The regent sighed lowly. He didn't know whether he felt sorry for Princess Minghui's practice of killing one thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred, or he was satisfied with getting what he wanted. He looked at Yun Fenghuang and said slowly: "Concubine Xian heard this. ? Don’t you want to die? Why don’t you take action now? Could it be that you were just pretending and deliberately intimidating the civil and military forces of the dynasty? "
Seeing that the soldier not far away from Yun Fenghuang still pressed the hilt of the sword tightly, and kept kneeling on one knee to apologize, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "Actually, if Concubine Xian really wants to die, why not use a sword? This is the imperial palace, see It’s not good to have blood.”
Is it because the palace pillars are not enough for you to hit, or is it because the golden hairpin in your hair is not enough for you to commit suicide? Or maybe you can’t go out to find a tower and a pond to jump in
It was very disgraceful for him to say such words in public to provoke a woman to seek death, but the regent could no longer care about it at the moment.
Just as Princess Minghui was worried, he was also worried that if nothing came to an end today, giving the imperial concubine time to prepare for a response would cause her to lose the advantage she had finally built up.
Even this advantage cannot be reproduced in the future.
So even if he is embarrassed, he doesn't care. He can't let Chunjia be ruined today, at least he has to drag a good concubine with him!
Without Concubine Xian as the stumbling block for the master of Yanfu Palace, the following... The regent calmed down, cut off distracting thoughts, concentrated his mind on what was in front of him, and said cheerfully, "Concubine Xian, please? Why did Her Royal Highness the Princess allow you to do so?" , instead of being indifferent?"
Yun Fenghuang finally couldn't control his emotions, and his whole body trembled slightly.
She turned her head expressionlessly and looked at Duke Yi, who was not far away from the regent... Duke Yi was still hesitating.
He has always been loyal to the emperor, which means that when Xiaozong was in power, he supported Xiaozong, and when Chunjia was in power, he supported Chunjia.
But he also has a love for the flesh and blood of the two emperors.
The most important thing is that Yun Fenghuang is not his serious niece. Everyone knows that Concubine Xian says her surname is Yun, but in fact her thoughts are towards the Xie family.
Moreover, the feud between her and Duke Yi is even more difficult to describe.
Of course, out of consideration for the eldest prince, Duke Yi's mansion should still keep her.
But the situation is different now, because Duke Yi Guo knows Yun Fenghuang's nature very well. She has suffered so much this time, so it's okay if she can't survive it. Once she is allowed to survive this, she will be the one who made the mistake worse. I’m afraid no one will get better!
The first one to bear the brunt is Princess Minghui!
Such a ruthless character who dares to attack the throne just after entering the palace, can you expect her to be merciful because Princess Gu Nianminghui is the flesh and blood of the late emperor
impossible.
In other words, for Duke Yi Guo, the choice before him was to protect his grandson or to protect Xiaozong's legitimate daughter
He quickly made a judgment that the eldest prince was not Concubine Shu's biological child after all, and Chunjia was still young. She now had five sons and three daughters, and there would definitely be more children in the future.
Even if the eldest prince loses the protection of the wise concubine, he will still have the opportunity to ask the emperor to record the prince in the name of the concubine Shu.
But Xiaozong was just such a legitimate daughter.
Once there are three long and two short, Xiaozong's only direct descendant will be gone.
So after a brief pause, he turned away decisively, pretending that he didn't see Yun Fenghuang's request for help.
The regent was worried about causing trouble, and was still urging him with cold words... Except for Duke Yi, Yun Fenghuang had no one she knew well in this temple. She was about to look away when Gu Jiashu, whom she had just looked at, suddenly stood up. : "The regent's words are wrong!"
When he spoke like this, everyone looked over.
Gu Jiashu, the younger brother of Gu Fangshu, the uncle of Zhaowu, although he also had an official position, he was granted an official position by his father and brother. He had no real power or talent. He always followed the crowd and never stood out.
At this moment, he suddenly stood up and attacked the regent. Everyone in the court was very surprised.
After all, even though some people proposed to make Gu Zhen the queen, keen people have noticed that there seems to be some problem between the Gu family and the regent.
