Cui Lianye returned to his residence worriedly, retreated, and discussed with his confidants what to do about this matter.
Although she was born into a noble family, she knew her father and brother fairly well.
It's just an ordinary help. After all, she is a legitimate daughter. No matter how favored she is, she still holds the position of a wife. She has a prince to support her. If nothing unexpected happens, she will be able to be a concubine in the future.
In the past two years, the relationship with the imperial concubine has greatly eased, and the family is still willing to provide some support.
But the Cui family may not be willing to help frame Princess Minghui.
It wasn't that he was afraid of being held accountable by the emperor if he was exposed. After all, based on what Minghui had done so far, even if he was murdered, Chunjia would most likely pretend to be confused.
The key point is that the Cui family has also offended the emperor. Even if for various reasons, they did not end up like the Ji family, if there is another plot to murder the eldest princess Minghui, who knows if they will be ready to become the emperor when the birds are gone. The reason for their union
At the beginning, Chunjia was afraid of long nights and dreams, and the regent, who was also an ally, couldn't bear it. In short, the consequences of the uncle and nephew's conspiracy to massacre the Ji family were extremely far-reaching.
The most important impact was not on the remnants of the Ji family, but that the courtiers could not believe the uncle and nephew.
Especially those like the Cui family who have had issues with the emperor.
"Madam, it really doesn't work. How about we try to ask your cousin what he wants?" Her confidant thought about it and gave her some advice, "My cousin is your majesty's companion, and now he is a close minister of the imperial court. No matter how clear your majesty is, I don’t mean it. If it doesn’t work, I can pull it out and give the imperial concubine an explanation, so that the imperial concubine will not always force the madam.”
"Yue Ting, he..." Cui Lianye frowned slightly. She and Deng Chengzhai were direct cousins, but they didn't have much in common.
This is not because Cui Lianye looked down on Deng Chengzhai after his family fell into decline.
It was because this cousin had been traveling with his parents out of town. It was not until something happened at home that no one could rely on him. When Cui Wan took him to his side, the cousins met for the first time.
At that time, Cui Lianye was over seven years old, and it was time to avoid being separated from his brothers. He had been raised in the back house for many years, and only met Deng Chengzhai at family banquets during holidays.
The siblings don't have any special feelings for each other, so of course they won't pay any special attention when they meet, but they just say hello politely.
Later, Cui Lianye entered the palace, and Deng Chengzhai was sent by Cui Wan to Chunjia to serve as his companion. At that time, the imperial power was declining and powerful ministers were in power, so the cousins relied on Cui Wan to gain a foothold in the palace.
As Cui Lianye's biological daughter, she had no need to have a good relationship with Deng Chengzhai.
As for Deng Chengzhai, he was stupid to provoke his cousin who had become the emperor's concubine instead of asking his uncle for advice... In short, Cui Lianye felt that Deng Chengzhai might not be willing to pay attention to his request.
After all, let's just settle other matters. If anything, this matter might offend the imperial concubine.
Who in the former harem is willing to offend Yun Fenghuang
"Let's give it a try?" her confidant advised her, "Anyway, my cousin just found a reason to refuse. I just sent someone away. What if? What if he misses his family ties?"
Cui Lianye thought about it. She might have disdained being so humble two years ago when she was still high.
In the past two years, the palace has undergone unpredictable changes. From Concubine Xin to Jieyu to Ninth Concubine to Madam, after all these twists and turns, Cui Lianye has long lost her previous arrogance and just wants to live a good life without messing with anyone. who.
There's no way, it's not that she has no backbone. Who are those bouncing people? Not only do they not have a good ending, they also suffer damage to their family
If she were alone, Cui Lianye would still be dissatisfied with Yun Fenghuang, but as the legitimate daughter raised by the Cui family, she had to consider her family.
So this matter was brought up to Deng Chengzhai, and Deng Chengzhai was very straightforward and sold it to Chunjia neatly during the private meeting.
After hearing this, Chunjia pondered for a long time and asked him not to tell anyone else, but said nothing else. Deng Chengzhai knew that the emperor was not angry.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Chunjia was not angry. He just asked Yanyin, what had Minghui done recently to offend Yun Fenghuang
When he found out that she hadn't, he sighed slightly and said, "The noble concubine really holds a grudge."
