As soon as Concubine An said this request, the atmosphere in Chongchang Hall became stagnant.
Gu Zhen raised his head slightly, with the impatience he tried hard to suppress in his eyes: "You are the niece of the Empress Dowager, and you know the preferences of the Empress Dowager best. Naturally, you are the first to go to Chunnan Palace to serve the sick, so why bother shouting Go to the imperial concubine? Do you want to point fingers at the imperial concubine? "
"My Lady, now the two empress dowagers need to serve. You have been ordered to go to Jiashan Palace. In the harem position, the concubine is the leader below you." Concubine An said lightly, "If the empress and the concubine are both in Jiashan Palace, It is a good palace, but there are only a few people in Chunhuang Palace, headed by me. What do outsiders think of the loving empress dowager? Those who don’t know think that you and your concubine have some holiday with the loving empress dowager, and you don’t want to go to Chunhuo Palace! Is it a good thing for the royal reputation?"
"As a queen, how can I only take care of one of the two queens even though I know they are both in need?" Gu Zhen said with a cold face, "Of course I have to run on both sides."
Concubine An said: "Even so, the four concubines can't all go to Jiashan Palace? It's just that Concubine Shu is pregnant, and for the sake of the emperor's heir, it is impossible to make her work too hard. Concubine Xian stayed in Wannian County It is impossible for her to rush back to the palace immediately to have an abortion. The only concubines that the fourth concubine can take care of are the imperial concubine and the virtuous concubine. I hope that the imperial concubine will go to Chunwu Palace to take care of her, shouldn't she?"
Gu Zhen said: "You can also choose Concubine Virtue."
"Does the empress think that the noble concubine is not willing to go to Chunwu Palace, or does she think that the concubine is not willing to go to Jiashan Palace?"
Gu Zhen was irritated and shouted softly: "Now we are discussing the affairs of the Queen Mothers of the two palaces in a serious manner, but why are you messing around here?"
Concubine An was not afraid of the queen at all and said in a cold voice: "Aren't I seriously thinking about who is suitable to serve as the empress dowager's mother? The people sent to Huzhu Palace by the empress told me before that I should come here When choosing a person, I came over to pick a noble concubine, but the empress refused in every possible way. This is really strange! After all, the concubine herself didn’t say anything, or does the empress think that Chunwu Palace is some kind of dragon’s den, and it will be bad if the concubine goes there? "
Before the queen could say anything, Yun Fenghuang had already stood up and advised her to stop talking: "The empress probably thinks that I am clumsy and is afraid that I will not be able to serve my loving mother, the Queen Mother. But in the past two years since I have been in the palace, I have seen that You will make great progress by learning. Since Concubine An is worried about me, why don’t you give me a chance to fulfill my filial piety in front of my loving mother, the Queen Mother?"
Gu Zhen looked at her with a complicated expression, then looked at Concubine An, and finally sighed and said to Concubine An, "Take care of yourself."
Decided not to care.
Just be whatever you want with love.
Anyway, he relied on his family background to establish himself, so even if things got too big and couldn't be settled, I believe Chunjia would personally deal with the aftermath.
Not only did the Queen think so, the Sixth Palace looked at Concubine An strangely, and couldn't figure out why she did this
If we heard that Empress Dowager Yuan was ill and ordered Yun Fenghuang to take care of her illness, everyone could sympathize with the imperial concubine and think that this was the empress dowager's way of tormenting the concubine she didn't like.
But now, when Yun Fenghuang is asked to get in front of Empress Dowager Yuan, especially in front of Empress Dowager Yuan who is ill, everyone thinks that it is actually Empress Dowager Yuan who is being tortured.
If Concubine An's biggest supporter in the harem was not Empress Dowager Yuan, it would not do her any good to deceive Empress Dowager Yuan, and the concubines would all suspect that she wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
After Yun Fenghuang agreed to go to Chunhuang Palace, no one else raised any objections, so Gu Zhen quickly arranged the candidates for the service. Of course, Yun Fenghuang and Concubine An were the leaders in Chunhuang Palace, and Jiashan Palace was in charge. It was Concubine De and Concubine Wan who were the leaders.
The other concubines tried their best to make the bowl of water as level as possible according to their positions. If it was really uneven, they would go to Chunwu Palace, while the queen ran on both sides.
