Chunjia speculated about the purpose of Empress Dowager Yuan's visit and whether she was suspicious of Yun Fenghuang. He quickly apologized and said with a smile: "My child, let the Imperial Hospital go to the Imperial Hospital to diagnose and treat Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian is still young and has always been strong and strong. It’ll be okay.”
Then he asked about the Eighth Prince, "Concubine Xian's condition has worsened, but I don't know if Lao Ba Ruming is there or who is taking care of her?"
Seeing that he took the initiative to care about the Eighth Prince, Queen Mother Yuan's face softened slightly and she said calmly: "Before, Concubine Fu Xian was raising her personally, but her condition suddenly worsened, and Yan Honggong lost her legs in the east... Of course, the people in Palace Fu took care of her."
"That's not very appropriate." Chunjia went on to say, "Laoba is very young. How can he do it without his mother and concubine by his side to keep an eye on him?"
After hearing those words, Queen Mother Yuan's heart moved. She immediately stopped criticizing Yun Fenghuang and looked at him expectantly.
But that move obviously misunderstood Chunjia, and he immediately said: "Why don't you take me to Chunwu Palace and ask your mother to take care of you for the time being?"
Queen Mother: “…”
She quickly put away the smile she had prepared and said expressionlessly, "How can the Ai family be able to take care of the prince if they are all old?"
Chunjia thought that she was refusing politely, and said: "Why should I belittle myself, mother? Please tell me how to educate the prince. There is no one more suitable than the mother. The child himself was not raised by you, and I don't know what you taught him." ability?"
"Your Majesty, that's a good thing to say." Empress Dowager Yuan smiled coldly and said, "After all, can I, Ru Ming, be the emperor? If those words spread, people who don't know may think that I plan to establish the eighth prince as the emperor. Where is Chu!"
Those words reminded Chunjia whether the Empress Dowager Yuan intended to personally take care of the eighth prince. Since the empress dowager raised her personally, it was indeed not suitable for her to raise a prince who did not intend to be the crown prince.
He went to apologize and said with a smile: "My child will obey the mother's orders."
Just as she was begging to let the Eighth Prince stay with Concubine Xian, I would send someone to keep an eye on Concubine Xian, but Empress Dowager Yuan said, "The Eighth Prince is too young. For example, the whole Yanhong Palace in the Ming Dynasty is surrounding Concubine Xian." , don’t make a mistake and let him suffer at such a young age. I think back then, the King of Chu had so many smart and ruthless children, but the Queen was raising them, and it was very easy for him to say something would happen. I don’t know if he is still confused now. Is it true that fate should be like this? Even if the emperor has many heirs, the heirs of the emperor are precious. What do I think? "
Chunjia naturally nodded in agreement, and then said: "Who do you think the queen mother should give the eighth child to take care of during the confinement period?"
"The son of the fourth concubine should naturally be taken care of by the empress herself." Empress Dowager Yuan glanced at him, "After all, the position of the virtuous concubine is there, so you can't let her own flesh and blood be raised by the person who has the position of the east concubine, right? That's right? The noble concubine has always been at odds with the Yuan family, and the concubine Shu and De are the same thing. If the empress is virtuous, she will treat the emperor's heirs sincerely. The empress is very angry, and she was very angry yesterday. She only complained of illness in the evening, and if she was so rashly asked to help take care of the Eighth Prince after she got better, I'm afraid... "
Seeing Chun Jiadong frowning consciously, knowing that the adopted son had always been shrewd and not so easy to deceive, Queen Mother Yuan turned to a bored look, "The Ai family knows that I have always been a cruel concubine! But I don't want to forget, I Is he the emperor after all? I have never experienced anything serious in those two years. If even one of the four concubines, the Xian Concubine, was murdered and the insiders were silenced, the mouth would be wiped out under the eyes of the middle palace. , even the middle palace was so angry that he claimed to be ill on the same day, and it would be nothing like that. So, Your Majesty, I tell Aijia, if I become the emperor of that day, will I be able to deny my ambitions in the past? Or can I have an affectionate and affectionate relationship with the imperial concubine and ignore the situation?"
