When Concubine Shen sent her daughter and son-in-law away, Yun Fenghuang was beating and crying in the Huanhua Palace: "Although my eldest uncle and aunt have many children, Brother Twenty-One stands out the most. Earlier Yun An When the eldest princess was pregnant, the eldest aunt was thinking about when Brother Twenty-one and Sui'an would get good news. For this reason, the grandmother of the family took the lead in practicing vegetarianism and praying. She was just afraid of teaching her eldest princess Sui'an what to think if she knew about it. I never said it! Now... now... now I call you my concubine, mother and daughter, how can I explain it to my family?!"
"Originally, because my mother was not the eldest daughter-in-law, but due to various reasons, she overtook my eldest aunt as the head of the family, so my eldest aunt had a lot of objections."
"If you add this to the list, I'm afraid even my grandmother will blame my mother!"
"This is the consort's own wish. You heard it just now, Ah Huang. It's not like we didn't give him a chance to regret it." Chunjia persuaded with a guilty conscience, "But he insists on having his own way, what can be done about it? If he wants to abandon Sui'an, we can still stop him. Now he is wholeheartedly interested in Sui'an, so you think we can't help it, right?"
Yun Fenghuang said angrily: "It is Jinzhiyuye who has benefited now. Of course you, my heir brother, have to applaud me! But Brother Twenty-one is so innocent. Just because the dirty villain from the royal family murdered Her Royal Highness Princess Sui'an, he can't even do it now." I can’t even have an heir!!!”
Chunjia said: "He doesn't want it himself. Even if we force it on him and he doesn't want to raise it, it would be a waste of a good child, right? In fact, as long as we ignore the power and fame, take Sui'an and live in seclusion, we can become a pair of gods. The dependents are also excellent. How many people dream of them, but never think of them..."
"Then when will Your Majesty return to seclusion with my concubine?" Yun Fenghuang sneered, why don't you take the lead in dreaming of the immortal family? "Your Majesty is so generous and generous, how old is Brother Twenty-One? That's all right now. Now that you’ve seen it, why don’t you get married? You might as well become a monk!”
Chunjia's face did not change and he said: "Now that the country is facing internal and external troubles, I can't let it go. I can't let it go! In the future, why don't I want to govern Haiqingheyan and spend more time with you and your children?"
Yun Fenghuang didn't believe a word of this nonsense. Besides, if one day Chunjia wanted to go into seclusion, she wouldn't be happy: Oh, she's just left without enjoying much after working so hard? Who is that for fulfilling? Is she someone who hides her merit and fame so deeply? ?
So he sneered and said: "Your Majesty can't let go of the world, so do you think that the current situation, whether it's the Xie family or the concubine, is the time for Brother Twenty-one to let go?"
"It won't be sweet if you force yourself to force it. The prince-in-law has made up his mind. You just tried to persuade him, so what if he doesn't listen?" Chunjia comforted him, "If it doesn't work, I'll summon your uncle and aunt to come to the imperial capital and talk to them in person. Is it done?"
Yun Fenghuang glared at him for a moment, turned away and cried again: "Who are you? Tell me in person, of course my uncle and aunt did not say no, even if they dared to be angry, they would not dare to say it! But looking back, they are resentful, In the end, it’s not just me and my mother? My mother is also very old. She should be entertaining her grandchildren at home, but because of me, she traveled all the way south to the Imperial Capital and had to do something like this. What a shame! In the final analysis, it’s my daughter’s unfilial piety. If I had known that I would have been better off dead, I wouldn’t have dragged my own mother down now!”
When she said this, Chunjia couldn't help but feel a little relaxed, and coughed dryly: "No, absolutely not. I have to personally help you deal with the aftermath. How can I let you suffer such injustice? Besides... "
"Are you helping us, mother and daughter, to deal with the aftermath?" Yun Fenghuang asked rudely, "Did we cause this matter?! This is basically helping the consort and Sui'an to deal with the aftermath!"
He also said about Sui'an, "Although the consort is not of high birth, it is obvious to all how the Lord has treated His Highness Sui'an over the years! As a result, the consort made an impulsive promise for a lifetime, and His Highness cried and cried without a word to stop him! I still have no regrets in the past. I thought His Highness was a good person, but now he is nothing more than that. In the final analysis, he only cares about himself and not at all about his consort!"
After hearing this, Chunjia dispelled his doubts about Yun Fenghuang. He felt that the imperial concubine had even scolded Sui'an now, which showed that her true feelings were very consistent with what he knew about Yun Fenghuang's character, and she was not just pretending.
His thoughts turned around and he said softly: "Think about this. Although the prince-in-law swears, but if the oath is valid, what kind of court law is needed? He is in trouble now, and he will regret it in the future. How can I kill the father and son of two concubines who quietly seek to have children? But Sui'an really can't have children. As you said, Sui'an and the concubine have always been loving and happy after their descent. What is lacking? She was nothing more than her own flesh and blood. As a result, she was killed once, but the real culprit has not been caught yet... She was only that old this year, and her heart was in a mess. It was understandable that she could not care about the consort, but there was no way she could only be thinking about her. Own?"
