Shouning Hou, as the only blood-related grandson of Emperor Shenzong, was demoted from regent to marquis after experiencing repeated quarrels at court. Although he has no power so far, he has attracted much attention from both the government and the public.
He had had several conflicts with his biological father and stepmother over marriage before, and now he was finally engaged. Even at a time when natural and man-made disasters like this are happening one after another, it has attracted the attention of many people.
So everyone soon knew the identity of his fiancée: the second daughter of Yin Qu, the younger sister of Concubine Wen Huixian who had just died, Yin Nuluo.
"... This Yin family is just nonsense." Queen Gu in the palace was still thinking about Yun Fenghuang's suggestion. She couldn't make up her mind to tell Chunjia about Yin Nuluo's invitation to the palace to take care of the seventh prince, but Chunjia personally After informing her of this, she also asked her to pack up a generous gift and send it to Shouning Hou's house. It was simply...
In this case, she would definitely not say anything, and would also try to silence the palace maids who were present that day.
But afterwards, she couldn't help but complain privately to Yun Fenghuang, "My daughter said she wanted to enter the palace to serve His Majesty, but my father turned around and finalized the marriage of the two juniors with the Empress Dowager! Fortunately, I cleared the palace at that time, Those who know what happened are all trustworthy people and will not spread random rumors. Otherwise, wouldn't it make the world laugh at the Tian family brothers fighting for a daughter?"
Yun Fenghuang was also surprised: "I'm afraid this marriage may not have been proposed only by Yin Qu and the Empress Dowager. It was probably with His Majesty's permission... But it was indeed a bit urgent. Shouning Marquis just left, and he was not in the imperial capital. "
Yes, the engagement was arranged by the Empress Dowager on behalf of Hou Ninghou and Yin Qu on behalf of Yin Nuluo.
The two parties involved, Shouning Hou was traveling overnight to the disaster area, while Yin Nuluo was at home paying filial piety to her sister.
Um…
Counting the time, Shouning Hou may not know that he has a fiancée...
"Perhaps as you said, Yin Qu was very opposed to Yin Nuluo's actions. He was afraid that some bad rumors would spread, so he hurriedly engaged her?" The queen guessed and said, "Forget it, it's not like that anyway. It’s no big deal, let’s leave it at that.”
The concubine didn't pay much attention to this matter and continued to think about Princess Minghui's dowry.
Originally, Chunjia was going to give her a decree to marry her two days ago, but it was because of Wei He first and then the flood. If such unlucky news was mixed with the marriage news of the late emperor's legitimate daughter, it would be a bit bad.
Just dragged it down.
However, Chunjia had made up his mind to marry his sister, so there was no need to delay in delivering the dowry.
"Tomorrow the fiancée of Shouning Marquis will come to the palace. You and the queen will take care of each other then. After all, she is the prospective sister-in-law." That night Chunjia went to the Huanhua Palace and played with King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing for a while. Talking about business with Yun Fenghuang, "She lives in Qingci Palace. The external reason is that the Empress Dowager loves her grandson-in-law so much that she keeps her with her to teach her for a few days... But she probably goes there often. Ranxiang Palace."
Yun Fenghuang was quite surprised: "Cooperating with Yin Qu in promising this daughter to Shouning Hou, is it so that she can enter the palace easily to take care of the seventh prince? But, she is engaged to Shouning Hou, so she can't stay here all the time. Is the Empress Dowager there?"
Chunjia said: "She is an outsider after all. There are many principals in the palace, and I don't intend to let her take care of them all the time... To be honest, I am afraid that I can't take care of such a big girl, so I still want to take care of the emperor's heir? Especially? Lao Qi looks weak. Only Concubine Wen Huixian is going, so let her be close to her for a while. Yin Qu cried in front of me two days ago with snot and tears, and I couldn't bear it."
"Then has Your Majesty ever thought about who will raise the Seventh Prince?" Yun Fenghuang took advantage of the situation and asked.
