They persuaded each other: "Your Majesty, since His Majesty King Chu's incident, Your Majesty has been visiting the harem these days, intentionally or unintentionally, and summoned many concubines. If the Eighth Young Lady is not brought in to serve Your Majesty as soon as possible, once the Seventh Prince lands, I'm afraid that He is about to be given to you. By then, even if the Eighth Miss comes in, it is not known whether His Majesty will hand over the Eighth Miss’s heir to your care in the future. This matter should be done sooner rather than later!"
"It's not like you don't know how much affection your Majesty has for me." Gu Zhen pursed his lips and said, "It's just respect. If it's something that's in line with the rules and innocuous, if I go and talk about it, it's still a bit Hope. But what do the family think about Su'er entering the palace? How can we not know how famous your majesty is? I am not sure that your majesty will agree. If your majesty refuses in person, there will be no room for maneuver. "
"Now the two empress dowagers are ill, and the empresses are taking turns to serve in front of the couch. Would you like to ask which empress dowager can help to explain?" After thinking about it for a while, he came up with another idea.
But Gu Zhen reminded: "The two queen mothers are incompatible with each other. If you ask one for help, you will definitely offend the other. They are both His Majesty's queen mothers. No matter how much trouble you make, Your Majesty will not fail to show dignity. When the time comes, the fault will be Why don't we all blame this palace? And who should we ask to talk to His Majesty? You don't know the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the imperial concubine. If she came to the palace through the Empress Dowager, how could the imperial concubine not be a thorn in the flesh? ? I have no confidence in protecting Su Er from the imperial concubine!"
"If you look for the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, maybe the noble concubine will not do anything, but the Queen Mother, the Mother Queen Mother, is not happy with Su'er."
Hearing this, Zuo Zuo realized that this was a stupid move and couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if I could persuade the imperial concubine to help."
"The imperial concubine is jealous and may not be willing to agree." Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "And it's just like asking the Queen Mother for help. How can the loving Queen Mother let go of the master that the imperial concubine brought into the palace?"
She thought for a while and said, "That's all. You go and ask Mrs. Qingshu to come over later, and I'll talk to her."
After a while, Cui Lianye, who was full of suspicion, came to ask for his blessing. Gu Zhen pondered for a while and then directly told Gu Su about falling in love with the emperor at first sight at the osmanthus appreciation banquet: "This eighth sister of this palace is the only one in the four houses of the Gu family. His biological bloodline, his father passed away many years ago. Although he adopted an heir, the heir is already old and has always been with his father at the border. The four wives and concubines regard him as a jewel and have always been somewhat willful. Now she has decided to go to the palace to serve His Majesty, and has even been at home without eating or drinking for two days... The family really has no choice, so they sent word to the palace to come. But His Majesty has not mentioned the matter of adding new people to the palace recently. Inside...how can I speak?"
Cui Lianye came from a family background and knew something about the situation in Gu's fourth room.
Gu Zhen's fourth uncle was born to a concubine. However, because his biological mother died early, he was brought to the care of the old lady of the Gu family when he was three or four years old. He and the old lady had the same affection as his biological mother and son, and his status was higher than that of an ordinary concubine. When he became an adult, he Married a niece of his aunt as his wife.
Because his wife had been childless for three years, she took in two concubines for him. One of the concubines gave birth to a daughter, who is now Miss Gu Su.
Not long after Gu Su landed, his father passed away for some reason, and the clan decided to adopt a concubine from Dafang, Gu Zhen's half-brother, into his name.
The heir was already quite old at that time, Gu Su was still young, and his biological mother was still in her prime. It was of course inappropriate for the heir to live in the fourth room, so the heir was nominally the one who supported the fourth room, but in fact he was still the big one. He was raised in a house, but because he couldn't study well, he was called by Gu Fangshu to train in the Dingbei Army after his hair was tied up.
In this way, Gu Su is still the only child in the fourth family, and the Gu family will treat her extra well for the sake of reputation.
Although she is a concubine, her treatment is no worse than that of a legitimate daughter.
Because Cui Lianye was ten years older than Gu Su, before she left the cabinet, Gu Su was still a little girl and not a particularly attractive person, so she didn't understand Gu Su's temperament.
I just thought that since she was such a favored girl, it wouldn't be surprising to develop a willful and overbearing character.
So I didn't doubt what Gu Zhen said, Gu Su was making trouble and wanted to enter the palace.
"Your Majesty, if I have that dignity, how can I not be willing to share my worries for you?" Cui Lianye said tactfully, "It's just that I can't see Your Majesty now, so how can I dare to talk to His Majesty about this matter? I am so daring, why don’t you confide in your concubine?"
Why are you asking me for something that the emperor can decide with just a word? You are looking for the imperial concubine!
Gu Zhen said softly: "I originally thought so too, but I was afraid that after Su'er entered the palace through the imperial concubine, she would displease the empress dowager, my loving mother."