Yun Fenghuang sneered and said, "I want to take a look at my body. When His Highness calms down, will he help the consort and ask His Majesty to take back his life?"
"...Why should we care about the affairs of the couple?" Chunjia said sternly, "As long as they can live a comfortable life, isn't it?"
Yun Fenghuang said angrily: "The one who benefits is your majesty's sister, of course your majesty said so! But among the many children of my Xie family, this one is the most outstanding, and the result..."
She bit her lip, looked at Chunjia hatefully, and said as if she was crying, "Your Majesty is really cruel!"
Chunjia knew what she had left unfinished, and if she just let Xie Wuzheng be guarded by Sui'an, the imperial concubine would probably compromise after venting her anger.
In the final analysis, it was the fact that he allowed Xie Wuzheng to become an official that neither Yun Fenghuang nor the Xie family could accept.
As Yun Fenghuang said, Xie Wuzheng is currently the most outstanding among the Xie family's children, and he is not that outstanding, but is obviously a lot higher than the other brothers. .
Looking at the Xie family, only Yun Fenghuang's qualifications can stabilize him.
Such Qilin'er Thousand Miles of Horse will be cultivated by the Luo family, the Yin family, the Ouyang family and the Meng family with all their strength.
What's more, the Xie family, whose family background is not high and is in urgent need of promotion
If Chunjia had asked other Xie family members to sacrifice their futures to make the eldest princess happy, Yun Fenghuang would probably have bargained for it, but Xie Wuzheng... he would definitely not have let it go if Chunjia had been Yunfenghuang.
"I'm not cruel." He denied it calmly at this moment and said, "I actually wanted to force him to give up, but he agreed so categorically. So what can I do? I can't go back on my word?"
Yun Fenghuang knew that he was telling lies with his eyes open, so he cried: "Brother Twenty-One is still young anyway. Will you be willing to attack him after the limelight is over?"
"... Then he has to be willing, right?" Chunjia choked, and then coaxed in a soft voice, "If he and Sui'an live comfortably in the fiefdom and are not willing to become an official, I won't force him anymore. Okay? After all, the prince-in-law has suffered so much, it’s not good to make him unhappy in the future.”
Why didn't this foolish king die suddenly and let King Qin ascend the throne? ?
Yun Fenghuang was so angry that he took off his hairpin and hit him to let him go: "I don't want to see you!!!"
Chunjia quickly caught the hairpin ring with quick eyes and hands, and advised: "Actually, the prince-in-law and Sui'an Zilai love each other, maybe he just wants to be together forever in his life?"
That's my direct cousin. I don't know what he thinks. !
And what the heck, I would love to be together forever. I don’t even have such a loving relationship. How can my brother be so successful? ?
Why don’t you think so yourself
On this day, Chunjia hurriedly exited the Xuanqing Palace amidst the roar of the imperial concubine.
When the news reached Chongchang Hall, Gu Zhen raised his eyebrows indifferently: "If one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, what does it have to do with us?"
She might as well pay more attention to Gu Su as she was having such a thankless job.
The queen didn't care, and the others felt sad and had no choice but to sigh. No noble concubine could be as virtuous and virtuous as her, and she wasn't even ranked first in beauty. How could the emperor pamper her like this
The emperor, who was thought to be doting on the imperial concubine, turned to the confidant maid sent by Concubine Shen and said: "It is my intention to thank the consort for his appointment. Since his thoughts are all about Sui'an, what's the use of distracting himself from his official career?" ?Besides, it is inevitable to have fun in the officialdom. Xie Prince Consort is young and rarely went to romantic places in the past. If he accidentally misses it, wouldn't it just cause trouble for Sui'an? "
"Having said that, becoming an official, this..." The palace maid looked embarrassed, "The concubine said, I know that Your Majesty feels sorry for His Highness, but after all, the Prince Consort is young. He is in the prime of life and has a bright future, especially with the Imperial Concubine. If this is the case, Now that I have become an official, I am afraid that both the imperial concubine and Mrs. Xie will be very disappointed."
Although Concubine Shen favored her biological daughter and wished that Xie Wuzheng would guard Sui'an for the rest of his life without heirs, she really had no intention of letting Xie Wuzheng become an official.
One is that in her opinion, even if this oath is what Xie Wuzheng is willing to do, the novelty will fade away after a long time, especially when you are older and see other people's families surrounded by children and grandchildren, you will inevitably feel lonely, and then you will regret your youth and frivolousness. At this time, only the promotion in the official career can give Xie Wuzheng satisfaction and comfort. This also restrains Xie Wuzheng from making mistakes, and even has to keep Sui'an happy; the second is, Even though Sui Angui was the eldest princess, it was not easy for the emperor's daughter to be in power at the moment, and her wealth and status ultimately depended on her husband's family.
Don't talk about it, Mr. Xie, there's nothing to hope for.
Xie Wuzheng was originally a very promising young talent. If he was abandoned by Chunjia, how could Sui'an be so prosperous in the future even if he had no worries about food and clothing
Shen Taibin thinks this is too unfair to her daughter. After all, Sui'an's treatment is not as good as Minghui's. She admits that there is a difference between direct concubine and concubine, but from heirs to her husband's power and status, she is really unwilling to accept it. .
