Of course, Gu Zhen didn't have the courage. She was just trying to figure out Yun Fenghuang's methods, hoping to suppress the third concubine. After all, she was not a ruthless master who regarded human life as nothing.
When I heard that Concubine Shu came here to ask for help under the guise of asking for forgiveness, I felt something was wrong. She just said the words of rejection. Concubine Shu stood up from her seat, knelt down and cried miserably, and said something like: " After what happened, I am now suspicious of everyone! Without someone who has been personally looked after by the Queen, I can’t eat or sleep. It’s simply impossible to live this life! If only I could just pay it forward. , Quan is a concubine who is not blessed with good fortune but has a short life. Live one day at a time!"
He stretched out his hand to caress his belly, which had no visible rise and fall at all, and said sadly that he was still pregnant!
This is the emperor's heir!
Queen, as the legitimate mother of all the emperor's heirs, don't you feel sorry for me? !
Everyone knows that the queen is kind and amiable. The third prince and the King of Chu are not your biological children, but you treat them as your own.
Speaking of which, although this piece of meat in my belly does not have the blessing to be recorded in your name, it is still your majesty's flesh and blood and your concubine. Don't you care about it? !
Concubine Shu cried and begged, her tongue was like a lotus flower. In short, she wanted someone, and she wouldn't leave until someone was given to her. If she didn't give someone to someone, it meant that the queen didn't care about her and didn't care about the life and death of the emperor's heir. He just forced her to die because he wanted to harm her child!
The veins on Gu Zhen's forehead were clearly visible, and he wished he could step down from the throne to shave her ears.
This style is so familiar. Wasn't it the same style when the former Queen and Yunfeng Huangkeng were in high positions
She didn't even need to ask around, she knew that she must have gotten advice from Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion.
"I would like to give you some sensible and well-behaved people." Taking a deep breath, Gu Zhen forced himself to calm down, pondered for a moment, and finally found an excuse, "But you haven't given birth yet, and you are already so impatient, let alone me. There are two princes under my knees, and I myself have just recovered from an illness? Let’s put it this way, my manpower is still tight now, where can I spare it for you? Could it be that you want me to ignore the third prince and the King of Chu, and just Can I give you the manpower first?"
Concubine Shu cursed secretly in her heart, but she had to say on her face: "I don't mean that, I'm just afraid."
"Let's do this. I'll go and talk to Your Majesty later and ask Your Majesty to point out two people to serve you." Gu Zhen actually wanted to ask the imperial concubine to find someone for her, but considering that Concubine Shu was sent by the imperial concubine, , so maybe Concubine Shu would insist that if she didn’t trust the concubine, she would have to find the queen to feel at ease, and then she would do the next best thing and try to pass the blame to Chunjia, “You shouldn’t be able to trust His Majesty’s eyesight?”
"This..." Concubine Shu was at a loss for words, "Uh, I listen to your Majesty."
The imperial concubine didn't say what should be done in this situation... What should I do? Forget it, just stall for now and ask the imperial concubine later.
Concubine Shu's encounter was not going well. After a while, Wei Hengyan sent a group of people to the queen in a sparse manner, and attached a long list, almost all the six palaces were caught. Gu Zhen almost wanted to vomit blood. The orderer took the list and the palace people to the side hall, immediately threw down the tea cup in his hand, and said bitterly: "When the former queen was here, she was often scorned by the imperial concubine and even lost her composure. At that time I was still thinking that the former queen was nothing more than this. Now I know that the former queen has calmed down!"
She now wants to drag Yun Fenghuang to a showdown every minute.
No, it should be a showdown of life and death.
The kind that doesn't use tricks, just relies on force!
... It's a pity that although the queen feels that she is nearly ten years older than Yun Fenghuang and can beat the concubine with her bare hands, the fight between the concubines is obviously not a competition.
After she was furious, she still had to hold back and go crazy, thinking about how to deal with this matter
"My Lady, there are too many people involved. In addition to the Empress Dowager and the two Empress Dowagers, everyone is involved. Even the three eldest princesses are involved." After reading the list together, they became worried. Report to Gu Zhen, "If we follow the previous plan, it will definitely not work."
Even if Chunjia would be extra indulgent to Gu Zhen now, he would definitely not sit idly by if Gu Zhen caused complaints in the Sixth Palace.
The previous government will not sit back and watch.
Even the Gu family would find someone to come into the palace to calm their daughter down.
They want their grandson to be the crown prince. How can they win the support of the previous government if their daughter's reputation is not good
"..." Gu Zhen bit his lip and told himself silently: "I am not the palace now, I am the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine, the cunning, sinister, vicious and fickle imperial concubine... What will the imperial concubine do now?"
After a long while, she said hesitantly, "Then just delay."
There were some surprises on the left and right: "Drag?"