But it's one thing for Gu Jiashu, the second son of the Gu family, to openly stand up and oppose the regent.
Even the regent showed disbelief for a moment, and then became indescribably gloomy and angry!
Gu Jiashu has been naughty since he was a child. When he grew up, he relied solely on his father and brother. He was self-aware and never forced himself to stand out. It was rare for him to stand up. When the regent saw this, he felt a little timid. He subconsciously looked back... He looked at In the direction of the police station, the Wei father and son looked at each other with their eyes, nose and heart, standing straight and upright, with an innocent look of "we didn't say anything" and "we didn't do anything".
"...That's it, you all stood up." Gu Jiashu immediately regretted it.
But after all, he comes from a family of officials for generations, and no matter how useless he is, he still understands the basic rules in the officialdom: in this situation, he either doesn't say anything, but since he has expressed his stance, he must stick to it to the end.
If the two sides are at odds, I'm afraid it won't end well on the spot.
It's better to listen to Wei's father and son and take a chance.
After calming down, Gu Jiashu said: "No matter how you say it, the virtuous concubine is someone who was hired by the Empress Dowager to serve His Majesty. She also has a pair of royal heirs under her knees, so she is not comparable to ordinary concubines. Even if the Empress Dowager or the Empress Dowager wants to punish her, It must be justified and done in accordance with the palace rules. Is there any reason for the regent to force one of the four dignified concubines to die in public? How will the regent explain to the eldest prince and Princess Zhaoqing in the future?! Even ordinary people, It is absolutely not mentioned that it is the uncle who decides how to deal with his nephews, concubines, how much more should the world set an example for the world?"
Someone on the Regent's side came out to refute him, saying that the Regent was just venting his anger on the eldest princess.
"The eldest princess is young and ignorant, isn't the regent also ignorant?" Gu Jiashu recalled the rhetoric that the Wei family and his son had just taught him, and laughed, "The state-owned legal family has family rules. In the past, when the late Emperor Xiaozong was here, the most common thing he said was This sentence should be set as an example and never exceeded! Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, is the legitimate daughter of Xiaozong, does she know this?"
Minghui was silent.
Of course she knows.
And she also knew that the reason why Xiaozong kept emphasizing that the state-owned legal family had family rules was to restrain the Ji family.
Gu Jiashu saw that she was silent, so he continued: "Even if the virtuous concubine committed a heinous mistake, and there are national laws and palace regulations, why would she be forced to commit suicide in public in front of the civil and military officials of the dynasty? This is the seat of the dynasty, How can we cooperate with the execution ground? If this case is made, what will happen in the future?!"
He continued, "And since Her Royal Highness the Princess holds the evidence and is not afraid of speaking anywhere, why rush to seek justice? Isn't it good to be upright? If you are so hasty and hasty, people who don't know will think that you are guilty, so you are eager to order Xian Fei. Death! What good will this do to the reputation of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and even to the reputation of the late Emperor?"
"Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, is the only legitimate daughter of the late emperor. Even if she does not consider her own reputation, she must also consider the late emperor's reputation?!"
Minghui looked up at him.
The veil covered the hatred in her eyes, but it could not hide her trembling figure. Due to the extreme anger, her originally hoarse voice had a slight change of tone: "You keep saying that the emperor is the emperor, the emperor is the emperor, if you really want to kill the emperor, the emperor is the emperor." Take it to heart, why are you so partial to Xiao Yun’s humble maid, yet you are dictating this palace!!! Make all kinds of demands!!!”
"I don't dare!" Gu Jiashu quickly bowed and saluted, "I'm just telling the truth. Please calm down, Your Highness the Princess!"
He really doesn't dare to...
But there was no way. After Yun Fenghuang looked at him and said what he said just now, taking advantage of Concubine Xian grabbing a knife and committing suicide, Princess Minghui expressing her stance, and the Regent pressing forward step by step, the Wei family father and son crowded in front of him and reminded him: You have been taken care of by Concubine Xian!
And the emperor will definitely remember you!
This is not the point. The point is that your Gu Zhen wants to be the queen, and now his staunchest supporter is the emperor.