How long have these grievances been going on? Do you still remember them
Yan Yin said cautiously: "This is a serious matter. Once it is exposed, this..."
He doesn't approve of the imperial concubine coming like this. Minghui hasn't made much trouble recently. It's better to have less trouble than to have more trouble.
However, Yun Fenghuang was very eloquent. When the emperor personally went to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to question her that evening, she said nonchalantly: "What else do you think I am doing? That's right, I did this." I also told Mrs. Cui that if she dares not to listen, I will not be as good as her!"
Chunjia couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "Why do you suddenly think of looking for trouble for Mr. Cui?"
"Why am I causing trouble for her? Isn't this giving her a clear path?" Yun Fenghuang's eyes were wandering, and he pouted in disbelief, "She has nothing to do with her. Ever since she adopted the second prince, she has been focusing on For the sake of the second prince, she even took the initiative to show her kindness to the concubine! In the past, she relied on herself as a famous lady, when had she ever put her in her eyes? In this way, the second prince is still young and cannot serve his majesty. Sharing worries, but the Cui family and the Cui family are not like that. When you feel sorry for your children, you should take some practical actions, you can't just rely on words, right?"
"But right now, she can't serve His Majesty all the time, nor can she take care of palace affairs. Your Majesty said, besides keeping an eye on Princess Minghui, what else can she do?"
"As for the actions of the Cui family's children in the previous dynasty, aren't they supposed to be loyal to the emperor because they took advantage of the emperor's salary?"
Chunjia smiled and pinched her cheek and said: "Don't be naughty, you didn't want her to stare at Minghui. Besides, since you have good intentions, how can you force her to fall in love with Cui?"
"Anyway, I didn't tell them how to benefit Her Majesty the First Princess. If someone said this to Your Majesty, it must be to sow discord." Yun Fenghuang rested her head on his shoulder and said coquettishly, "I said casually It's just to scare Mrs. Cui, who knew she was so cowardly?"
This was not entirely true, but Chunjia knew it well and didn't bother to press. He just smiled and said, "Don't be ridiculous. There is a turbulent undercurrent on the Regent's side now. It's so serious. It's better for Minghui to keep quiet."
Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes when he heard this, and thought to himself what this meant... Could it be that if Minghui was involved in this matter, he would deal with it with the regent
She immediately looked at Chunjia.
Chunjia looked calm and said with a smile: "Don't make trouble, let's settle it down."
... The next day Yun Fenghuang sent someone to inquire about Ming Hui's current situation, and learned that this golden man had been in a state of decline since he was scolded by the Empress Dowager.
Even the things that I said before about recruiting the general manager for Qi Yunshi were only half done: it meant that the general manager was selected into the house, but he never got the chance.
In fact, this is the case, and the Yun family is probably very angry.
The son fights life and death for the court and the emperor outside, while the daughter-in-law feeds and drinks well at home and raises a bunch of wild men.
Even if I haven’t slept yet, it’s still enough to satisfy me!
"So your Highness has been at peace lately?" Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "This is not like His Highness."
Chen Jing whispered: "There are rumors that His Highness was actually carried out that day, saying that he was ill. These days, he has not recovered. So he can't do all kinds of things he wants to do. These days, the Emperor The Queen Mother often gives out decoctions and medicines as rewards. It’s just that Her Highness’s condition may be a bit delayed, but it has never improved.”
Yun Fenghuang smiled and thought that this may not be because of the procrastination of the illness, but because the Empress Dowager could not convince the eldest princess Minghui, so why not just let her legitimate granddaughter get sick
She became more and more curious about what the Empress Dowager was thinking.
Ordinarily, Queen Yuan, who accompanied Emperor Shenzong through all the ups and downs, shouldn't be so incompetent and stupid
Uh... Could it be that Shenzong and the Ji family were so powerful, and this guy was winning so smoothly, so after Shenzong and the Ji family were gone, he seemed particularly incompetent
Yun Fenghuang felt a little sad for a moment. Why didn't she have a husband, father and brother who could let her win
But thinking about the current situation of the Empress Dowager, although there is no problem with good clothing and food, she really doesn't have much room to talk about other things, and she doesn't feel very comfortable. She finally felt a little more balanced.
"How can this be possible?" Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while and then said, "The majestic eldest princess is sick, but she can't get better for a long time. What does it look like?"
