Seeing the emperor's chariot arriving in front of Yanfu Palace, Yun Fenghuang suppressed his distracting thoughts and followed Emperor Chunjia in.
"Why are you here, Your Majesty?" Empress Ji came out to greet me after receiving the news. She glanced at Yun Fenghuang and then asked the emperor with a smile, "But what's going on in Huzhu Palace?"
Emperor Chunjia said: "It is related to Yun Concubine."
He repeated what he had just said in Qingci Palace, took a sip of tea, and said, "I thought that since I reported this matter to the Imperial Grandmother, the Empress should also inform her here."
"Is this happening?" Empress Ji looked slightly surprised, as if she had never heard of it before, frowning and saying, "Then this is really my fault. After hearing the report from Concubine Shu, she didn't even investigate it. Agree..."
The emperor was probably afraid that she would involve Concubine Shu, so he hurriedly said: "Actually, it is not a big deal at all. After all, even if Yun Bin and Qi's son had a marriage contract, it was only a matter of young age. The two families broke up three years ago, and it no longer mattered." It seems that Song Lai is young. I don’t know where I heard some provocations and made such a fuss in public. I originally wanted to teach him a lesson, but the emperor’s grandmother has always been worried about the child, and the mother-in-law is pregnant. These days, my mood They are not very stable, this..."
"..." Empress Ji smiled faintly, watching the emperor waiting for her to respond but not waiting, so she had to continue drinking tea to cover up her embarrassment, and then she said slowly, "Your Majesty has nothing at your knees, so of course your heirs are your top priority."
He added, "It's just... if nothing is done and word spreads, and people still think that what Yuan Songlai said is the truth, wouldn't it taint the reputation of the harem?"
She smiled at Yun Fenghuang when she said this, "Besides, Yun Concubine has always served Your Majesty with care. Inexplicably, Your Majesty is being suspected like this. Your Majesty doesn't feel bad. I can't bear to let her suffer this injustice."
"Then what does the queen think should be done?" Emperor Chunjia asked, frowning slightly.
Empress Ji said: "After all, Yuan Songlai is Yue Jieyu's direct cousin, and his parents died when he was young. He was raised by Xing Ningbo and his wife. He and Yue Jieyu are like direct siblings... Now Yue Jieyu is pregnant. , I don’t dare to worry her too much. How about grounding him for three months as a warning? "
Emperor Chunjia pondered for a while and said: "It doesn't matter, Song Lai is young after all, so he should have a long memory."
After saying this, the emperor said a few polite words to the queen and planned to leave.
The Queen had no intention of keeping him, but said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you want Concubine Yun to accompany you later? I happen to have something to tell her here."
"Then Concubine Yun will stay." Emperor Chunjia casually glanced at Yun Fenghuang and said, "I plan to go to Yanlan Palace to have a look."
As soon as the emperor left, Empress Ji frowned and asked Yun Fenghuang: "What's going on? How could Your Majesty think of uncovering this matter?"
"It shows that His Majesty has ulterior motives." Yun Fenghuang said with certainty, "He would rather kill by mistake than let go, rather than leave any hidden danger to the Duke of Yi State! If he didn't really want to use the Yun family, how could he have such intentions? "
The queen said impatiently: "You still need to say these words?!"
If she didn't doubt Emperor Chunjia, she wouldn't have accepted Yun Fenghuang's surrender so readily... After all, with Ji's current position of power, how many people in the palace are qualified to arm-wrestle with the Queen? There were so many concubines who dreamed of taking refuge in the middle palace, but Yun Fenghuang's background was really not something that the queen liked very much.
"Empress." Knowing that the Queen is in a bad mood at the moment, if she doesn't come up with something useful, I'm afraid that even if the Queen doesn't fall out with her, her support in the future will inevitably drop significantly, and she won't even think about things like being promoted to the throne. Yun Feng Huang thought in his mind and said, "I thought that Your Majesty did this because he wanted to kill two birds with one stone: the first is to eliminate hidden dangers for the Yun family; the second is to provoke a dispute in the Regent's Palace!"