Are you sure your family can afford to offend these two emperors and concubines now
Even if you say you gave up, you still want to return to the Regent's arms. Not to mention betraying once, even if it was not betrayed by Gu Fangshu himself, the Regent cannot trust you as much as before, so the emperor will not give up in the first place!
This is tantamount to provoking all the royal uncles and nephews. How can this end well
So you have no choice now, you can only go all the way to the dark side and follow the emperor.
Moreover, think about what Concubine Xian just said to Duke Yi: What does "uncle is loyal to the emperor" mean? Isn't this just a reminder to the royalists that you are no longer the emperor's people? !
If you are so protective of the eldest princess, why not just support her to ascend the throne
Otherwise, why would Ouyang Yanran, a person so loyal to Xiaozong, suddenly stand up and try to smooth things over
Ouyang Yanran is so shrewd and powerful, and a man of great power, that even the Ji family can do nothing about. He is the first important minister to rise up after Chunjia took over the throne. He has already expressed his stance. Why are you still hesitating
Do you still want to be the queen's uncle
Furthermore, isn't your family worried that the Concubine Xian is too powerful and that Gu Zhen's reputation as queen will be in vain
This is a ready opportunity to give favors to the Concubine Xian and make meritorious service in front of the emperor, you idiot... If you step out to rescue the Concubine Xian today and fulfill the emperor's wish, will these two of you not miss your Gu family in the future? Can you not take special care of Gu Zhen? Anyway, Yun Fenghuang can't be the queen, she will only support Gu Zhen's rise to the throne!
Gu Jiashu thought it made sense. In addition, the Wei father and his son promised that as long as he stood up, they would immediately come out to second the proposal, so he agreed.
As a result, no one came out to agree with him, and he felt very guilty.
But with a guilty conscience, he still looked very confident on the scene, thinking that if the eldest princess continued to ask questions later, then... he was... cowardly... or... cowardly... or... um... The Weis and his son did not say what should be done in this situation. What should I do!
Just as I was thinking wildly, the Wei father and son finally stepped forward to help.
The father and son talked much more pleasantly than Gu Jiashu, but the meaning was the same. During his lifetime, Xiaozong never said that he dealt with serious officials or concubines in private because of personal grudges. They were all upright trials and executions. He never said Doing things according to one's own will.
Therefore, as Xiaozong's only legitimate daughter, Princess Minghui has the necessity and obligation to maintain and continue Xiaozong's fine style!
... Although everyone knows that Xiaozong's self-discipline may not be entirely conscious. The main reason is that the Ji family keeps a close eye on the emperor. Usually the emperor lives a good life, but he has to be picked on, let alone do whatever he wants. If he does that, it is simply He could be scolded to death by Duke Ye.
But in the scene, there was nothing wrong with what the Wei father and son said.
Your father is the emperor, and he didn't even say that he came as he pleased. As a daughter, if you don't follow your father's example, isn't it embarrassing for your father
Because the regent defended the eldest princess from the side, he was asked a heart-breaking question by the Wei father and his son: "The prince has a reputation of being a virtuous man, how could he not know that if he allowed His Highness the eldest princess to treat a virtuous concubine like this, he would definitely lose his temper and be talked about by others?" ? But you still let it go, could it be that you deliberately put the eldest princess in an unfair position?! At the beginning, the late Emperor Xiaozong treated you with great kindness, and this is how you repaid the late Emperor's only legitimate daughter? "
All he had to do was say clearly that the regent had ulterior motives and was deliberately trying to harm Princess Minghui!
Having said that, this matter can only be discussed later... But!
Yun Fenghuang suddenly spoke and reminded everyone: "The dispute between me and the eldest princess is naturally not suitable for further discussion. But it was Lu Chuncao who poisoned me before, and Lu Chuncao was already on the side, could this be the case? Just let it go? Or do you think that the Imperial City Division has been so helpless that there is no conclusive evidence?!"
Even with Chunjia included, the whole temple was silent for a while.
No, you committed suicide just now, and even if you allow it to be discussed later, you may not be able to escape unscathed... At this time, you don't think about how to protect yourself, but you still think about adding insult to injury to the regent