After it was agreed, the queen was exhausted and asked the concubine on duty to discuss how to go to the two empress dowagers. She couldn't stand it anymore and had to go in and lie down for a while.
Because there are quite a few concubines in the palace now, and everyone knows that the empress dowagers of the two palaces are just sick because of their vindictiveness. In fact, the phoenix body may not be in violation of the harmony, so they don’t think this servant really needs to work hard. place. After Yun Fenghuang left Chongchang Palace, he didn't even go back to Huanhua Palace to pack his things, and went directly to Chunwu Palace to ask for a meeting.
After the palace servants went in to report, they came out after a while and told them: "My queen has just woken up now, and she still has a little headache. She doesn't want to see so many people, so I asked Concubine An to go in alone to pay her respects, and the other queens will go to the side." The palace awaits orders."
It is said that they go to the side hall to wait for orders, but in fact they just leave people waiting and do not send them away unless they are summoned. When it is time to eat, they will also have food delivered to them.
"Empress, what do you mean by the Queen Mother?" Seeing this, Yun Fenghuang was still calm. Others, especially the concubines who had just been promoted to the imperial concubine, were a little agitated.
Qu Hongzhuan, relying on the concubine's direct lineage, stepped forward and asked quietly, "Is it possible for us to stay here every day?"
Yun Fenghuang glanced at her and said: "The Queen Mother naturally has her own reasons for doing things, so we can just obey her orders. Besides, is this place worse than your palace?"
"That's not what I meant." Qu Hongzhuan was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, and quickly confessed, "I am just afraid that I will misunderstand the Queen Mother's meaning and appear clumsy."
Just as he was talking, someone from the palace came outside, saying that Queen Mother Yuan had rested and could see them, and asked them to go and pay their respects.
"You are all good children. It's just that the Ai family doesn't see many people nowadays. It makes me feel dizzy just looking at it. Let's rest in the side hall." Empress Dowager Yuan met them in the dormitory, because she couldn't see her complexion through the curtain. , listening to the voice, but a little weak, said gently, "When needed, Aijia will call you over."
Everyone agreed with low eyebrows, and the Queen Mother asked Yun Fenghuang to stay while the others left for now.
The others froze when they heard this, and then they left as they were told.
They were very worried in their hearts, that is, if Yun Fenghuang made Empress Dowager Yuan angry, would it affect them
"The Queen Mother was still alive and well yesterday, why is she so bad today?" Yun Fenghuang ignored these people's thoughts. When they left, she was the first to speak and asked softly, "I heard this yesterday The news is really worrying! If I wasn’t afraid of disturbing you by coming here rashly, I would have come over to say hello to you right then and there!"
Queen Mother Yuan became very irritable when she heard these words. She always felt that what she really wanted to say was, you old guy, why don't you just die
She took a breath, forced herself to calm down, and then said: "What happened yesterday, the Aijia knows that you will not let Minghui go. To be honest, the Aijia doesn't like her very much! But the Aijia will give you a few words here. : No matter how you retaliate against her, the Ai family doesn't care, but they are determined not to cause trouble to the emperor! If the emperor is criticized by the former harem, especially the clan and the people because of your actions against her, the Ai family will make the emperor resentful. I will definitely take care of you for the rest of my life! Do you understand?!"
Yun Fenghuang said softly: "What you said, I have said before, we all rely on Your Majesty to live our lives. Only when Your Majesty is good can we be good. How can I not understand this truth? How can I not? How about doing something detrimental to His Majesty? Not to mention that Your Majesty will be criticized by that person!"
Queen Mother Yuan was no longer too lazy to argue with her. After hearing this, she said calmly: "That's good. The Ai family has nothing else to say to you, so get out!"
"But I still have something to ask the Queen Mother for advice." Yun Fenghuang did not move and continued, "If the Queen Mother only needs to give instructions on this matter, she can just send the palace servants to go there. Why should she give the instructions personally? After all, the Queen Mother The empress has never wanted to see my concubine."
The Queen Mother sneered: "Do you suspect that the Ai family has set up a trap to murder you?"
"I just believe that the Queen Mother doesn't want to see me."
The Queen Mother said coldly: "Of course the Ai family doesn't want to see you, otherwise why would the Ai family ask someone to lower the curtain to cover your face?"
Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and sighed: "I've wronged you, Madam."
Then he resigned.
After leaving the dormitory, she was led to the previous side hall and continued to sit on the bench.
Yun Fenghuang naturally wouldn't care about such a cold reception, but she was thinking about Concubine An's intentions.
Because she didn't really believe the Queen Mother's explanation just now. Yesterday, in Xiaofanghu's Nuan Pavilion, Chunjia also said that after she returned to the harem, she would apologize to Queen Mother Yuan, and even stay in the palace for a few days, pretending to be grounded or something. Therefore, in Chongchang Palace, when Concubine An insisted that she come to Chunyou Palace, Yun Fenghuang also said that Empress Dowager Yuan was claiming to be ill and fighting with Empress Dowager Qu on the one hand, but on the other hand, she did not want to let herself get away with it, so she called her to come. Here to take the beating.
Who knew it was because of Chunjia that he came to warn her
The Empress Dowager Yuan believed in Yun Fenghuang's feelings for Chun Jia, but she had not done anything out of control yet. Even if the Empress Dowager was prepared for a rainy day, she wouldn't even care about the grudges that happened yesterday, right
Yun Fenghuang didn't believe that the Queen Mother Yuan would be such a loving person for her son. The Queen Mother's past actions proved that she really valued Chunjia. The problem was that when Chunjia's situation was not bad, she would relax. I even thought about getting some benefits for my mother-in-law's family.
Um
Mother’s family
Yun Fenghuang felt that he might have grasped the key point, so he turned around and whispered to the Qing people: "Tell the people below to keep an eye on Princess Kunze and see what she has been doing and who she has met with in the past two days? And what else? , this time the two empress dowagers are ill, does Mr. Yuan plan to visit the palace? If so, who are they? Watch carefully and don’t let them run around, especially don’t allow them to get close to Jiashan Palace! "
... Could it be that Queen Mother Yuan still wanted to take advantage of her illness to lock herself up in Chunwu Palace so that she could continue to seduce Princess Kunze
That princess was not a very smart person and had soft ears. Yun Fenghuang could persuade her to change her mind and leave life-long matters to Queen Mother Qu. Queen Mother Yuan might also persuade her to break away from Queen Mother Qu again and follow Chunyou wholeheartedly. Where's the palace
Yun Fenghuang not only told the people of the Qing Dynasty, but also sent people to inform Queen Mother Qu that they must use the same reason to kill Princess Kunze in the next few days, and absolutely not allow people from Queen Mother Yuan's side to come into contact with the county. Lord's opportunity.
After three or two days of this, someone from the Xingning Bo Mansion came to visit the palace. They were Empress Dowager Yuan's two sisters-in-law and several nieces and nephews. Yun Fenghuang had his confidants keep an eye on their every move throughout the whole process, and was told These people didn't stay long in the Queen Mother's bedroom, but after entering for a short time, they were beaten out.
However, after coming out, he took Concubine An and muttered in a quiet place for a long time.
I just couldn't figure out what they said at this time.
Then he left the palace.
There was no intention of getting close to Jiashan Palace.
But Yun Fenghuang didn't want to take it lightly and still asked people to be on guard to avoid failure.
On this day, Chen Jing personally came to Chunhuo Palace to deliver food. Because Empress Dowager Yuan did not use the concubines to serve her, she did not let them go. She asked them to stay in the side hall every day. Although the food and tea were not harsh, after all, It's impossible to take care of everything. So Yun Fenghuang took the lead, and from the second day on, each palace began to send small stoves to the chiefs of their own houses.
It's just that this matter is usually handled by the errands of the palace. Seeing Chen Jing coming in person, Yun Fenghuang knew that something was going on.
"Your Majesty, this slave has just received news. Yesterday, someone from the Gu family conveyed the message to Chongchang Palace. The queen seemed very troubled after hearing it." Sure enough, when Chen Jing was serving her dishes, he took advantage of the situation and whispered He said, "Our people are waiting below and vaguely heard a few words, which seem to be related to a certain young lady of the Gu family who is waiting for marriage."
Yun Fenghuang asked casually: "But the Gu family wants to promise their daughter to Shouning Hou?"
The previous osmanthus appreciation banquet was originally intended to resolve the marriages of three clan members.