"After all, the prince regent is the son of Concubine Yuan, but Concubine Yuan has passed away. Now the concubine has a biological son, and also has the support of the Qingping Marquis Mansion. The biological son also worshiped Mr. Lingshan as his disciple under the arrangement of the regent! Even if Concubine Yuan passed away! Mr. Lingshan is now being impeached, but with his reputation, knowledge, and connections, it’s unclear whether his reputation will be ruined!”
"Then how can Mr. Lu not be selfish at all?"
"Fortunately, our prince is not someone who just sits there and waits for death. Otherwise, why would he be so close to the Qi family and even bring him into the palace?"
Yun Fenghuang said softly, "After all, the prince is the regent's own flesh and blood. Even if the Lu family gave birth to a male heir for the regent, it would be hard to take it too seriously against the prince. But if Yuan Ke made such a noise today, what if it were given to Lu? The wife has already given her an excuse. If my guess is right, Lu will definitely use Qi's son as an excuse to persuade the regent to put the prince under house arrest in the palace to avoid the limelight... Taking advantage of this opportunity, he will gradually disintegrate the prince's power and prepare for the future. Prepare to seize the throne of Crown Prince!"
"Your Majesty, you can inform the family of these words. This shows that Your Majesty is very ambitious!"
Empress Ji pondered: "Your speculation is indeed reasonable... But, what is your Majesty doing for?"
It would be completely understandable if Ji's family or General Hussar did this.
But Emperor Chunjia...
He is not even qualified to go to court to listen to government. What good will it do him if there is a commotion in the Regent's Palace
To put it bluntly, no matter how hostile the regent and the crown prince are to Emperor Chunjia, after all, there are two "gongxiang" in one word, they are both descendants of the clan.
Originally, people like Ji, Qingliu, and General Hussar were strong enough. If the regent who represented the clan was severely damaged, the emperor would not be afraid of one bad thing. Will the world change his surname to lead the family
Not to mention the other members of the Gongxiang family, Emperor Chunjia will be the first one not to survive!
"I heard that the Regent is in charge of the Imperial City Division..." Yun Fenghuang reminded faintly, "I also heard that the Imperial City Division was established by His Majesty the Founding Emperor, Taizu, and is only loyal to the Emperor from generation to generation."
Empress Ji was startled, she subconsciously sat up straight, nodded and said, "That's right! I was only thinking about the fight in the temple, and almost forgot about it!"
Imperial City Secretary has always been the most loyal eagle dog of the royal family, and is known for only obeying the emperor's orders.
Now the reins of this group of eagle dogs are in the hands of the regent, which is purely accidental.
Once the regent makes a mistake, the one who can justifiably take over the Imperial City Division is Emperor Chunjia!
And why is Emperor Chunjia still "entering school" now? Isn't it because Duke Yi is unable to support himself and the Yuan family is unable to be used in a big way
If Guo let him get the Imperial City Division...
That
The more the Queen thought about it, the more uneasy she became. She hurriedly praised Yun Fenghuang a few words, hinting that she would record the credit for her, and served tea to see the guests off. It seemed that she planned to see Queen Mother Ji immediately to discuss the matter.
After leaving Yanfu Palace, Xile whispered: "This matter is serious, I must remind the Crown Prince quickly... Yun Bin, do you have anything to say to the Crown Prince?"
"Do you believe what I said to prevaricate the queen?" Yun Fenghuang chuckled upon hearing this, "Others don't know about my relationship with Qi Jiulu, but you still don't know? Your heir apparent is not stupid. I went to Taichu before today. With his eyes and ears in the palace, wouldn’t he not be able to inquire about it? Since he knew that bringing Qi Jiulu into the palace might run into me, but he still did it, how could he not pay attention to the Lu family? "
Xile thought about it, secretly relieved, and said awkwardly: "My servant is stupid."
