Chunjia straightened her robe and shirt before walking into the flower hall.
Inside, Mrs. Shen frowned slightly, holding the tea bowl in her hand absentmindedly. She brought it to her lips several times, but then put it down because she felt anxious.
Seeing the holy driver entering, he hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"Concubine Shen, you don't need to be polite." Chun Jiaxu helped her and asked her to sit down. When he sat down with his robe on top, he asked her the reason for her visit.
Shen Taibin was quite worried. According to the rules, the concubine and the heir were not allowed to see each other in private, but as a concubine during Xiaozong's time, she had always lived with Ji Sheng.
There is no intersection or friendship between the two Empress Dowager Yuan and Empress Dowager Qu.
So after Ji Sheng left, she and Concubine Wu had no channel to communicate with the emperor. This time they were forced to rush to Xuanqing Palace desperately.
After all, this is better than going to Taichu Palace to find Chunjia, right
"Your Majesty." Seeing that Chun Jia's attitude was quite friendly, Shen Taibin calmed down and said in a low voice, "The matter about Sui'an..."
Chunjia sighed in his heart. If anyone wanted Xiaozong's flesh and blood to be peaceful the most, he must be one of them.
But now that the matter had come to this, he could only brace himself and said softly: "Concubine, this is all my fault."
The emperor spent about a stick of incense admitting that he was wrong, and tactfully said that he would never treat Sui'an and his wife badly. He even hinted that he would promote Concubine Shen to the rank of concubine. In short, he promised a bunch of conditions and promised that he would never do anything wrong. Similar things like this... Finally, I asked Concubine Shen politely, but did she have any other requests
"Your Majesty." Concubine Shen tried to speak several times before but couldn't find a chance to interrupt. Now she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is aware of everything. We mother and daughter have nothing to say. But no matter how you put it, Sui'an is not very good. Maybe he gave birth to a legitimate son and daughter for his consort, this... "
"I know." Chunjia had a headache. If the prince-in-law was someone else, even if he was from a high family like Zheng Fengfeng, a guest from Yunxi, he hinted that the prince-in-law's clan would definitely keep a close eye on the prince-in-law and not allow him to mess around, so that Mrs. Shen could The concubine and her daughter made an explanation.
But Xie Wuzheng…
This cousin is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
It's okay to let her hold her brother's hand, but it's just compensation but she won't be polite.
But Concubine Shen came to ask in person, and Chunjia couldn't ignore it, so she said, "The consort is the one I personally selected for Sui'an. Concubines must have noticed how the Lord has treated Sui'an since then." Even though something like this happened, it was not Sui'an's fault after all. In the final analysis, Sui'an was greatly wronged this time. If the concubine neglects Sui'an because of this, needless to say, I, the first one, will not be able to spare him! Mother-in-law If he is not at ease, I will summon him to the palace tomorrow and interrogate him personally."
"Your Majesty, that's not the case." Concubine Shen said quickly, "Wuzheng is the husband that Your Majesty personally selected for Sui'an. How could he be that kind of person? In fact, when I came to see Your Majesty, I didn't It's because someone from the eldest princess's residence came to tell me something, and I didn't know what to do. I was also afraid that the imperial concubine might misunderstand me, so I came to report to your majesty regardless of my decency."
Chunjia's expression changed. He looked at her and looked at her as if she had heard some bad news. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Could you please give me some advice?"
Concubine Shen tightened her handkerchief and said, "Your Majesty, just now His Royal Highness Yun'an and his consort went to Sui'an Princess's Mansion to visit Sui'an. The two sisters held each other's hands and cried over Sui'an. The two consorts went to comfort him. There was no dispute with him. ... He swore to Sui'an in front of the whole family and his own future that in this life, there would only be one Sui'an and no one else! Moreover, it was not God who moved Sui'an to get pregnant, otherwise he would rather have no heirs for the rest of his life. I will never have any thoughts!"
"..." Chunjia narrowed her eyes, thinking quickly about Xie Wuzheng's intention, and whether this was Xie Wuzheng's own intention, or the intention of the Xie family, or the noble concubine
I remember that in the past two days, the imperial concubine’s biological mother, Jiang, came in and out of the palace continuously. Could it be...
Seeing the anxious expression of Concubine Shen not far away, he didn't have time to think too much and said gently, "Really? I don't know about this yet, but my concubine should be happy that my consort is so concerned and relieved."
"Your Majesty is right." Concubine Shen hesitated, "It's just... The consort is just a talented person, and he is a handsome man of the Xie family. He is so young. If he has no heirs because of Sui'an, then... what does this look like? She is the imperial concubine. He is also not easy to explain to the Queen. Do you think this is true? Therefore, I would like to ask Your Majesty to personally issue an order to make him withdraw his oath."
When she said this, she subconsciously clutched the handkerchief in her hand.
