Chunjia nodded, and the matter was easier to handle.
The next day, Yun Fenghuang ordered people to summon all the concubines except Lu Qidao, who was still grounded and waiting to be dealt with, Yuan Niang, who had a special status, and Wei Hengyan, who was still in confinement. After clearing the place, she got straight to the point. Question: "Do you know everything about the court meeting yesterday?"
Concubines, you looked at me and I looked at you, but because they were not sure what Concubine Xian meant, they remained silent.
Yun Fenghuang simply called her by name: "Luo Jieyu?"
"...I heard something." Luo Hanyi was very depressed. She had been demoted from Concubine Xuan to Concubine Jieyu, and then to concubine. Why didn't this concubine let her go
"You don't have any thoughts?" Yun Fenghuang opened the lid of the tea bowl and asked casually.
Luo Hanyi wanted to express his feelings. His feeling was that after I knew that you were forced to commit suicide by Princess Minghui in the temple, I laughed three times on the spot. I felt so happy!
But when I express this idea, I’m afraid I won’t be cool on the spot.
She carefully considered her words before saying cautiously: "... just... I feel quite surprised. How could the empress, a virtuous and virtuous woman, murder Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui? And Her Royal Highness the Princess Minghui has always been gentle and quiet, how could it be possible because of a few trivial matters? If you are a slave, do you suspect that your Majesty will poison you?"
Well, saying it is the same as not saying it.
Yun Fenghuang sneered and continued to name her: "Where's Concubine Rui? What do you think?"
Concubine Rui cursed in her heart, what does this have to do with me!
What on earth does this wise concubine want to do? !
Yesterday, I was angry at the court meeting. Are you going to bring bad luck to the Sixth House today
She thought about what Luo Hanyi had just said. Concubine Xian was probably dissatisfied, but if she was asked to follow Concubine Xian's wishes and flatter her, she, like Luo Hanyi, would not be willing to do so.
Just when he was thinking about whether to fool him, he heard Yun Fenghuang say: "Your grandfather is a smart man, and you should also have some extraordinary knowledge."
Concubine Rui was startled. Of course she had heard about her grandfather's statement in the temple yesterday. After all, the court meeting yesterday had already become a big deal. Who in the palace hadn't heard about it now
"Your Majesty is so impressed. I am stupid and don't dare to be your Majesty." Ruifei hesitated for a moment and subconsciously chose to follow her grandfather. "I feel that my Majesty may have been wronged."
Her grandfather would definitely not help Yun Fenghuang out of kindness. Since her grandfather took the initiative to rescue Yun Fenghuang in court yesterday, then... it should be right to do so... right
"Concubine Xian must have been wronged. Concubine Xian has been wronged." After Concubine Rui said, Yun Fenghuang didn't speak for a while. Concubine Xie thought for a while and said proactively, "Why don't we invite Princess Minghui to come and ask questions? It’s clear, maybe the slave is talking nonsense?”
Yun Fenghuang glanced at her, and said with or without a smile: "Please come over, Princess Minghui? Come here? If something goes wrong after you come, or if something goes wrong while you're having tea, who's to blame? I don't know. You still think that I really want to murder the late Emperor’s flesh and blood!”
Concubine Xie immediately lowered her head and lowered her eyes, whispering: "I didn't think carefully."
Mrs. Yaoning, Gu Zhen below, kept a calm face and said nothing, while Mrs. Manya said bravely: "I have only been in the palace for a short period of time. I only heard a little bit about what happened yesterday, and I don't know what happened specifically... Therefore. Don’t be angry, I hope. Being angry will hurt your liver and be bad for your body and bones.”
Yin Zhaoyi pursed her lips: "I don't dare to speak nonsense about the previous dynasty... Anyway, your Majesty has worked hard."
