The princesses of the imperial dynasty lived with their mothers or concubines before they were ten years old, and after that they all moved into the Yaoyu Palace.
The same is true for the three princesses under Xiaozong's knees... The difference is that Ji Sheng, a commoner, is a biological child of Princess Minghui. Therefore, after Princess Minghui moved out, the side hall where she was originally placed was still kept. Even Minghui lived in Mianfu I spent more time in the side hall of the palace. Occasionally when I got tired of living there, I went to Yaoyu Palace to join my two sisters.
For Minghui, the side hall of Mianfu Palace is much more familiar than the palace of Yaoyu Palace.
Considering that this was Xiaozong's only legitimate daughter, and her parents were both dead now, Yun Fenghuang had both places where she lived cleaned, and she could choose whatever she wanted.
At this time, Chunjia said that the common man Ji Sheng had passed away and Minghui was not suitable to live in Mianfu Palace anymore. This was not to avenge his legitimate sister, but for Minghui's own good.
After all, she came back this time with the name of "murdering the virtuous concubine because of the death of the common man Ji Sheng, who moved the palace to anger". Even if the regent said that this was the blood of Xiaozong and could not be harshly criticized for the life and death of a palace concubine, the scene was just right. Right, wrong is wrong. This has already instigated the palace people to murder the imperial concubine. If they go beyond the limit and live in Mianfu Palace, the reputation of Princess Minghui will be lost.
"I didn't think carefully." Yun Fenghuang thought about it and admitted his mistake, "I will give instructions to the palace officials later."
The two chatted about palace affairs for a while, and Chunjia finally asked: "I heard that the empress called you to talk about the promotion to the throne that day?"
"What the Queen Mother said makes sense, I have already agreed." Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea calmly. Seeing that Chunjia was quite hesitant, he said with a smile, "What? I suspect that I am just saying this to fool you. ?”
Chunjia really had this suspicion, but of course he wouldn't admit it after Yun Fenghuang said this: "How can I? Doesn't this make you feel wronged?"
He regretted it, "I shouldn't have conferred the title of Virtuous Concubine on the Wei family if I had known better."
If Wei Hengyan had not made him a concubine, even if Yun Fenghuang was still just a virtuous concubine, and she came to power later, she would be in a high position second only to the middle palace.
Now, Wei Hengyan has become the concubine of Virtue. Even though she does not dare to despise Yun Fenghuang because of this, the rule is that she is a head taller than Yun Fenghuang.
"Concubine De is a sensible person and will not bully me based on her position." Yun Fenghuang comforted her, "Besides, aren't you still here? Who can wrong me?"
It was rare for her to be so reasonable. Chunjia was very unaccustomed to it and was a little on tenterhooks. For a moment, she doubted whether she meant what she said. In fact, she was already secretly planning how to settle the relationship between the former harem and the harem and continue to advance to the throne. For a moment, she felt that the two of them were now When we get along so casually in private, and there is no longer any barrier between us, Yun Fenghuang's attitude towards him must of course change... right
He was worried about gains and losses until he left Huanhua Palace. After returning to Taichu Palace, he pondered for a long time in front of the table full of memorials before starting to review them.
As for Yun Fenghuang, seeing the emperor leaving, he began to think about his promotion to the imperial concubine... Is there any room for mediation
She doesn't really care about her status now. After all, the four concubines are equal. The difference is nothing more than the arrangement in the ceremony, with the queen at the top.
In the case of being unable to get involved in the lower position, the main thing from the virtuous concubine to the noble concubine is the title that sounds better. As for the titles that Chunjia promised earlier... Where is the palace power important
If purely considering it from the perspective of the harem, Yun Fenghuang did not mind and tolerated this time out of consideration of not embarrassing Chunjia.
The key is that she has had enough of the disadvantage of having no one in the government.
Why did her former harem see her as a threat and a thorn in the side because of her shrewdness, ability and ability to win over the emperor? Isn’t it because she didn’t have anyone to help her speak at the temple
Instead of Ouyang Fulu, that is the candidate for the queen that everyone hopes for.
The most hateful thing is that although Empress Dowager Yuan is not selfless, what she said is also true: none of the concubines in the harem who are eligible to enter Yanfu Palace, as well as the ladies of various high-ranking families, are confident that they can suppress Yunfeng. Huang's, so Yun Feng Huang deserves to die in their eyes.
If the status quo is maintained, then they may still want to take advantage of it.
If Chunjia made any further advances, they might immediately want to take action.
This made Yun Fenghuang quite angry: A bunch of trash that cannot be beaten!
If you can't compete for favors in a serious way, you will stumble behind your back!
Wait!
That is to say, Chunjia has not yet reached the stage where she can really make her own decisions, but when that time comes, she has arranged for the whole family of those who stand in her way! ! !
After being angry for a while, Yun Fenghuang bit her lip and thought. It would not be easy for her to go further in this situation. There was no way that the eldest prince would give up. This was the eldest son of the concubine, and she had spent a lot of effort to make it happen. To abandon a grandson in order to exchange a virtuous concubine for a noble concubine is to make a big loss out of a penny.
If she really wants to be promoted to the throne, either there will be something more ostentatious in the palace to attract attention, or her family's sudden increase in power will be enough to suppress all parties... But either way is unlikely...
Normally, the former cannot be revealed. If it really happened, she would probably find a way to kill her without the former court protesting... As for the latter, the former court's harem is now even obsessed with her promotion, and it can also allow the Xie family to rise rapidly.