"The Ai family thinks I've gone too far. I think the Gu family won't think so?"
"To take a step back, can I rest assured that my mother-in-law, who is so unabashedly partial to the concubine and calls the queen very much like other concubines, can rest assured?"
"Queen mother, calm down." Chunjia raised her eyebrows slightly and said softly, "If you don't mean that, I'll just think about it. Earlier, the King of Chu had caused trouble under the queen's legs, and the baby was left to the queen to take care of. Are you afraid that it will be safe?"
Empress Dowager Yuan said calmly: "How could it be unsafe? As the saying goes, one learns from one's mistakes. The empress is generous and shrewd, but she is too generous. Sometimes she can't help but think of others' benefits, so she has no precautions. Since then, After what happened to King Chu, has she finally come to her senses? Will she be able to raise a pair of princes well from now on?"
Chunjia reminded tactfully: "But it was only when Chongchang Palace that something happened?"
The talents of Taoli Palace were wiped out right under the eyes of the Queen. How could the Queen take good care of the Eighth Prince with her limited abilities
"So the Ai family is worried that the eighth prince will continue to stay in Taoli Palace." Empress Dowager Yuan looked calm, "The Ai family is so angry when I think about it! They usually bully the concubines, but they are so arrogant in the middle palace. Lawless... She simply wants to rebel! And she didn't get any benefits when she was appointed as a good concubine. Otherwise, why would the eldest prince be crowned King of Qin? Then he turned against him in the next year, which is totally wrong... "
Seeing that Empress Dowager Yuan was sure that Yun Fenghuang was responsible for this matter, Chunjia coughed and interrupted: "Mother, I haven't heard that your concubine has had any quarrels with Concubine Xian recently. Could it be that there is a misunderstanding?"
Empress Dowager Yuan sneered and said: "Misunderstanding? Then I say, besides her, who else would misunderstand Concubine Xian?"
"Maybe it's just a coincidence? It is said that Concubine Xian's complexion has not been very good since she returned to the palace." Chunjia said warmly, "You think Concubine Wen Hui was in trouble before, and the matter of childbirth could not be explained clearly, so she might have given birth. At that time, I lost too much energy, and I suddenly became angry."
He did not mention that Concubine Wen Huixian was very good, but when he mentioned the posthumous title, Empress Dowager Yuan's eyes showed a look of boredom: "What a coincidence? How can there be so many coincidences? Did Concubine Xian suffer some hardships when she gave birth? But what about the headache?" Isn’t it like that for a childbirth? I look at the palace, the biological mothers of the emperor’s heirs, and they are all just like the Yin family. Like the biological mothers of King Qin and Zhaoqing, aren’t all Ruming well? What’s more, if it’s just a coincidence, what happened to those people who disappeared in Chongchang Palace?”
In short, the Queen Mother identified Yun Fenghuang as the culprit. Chunjia tried to help the concubine with a few words of defense but to no avail. She sighed secretly and turned the topic to the matter of handing over the Eighth Prince to the Queen to raise on her behalf. As expected, that was mentioned. The Queen Mother stopped pursuing Yun Fenghuang.
After some back-and-forth arguments, Chunjia finally figured out the Queen Mother's intentions. After some deliberation, she agreed to send the Eighth Prince to Chongchang Palace and let the Queen raise him personally until the Concubine got better.
Empress Dowager Yuan was then satisfied that she and the empress had finally settled down. Although they were far from hating each other, they were no longer as close as before.
After Ru Ming finished talking about the matter, he didn't stay any longer and went straight away.
After the Queen Mother left, Chunjia pondered alone in the palace for a long time before sighing softly.