Chunjia was sitting at the top and saw this little move clearly. She didn't know why. It was not so much that Shen Taibin came to ask him to order the consort to withdraw his oath. It would be better to say that she wanted to take the opportunity to test whether this matter could be solved. Has it been finalized
It's no wonder that Shen Taibin came from a humble background and was basically ignored by her mother's family. After serving Xiaozong, the whole family only had Princess Sui'an as their daughter.
Originally, relying on the late Emperor Yu Ze, Sui'an's consort, despite his poor background, was still a young talent, and with the support of his beloved concubine and cousin, he looked like he had a good future, and he was just waiting for Sui'an to have children. , when the family is having fun together. As a result, Sui'an is now unable to give birth. It would be fine if Xie Wuzheng was just a descendant of the Xie family. Shen Taibin thought that with Sui'an's background, as long as the mother and daughter complained to Chunjia, the emperor would not care about sacrificing one child. The prince-in-law fulfilled the story of his pity for his sister-in-law.
But Xie Wuzheng is still Concubine Min's direct cousin.
In terms of crying, acting coquettishly, and influencing the Holy Will, Shen Taibi and her daughter did not dare to compare with Yun Fenghuang.
So when Shen Taibin got the news, she couldn't wait for it to spread, so she immediately came over. Her idea was to retreat in order to advance.
If Yun Fenghuang was the first to come over and show that the consort could not be sacrificed like this, then even if Yun Fenghuang favored her brother and did not allow this, she and Sui'an would have a reasonable reputation, so that they would not offend the favored concubine, and they would not let her People outside said they were bullying others.
This can also bring some benefits.
If the imperial concubine did not object to this, then Sui'an would have picked up a devoted husband for nothing, which would be even better.
"After all, the consort lives with Sui'an. Even if the imperial concubine cares about them, she can't interfere too much." Chunjia thought about it, and then said gently, "The consort is not an impulsive person. Since After saying this, I must have thought twice. Of course, the consort, Sui'an, is still young now... Well, I will call them into the palace later to ask them, what is going on? "
Shen Taibin was a little disappointed when she didn't get a reply on the spot, but thinking about it, the trip was not in vain. At least the emperor had just roughly revealed the compensation plan. To be honest, of course these could not completely make up for Sui'an's suffering. But the matter has come to this, and now the middle palace has no choice but to adopt the prince as his legitimate son, let alone Sui'an
I can only comfort myself by taking a little bit of it.
After she left, Yun Fenghuang came in from the back. As soon as he entered the door, he angrily expressed his disagreement: "Your Majesty, Brother Twenty-One has lost his head. Please ignore him!"
Chunjia speculated that the imperial concubine's attitude was just a show to clear up the relationship, or was she really ignorant
He took a sip of tea and advised in a slow voice: "The prince-in-law and Sui'an have always been loving and harmonious. Now that such a big thing happened to Sui'an, he must be extremely uncomfortable in his heart. This eye-catching look tells the truth. It's human nature to act inappropriately, so why should you mind?"
Because he still didn't know the specific context, the emperor left room for words. He didn't say whether he agreed or disapproved. He just persuaded the imperial concubine to calm down. Fang said: "I just have some free time at the moment, so I summoned Sui'an and his wife to the palace. Come on, let’s make it clear in person.”
After a pause, someone called Yun'an and his wife, after all, they were witnesses.
The two eldest princess mansions were not far from the palace gate. The palace officials went to deliver the oral instructions, and soon they all arrived at Taichu Palace to wait for their orders.
Yun Fenghuang was making a fuss here and had to go there. Chunjia had no choice but to allow her to listen outside, and repeatedly told her not to make any noise so as not to disturb his questioning.
In this way, the emperor moved to Taichu Palace and asked the four people about their oaths. Sui'an started to cry as soon as he heard this. Yun'an supported her and whispered comfort, but stopped talking. Xie Wuzheng looked at Sui'an worriedly, and then He admitted it and asked the emperor for permission very frankly.
Zheng Fengfeng glanced at him with admiration, raised her hands to Danqishang and said, "Your Majesty, this is true, but... because of my sister's incident, my sister and brother-in-law must have been restless these past two days, and they look a lot haggard. .”
By implication, he felt that Xie Wuzheng said this because he sincerely loved Sui'an, but it could also be impulsive.
Chunjia pondered. Because he had so many things to do, he didn't pay much attention to an immature minister like Xie Wuzheng, even though he had the dual identity of the concubine's brother and brother-in-law.
My impression of Xie Wuzheng is that this person is probably the most outstanding child of the Xie family. In terms of talent, learning, scheming, and talents, he is almost better than the well-educated noble son of a wealthy family.
So at this moment, I had some doubts, suspecting that Xie Wuzheng was either on his own or after listening to the instigation of others, especially the imperial concubine, and wanted to use the image of a love saint to win people's hearts; or else, as Zheng Fengfeng said, he was impulsive.
Anyway, the emperor didn't believe that Xie Wuzheng was so deeply affectionate towards Sui'an.