The maid sent over at this moment spoke tactfully, but the underlying meaning behind her words was that she disapproved of Xie Wuzheng's serious intention to become an official.
"I know my concubine's worries very well." But Chunjia said slowly, "However, before Xie Wuzheng won the exam, he was good at maneuvering and had a strong mind. Sui'an is naive and simple. To be honest, I'm afraid she can't fight. This consort. Originally, it was nothing. Xie Consort is a smart man, so he will know very well what attitude should be taken towards Sui'an. The problem is that Sui'an cannot have children, and now the world values heirs, so the consort offered to guard Sui'an for the rest of his life. , although I am in love with Sui'an, I am afraid that the main reason is to win people's hearts and make a name for myself. Originally, there was no one who could hold an important position in the court. He is both my brother-in-law and the cousin of the imperial concubine, and he also has It’s not like I can’t fulfill his talent!”
"But this kind of people can use even the heirs who are deeply valued nowadays as bargaining chips, which shows that they are hard-hearted. If he is allowed to hang around in the court, one day when he reaches a high position and even I have to be polite, he will Even if she raises an illegitimate child outside her home, and even tries to force Sui'an to take her into the palace...does the concubine want Sui'an to take such a risk?"
"For such an ambitious person, it would be better not to give him any chance from the beginning."
"As for my concubine's worries, I am also aware of it. So, if Xie Wuzheng can always treat Sui'an well, I won't be able to give him a title in thirty or fifty years."
Anyway, this kind of canonization is based on Xie Wuzheng's abiding by his promise, which means that Xie Wuzheng cannot have any heirs, and the court that helped him adopt him after his death will not recognize him, so this title is purely awarded to Xie Wuzheng. If you fight for someone, there will be no more if he dies.
Quan should be a piece of meat hanging in front of Xie Wuzheng, inducing and forcing him not to neglect Sui'an.
The palace maid thought it made sense, so she bowed her knees and left, returning to Mrs. Shen.
Concubine Shen looked very complicated when she heard that. After a long while, she sighed softly and said: "It's true that success is a noble concubine, and failure is a noble concubine. At first, I only wanted to be the concubine's sister-in-law. Although I need to be extra cautious in my words and deeds, I can't express my gratitude. I regard it as an ordinary family, but it’s not a bad thing to have Concubine Min taking care of me. But this time I was tricked by Concubine Min!”
Seeing that the palace maid was puzzled, she explained slowly, "If Xie Wuzheng is just Sui'an's consort and has nothing to do with the imperial concubine, even if your majesty sees that he is deliberately trying to win people's hearts, you won't mind and will directly grant him permission. He spreads his reputation everywhere, and at the same time keeps an eye on his every move, and is not allowed to betray Sui'an... But he is not only the imperial concubine's direct cousin, but also the most high-profile son of the Xie family. In this way, all the harems of the former dynasty are controlled by the empress dowager. My natal family suffered a lot when they became powerful, and now that the concubine is a bit outstanding, who in my natal family is not being watched just in case?"
"It's okay for big and time-honored companies like Gu's and Ouyang's. After years of accumulation, they know best what posture to do and what to do at the moment."
"What does a newly promoted family like the Xie family know? Isn't it against His Majesty's taboo to only think about revitalizing the family?"
"Of course they can't help it. If they don't work hard to make progress, the imperial concubine may not know what she's doing. Even if she knew she didn't like His Majesty, she would have to do it deliberately now."
"All in all, Xie Wuzheng is both a consort and a noble concubine's cousin. This dual identity is enough for him to have a smooth career. Coupled with his talents and appearance, it is impossible to say that he will be a person who can be a general or a prime minister in the future. At this moment But once you gain fame, how can you still need to talk about it in the future?"
The palace maid couldn't help but said: "Concubine, in the temple, important ministers are needed after all."
"But Your Majesty has been constrained so much, will he choose people and things that will hinder him?" Concubine Shen said, "Behind Xie Wuzheng, there are two people, my son, the flesh and blood of the late emperor, and the beloved concubine. They are all people whom Your Majesty either rejects or can't tolerate. His Majesty has suffered a lot when he came to the throne, so he is very prepared for a rainy day."
"Who said that the Ji family was able to dominate the government and the public in the first place, not only because they made great contributions to Shenzong's ascension to the throne, but also because they are Shenzong's in-laws?"
"I'm afraid this is a lesson that even three generations of emperors and ministers will never forget."
"In order to prevent one day, Sui'an and the imperial concubine will beg him for Xie Wuzheng and embarrass him, but he would rather not give Xie Wuzheng any chance and just reward him to Sui'an for the rest of his life!"
The concubine pinched her eyebrows and sighed, "Now, even if my concubine doesn't dare to say it openly, she still hates us in her heart."
After a pause, she murmured, "It can't be done... I just have a daughter in Sui'an, how can I not think about her? Although the prince-in-law is not as important as his daughter, he is not happy at all, so how can Sui'an live a comfortable life? Woolen cloth?"
She had to think of a way.
Well, or, go find the imperial concubine