Chunjia pondered for a while and said: "Let Concubine De take care of her. After all, the only ones qualified to raise the seventh child are the Queen and the Fourth Concubine. Queen, you have more than one heir, so I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you. Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian are both pregnant and have too much time to take care of themselves."
At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this choice, but Concubine De is not even tolerable to the King of Chu. It is hard to say whether she will raise the seventh prince with her heart.
The seventh prince looked like he was dying, so the chance of his death was very high.
However, it was not his own child anyway, so Yun Fenghuang didn't care, and even praised Chunjia for being considerate: "Concubine De has always been gentle, and there is only one of the three princesses at her knees. Your Majesty's move has allowed her to join in." Good word."
The next day, Yin Nuluo entered the palace under the pretense of listening to the Queen Mother's instructions. She first went to Qingci Palace to pay her respects, and not long after, she went to Ranxiang Palace to guard the seventh prince.
The Yin family considered that she, a girl who had not left the court, would not be able to take care of the young prince at all, so they specially found two old aunts with many descendants to follow her. Half a day later, news came out from Chunbo Palace that Yin Nuluo's master and servant were not polite at all, and actually ordered everyone around Ranxiang Palace without noticing anything.
"That is Concubine Wen Huixian's biological sister, the fiancée of Shouning Marquis, and his Majesty's prospective sister-in-law." When these words were reported to Gu Zhen, Gu Zhen said calmly, "Can she still not be able to use some people to take care of the Seventh Prince? She can't do it anymore? Anyone who comes to me and murmurs these things will be kicked out by me!"
Having said that, the queen actually felt unhappy.
This is not only because Yin Nuluo's previous impulsiveness caused her some trouble, but also because Yin Nuluo's move made her suspicious of her ability to preside over the Sixth Palace.
After all, according to the rules of the palace, the queen is responsible for the bereaved emperor's heir until an adoptive mother is appointed.
Gu Zhen felt that although he did not go to Ranxiang Palace in person every day in the past two days, he still sent close servants to supervise him every day. He even said that Chunbo Palace did not serve Concubine Wen Huixian well, which led to Yin Hui's death. She was already guilty of death. .
If they can't even save the Seventh Prince, what are they still doing
Under such a threat, one can imagine how much Chunbo Palace and others care about the Seventh Prince!
But Yin Nuluo still wants to point fingers...
It was strange that Gu Zhen could wait to see her.
Unfortunately, she was her sister-in-law-to-be. With the respect of the Empress Dowager and Gong Xiangxiao, and Chunjia's orders, Gu Zhen could only endure it.
But Yin Nuluo's transcendence was not just that. A few days later, Chunjia went to Huanhua Palace and said to Yun Fenghuang, "Yin Qu came to ask me for something today."
Yun Fenghuang asked curiously: "What's going on?"
Is it worth talking to me about it
"He said he wanted you to raise the seventh child, what do you think?" When Chunjia said this, he carefully looked at Yun Fenghuang's expression.
Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked, "The Seventh Prince has been... well, what's wrong with him lately?"
"Where did you think you were?" Chunjia was a bit dumbfounded when he heard this, and the doubts in his eyes quickly faded away, and said, "Lao Qi is still the same, but Yin Qu doesn't really want Concubine De to be his adoptive mother, so he must let her go You come and raise him. I've been trying to persuade him for a long time now, but he can't even kneel down. I have no choice but to come over and discuss it with you."
"Your Majesty, I already have King Qin and Zhaoqing under my knees, but how can I care about the seventh prince?" Yun Fenghuang thought quickly. The seventh prince is a hot potato. She had already analyzed this with the queen before. Mentioned it.
but!
This hot potato is not without its merits.
He has an important minister and grandfather who loves him, and a direct aunt who is about to become the emperor's sister-in-law. Not counting the rest of the Yin family, these two alone are enough to take a gamble.
Anyway, even if the child died, Yun Fenghuang would at most offend the Yin family.
The problem is that her relationship with the Yin family is not very good to begin with... If you calculate it this way, it means there is no cost.