It wasn't that he thought Xie Wuzheng was a bad character, or that Sui'an wasn't the kind of person who would receive her husband's wholehearted sympathy.
But because Xie Wuzheng and Sui'an Tong had only been married for a year, and they had never met before. Where did they come from so much affection
Especially this year, the couple has come through smoothly and smoothly.
If Xie Wuzheng is willing to sacrifice his heart and soul for Sui'an and not even have any heirs, then that is unless these two people are really destined to be married: Xie Wuzheng owed Sui'an a lot in his previous life, and he deserves it. The kind that lasts a lifetime.
If the two have been married for ten years, experienced all kinds of ups and downs together, and still remain true to their original intentions, then Chunjia would be more willing to believe that Xie Wuzheng is sincere.
Think about it, Concubine Min is such a lively and eye-catching person, Chunjia realizes that she sincerely likes Yun Fenghuang, so why not just do it for her when she doesn't like her? Even the disappointment and sadness to Empress Dowager Yuan only started after spending some time with Yun Fenghuang.
What did he say before that
He himself could tolerate the concubine's willfulness and nonsense, but Queen Mother Yuan must be someone whom the concubine treats respectfully!
... Chunjia felt that Xie Wuzheng might not be as strong-willed as him, but since he was an outstanding young talent and not the kind of libertine who became famous for his talents, he had some doubts in his heart. How could he be so easily fooled? Captured by Sui'an
"I see that Prince Consort Xie is indeed a little haggard." Chunjia then said to Xie Wuzheng, "I don't want to pursue what you said in the mood, but I just must not be so impulsive in the future. The news just reached the inner palace. , The imperial concubine is very sad. Originally, the imperial concubine had been angry for the past two days because of Sui'an's affairs, but now she is even more sad after hearing the words of the consort. "
Hearing this, Sui'an's crying stopped for a moment. Yun An patted her back gently, raised his head and said, "Brother, Sui'an didn't mean this, and he always told the consort not to do this. But the consort was so angry..."
"Sister Huang, Wu Zheng is not an impulsive statement made out of anger." Yun An was interrupted by Xie Wu Zheng mid-sentence. He lowered his head slightly, his posture was respectful, but his brows were full of determination, "Wuzheng said every word from his heart. Heart."
Yun'an looked at Chunjia with a troubled expression.
Chunjia's eyes flashed, and he said warmly: "You all go out, and I will have a word with the prince-in-law."
So Yun'an and his wife supported Sui'an, who was still crying, and retired to the side hall. The palace servants serving in the hall also left one after another, leaving only the emperor and his ministers.
"Your Majesty." Xie Wuzheng immediately lifted his robe and knelt down, saying in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please give me permission!"
"Do you know what you are doing?" Chunjia asked calmly without helping or shouting, "You are taking advantage of the future of being a clean and self-sufficient person, devoted to the eldest princess, and your future fate of having an heir. In exchange for a smooth career!"
Xie Wuzheng's body was clearly shaken. He was thinking rapidly in his heart. After a moment, he raised his head and said in a deep voice: "No matter what your Majesty said, in my heart, the truth is that there is only one person, Your Highness, the eldest princess!"
"I was fifteen years old and got married in the same year." Chunjia's tone was very casual, "There are three palaces and six courtyards, and there are many concubines with different personalities. So I am used to romantic affairs. What do you think of Sui'an?" I know very well what you are thinking. It’s just that Sui’an’s mother and daughter are happy, and I don’t care that you keep lying to her. Originally, if Sui’an could have biological flesh and blood, even if you are messing around with flowers in two years, as long as you are not stupid enough to spoil her. If I destroy my wife, as long as Sui'an comes to me without complaining, I won't bother to care about so many trivial matters. Everything that affects you in the future will be inherited by Sui'an's children. They are the flesh and blood of the late Emperor Xiaozong, and I will naturally do everything possible to treat him favorably. he."
"But now something has gone wrong in Sui'an. Whether it's the adoption of an unrelated child, or you taking a concubine, adopting and adopting Sui'an, the status cannot be compared with that of the emperor's nephew who truly has the blood of Xiaozong."
"I know this very well myself."
"So if you don't stop doing the same thing, why don't you just use this method to stand out?"
Xie Wuzheng was sweating profusely, but he still insisted: "I don't dare, I have no such intention!"
Yun Fenghuang, who was eavesdropping from the rear of the palace, suddenly frowned: The emperor who can break free from a powerful minister like Ji and hold the regent firmly is not a light-saving lamp. When Chunjia is not pretending to be confused, he wants to fool him. , where is it so easy
Although Xie Wuzheng answered without hesitation, but...
The emperor didn't even argue with him about whether his feelings for Sui'an were true or false.
Chunjia smiled and wrote lightly: "You have no such intention? Then if I let you take advantage of this incident, resign yourself and go into seclusion, take the eldest princess to the fiefdom, and become a pair of free and easy gods. How about avoiding the current gossip in Imperial Capital? Are you willing?"