The court meetings in those two months were not very peaceful.
The real culprit who murdered Concubine Xian and Princess Minghui Zhiming did not have a precise and fair explanation. Wei He's desire to send the princess away caused a new round of controversy, so Yueyue was quarreling.
Chunjia didn't express his position very much. He usually took the throne and listened patiently to their comings and goings, and occasionally mediated... As a result, the quarrel in Didong became more intense.
But after all, that kind of thing cannot be dragged away for a long time, and the court does not want to lose face after all.
It’s just that it didn’t cause a big fuss. At that time, both the government and the public in the east knew that the wise concubine and the eldest princess had been poisoned. But it took a long time to find out the real culprit. Wouldn’t it look like the temple was in the east? A bunch of trash
So the truth finally came out that day.
Of course, the truth cannot be denied, but the reason behind the compromise between all parties is: Chunjia can punish Lu Qidao for the crime of murdering the Sixth Palace, but at the same time give up the pursuit of responsibility for Lu Chuncao, and the real culprit of the murder of the Concubine Xian will be an unlucky person from the harem. The eunuch refused. The eunuch had a grudge with Lu Chuncao, so he retaliated against Lu Chuncao, so he plotted to kill the concubine Xian and frame her for the crime. Of course Princess Minghui doesn't reject Yun Fenghuangdong's poisonous legs, but...well, Lu Qidao.
Since Lu Qidao had already plotted to kill the concubines of the Sixth Palace, wouldn't it be surprising to add Princess Minghui to the list
reason
The reason is that she hates Princess Minghui for being the legitimate daughter of the late emperor, Chunjia's most favored imperial sister, who can live in glory without doing anything, unlike her, who worked hard to become the adopted daughter of the former Qingping Marquis. , worked hard to get into the palace, worked hard to fight for favor, worked hard to murder the concubine, initially there were no emperor heirs, no emperor's favor, and his status was not very good... Anyway, Lu Qidao was so bad, what couldn't he do
The waiters at Huanhua Palace looked very pretty when they heard the news that Chen Jing had inquired about in advance.
Most people didn't know the truth about Yun Fenghuang's poisoning, and they thought she was really in danger of being harmed by them. The one they most suspected was the regent.
When Chunjia targeted Lu Chuncao by mistake, they already felt aggrieved for their mother-in-law. Now, they just pushed Lu Qidao, who was not alive in the first place, to act as a shield. Then what did they think of their mother-in-law
Yun Fenghuang also frowned slightly, not bad, so good.
Back when Chunjia was dormant, he had nothing but the title of emperor. When he joined forces with the regent, he forcefully stole a large city from his cheap uncle. As the Ji family in Ming Dynasty had been destroyed, Zhichen Tuidi's ministers are no longer like before, and the Duke of Yi is unable to support himself alone.
In that situation, let alone Chunjia being reasonable, even if he was not, could he be so advantageous to the regent
According to Yun Fenghuang's estimation of the incident, Lu Chuncao and Lu Qidao would definitely not be able to save the father and daughter. Due to the special status of the eldest princess Minghui, the situation would not be very punishing, which was difficult to say in private affairs.
Even the Empress Dowager will be affected and beaten secretly.
It turns out that Ru Ming just left Lu Qidao and a waiter who Yun Fenghuang didn't care about to come out to top the cylinder
Chunjia would be so weak and tolerant when her brain was filled with water.
"..." She pondered for a while, then when the attendants looked at Dong with worry and displeasure, she ordered someone to ask Gu Zhen to come over.
Gu Zhen came with a cold face, greeted her politely, and then asked her what happened.
"If nothing happens, why don't you ask me to come over and shut up?" The more Gu Zhen wanted to be far away from her, the more Yun Fenghuang wanted to tease her. He smiled a little and said calmly, "Am I really ruthless? Earlier, Bidong went to the Ningbi Hall two mornings in a row, and I came to look for me in a hurry. It turns out that I tried my best to show off Bidong and stop worrying about him. That one, do I have that look on my face now?"
After all, Gu Zhen was so shameless that he felt a little embarrassed when he heard this and said, "I just don't think the empress has ever summoned me to come over to chat. Ru Ming ordered me, so there must be something going on, and I'm afraid I'll delay you."
Yun Fenghuang sneered: "If I look in the mirror, do I believe what I said?"
Gu Zhen pursed her lips: "...I haven't been feeling very well for the past two months, so I don't look very good. Madam, you have misunderstood."
In her haste, she found a very good interface, "Have you forgotten? In the past two months, Concubine Rui took the lead in going to Qingci Palace. Doesn't it mean that I have some other sisters who were favored by Donghe?"
"Then am I feeling better, Ruming?" Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea and asked her without smiling, "I'm very wise, so why don't we just show off and really eat something with me?" "
Of course it was not possible. Although Gu Zhen was not as cunning as Yun Fenghuang, nor was she so stupid that she really surrendered to Hedinghong, but at that time in front of Concubine Xian, she forced herself to calm down and said: "It's very Aren't you afraid that the Empress Dowager will get to the bottom of it and find out that it was a fraud?"
Afraid that Yun Fenghuang would be rebellious, she quickly changed the subject, "How have you been feeling in the past two months, my empress? I see that you look much better."
Yun Fenghuang said: "Xi Ran is much better, but everyone knows about the poisonings among us. The real culprit who harmed me, but there is no news until now, is really annoying!" "
Gu Zhen said in a nonchalant manner: "The sky net is not leaking out, and that person will definitely be found!"
"Sure, how many months have it been since then?" Yun Fenghuang snorted and suddenly asked, "Wrong, I also know about Princess Roukun's incident not long ago, right?"
Gu Zhen didn't know what she was thinking, so he nodded and said cautiously: "But whether the letter sent by my father is directly delivered to the regent, my grandfather has not personally read it, let alone my concubine."
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "Does your father always send letters to the regent? Don't you even have a letter from your family?"
"That's not true. My father occasionally writes letters home, but my grandfather keeps them all. I haven't seen my concubine since she entered the palace." Gu Zhen thought about her purpose and said casually, "I often reply to letters from home. It was dictated by my grandfather and written by my second uncle. When I was not in the palace, I would occasionally attach a few notes to the letter, but considering that my father was busy with military affairs, I did not dare to go into details."
She was quite nostalgic when she said that. Not only had she been with her parents when she was very young, but she had also spent several years growing up in the army.
But as Uncle Zhaowu's status became higher and higher, and his military power became more and more important, she, her brothers, sisters, mother, and her grandfather who were originally in Sangzi were all sent to the Imperial Capital to be raised.
After all, Gu Fangshu has a lot of troops on his hands, and if his family members are not kept as hostages in the imperial capital, who can rest assured
After that, Gu Zhen's chances of seeing his father were few and far between. Only when Uncle Zhaowu occasionally returned to Beijing to report on his work could he reunite with his family.
Yun Fenghuang noticed her mood, asked a few questions, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, do you not want me to be your successor?"
"..." Gu Zhen was surprised. In fact, she didn't want to be a successor at the beginning, because there was Yuan Mei in front of her and Yun Fenghuang in the back. Chunjia's thoughts were never with her. Even if she became the queen, she actually had the power. The change in status will not be great, but it will only attract the hostility of the people Chunjia really cares about, so why bother