The calculation was settled, so she decisively refused, "Yin Qu is also confused. There are many people in the palace who are qualified to raise the seventh prince. Why did they choose this concubine? Don't they remember that I beat Concubine Wen Huixian in the past?"
"What did you say?" Chunjia scolded lightly, "Why does Yin Qu have these thoughts now? He just thinks that you are blessed and wants Lao Qi to get a share of your blessing. Furthermore, he also knows that Lao Qi My body is weak, but no matter what happens to this child in front of you, I will have no regrets."
"I don't believe him." Yun Fenghuang curled his lips and said, "To say that the blessings are profound, in this harem, even if we don't mention the Empress Dowager, there are two Empress Dowagers, and there is also the Empress in front, how can I get a concubine in my turn? body?"
Chunjia laughed at her: "Why are you so timid now? When Wen Huicai entered the palace and you tried to show her power, you were not afraid of Yin Qu, right?"
"At that time, I didn't know that Wen Hui had such a good father." Yun Fenghuang slapped him sweetly and angrily, "What else could I do to make things difficult for Wen Hui? Isn't it because of you? After all, His Majesty is the one The culprit who caused the discord in our harem is here!”
"Then I'm going to harm you today, are you afraid?" Chunjia heard this, stretched out his hand to loosen the hem of his clothes, and asked calmly.
His squinting eyes were full of playfulness and teasing, a very different temptation than usual. Yun Fenghuang immediately forgot about the seventh prince.
...However, Yin Qu refused to give up. The next day, he went to Chunjia to pester him and knelt down in Taichu Palace, crying. Although his status in front of the emperor could not be compared with that of Yi Guogong Ouyang Yanran, it was still very important. The ministers he relied on, and the fact that his legitimate daughter had just passed away to give the emperor an heir, Chunjia had no choice but to send someone to summon Yun Fenghuang to the previous court, and asked Yin Qu to tell the imperial concubine in person: "If the imperial concubine refuses in person. , I don’t need to mention it anymore, my dear.”
Then he said to Yun Fenghuang, "You make the decision on this matter yourself. Do it according to your ability. Don't think too much."
This hint was obvious. Yin Qu was disappointed, but still struggled hard: "Please raise the son left by my daughter."
"Why?" Yunfeng Huanghua, wearing a golden hairpin, stood on the Danqi, looking at him condescendingly, without concealing his doubts at all, "Not to mention that I have no relationship with Concubine Wenhui or you, sir. They are very close, but there are many concubines in the palace who are even closer to your father and daughter. So you say that I already have two sons and daughters under my knees, and I am too busy to take care of the seventh prince. Even if I am willing to take care of the seventh prince, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it? "
Because the emperor was present and had no intention of leaving, Yin Qu couldn't make his words clear enough, so he could only vaguely say: "I have great blessings for you. The seventh prince lost his mother when he was born, and he is frail. Please have mercy on me!"
He also said, "My wife died early, and there are only two daughters. Now that the eldest daughter has passed away, only the seventh prince has some flesh and blood. Please consider this for the sake of my white-haired person giving away my black-haired person..."
Before he finished speaking, he burst into tears.
Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while and sighed: "Your Majesty is your right-hand man after all... In this case, I agree!"
Yin Qu was afraid that Chun Jia would stop him, so he hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.
The concubine quickly finalized the matter. After looking at the imperial case, Chunjia's eyes were heavy, and he could not see any emotion or anger. He just said lightly: "Since you all agree to this matter, the seventh child will be raised by the concubine."
Then he looked at Yin Qu, "It's just that besides King Qin and Zhao Qing, the imperial concubine also has a pair of nieces. If the seventh child is gone, the imperial concubine will have to take care of five children. You said it yourself, regardless of the consequences... "
Yin Qu immediately added: "I have no complaints or regrets! I thank your majesty and my empress for your grace!"
Chunjia nodded and told him to leave. Only the imperial concubine and the attendants were left in the palace, but they were speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, Chunjia said slowly: "Since you also agreed to take care of the old seven, then take care of them well." .”
He was a little disappointed.
Yun Fenghuang saw it but didn't take it seriously.
