Chunjia carried out a purge of the remnants of the regent without any warning. While the government and the public were trembling with fear, there were also some rumors that suspected that the palace coup and the two days of quarrels in the harem were inseparable from the remnants of the regent. relationship.
This also makes sense.
After all, whether it was the intrusion of the rebels with fake identities, the involvement of the fourth and eighth prince Yun Jieyu in the palace, or the overturning of the boat carrying two empress dowagers and a legitimate prince, they were all inextricably linked to the Imperial City Division. . It was abnormal that the emperor and his ministers did not receive any news from the former, and the latter even directly caused the incident under the eyes of the emperor... Thinking about it this way, no one would believe that there was something wrong within the Imperial City Department.
The Imperial City Division has been handed down from generation to generation by the emperor, with the only exception being the regent.
So is there any need to think about the truth of this series of things
Of course, since the regent is gone, it's... It's quite puzzling: the real owner is gone, why do the remnants still do things like this
Naturally, I thought of the death of the regent, and thought it was probably Chunjia's fault.
In fact, when Gong Xiangruoji was suddenly poisoned, many people suspected Chunjia.
At this moment, the government and the public are in shock, and old things cannot be brought up again.
Some people had speculative ideas and impeached Gong Xiangzhen that day.
"The Marquis of Yongchun is still running errands in Wannian County, and these people are so busy adding insult to injury. Do you really think that Your Majesty doesn't care about our brothers?" Yun Fenghuang just sneered after knowing this, "A bunch of indifferent people!"
"Having said that, since His Majesty intends to purge the entire temple." Xie said cautiously, "Are these people also trying to figure out the Holy Will?"
Ever since Mr. Jiang came here once, Mr. Xie had not had much contact with Yun Fenghuang.
Especially as Yun Fenghuang's status increased day by day, Xie's children and wives began to stay in the imperial capital, and her nominal stepmother came less frequently.
It's not that I'm separated from my niece, but that I feel guilty.
When she brought Yun Fenghuang to the imperial capital, she was sincerely doing her best for her niece, but in the end, she let Yun Fenghuang enter the palace... Even though Yun Fenghuang seems to be doing well in the palace now, Jiang Shi has been pulling her in privately. It was not easy for her sister-in-law to tell her about the difficulties of the imperial concubine. Ms. Xie was an honest person, and she would feel regretful and apologetic if she listened to her too much.
In addition, this niece is obviously a thoughtful person, and Mr. Xie is not sure what she thinks about her family now. Is it hatred, resentment, or understanding
Just... don't dare to move forward if nothing happens.
But as the imperial concubine's natal family in the imperial capital, with such a big change in the palace, she would come to the palace to visit and greet her no matter what.
Otherwise, it would appear that he doesn't care about the imperial concubine.
It's just that a series of changes occurred after the palace change, and it took until today for the permission to be granted.
Mrs. Xie must have been on tenterhooks these past two days. At this moment, her face was a little plump and swollen, and her complexion was not very good. She forced a smile and said, "Xiao Yu, it's not that he wants to join them, it's just that the empress's brothers and cousins, They all thought that if this was His Majesty’s intention..."
"How is that possible?" Yun Fenghuang sighed with low interest and said, "I still don't know what your majesty is thinking? Do you really take this matter seriously, and what does it have to do with the so-called remnants of the regent? In fact, in the final analysis, It's these people who are unlucky. If it hadn't been for the constant turmoil, they wouldn't have been dragged out of the vat. After all, the Ji family is His Majesty's maternal wife, and she is extremely honored. Although there are many victims who go to Dali Temple to express their grievances, after all, The whole country doesn’t know about it, right? So whether it’s a palace incident or an internal feud, there has to be a culprit? Since it can’t be the Ji family, who else can it be besides the regents and remnants? Is it possible to drag people like Yi Guogong out to be the culprits? Isn’t it a scapegoat?”
Seeing Mr. Xie's confused face, he didn't react for a while, so he couldn't help but let out another long sigh in his heart.
Some things really depend on talent...
It doesn't matter that Xie is not this material. The key is that most of Xie Xiaoyu and many of the Xie family's children are not good at understanding in this area, which is very embarrassing.
Xie Wuzheng is the only one with good understanding...
Forget it, don't think about it anymore, the more you think about it, the worse it gets.