He asked Chen Jing to send a message to Cui Lianye, and ordered Cui Lianye to pass some news to Minghui through the so-called remnants of the Ji family who had previously arranged to enter the princess's mansion.
For example, Chunjia is already attacking the regent.
And somewhere there lived an old doctor who was very skilled in medicine but didn't know much about the situation in the court.
Anyway, no matter what Chunjia said before was a hint or a warning, Yun Fenghuang would not let go of this opportunity to promote Ming Hui.
She is very busy here, wishing Minghui could do more and get up earlier to commit suicide. Who knows that Shenzong's son and granddaughter are not up to par, and Minghui is still letting the old doctor watch, trying to cheer up without the eyes and ears of the Queen Mother. , something happened to the Regent!
He was said to have been poisoned and was unconscious. His condition was very critical.
The palace was very shocked when they received the news. Chunjia couldn't even care about being happy. He hurriedly brought the imperial doctor who was best at detoxifying and went to see it in person.
... Regardless of whether the imperial doctor, who is best at detoxifying, went to detoxify or to send the regent away, anyway, the image of the good nephew of the emperor's worried uncle was very good.
Then he rushed to the Regent's villa on the Qishan side and walked in. Before he could see the Regent, a boy about ten years old in rich clothes ran out from the side. He knelt down in front of him and started to expose his mother and concubine. Murdering my father!
Yes, the youngest son of the Lu family and the regent, the young prince of the regent's palace who studied under Wei Changkong, relied on his own mother to force his eldest brother away, and the soon-to-be heir to the palace, Gong Xiangzhen, appeared in front of others for the first time, reporting Lu's poisoning. Regent.
Chunjia was stunned for a long time at this turn of events, and then ordered someone to help him up: "Go see your father first."
At this moment, the other courtyard is completely in chaos.
Otherwise, Gong Xiangzhen would not have been able to go to Chunjia and tell such shocking things.
After entering the inner room, he saw the regent dying with a face as bright as gold.
He looked like he was not going to live long. Chunjia looked anxious and anxious, asked a few questions, and then asked the imperial doctor he brought to come forward.
The imperial physician was very skilled in medicine. He examined and treated the Prince Regent with a solemn expression, then wiped his hands with cold sweat and said that the Prince would wake up in a while, but he couldn't say anything after that because the poison was so strong and overbearing that it was hard to tell.
When the imperial doctor said this, he made a hidden gesture to Chunjia, and Chunjia understood: Regardless of whether he could be saved before, the regent would definitely not survive when he woke up later.
The imperial physician, who knew the emperor's thoughts well, did not seriously detoxify the regent. He only tried to push his potential and squeeze out the last bit of vitality in exchange for his recovery in two days.
This is also how many days Gong Xiangzhen saved Gong Xiangruo. Without the intervention of this filial son, Chunjia would definitely not have let the regent wake up.
But now, due to emotions and reasons, it should be clearer to let Gong Xiangruo send it away, right
It also shows that the emperor sincerely saved people, and the regent died purely at the hands of his wife and children.
While the regent still had some time to wake up, Chunjia took Gong Xiangzhen to the next room and asked carefully: "What did you just say? Your mother-in-law is your father's wife, and she has always been respected by your father. , you are usually very considerate of your father, so how could you murder your own husband?"
Chunjia was indeed a little confused at the moment. In his opinion, even if Mrs. Lu thought that Gong Xiangruo could not send it and wanted to get off the ship, she would not poison her husband quietly, right
Isn't this the end of the road for me
Looking at the blushing cheap cousin in front of him, the emperor thought thoughtfully: Could it be that Mr. Lu felt that the building was about to collapse and wanted to sacrifice her husband and herself to save her own son
It's not impossible to think about it from the perspective of maternal love.
"...I don't know." Gong Xiangzhen's whole body was trembling. He didn't look like Gong Xiang Ruoji, but more like Lu. He was fair and fair, and he was very good-looking. However, he was excited at the moment and looked confused. , not at all dignified and elegant as a clan son who was raised in fine clothes and fine food, he choked slightly and said, "I... I just heard that my father was feeling unwell, so I ran over to visit, but... I was stopped outside! She said it was my mother. The concubine will stay with you inside, and I will come back later!"
He has been hidden in the palace for these years. Apart from his teacher Wei Changkong and his parents, he has not seen anyone at all. His feelings for his parents are deeper than ordinary children.
