Princess Minghui's veil trembled slightly, which showed the unrest in her heart.
She almost wanted to say directly: "Okay, I promise!"
Let’s see how this little Yun family commits suicide in public!
Let's also see if the one on Danchi will stand up and stop him? !
If he stopped her, it would be a good thing. Chunjia would never be able to get rid of the crime of neglecting the flesh and blood of the late emperor for the sake of a beloved concubine.
If he is determined not to stop him, that's fine too. Let him have a taste of what it's like to watch the one he loves die without being able to do anything about it!
However, the looks and dry coughs from many courtiers not far away made Princess Minghui hold back.
She couldn't nod her head.
Once she agreed to Concubine Xian's suggestion, she was tantamount to admitting that she knew what Ji Sheng was doing in private and kept silent, even helping to cover it up.
Sitting back and watching two generations of emperors' heirs being harmed, and for which the late Emperor Xiaozong was exterminated, was not much better than directly murdering the emperor's heirs. Moreover, Xiaozong was her biological father, and she now received all the special courtesy and special treatment in the former harem. The care comes from the legacy of this father.
And whenever she does something that is considered unfilial to the late emperor, this kind of courtesy and care will come back to bite her in an instant.
The more people prefer her because of Xiaozong, the more people hate her because of Xiaozong.
Even if he just sat back and watched Chunjia's heirs being murdered, it would not be justified.
Chunjia did not treat him badly on the surface, although logically speaking he was not of Xiaozong's blood, but it was too aggrieved that Xiaozong's blood and blood had to live based on his face.
But from a legal point of view, Xiaozong had no heirs, and if it wasn't Chunjia, someone else would be the one to take the throne. Anyway, it would not be Minghui who ascended the throne.
It is well known that the emperor spent a lot of time accompanying his three younger sisters during the eight years when he was unable to take charge of the government... In this case, Minghui knew clearly that his children were murdered by his own mother one by one. If you don't say anything, who can't feel cold
From then on, Chunjia stopped taking care of her and even became indifferent to her. No one had any reason to blame Chunjia.
Some people even think that Ming Hui deserves it.
"... What I hate most is you who rely on the emperor's favor to run rampant in the Sixth Palace and cannot even tolerate a mere eldest princess in this palace. What does Guan Huang brother have to do with the emperor's heir?!" Minghui bit hard. He opened his lips and said forcefully, "Don't mess around here and slander me and Uncle Wang! Of course I know nothing about what Ji Sheng, a common man, did! How old was I when the late emperor left? Could it be that you Concubine Xian is smart and capable, she knows everything and can see through everything when she is less than ten years old?!"
"As for the Emperor Brother after he ascended the throne, I grew up under the Emperor's watch. If I hid something from the Emperor Brother, the Emperor Brother would not be able to tell?"
"You, the virtuous concubine, are certainly proud of the city, how can you be more powerful than the imperial brother?!"
"Or do you think that with the emperor's wisdom and martial prowess, this palace can deceive me?!"
As she spoke, she stood up excitedly, turned around and asked Danchishang, "Brother, tell me, do you, like Concubine Xian, suspect that I know about the Three Corpse Insects but deliberately concealed it from you?!"
Minghui is certain that Chunjia will not oppose her.
Because between the former emperor's legitimate daughter and his beloved concubine, unless the late emperor's legitimate daughter committed a serious crime such as disobedience and unfilial piety and murdering the emperor's heir, he must side with Minghui.
"...Brother, I'm sorry for you." Chunjia pondered for a moment, sighed, and said leisurely, "Brother has never been in charge of the government personally before, but I can spare a lot of time to accompany you, Yun'an and Sui'an. At that time You and I, brother and sister, are very close, and we know each other's thoughts clearly, and there is no need to guess. However, since taking office, I have been so involved in government affairs that I have neglected you for so long that I don't even know that you were poisoned and murdered. ! Looking back on the past, when you, Yun'an and Sui'an were still young, you once held Brother Wei's hand and asked Brother Wei if he could always accompany and protect you. Brother Wei was also young at the time, so he confidently agreed... Now I think about it. , I’m really ashamed…”
"I received great kindness from the late Emperor for my brother, but I can't repay it, but I can't even do things like taking care of you three sisters. I really feel ashamed of the late Emperor and the trust that Duke Ye had in those days..."
