After the maid went out, Mrs. Lu was no longer in the mood to continue taking a bath. She called in the maid who was waiting for her and stood up.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, why don't you put on this hairpin?" The maid wrung her long hair, glanced at the copper leak in the corner of the room, and asked softly.
"...Okay." Mrs. Lu pursed her lips and responded absently, looking at the maid through the bronze mirror.
Now she really wants to find someone to discuss what to do next.
But…
She didn't dare.
As the adopted daughter of Lu Chuncao from a poor family, Lu had been pinched in Lu Chuncao's palm before leaving the court. After leaving the court, she also relied on the regent and Lu Chuncao to live their lives.
Her waiters are all closely related to these two.
Even though they had been together day and night for many years, and they had no confidants, Lu still did not dare to discuss such a major matter as murdering the regent with them.
She said this because she was worried that her front legs would be carried by the Regent or Lu Chuncao.
After all, compared to her step-concubine who could be replaced by any poor girl, who is not more worthy of loyalty to her foster father and husband
Lu was adopted as an adopted daughter by Lu Chuncao when she was very young. She has been living the life of a lady since then, and was later married to the Prince Regent as his step-concubine... But she still could not completely forget the poverty and illness she suffered in her childhood, and was frightened. All the wealth and honor in front of her had vanished into thin air, and she felt that her fate could only be changed because of Lu Chuncao's whim. What qualifications did she have to let Lu Chuncao and the waiter sent by Gong Xiangruo betray them and become devoted to her
She had never concealed her previous actions of instigating Gong Xiangxiao and Gong Xiang Ruoji from her close servants. This was because firstly, Gong Xiangruoji deliberately let it go, and secondly, although this move was unkind to Gong Xiangxiao, it was very beneficial to Gong Xiangzhen. The good thing is, to put it bluntly, it is an internal fight in the Regent's Palace, so these people naturally don't need to tip off the information.
Anyway, neither Gong Xiang Ruoji nor Lu Chuncao had any intention of protecting Gong Xiang Xiao.
But this time is different.
The maid said that she was asked to sell out to the regent, but in fact she also betrayed Lu Chuncao
So, can she trust the people Lu Chuncao bought to serve her
Chunjia, who was far away in the palace, could reach out to her, let alone Lu Chuncao, who had watched her grow up
Mr. Lu didn't dare to gamble.
With no one to discuss it, she could only make her own decision.
Lu didn't sleep all night.
… Yun Fenghuang slept well in the palace, so he was in a good mood when he got up.
But soon her mood changed, because King Qin and Zhao Qing caused trouble again.
To be precise, this time it's not entirely the brother and sister's fault.
After all, it was King Chu who started the trouble first.
What happened was this: the two children went out for a walk with their companion, and met the third prince and the King of Chu who were also out to play.
Originally, the four children had a lively time playing together, and even attracted the second princess and the second prince to come together. Everyone was having a good time, and it felt like a happy gathering of brothers and sisters.
The result was unknown, so King Chu asked Zhao Qing: "Why does eldest sister walk differently than us?"
Ever since the news that Zhaoqing's leg was not healing came out, the older imperial heirs such as the second prince, the third prince, the second prince's daughter, and the third prince's daughter had been repeatedly warned by their mothers that they must not appear in front of others, especially the people of Xuanqing Palace and the premise. This matter.
The queen also taught the third prince and the King of Chu, but after all, the King of Chu had burned out his brain, and it was impossible to expect him to have as good a memory as a normal smart child.
Zhaoqing was not angry at the moment. After all, she believed Yun Fenghuang's lies. She just pouted and said, "I was injured. My mother-in-law said that it will heal in a few days."
"It won't get better." I didn't want King Chu to say something shocking, "I've heard people say that you, like me, will never get better. They also said that if it weren't for this, I should be the crown prince. Now I I can’t be the crown prince, and even my father won’t allow me to go there to check my studies. Sister, you must be the same. From now on, my father, the emperor, and my mother will become more and more disgusted with you, don’t want you, and hate you!”
After the King of Chu got rid of the root cause of his illness, he actually looked normal on the outside.
Although he usually behaves a little bit, he generally looks like a child who is difficult to take care of.
After all, the eldest emperor's heir is only five years old now. When he is playing among many emperors' heirs, no one particularly rejects him.
At this moment, he suddenly said this, and the emperor's heirs and the attendants and palace attendants were shocked at that time!
