Concubine De was slightly startled and said: "Wei Liushu...this...except for the ones that are circulated outside and everyone knows, there are no others."
This is not surprising. After all, although the Wei family is considered a high-ranking official, it is from a noble family and does not have a very close relationship with Shilin.
When Wei Changkong was still in the court, there was no special contact between the two parties. After Wei Changkong left Dingyou, there was even less contact.
That is to say, at the beginning of last year, the regent hired this person to be a teacher for his youngest son, and the Wei family heard a few words about it.
"I still remember that when I first entered the palace, because Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui said that the young son of the regent had worshiped Wei Liushou as his teacher, Ji Sheng changed his mind on the spot and dismissed us in a hurry." Yun Fenghuang said slowly. He said, "The former Queen Ji Lingzi was left to discuss... At that time, His Majesty had not yet taken charge of the government, and the Ji family was extremely powerful. Tell me, how come such a person has disappeared since then?"
Concubine De said: "Maybe it's because he has never entered the court?"
Although Wei Changkong was famous, when he was in court, although he was favored by Xiaozong, after all, he was young and had little qualifications, and his official position was not very high.
After Xiaozong died, he took refuge in the countryside. He was suspected of using Ding You to avoid the Ji family and abandoning the emperor at a critical moment. There was even a farce in the court last year that Ding You forced his own mother to death to find a way out for him.
In this way, Wei Changkong has never entered the court. Even if he is famous and famous, there are so many major events that have happened in the court in the past two years. Who has the time to even think about him
"It's just because he has never entered the imperial court that people are suspicious." Yun Fenghuang said, "What do you think Wei Changkong's background and reputation are? Even if the regent personally asks for help, he doesn't want to come to the imperial capital or enter the regent's palace. What else can the regent do? Like him? Now that he is here, it is impossible to simply want to enlighten the regent's young son? Then, if you choose a child, to put it bluntly, your talents and knowledge are enough to teach him, as for the use of Wei Liu First? Or is the regent's youngest son so talented and outstanding that Wei Liudu can't help but be moved? If so, even if his body is not very good, the regent has been hiding him and not letting him out? "
The regent covets the throne.
There must be heirs, and the more outstanding the better.
It is best to compete with Chun Jia in an outstanding manner, only in this way can you win the hearts of the courtiers!
"This..." Concubine De thought for a while, and her face became serious, "Sister, are you saying that Wei Liushou's low profile these days is because he has other agendas?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "The bustling world is all for profit, and the bustling world is all for profit. Anyway, I don't believe that Wei Changkong came all the way to the imperial capital just to teach a young prince."
This person was born in Liushu, and had been greatly cultivated by Xiaozong back then.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
Wei Changkong was in such a situation when he first entered his official career. How could he be willing to start from scratch and climb up step by step
I can't help but want to take a shortcut.
For example, the power of Conglong.
Therefore, he will not join the official career now, because if he joins the officialdom now, Chunjia may not be willing to give him real power and a high position, and the criticism from the royalists will not miss him.
It would be better to stay in the Prince Regent's Palace as a teacher. In addition to advising the Prince Regent, he can also cultivate relationships with the Prince Regent and his son. In this way, once the Prince Regent ascends the throne, what's the need to say about his status and future
"Could it be that what happened to the Prince Regent this time was not the Regent's will, but Wei Liushou's plan?" Concubine De suddenly realized, "It's my sister's golden eyes and fiery eyes that know everything!"
Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea and said, "It's just a suspicion, and how did Wei Liushou reach into the palace? But it's the new year and everyone is very busy, let's not talk about it."
After dismissing Concubine De in this way, he called Chen Jing to him and asked him if he knew the details of what happened to Xiao Daiyu
"I just went out to inquire around, but I didn't hear anything. I think it's because the superiors asked me to keep quiet." Chen Jing was very ashamed. "Please give me some more time, I'm sure I can tell you everything clearly!"
Yun Fenghuang said: "There is no need to be so impatient. After all, people celebrating the New Year and the holidays don't care about this matter right now. Just pay attention."
She is not usually so easy to talk to, but the reason why she is so kind and cheerful now is actually because she suspects that this matter has something to do with Qi Jiulu...
So let’s forget about getting to the bottom of it.
Just be aware of it.
Due to the busy schedule of the New Year, Chunjia didn't have time to ask about this matter until noon on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
To be honest, Chunjia didn't care much about Gong Xiangxiao sleeping with a palace maid. Although this move was enough to make the regent prince disrespect the emperor and get involved with the palace maid, his cousin couldn't threaten Chunjia, so he didn't. Very angry: "Your Majesty said earlier that he liked that palace maid, so I rewarded her directly to you."
Gong Xiangxiao lowered his head and admitted his mistake, saying that he was also temporarily confused.
Chunjia said lightly that it didn't matter: "Let's forget about it. I will ask the queen to arrange for the maid to leave the palace tomorrow, and I will send it to you then."
Gong Xiangxiao was a little embarrassed when he heard this.
