"..." Yun Fenghuang was silent. Judging from her expression, she seemed to be hesitating whether to tell the queen. In fact, she was thinking quickly.
After a moment, she raised her head, glanced at Gu Zhen, and said calmly, "The Queen, do you know why your Majesty came from Fuyang County when you were orphaned and widowed, and the ministers in the court, or Intimidated by the Ji family, or perhaps disbelieving in His Majesty's abilities, could anyone be waiting and watching, but Duke Yi took the initiative to join him without hesitation? The Yun family is also a high-ranking family that has been around for generations. It has been able to stand from the founding of the country to the present. Of course, it has the merits of its ancestors and the achievements of past dynasties. The emperor is benevolent, but... are all the heroes who made great contributions to the founding of the country now in the temples?!"
"If the Yun family were the solid-eyed type, would they be able to enjoy their wealth and glory to this day?"
"..." Gu Zhen frowned. She had never thought about this before, because the ancestors of the Gu family were also loyalists and did not get involved in any in-fighting within the Tian family. They were loyal to whoever became the emperor. The reason why they had been serving as regents in these years The king's subordinates, to put it bluntly, it was a mistake.
Her grandfather often lamented in private that his family's fate was unlucky. The commander-in-chief, who had a large number of soldiers, was very suspicious, and he was also involved in the royal family's troubles, so his future was really bleak.
Mr. Gu even envied Duke Yi very much. He felt that the Yun family had a good fortune. He had firmly stood by Chunjia from the beginning, and he was on the right side!
This is simply like smoke rising from ancestral graves...
Therefore, Gu Zhen never considered the problem with Duke Yi's decisiveness in taking sides. In her opinion, if her family had not been arranged by Xiaozong to befriend the regent, and Chunjia was not Xiaozong's biological son, then when Chunjia ascended the throne, the Gu family would Ordinarily, he would also support Xinjun
At this moment, after hearing this, he thought about it to no avail, so he had to ask the imperial concubine, "Why is this?"
What, you don’t know either
Yun Fenghuang frowned and looked at her, thinking to himself that this middle palace was really wasting a good background. Why is he still so confused at his age
Duke Yi Guogong sided with Chunjia, maybe because of their firmness as royalists, maybe because they had other inside stories... Yun Fenghuang just wanted to trap the queen, and saw if he could continue to search for some inside information that only the rich and powerful people knew. Now that he saw the queen, He didn't know anything, and he didn't bother to talk about it. He just said: "The matter has come to this, and it is useless to talk about it. As for the matter of Concubine Zhenxi mentioned by the Empress, if I guess correctly, it is indeed related to His Majesty's thoughts and plans: If Concubine Zhenxi had not died, His Majesty indeed intended to make her his successor. After all, Duke Yi is loyal and loyal, and everyone in the world knows it! His concubine is not favored, and she is still a concubine in the palace, let alone a legitimate daughter. Where is my beloved daughter?”
"It's just the tacit understanding between the king and his ministers that the Ji family can't appear again!"
"Then how is it possible for Your Majesty to have a good relationship with Concubine Zhenxi? This move does not mean that Your Majesty will not be able to control it in the future. It is said that this style of behavior has been seen by outsiders. Can we not suspect that Your Majesty is indulged in beauty and not enough? Conspiracy?"
Gu Zhen suddenly remembered that when Yun Fenghuang was favored in the past, there were people inside and outside talking about whether the emperor was a coward, who could not wait to favor his beloved concubine before he really had the power.
In particular, Yun Fenghuang was not from a high family, and she was not the kind of lady from a famous family that people would be convinced of. At that time, enemies inside and outside the palace often made trouble, saying that she had no virtue at all, and was just a charmer who relied on her beauty and tricks to get to the top. Son... But in the past two years, almost no one has mentioned this kind of thing.
Because although the emperor still doted on the imperial concubine, he made Gu Zhen, who was of high family background and had no bad deeds, as his queen, and even arranged a legitimate son for Gu Zhen.
Everyone then believed that the emperor was still conscious after all.
So it seems that there is nothing wrong with favoring the imperial concubine. After all, no matter how noble the imperial concubine is, she is still a side wife.