Their old Xie family doesn't have the ability either...
This palace is so difficult!
Yun Fenghuang sighed sadly and asked Chen Zhu to come over: "How is the situation in the palace these days?"
In competition, you can't add points, so you can only think of ways to make your opponent lose points...
There were no more twists and turns on this day. At noon the next day, Princess Minghui's carriage entered the palace city.
According to the rules, she first went to Qingci Palace to kowtow and say hello. The two eldest princesses came back after descending and went to say hello to the Empress Dowager. However, the Empress Dowager excused herself because she was weak, but for her only granddaughter She was also a grandniece, but she immediately called people in to talk.
Of course, this favoritism is understandable. After all, everyone in the temple knows very well that the so-called Princess Minghui was the one responsible for murdering the Xianfei is just a cover. Minghui has never taken care of things seriously and has been living under the wings of a commoner Ji Sheng. It would be damning if his golden branches and jade leaves could poison a powerful concubine like Xian Fei who climbed up from the palace concubines. Seeing that this matter is about to break out at the next court meeting tomorrow, can the Queen Mother not give Ming Hui a few words of advice
Of course, the outside world did not know what was going on in Qingci Palace. Princess Minghui stayed there until the evening before going to Yaoyu Palace.
After Yun Fenghuang received the news, he took a special trip by chariot, but was stopped outside the palace. They said that Princess Minghui had rested after a long journey and they did not dare to disturb her.
"I am worried that Your Highness the Princess is still recovering from illness and is afraid that the arrangement will not be in line with Your Highness's wishes, so I came here to ask." Yun Fenghuang was just making a gesture, and had no intention of meeting Minghui to express his condolences. Just a few words left the scene.
After returning to Huanhua Palace, Chunjia was already there, so he asked her what she gained from going to Yaoyu Palace.
"His Highness didn't let me in at all, so what's the gain?" Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "However, it seems that His Highness's personal attendants have changed a lot?"
"Did you recognize them too?" Chunjia muttered, "Several of them are stewards from the palace. They were hurriedly put on by Ji Sheng, a common man, before he died."
"I really don't know what the Empress Dowager is thinking." Yun Fenghuang said with emotion, "The late Emperor Xiaozong is her biological son! She can actually sit back and watch Xiaozong die? Ji's method of raising daughters is really clever. They all married into the royal family My mother loves the world, but she still misses her mother’s family!”
It would be fine if his own son was disobedient and unfilial, but the late Emperor Xiaozong, just by looking at his posthumous title, you would know that this person would definitely not be unfilial.
Well, maybe I was too filial, so I was helpless and was climbed over by my mother-in-law, so that I ended up depressed...
Chunjia said slowly: "Perhaps Ji Sheng, a common man, was clever and hid the Empress Dowager from him. After all, I am not of Xiaozong's blood. The Empress Dowager was unwilling to help me, and would rather stand by the Regent. Over there. After all, the regent is also her son."
"What kind of son does the regent think she is?" Yun Fenghuang sneered, "He is neither her biological child nor the one she raised. He only has the title of mother and son but no relationship between mother and son... To put it bluntly, the Empress Dowager is probably What a fool! She thinks that the regent can think of her now that she is helping the regent? The rumors about the crown prince’s younger brother clearly show the ambition of the regent. How can the regent have any real gratitude and feedback to her? "
Chunjia personally went to Qingci Palace to question the Empress Dowager on that day, but she never told Yun Fenghuang.
At this moment, the emperor thought about it and said briefly: "... If Emperor Shenzong knew about it, he would be very disappointed."
Yun Fenghuang laughed and said: "What an idiot. She is the empress dowager of the dynasty, and her honor comes from the Gongxiang clan. What good results can she achieve if the Gongxiang clan is not good? In the last years of the previous dynasty, the emperor's concubines There are mausoleums that have been built and mountains moved, and there are princesses and princesses who have been entrusted with official duties... I think I know why this person would sit back and watch his own flesh and blood die, it is just that he is too stupid."
Shaking his head, he changed the subject, "Of course, this is actually because the Shenzong bloodline lacks the royal energy. Your Majesty is the real Dragon Emperor, and he deserves to revitalize the country."
Chunjia was stern when she heard this. After waiting for a while and seeing no request from her, she smiled with relief. "I like to hear these words. Ah Huang, you can say a few more words."
The two of them joked a bit, and seeing that it was getting late, they made arrangements.
The next morning, Yun Fenghuang deliberately got up a little early, dressed Chunjia in a relatively unfamiliar way, and personally walked him to the palace gate: "I wish your majesty a smooth trip, and all rebellious officials and traitors will bow their heads. !”
Chunjia smiled and stroked her hair, then got into the imperial chariot and left.
Everyone knew that today's court meeting was unusual, and the atmosphere had already begun to become tense before it even started.
After the Holy Emperor arrived, after saluting, several ministers came out to report a few unimportant matters, which were solved very quickly... Seeing that there were no other trivial matters to interrupt, someone stood up and mentioned that Princess Minghui had returned. palace.
So it was logical to summon the eldest princess and Lu Chuncao to the palace to confront them in public about the murder of the wise concubine.
This is something that I wanted to do in the previous meeting but failed to do. Of course, everyone will not have any objections.
When she was ordered to go to Yaoyu Palace to ask the eldest princess's attendant to return to the palace, she said in embarrassment: "The Concubine Xian put on court clothes and waited outside the palace with her people. She said that this matter was closely related to her and she wanted to participate in the confrontation."