Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "This is because you don't trust us people!"
"Actually, having her in the palace is not too much, and having her in the palace is a lot." Gu Zhen said, "According to how much Yin Qu relies on His Majesty, Your Majesty will probably agree. But what position do you think should be given to her? When Yin Xuanchu Zhaoyi was not even given the title of Concubine Wenhui when she entered the palace. This was her younger sister. Logically speaking, she should be a little lower than Zhaoyi. The problem was that when Yinxiang had difficulty giving birth, she was already Concubine Shao, so she was still designated Concubine Wenhuixian. The adoptive mother of the seventh prince could not Are you the ninth concubine?"
"Then we can't break the rules and let her be directly promoted to the imperial concubine position?" Yun Fenghuang asked, "What do you think the experience of being in the imperial concubine position is like now? The most successful one is Concubine Wan. She was first made a wife and she served His Majesty. These days, the newly registered concubines. Concubine Xie and Concubine An have all contributed to giving birth to the emperor's heirs, but Concubine An still struggled for many years... His Majesty relies heavily on Yin Qu, but he also gives a lot of favors to the Yin family? Just because Wen Hui is dead and everything is tied to the Yin family, so who is the king and who is the minister?"
He added, "It is pitiful that Wen Hui's beauty is ill-fated, but to put it bluntly, even though she has lost her high position in the palace, she is not the most noble one. The former empress, the former noble concubine, the former concubine Shu, in terms of birth, position and status, serve His Majesty Who is not above her in the time of birth? Her dystocia was not due to any grievance or calculation, but because of her own bad luck. Ji did not mention it, General Qiusi and Duke Yi Guo, who had made a fuss over the death of their daughter? Really? The former queen and the former concubine have no heirs, but the relationship between Duke Yi and me is also known to the empress. They didn’t say that they were worried about me at the beginning and they must send another legitimate daughter into the palace to take care of King Qin? "
Gu Zhen felt that this situation was different. Firstly, Yunzhao and his wife did not have a second legitimate daughter. Secondly, Yunfenghuang’s methods meant that ordinary girls would always bring food to her. Thirdly, the King of Qin was not Zhenxi after all. Concubine Shu is her own child, and the mother and son have never even met. Under such circumstances, Duke Yi's regard for King Qin is naturally limited. There is no need to bring a carefully cultivated legitimate daughter into the palace to fight with Yun Fenghuang for this advantageous grandson. of life and death.
The seventh prince was born because of Yin Xiang risking his life.
"Your Majesty, I actually feel that you are too tolerant of the Yin family." Seeing the Queen's silence, Yun Fenghuang added, "Although you are magnanimous and don't care about their distrust of us, you have to think about how this matter has spread. What will people think when they go out? To put it bluntly, it is not a big problem for people like me to have the Yin girl Luo enter the palace. Anyway, there are many young concubines in the palace. As you just said, one more of her is not much. Missing her is a big deal. The problem is that you are the middle palace, and everyone will think that you have not managed the sixth palace well. Otherwise, why would the Yin family send a legitimate daughter into the palace to take care of the seventh prince so that he can grow up peacefully? nephew?"
Gu Zhen pinched his eyebrows and said, "Then if Yin Nuluo is not allowed to enter the palace, no matter who your majesty entrusts the seventh prince to be raised, if he is not raised well, won't Yin Qu be resentful?"
"Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness!" Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Besides, the Tian family has its own rules, why should we make an exception for Yin Qu? If he doesn't even understand this little bit of truth... it can only mean that he is not worthy. As a minister.”
"..." Gu Zhen thought for a long time and said hesitantly, "I'll think about it some more. You can go back first."
On the way back to the Xuanqing Palace, Chen Jing said cautiously: "Your Majesty, since the Queen doesn't appreciate it, why do we need to remind her?"
Regardless of whether the Queen finally adopts this suggestion, if this word reaches the ears of the Yin family, it is conceivable that they will definitely resent Shang Yun Fenghuang.
Yun Fenghuang glanced at him and said, "Where did I remind her? I just don't want Yin Nuluo to enter the palace."
"I'm sorry for my stupidity, but I don't know that the empress has already thought of someone to raise the seventh prince?" Chen Jing asked thoughtfully.
Otherwise, as Yun Fenghuang said, there are many young beauties like Yin Nuluo in the palace. Yun Fenghuang is willing to support even a stunning beauty like Yi Xingen, so why is he still worried about Yin Nuluo's competition for favor?
But why bother to stop the other party from entering the palace
"I don't want to comment on who will raise the Seventh Prince according to the Holy Order." Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "I just think... Yin Nuluo was impulsive. The Queen is virtuous, and she is afraid that your Majesty will have a relationship with Yin Qu, a monarch and a minister. A grudge arose from this, and he didn't even think about such things. If Yin Qu agreed with him, and as a person, he must have brought it up to His Majesty before. How could Yin Nu Luo Yi, a weakling in the boudoir, come to the queen in person and say this? Yin Nuluo makes the decision without permission, but her father may not agree. Now I want to stop you, and Yin Qu may not even be able to thank me."
At this moment, Yin Qu didn't know that the noble concubine in the palace had implicitly expressed his gratitude. He was trembling with anger at his little daughter's actions: "Are you crazy!? How could you do such a thing?! Xianger It’s gone, she just disappeared in the palace. If it weren’t for the Seventh Prince, I don’t want to hear any words related to the harem of the imperial dynasty in my life, so you still want to take the initiative to go in?!”
