It turned out that there was an auspicious event in the country, and it was specially presented to the emperor. Whether he took it seriously or not, he always wanted to express his attitude, and he thought it was a good sign from the bottom of his heart.
However, there was the Red Tiger incident just before, which deceived the Ji family who had dominated the government and the public for three dynasties.
Well, that time the red deer asked to be presented to the emperor, and discussions began inside and outside: Which important minister did the emperor dislike
According to the level of hatred, there is no need to think about it, and it is definitely not the regent.
But the regent's current position is quite stable, and it doesn't seem to be easy to shake.
As for the others, from Zheng Ju to Cui Wan to the officials who held great power, everyone was frightened and in danger.
Even Concubine De's mother-in-law came to the palace with a special message, asking Concubine De to ask the most favored concubine whether that incident had anything to do with the Wei family, and whether she needed a childcare platform
After Yun Fenghuang heard the news, he went to Taichu Palace. Chunjia was reviewing memorials. He didn't stop when he heard that the imperial concubine was coming. After a while, he took a nap and then ordered her to go in and asked warmly.
"I heard that a red deer came to Didong." Yun Fenghuang knew that he actually didn't believe those signs that were not omens at all, so he congratulated a few words meaningfully, and then said with a smile, "Concubine De and the others are very curious, go to concubine As I said there, I haven’t seen it yet, so I just want to ask Bidong if I can let a few of you see it?"
Chunjia said nonchalantly: "The Wannian County magistrate after Du Langu left was not strong enough, but he had a little more thoughts. The people in Buluo are very young, and they don't have any bad habits. I have asked someone to do something private. I told him that if I have time to do that in the future, it would be better to spend more time on Wuzhidong."
Yunfeng Huangming turned red. What happened that time was not caused by Chunjia, but it was because the newly appointed Wannian County Magistrate wanted to lament the emperor's joy.
"That's not to say that Bidong is wise and mighty. Chendong doesn't know how to express his respect for Bidong." She said smoothly, "Seeing the auspicious sign of Red Deer, it was natural to ask for a report, but it didn't work for them. Some thoughts.”
Chunjia laughed: "I originally planned to reprimand the county magistrate, but since the concubines said that, let's forget it."
Listening to what he said, Yun Fenghuang knew that the emperor was not actually angry.
Firstly, the new county magistrate is capable, and judging by the emperor's tone, governing the east is actually quite acceptable; secondly, if he clearly needs the wings of his ministers, the county magistrate's rank is not high, but Wannian County is different from other ordinary counties. It's different. For those who can be county magistrates there, they must be in a big mistake. The ones who won 10,000 yuan are too old, otherwise the future is 80% promising. People like that go to great lengths to please him, which shows that his authority has been established.
A few years ago, when people took the path of the Ji family, Lai Cuiyuan of the Prince Regent's Palace, Cui Wan, and Zheng Ju, who would have thought of pleasing the emperor
Yun Fenghuang said some more words about Chun Jia Ying Ming and Shen Wu, and then Shi Shiran resigned.
Returning to the Xuanqing Palace, Concubine De was waiting eagerly. When Yun Fenghuang told the whole story and said that she would not do anything in the temple, whether this was pure auspiciousness or not, at most it had the intention of inviting favor from the Didong courtiers, then He breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him profusely and left.
The news spread quickly, and the former harem finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When Chunjia learned what had happened afterwards, he simply ordered the red deer to be brought into the palace and kept in a small square pot.
When the time comes, the banquet starts and everyone enjoys it.
... To show that the emperor did not want to cause trouble that time, the auspiciousness was kept in the public, no matter how hard it was to use.
If you ask for a banquet in the palace, you will naturally ask for a report to the Empress Dowager.
However, the Empress Dowager wanted to save face. Later, when Gu Zhen went to tell Ming Hui that she wanted to find a consort for Ming Hui, the Empress Dowager reluctantly agreed to Donglai.
For this reason, Chunjia praised the queen very much, saying that Gu Zhen was her virtuous foreign assistant, capable and considerate.
But to be honest, Gu Zhen was not happy, because after the emperor finished speaking, he rushed to Yijia Palace because the third princess had a cough in the past two months.
Concubine De is not the kind of person who wants to spoil a child. Since she reported to the emperor that the third princess was not feeling well, it must be true.
Gu Zhen didn't want the emperor to see the third princess, but when Chunjia left, the third prince leaned against the beauty and looked at his back with a lonely expression, which really hurt the heart of a queen mother.
She didn't want to hide it from the third prince her whole life, but after all, she couldn't hide it. However, the child is very young, and there is no need to ask him to know what he and his biological mother have done now, as well as the grudges between his biological mother's family and the emperor.
Could it be that she thought so, Yanfu Palace Zaidong also did so on her orders, but the emperor did not cooperate.