Speaking of parents, they were influenced by their teacher Wei Changkong, but they paid more attention to their father.
This made him anxious, so he simply went around to the back, taking advantage of the fact that the windows were open at this season, and planned to sneak in quietly to see how his father was doing.
Then he saw his mother-in-law force-feeding his father a bowl of soup with her own hands. While pouring it, she said to herself: "Don't blame me... I can't help it... If you don't die, how can Zhen'er and I end up well? You Even though he is dead, Zhen'er can still live..."
Gong Xiangzhen no longer had the intention to listen to what was to be said later. He didn’t even know how he escaped or where he hid. In short, when he came to his senses, he heard that the emperor was coming. The only idea was to tell the emperor about this.
Chunjia listened to this incoherent description and stared at his cousin quietly for a moment.
Gong Xiangzhen seemed to be the kind of well-educated noble man, with a quiet, elegant and clean temperament, and a heroic and energetic attitude.
Thinking about his life, he was detained in the palace since he was a child, and he could rarely see his half-brothers.
Even if you have a teacher like Wei Changkong, it is reasonable for him to be too simple-minded, unable to calm down and at a loss when encountering problems...
only…
Chunjia was a little suspicious: he was thinking about dismantling the power of the regent without any blood, but the regent had trouble first, and it was still in line with his wishes and interests. The princess had killed her husband and the youngest son had exposed it, ensuring that the regent Chunjia's death has nothing to do with Chunjia. It's all because of the regent's own incompetence in governing the government that led to today's disaster... Does he have such good luck
Of course, it is possible that Mr. Lu deliberately arranged this to provide a way for his son to survive.
but…
Chunjia pondered, and winked at Yan Yin next to him, asking him to check on the Lu family, who had not attracted Chunjia's attention before.
This Lu family used to be a humble woman, but in the eyes of the emperor, she was just an ordinary woman.
She has small thoughts and tricks, and she also has ambitions, but when it comes to talent and courage, it is the average level among ladies, not that great.
Chunjia was very surprised to be able to do such a thing now.
Maybe the Lu family cares deeply about Gong Xiangzhen's son, so he performs exceptionally well? It is reasonable for people to act abnormally when their thoughts are particularly determined.
With this thought in mind, the emperor's eyes softened a little when he saw Gong Xiangzhen. He casually said a few words to appease him, and sent someone to invite the princess.
Just now in front of the Prince Regent, people in the palace probably didn't know that the young prince had sold his own mother. They said that the princess was so sad for the prince that she fainted and went to the back.
Chunjia then said: "Ask my aunt if she wakes up. If she does, tell her not to worry, Brother Zhen is here with me."
Having said that, the emperor actually did not expect to see Mrs. Lu come alive.
Since this man was so cruel just for the sake of his son, he would probably have killed himself by now. Of course, there was a high probability that he would leave a suicide note explaining why he poisoned the regent, and by the way, he would clear up Gong Xiangzhen.
The emperor was therefore prepared to welcome the bad news and appease Gong Xiangzhen.
The palace attendant who was ordered hurried away without bringing back any news, but another report came from the front. It was the regent's servant who came to ask for instructions from the young master: "Mr. Lingshan is here, saying he is here to visit the prince."
Mr. Lingshan, Wei Changkong, has been a distinguished guest of the palace for the past two years, and there are no restrictions on his coming and going.
But a few days ago, he accepted the official position given by Chunjia and left the palace to go to the house rewarded by the emperor. After all, there was a gap in his relationship with the regent.
Therefore, if I come to see you now, my servants dare not let me go immediately.
Gong Xiangzhen hadn't come back to his senses yet. Hearing this, he looked at Chunjia for help.
Chunjia comforted him with a few words of kindness, then turned around and asked Wei Changkong to be invited.
After all, he is a generous emperor, he has been his guest and host for several years, and he is also the teacher of Gong Xiangzhen. The most important thing is that the regent is about to die. Wei Changkong comes to visit, and maybe he can also express his condolences. There is no need to stop him, it seems that he How stingy and trivial, don't make people suspect that Chunjia was responsible for the death of the regent.
Although the emperor hopes that the regent will die soon, but this time he is really innocent, so how can he be willing to be innocently charged for some trivial matters