The result was an auspicious death at first, but Minghui later made a fuss and had to end it hastily. Now all parties may still feel that it is unlucky, and they may not even mention marriage in a short time.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Gu Zhen is worried that his goal will not be achieved.
"... It seems not." Chen Jing hesitated and whispered, "From what our people said, it seems to be related to His Majesty."
"Your Majesty?" Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "Is it possible that something happened to the King of Chu? There is currently no prince in the palace who is suitable for the adopted queen to be his legitimate son. The Gu family wants to force their daughter into the palace?"
That was what she suspected, and the facts were similar. The only difference was that this Gu girl was willing to enter the palace herself, and she even bothered her parents to do so.
"You also know the temper of the eighth young lady. She said that after meeting His Majesty at the osmanthus appreciation banquet, she found other children unsightly. As long as they can enter the palace and give birth to children in the future, it will be fine for you to raise them." Zuo Zuo advised. Gu Zhen, "If she doesn't comply, she won't think about food and tea now... The fourth master has left so little flesh and blood. The fourth lady can't say anything because she is not her own flesh and blood. She is also afraid that people will say that she doesn't care about the concubine. She has been going there one after another. The old lady has been crying for two days. The old lady was so annoyed that he had to ask someone to come to the palace to deliver a message to you. In fact, although the eighth lady is a bit stubborn, she is usually well-behaved and obedient. Sisters are always kinder than outsiders. The prince you raised is not yours, and the eighth lady’s child is related to you by blood, isn’t it?”
Gu Zhen said coldly: "I still don't know what Su'er's temperament is? Although because the fourth uncle left early and the fourth aunt was in the way, the aunt is not the biological mother and dare not discipline her, but she is not a very domineering and overbearing person by nature. Even if His Majesty's demeanor is indeed stunning, she felt envious after seeing it. As for such a noisy person, he wants to come in and become a concubine? It's not like she doesn't know that the situation in the harem today is better than when His Majesty was not in charge, but it is still limited. "
"If the family wanted a prince with Gu's blood, and if they tempted her, she would go on a hunger strike just because of the sudden glimpse?"
He was a little embarrassed, and then said: "Mother, this is also for your own good. Your Majesty is an example. Even if the one you respect the most is the Mother Queen Mother, is the treatment of the Mother Queen Mother worse? You think you are good, Regardless of the family, how much did you pay for the position you have now? The King of Chu just paid it back earlier, after all, his biological mother is gone. The prince who can be a queen may not have his biological mother as short-lived as the Chen family. When the time comes, all our hard work will be over. Let that lowly person sit back and enjoy the success, and even have to go to Longwangshu... Are you willing?"
"..." Gu Zhen remained silent, are you willing
Of course not willingly.
Because he was tricked and couldn't have a child, if he could one day become the ruler of Qingci Palace, he would have to rely on a son born to someone else.
Then if the child's biological mother fails to die before he ascends the throne, he will have to be like the Empress Dowager Yuan. When Jiji Yingying can finally enjoy the results, he has to endure another woman who used to crawl at his feet. Not to mention being an equal, but also from time to time. Make trouble.
It's not that you can't leave your mother and keep your son, but there is no airtight wall in the world. King Chu's biological mother passed away in Yijia Palace. At that time, no one knew that he would be adopted as the queen's legitimate son in the future. Chen's death was the same as that of Gu Zhen It has nothing to do with it at all, so that's fine.
But this kind of thing only happens once.
Given the current situation, if any prince comes to the throne, as long as he is a concubine, he will probably be brought to Gu Zhen's knees.
If the prince's biological mother disappears, few people will suspect that this is the Queen's move to eliminate future troubles.
So who knows if the prince will listen to the slander when he grows up and in turn resent Gu Zhen and the Gu family
The son had grown up because of his mother, and Empress Dowager Yuan had raised Chun Jia very considerately, but she couldn't do anything about Yun Fenghuang
Therefore, it is the best choice to let the natal sister enter the palace. Maybe the blood nephew will still favor his mother when he grows up, but at least it will not be detrimental to the Gu family.
Gu Zhen hesitated for a long time and said slowly: "You all know what is going on in the palace now. At this time, His Majesty is busy with government affairs and has no time to go to the two palaces in turn to visit the Queen Mother. Who dares to talk to Your Majesty about adding people? "