Yuan Zhaoyuan had a backer, and her attitude was much more natural and casual: "Yesterday, before the court meeting ended, Jiashan Palace was not in good condition. After I heard about it, I was afraid that my aunt would be worried, so I went to Chunhuo Palace to wait on me. After that, Your Majesty went over, and I I just went back to my palace. Because I was too tired and too busy, I haven’t asked the people below about this matter yet. I would like to ask Concubine Xian, Haihan."
The implication is that if Concubine Xian doesn’t want Haihan, ask my aunt.
Yun Fenghuang didn't even raise his eyelids, and said in a cold voice: "So you just stayed in Chunwu Palace for a few hours yesterday, and you are so busy and tired now? It's not like the empress dowager doesn't have any maids to help you. You help me, they serve every day without complaining about being busy or tired. It's good for you. You've only had so little time here, and you look like you've done a lot of things. You don't have a loving mother in your heart at all, so you treat me casually. Are you feeling impatient right now? Or maybe you didn’t learn well at home since you were a child and you don’t have enough time to serve your elders?!”
"I'm just worried about my aunt..." Yuan Zhaoyuan didn't expect her to be so picky. She blushed suddenly and subconsciously wanted to explain.
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yun Fenghuang: "You keep saying that you are worried, but when I see you talking and doing things, you only think about yourself! Just thinking that you spent so much time in Chunhuang Palace yesterday, you are so busy and anxious. I'm so tired, why don't you think about the hardships and pains of the Mother Queen Mother and the Mother Queen Mother who have been ill for many days?! Are you worried about the Mother Queen Mother? I'm afraid you are not taking this opportunity to invite favors! How can you care about your elders who are sick but still thinking about them? Are you tired of yourself? It can be seen that you are only thinking about yourself, and there is no trace of sincerity for your loving mother, the Queen Mother!"
Yuan Zhaoyuan said anxiously: "I don't have a body..."
"Shut up!" Yun Fenghuang sneered and asked Qingdu to lead someone to gag her and drag her out, "Why are you pretending to be in front of me! You unfilial thing, go down and copy the scriptures ten times to pray for the two empress dowagers. ! Before you finish copying, you are not allowed to come to His Majesty!"
Seeing how she dealt with Empress Dowager Yuan's biological niece so readily, and was so confident that she was not afraid of the Empress Dowager's criticism afterwards, all the concubines frowned slightly.
Jia Pingye below was particularly frightened. After Yun Fenghuang looked over, she swallowed subconsciously and said timidly: "I... I have been copying for the two empress dowagers and the concubine Xian these days. After praying for blessings... So... So I am not very clear about the court meeting yesterday... I am stupid... I am... "
She almost cried as she spoke. This was all true: after all, she had no support after Ji Lingzi left the palace, and Pian Yun Fenghuang was a ruthless person. During this period, she was worried about being violently killed every day, so she didn't It was a pleasant day.
In order to calm her fear and struggle, she had been copying scriptures and following a vegetarian diet. She was even more indifferent to the news from the outside, lest she behave not well-behaved and harmless enough.
Who knew that Yun Fenghuang would call him over and ask him what he thought.
If I had known she would have asked someone to inquire about her yesterday.
At this moment, I don’t even know what happened at yesterday’s court meeting.
"Where is the scripture?" Yun Fenghuang stared at her for a while and asked coldly.
Jia Pingye trembled and said, "Just... right in my bedroom!"
Yun Fenghuang changed his sitting position, propped up his chin with one hand, and glanced at Qingren beside him: "Tell someone to look for it."
Seeing that Jia Pingye didn't feel guilty after saying this, she knew that it was probably true, so she didn't make things difficult for her anymore. Instead, she turned to talk about Yuan Zhaoyuan who had just been dragged out, "Looking at Jia's behavior, it is the real difference between the two." The Empress Dowager takes it to heart! What Yuan Zhaoyuan did is just relying on her loving mother, the Empress Dowager, to love her and pretending to be filial! I hate this kind of unfilial behavior most in my life. You should take it as a warning, otherwise If you let me know, I won’t be able to spare you!”