As he spoke, his voice became choked with sobs. He even raised his sleeves to wipe it in front of the civil and military officials of the court. His mood was clearly depressed, "Think about how old you are this year? You used to live alone in the palace, even if you had your biological mother with you, it was quite aggrieved. It's scary enough. Your biological mother died not long ago, and Brother Wei wanted to take you back to live with you. But the imperial doctor said that you were not in good health, so he had no choice but to give up. Brother Wei has been thinking about you day and night these days. You will be scared when you are alone in the mountains. You are not straight-tempered and have a soft temper. You don’t have an elder to watch over you. The slaves bully you and you may not even know how to complain... I originally thought of waiting for you to feel better. I'll take care of you right away and find you a good consort... Who would have thought that in just a few days, something like this would happen!"
"You have always been carefree and loved. When did you need to investigate on your own? When did you feel wronged and needed to seek justice yourself?!"
Chunjia was so sad that she burst into tears, "I'm sorry for you because of my brother, Minghui!"
Listening to the emperor's sincere confession of his mistake in public, Princess Minghui felt no joy or relief at all, and only felt a deep chill.
Not only her, but the gazes of the courtiers around her were no longer biased as before, with hesitation and hesitation.
Chunjia spoke nicely, and kept saying that he had not taken good care of his sister, sorry for this, sorry for that... But the meaning behind his words was that first, he knew the three eldest princesses well, and he had time to talk to them before he took office. Only by getting along with his younger sisters can we understand how busy he is after taking office. Everyone has seen how busy he is, and it is understandable that he does not have time to spend time with his sisters often. And it was normal for him not to know what changes had taken place in his sisters during this period;
Secondly, the Princess Minghui he knew was not as straight-tempered and soft-tempered as the city government. Without the common people Ji Sheng or himself to watch, she would not even complain, and she might even be bullied by the servants who served her. Therefore, how could such an eldest princess quickly find out the truth about how she had been lying on the bed for a long time after Ji Sheng, the common man who had been protecting her, went away, and also found out the truth about the wise concubine who was famous for her shrewdness?
Was it Ming Hui who had been disguising and even deceived the emperor and others? Or was all of this not Ming Hui's work at all
Yun Fenghuang had raised the same question just now, but after all, she was just a concubine, and her weight was not comparable to that of the eldest princess, so the courtiers turned a deaf ear and emotionally supported the eldest princess.
But now it is the emperor who is euphemistically pointed out, this...
In the relationship between the virtuous concubine and the eldest princess, the courtiers can rely only on their emotional inclinations without reasoning.
But between the emperor and the eldest princess, the courtiers couldn't do this.
The soil in Ji's grave is still wet, isn't it
When the ministers were hesitating, Yun Fenghuang suddenly turned his head, his eyes passed over Ouyang Yanran, Duke of Yi State, and other important ministers one by one, and finally landed on a middle-aged man wearing casual official clothes, and said lightly: "Uncle, My niece is ashamed that she has not shown any filial piety to her uncle and aunt, but instead made her uncle and aunt worry about her many times. I shamelessly entrust my uncle to take care of the eldest prince in the future. Please don't forget Zhao Qing."
...Wait a minute, are you talking to Duke Yi Guo? What are you looking at me doing
Gu Jiashu was puzzled by her attention and was still confused when he heard Yun Fenghuang speak faster and said in one breath, "My uncle has always been loyal to the emperor, and I am deeply blessed by the emperor. How dare you call your majesty and the eldest princess, Are you hesitating just for the sake of being a concubine?!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly rushed to the side of the guard guard, pulled out the sword from his waist, and struck it across his neck!
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" The soldier was startled and snatched it back... This is the Imperial Guard, carefully selected from the Forbidden Army with good looks and martial arts. Of course, his skills are not those of Yun Fenghuang. Several hands of delicate women can compare.
She was almost helpless and the opponent took the sword back. She wanted to grab it again, but the soldier had already sheathed the sword, pressed the handle of the sword firmly, and knelt down in front of her, "Please forgive me!"
