Yun Fenghuang looked around Dong and saw that Chunjia was chatting with the Empress Dowager Yuan in full swing. The others were listening attentively. No one noticed the palace man, so he leaned back, turned his head and whispered to the Qing man: "I Go ask what’s going on?”
The Qing people went there once and whispered a few words when they came back. Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly.
At this moment, the Queen noticed him, and Gu Zhen asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Some children's matters." Yun Fenghuang nodded to the Qing people and watched the Qing people leave quickly. He said nonchalantly, "The King of Qin and Zhao Qing are being naughty. I'll let the Qing people take care of me."
Gu Zhen looked at her suspiciously, suspecting that King Qin Zhaoqing's brother and sister were bullying others again, so he immediately asked his attendants to go out and take a look.
The other concubines were a little nervous when they saw this, worried that the queen and the noble concubine would start fighting on the Holy Birthday Festival.
The banquet that day simply ended peacefully. In the evening, when the emperor arrived at Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, he found out what happened during the bustling dinner: "Jade Mountain is gone??? What happened? thing?"
Yun Fenghuang sighed: "Tomorrow, isn't Yun'an going to miss out on the birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager because of the cold wind? Yushan and Jinxi went to pay her respects. She was afraid that the children would be sick, so they didn't see her. . Jinxi was still small, so she took him away when she was picked up. Yushan was bigger, and he was more attached to his mother, and refused to leave despite making noises. Yun'an felt soft-hearted when he listened through the door, and asked the child to play at the door. , she can also accompany me occasionally and tell her to shut up."
Although both Yushan and Jinxi were girls, Zheng did not dare to neglect the two sisters who were of the blood of the Gongxiang family. The place where the eldest princess Yun'an lived, even if it was a separate courtyard, had been specially cleaned up. What kind of rockery The lotus ponds were all cleared to prevent the children from causing trouble if they were not careful.
Therefore, both Princess Yun'an and the servants she served felt safe letting Princess Yushan play in the yard where Yun An lived.
But unexpectedly, Princess Yushan fell to the ground while playing!
At first, the guests thought that the princess had tripped and fell, so they rushed to help her. When they saw that she had fainted in such a short time, they realized that something was wrong and hurriedly called for a doctor.
"It turns out that the imperial doctor came over to take a look and said he was poisoned, but how could the princess be poisoned if she is such a good child? The wet nurse who was serving her took off the princess's clothes and found two bite marks on her ankle." Yun Fenghuang said, "The area around the wound was already completely black and purple... The imperial doctor tried his best to save the child, but the child was too young after all and could not be saved."
Chunjia said with a sullen face: "Although the courtyard is located in the mountains, not to mention that every year when I come here to stay, we will send people to expel insects. Every month, a large amount of realgar and the like are sprinkled around the walls of the courtyard... How could a poisonous snake jump in? The outer court even hurt the princess’s life?!”
If the other courtyard is so unsafe and it is also located deep in the mountains and has its own mountains and lakes, wouldn't it be even more dangerous
Yun Fenghuang wanted to speak but stopped.
Seeing the emperor's urging look, he just said: "The wet nurse discovered that the sachet that was originally tied to the princess's ankle to ward off insects had been replaced with a prescription to attract snakes."
"..." Chunjia calmed down after hearing this. He pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Ahuang, what do I think?"
"I feel that the people in the east leg are so vicious that even such a young princess can't bear it!" Yun Fenghuang muttered, "That's right... If the princess of Yushan hadn't denied Minghui Diandong's daughter, I would have been very cruel. I understand. After all, Minghui Diandong’s actions are a lot of troublesome. But she is not the daughter of Yun’an, so... Based on my understanding of Diandong Yun’an, I really can’t think of anyone who would wrong Diandong. She hates him so much. To the point where you don’t even let the children go?”
Chunjia was silent for a while and said: "Maybe it's not necessarily because of Yun'an, maybe it's because of being in the same generation."
"Did your Majesty tell me that someone wants to harm the blood of Xiaozong?" Yun Fenghuang actually thought of that just now. After all, it is not the blood of Xiaozong. This is the first time something happened. Princess Sui'an was poisoned in the leg by Dong before. In fact, it is clear that There is no clear explanation.
The imperial concubine asked people to check again and again, but still couldn't figure out who had deliberately left Sui'an without an heir.