... Gu Zhen almost fainted after receiving the holy order. She ignored the waiter's instructions to go to Yanhong Palace to pick up the eighth prince immediately. She didn't even bother to change her dress, so she rushed directly to Taichu Palace and asked Chunjia: "Your Majesty Dong, the Eighth Prince’s biological mother is still alive, why do you ask me to raise you as a concubine?!”
Chunjia had a headache because of the Queen Mother, was helpless because of Yun Fenghuang, and became very calm because of the Queen: "The Concubine Xian is seriously ill, and the Tao Li Palace is in the east, so I have no time to take care of the Eighth Prince. As the head of the Sixth Palace, I Lord, shouldn’t you lend a helping hand?”
Gu Zhen held back his anger and said, "Can you please tell me that I already have the third prince and the King of Chu on my knees, and as a queen, I have to deal with a lot of palace affairs every month, so I don't have much time to take care of Gu Guiren's pregnancy. I really don't have any time." Use your energy to take care of the Eighth Prince!"
"Then who do I want to hand over the eighth prince?" Chunjia asked slowly, "My dear concubine has raised six children, and I also want to be the assistant in charge of the sixth palace. And I know that the concubine, the queen, and the virtuous concubine Their relationship is not very good, so how can the mother and the virtuous concubine rest assured when she is asked to raise the eighth prince? Concubine Shu is pregnant and has too much time to take care of herself; concubine De is young and has little knowledge and is friendly with the noble concubine, so she must not be able to get the biological mother of the eighth prince. The trust of the concubine who is going east is not high enough and she is not qualified to take care of the virtuous concubine’s biological flesh and blood... If I don’t stand up at that time, then who can I entrust to my trust?"
Gu Zhen said: "The good concubine is still here, so it is not a serious matter to adopt the eighth prince. Why should we pay so much attention to it? According to the concubine, Concubine An is very suitable. Once she comes, she will not be able to marry the eighth prince. The old man who entered the palace had given birth to King Qi and raised the sixth prince. She was experienced but not very busy. Secondly, she was the sister of Concubine Xian and the concubine and aunt of the eighth prince. If she could be allowed to take care of the eighth prince, , I thought, no matter whether the empress dowager is a loving mother or a virtuous concubine, she must be very relieved."
Chunjia said calmly: "They can rest assured, but I don't."
"Your Majesty!" Gu Zhen didn't expect that Chun Jia would say that, but for a moment his chills outweighed his anger. Even if Concubine An had killed many concubines earlier, how indulgent was Chun Jia at that time
Turning around, does that mean he is worried about Concubine An
The queen's heart was full of mixed emotions, and she calmed down before saying, "My concubine, Dong, feels uncomfortable when she comes in..."
"The queen declined in every possible way. Do you not want to raise a prince who has no biological mother to take care of you for the time being? Do you have any worries?" Chunjia interrupted her and asked slowly, "In my opinion, it is just a small matter: because As the Concubine Xian is seriously ill, I will take the Eighth Prince to take care of her during the confinement period. As the Lord of the Sixth Palace, that is not my special duty, nor is it a piece of cake, right?"
He said it so lightly that Gu Zhen was speechless. She was silent and said straightforwardly: "If you just want to raise the eighth prince for the time being, of course there is no problem. As Bidong said, as a queen, you can't be a concubine." But I would also like to say something that Ke Ke Bidong will not listen to: If Concubine Guo Xian does not survive that time, what will Bidong do with the Eighth Prince?"
Chunjia's tone was very calm: "Sir, please follow the rules." If the queen is unwilling to raise her, she can ask the noble concubine Shu Fei De Fei for her wishes. Whoever swims ten thousand can make up for it with a virtuous concubine. "
Those words made Gu Zhen breathe a big sigh of relief. She raised her head and looked at the emperor's expression. Seeing that he had a matter-of-fact expression and no intention of being perfunctory, she calmed down a little, pursed her lips and said, "In that case, concubine The body naturally obeys orders.”
