Roukun was pregnant when she first entered the palace. However, due to her young age, she had a miscarriage immediately. Later, the imperial doctor recommended that she wait for two years before sleeping. Therefore, Roukun basically stayed alone in the empty room for the past two years.
When the time came to an end at the beginning of the year, Gu Zhen reported the matter to Chunjia and was re-entered into the ranks of sleeping attendants.
I don’t know if this alien princess has Yizi’s physique or it’s just a coincidence. Just now, there is good news again.
"Ask someone to back up the generous gifts and send them over." Yun Fenghuang ordered, "Although Mrs. Qingshu was the one who took the lead in the favors at the osmanthus appreciation banquet, Rou Kun was also listed. Let the people below watch and don't shout. Something went wrong with her pregnancy."
She didn't have a good relationship with Roukun before, but there was no deep hatred.
As long as Roukun doesn't take the initiative to provoke her, Yun Fenghuang doesn't care at all about the other party having children.
only…
"Although the position of the good concubine is vacant, isn't it inappropriate for Mrs. Roukun to be directly promoted to the concubine position just now that she is pregnant?" Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly and said slowly, "I didn't mean it. Suppress Mrs. Roukun. After all, I still remember what happened at the osmanthus appreciation banquet. Yesterday, I asked someone to help me look at her body. I thought that even if His Majesty wanted to praise her, he should do it first. It is only safe to promote her to the title of concubine, wait until the child is successfully born, and then promote her to the title of virtuous concubine. Anyway, no one is suitable to be promoted to the title of virtuous concubine in a short period of time, so there is no need to rush."
The wise concubine Yuan Zhiniang passed away a few days ago. Because she was not a concubine that Chunjia liked, Xingningbo Mansion did not have much dignity in front of the emperor. However, it was for the sake of Empress Dowager Yuan that she gave the posthumous title "Jingshun". Concubine Xian is in the same row as Concubine Wen Hui, who died last year.
With the position of the virtuous concubine vacant, Concubine Wan and Xuan Zhaoyi have made plans for this period of time, and even tried to persuade Yun Fenghuang.
But neither Yun Fenghuang nor the Queen relented, and both planned to leave the position vacant for the time being and leave it to their own people in the future.
Now that Chunjia suddenly proposed to give Mrs. Roukun the title of Xianfei, Yun Fenghuang would naturally object.
But she knew in her heart that Chunjia's move was probably not because of her love for Mrs. Roukun, but probably had a lot to do with Wei He's incident, so she couldn't object directly. She could only hope for a chance and try to compromise.
Sure enough, the emperor said slowly: "What you said is right. I will definitely listen to you in normal times. But the imperial court has already responded to Prince Xifa's request and will send troops to Wei He in the near future. Prince Xifa mentioned Roukun in his letter. , the country and the DPRK must express something."
Prince Xifa was the fifth son of the late Khan Mu'e of Weihe. He was not his legitimate son, but he was rumored to be quite capable and very lucky.
Previously, the king's tent was breached by Hele, Mu'e was captured, and the Dalan clan fled in a hurry with their young son. Many of Mu'e's wives and children either fell into the hands of Hele, died in the chaos, or fled in all directions... But those who escaped , basically all of them were arrested when Hele went around searching for them under the banner of Mu'e.
However, Xifa fled to a tribe that favored his concubine, and persuaded that tribe to conceal his whereabouts, thus evading Hele's pursuit.
Then the news of Mu'e's death came out. He immediately used the banner of revenge for Mu'e and got the support of Mu'e's wife clan. Now he has entangled many remnants of Mu'e, rectified his troops, and persuaded the state to send troops to help. , planning to fight to the death with Hele.
At this time, Chunjia would naturally not be stingy with the position of a good concubine to enhance the friendship with her allies.
Yun Fenghuang felt regretful, knowing that he could not object, so he said: "So that's it, I'm worried too much."
After accepting the matter, she couldn't help but ask Chunjia about the war in Northern Xinjiang.
"The war hasn't started yet, so let's leave it like that." Chunjia smiled faintly and said, "Actually, I don't want to do such a thing that wastes people and money. However, Hele is ambitious and invades our country first. As the emperor, I will always do it. The only thing is to avenge the people of Northern Xinjiang who suffered in the previous times."
"Your Majesty is wise." Yun Fenghuang echoed, "Wei He's wolfish ambitions, if he is not punished, will bring disaster to the border sooner or later. Fortunately, your Majesty is talented and has great strategies, so there will be peace in the country."
She coaxed the emperor for a few words, and after being told that everything was being prepared in an orderly manner and that the government was very confident, she resigned.