"Bing'er, be good. My brother was seriously ill before and scared my father." The queen sighed and hugged the third prince to comfort him, "That's why my father Ruming loves him more, but he doesn't care about him either." If you don’t like me, just don’t, just because my father is busy with government affairs and has no time to accompany us.”
The third prince, Ruming, was only two years old. He was confused and confused. After being pulled and talked about by her, he gradually became relieved.
Gu Zhen couldn't feel relieved, so he sent someone to take him out to play, and discussed with his surroundings: "Should I mention this matter to Bidong? After all, the child is innocent, and Kang Jieyu and the others have already gone east, so what's the matter?" But how can it affect the second and third princes? Even if those two princes are not destined to be great after the month, is it okay to treat them wrongly in front of ordinary princes? They are not the legitimate sons and eldest sons, how can they be so conspicuous? "
"The banquet is about to begin. Why don't you discuss it with Bidong after the banquet is over, so as not to delay things? After all, it's not urgent." You Bubu was very optimistic about the queen's move, because Gu Zhen had previously A lot of small tricks have been done to this end. The emperor may have noticed it a long time ago, or he may not have noticed it, but overall he didn't pay much attention to it.
He was worried that there would be a dispute between the emperor and the empress before the banquet, and that when the banquet started, the emperor would not give the empress face, causing the empress to lose face in front of everyone, so he suggested, "Besides, the banquet is going on in a lively manner, maybe the emperor will be touched by his fatherly feelings." Huai, you don’t need to tell me that you are still thinking about the third prince?”
Ruming has entered autumn, and the osmanthus flowers in and outside the palace are blooming sporadically, and the fragrance of osmanthus is already floating vaguely.
Tomorrow's banquet will be in the name of enjoying the sweet-scented osmanthus.
In fact, there are many chrysanthemums in season, but it is considered that the omen and homonym of osmanthus is better when coming from the east.
Although it was actually not the best time to appreciate the laurels, no one would find such a small flaw. They all knew if they could find an excuse to get together, let the two empress dowagers relax, and also bring the clan relatives by the way. The nobles' disciples looked at each other.
No, although the queen did not tell the imperial concubine and others that she wanted to take advantage of that banquet to find a consort for Ming Hui, she was already thinking about taking this opportunity to get married to some in-laws.
After all, except the royal family, who has the dignity to gather all the young talents and the most powerful people from various families
There is no mule in Tiandong that is more suitable for dignitaries looking for their daughters-in-law and sons-in-law.
The queen takes the lead, and the three concubines assist... In fact, the concubine is the one who really does the work.
Because Concubine Shu was pregnant, she did not dare to go too far, and the concubines did not dare to let her go too far.
As for Concubine De, she was not particularly agile in doing things, and in order to be on the safe side, she asked the concubine first for everything, so she gradually became just an errand boy...
After going on like this for some months, it was finally the month of the osmanthus appreciation feast.
Early in the morning, all the Sixth Palace had already gotten up and were dressing up. The night before, Chunjia rested at Concubine Wan's place. While getting dressed, she asked Concubine Wan: "Who can we go to Xiaofanghu with tomorrow?" "
Originally, according to the rules, it was best not to create trouble for the Sixth Palace. The concubines went to Yanfu Palace to pay regards to the Queen, and then led by the Queen east to Qingci Palace to greet the Empress Dowager. At that time, the Empress Dowagers of the two palaces also Went to Qingci Palace to meet up, and together we all carried the Empress Dowager to the small square pot.
The question is no, the empress dowagers of the two palaces will definitely not go to Qingci Palace.
That would be more embarrassing.
Generally speaking, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were of high rank and noble status, and they were not Chunjia's upright imperial grandmother, so the concubines should go to Qingci Palace.
However, emotions persisted, and the emperor became more cordial with the two empress dowagers.
On the contrary, there were many barriers between him and the Empress Dowager.
For this reason, Gu Zhen discussed with the concubines for a long time and decided before: "When we return to Bidong, the Queen and the others have said before that they will first go to Qingci Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager, and then go to Xiaofanghu with the Empress Dowager. As for the two As for the Queen Mother, I would like to ask Princess Lao Kunze."
"...Kunze is getting older too." Chun Jiatai has gone, and even though he is just a blood relative who followed him to the imperial capital and grew up in the palace, she doesn't remember much about it.
At this moment, when he heard this, he sighed and said, "I can help you beat Dong's leg."
His expression was complicated for a moment, and then he stopped talking about that and said to Concubine Wan, "Concubine Wu looks more beautiful when she wears that red agate hairpin."
"Your Majesty, I know how to coax me. I look like a cattail or a willow tree. No matter what I wear, I will look the same." Concubine Wanbu was very favored. It was rare to hear such suggestions from the emperor. Her face turned slightly red and she said something sweet, but she did not deny it. Insert the red agate hairpin.