And although Yun Fenghuang openly supported his mother's family, the Xie family has not achieved much success so far. Even the only consort went into seclusion at a young age. Even in this war, the Xie family sent many children to join the army, but this kind of There are very few people who can make a successful career by sharpening their guns in battle, and it is basically impossible to lead the entire Xie family to a successful career.
At most, it will give the imperial concubine a long face, and it will not affect the situation in the temple.
On the other hand, the Yun family of the late Concubine Zhenxi and the unfavored Concubine Xie were obviously highly relied upon by the emperor, and the Dingbei Army was even likely to be handed over to the Yun family's children in the future...
Gu Zhen was silent for a moment, then sighed quietly and said, "Your Majesty... you are indeed wise and mighty!"
She suspected for a moment that the so-called concubine Chun Jiasheng favored Min was true or false.
It had been a few years since Yun Fenghuang entered the palace, and his appearance was finally outweighed by Yi Xingen's, so it would not be wrong to say that Chunjia didn't have any sincerity towards the imperial concubine.
But this sincerity seems to be just that.
After all, the emperor's own future, power, and status were not as important.
Gu Zhen is no longer a teenage girl. Even if the city is not deep enough, she is not so naive after all.
I don’t really expect such deep affection and love as my life, but...
Thinking about Concubine An who was so pampered that everyone in the Sixth Palace hated her, and then looking at Concubine An who was so favored but was so difficult to surpass in the queen position, Gu Zhen suddenly laughed at herself. , "I have always felt that Sister Shuang, like me, has never thought of entering the palace and has no choice but to do it for the sake of her family. In addition, His Majesty does not pity her so much. She must also blame His Majesty and not like her so much." His Majesty’s. Now it seems that Sister Shuangchuan actually has His Majesty in her heart, and her weight is not small!”
Since Yun Shuangpou, like Yun Fenghuang, had already seen through Chunjia's thoughts and understood the emperor's reason and ruthlessness, even if she was under house arrest at the time, was there really no way she could avoid being forced to death
Gu Zhen didn't believe it. She didn't have much money. She was able to survive in the palace of Chunjia until now. She had no escape, no illness and no disasters, and she also became a queen. Of course, she had family reasons, and she only entered the palace two days ago. Years later, thanks to Concubine Zhenxi for protection.
Yun Fenghuang was very skilled, and the former empress and former concubine Zheng were not economical... But Gu Zhen believed that if Yun Shuang was not his own ambition, he might not have passed away so lightly.
And Yun Shuangfu is in a high position at a young age, and she also has family members from the Yiguo Duke's mansion. Why does she not want to live because of the frame-up by the former imperial concubine Zheng
Maybe he is sincerely attracted to Chunjia, but knows that this person will never give him the same response
Gu Zhen lowered his eyes: "You can go down now, I want to be alone."
Yun Fenghuang looked at her with some surprise: "The Queen... you are so innocent, you actually think that Concubine Zhenxi, at such a young age, would be willing to die because of such despair?"
"..." Gu Zhen choked. She was actually feeling emotional for a moment. She might not think so when she calmed down. But after being told this by Yun Fenghuang, she felt a little embarrassed. She pursed her lips and said unhappily, "Then you Why do you think Sister Shuangfu passed away like that? Even though there was a turbulent undercurrent in the palace at that time, Sister Shuangfu was a dignified concubine and the beloved daughter of the Duke of Yi, but she couldn't even get a chance to defend herself before the Saint?"
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said with a strange expression: "Empress, why do you think the Ji family fell so quickly later?"
Gu Zhen said inexplicably: "Are you saying that this matter has something to do with the Ji family? Are you saying that the person who framed Concubine Zhenxi is the Zheng family?"
"At that time, the common man Ji Sheng was still the empress dowager, and the former empress was also there. What happened in the palace had nothing to do with them?" Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "Your Majesty is not an impatient person, otherwise he would not He kept a low profile for eight years before taking action. But the Ji family was destroyed overnight. Although this was mainly due to the regent, but... we all know what happened. "
She narrowed her eyes slightly, "Tell me, why did Your Majesty allow the Regent to act in such a hasty manner?"