The matter of giving Mrs. Roukun the title of Concubine Xian was conveyed to Chongchang Palace in the form of an oral edict that afternoon. The Queen had no objection to this, but she was sick in bed and could not preside over it herself, so she ordered Yun Fenghuang to cook with Concubine Shu.
This is not an embarrassing thing for the noble concubine Shu, and it is just like the regulations when she was appointed as the fourth concubine.
However, Mrs. Roukun spread bad news the day after she was ordained, saying that she had fetal abnormalities because the ordination ceremony was too complicated.
Although the emperor and the empress did not blame anyone for this, and only asked the imperial doctor to give Roukun a good birth, Concubine Shu still went to the Huanhua Palace to tell Yun Fenghuang for a long time: "... If you don't follow the rules, you may be dead. If we say that we are deliberately neglecting and following the rules, she can't stand it any longer. In the meantime, we are asking, can we give her some ideas? It's as if we deliberately embarrass her!"
"Anyway, Your Majesty and the Queen didn't say anything, so it shows that he didn't blame us." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "It's just a gift. Everyone knows that her position as a good concubine was only given to her for state affairs. Since she didn't say anything, some people in the palace speculated that she would just be punished."
Concubine Shu murmured: "Who knows if she said it in private and then people spread it? Madam, please remember that this is not a fuel-efficient lamp."
But after all, Mrs. Roukun didn't say anything or did anything. She also accepted that it was an accident and she had no one to blame.
From that day on, she shrank in her palace to be raised, basically not showing up.
After summer came, news came from the north that the Dingbei Army had left a force to continue to guard Yanzhou, but all the troops had been mobilized. Gu Fangshu personally pressed down the formation and slowly went to the grassland to join Xifa.
Xiao Chen specially started to become a vegetarian for this reason, because Xie Xiliu was also among the soldiers.
Originally, he had a great reputation and did not need to go to the battlefield to gain merit. However, Xie Jian and other fathers believed that after Xie Wuzheng was forced to resign and go into seclusion, the Xie family's children are now scattered, and no one is outstanding.
If I miss this opportunity, I am afraid that I will never be able to catch up with the Yin family and the Ouyang family in this life.
Although many of the Xie family's children have joined the army, how can the status of a commoner be the same as that of a man like Xie Xiliu, who has achieved fame and fame
In short, Xie Jian resolutely drove all three legitimate sons, except Xie Xiaoyu, who joined Cui Wan's family, and two older legitimate grandchildren into the army.
"Since ancient times, no good thing comes for free. The fact that our family has a daughter like you is a tribute to the virtues of our ancestors. If you still care about your family and life and only think about relying on your mother for everything, even if you get lucky for a while, it will be very difficult. "For a long time." Xie Jian advised Jiang who was reluctant at first, "After all, you have to have real contributions to gain a foothold in the government and the public. Look at the Ji family, no matter how bad they are, they helped His Majesty the late Emperor Shenzong seize the throne. It is an indisputable fact that he succeeded and assisted the late Emperor Shenzong in governing the world with many virtuous actions. Otherwise, Xiaozong would not have been able to suppress Xiaozong for that long."
In fact, Jiang is not a person without vision, and she also understands that it is not feasible for the family to rely solely on her daughter. Moreover, Yun Fenghuang also hopes that the family will be prosperous and can rely on her.
But she only had four biological sons in total, and Xie Jian sent three of them to the battlefield. Even though she knew that they would receive preferential treatment and were much safer than ordinary soldiers, she still felt uneasy.
However, Xie Jian and other heads of the Xie family are determined. Basically, as long as they are strong and of the right age, they either have a better path like Xie Xiaoyu, or they are too loose or dull in temperament and are not suitable. After entering the army, not only did they not have any children, they were basically sent to the battlefield.
"The Wei family is the husband's family of the eldest princess, and their children are vying to enter this battle for the title of marquis, not to mention my Xie family?" Yun Fenghuang's direct grandfather and the current head of the Xie family has a firm attitude, "And my family The heirs are prosperous, even if all of them go wrong, as long as they can earn some merit and have the empress in the palace, the family will not be wronged after all!"
Not only the Xie family, but also the Jiang family wanted to take the opportunity to fight.
After all, wealth can be found in danger. If they follow the plan step by step, how many years and months will they have to endure? The credit came quickly on the battlefield, especially the existence of Yun Fenghuang, which ensured that no one could take away their credit.
At this time, just such a guarantee is enough to make many people jealous.
As a family that has lived in the North for generations, their children have grown up practicing riding and shooting. Their parents and ancestors are not even strangers to fighting against Wei He. This is their strength. If they don't take advantage of it now, it will be a disaster. A waste of natural resources.