After arriving at Yanfu Palace for a while, the queen saw it and praised her, saying that the hairpin she chose was good and appropriate. Concubine Wan said with a hint of bragging that the emperor had chosen it for her.
It turned out that just as the words came out, the imperial concubine, who usually didn't arrive until the finale, walked in. Hearing this, he glanced at her head and curled his lips.
Seeing this, the Queen and Concubine Wan were both a little embarrassed, but the Queen bluntly said to Yun Fenghuang, "I will be here early tomorrow."
"If you ask for a tight confinement tomorrow, how dare I delay?" Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "I prepared the hairpin ring robe that Ming Yueqiu wore yesterday."
Those words were almost talking about Concubine Wan. Concubine Wan shrank her head uneasily and looked at the queen for help.
The queen had a headache, pinched her forehead and said: "I am young and well-born, so naturally I don't need to take too much time to dress up. However, they may not all be like me, but I have to consider it carefully."
Yun Fenghuang asked for a smile and said, "Actually, I have poor eyesight, so it would be easier to find someone with good eyesight to help me make decisions."
Concubine Wan wished she could shrink her head into her neck.
Of course she felt very aggrieved, but in the two years since she entered the palace, even if she didn't personally learn how to handle the imperial concubine's legs, she was still very aware of the reasons for offending the imperial concubine.
Especially when there is a banquet coming up tomorrow, if you don't do it well, you will be embarrassed and will be thrown into the future.
Therefore, you can clench your fists tightly and calm yourself silently.
Fortunately, it was very effective. When Yun Fenghuang saw that she was silent, he let it go after teasing her for a few words, and turned to tell the queen about some arrangements for the banquet.
The concubine said a few words, looked at the time, and then went to Qingci Palace.
When they arrived at Qingci Palace, the Empress Dowager asked them to wait for a stick of incense before calling them in.
And it will not be long before the main seat is allowed to enter.
Fortunately, after meeting the Empress Dowager, there were no complications. Bu Nao greeted her as usual and stated her intention, so the Empress Dowager let her go.
When they arrived at the pier beside Taiye Pool, the Empress Dowager looked at the newly painted boat in front of her and sighed with emotion: "Remember the year before last, the Ai family also took a boat there to go to the island for a banquet... At that time, the boat had been used for many years. Not used, I put it away overnight, and it smelled very fragrant... "
She sighed, shook her head, said nothing, and walked on the deck holding the palace man's legs.
The Queen followed closely behind and said with a smile, "Does Grandma Huang want to smoke incense? Then grandson-in-law will ask someone to prepare it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Fenghuang lightly touched her elbow. It was immediately clear that Hong had said something wrong. Could it be that she couldn't remember where she made the mistake for a while
Then I heard the Empress Dowager say: "The incense was too strong at that time. The Ai family smelled the incense and asked the former Queen to disperse the incense before getting on the boat for a while... Times have changed, and the Queen may not remember it."
Gu Zhen felt a little embarrassed and said with a smile, "It's not my granddaughter-in-law's fault."
"It's just a trivial matter." The Empress Dowager said lightly, "That's all, the Ai family hasn't been to the small square pot for tomorrow's banquet in many years. I remember that when I returned to the small square pot, it didn't mean that the late emperor was there. when… "
That's nothing more than sesame seeds and rotten millet. Who knows what's going on in Ruming Palace from the Queen to the east
But you can’t help but chat with me.
It was simply that the errand boy was the queen, and even Yun Fenghuang was lounging by the side, occasionally serving tea and pouring water.
The weather that month was not bad, but the lake was slightly windy and rough. The palace people operating the copper boat could not help but move very slowly, so as not to disturb the Empress Dowager and others.
It took a long time to get to the island.
It is also the first time for Xiaofanghu Yunfenghuang to come here. I have heard from others about the situation before, and I know that the scenery there is very good, but it is not very friendly to people who are too young or elderly.
When I came out of the boat, I stood on the deck and looked at it. I felt that a lot of money and money was spent on it when it was first built.
The dock at the destination is relatively flat. A little further away, there are rockeries two or three people high blocking the view. The rockeries are covered with green moss and grass, full of wild charm.
But I saw three or two winding and narrow paths, hidden among the flowers and plants, winding and submerging behind the rockery.
Behind, the lush branches and leaves of towering ancient trees cover each other, and there are many shadows, whether it is the canopy of the trees or the mountains.
I could vaguely hear the sound of waterfalls and trickles, mixed with the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects.
After all, she was no longer the concubine she was before. Yun Fenghuang glanced at her for a few moments and then looked away. Together with the queen, she helped the empress dowager to the left and right, and they wanted to go to the main hall of Xiaofanghu.
At this moment, there was a rockery in front of them, but a person slowly came from the east, which surprised them.