"I see, if it hadn't been for my concubine's advice, we might have gone on the wrong trip!" Mrs. Xie thought about it for a while... Actually, she was still a little confused, but in front of the noble concubine, she didn't dare to fall into a long test, so she just said with a smile. , "The minister's wife will persuade them not to mess around when she gets back."
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "It's really hard to mess around now. Recently... there is no peace in the government and the public! Please ask Brother 18 and the others to talk less and do less, just do their job well, and ignore everything else." .Also, ignore the entrustments that came to my door recently. Just say that I am too heavy now to take care of him."
Mrs. Xie hurriedly exchanged greetings. Seeing that the imperial concubine looked a little forlorn, she did not dare to disturb her anymore and left with concern.
After she left, the Qing people and other attendants came up to wait on them, and asked Yun Fenghuang in a low voice: "Empress, what do you want to do? The news from Sun Yu said that the rebels are related to the Ji family?"
"It has something to do with the Ji family, but can this news be announced soon?" Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "Don't even think about it, His Majesty has always respected the Ji family, and the entire family of the Duke of Ye was destroyed because of the regent. ... His Majesty was also very upset afterwards, and gave many posthumous titles to the Ji family, who are still filial to the Empress Dowager. Then why do the remnants of the Ji family still embarrass Your Majesty? One or two of them were out of their minds and crazy, and they did this. Can such a big thing happen, can only one or two people do it? Then don’t you think, maybe His Majesty did something that was sorry to the Ji family, and that’s why the remnants took such crazy revenge?”
Seeing Qingren speechless, she sighed, "But this time the turmoil is so big that it cannot be suppressed by force. We can't just keep silent? Where should we put the court's face?"
Therefore, we can only drag out the remnants of the regent and deal with them to attract the attention of the government and the public.
"But this is only temporary." Yun Fenghuang mused, "Now there are victims who have sued the Ji family. After a year or two, the Ji family's notoriety will spread all over the world. When the time comes, it will be justifiable for the master to take action. Be famous."
Chunjia has always been very patient, and he would never do anything like that in a hurry.
Yun Fenghuang knows this very well.
She said, "Let's go back and collect Ji's evil deeds at home, and then when the time comes, we can go to court to please His Majesty."
After thinking for a while, he shook his head, "Forget it, Xie's little ability... Just look at Ji's being attacked by a group this time, you will know that your majesty is not as good as before, and you have to use more people. Xie can't compare. , even if it is handed over at that time, it will be just the icing on the cake, and His Majesty may not even remember it."
Yun Fenghuang already knew a series of details about how the Ji family was exposed by the "suffering master" this time, and had to admit that the person who was qualified to work for the emperor was Li Suo.
Listening to those tear-jerking plots and the detailed and rigorous evidence, I can't wait for the verdict in Dali Temple, and I can't wait to dig up Ji's grave!
Moreover, storytellers from various teahouses have been following up one after another. It is estimated that they will be conservative in a year or two. In about half a year, the whole country will know how evil and evil the Ji family is.
Killing people and killing people's hearts, Chunjia is really nothing.
However, no matter whether it is those who see the emperor's intentions or those who do not see the emperor's intentions, the main thoughts are not actually on Ji's experience. Although important ministers such as Duke Yi already knew about the existence of Ji Minggan and the origin of the rebels, what they were most concerned about was how the emperor would deal with the turmoil in the palace.
Whether it was the fall of the two empress dowagers and the twelfth prince into the water, the truth about the murder of King Chu, or the death of the fourth prince's mother and son, or the life experience of the eighth prince... none of them could be taken lightly and ignored.
Externally, the two cases of the victim Gao Ji and the regent's accomplices were liquidated, which can be regarded as temporarily attracting some attention.
You can take a breath and start internal processing.
The issue is…
How should the emperor deal with it
The more respectable people in the former harem now know that the boat capsized, and most likely it was Empress Dowager Yuan who was calling for the thief to be captured.
It would be fine if only the two empress dowagers fell into the water. Isn't it okay for people to be willing to play tricks with old bones? But the twelfth prince was also among them. He was the legitimate son raised by the queen and the only royal heir with the blood of the Gu family. Considering the revealed life experience of the Eighth Prince, it is difficult not to make the important ministers doubt the intentions of Queen Mother Yuan, or should I say Xing Ningbo Mansion.