All the concubines had one thought in their minds: In terms of being unfilial, who else in the palace can compare with you as a virtuous concubine
Except for the low-key Queen Mother Qu, who has almost no sense of presence, which one of the two Queen Mothers, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and the Loving Mother, have you not contradicted
"What did you say?" Mrs. Yaoning was silent just now, and Yun Fenghuang didn't mention her. Everyone thought she was going to give Gu Zhen face. Who knew that Jia Pingye passed by at this moment, but Yun Fenghuang mentioned it again. He got up and said, "Ms. Jia is stupid, but she also knows how to copy scriptures and pray for the two empress dowagers. You are so old, you can't do nothing in the palace all day long, right?"
Gu Zhen's face turned pale with anger, he clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "I am devoted to taking care of the third prince. I don't have time to think about whether the court will be held or not!"
"A third prince has taken up all your attention?" Yun Fenghuang sneered and said, "The two empress dowagers are sick, and you don't care? Your Majesty has been quite tired from going to court these two days, so you must be too. No time to think about it? You spent so many years in the palace in vain, you are not as good as the young Concubine Rui!"
Ruifei glanced at Gu Zhen awkwardly and did not dare to speak.
Gu Zhen said angrily: "Why did the Concubine Xian specifically ask people like me to come here to listen to your teachings?!"
"I am not idle with nothing to do. What should I teach you?" Yun Fenghuang said quietly, "Anyway, if you do something wrong, there will be punishment according to the palace rules. If you really can't be a concubine, just go down and become a concubine. That's all. The people who serve His Majesty can be promoted from concubines to concubines, why can't they be promoted from concubines to concubines? I just think about my own lessons and remind you to be cautious next time. Don't be like me, who was tricked without knowing it. . It will be too late to serve His Majesty!"
All the concubines were unconvinced by these words. Gu Zhencheng was the shallowest and the most outspoken, so he said: "I am afraid that people like me are not qualified to understand the lessons taught by Concubine Xian. After all, how can I offend you?" Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui?"
"Why are you so incompetent?" Yun Fenghuang said with a half-smile but not a smile, "Princess Minghui has never said much about her friendship with me, but she has never had any grudges. Now you don't know what to do against me. ?" He said and looked at Ruifei and the other four, "Especially you, do you really think that Ouyang Yanran tried to smooth things over for me at the court meeting for my own good? He is just afraid that if someone in this palace has a bad relationship, he will It’s your turn.”
"When the time comes, can you hold on?"
The concubines were startled and looked at each other, their expressions were not good.
Concubine Rui forced a smile and said: "This... No matter how angry your Royal Highness the Princess is, she won't, um, doubt the marriage, right?"
"Who knows what Jin Zhi Yu Ye thinks?" Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Anyway, I have said this, you can go back and take it easy. Otherwise, when the time comes, your subordinates will come to me in tears. Don’t blame me for standing idly by. I don’t dare to offend the late emperor’s bloodline.”
After she finished speaking, she waved people away.
The four Rui Concubines came together subconsciously as soon as they left the Huanhua Palace: "Are what you said about Xian Concubine true or false?"
"How could it be true? Are you stupid? Didn't she suffer a loss at the court meeting and wanted to instigate us to target the eldest princess!" Yin Xiang said without thinking, "I won't listen to her! The eldest princess If we have no enmity or enmity, why should we go against the late emperor's legitimate daughter for the sake of a virtuous concubine?"
"But since Concubine Xian said so, if we don't listen, I'm afraid..." Meng Youyi bit her lip, "I'm afraid she won't let it go?"
Yin Xiang pursed her lips and whispered: "We are not the only concubines in this palace! I don't believe that other people are willing to go against the eldest princess for the sake of the concubine Xian. You see just now, Mrs. Yaoning made it clear that she could not help the concubine Xian. The law does not punish everyone, no matter how powerful the Concubine Xian is, can she still take care of us all?"
This is reasonable, but Ruifei is still a little worried: "My grandfather did speak for her at the court meeting yesterday..."