"Well, let's just say there are too many people, and we have limited manpower. Besides, this is the palace. Even if Concubine De's things are stolen, they probably won't be able to be sent out for a while, and they will probably be hidden somewhere. Since the jewelry won't break, it shouldn't be a problem to wait three to five years to return it to Concubine De. Anyway, Concubine De's biological mother is gone, so there's no need to return the things to her immediately." Gu Zhen said, "Just say We will investigate it carefully and give her an explanation and ask her to wait patiently!"
Zuo Zuo said with difficulty: "But...but if Concubine De makes trouble, we must explain it as soon as possible?"
"Is she the queen or am I the queen? If she comes to make trouble, you can't drive her away so as not to disturb me?" Gu Zhen asked, "And am I very busy? I have to take care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace. She also had to take care of the two princes under her knees, take care of the six palace heirs, serve His Majesty, and honor the elders above her. It was not just for her to administer justice! She felt that her few pieces of jewelry were more valuable than the six. Are the people in the palace more important, or are they more important than the heirs? Or do you think you are more important than your elders and your majesty?!"
Seeing that the attendants were speechless and then showed admiration, Gu Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the imperial concubine's method was really effective, and it was really not in vain that she had suffered so much...
Forget it, I can't feel happy anymore when I think about this, I just feel sad.
So Concubine Shu and De Fei went to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion again to complain. This time they lost their previous calmness and were a little angry. They all felt that Queen Gu was like a different person: "The Queen was definitely not like this before! Madam, did the Gu family send someone into the palace to give her some enlightenment?"
In fact, Yun Fenghuang also had this suspicion. Gu Zhen's behavior from the time he took over power was definitely not that of Mrs. Yaoning, who was familiar with the harem... Yes, even if Gu Zhen became the harem before, his speech, behavior and style were still the same as when Mrs. Yaoning was. Her appearance did not reveal the momentum and courage that a queen should have.
This is of course a good thing for the concubines, especially concubines like Yun Fenghuang who share the power of the queen.
Nowadays, Gu Zhen has undergone great changes. She is now going to be the queen. This...
No one believes it if no one teaches me.
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "Why are you panicking? So what if someone teaches her? Nature can't be changed easily. How old is she now? If she can really make a name for herself in the palace, she won't be as good as she was half a year ago. When we were young, our status was not as good as yours or mine? We have just gone through a few tricks, but you are already afraid? Why do you still care about palace power when you have so little courage? Why don’t you go back to the house as soon as possible to make a decoration and take care of the children honestly!"
Concubine De quickly said: "Sister, why are you afraid? Sister just feels that something is wrong with this matter. Think about it, it has been a while since the Queen was crowned, and she has always been at peace with us. Now she suddenly wants to turn her back. , I’m afraid it’s not what the Gu family meant? What’s the Gu family doing for this? Are they sending people to the palace again, or are they determined to take advantage of this opportunity to do harm to us people?”
"Yes, empress." Concubine Shu whispered, "As far as I know, the only person in Zhaowu's residence who has not yet left the palace and is of suitable age is the empress's half-sister, but that one has been following her biological mother in Yanzhou, it seems. She is not an outstanding beauty. The Gu family sent her to the palace, but it was a bit unreasonable? If not for this matter, maybe the Gu family really wanted to help the queen eliminate dissidents? "
The second concubine said it euphemistically, but she actually suspected that Yun Fenghuang was too favoring, which aroused the fear of the Gu family.
As for why Gu Zhen's attack has only occurred these days after being sealed, he has kept a low profile for most of the middle year, and there is no suspicion at all... It may be because he is waiting for a good opportunity.
And there is also a possibility that the Gu family is observing.
Will the emperor be kinder to Gu Zhen and be more restrained to Yun Fenghuang because Gu Zhen has become the queen
But after half a year, they were disappointed.
Coupled with the current situation in the previous dynasty, shouldn't the Gu family seize the opportunity to give away a master like Yun Fenghuang, who has become a doting and powerful person, and is now the heir of his own son, who can pose a great threat to the middle palace
Think more deeply, the two princes who were crowned kings at the same time, the King of Chu is almost dead, and there is no prince in the palace suitable to be adopted by the queen. If Yun Fenghuang falls, then, wouldn’t the King of Qin under her knee be worse than Wu? Is the prince still suitable to be raised by the queen
The eldest son is the legitimate son, and everything from rank to status is orthodox and cannot be more orthodox. This is the most conducive to the stability of the inheritance of the throne!
"..." Yun Fenghuang's face was sullen. The two concubines could think of joints. How could she not think of them
Maybe the Gu family didn't think so much, but she must not pin her future and destiny on other people's kindness and mercy, right
This time Yun Fenghuang did not give any advice to the second concubine and only asked them to go back first.
The second concubine left anxiously and expectantly. Of course they understood that what Yun Fenghuang did was definitely not just a matter of forgetfulness. Most likely, he wanted to personally take action and give the queen a hard blow.
