Yun Fenghuang asked sensitively: "Is there something wrong with the person who is serving you?"
"...I don't know yet." Gu Zhen frowned, "But Concubine Shu is not very old now, and she sounds like she has always been pretty normal. Why..."
Before he finished speaking, he thought of Concubine Wen Huixian, and suddenly felt very unlucky. He tilted his head and did not continue. He only said, "Let's ask the doctor when he comes later."
So after the concubines dispersed, Yun Fenghuang did not leave, but stayed with her to wait for the imperial doctor.
During this period, the two of them chatted about the emperor's heir. The imperial concubine remembered and told the queen that one of the concubines in her palace was pregnant. The queen was quite envious and said: "The imperial concubine has great blessings, and everyone around her I’ll also take advantage of it.”
Unlike her, she worked so hard to recommend people in the palace to Chunjia so that she could have a son and a half daughter, but it didn't work out.
Nowadays, all the emperor's heirs in the palace, when asked about the origin, most of them came from Xuanqing Palace.
"Your Majesty is the one who will make this son prosperous." Yun Fenghuang smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty has been to Gu Baolin a lot in the past two days. I believe your Majesty will be able to get his wish soon."
Gu Zhen sighed: "Being pregnant is nothing in this palace. Only when the child is born smoothly can you be blessed."
Yun Fenghuang said: "Your Majesty, your mother is the best in the world, and the Gu family is also from a famous family. Are you afraid that you won't be able to benefit Gu Baolin?"
Gu Zhen twitched the corner of his mouth. There were many heirs in the palace now. It would be difficult for a prince or a princess to stand out, so naturally they would not be so eye-catching.
Only the children of the Gu family's daughter, everyone knows in their hearts that whenever a prince is born, he must be recorded in Gu Zhen's name as his legitimate son. If this is the case, they don't want Gu Zhen to have a legitimate son, or they don't want Gu Zhen to adopt him. How can the son of Gu's daughter be the legitimate son and let it go
It would be okay if Gu Su San didn't get pregnant, but once she gets pregnant...
There is bound to be a bloody storm in this palace.
But what can be done
As Chunjia said, the queen did not do it for nothing.
She enjoys this honor, but without the corresponding means, her life may not be easy.
"This is something that has not yet been revealed. Let's wait until the time comes." Gu Zhen turned away and said calmly.
The two of them were speechless for a while, and sat opposite each other for a while. Finally, the imperial doctor came, taking Concubine Shu's pulse report and reporting: "There is nothing wrong with Concubine Shu's pulse. The reason why she has nightmares is probably It’s because I’m overthinking during pregnancy.”
Gu Zhen was a little unhappy and said: "Concubine Shu's status is only below you and me. She is young and now she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, but I don't know what else to think about?"
"Has your Majesty forgotten?" Yun Fenghuang was not surprised and said calmly, "Mr. Ouyang is so old, but due to the flood, he was sent by His Majesty as an imperial envoy to provide disaster relief. Concubine Shu is a pure filial piety and cares about her grandfather. That's true. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
"... That's right. I don't ask about court affairs, but I have forgotten about them." Gu Zhen was slightly startled. It wasn't that she really forgot about Ouyang Yanran going to provide disaster relief, but that Ouyang Yanran had been gone for a while. During this period, Concubine Shu was not worried about this, was she
Why are you so worried all of a sudden
After dismissing the imperial doctor, Gu Zhen asked Yun Fenghuang, "Mr. Ouyang didn't see Concubine Shu like this when he set out, so why is he thinking about it now? It's not like the Ouyang family sent her any news. Could it be that the Ouyang family Is there no sense of propriety at all?"
"Actually, it could be an ordinary nightmare." Yun Fenghuang advised her, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Concubine Shu herself is not stupid. The top priority is that for her, what is more important than the emperor's heir in her belly? "
Gu Zhen sighed: "You know, the birth of concubines in this palace has always been a hurdle. Wen Hui's incident happened not long ago. I am really afraid that Concubine Shu will also have her own ups and downs."
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself that even if something went wrong with Concubine Shu, who could doubt that you, the Queen, had done something poisonous without proof
She actually didn't care about Concubine Shu's safety, but considering her previous agreement with Ouyang Yanran, she still went to Hansu Palace after leaving Yanfu Palace.
"Why is the empress here?" When they heard that the imperial concubine was coming, everyone in Taoli Palace was in a hurry. Finally, when Concubine Shu was lying on the couch and saw Yun Fenghuang, she became very worried and said feebly, "Could it be that the empress has some orders?"
"I heard that you are not well, so I came here to have a look." Yun Fenghuang asked softly, "What's wrong with you? Weren't you fine yesterday?"