"..." Gu Zhen thought carefully for a while and frowned, "You mean, because of the death of Sister Shuangchuang, Your Majesty is worried about the long nights and dreams?"
Yun Shuangfu was an old man who entered the palace during the emperor's wedding. In the palace at that time, although she was not as powerful as Ji's daughter, she was still ranked among the fourth concubines. Only under the then noble concubine Zheng, she was the most powerful concubine in the harem. One of the giants.
The result was a quick and careless death...
Can Chunjia not think of herself
If someone accidentally follows in the footsteps of Concubine Zhenxi, then...
So, does the reason why the Ji family was destroyed so violently and quickly have something to do with this
Gu Zhen took a small breath and asked in a deep voice, "Then it was actually the Ji family who forced Sister Shuangpui to death?"
"That's right and not." Yun Fenghuang said leisurely, "I thought that no matter what I did at that time, it would be impossible to bypass the Ji family. But to say that this matter was done independently by the Ji family, it is not necessarily . After all, His Majesty was already in charge of the government at that time. Due to the death of Duke Ye Guo’s wife, many of Ji’s children resigned from their posts to observe filial piety, and they were in a period of weakness. In this case, even if Ji didn’t like Concubine Zhenxi, she would not do it for her. , to act to anger His Majesty."
After all, for the Ji family at that time, killing Yunshuang Pou would not do them any good. Instead, it would arouse the hostility and defense of Chunjia and Yiguo Duke. It was not cost-effective.
"On the contrary, the then noble concubines Zheng Shi, Xin Fei Cui and others were very suspicious of Concubine Zhenxi Shu."
In fact, at that time, Yun Fenghuang was not aware of this because he had only been in the palace for a short period of time and was not from a high family background. He did not know much about many palace forbidden matters.
Fortunately, at that time, the imperial concubine Zheng took the initiative to come to the door and let her know a lot of inside information.
In the past two years, as my status has improved and my horizons have expanded, I have gradually come to understand some things.
At that time, Chunjia was in charge, and the Ji family was in decline because many of his heirs were observing filial piety. Therefore, the powerful officials and eunuchs who had been suppressed by the Ji family began to make moves.
As a precautionary measure, they would not act rashly in the previous dynasty, lest things get out of hand.
The women sent to the harem became pawns.
In other words, it became a pawn for a rainy day.
The former imperial concubines and later commoners Zheng and Cui, including the current queen Gu Zhen, and of course the missing concubine Zhenxi Shu, are all preparing for the vacancy after the Ji family's fall.
There is no doubt that the most feared person at that time was Yun Shuang, the legitimate daughter of Duke Yi and Concubine Zhenxi.
In terms of status, conduct, reputation, and origin, whenever the Ji family loses power, she will definitely be the one to take over the Yanfu Palace.
Therefore, for the concubines who are interested in succeeding to the throne and the families behind them, it is better for Yun Shuangpou to die.
Once she died, the Yun clan was left with Yun Qingman, who was not favored, and Yun Fenghuang, who seemed to be inseparable from the Yun clan.
There is even a hidden grudge between Yun Fenghuang and the Yun family.
Thinking of this, Concubine Min glanced at the Queen, "At that time, the relationship between the empress and Concubine Zhenxi was very good, but now the matter is so big, no one is looking for your cooperation?"
Gu Zhen asked sharply: "Did someone take the initiative to seek your cooperation at that time?"
"How can I have such qualifications when I was a low-key person?" Yun Fenghuang denied it flatly, "I was just thinking about it. At that time, there were many people who wanted to kill Concubine Zhenxi Shu. It is possible that no one thought of joining forces and even asked the empress to do so. Is the identity of Concubine Zhenxi Shu’s best friend consistent with the outside world?”
Seeing Gu Zhen shaking his head solemnly, she smiled meaningfully, "It seems that the empress and Concubine Zhenxi have a really good relationship."
At least it's so good that everyone thinks she won't sell Yun Shuang Chu.
Looking at it this way, Gu Zhen's life is really good.
When she first entered the palace, she was protected by Yun Shuang. After Yun Shuang died, she began to stand out and attract a lot of hostility. No one had the intention to target her, the unpopular Mrs. Yaoning.
