"Mrs. Uncle Zhaowu has gone back?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "Send a message to Xie's disciples in the Dingbei Army to see what Uncle Zhaowu will do next?"
The Qing man whispered: "Madam, I heard that Uncle Zhaowu is not a foolish and filial person. If he doesn't listen to Old Master Gu..."
"Then what can be done?" Yun Fenghuang sighed softly, "I also admire these loyal and courageous ministers. Then I can only admit that I am unlucky and find another way to take care of the Queen. However, I am afraid I am willing to let go, but the Gu family refuses?"
She sneered slightly, "What the Queen and the Gu family want is nothing more than a powerful position. They can tolerate me pampering and seizing the special house, but they will never allow me to get involved in the East Palace, or even plot against Qingci Palace... What happened to the Eighth Prince back then, the Queen Why are you angry? Isn't it because the loving mother Queen Mother has touched their bottom line? If Yuan Zhiniang gave birth to a princess, and the loving mother Queen Mother asked the queen to raise her, do you think the queen would object if she takes care of the Gu family? "
Not only would Gu Zhen not object, he might even treat the third prince as if he were his own son.
After all, she was not tired of having an imperial heir who was not her biological child.
Yun Fenghuang said slowly: "Originally, I had King Qin and the others under my knees, which was enough to attract the Queen's attention. Now that it is reported that I can give birth, it's strange that she can be stable. Think about the people under her knees. With three legitimate sons, the King of Chu has no hope. The tenth prince and the twelve princes are still in their infancy. If I can get good news this year, my biological flesh and blood will be as old as her legitimate son... But there are still people in front of me. She has three adopted sons, King Qin, the Seventh Prince, and the Ninth Prince, to rely on, and Zhaoqing, the princess who is loved by His Majesty the most, is firmly favored. Even if the Queen can keep her composure, the Gu family will be worried!"
In fact, this cannot be blamed on the Gu family and Gu Zhen for not having a city. If Yun Fenghuang is in Gu Zhen's place, her suspicion will only become worse.
... But then again, if she were Gu Zhen, how could she tolerate such an overbearing concubine like herself for so long
I tried to get rid of it early in the morning.
Yun Fenghuang somewhat admires Gu Zhen for being able to endure it till now.
But this is not surprising. After all, neither Gu Zhen nor the Gu family had ever thought about becoming a descendant.
This family has been rushing to become a descendant since the beginning. It is naturally different from Ji Lingzi, who was raised by the queen after three generations of phoenix masters.
"The queen has two choices now: the first is to believe that your majesty will not break your promise just because you favor me." Yun Fenghuang's eyes were sarcastic. Chunjia had a criminal record in this regard. He had torn up his relationship with Luo in the beginning. It was only with the guarantees of the other families that Gu Zhen was unexpectedly named the queen.
At that time, the Gu family was the one who benefited from the emperor's betrayal, but how could they trust the emperor now
"The second is to fight to the death."
Gu Zhen has always distrusted the emperor, or to put it this way, in this palace, except for some younger concubines and concubines who are still a little ignorant, I am afraid no one in the palace believes in the emperor...
Including the most beloved Yun Feng Huang.
After all, normal concubines should understand that when an emperor is considered to be the embryonic son of a wise emperor, it also means that in his heart, the country, the country, and the country are the most important.
The love between children is destined to only have a small corner, the kind that can be given up anytime and anywhere.
Originally, Gu Zhen's rise to power relied on his family, and had nothing to do with his favor or Chunjia's friendship for her.
So once she considers that the family's future support to Chunjia is not so important, or the family is squeezed out from the core power, she really can't find a new sense of security.
Yun Fenghuang is now trying to encourage her to believe in her feelings. She is indeed not safe. Not only her, but the entire Gu family is not safe.
"The children who are trained at home are treated better. Don't be stingy with such a small amount of wealth. Let the Gu family believe that the future crown princess will definitely be among them, and even the crown prince's concubine will be among them." The imperial concubine played with the mutton-fat jade at hand. Ruyi smiled leisurely and said, "But the people involved must be strict with their speech. They are not allowed to go out and talk nonsense!"
