Since the fourth prince was still young, his biological mother, Concubine Xie, although her status was not low, had not been favored since she entered the palace, and her sense of presence was weak.
It wasn't until the news came out that he was gone that Liu Gong noticed it.
Although Chun Jiaru Ming had many heirs, he was not a prince after all, nor was he the grandson of Duke Fu Yi. When the former harem heard the news, they naturally wanted to inquire about the details.
"...The heat of those two months has not completely subsided, and iced drinks are being served everywhere." Chen Jing stood in the east of the palace and reported in a low voice, "Concubine Xie's side is no exception. I heard that the fourth prince is wearing blankets, and in the red day After eating an extra bowl of honey smoothie, I complained of stomachache at night. At first I thought I had caught a cold, but later the imperial doctor arrived and diagnosed an intestinal carbuncle. This disease attacks quickly, and if it is not mild, it can be treated slowly, but If the disease is serious, even an adult would not be able to survive it. The fourth prince was young, so he took medicine and was relieved a lot at first, so no one reported it to His Majesty. It turned out that it had been delayed for two months, and then the attack started again... despite the imperial doctor's efforts Try your best, but the medicine and stone will be ineffective in the end.”
Yun Fenghuang listened with an indifferent expression, and then slowly said: "It's not pitiful."
Just let him follow the rules.
Chen Jing nodded and said: "Concubine Xie seems to be determined to die if she refuses to eat or drink."
"Xuan Ren said to Yiguo Gongfu. Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly, "What about their biological daughter? If they don't feel sorry for her, why don't they really ask me to take the time to worry about her?" There are too many people in the palace. One more person is not more than her, and one person less than her is not enough. "
Two years ago, when she was feeling resentful and resentful, she really wanted to keep Concubine Xie to deal with things slowly and tidy things up bit by bit.
But now, all her myriad things were done, and she was too lazy to play with Concubine Xie.
It doesn't matter if the man's son is dead, or he can guard his son for the rest of his confinement, or he can just fend for himself.
The news reached Duke Yi's Mansion. Mrs. Duke Yi, who had been feeling miserable since the death of the little Han mother and son, finally pushed herself into the palace and went to Tongxia Palace to comfort her concubine.
According to Chen Jing's report, Yun Qingman shed tears at first and showed no reaction when he saw Duke Yi Guo. However, judging from her previous actions, it was clear that the concubine did not have much sincerity. , Bu Nao has no intention of using it.
It can be seen that after she was full of pain of losing her son, she probably thought of Yun Shuang, the little Han family, but they cried together with her. This move made Yun Qingman feel moved, and her mother The bad blood between the two women has been somewhat eliminated.
"When Mrs. Yi Guogong left, Concubine Xie had already started eating." Chen Jing said, "Concubine Xie's left and right were relieved."
Yun Fenghuang smiled: "Aren't they relieved? No matter how unfavored Concubine Xie is, she is still the biological daughter of the Yun family. She has a backer in January. She has asked for permission. Who knows what those people will do? What kind of east field?"
She asked again, "What did Bidong say?"
"Bidong Rang followed the rules and also rewarded Concubine Xie with some things."
Chun Jia's reaction was as expected by Yun Fenghuang. He seemed to remember that a few years ago, when his knees were empty, Yun Fenghuang and the queen's royal heirs could not care much about it. Others His children, such as the second prince, sixth prince, and second princess, it was basically difficult to see him all year round except for grand ceremonies.
The fourth prince, who has been out of favor with his biological mother for a long time, has probably met his biological father as many times as he can count from birth to death.
Of course the emperor would not be very impressed by his son.
If you don't have a deep impression, even if it's your own flesh and blood, the level of grief will only be that much.
Besides, Chunjia has never suffered the pain of losing a son. When King Qi passed away earlier, he didn't feel too sad... When King Qi came to the throne, although Yuan Yuniang and him had already had problems, after all, they had been getting along for many years. , at that time, the two sides had a lot of hatred.
He was like that, so why should the fourth prince touch him
The death of the fourth prince caused a small shock in the palace, but it was over.
The only thing that made a difference was that the concubines were more attentive when raising the emperor's heirs, and were especially strict about food, so as not to follow in the footsteps of the fourth prince.
The most unforgettable thing is probably Concubine Xie.
However, Concubine Xie was usually inconspicuous. After the limelight passed, everyone's attention quickly turned away from Tongxia Palace.