... Yun Fenghuang only heard the news from the Jiang family who entered the palace after the news of the army's deployment reached the imperial capital. He was both surprised and worried: "When Thirteenth Brother said he wanted to join the army, I thought it was What he meant was, why did Tenth Brother and the others actually join the army? This... the swords in front of the battle have no eyes, but why did they even bring the two nephews with them? "
Jiang was actually arguing with her husband like this, but now in front of her daughter, she said: "With your current status, how can the Dingbei Army not take care of you? Besides, this time the Dingbei Army It's not to protect the family and the country, it's just to help that prince Wei He. If the situation is not good, how can Uncle Zhaowu not take care of his men? The family has bought armored horses for them, and it is expected that nothing serious will happen. If you sharpen your skills and gain some knowledge, it will be useful to you in the future.”
Yun Fenghuang sighed and said: "They are all direct blood. I still hope that they are safe and sound. Nothing else matters."
This is a lie. She hopes that among the many clan members, especially her direct brothers and nephews, there will be two talented people, or those who are just lucky enough to make great achievements and make her look good in front of the emperor.
Therefore, although he looked worried in front of Jiang, he was quite in agreement with his grandfather's idea.
Where did so many pies come from in the sky
For Xie, having a sensitive concubine like Yun Fenghuang was a free benefit, but how much did Yun Fenghuang pay to climb to this position
This was due to good luck and the checks and balances in the palace. On the eve of Chunjia taking office, it was useless to enter the palace under the current situation. No matter how clever the fairy was: the emperor's thoughts were all on the war in Northern Xinjiang, and Yun Fenghuang's status as a beloved concubine was useless. It is stable, the emperor has many heirs, and the high-ranking concubines have already had a tacit understanding... It is difficult for the newlyweds to sleep with him more than once, let alone seek other things.
Mr. Xie wants to be on par with the rich and powerful, but it is just a dream without paying a considerable price.
Moreover, Mrs. Xie is really doing well, but the ones who are really suffering are the Gu family and Queen Gu Zhen.
Not only was she afraid that the children of the Gu family, headed by Gu Fangshu, would be unfavorable in the battle and would be reckoned with the previous events, but they were also afraid that their performance would be too good and their achievements would shock the emperor... In short, the queen's condition was deteriorating, and she would not even be able to go to summer vacation in the near future. The imperial doctor emphasized that she simply could not bear the bumps along the way.
After hearing this, Chunjia agreed that she should stay, just in time to take care of the new concubine Xian, whose fetal image was not yet stable.
Princess Yun'an was also the one who needed to stay in the imperial capital to escape the summer heat this year. She was pregnant again before she found out. She was afraid that something might happen on the road, so Zheng asked her to stay too and just rested on Zhuangzi outside the city.
After Yun Fenghuang heard the news, he sighed and thought of Princess Sui'an and Xie Wuzheng.
If only Sui'an could survive...
After calming down, she sent some ice to the side hall of Mianfu Palace to give to Concubine Shen and Concubine Wu. As concubines of the late emperor, they lost the right to escape the summer heat after Ji Sheng, a commoner, left.
Because the Empress Dowager didn't like them following her, and as the concubines of their successors, they had little friendship with their loving mother, the Empress Dowager, or the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, and their relationship with Chunjia was even weaker. Chunjia didn't mention it during the summer vacation, so they were accepted by default. Stay in Miyagi.
Yun Fenghuang had no feelings for them and was too lazy to take them with her. She was just giving them things to find an excuse. The next day she went to Chunjia and said, "When we were packing our things yesterday, I thought of two things." The concubines had to stay in the palace, so I gave them some ice. Concubine Wu's place was fine. After all, Princess Yun'an visited the palace from time to time and stayed with her. Concubine Shen was much older, look. I feel miserable. Do you need to tell Her Royal Highness the Princess Sui'an so that the Princess can be distracted and stop worrying about the inability to have children?"
"Maybe it's because of the hot weather, Ah Huang reminded me." Dan Chunjia said gently, "I will ask people to send more things to relieve the heat to the two concubines later."
This means that she does not intend to let Princess Sui'an and her wife come back for Taipin Shen.
Yun Fenghuang was disappointed in her heart, but there was no particularly good chance for Xie Wuzheng to come back... She did not argue with Chunjia, but sighed softly: "Your Majesty is so kind, the two concubines must be extremely grateful."
So he resigned and left.
On the way back to Huanhua Palace, she pondered, with Chunjia's attitude, if the Xie family's descendants made great contributions... Although this was unlikely, after all, Gu Fangshu and others were not for nothing, and I'm afraid Chunjia wouldn't either. Endless promotion and support.
He was a good emperor and learned the lessons of Xiaozong very much.
Don't abandon public service for private reasons.
But for her, this is really not a good thing.
She felt she had to think of a way.
The next day, something happened in the court, which made Chunjia very angry.