Speaking of it, since Yun Fenghuang entered a high position, he has rarely played big games in person. Concubine Shu De Fei was quite curious, what will the noble concubine do this time
But they were not the only ones who thought so. Since Chunjia knew that the Queen was up to something, she had been keeping an eye on Yun Fenghuang. Seeing this, she immediately put aside her government affairs and rushed to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to comfort her: "The Queen was confused for a moment, why should you, Ahuang?" Are you familiar with her?"
"What your Majesty said is wrong. What is the identity of the Queen? Do you have the qualifications not to argue with the Queen?" Yun Fenghuang felt relieved when he heard this. Gu Zhen said that the whole thing was done by himself. The Gu family has nothing to do with it, at least not at the moment.
However, she still did not give the emperor a good look, and said with a smile, "Thank God if the queen can not argue with me!"
Chunjia advised: "It must have been something that happened to the King of Chu before. I don't know why the queen always felt that the King of Chu was harmed. Now that she has taken over the power, she probably feels that she is not at ease if you are asked to co-administer it. In fact, she has both She has to take care of the prince and take care of the palace affairs, which is basically too busy. Just let her take over the power. In a few days, if you don’t tell her, she will ask you to go back and continue to help and worry about it. "
"Then Your Majesty underestimates the Queen." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "The Queen is also very clear about this. In the past two days, she has been frequently interacting with Concubine Wan and the others. If it weren't for the fact that people like me didn't know how to do this to the Queen, The empress has added some trouble, and the empress wants to ask Concubine Wan and the others to assist in the affairs of the Sixth Palace, which has already been finalized."
Chunjia frowned slightly. He was currently busy with the affairs of his former dynasty and really didn't want to cause trouble in the harem.
But Yun Fenghuang refused to give in, and Gu Zhen seemed determined... If there was a dispute between these two, it would be fine. He believed that Yun Fenghuang had a sense of proportion, and even the cooking queen would be able to control the situation.
But once other concubines are involved and start fighting each other, it will be hard to say.
"...I will use people to beat Concubine Wan and the others." Chunjia weighed it up and decided to attack the soft persimmon, "They will not agree to the queen. So, Ahuang, don't make the matter a big deal. After all, she is the legitimate daughter of Uncle Zhaowu. ,how?"
Yun Fenghuang's thoughts flashed through his mind. Currently, the main people being attracted by the Queen were Concubine Wan, Madam Roukun and Xuan Zhaoyi.
Except for Mrs. Roukun, who was occasionally given special treats by Chunjia because of her special status, the love between Concubine Wan and Xuan Zhaoyi could only be described as average.
They would definitely not dare not listen to Chunjia's warning.
In this way, only Mrs. Roukun is left. Even if she insists on siding with the queen, she will not achieve anything.
"Your Majesty, I'm a bit confused. Ever since the Queen was crowned Queen, I've been sad for a while, but later I went to apologize, and we've always been on good terms with each other." Yun Fenghuang thought about it for a while, then raised his head. At first, he said aggrievedly, "This time His Royal Highness the King of Chu is sick, I am also very worried. When I asked the Empress to greet the Empress, I also tried to comfort her. Why did the Empress fall out when she said she would? I obviously did not do anything disrespectful to the Empress. Something! Could it be that just because I have been too respectful to the Queen recently, the Queen feels that I should be used as a punching bag for her?"
As soon as he heard what she said, Chunjia was subconsciously alert. This concubine wanted to take the blame again.
No, it should be said that this concubine wanted to accuse the queen and even the queen's natal family of crimes that the queen herself did not know about.
"Perhaps the King of Chu is infected and the King of Qin is safe, so the Queen feels aggrieved." He reluctantly said, "You also know that the Queen was harmed by the Three Corpse Insects before and has no hope of having children in this life. Although the Third Prince and King Chu are not her biological children, However, she has always been regarded as her own. The illness of King Chu was actually an accident, but she just believed that he was murdered by someone who could not find out... Now that the previous dynasty is about to use the Gu family, you should treat it as... Let me give in for now, okay?"
Give in temporarily
What if you just keep giving in like this
Yun Fenghuang secretly groaned in his heart and said: "If it is just a matter of the harem, I will give in, but Your Majesty, don't you think this is too coincidental? The Queen has never had an attack before, but she has an attack now? Isn't it because she takes it seriously? The imperial court is about to use the Gu family? Whether it is to take over power or to give power to people like me, I am afraid that is not the purpose? Tell me, are there other things that will happen in the palace next? "
She bluntly stated the suspicion she shared with Concubine Shu, "Now none of the six princes in the palace is suitable to be adopted by the Queen, but what if one of the princes' adoptive mother becomes bad?"
"As the eldest prince, King Qin has always been your favorite, isn't he?"
Chunjia's face darkened and she scolded: "Nonsense!"