She put Yu Ruyi on the table and said slowly, "I have been asking about the girls of the same age in the Gu family from time to time, trying to find a way to suppress them... No matter whether I can suppress them or not, I must do this." attitude."
This kind of thing can actually be clarified by a confrontation between the emperor and the empress, but Chunjia has no friendship with Gu Zhen, and Gu Zhen is full of doubts about Chunjia... Yun Fenghuang is not worried at all that the empress and the Gu family will not get along.
Previously, the queen was worried that her family would be cooked by rabbits and foxes, but she was quite ill for several days.
With her being so suspicious, unless Chunjia had the patience to break up the broken explanation with her, then, haha.
However, although Gu Zhen did not confront the emperor because he did not believe Chunjia, after he calmed down, he still tried to test the matter and brought the matter to the emperor.
On this day Chunjia came to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion and played with the two children together with Yun Fenghuang as usual. Finally, when he saw them retreating, he turned around and asked, "Ahuang asked someone to train a three-year-old and two-year-old at home." A little girl? Why is this?"
Yun Fenghuang said without changing his expression: "Isn't it because of the selection of reading companions two days ago? My mother came to the palace and recommended a few. I asked carefully and found that they were not very satisfied and I didn't even want to see them. , I asked my mother to choose another choice. My mother also felt very sorry, so after telling her family, they were afraid that similar things would be delayed in the future, so why don’t they start teaching now? I think your majesty is still like this You are young, and the people in my palace are not very old. If I have more children in the future, these companions can’t just sharpen their skills in battle? Even if they don’t need it, it’s good for them to learn something, and it’s not in vain. .”
This is reasonable and reasonable. In addition, Chunjia never thought that the matter of the Crown Princess would come up. He hadn't established the Crown Prince yet, had he
He speculated that Yun Fenghuang was cultivating the people around him and even his concubines for the King of Qin, the Seventh Prince, and the Ninth Prince. He could still tolerate this.
It can even be said that Chunjia is happy to see the success.
After all, he has no intention of abolishing his direct descendant. Even if he dotes on King Qin, he still knows in his heart that this is just because Aiwujiwu and his descendants are still young, and there are only a few children who can be the descendants of Chenghuan.
When the princes and daughters below the sixth prince grow up, it is not certain whether the emperor loves King Qin the most.
At least his plan at the moment is to definitely give face to his legitimate son.
Since Chunjia had no intention of exalting the princes under the imperial concubine's knees, Chunjia had no objection to the imperial concubine's attempt to use her status as an imperial heir to gain benefits for her natal family.
It is better to let the King of Qin and the others grow up to marry a girl from a not-so-rich family like the Naxie family and the Jiang family, than to let them grow up to marry the legitimate daughter of a high family, and then, with the support of the Yue family, ambitiously follow Let the legitimate sons compete for the throne, okay
So after hearing this, Chunjia said kindly: "You are still thoughtful, but King Qin and the others are still young. In fact, as long as they are well-behaved and sensible children, it doesn't matter even if they have some shortcomings. After all, no one is perfect."
"Aji, you love the house and the bird, so naturally you don't care about that many things." Yun Fenghuang glanced at him lazily and said sweetly, "But other people may not think so... Originally, the Xie family and the Jiang family were not very high, so it all depends on you. It is thanks to praise that we are here today. If the companion who was sent to the palace to accompany the emperor's heir fails to live up to his expectations, wouldn't it look like His Majesty is being fooled? I told them that this matter was originally meant to take extra care of them. If we still have to give up, Your majesty is good at saving face - you don’t care about your temper, but I won’t obey you!”
Chunjia was not surprised when she said this. After all, the imperial concubine has always had such a strong-willed temperament.
If Yun Fenghuang became humble and gentle, the emperor would have doubts.
Hearing this, he smiled: "We are all children who have just entered school. Why should we live up to expectations? Just know something."
So the matter was settled on the emperor's side. Later, someone tried to test it overtly or covertly, and Chunjia made it clear that he knew about it and was in favor of it.
... This news reached the ears of the Queen and the Gu family, so you can imagine how they felt!