For a moment, no one reacted to stop King Chu. When he heard Zhaoqing cry loudly, King Qin reacted quickly and punched King Chu: "You are talking nonsense! Father, the Queen, and the Queen despise you." I don’t want you to hate me, you’re just fine! I wouldn’t do this to Zhao Qing!”
The third prince grew up with King Chu and couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped forward and grabbed King Qin: "Brother, it's not like you don't know the fifth brother! Why are you beating him?"
King Qin was furious at the moment. Hearing this, he turned around and punched him: "Not only will I hit him, I will also hit you!"
"Brother, don't be like this." Although the second prince and the third prince are usually not in the same place, they look very similar. In addition, Mrs. Qingshu also vaguely revealed to him the news that he and the third prince are the same mother. Go up and persuade, "We are all brothers, it is not good to hit others."
"But the eldest sister is still our sister!" As a result, King Qin didn't say anything after hearing this. The third princess who had always been close to Zhaoqing quit and said softly, "Why do you care about King Chu? No Do you care about eldest sister?"
"Yes, yes." The second princess said leisurely, fearing that the world would be unstable and adding fuel to the fire, "could it be possible that you brothers would join forces to bully us girls? I feel sorry for my eldest sister!"
Then he said pitifully to King Qin, "Brother, look, our sisters can only count on you to protect us. The second brother, the third brother and the fifth brother only care about themselves!"
King Qin suddenly felt that he had a heavy responsibility. He clenched his fists, looked at the three brothers with murderous intent, and snorted: "Don't worry! As long as I am here, none of them can even think of bullying you!"
Then he rushed forward and challenged three...
Originally, the second prince and the third prince, King Chu, were about the same age as him. King Qin would definitely be beaten badly if he was so reckless.
But Yun Fenghuang's intimidation was unbearable and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The palace attendants present dared to wrong those three people, but no one dared to wrong the King of Qin.
In the end, the concubines arrived one after another after receiving the news, and what they saw was that the four princes were all bruised and swollen.
"What's going on? My son, I haven't seen you for a while, how did you end up like this?!" The one who looks the most miserable must be King Qin. After all, it's a one-on-one fight. Even if someone takes a different approach, he will You will definitely suffer a loss.
However, because the second and third princesses were all standing by, praising him for being great, praising him for being a good big brother, and praising him for being brave... He just endured the pain and pretended as if nothing had happened.
When he was hugged and distressed by Yun Fenghuang who hurried over, not only did he not cry like the King of Chu, but he also told his mother and concubine very proudly: "Don't worry, my concubine, my son and I are fine. But the second, third, and third brother, the King of Chu, and the others , hum, they are the ones who are miserable!"
It was better now. Without saying a word, Mrs. Qingshu started sobbing while hugging the second prince, looking like both mother and son were extremely aggrieved.
Queen Gu Zhen also darkened her face and asked Yun Fenghuang how he raised his children: "Previously, on the birthdays of the second and third princes, King Qin and Zhaoqing had an affair with the third prince and King Chu. That was two years ago. You can also say that children are ignorant. Nowadays, children are going to school, especially King Qin and Zhaoqing. His Majesty personally watched them learn in the side hall of Taichu Palace for more than half a year. Why are they still so unruly?! The second prince The third prince and the King of Chu are both the same father-in-law and brother of the King of Qin and Zhao Qing. Even if there is something inappropriate, the elder brother and the older sister discipline the younger brother, as for being so ruthless?!"
Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes at the pig teammate beside him, then turned to hug Zhaoqing, who was still wiping away tears: "My sweetheart, tell me, my concubine, what is going on?"
Zhaoqing was still smart, and she would feel sorry for herself after she quietly squeezed the back of her hand. She sobbed and recounted the story: "...Mother and concubine, is it true that my son's leg will never recover?"
"Which evil bastard short-lived ghost told you this?!" Yun Fenghuang immediately started to point at Sang and scold Huai, his tone raised to a higher pitch, and said sternly, "You just point it out, my mother will not tear his mouth apart." Weird!!! How dare you curse my son like this when you’re so dizzy?! My son’s blessings are so profound that he can’t compare to him!”
On the way here, Gu Zhen heard a lot of gossip about the future. When he heard this, his face turned livid and he shouted: "This is a joke between King Chu and Zhao Qing. You don't know what's going on with King Chu? But why are you so weird here?!" "
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is ignorant, but isn't the empress also ignorant?" Yun Fenghuang looked at her coldly and said tit for tat, "It was the empress who did it on purpose. She doesn't want to see the harmony between our mother and daughter. She insists on interfering in it, and it will be exposed. Qing is satisfied with being suspicious?!"