When she was about to leave, she was unexpectedly stopped by Chunjia and asked her: "The Queen has always been an upright person, so why is the Concubine Xian seriously ill? I only asked me to take care of the Eighth Prince for a few months. If I were myself, I would not think so much." ... But this time I was so excited that I came to find my fault in person, so did anyone say anything to the Queen?"
Gu Zhen's heart was shaken, and he secretly thought that the emperor was really not easy to fool.
If Yun Fenghuang hadn't spoken in advance, she wouldn't have thought too much about it.
After all, as the emperor said, as the middle palace, when the mothers and concubines of the young emperor's heirs are temporarily unable to take care of them, it is no big deal to lend a helping hand.
In particular, the eighth prince's biological mother did not hold the status of a good concubine. Apart from the empress and a favored concubine like Yun Fenghuang, there was no one qualified to take care of him on his behalf.
"... I have heard something from hearsay." Gu Zhen calmed down and said cautiously, "Master Qu, I am asking you not to, I have been in poor health recently, and I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of the eighth prince." "
Chunjia lowered his eyes and looked at her. For a moment, he suddenly said: "Are you a noble concubine?"
Gu Zhen: "..."
Xiao Yunshi, I remember it, then this palace has betrayed me!
The emperor guessed it himself! ! !
She forced a smile and asked, "Why would you think that way?"
Chunjia turned her eyes away and looked at the palace bricks not far away. She didn't answer her words. After a moment, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The queen will retreat to the east if nothing happens."
Gu Zhen left with a lot of worries. She was not sure about the way back to Yanfu Palace. She had previously decided to send someone through the corner gate of Huaqing Palace to report a message to Yun Fenghuang.
That doesn't mean I'm afraid of Xiaoyun's wretched maid, but I really didn't betray her, so there's no need for me to become a grudge against her!
The queen told herself that she was the only one who didn't care about fighting with Yun Fenghuang.
The key point is that Gu Sucai is pregnant. If Concubine Min is angered and Gu Sudong's legs are wronged, then...
The King of Qin has fled the palace like Ming Dynasty, and he can join forces with Zhaoqing to fight against his younger brother. If she can't have another legitimate son, in the future King Qin and other concubines will be able to take charge of their own affairs, but the legitimate son who came late will be very young and childish. The identity of the legitimate son entering the East Palace is also safe.
After all, there were no examples of the East Palace being abandoned in the past.
... Yun Fenghuang was slightly surprised when he received the message from the queen. The person who sent the message repeatedly emphasized: "His wife didn't admit it at all, and she didn't even mention you. But I don't know why. Bidong thought for a while, I mentioned you directly! His wife was caught off guard and didn’t know what to do for a moment, so she asked Bidong why he wanted to think like that. It turned out that Bidong didn’t say anything and asked his wife to leave. "
"I know." Yun Fenghuang frowned, thought quickly, and said slowly, "I know how the Queen is, so I will not misunderstand you. I will thank you tomorrow for informing me. I will keep this in mind."
After saying that, someone gave him some rewards and let him go.
As soon as the visitor left, Qingren and other attendants changed their expressions and said hurriedly: "Mother, what about that?"
"Bidong didn't send someone to abolish me immediately, so why are we panicking?" Yun Fenghuang squinted his eyes and said calmly, "Besides, the things that Chongchang Hall silenced were not done by me, and I can't even think about it. Could it be that the Queen did it? The illness of the Concubine Xian is unclear this time, who knows who is causing trouble? Even if I have suspicions, it is not much trouble!"
It's good to be favored, but it can also cause trouble if you don't care.
If your request is reasonable, then you can let yourself go even more.
Yun Fenghuang was so calm and calm. Not only was he not afraid at all, he was very charming: "Chen Jing, I will go to Chongchang Palace immediately. The queen is a waste, and the attendants don't have much patience. They can't find out whether the people in Taoli Palace are Why not? I won’t let me down!"
Chen Jing knew what she meant. If nothing could be found out, the editor would beg to compile some evidence that could be used by Xuanqing Palace, and then leave.
In the evening of that day, Shengjia arrived at Huanhua Hall.