But Yun Fenghuang's side was not over yet. A few days later, Jiang entered the palace under the guise of asking for peace, and brought four boys, four girls, and eight six- or seven-year-old children together. She said to the outside world that the imperial concubine had not seen her descendants by blood for many years, and in her heart Missing me, a group of children happened to come to the Imperial Capital with their elders for some business, so they brought them to the palace to say hello.
But who doesn’t know that this is actually a companion reading for King Qin and Zhaoqing
Originally, the emperor's heirs were always selected from the homes of close relatives or courtiers who wanted to win over.
Although Yun Fenghuang is not the biological mother of the little brothers and sisters, as the adoptive mother and stepmother, no one can say anything about taking care of the Xie family and the Jiang family in this regard.
But the key point is that she let eight children play with King Zhaoqing of Qin for a whole day, and she had a long discussion with Jiang and the attendants behind closed doors, and finally decided on the candidates for her companion. I left two children, a boy and a girl, as companions!
This vacant place for a companion reader is very thought-provoking.
Then the next day, Yun Fenghuang began to frequently summon everyone's ladies, hinting implicitly that this quota was specially reserved for children of similar age in their family.
After Chunjia heard the news, he specially asked someone to come over and remind him that it was agreed that one of the companions in front of the King of Qin would be a descendant of the Xie family and the other a descendant of the Yun family.
At that time, he also told him not to choose someone who had anything to do with Mrs. Yi Guogong.
Yun Fenghuang went to Xingxintang in person to explain to Chunjia: "I have also met all the wives of the Yun family, and in the end I will definitely choose the children of the Yun family, especially those who are close to the consort. But please think about it, Your Majesty, although Mrs. Yi Guogong is not He is a good person, but Duke Yi has always been loyal! For this reason, His Majesty had people keep quiet about Yun Jieyu's affairs before. If he directly pointed out the nephew of the consort as a companion, how could outsiders not Discuss, why did you choose the children of Duke Yi Guo’s house instead of those who are close? When they say that I am ungrateful, it is a small matter. If they are suspicious of the relationship between Your Majesty and Duke Yi, wouldn’t it be troublesome? "
"So it's better to act like you don't want to specifically look for one of the Yun family's children from the beginning. When the time comes, it will be determined that he is the distant nephew of Duke Yi, and outsiders can't say anything. Just treat the child as a coincidence. It’s our relationship with King Qin.”
She was so sincerely thinking about Chunjia, what else could Chunjia say
I can only praise her for her beauty, kindness, and thoughtfulness.
So the companions of King Qin were Xie Li, the son of the Xie family, and Yun Guang, the son of the Yun family.
Xie Li is the direct nephew of Yun Fenghuang, the third brother of his compatriot, and the third direct son of Xie Xishi, who is the fifteenth eldest. He is one year older than King Qin. He is seven years old this year and has been in school for a year. It is said that his studies are not bad. It is rare to have a good temper, be well-behaved, sensible and obedient.
As for his nominal nephew Yun Guang, Yun Fenghuang didn't know much about him except that he was the same age as King Qin.
But that doesn't matter, as long as she understands Yun Guang's father and brother.
Yun Guang's father, Yun Youke, was the eldest brother of Yun Xike, the consort of Princess Minghui. He had been serving as a governor for several years. At the beginning of this year, he returned to the imperial court and served as minister of civil affairs.
Even though he is not that young, he is still in his prime. All his sons are known to be sensitive and eager to learn. This Yun Guang is his youngest son and the most favored child.
Chunjia agreed with her choice of such a person to be the companion of King Qin, but in fact Yun Youke himself was not very happy. He said to his wife privately: "If I had known that the imperial concubine summoned you for this matter before, I should have confessed." She said that Guang'er's health was never in good shape, so she pushed this matter away. The imperial concubine has always been ambitious and did not respect the two queens. Now she has many princes, especially the eldest son of King Qin. I am afraid that something will happen in the future. I say The clan has never interfered with the household affairs of the Tian family and has only focused on being loyal to His Majesty. Now there is no lack of wealth and honor, so why should we wade into such troubled waters?"