Gu Zhen said angrily: "King Chu... I want to teach him. He is different from others and can't remember. What can I do?!"
"If you have no other choice, then don't let them out to bully others!" Yun Fenghuang said rudely, "Otherwise? His Royal Highness King Chu was doing well when he came to the empress. The empress has no ability and cannot protect the child in front of her. Is it possible? Do you want other people's children to share the consequences with you?! Or does the empress feel that King Chu is of no use now and doesn't care about his life or death, so she just lets him run around and talk nonsense?!"
"Bastard!" Gu Zhen squeezed his hand hard and cursed unbearably, "It's just a dispute between a few children. Let's make it clear. You have to make things bigger, don't you?!"
Yun Fenghuang glanced at her with a sneer, and then looked pointedly at Mrs. Qingshu not far away: "I haven't even asked a few words since I came over. Your Majesty and some people were acting out first, then. I can’t just discuss the matter with you?!”
Gu Zhen felt a headache, but she actually didn't think anything of it. After all, King Chu was the one who started the trouble, and he and the third prince didn't suffer any serious losses. The key is that Chunjia clearly favored King Qin and Zhaoqing. This... Continuing to cause trouble will not help.
She calmed down and discussed with Yun Fenghuang in a lowered tone: "Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, there is no need to talk about those irrelevant things... I think let's forget it. It's getting late, we should take the children back. Cleaned up."
Yun Fenghuang quickly calculated. If she was torn up to Chunjia, she would certainly have the upper hand.
However, considering that Chunjia did not intend to abolish the direct eldest son, even if King Qin and Zhaoqing were his favorites, they were always causing trouble. I am afraid that Chunjia said he felt sorry for the children, but in his heart he should be thinking about suppressing the two children, especially Is King Qin in the limelight
This is not worth the gain.
So he said with a cold face: "That's all. If you tease Zhao Qing, I don't want to hear anyone mention it again!"
She didn't need to ask the queen to tell her this. After all, Chunjia had always loved Zhaoqing, and he was already very sad because of his daughter's leg. Who dared to reveal the truth to Zhaoqing at this time? How could Chunjia give up
It was also the King of Chu who was in a special situation. When another emperor said this to Zhaoqing, the queen thought that even if the imperial concubine was willing to settle the matter, she would still have to annoy the emperor.
... So the matter was dismissed, and each of them led his children away.
But although the concubines did not intend to alarm the emperor, Chunjia still found out.
That day I went to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion. When I saw that the two children were not there, I asked Yun Fenghuang: "I heard that the children were making trouble?"
"It's just a trivial matter." Yun Fenghuang wrote lightly, "How can we not argue with each other when there are too many brothers and sisters? It was also the palace people who made a fuss and called all the concubines over in a panic. But when they got there, the children I’ve made peace with myself.”
Chunjia breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that her attitude was not forced and she didn't seem to take it to heart.
Although he doesn't treat the emperor's heirs the same way, as a father, he still hopes that his children will be harmonious.
After all, Chunjia is no longer in his seventies or eighty now. He is worried that he will not be able to suppress the emperor's heir in his prime, and he needs to watch them fight among themselves to feel at ease.
Although he knew that there must be some inside story here, Chunjia understood that sometimes as the emperor, he should pretend to be confused, so he changed the subject with a smile and talked to Yun Fenghuang about the regent's affairs: "... Wei Changkong is here today. I came into the palace to thank you, and now I will move to the house I gave you. Uncle Wang has some uneasy feelings, and I think Uncle Wang will not be in a good mood these two days."
"This is His Majesty's dragon, phoenix, bravery, and prowess. Everyone can see it." Yun Fenghuang immediately praised him as the right one. Even if some people were blind and didn't see it earlier, they still insist on it now. It shows that he is destined to be unlucky. , He deserves to be taken care of by His Majesty, and he is not qualified to be tainted by the favor of the right man.
She felt relieved when she praised him like this. Although she had watched with cold eyes in the past two years, she felt that the regent had less and less room for struggle, but...
After all, he was the half-brother of Emperor Xiaozong who wanted to pass on the throne at that time. Who knows if there will be a near-death counterattack
At the age of the emperor's heirs, nothing could happen to Chunjia.
Taking advantage of the emperor's comfort, Yun Fenghuang tentatively mentioned Xie Wuzheng.