"That said, it seems like he has been fooling around with the Queen Mother before." Xu Fu saw that Chunjia was immersed in the papers at the end of the month. There was a sweet red-glazed plum vase on the imperial desk, with three or two branches of wintersweet inserted in it. Haunting the room.
Yun Fenghuang stretched out his legs to pluck the plum blossom branches and asked instead, "Can I tell you what he did this time?"
Chunjia pinched her forehead with a headache and said, "Didn't I say that I listened to my mother and went to apologize? Then I looked like I was apologizing!"
"Why didn't he go and apologize?" Yun Fenghuang said aggrievedly, tears welling up in his eyes, "Why didn't I tell you what he did in Yanfu Palace? He didn't know that the Queen Mother had wronged him. Prejudice, but I went to the Spring Palace, which shows my sincerity! But do I know what the Queen Mother said?!"
"On such a cold day, she asked him to kneel down in the courtyard where there was no light in the winter sun and there was lots of draft!"
"I thought I'd just kneel down, but I should let her calm down."
"But if she can't calm down after waiting and waiting, is he begging to continue kneeling to the east? When something goes wrong, what will he and the other four children do?!"
Chunjia sighed and said, "If I wait a little longer, he will almost pass."
"Then what?" Yun Fenghuang wiped his tears and said with a smile, "Then his mother will continue to come into the palace to scold him and ask him whether he went to apologize to the Queen Mother or whether he made trouble for me?"
Those words may sound like emphasizing the strictness of Jiang's goddaughter, but they also give Empress Dowager Yuan the intention to use the eye drops: I think his mother feels sorry for her, and I don't want him to worry me. Doesn't my empress not care, and has her own intentions? That method lured me over to smooth things over, and it didn't matter whether I was busy with government affairs near the end of the year.
The emperor was silent for a while, and then continued: "The queen mother may not really let me kneel down for a long time... Maybe she will let go if I stay here for a while. If I do that now, she will know it later, and she will have to beg again. Make a fuss."
"Do I blame him?" Yun Fenghuang said with tears, "Then the Queen Mother will blame Dong Lai, and if he goes to plead guilty, it will be up to her to deal with it."
"Why are you talking in anger?" Chunjia pinched her forehead with a headache and said, "Will Aunt Zhanliu smooth things over for me tomorrow? She will also keep an eye on it in the future and not let the queen know. He will no… "
"I just hope he can give in more so as not to displease the Queen Mother." Yun Fenghuang took over and said, "But to be honest, the Queen Mother is wrong about his prejudices. I don't think he will be there tomorrow." Is it enough to keep kneeling beside him to resolve it? If that doesn't work, he should remain useful so that I don't have to worry about him when I'm concerned about government affairs. What's the good thing?"
She said with a sigh, "Do I have to beg him to drag himself down and kneel down to make me happy? It's like she was waiting for me to faint. Concubine De didn't do anything, but when I woke up, she threw herself at him and was happy. After a while, I was deeply moved. What about him? He has worried so much, I don’t think he doesn’t feel sorry for me and doesn’t care about me! If I had known, why would he get up? It would be very satisfying to just kneel down and die in Chunwu Palace! "
"The New Year is coming soon, what nonsense are you talking about?" Chunjia felt a little guilty when he mentioned the fainting. In fact, he didn't think Concubine Xian did anything wrong in that incident tomorrow. After all, he didn't want Concubine Xian to make any mistakes. , and whether he really goes there tomorrow or not, he doesn't want to go to Chunhuang Palace as a last resort.
Like Yun Fenghuang, it was the easiest thing for Chunjia to fool the Queen Mother by suppressing the waiters at Chunnuo Palace.
Maybe Yun Fenghuang had always acted a bit unscrupulously, and when Zhan Liu came to sue him specially, Chunjia always wanted to give some face to her aunt who had watched her grow up, so she thought of taking advantage of the situation to attack him.
It turned out that Concubine Xian was planning to make trouble with him, even if she had tried and failed.
Chunjia hurriedly stopped and said in a gentle tone, "Is he thinking that my concubine Jin's affairs are very uncertain? At that time, the queen mother was not happy, and she was afraid that there would be another twists and turns."
Yun Fenghuang knew whether his words were prevarication, but he didn't expose them. He wiped his tears along the ladder and said: "Aunt Zhanliu is the Queen Mother's confidant. She is the most worried about the Queen Mother. With her in front of the Queen Mother, it is very embarrassing." Did the Queen Mother hear all that nonsense?"
Therefore, if Empress Dowager Yuan knows the truth of the matter in the future, then it means that Zhan Liu failed to fulfill her responsibility, or even Zhan Liu did it intentionally!
"I was promised that Concubine E of the Jin and Wei Dynasties would come up with another title for me." Chunjia changed the subject with a dry cough, "He has thought about some things in the past two months. Can I please take a look?"
... That Yue Yunfenghuang stayed in Taichu Palace until the evening before leaving. Chunjia did not go to Huanhua Palace that night, but went to Yanfu Palace.
Gu Zhen felt complicated when he saw Chunjia coming, but he had to get up to greet him.
The empress sat down politely outside and chatted a little. When Gu Zhen saw that Chun Jia didn't mention it, he took the initiative to talk about Yun Feng Huang Ming'er coming to apologize: "I'm very unexpected. Her confinement period Everyone knows that I am not in good health, so how come it is spread that I am a wrong concubine and disrespectful to my body?"
Those words were not what she had taught her, saying that the Concubine Xian was a legitimate favorite, and Chunjia was not partial, so she must not directly criticize the Concubine Xian.
I'd rather speak for the good.