His wife was also a little annoyed: "I am also confused. The imperial concubine said she was the daughter of our Yun family, but in fact her thoughts were all with the Xie family. How could there be no reason for the sudden summons, which was not on a special day or a special year? I also said She became interested and wanted to act like she was close to our Yun family. She thought that after all, the Duke of Guo personally recorded it in the family tree, and she was a noble concubine, so she didn't want to offend her, so she made a fuss. I took it as a polite remark and was completely unprepared... If I had known better, I would have been more careful next time."
Yun Youke sighed and comforted: "I can't blame you. We have been away from the imperial capital for too long. We finally came back this time. Before we had time to visit various places, we had to catch up with the summer vacation. We were not well-informed and didn't know the imperial concubine's plan. .”
The couple comforted each other for a while, and then wondered whether they should put this matter down
To be honest, with their background and power, if they were to change into a concubine, even a queen, they would have to say no and quit.
But Yun Fenghuang's earlier image of revenge was too deep. Now Yun Youke's wife said that she was worried about Yun Guang going to the concubine. When she really wanted to do something, she hesitated again: "The concubine is not a good-tempered person. It would be fine if she didn't choose our Guang'er. Now that she has chosen her and the news has been released, if we regret it, I'm afraid she won't let it go... This... "
After all, Yun Youke has been away from home for many years. Although he also knows that the imperial concubine is not a fuel-efficient lamp, but because of his confidence in Chunjia, he feels that there is still room for struggle: "The imperial concubine comes from a humble background, and she only relies on your majesty to be where she is today. I will go there myself. Just ask your Majesty, your Majesty is magnanimous, and even if it is not allowed, he may not punish me for it."
So he spoke with confidence.
Chunjia listened in silence for a moment, then asked slowly: "Ai Qing, are you worried that King Qin is naughty and will lead your son into mischief?"
"How dare I." Yun Youke felt something was wrong when he heard what he said, and said quickly, "His Royal Highness the King of Qin is smart and smart, and his talents are far beyond my reach! But I am worried that the child is ignorant and naughty, offending His Highness, and delaying His Highness's studies."
Chunjia said nonchalantly: "It's normal for such a young child to be naughty. If he understands everything, why should he go to school? Don't worry, Aiqing."
Seeing that Yun Youke was still hesitant, he knew what the minister was worried about, so he simply said, "When the noble concubine said she wanted to choose a reading companion for King Qin, the first thing I thought of was your room. You have always been dignified and tidy, and I value it." , so the imperial concubine was ordered early in the morning to choose a son of the Yun family who was about the same age and enter the palace to accompany the prince... "
If the co-authorship is the intention of the emperor and not the imperial concubine, then that’s okay.
Yun Youke felt relieved and bowed, "I obey."
At this time, he also figured out that the emperor should still value his legitimate son, so he chose a companion for King Qin. One was Xie Li, who was not from a high family background, and Yun Guang, although he was from a good family background, but because the Yun family had always stood for the emperor, he would not be The imperial concubine was bewitched.
Such an arrangement would not only show that the King of Qin was very close to his adopted mother and adoptive mother's maternal clan, but would also avoid causing trouble and make the eldest son of the emperor a threat to his legitimate son in the future.
Otherwise, the emperor would also be in a dilemma. After all, this was his favorite prince at present. The two companions were both from low backgrounds, and he would not be able to explain it to his mother and son, the noble concubine King Qin.
But if Yun Fenghuang is left to choose people, those who choose those from high-ranking families may be the trigger for brothers to fight against each other in the future.
Yun Youke understood the emperor's intention and made sure that his family would not be involved in the dispute over the throne, so he resigned with ease.
When he returned home, he was about to announce the good news to his wife, but she was not in the room. He heard from the maid that she had gone to the old lady, so he went ahead to handle official duties.
After a while, his wife Xu Shi came back and found out about it, so she came to look for him.
The couple met each other. Before Yun Youke could say anything, his wife said first, "My mother has been crying for a long time. It was only now that I and several siblings persuaded her to calm down."
Yun Youke asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
"What else can happen?" His wife sighed, "She is not Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui!"