowed, lowered his head and said: "...Yes."
"Did Liuhong handle it cleanly?" Yun Fenghuang grunted and asked, "What's the matter?"
Seeing Qingren nodding, he was worried and asked her to tell many details. After thinking about it carefully, he nodded, "Then it should be no problem... What a pity. Your Majesty just mentioned the loving mother Queen Mother, and he didn't seem to doubt her. No. Do you know what method the person used to explain it clearly? It is really not that easy to deal with a feudal princess who was never taken seriously and became the empress dowager’s master. You can get away with it this way, alas!"
Qingren persuaded her bravely: "It doesn't matter, Madam, there will be another time."
"It's impossible to do this next time, otherwise would you think that His Majesty is stupid?" Yun Fenghuang snorted, "However, the trouble caused by the four families should be over... I'll tell my family tomorrow and all the children of the right age will You all should study hard for me! If you really can’t continue studying, just practice martial arts! No matter what, I will revitalize the Xie family!"
"If you don't know how to be a civilized person, you should die as soon as possible!"
"If the Xie family hadn't failed to live up to expectations, why would I have suffered this in order to avoid the sharp edges of those four families?!"
"Yes, yes, my wife has been wronged." Qingren whispered, "Everyone in the family is very motivated now and will not embarrass you."
Yun Fenghuang sneered and said: "Shameful? If they don't work hard and seize the time to build up their momentum, they may not lose face in the future, but their lives!"
"Take this incident as an example. If I hadn't reacted quickly and made preparations in advance... Do you think it would have been solved if I had suffered this crime?!"
A man from the Qing Dynasty said: "The empress has a wonderful plan..."
"That's because you are forced to have no choice!" Yun Fenghuang said angrily, "If you can, don't you want me to be like the former queen, relying on your family background to bully others with your eyes closed?! Who said that the Xie family can't keep up with my promotion? , I still have to pull them out?! Now that I have given them enough opportunities, if they still don’t know how to cherish them and don’t know how to seize them, don’t blame me for turning around and looking for the Yun family!”
"Don't worry, Madam. The family has no intention of slacking off. We all feel sorry for Madam and want to help you solve your problems." The Qing man persuaded her for a while, trying to divert her attention, "Speaking of which, Your Majesty is sincere to you. Well, you don’t know that Miss Meng was ignorant at the time, and when His Majesty asked them to resign, she wanted to stay with you, Mrs. Xie and others were frightened!"
"But in the end, His Majesty not only did not blame Miss Meng for her recklessness, but also stayed with Miss Kuo... This shows how much he cares for you!"
After saying this, Yun Fenghuang showed a subtle expression and said with a half-smile, "Do you really think that he left two children behind to relieve my boredom?"