Not long after, bad battle reports came from northern Xinjiang. However, Hele succeeded in the sneak attack on Xifa. Xifa suffered heavy losses. They lost a large number of baggage and fled overnight. They lost a wife from the Mu'e clan and two concubines. The children disappeared in the chaos.
The Dingbei Army was lucky enough to be unharmed because they were not stationed in the same place as Xifa. However, due to Xifa's defeat, the entire situation changed to a certain extent and began to fall into the east wind.
The court has been discussing this matter intensively for two months... Bu Nao Chunjia was sinking in front of the court, but he returned to the harem as if nothing had happened. After all, the position of the court is that Wei He, uncle and nephew should consume each other. It's fair to say that in that battle, the emperor naturally didn't feel sorry for the loss of his master.
Less than half a month later, Gu Fangshu sent a report to the imperial capital to report to Chunjia, whether Prince Xifa felt that the Dingbei Army was not very attentive, or whether he simply thought that the two sides needed to strengthen further ties. , in short, he proposed to send his eldest son Yixi to the imperial capital as a hostage to show the respect of China and his sincerity.
Chunjia was rightly wrong, Xifa was two years older than him, and his eldest son would be thirteen next year. He was said to have extraordinary physical strength, and was good at riding and shooting. He was not the son of a legitimate wife, and he had always been favored by Xifa... But please Speaking of Xifa, if the son falls into the lap of the state, he will obey him. Even the government and the people in the east will not believe it.
After all, Xifa doesn’t have that one son.
Taking into account Xifa's new defeat, Ruming was worried, and he hugged Guochao's thigh more and more anxiously. If he refused at that time, he might be in chaos.
I have asked the Ministry of Rites to clean up my residence, so I can support a free man.
He didn't care much about that, and he didn't care about the harem even more.
Time passed quickly, and winter entered in the blink of an eye. The first snow fell in the east of Dijing, while the northland was already covered with ice and snow.
Fighting at that time was very difficult. The two sides tacitly controlled the scale of the battlefield and sent out small groups of cavalry to interfere with each other and spy on each other, while the large army went to prepare the camp and prepare for the winter.
The war in the north entered a period of lull, and Chunjia came to the east with a relaxed mind, so he spent more time in the harem.
Two months before Fu Yixi arrived in the Imperial Capital, Yi Xing'en was pregnant again.
Yun Fenghuang looked at Qu Hongzhuan, who was smiling forcefully in front of him, and sighed slightly: "I'm very young, and I don't want to be sad. If I have a chance, please think of something else for me."
Qu Hongzhuan lowered his head and said, "I am ashamed of myself, but I will never live up to your high hopes."
In fact, the Qu family is not as smart as Yi Xingen, and Yi Xingen is not the most beautiful woman in the harem after all. Even if she has always been docile, I hope Yun Fenghuang doesn't have the idea of guarding her against her.
In particular, Yi Shi is Zhaoqing's biological mother.
So in Yun Fenghuang's mind, she really hoped that the song of her pregnancy would be in red seal.
This is also a good way to check and balance Yi Xingen.
However, the two of them were of the same age, and Yi Xingen was the better in appearance. As a concubine, even if Yun Fenghuang calmly tried to push things aside, Chunjia would have been more likely to go to Yi's place.
At that time, Yi's family was happy but Qu Hongzhuan was still silent, which was not reasonable.
"How can you blame me if the fate has not come yet? I don't want to overthink it. Just go back and take good care of your body and bones." Yun Fenghuang endured the disappointment and comforted Qu Hongzhuan, and asked her to go back. He also asked someone to help Yi Xing'en. Bian gave a reward.
Even if the matter is disposed of.
She didn't have the mind to pay attention to those things at that time, but she began to stare at King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing in person.
After all, in the next year, the brother and sister will be five years old, and they will wait for another year to enroll in school.
Yun Fenghuang felt that it was not time to lay the foundation for them. Although he would not start very difficult lessons immediately at the age of six, Zhaoqing could forget it. Is King Qin the eldest son of a concubine? I hope he can set an example for his younger brothers and sisters. , then the performance can’t be bad no matter what, can’t you go ahead
However, Yun Fenghuang observed Donglai and felt that the King of Qin was not ordinary smart. It would be unsafe to keep the birds free, as the stupid birds would fly first.