"Speaking of which, you are also from the Imperial City Department, right?" Yun Fenghuang seemed to ask casually, "Why don't you report the prince's situation to the prince, so as to prevent the brothers from fighting against each other in the future?"
"My maid is from the Imperial City Division, but..." Xile hesitated, and finally told her, "But these maids are from Princess Dou's natal family, and in the final analysis, they are not direct descendants of the Imperial City Division." When the princess left, the prince was young. After the Lu family came in, they took advantage of the situation and eradicated many people. Now the Dou family has little say in the Imperial City. Moreover, the power of the Qingping Marquis Mansion is not weak. Even if the prince is informed, the prince will not If you do anything to Lu and her son, you might get beaten up, so... "
Yun Fenghuang asked curiously: "Not a direct descendant of the Imperial City Division? What do you mean?"
Xile simply told her from the beginning - in the final analysis, this matter was caused by Emperor Xiaozong breaking the ancestral precepts that the Imperial City Division had only passed down in the hands of successive emperors.
Although Emperor Xiaozong handed over the Imperial City Department to the regent before his death, such a large department still bears the important responsibility of monitoring the world for the emperor's eyes and ears. Neither Emperor Xiaozong nor the regent would naively think that The then chief officer of the Imperial City Department knelt down and made a promise to the regent in front of Xiaozong, and he was truly obedient from then on.
Therefore, under the hint of Emperor Xiaozong, the regent sent his then-in-law family, that is, the children of the Dou family, to serve in the Imperial City Department to quickly take control.
It's just that the Dou family originally had a low family background, and although there were many children in the family, their abilities were limited. Therefore, even if he entered the Imperial City Division with the dual support of Xiaozong and the regent, his foundation was still unstable.
Simply speaking, the regent himself was quite capable. Even though Xiaozong had no children and his heir Chunjia was young and had no power at the time, he still managed these eagles and dogs to this day.
only…
For Mr. Dou, he was not so lucky.
It was okay when Princess Dou was there. After all, the regent and the princess had a deep relationship, and the princess also gave birth to a son. The people in the Imperial City Department were polite to the Dou family's children who served there, and they were very cooperative in everything, even if they didn't understand. Be willing to give everything you have.
Later, when the princess passed away, the Lu family came in and deceived the young prince. He sent away many of the old people of the Dou family around Gong Xiangxiao. The Imperial City Secretary saw the clues and was not so polite to the Dou family's children. When the Lu family gave birth to an heir, the Regent's Palace and the Qingping Marquis' Palace had close contacts, and their attitudes became even more different...
When Gong Xiangxiao grew up, he began to realize that his stepmother was not as gentle and harmless as he thought... By this time, the Dou family had been marginalized in the Imperial City Division.
There are still some forces in the palace. After all, Gong Xiangxiao has been the emperor's companion since Chunjia ascended the throne. Over the years, he has spent more time in the palace than in the palace. The Dou family placed their hopes on him, and they would just give up if they couldn't save other places. When it came to Gong Xiangxiao's safety, they had to hold on to it no matter what.
Therefore, the Regent's Palace, the Imperial Palace, and Gong Xiangxiao are still well-informed and have some manpower available, but in other places... then they really don't know anything.
However, he mustered up the courage to propose to the regent several times that he would follow the example of his father and join the military training. However, the regent rejected all the proposals and only put him in the position of companion, and did not even help him get a serious official position. There is nothing you can do to fill up your wings.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so anxious.
"So that's it." After hearing the lawsuit, Yun Fenghuang was thoughtful, thinking that Qi Jiulu must have heard about it a long time ago. At this moment, he probably wanted to help Gong Xiangxiao deceive the Lu family
only…
The Lu family's son was still young, and even if the regent preferred his second wife and her children, there was no way he would give up on his son right now.
Under such circumstances, even if Gong Xiangxiao went too far, the regent would have to endure it and even help him deal with the aftermath.
And the Prince Wang's current situation is too easy, which is not a good thing for her or Qi Jiulu!