At this point, Cui Lianye already understood that Gu Zhen actually hoped that Yun Fenghuang would discuss the matter of Gu Su's entry into the palace with Chunjia.
The question is, if Gu Zhen talks to Yun Fenghuang himself, will Yun Fenghuang agree without saying anything? Even if he agrees, it will definitely not be in vain, and Gu Zhen will definitely have to pay a certain price.
And because of the loving mother-in-law, it is very likely that Gu Su, the queen's cousin, was assigned to the noble concubine's camp just after she entered the palace.
It is not impossible to even coerce the queen... The imperial concubine can do such a thing.
So Gu Zhen found Cui Lianye. Although Cui Lianye was not very close to Yun Fenghuang and did not even have the ability to persuade Yun Fenghuang, she and Rou Kun helped Yun Fenghuang during the previous osmanthus appreciation banquet. A handful of wind
Although the emperor and empress later rewarded them, as the most direct beneficiary at that time, Yun Fenghuang himself had not yet compensated them.
If Cui Lianye went to Xuanqing Palace for Gu Su's affairs and asked the concubine to repay the favor, she would not refuse.
After all, this shouldn't be difficult for Yun Fenghuang.
The most important thing is that if Cui Lianye goes to say it, he can ask Yun Fenghuang to handle the matter in a hidden place, so that the loving mother-in-law and the empress dowager will not know that she has exerted force behind her back, so as not to let the empress and sisters be harmed by the mother-in-law and the empress dowager. anger.
"...My dear wife, I am stupid, but I can't think of a way to persuade the empress dowager." After understanding the empress's intention, Cui Lianye quickly thought about it in his mind, and stepped forward to help the concubine out of the siege that day. Of course she also Not out of pure kindness, but also for repayment.
Although the queen's status is higher than that of the noble concubine, in Cui Lianye's opinion, the benefits that can be given to her may not be as good as Yun Fenghuang.
That being the case, why would she use this favor now
So I declined, "Maybe I'll ask someone else?"
For example, Mrs. Roukun
But the queen didn't trust Mrs. Roukun, mainly because this alien princess didn't have much palace. She showed off to the imperial concubine before she even entered the palace to serve the emperor. As a result, her life since entering the palace has been very uncomfortable, not to mention the laurel appreciation banquet. It was Mrs. Qingshu who stood up to smooth things over. It was not Cui Lianye who supported her, but Roukun didn't have the look or the quick wit at all.
Ask her to intercede with the imperial concubine. Don't let the favor be offset by her temper if the serious matter is not settled by then.
Cui Lianye, who still knows everything, is reassuring.
If Cui Lianye is willing to speak up, Yun Fenghuang will happily agree.
The queen pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "You and I are both old people who entered the palace during your majesty's wedding. Our situation is similar. We are both not lucky enough to continue the life of the emperor's heirs. I won't tell you anymore. If you are willing to accomplish this for me, I will go back and protect the second prince a good future!"
Cui Lianye said softly: "It's not that I don't want to share my worries for you, it's just that I'm not very talented and have little knowledge, so I don't have the ability."
And guarantee the second prince a good future
It's not that Cui Lianye doesn't care about the good future of the second prince. After all, as the queen said, a concubine like her who entered the palace during her wedding is now busy trying to be nice to the emperor after her family has been repeatedly suppressed. She won't be more docile in the palace. That's great, why do you still dare to rely on your family background
As for me, I can no longer give birth, and I have almost no love. Who else can I count on in the future besides the second prince
The problem is that from Cui Lianye's point of view, Gu Zhen, the queen, has no idea what will happen to her in the future, let alone Enze and the second prince and his wife.
If the concubine said this, how much would she still believe it, queen
Ah.
"If you must pretend to be confused." Gu Zhen also knew what she meant. He paused and said calmly, "Then I will tell you the truth: let alone what happens to me in the future, at least for now, Feng I am sitting on the seat; I am holding the phoenix seal. Even if a noble concubine comes to me, she must salute and say hello. Maybe you don’t believe that I can guarantee a good future for the second prince... "
Cui Lianye's face changed slightly.
Sure enough, the queen said directly, "But I will definitely prevent him from having a good future!"
If this was another prince, the queen might have to think twice and not dare to show unkindness to her concubine.
But as the biological flesh and blood of Ji's daughter, the second prince was naturally shorter among the imperial heirs.
Chunjia's indifference towards the twins made the ordinary palace people not particularly concerned about them. Once the queen also expressed her stance, even with Cui Lianye as the mother-in-law's protection, one can imagine how bumpy the future of the second prince would be.
And Cui Lianye had fallen out of favor a long time ago, so it was a coincidence that she was able to raise the second prince.