The two children had never been to school before. When they heard that their mother-in-law personally taught them how to paint red, they were very happy and enthusiastic at first, but soon they started to play around. I rubbed something on him and he pushed me, playing happily. With his head covered with ink and cinnabar, he had forgotten all serious matters, and he didn't realize that Yun Fenghuang's face had darkened.
"Your Majesty, the two palace masters are young..." Seeing that something was not going well, the Qing people and Chen Jing went to intercede.
"It's so small!" Yun Fenghuang said angrily, "You are so immature in asking for admission to school. Have you ever heard about the third prince who is just east of the Queen's knees? Then what does the Queen say and do? Don’t be obedient! If I don’t let them do anything, why don’t you treat them well and not make any progress!”
King Qin and Zhao Qing had always been pampered by her, and it was rare to see their mother and concubine having an attack, so they suddenly became a little worried.
The man of the Qing Dynasty smoothed things over: "The two masters of the palace are very eager to learn, but they didn't understand it very well for the first time."
He whispered and asked them to continue painting red quickly.
The two children picked up the pen in a daze and glanced at their mother and concubine. They saw that Yun Fenghuang was really smiling, so they breathed a sigh of relief.
At that time, they didn't know much about biological mothers and adoptive mothers, and they thought that Yun Fenghuang was their biological mother. Because she had always been a loving mother, the relationship between mother and son was very harmonious. When they saw Yun Fenghuang's attitude of "I like to study hard, "Child" attitude, although King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing didn't like to paint red, let alone endorse or read words, they couldn't please her, so they forced themselves to go east.
After all, this friendship is limited. It only lasts for seven or eight days, and the two children can't stand it anymore.
That day, when Yun Fenghuang still expressed secretly that I didn't like lazy children, but liked diligent and studious children, King Qin couldn't help but quietly hid under the table and refused to come out: "What's going on? My mother and concubine always hurt him." , I’m definitely talking about no, no, no, right
When Zhaoqing saw this, she complained to Yun Fenghuang. In her opinion, he said three more words than the eldest brother, and the concubine also liked the eldest brother more!
Yun Fenghuang was very angry.
He ordered people to drag King Qin out and beat him several times with a ruler. Seeing King Qin crying with tears in his eyes, he scolded him with a cold face: "I will go to school next year, and then I will be enlightened in advance." Is it already a little slow? I don’t study hard. When the time comes, all my younger brothers, sisters, and my companions will learn faster than me. What should I do? Can I be embarrassed? I can’t be embarrassed. Come on, I feel so shameless!"
King Qin immediately cried. He was extremely aggrieved: "Maybe my younger brothers and sisters also don't like to go to school? Then everyone won't like it and don't want to learn. Aren't they all the same?"
"How do I know that they don't like to go to school? Maybe there are two of them who are particularly sensible?" Yun Fenghuang hated iron and steel, "Besides, don't I want to please my father? Does my father like talented students the most?" people!"
After moving out of Chunjia, I coaxed the two brothers and sisters to study for a few months.
But that was it. King Qin and Zhao Qing were used to playing around, and they were not eager to learn. Going to school was not a boring job. They persisted for more than half a month, and then they let the wind blow. No matter how Huang presented the facts and reason, he refused to listen, so he just kept thinking about playing.
King Qin even tried to transfer the pressure to Yun Fenghuang: "Please, my concubine, tell Erchen's future classmates that they are not allowed to learn better than Erchen! Then Erchen will be the most powerful, and he will not lose his mother." Concubine’s face!”
Yun Fenghuang almost slapped him, so the bastard son was indeed his biological son!
She looked at Zhaoqing with hopeful eyes. After all, her child named Dong was reliable. Zhaoqing looked at King Qin like a fool and said, "Brother, am I confused? If we do that, won't everyone think that we are idiots?" ?”
Alas, my son is unreliable, but my daughter is good.
A girl cannot inherit the throne, otherwise...
Yun Fenghuang didn't want to finish his thoughts when he heard Zhao Qing change the topic: "We can beat them! Who dares to learn better than us, we will be together! Hit their heads with an inkstone and smash them into fools, like that Aren’t we the most powerful?”
King Qin's eyes lit up: "It makes sense..."
Before she finished speaking, Yun Fenghuang slapped her hand on the table. She immediately stopped talking, quickly changed into a well-behaved and innocent look, and smiled sweetly at her.