If something happened to Ming Yunan's child again, it would be hard not to think of it. Taking into account the two concubines' ordinary lives and the situation of their maternal family, they themselves are not in a grievance situation like whether Keke Luodong was.
Then we can think about it from the perspective of their parents.
For example, Xiao Zong, or even Fu Shenzong.
Yun Fenghuang pretended to be surprised, frowning and said, "Is it possible... that the Ji family has been executed?"
The one who has the most reason to murder Xiaozong's flesh and blood is naturally not the Ji family.
After all, Xiaozong himself was forced to death by his maternal family.
However, Ru Ming, the remnant of the Ji family, has too much time to take care of himself. Can he really extend his legs to the two eldest princesses
Chunjia said calmly: "It may not be the Xiaozong, it can also be the Shenzong..."
Because the imperial concubine Ru Mingfu was alone in the outer room and kept silent, and there was no one waiting around, the emperor said bluntly, "When Shenzong was seizing the throne, her legs were quite strong. Aunt Ru Dongxing, she is already considered an excellent dong." However, not only was the husband's family title deprived of his title, but he also kept a low profile for many years and did not dare to show his face at all."
Those like Dongxing are considered good at Dongchang, let alone other princes and princesses.
Especially the prince.
It is said that in order to prevent accidents, Shenzong sent many brothers and nephews to the east to serve the late emperor as the first thing behind the scenes.
At that time, none of the princes, princes, and grandsons recorded on the jade plate were spared.
Even the in-laws and old friends of these people, none of them had a good ending, and basically all of them could not start from extinction.
Could it be that Shenzong later relied heavily on the Ji family? After all, most of the temples at that time were destroyed. He could really control such a large dynasty by himself.
Calculating the time, it was already decades ago. From the perspective of Chunjia and Yun Fenghuang's generation, even if they knew that Shenzong killed many people at that time and how many princes and nobles were bleeding and floating in their mansions, it still didn't matter. It's hard to be touched, after all, times have changed.
In addition, due to the tragedy and the close relationship with their elders and relatives, they had grown up in that kind of hatred and resentment. Of course, they had no unforgettable thoughts after hearing about it.
but…
If those people really slipped through the cracks, how could they be easily forgotten
"Bidong, did people at that time have the reason to target the flesh and blood of Shenzong Bidong?" Yun Fenghuang said, "But... Shenzong did not pursue them so closely at that time. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would not be able to tolerate it. Ignore your life, but where do you have the confidence to cheat on the eldest princesses?!"
Although the two eldest princesses of Yun'an and Sui'an were not as closely protected as those of Chunjia, whether they were wealthy or not, anyone could murder them.
Chunjia said: "Among those people are many of the cruel sons and daughters of King Sejong, and some are the grandsons of the emperor who grew up in King Sejong's lap. They must be very familiar with each other outside the palace. Since they can escape eastward when Shenzong is chasing him, On the day of their birth, it can be seen that there are people outside the palace and the temple in the east who sympathize with them... It is not reasonable to murder the two imperial sisters in this way."
Sejong was regarded as the father of Shenzong.
The direct descendants of Gongxiang's family were few and far between, which was probably caused by the competition for heirlooms during the reign of Emperor Shizong.
Sejong himself had a prosperous lineage of descendants, with nearly thirty princes and even more princesses. With so many children, there are about forty in total who have grown to adulthood.
It happened that he was a bit of a wife-restraint in his life, and he had four queens. Not only did Empress Yuan die young, but her eldest son from the east also died when he was less than ten years old. The second and third queens succeeded him, one after another. With nothing to do, one of them gave birth to two princesses. The fourth successor finally gave birth to a healthy legitimate prince. However, Sejong was almost fifty years old at that time! The eldest grandson is asking to be married!
It suddenly became clear that none of the older princes, who were about to become grandfathers, was willing to surround such a child as the heir apparent.
The fourth successor was not a smart man. Seeing that the situation was not going well, he mistakenly claimed that his son was weak and sick and was not suitable to assume the position of prince.
However, the situation of the legitimate son was much better, and the older princes, because none of them were concubines. In the case of a legitimate son, the eldest son of a concubine could not get the unanimous support of the ministers, and naturally they started fighting.