If the second prince is not good, as a concubine who has fallen out of favor, can she be comfortable in the future
"..." Cui Lianye was silent, feeling aggrieved and angry at the same time. After a long time, she reluctantly asked, "But I don't know what kind of future the empress plans to give the second prince?"
That day, Mrs. Qingshu stayed in Chongchang Hall for a long time before leaving.
Xuanqing Palace noticed it immediately and immediately reported the news to Yun Fenghuang.
Yun Fenghuang only thought for a moment and guessed the queen's intention of summoning Cui, so they didn't have to worry: "Let's wait a few days to see if Cui will come to lobby for the queen. If she comes, I will be in a hurry." It’s okay to return a favor.”
In fact, according to Cui Lianye's thoughts, he was eager to go directly from Chongchang Hall to Huanhua Hall to settle the matter.
It's a good way to put it behind you so you don't get upset.
But the queen was worried about her loving mother, the empress dowager, and insisted that she wait a few days before talking to Yun Fenghuang, so as not to be guessed by Chunhuo Palace, which would be detrimental to Gu Su.
So there was no movement after Cui Lianye returned.
Yun Fenghuang was well aware of this and was very calm. After two days of this, the two empress dowagers were still complaining about illness as if they were competing. Naturally, the concubines had to continue to "attend to illnesses"... because although they were treated coldly, they were not harshly criticized or worked hard. Yes, so even though the concubines were a little impatient, they were still able to bear it, and they all kept their expressions quiet. Quan Dang had to go to the Chunwu Palace for most of the day.
When it was time to hold the lanterns that day, Yun Fenghuang returned to Huanhua Hall from Chunwu Palace. Just as he was asking the palace servants to help him change his outer clothes, the palace servants came to report that the Holy Master had arrived.
The emperor has always visited Huanhua Palace very frequently, but during this time, while he was busy with the affairs of the previous court, he also had to take turns appeasing the queen mothers of the two palaces. He was too busy to do anything, and of course he had no time to visit the harem.
At this moment, he suddenly came over. Yun Fenghuang quickly put on the coat he had just taken off and went out to greet him.
After the imperial concubine sat down, she looked at Chunjia, frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty has lost a lot of money."
Chunjia not only lost a lot of weight, but also gained a bit of sinister look between her brows, making her appear to be in a very bad mood.
This is a very rare thing, because he has always been calm and rarely expresses bad emotions clearly.
"I have indeed been very busy these past two days." Chunjia pinched her brows and asked everyone else to go down, and then said to Yun Fenghuang in a slightly tired tone, "But please don't delay Minghui Kunze's marriage. How do they fare with the Yun family?"
Yun Fenghuang almost couldn't breathe after hearing this!
The emperor revealed his intention to promise Minghui to Yun Xike before, and she wanted to mess with it. But now the emperor wants to promise even Kunze to Yun's son? ?
She secretly pinched her palms, calmed down a little, and said with a smile: "Minghui openly showed his displeasure with the Yun family before. If he forced her to descend, not to mention whether she would make a fuss in public during the wedding, it would make The disgrace of the Tian family is also detrimental to His Majesty’s reputation?”
Chunjia said briefly: "This matter is not up to her. I am doing it for her own good."
This means that he has made up his mind and has no intention of changing it.
Yun Fenghuang felt very sad, feeling that he was still a little incompetent.
Take a look at the serious and beloved concubines of the previous dynasty. Which one did not coax the king to obey their words
What does a mere eldest princess mean? There are some who are particularly capable and openly slaughter the emperor's heirs. Instead of punishing them, the emperor turns a blind eye.
In comparison, her beloved concubine simply did not live up to her name.
It was a total failure.
Feeling secretly sorry for himself, Yun Fenghuang managed to cheer up and kept trying: "What about Kunze? Do we need to tell the Queen Mother about Kunze's marriage? Otherwise, the Queen Mother may not be happy. She is still lying in bed now. On the hospital bed, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear the blow."
"Letting Kunze marry Yun's son is what Queen Qu wanted." Chunjia said with a headache, "These days, every time I go to Jiashan Palace, Queen Qu says this. She even suggested that if she doesn't agree, she will take her with her Kunze goes back to Fuyang County and asks Kunze to guard the tomb of the late king for the rest of his life!"
Haha, you deserve it!
Yun Fenghuang looked at his distressed look with cold eyes, his heart was unmoved, and he was particularly gloating about his misfortune.
This is what will happen if you lift up the Yun family!
"Has the Empress Dowager promised?" She said hypocritically, "The Empress Dowager is not very healthy now. If the Empress Dowager firmly opposes this matter, I'm afraid... I'm afraid if she forcibly marries Princess Kunze to the Yun family, it will Is it harmful to the health of our loving mother, the Queen Mother?"
Before she finished speaking, Chunjia raised her head and looked at her tenderly.
Yun Fenghuang felt bad for a moment.