Concubine Shu smiled bitterly and said: "Isn't that true? I don't know why, but I had a nightmare last night, which frightened them all. When they woke up this morning, they couldn't get up, so they had to call someone. I went to Chongchang Palace to ask for leave, but unexpectedly I disturbed the noble concubine."
"What are you talking about?" Yun Fenghuang asked, "My sister is married to your brother. We are also relatives. If I know something is wrong with you, I won't even have time to worry about you. Where does the disturbance come from?"
Seeing that her complexion and spirit were really not good, he told her to rest after a few words and got up to leave.
When he got outside, he called the people in front of Concubine Shu and asked about the whole story.
The attendant said with his hand: "Returning to the imperial concubine, my wife has been doing everything as usual these past two days. Last night, my sister who stayed overnight was the first to notice that something was wrong with my wife. She called a few times but didn't get the order, so she opened the curtain and went inside to see Shu. The concubine was stupefied, and hurriedly went out and called her wet nurse, and finally woke her up. For this reason, the kitchen was set on fire and she made a bowl of soothing soup for the concubine. She just fell asleep, and then she started to have nightmares again... and so on. Every time, almost every time after sleeping for a short while... even burning the soothing incense didn't work."
Yun Fenghuang frowned and asked, "Then what did the imperial doctor say this morning?"
"The imperial doctor said that it may be because of the pregnancy, so you can't worry about it." The attendant asked, "Actually, the queen has nothing to worry about these past two days?"
"What about your queens? Do you think you have anything that worries you?" Yun Fenghuang asked, "Sometimes, maybe your queen suddenly feels that you care about things that you don't care about?"
The attendant racked his brains for a long time but couldn't remember it. He shook his head slightly and said, "Returning to the imperial concubine, I really can't remember anything like this."
Yun Fenghuang was a little disappointed. At first, she thought Concubine Shu was just an ordinary nightmare, so she didn't care much.
But listening to what happened now, it felt a little weird.
"Take good care of your mother-in-law." After thinking for a while but having no clue, Yun Fenghuang gave some instructions and left with the others.
Just after returning to the Huanhua Hall, Chen Jing approached with a solemn expression and whispered: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
He said this but did not continue.
Yun Fenghuang looked around and dismissed everyone. He said in a slightly urgent tone, "Just now there was news from outside, saying that there was a rumor in the Imperial Capital. I don't know who spread it, but it has something to do with... and It’s related to the Qi family!”
"... I remember that I never told you to mind your own business?" Yun Fenghuang was shocked when he heard this, but he did not pursue the rumors, but frowned at Chen Jing, "Who told you to make such independent decisions?!"
She couldn't help but have a fit, because although Chen Jing looked trepidatious and would get into trouble, after all, he was promoted from the palace and was not a confidant who knew everything.
In fact, even if they are Qingren and others, Yun Fenghuang does not completely trust them.
If I don't ask this question first, who knows whether I will be sold on the other side
"Empress, it's like this, this rumor has nothing to do with us now." Chen Jing knelt down quickly to explain, "But I am thinking, worried that if the Qi family is really eradicated, who knows if the people behind the scenes will continue to target the empress? "
Yun Fenghuang then said: "Why are these rumors so sinister? Even I dare to plot against you?"
Chen Jing whispered: "Before, at the osmanthus appreciation banquet, either a happy event happened, or the auspiciousness... disappeared?"
This was actually a bad omen and a very disappointing one, but due to Chunjia's instructions and Ouyang Yanran's quick response, it became a well-publicized happy event.
No matter what you think in your heart, if you mention it publicly, everyone will say it is a good thing.
Yun Fenghuang frowned: "Isn't this matter in the past? How come someone still brings it up and is related to the Qi family?"
"Some people outside say that since it is a good thing that Bailu died in the palace, why is there no good news these days, when there are floods and the Khan, who is friendly to us and Wei He, was captured by the rebels?" Chen Jing said in a low voice, "Then some people said, maybe the white deer is just a metaphor. In fact, the one who really needs to die is not the white deer, but... Qi's son? After all, isn't there a homophonic word for 'deer' in Qi's son's name?"
"..." Yun Fenghuang laughed angrily, "There are so many people in the world with the sound of 'deer' in their names. I remember that at the osmanthus appreciation banquet that day, a young lady from the Ouyang family had the sound "deer" in her maiden name. A real 'deer'. If so, wouldn't it mean that everyone in the world who is named after this word will be punished?! This is simply ridiculous!"
Chen Jing said: "My slaves think so too, but there are many foolish men and women outside who believe it. Even... there are even people in the army who doubt that the strategy against Wei He was settled after several disputes in the temple. I turned around and put it aside because of the flood, fearing that it had anything to do with him. Now someone has secretly made suggestions to Uncle Zhaowu to expel the Qi family from the Dingbei Army!"
Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment and said: "I have seen a lot of rumors and slander. It is really suspicious that such ridiculous remarks can be spread."
Chen Jing said: "I have asked people to conduct a thorough investigation, but there are so many people talking about this now, and it may not be possible to find out in a short while."
"If you dare to do something like this in the Imperial Capital, you must have been prepared for it." Yun Fenghuang pinched his eyebrows and said lightly, "You have done a good job in this matter. The life and death of the Qi family has nothing to do with this palace, but since there are people With such a unrelated matter involving the Qi family, who knows that he won't use similar means against me in the future?"
Chen Jing said a few words of humility and asked her: "What do you think we should do now? Should we just wait and see what happens, or?"
"If other things are left alone, spreading such rumors can still make a big fuss, which shows that the people behind the scenes are powerful." Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "If we just let it go like this, one day they suddenly come to deal with us, you resist Can you live there? It’s better to prepare for a rainy day.”
"That's what the empress said." Chen Jing said, "It's just... I don't know who did it now. This..."
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "Why do we need to know who did it? Let's see who will benefit the most if the Qi family is really kicked out of the Dingbei Army or dealt with by the court?"
Chen Jing's eyes flashed and he whispered: "Is the empress suspicious of... the Luo family?"
It doesn't matter whether it's the Luo family or not, the key is to suppress this rumor first.
Although this rhetoric sounds ridiculous now, in the history books Yun Fenghuang has read, there are not just one or two people who died because of prophecies, rumors, and rumors [Note]!
Many of them were ministers with outstanding merits, and weren't they just dealt with in a daze
Yun Fenghuang believed that Chunjia was not that stupid. The problem was that once more people believed in it and coerced the Holy Will, Chunjia was likely to follow suit.
It's not that he wants Qi Jiulu to die, it's just that it takes less effort to comply with public opinion than to clear up Qi Jiulu's grievances.
After all, for the emperor, in many things, right and wrong are not important, only the pros and cons.
"... Find some reliable people to add fuel to the rumors." Yun Fenghuang closed his eyes, thought quickly for a moment, and said slowly, "Just tell me... On the day of the osmanthus appreciation banquet, I once got wet on a small square pot. He was injured and was absent for a long time. It can be seen that if the world is to be peaceful, I cannot stay! Even the Qi family and the Xie family should be killed!"
Chen Jing was startled and said: "Empress?!"
"Just pass it on like this." Yun Fenghuang sneered, "Otherwise, how can I have any reason to report to Your Majesty? You can't tell Your Majesty that when you hear someone is targeting the Qi family, you immediately worry that you are also being plotted, right? But what really happens behind the scenes is that When evil plots against me, maybe I have already fallen into a passive position?"
Chen Jing thought about it, but he said, "Mother, is this inappropriate? Otherwise, just talk about Mrs. Xie, and don't mention you?"
Even if you don't prevent it from happening, it would be unlucky for Xie to pay for it.
"That's it." Yun Fenghuang didn't care, "When I first entered the palace, more than one person criticized me for mentioning the Qi family's affairs. Your Majesty has long been impatient. I want to take a look. , who are coming to anger His Majesty right now... who are they?"
[Note] Here are two examples of this kind of thing in history. The cow succeeds the horse. The original text is as follows: First, Emperor Xuan had a favorite general, Niu Jin, who had repeatedly performed meritorious deeds. Emperor Xuan made two vines, one to hold poisonous wine and the other to hold good wine. If you drink good wine, poisonous wine is mixed with gold. If you drink gold, you will die. Emperor Jing said: "The famous general of gold can be of great use, why should I harm him?" Emperor Xuan said: "Have you forgotten Shi Rui? Is there an ox behind the horse?"
The general meaning is that Sima Yi wanted to replace Wei. There was a famous prophecy at that time, which predicted that "the ox will succeed the horse", so he killed his general Niu Jin.
This Niujin is said to have great military exploits, and it is the kind that belongs to the arms.
However, because of a prophecy, if he says to kill, he will kill.
And Deng Tong, he was favored because the emperor had a dream. He dreamed that he wanted to go to heaven but couldn't. He pushed him from behind, and he rose to great success in an instant.
Oh, and Fu Jian, their family's surname was not originally Fu, because a fortune-teller said that Cao Fu was the king, and his ancestors changed the surname in order to build momentum and gain praise (it is said that the ancients valued the inheritance of surnames, emmmm In fact, most people throughout the ages have been supporters of pragmatism).
So don't think that this rumor is far-fetched... Fiction only relies on logic, and real history is completely arbitrary.