"My Majesty, please calm down!" This incident caused both the monarch and his ministers to look over. The Regent's eyes flashed, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly heard an old but calm voice not far away, "The truth of the matter is not clear yet, why is your Majesty doing this? How about staying calm and waiting for the truth to come out!"
This person who opened his mouth to comfort Yun Fenghuang surprised everyone, including Yun Fenghuang.
Because it's Ouyang Yanran.
Although Chunjia was the one who made a comeback, he was also known to be loyal to Xiaozong.
As the head of the Ouyang family, he was forced to be demoted for many years, causing the decline of the family. After Xiaozong passed away, he still looked coldly on the olive branch extended to the Ji family... Who can deny his loyalty to Xiaozong
He was among the people who had tacitly allowed or even secretly encouraged everyone to favor Princess Minghui.
At this moment, he seemed to want to support Concubine Xian, and everyone was a little surprised for a while.
"Your Majesty." Ouyang Yanran ignored the various looks from around him, only raised his hands to Danqi, and said loudly, "The changes in today's events are really unexpected. Your Highness, the eldest princess, is the blood and blood of the late emperor, and she was raised by the virtuous concubine. The two imperial heirs hold high positions in the palace, and it doesn't matter who they are wronged, it is not a good thing. Therefore, I think that instead of arguing here, I would like to ask Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Concubine to calm down and wait until they are calm before proceeding. Discuss right and wrong.”
He has been considered the emperor's right-hand man since his resurrection. Having said that, although the royalists were still hesitant, they subconsciously came out to support him.
The neutral party chose to remain silent after a brief hesitation. In their hearts, they still wanted to favor the eldest princess, but they were thinking that Ouyang Yanran had no reason to side with the virtuous concubine. Maybe there was a reason for doing so? Even if Ouyang Yanran suddenly turns to support Concubine Xian, their opposition may have no effect, but why bother getting into trouble... After such hesitation, they did not move.
The regent immediately became alert, exchanging glances and wanting to object.
But before she left the queue and spoke, Ouyang Yanran glanced at the regent and said in a low-pitched voice: "After all, the Concubine Xian has already made a move to seek death just now. You can't ask Her Highness the Eldest Princess to carry the eldest prince and the prince to death in public. The suspicion of Princess Zhaoqing and her mother-in-law. The late emperor was wronged by his flesh and blood, and it is natural to seek justice. Why should he be slandered like this? Moreover, the eldest prince, Princess Zhaoqing, and the eldest princess are aunts and nephews. This matter cannot be fully explained. This leaves the culprit with no room for excuse and ends the matter in such a confusing way. When the two emperors grow up, who can guarantee that there will be no future troubles? Or are you knowingly committing the crime and deliberately wanting to see a grudge arise between the royal family's flesh and blood?!"
These words sounded as if they were for the sake of the eldest princess. He was worried that the eldest princess would get a bad reputation due to her eagerness for revenge, and that she would be resented by her nieces and nephews in the future... But the regent always felt that what this old guy said sounded nice, and he may not have thought so in his heart.
He coldly asked: "What Concubine Xian says is unfounded, but the eldest princess is justified. This is not called making it clear. What does it mean to make it clear? Concubine Xian just wanted to die, but she committed suicide out of fear of crime. What did she do to the eldest princess? ?!”
"Your Highness, Princess, do you think it is natural for the Concubine Xian to commit suicide in public?" Ouyang Yanran had not yet answered. Chen Jian, who had just stood up to defend Yun Fenghuang, came out again, but he followed suit. , just like the Princess Minghui asked Chunjia in public, she asked her back, "If this is the case, why would the soldiers stop the Concubine Xian? In addition, in the future, the cause and effect will be announced to the world, and in the future, when the two heirs of the Concubine Xian grow up, there will be no You can talk!”
Princess Minghui took the initiative and opened her mouth: "I... I..."
She felt guilty for just a moment, and the events of the past few days appeared before her eyes. Her eyes under the veil gradually turned fierce. After a brief pause, she said coldly: "Yes, of course I think this is what a good concubine should be!"
Doing so will cause a lot of trouble, and may not even be a good thing for her.
She knows it all.
However, both Chunjia and Xianfei are too difficult to deal with.
If you can kill one, it's one.
In this way, even if she failed, she wouldn't go to see her mother empty-handed, right