Shenzong was the fifth son of Sejong, and none of the four brothers above him could save fuel. His success in seizing the throne had to go through countless ups and downs. Even a year before Sejong's death, he almost fell into the hands of his stepmother. He came out of his younger brother's lap... No, the fourth successor's so-called giving up the position of prince was not a pretense. At that time, her son was unsteady when he walked. He was the prince at that time, let alone whether he could afford it. Many young and powerful step-sons asked her if her son would be like the son of the Empress Yuan, who died before he ascended to the throne. Then would she have a good future
Therefore, he first showed his weakness to the enemy and pretended that he wanted to keep his son and his wife alive for the rest of his life. After watching the elder stepsons decide the winner, he gave the victor a fatal blow and waited to reap the fruits.
This time Shenzong was deceived into the palace by the news that Shizong had suffered a sudden stroke and asked him to enter the palace immediately to prevent any changes. Shenzong asked whether the young stepmother's move was a deliberate show of goodwill to the future treatment of the mother and son, but she did not In order to gain the experience of coming from the East, he cautiously wore soft armor under his robe before going out.
So he was ambushed at the gate of the palace.
As long as the soft armor is on the body, the subsequent design will probably be successful.
After that night, he realized that he was powerless to save his life, so he brought his son to Shizong, asked for his protection, and then returned to the palace to swallow gold and commit suicide... At that time, Shizong was already old, and his wings were getting fuller when Shenzong was fighting for the throne. Since he could no longer command his son, he could use various promises and pleadings to persuade him not to anger his younger brother.
The negotiation between Sejong and Shenzong turned out to be to save the legitimate prince while Sejong was still alive. A year later, Sejong died, but Shenzong pinched the younger brother's neck with his own legs and asked him to serve Sejong.
It has always been nothing new for royal families to kill each other, but after ascending to the throne as emperor, they often keep their mouth shut to save face, let alone kill their brothers by themselves, even if they are underage brothers.
Shenzong did this, which shows how miserable he was when he was succeeded.
Of course, there are also rumors that it is because Shenzong has never been a child that Sejong dotes on, or that the direct prince, the eldest princess of Dongxing and other princes and daughters are Sejong's real sweethearts.
Can he ascend the throne and be really capable
Yun Fenghuang carefully recalled the past events and said cautiously: "Does Bi Dong mean...?"
"Those are nothing but trivial matters. If you read them out, they won't make people laugh at the royal family." Chunjia muttered, "There's no need to say anything wrong. If the late emperor only had so much flesh and blood, please don't Each one of them had some shortcomings, which made me go to Didong. How can I explain to the late emperor? So I asked for an investigation if I can't find it."
His throne came from Xiaozong, and Xiaozong's throne came from Shenzong... Bringing up the past of Shenzong's massacre of legs and feet again, what's the benefit of wronging him
Qiu Bubu was worried that the real culprit behind the scenes would also anger his heir Xiaozong. In fact, he didn't bother to investigate thoroughly, so he just caught the two of them and made up some nonsense... After all, Shenzong's actions at that time, he was both the emperor, so he could understand , but in the end it’s not the best.
"Is that what Bidong said?" Yun Fenghuang sighed, "I don't know whether Yushan is really in trouble, but I hope Yun'an can express his condolences... Originally such a big thing should be reported to Bidong early in the morning, can you do it tomorrow? Confinement is special after all. I was afraid of offending my loving mother, the Queen Mother, so I hid it."
In fact, Chunjia didn't think so. He thought that although Yun An had some feelings for her, how could he compare with Empress Dowager Yuan
As for Yun'an's daughter, Chunjia was unwilling to bring trouble to the Empress Dowager Yuan.
But as Xiaozong's heir, if that matter had been reported to him at that time, he would have been really uninformed about it.
Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang stopped him.
Of course, she would not blame the imperial concubine at this moment, and said: "Since the imperial doctor can't save Donglai Yushan after he rushes over, I will go and it will be the same. When I meet Yun An, she may be even more sad... Sigh , let’s not talk about that matter, it’s already so late, let’s just settle down, tomorrow I will go with the queen to see Yun’an on my behalf.”
With the queen's dignity and the concubine's favor, it would be a special favor for the two of them to go together to offer condolences.
At noon of the next month, Princess Yun'an and his wife, even though they were in great grief, suppressed their emotions and came out to greet them when they received the news.
Gu Zhen helped the eldest princess to get out of the ceremony, said a few words of comfort, then looked at the confused little girl next to him, sighed and touched her head: "Don't think so much, our mother and daughter are destined to be together." , I can’t keep you even if you force me to stay. If I don’t take good care of myself, maybe my fate will be enough in the future and it can be extended. Besides, I am very lucky.”