The emperor did not want her to raise the seventh prince, or in other words, the emperor did not want the Yin family to increase her reputation.
Yun Fenghuang knew very well that this was also the reason why she had vowed that she did not want the seventh prince when the emperor proposed it.
If she had shown that she was willing to accept it at that time, Chunjia probably would not have let her meet Yin Qu at all, and would have refused Yin Qu directly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you." Yun Fenghuang pretended not to notice at all, as if I only agreed to accept such a hot potato because of your face, and resigned. .
She returned to the harem and went directly to Chongchang Hall to explain the matter to Gu Zhen.
Gu Zhen still remembered what she had said before, and was quite sympathetic, and comforted: "Don't think too much, Concubine Wen Huixian only has a little bit of flesh and blood, how can she not take care of her? Many children looked at her when they were young. He's so sleepy that he'll become more lively when he grows up, and you can't tell at all. Besides, he begged you to adopt him, and you didn't actively ask him to raise him. Even if the seventh prince has a problem in the future, then It’s not up to you.”
"That's what your Majesty said." Yun Fenghuang didn't tell her more, just sighed slightly, "After all, he is a courtier who has gained face in front of His Majesty, and I am the age of my father's generation, so I begged in front of His Majesty. , I can’t do anything about it. I can’t let people talk about how your majesty chilled the heart of the old minister for the sake of my concubine. I can only bite the bullet and agree... But I hope the Seventh Prince will have his own destiny."
So he reported to the queen and went to Ranxiang Palace to pick up the seventh prince to Huanhua Palace. However, he did not raise the child with King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing. Instead, he ordered a separate room to be tidied next to the dormitory where he lived. She went to Qingdu to be the eldest maid of honor to the Seventh Prince, and raised her with great respect.
When word of this action spread, the queen only said that the imperial concubine was afraid of taking responsibility, so she did not dare to show any slights.
Mrs. Qingshu said in private: "Can the noble concubine not care about raising the seventh prince? As long as the prince behaves well, she will be holding the hand of Yin Qu and Yin Nuluo, and she will not worry about the father and daughter being disobedient. "
The reason why Yin Qu took the initiative to request and even asked Yun Fenghuang to be his grandson's adoptive mother was because of this consideration.
It's not that he doesn't know that Yun Fenghuang has deep thoughts. Not to mention what will happen to his grandson in her hands, as a maternal wife, he will definitely be manipulated.
But as a person who has a deep love for his wife and his wife, and loves his two daughters like treasures, after several struggles, he still loves his daughters better.
Yun Fenghuang is indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp, but on the other hand, this noble concubine's methods are really good.
Just looking at the king of Chu in front of the queen, she was confused and burned out. She, who had been in the limelight since the day she entered the palace, not only quickly climbed to the position of noble concubine, but the four children she raised under her knees were safe so far. , it can be seen that either she is truly blessed and profound, or her methods are not at the same level as other concubines in the palace, or she is both profoundly blessed and capable.
As long as his father and daughter are obedient, Yun Fenghuang will definitely ensure the safety of the seventh prince for his own benefit.
Moreover, Chunjia now has many children. Due to his busy government affairs, the one he sees the most, embraces the most, cares about the most and favors the most are undoubtedly the royal heirs in front of the imperial concubine.
But this is not because the emperor values the eldest son and eldest daughter. It is purely because the imperial concubine is favored and the favor is given to her.
The seventh prince was raised in front of the imperial concubine and met the emperor many times. The bond between father and son was naturally deep, and the care and attention he would receive in the future would naturally increase... For the safety and future of this grandson, it was just a matter of coercion.
It's better than having the eldest daughter go and have the grandson die young.
Mrs. Qingshu sighed and said, "Yin Qu really feels sorry for his daughter."
Who wouldn’t envy such a biological father
It's a pity that Yin Xiang was not lucky.
She saw clearly but did not dare or intend to go out and talk nonsense. However, although Gu Zhen did not see Yun Fenghuang's true intentions, her parents were not stupid. They found an excuse to go to the palace gate to ask for a meeting the next day.