"I will give you another house." Chunjia saw it, sighed, and added, "It's not that I deliberately instigate the father-son relationship between you and Uncle Wang, but it's just that the eldest son is so old that he should have something of his own in his hands. "
He can't be such an eldest son, and his father and stepmother are mean to him about his marriage, but he still has to look at his family's opinions for raising a concubine, right
"Uncle Wang is really mean to his eldest son." This settled the turmoil. Chunjia went to Huanhua Hall to rest, and discussed the matter with Yun Fenghuang by the way. He just shook his head and said, "But Uncle Wang is lucky. He was born A good son. I think that although the prince has some resentment towards Uncle Wang, he is more of an envy."
Yun Fenghuang guessed what he said. If he were Gong Xiangxiao, and his father was so biased and suppressed, he would not be like Gong Xiangxiao, sitting quietly and waiting for death. He was afraid that he would have secretly plotted against him long ago. He's a biological father.
But she is also this kind of person, and of course she will not think anything bad about Chunjia. Instead, she smiled and said: "So I have always wondered what qualifications the regent has to embarrass you? He himself had the support of the late emperor Xiaozong, There is nothing we can do about Mr. Ji. His son is more indecisive than him, so he is not the material for big things!"
Chunjia smiled and pinched her cheek, and if she wanted to say anything else, someone from the palace came in from outside, saying that the Empress Dowager wanted to summon Chunjia.
The Empress Dowager summoned Chunjia because of Gong Xiangxiao's affairs. She was very angry. As soon as they met, she asked Chunjia, "Such a thing happened in the palace, why didn't you tell her?"
"Where did the imperial grandmother hear the rumor?" Chunjia denied it without blinking, saying that there had never been such a thing. The Prince Regent was a good boy who grew up in front of you and the late Emperor Xiaozong. He was most obedient, sensible and filial. Otherwise, why would you have summoned him to the palace from time to time, and even let him live in the palace during the New Year's Eve banquet
Moreover, the prince regent has been a companion for eight years and has never had a record of molesting a palace maid. He is not this kind of person!
The Empress Dowager said with a sullen face: "Since the Ai family has come to ask you, is it possible that there is still no evidence?"
She has witnesses. After all, although she has not been directly in charge of affairs for many years, the three mistresses of the harem are all Ji's daughters.
Now it is less than half a year since Ji's downfall, and it is precisely the centipede that is dead but not dead.
But Chunjia could be so shameless. No matter what evidence the Empress Dowager came up with, he just wouldn't admit it.
He insisted that it was all slander.
As a grandson, he could not do anything to the Empress Dowager, and conversely, the Empress Dowager could not do anything to the Emperor. The grandfather and grandson were in a stalemate for a long time. In the end, the Empress Dowager ran out of patience and told Chunjia to get out.
Chunjia bowed and left calmly, not forgetting to remind the imperial grandmother to take care of her body.
He was really not angry here, but after returning to Huanhua Hall, he discussed with Yun Fenghuang: "... I thought this was the intention of the Empress Dowager, but it doesn't look like it today."
"Not the Empress Dowager?" Yun Fenghuang pretended to be surprised, "Could it be that she is the thief shouting to catch the thief? Who else could arrange such a thing in the palace besides her? It can't be the queen!"
Chunjia smiled and said: "You don't like the queen again? How could the queen do this?"
This is not because he trusts Gu Zhen so much, but because, "Where can the queen have such a palace?"
When Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, Gu Zhen didn't know whether he was happy or depressed when he heard this. He smiled and said, "Is it really that the Crown Prince was confused for a moment? But just like what Your Majesty said just now in front of the Empress Dowager, the Crown Prince comes in and out of the palace. It's not just once or twice. When have I ever been so confused? Furthermore, although I have never seen that palace maid, I know that she is not particularly stunning. Otherwise, she would have been selected two years ago to enrich the palace. That's it. As a prince, even if he has never been married, how can ordinary beauties catch his eye?"
Chunjia pondered: "It's a little strange..."
"It's also possible that it's Concubine Rui and the others." Yun Fenghuang was afraid that he would be reminded of Qi Jiulu, so he added, "After all, this happened in the palace. If something goes wrong, the empress will be the first to bear the brunt."
"... Anyway, it's suppressed now." Chunjia thought for a moment and said, "That's all, it's not a big deal. Let the Imperial City Secretary take the investigation."
Yun Fenghuang didn't want him to think too much, so he changed the topic: "By the way, Princess Roukun will enter the palace soon? I want to congratulate Your Majesty in advance on your new beauty!"
"What's the blame?" Chunjia smiled faintly, reached out and pinched her cheek, and said, "This princess is young and is not sensible. You..."
If it were Gu Zhen and his ilk, he would definitely ask them to be more tolerant next, as it was for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
But a virtuous concubine...
She may not listen if you say it, but she will definitely remember that you are partial.
Chunjia decided not to cause trouble for herself. She coughed dryly, stared at Yun Fenghuang's burning gaze, and said slowly, "Princess Roukun is young and is not sensible. You should keep an eye on her more and don't let her lead you astray." The atmosphere of the harem!"
Yun Fenghuang was finally satisfied: "Don't worry, I know."