Yun Fenghuang also said a few words of comfort, hugged Jin Xi, and promised that the emperor would thoroughly investigate the person who murdered the princess... and then returned to the palace.
Empress Lu Zai was quite emotional: "What fate did the three eldest princesses of the late emperor have? None of them lived comfortably."
"I don't want to listen to what the empress said. Although Sui'an Diandong has no heirs, he respects and harmonizes with my cousin like a guest. Why don't I feel comfortable?" Yun Fenghuang said immediately, "You said that. , as if the marriages that Bidong specially selected for them were not going well."
"..." The queen knew she had made a mistake and was afraid of being caught. She choked and said nothing, "Yushan is really pitiful."
When the empress returned to the palace, she first went to Xingxin Hall to see Chunjia and told her condolences to the eldest princess. Chunjia encouraged the empress with a few words and asked the empress to go, but left the concubine to shut up.
This made Gu Zhen feel more and more depressed. He pursed his lips and left with a dull face.
The emperor and the concubine didn't care. Chunjia and other empresses went out and said: "Just now, the Imperial City Secretary came here and said that the manager in charge of purchasing in Yun'an Villa was found to have bought venomous snakes in a private shop and tortured him. Dong, the steward confessed that because he had been punished by Yun An before, he was so evil that he wanted to scare Yun An with a poisonous snake, but he accidentally killed the princess."
Yun Fenghuang said: "Who are you trying to prevaricate? If it weren't for that kind of frightening snake, it would cost the princess her life?"
"That person is a top boss. The Imperial City Secretary knows it without interrogation." Chunjia sighed softly and frowned, "As far as the manager is concerned, he is a son of the Zheng family, and Zheng Ju has some status. When you are in a position, you must rely on Dongzhi Ming, otherwise you will not be in the position of purchase. Ordinarily, those people should not betray easily. His family members have not found any signs of being hijacked... "
Although there were many things that he couldn't figure out, Chunjia decided to close the case that way.
After all, it was similar to what happened in Cizui'an. The dignified princess was murdered, and the emperor personally investigated thoroughly. It turned out that it would last forever. That was too helpless, right
It's embarrassing for an emperor to be unable to protect his niece, and he even drags his feet to catch a murderer. How can such an emperor govern Tiandong
So the next day, the palace announced that the purchasing manager was the culprit and directly sentenced the Nine Clan to death.
Of course, Chunjia in the secret room did not let the Imperial City Bureau investigate, and even scolded Sun Yu bloody, saying that he was just a waste. The previous Sui'an, that time Yushan, none of them were enough. The real question is: "What about Dong Yi? If something happens to my child, don't I also want to let me find a slave to take the blame?! Then why don't we blame the culprit? Why don't we give him the blame at all?" Those losers are to blame!"
Sun Yu went there tremblingly, wiping his cold sweat. He was almost crazy to supervise the operation of the Imperial City Department, not to mention that in the palace, after the Holy Birthday Festival, it was almost time to pack up and prepare to go back. I don’t know if Chunjia predicted that something happened to the emperor’s heir again!
The eighth prince in the palace, the only one with Yuan bloodline, is ill.
The empress mistakenly announced that the cause of the illness was the cold in the mountains. The palace attendant serving the eighth prince accidentally placed the cradle in the window and asked the eighth prince to blow in the wind for a while.
There is nothing wrong with this reason. In fact, the child is young and has weak bones. Not to mention the mountain wind, so he would have to wear less clothes to avoid catching a cold.
The question is no, Empress Dowager Yuan doesn’t believe it.
After the blame was put down, she had not allowed the third prince to be treated differently by the Empress Dowager Yuan. She fabricated and hinted that the King of Chu was jealous of the eighth prince and was at fault for the eighth prince's unfavorable behavior. It was all because the third prince cherished his younger brother. Only then did the Eighth Prince get out of harm's way, and that Dongzi was fine. But because those words were only spoken two months ago, Empress Dowager Yuan's memory was still fresh in her mind. When she heard the news, the first thing that came to her mind was doubting the King of Chu.
She wondered whether the careless palace servants were taking the blame for the King of Chu. The reason why the eighth prince fell ill was the King of Chu!
Is he the only prince who still retains the blood of the Yuan family? Queen Mother Yuan immediately exploded and called the queen to show her cards, asking her to keep King Chu in the palace and not take him back!