"Otherwise?" Yin Nuluo asked with tears in her eyes, "There is no one suitable to raise the seventh prince in the palace. If I don't enter the palace, am I going to hand him over to those with ulterior motives?! Will they raise the seventh prince well? Dad, you I didn't see it, but the seventh prince was extremely weak from the moment he landed, and his cries were not as loud as those of his nephews and nieces when they landed... The queen and the concubine didn't say anything directly, but I saw their expressions became solemn after whispering to the imperial doctor, and the more they became more and more serious. In this way, the seventh prince needs more careful care. But if his sister is gone, who else will treat him with all his heart?! My sister was so kind to me when she was alive. Now she can't take care of her own flesh and blood. If I don't enter the palace, will I just watch? Seeing the Seventh Prince in the hands of those empresses..."
"Are you going to the palace?" Yin Qu interrupted her unbearably, "There is no problem for you to enter the palace. For the sake of your father, the emperor and the queen will not refuse. But have you ever thought about it? You are only fourteen this year. They all need the protection of their father and the care of their sisters-in-law. Can you take care of the Seventh Prince?! You also heard our discussion yesterday. The Queen is the legitimate daughter of Uncle Zhaowu. His Majesty entered the palace during his wedding. It's deeply rooted in the palace. Even so, isn't there still no clear result about King Chu's illness?! Do you think you are Concubine Min! You can control the wind and rain when you first enter the palace at such a young age?! Someone like Concubine Min , how many years did it take for one to come out!”
Yin Nuluo was stunned. She really hadn't thought of this. She just felt that there was no one in the Sixth Palace suitable to take care of her nephew, so she might as well go to the palace and do it herself.
Although he was a little confused when he heard this, he was even more unconvinced: "Why can't I do what Concubine Min can do?"
"... Did your sister not do it?" Yin Qu looked at her sadly, "You are the daughters of the Yin family. This means that His Majesty will not be too mean to you, but he will never dote on you too much. After all, Ji The lessons of the Ji family are still bloody before us. Neither the royal family nor the ministers will allow the second Ji family to appear! So even if you enter the palace, your situation will be only half a pound compared to your sister. Your Majesty will give you a good look. , I will respect you and treat you with a gentle attitude. As long as you don’t stir up trouble or cause big trouble, you will have an easier time. But that’s it, His Majesty will not be particularly partial to you, so If you can't win in the conspiracy and die in childbirth like your sister did, then you died in childbirth. You have a miserable life and you can't blame anyone else!"
Yin Nuluo was shocked: "Is it what my sister calls dystocia...?"
"Maybe it's true, maybe there's an inside story." Yin Qu said calmly, "But now there is no evidence, so we can only accept that it is your sister's life. I am just giving you an example to tell you, Gong Wei is not as good as you think. It’s so simple. It’s true that everyone who is qualified to adopt the Seventh Prince now has various shortcomings. But... they are all better than you who are so busy taking care of yourself!"
He who has always loved his daughter rarely failed to save face with Yin Nu Luo. He was really shocked by his youngest daughter's bold and naive behavior today, saying, "You have always been protected by your father and your sister, and you have never had any worries. Wuyou, how could he be the opponent of those people? Think about it for yourself, who are the people in high positions in the palace now? Your Majesty has been practicing Zuo for ten years, and those who can survive to this day are still standing, even if they have family background to help them. , First of all, you can't hold back. Otherwise, if Zheng Ju is still there, where will the former imperial concubine be? In addition, let alone those who have no family background, ten of you are not enough for others to take care of... "
Seeing Yin Nuluo weeping silently, Yin Qu felt soft-hearted again. After being silent for a while, he sighed, "Don't worry about it. My father has his own opinion on this matter."
When the Yin family father and daughter were in confusion, Yun Fenghuang was frowning and confirming with Chen Jing: "Has the result of the court meeting come out? Returning the person? That's it? No other backup plan?"
Chen Jing whispered: "It was not like this originally, but this afternoon, when several adults were still arguing with His Majesty with red faces, another eight hundred miles came to rush."
He paused and his voice became even lower, "The long river burst its banks and flooded several states and counties downstream where rice could only be harvested. There was no harvest, and the people were displaced. The local officials rushed to the court to request for disaster relief. This..."
How can we still fight this
It must be known that the Changhe River is the most extensive water system in the south, running east to west and passing through the entire country. It involves many states and counties along the way, and its downstream is the most important source of taxation and food for the country.
To put it bluntly, if the emperor and his ministers had a choice, the Imperial Capital would rather be flooded.
"..." Yun Fenghuang was speechless for a while. He sat blankly for a while and then said, "If the Changhe River is not allocated money to fix the embankments every year, how could the embankments burst?"
Chen Jing shook his head and said, "I don't know."
The news spread the next day and soon caused a series of changes.
For example, the originally planned marriage between the Wei family and the Gu family was shelved.
Since there was unlikely to be a war in a short time, Shouning Hou was the one. After Chunjia received the news of the flood, he appointed Ouyang Yanran as the imperial envoy on the spot. He set off immediately to take charge. Later, he ordered someone to summon Shouning Hou urgently. As the deputy imperial envoy, he followed Ouyang Yanran to express condolences to Li Shu on behalf of the Tian family.
There was no way, the royal family was in decline, and Chunjia's own sons were too young, so only Gong Xiangxiao, his cousin, could take over.
What the Wei family is thinking about now is whether they can promise their daughter to Gong Xiangxiao, and then Concubine Tuode will help intercede and let the Wei family's children also join in the water control. After finishing sharing the credit, through the Queen Mother, Shouning Hou, The eldest princess of Dongxing and the concubine De, are seeking to be ennobled
They were still thinking about the feasibility of this matter, and then they heard the news: Hou Ninghou was engaged.
Well, of course the fiancée is not their daughter.