"That must be for His Majesty's sake!" Yin Xuan said with a bit of hatred, "Who doesn't know that Your Majesty favors her?"
They left the Xuanqing Palace angrily and sent people everywhere to inquire about the news. Anyway, they were not willing to listen to Yun Fenghuang.
At this time, Gu Zhen was sitting in the flower hall of Huanhua Palace with a displeased look on his face, looking at Yun Fenghuang who had changed into a homely dress and walked in: "The Concubine Xian specially asked me to stay. What are your orders? The third prince under my knees is still young and cannot be taken care of by me, but I don’t dare to stay with him any longer."
"The Huanhua Palace in this palace is not a dragon's pond or a tiger's den." Yunfeng Huang Shiran sat down opposite her and said casually, "You can't stay here like this?"
Gu Zhen hummed: "Huanhua Palace is certainly not the Dragon Pond and the Tiger's Den. It is just the reputation of the Concubine Xian. How can it be compared to the Dragon Pond and the Tiger's Den?"
"Then you are still talking to me like this?" Yun Fenghuang said with a smile, "It seems that my so-called reputation is nothing more than this."
"..." Gu Zhen wanted to say something but held back. He kept his face stiff and urged, "If you have any instructions, please speak clearly. I am stupid, so I'm afraid you won't be able to hear me if you go around in circles."
Yun Fenghuang said: "I just said those words to you, now I am leaving you with such seniority, what can you say?"
Gu Zhen took a deep breath and resisted the urge to scold her. He said, "I know this. When I go back, I will tell my subordinates to be careful and not give Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui a chance to find trouble."
"Then I'll be relieved." Yun Fenghuang smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Just don't say nice things, your palace is not clean, even I just entered the palace last year , they all know it very well, not to mention Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui’s biological mother and maternal family, how many years have they been operating in this palace?"
"You..." Gu Zhen was so angry when he heard that she openly said that she knew everything about his palace, but then thought of something, his expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "What do you mean by this?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "It's not interesting. I'm just afraid that your soft-hearted subordinates will also slack off. If there is someone who has both advantages and disadvantages, then I am not allowed to propose a successor to Your Majesty?"
... The news that Gu Zhen left the Xuanqing Palace with a sullen face was soon heard by all the concubines. Yin Xiang kicked the flower pot and cursed bitterly: "I don't know where I will live at this age! It's all your Majesty's wedding. It’s time for an old man to enter the palace, and he’s still being led by the wise concubine everywhere!”
She is the one who dislikes Yun Fenghuang the most among the four concubines. Not only was she beaten by Yun Fenghuang when she first entered the palace, but also because she has a good father and does not have a house full of concubines like others, and the main wife has gone Later, he began to alienate his legitimate children.
Yin Qu had a very good relationship with his wife. After her death, he never remarried and doted on his two daughters.
Yin Xiang grew up in this kind of environment, but when she entered the palace, she was not treated differently by Chun Jia. She was already very disappointed. After a second look, it was not that Chun Jia was not treated differently, but this person was Yun Xian. Concubine!
Later, she gritted her teeth and put down her body to actively compete for favors. Chunjia cooperated and went to her place a few more times, but she was still thinking about Yun Fenghuang... This was so irritating! ! !
How could she be willing to follow Yun Fenghuang's wishes and target Princess Minghui together
Originally, Gu Zhen was not willing to cooperate, but with the veteran Mrs. Yaoning in the lead, they worked together to do both the right thing and the wrong thing. When Yun Fenghuang wanted to be punished, he went to Gu Zhen first... But in the end, they all left, and Gu Zhen was still in Huanhua. In the palace, even though she didn't look good when she came out, she didn't seem to get along well with Yun Fenghuang, but what if she still compromised? What if she actually sang along with Yun Fenghuang to deceive the other concubines
Yin Xiang kicked the flowerpot to the ground and waved her sleeves vigorously: "That's it! Send someone back to ask dad about this matter... what should be the rules?!"