Sure enough, she said that at that time. Chunjia smiled slightly, the kind of smile that showed her recognition and appreciation, and said gently: "She has also had many confinement babies. I wonder if she is getting better, and it is indeed time to give her." Greetings, Queen."
Look, then Qiu Bu followed the care of Zhen’s own idea and said, “It was disrespectful for Concubine Xian to do the concubine’s ceremony before, and since then, she has deliberately not come to say hello, and tomorrow she suddenly comes to apologize and she doesn’t know what is being sold in the gourd. What kind of medicine?" Chunjia might not know what to say.
Gu Zhen turned his head depressedly and said in a low voice, "No."
After a pause, he added, "Concubine Xian went to Chunyou Palace very soon."
Because she was in a hurry to succeed in Taiwan, and her intelligence did not match her status, she knew that Yun Fenghuang later went to Chunhuang Palace. As for what happened to the concubine after entering Chunhuang Palace, she did not find out.
Asking like this at this moment is not without the meaning of temptation.
Chunjia slightly raised the corners of her lips and said slowly: "Concubine Xian spent the whole month of her confinement attending to the queen's mother's illness. Because she was not feeling well during the period, she was afraid that she would give up after she passed the illness. She had to go out at that time, naturally. I also beg you to go see your mother."
… Gu Zhen’s face was expressionless.
Ji Lingzi's reaction was not as quick as that of Ji Lingzi. If the former queen was there, she would have immediately understood the intention of Hong Chunjia's words.
Did Chunjia choose Gu Zhen as his successor, and did he know who she was? He was not disappointed and continued gently: "I'm going to ask for it right now during the New Year. I heard that we discussed it before the harem, so please move the seat?"
"...No, that was what Concubine Xian suggested." Gu Zhen held back his anger and said in a low voice, "There are not many vacancies in high positions. The people who serve His Majesty in the palace should be promoted."
Chunjia smiled and said: "Concubine Xian, I'm afraid that if you say something casually, it would be reasonable for the queen to explain the matter."
Gu Zhen was startled, and realized that the emperor did not want this matter to be left in his own name.
Then if you think about the good things, Chunjia will take care of her and show her special status and power as a queen in the way of benevolence to the Sixth Palace.
But according to Zhu Zhen's point of view, Chunjia was not thinking about the good concubine after all.
Firstly, using the status of the queen to promote the virtuous concubine to the throne shows whether the promotion is fair, just and open, rather than the emperor's selfish selfishness, which makes it easier to convince the public; secondly, there was a vacancy in the middle palace, and the virtuous concubine took the photo on her behalf. When he was in charge of the palace, it was nothing to do the work of Shi En in the Sixth Palace. If there was a queen, and the Xian Concubine would show up again, even if Gu Zhen didn't argue with her, the foreign court would still talk about the Xian Concubine relying on her favor. Being spoiled and despising the queen is certainly not a good thing for the reputation of a good concubine in both the government and the public.
In fact, there were already rumors in the outer dynasty that the concubine claimed to be ill and refused to pay her respects to the queen.
At that time, Gu Zhen followed the emperor's wishes and granted favor to the Sixth Palace, including Concubine Xian. People outside could not help but wonder if it was true that Concubine Xian had been ill before.
Combined with Xian Fei Ming'er's apology, and the support of courtiers such as Ouyang Yanran, it is inevitable that Cuo Yun Fenghuang's perception will be reversed.
In fact, Chunjia had always been partial to Yun Fenghuang before, and Gu Zhen was used to it.
But this time, he might have thought of Ji Lingzi, and Gu Zhen suddenly wondered if the emperor was so protective of the virtuous concubine's reputation, was he planning to let her... in the future
She didn't dare to think about going east, she lowered her eyes and said, "I'm... stupid. I wouldn't have thought of such a thing."
"What is the status of the queen? Do you need me to worry about the details?" Chun Jia said gently but firmly, "I just give the order and let Didong do it."
In that case, we should make a decision directly, and we should ask Gu Zhen to take the lead. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether Gu Zhen is happy or not.
"...No." Gu Zhen pursed his lips and nodded reluctantly, feeling unspeakably irritated in his heart, "Is it because the New Year is approaching and I'm afraid I might have to wait until after the New Year? "
Chunjia made no mistake: "The queen can do whatever she wants. It is not me who has the final say in matters concerning the harem."
She said it as if she could really make the decision. Gu Zhen bit her east lip angrily. Seeing that the night was getting darker and Chunjia looked towards the outer room, she said, "I am not feeling well tomorrow, but I can't serve you." East."
Then he called a good-looking palace maid and asked her not to serve the emperor on his behalf, right
Chunjia frowned slightly and said, "It doesn't matter, I'll just stay with you."
Gu Zhen was a little disappointed. Although she already had two princes on her knees, the third prince not only had no chance of being a high-ranking prince because of his biological mother, but even if he worked as an errand in the future, he probably wouldn't get anything good. He would definitely not be treated well by the emperor. The kind you see; whether the fifth prince has hope in the East Palace, but that depends on him growing up safely. So what does Mrs. Gu mean? Since she can’t have children herself, it’s better to seize the opportunity to recommend those who can to the emperor. Then the royal family can’t afford to raise more children. Gu Zhen’s position is stable, so she can’t have any. Benefits.
But Chunjia didn't give him a chance, so there was nothing she could do.
That morning passed peacefully in the palace. Early the next month, when Concubine Xian appeared again in Yanfu Palace to pay her respects, the Sixth Palace was already peaceful.
At least things are calming down on the surface.
So that calmness was shattered after all... It wasn't Yun Fenghuang, but Yin Xiang.
After Queen Gu finished her speech without interest and was about to let everyone disperse, she announced her pregnancy.