Later, she became a queen by chance...
The opportunities between people are really incomparable, otherwise I would be really pissed off.
Gu Zhen couldn't help but asked, "Does Your Majesty know about this now?"
Yun Fenghuang looked at her, and then smiled softly for a while: "Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, and I know something that I know, but your Majesty is not aware of it?"
Seeing the queen's silence, Yun Fenghuang smiled and thought to himself, Chunjia doesn't know more than now? Even when this happened, he might not have known it all!
The death of Concubine Zhenxi, in a sense, was deliberately allowed by the emperor.
The reason is very simple. Yun Shuang is from a well-known family and has a good reputation. If after the collapse of the Ji family, it is not Yun Fenghuang but she who accepts the Feng Yin... Then she may be the next Queen Ji, but she will not need Chunjia's support. With family background and yourself, you can manage the Sixth Palace well.
In that case, how can Chunjia feel relieved
Born as an orphan and a widower in the distant branch, her blood relatives have lived in the remote Fuyang County for generations. After traveling thousands of miles to the imperial capital, the enthronement ceremony was held before the wedding. The girl she married was the daughter of various powerful officials headed by the Ji family. The teachers were all He was a carefully selected pedantic scholar who knew nothing but studying. In such an environment, how could Chunjia, who had endured the attack for eight years, safely hand over his harem and his resting place to someone who didn't need it? Rely on your own people
Even though Yun Shuang was the legitimate daughter of Duke Yi, Duke Yi was the first important minister to show loyalty to him.
For Chunjia at the time, this move was also extremely risky.
Far inferior to someone like Yun Fenghuang, who, under the guise of being the daughter of the Yun family, actually left the emperor's beloved concubine with nothing and was safe.
Otherwise, everyone in the palace at that time believed that Yun Shuangpou's death was closely related to Yun Fenghuang. Why did Chunjia not do anything to Yun Fenghuang after the death of Concubine Zhenxi, who was recognized as the most virtuous and virtuous lady? , but became more favored and entrusted with important responsibilities
At that time, Yun Fenghuang thought that he had made a good plan and used Zheng Shangchu to get rid of Yun Shuangfu, who was blocking the way, and achieved his success.
Later, when I gradually came back to my senses, I began to wonder if all of this was part of Chunjia's plan.
He doesn't trust Ji, and he doesn't necessarily trust Yun.
This man indeed has the appearance of a wise king. Even though Duke Yi Guo accompanied him through those difficult years and even became his only trump card for joining forces with the regent to seek pro-government, he still maintained the king's unique suspicion and Don't feel sorry for Duke Yi just because of this.
From this aspect, Chunjia's tenacity is probably not comparable to that of the late Emperor Shenzong.
If he had been the Shenzong Ji family, he might not have been able to achieve the glory of these three dynasties.
Yun Fenghuang imagined that Yun Shuang's mood was probably one of extreme despair and anger, right
It was as if she realized at the beginning that Chunjia's love and pampering for her had a certain degree of tolerance. It was by no means the submissiveness that the world thought. Only those who had experienced it firsthand could understand the loss and uneasiness of a sudden fall.
But for Concubine Min, this sadness is only temporary.
After all, not only is she not the kind of person who needs the other person to put herself in her shoes before she can survive, she is also the kind of person who makes arrangements for the other person while striving for the best.
So after understanding the truth about Chun Jia's love, Yun Fenghuang felt at ease after a brief period of mixed emotions.
Anyway, she didn't have a pure admiration for Chunjia, and she even secretly took care of Qi Jiulu... The eldest brother, not to mention the second brother, was considered even.
Seeing the Queen's dejected look at this moment, I felt a little bit amused. She had only been with Chunjia for a few years, and it had been more than ten years since the Queen entered the palace. Why could she still not figure it out
It can only be said that some people are born with a good life.
"... Just go." Gu Zhen finally said, "I... want to be alone."
"Yes." Yun Fenghuang stood up to leave. When he reached the door, he paused and turned his head and said, "Since the empress is very close to Concubine Zhenxi, I don't know why the empress never took care of Concubine Xie after Concubine Zhenxi left. ?”