If it weren't for the fact that the rebels in Gongbian came all the way from the north, pretending to be the sons of Wei He who accompanied the Dingbei Army on the expedition, the Gu family would have been more or less responsible. Even if they were pardoned and defended by Chunjia personally, they would not dare to do so now. When the news came out, Mr. Gu was about to cry and beg the emperor to make the decision for the twelfth prince and the queen.
Even though he was too embarrassed to go to the emperor to cry, he privately asked someone to bring a message to the queen, asking the queen to complain to Chunjia: "I forgot that on the night of the palace incident, your majesty sent someone to take away the two princes, but he didn't take yours with him. The thing is, throughout the ages, not every beloved concubine can die a good death; throughout the ages, there have been endless queens and queen mothers who can die a good death, do you understand?"
In fact, Mrs. Gu's reminder was unnecessary. Ever since Chunjia "confessed her feelings" to the queen, the queen's mood suddenly stabilized.
Listening to these words now, I felt very disapproving: "Who does my grandfather think I am? Don't you understand this little bit of truth? As for going to see your majesty to cry and complain, your majesty has been working hard these past two days. Let's wait." Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and you know it all in your heart."
Everyone on the left and right looked at each other in confusion. That’s not what you said two days ago.
You've been going crazy for the past two days...
In the end, I couldn't help but persuade: "Since the old man specially sent someone to talk about this matter, why don't you go to your majesty and tell him? Otherwise, the evil people on the side of the loving mother empress dowager will complain first, and your majesty may even send you." No?"
It’s okay to send me this palace. Anyway, the emperor obviously doesn’t like me.
So it seems logical to bury the queen for the sake of his filial Queen Mother and his favorite concubine... Gu Zhen thought to himself, it doesn't matter, as long as he insists on making my legitimate son the crown prince, then he will be a prince in my eyes. Good emperor!
She was willing to be considerate and considerate of him.
As for whether this would feel aggrieved, Gu Zhen thought it was acceptable.
After all, marrying an ordinary man these days does not guarantee that you will be held in high regard, and you will not be favored by your husband, but you will have the position of queen, the honor of a mother in the world, and the honor of the queen mother in the future, who can protect the family... Isn’t it worthwhile to endure this for more than ten or twenty years
Not to mention the sense of superiority you feel when you are standing high and everyone kneels down to worship you during festivals.
Anyway, Gu Zhen is very calm now.
Not only did he not agree to the instigation of the people around him, but he also asked them to calm down: "How many things have happened in the past two days, you have no idea? Now you have to disturb your majesty. If you offend your majesty, you will actually feel sorry for your loving mother. What should I do if I become the Queen Mother? I am not your Majesty's favorite. When Your Majesty is in a bad mood, why don't you find it unpleasant to get close to me? Do you think I am a noble concubine?"
On the imperial concubine's side, Yun Fenghuang was pondering Queen Mother Qu's thoughts: "The overturning of the boat was probably Queen Mother Yuan's attempt to eradicate me. She was like a mantis stalking cicadas, but Queen Mother Qu was the oriole... But Queen Mother Qu was holding back. After many years, he finally made this thunderous blow. Did he just disappear? Improbable? His Majesty asked Marquis Yongchun to investigate this matter. How old is Marquis Yongchun this year? What can be investigated? As for the accompanying imperial guards, Zheng Even if you are dead, why don’t you just obey His Majesty’s orders? No matter what His Majesty says... I’m afraid this matter will be settled no matter what the truth is!”
Can Queen Mother Qu be willing to do so
However, in addition to being extremely stable, the Queen Mother also has another reason that restricts her from being stable. That is because she comes from a humble background and has no sense of presence. She has never had many available people and momentum.
Is it possible that there is no way to continue after reaching this point
"This Queen Mother is really serious. Wouldn't it be better for me to give you a hint earlier?" Yun Fenghuang sighed, "Now that Your Majesty has noticed it, I shouldn't be too jealous... Well, it's not good for Wannian County to be jealous. … Wannian County?”
She thought for a while, beckoned Chen Jing to come closer, and asked, "How is Fuyang County doing lately?"
"... To answer the question, I haven't heard any news from you recently." Chen Jing was startled and became a little frightened, "Please forgive me."
After all, as the general manager of Xuanqing Palace, he usually has too many things to deal with. The imperial concubine has never paid much attention to this Fuyang County before, so Chen Jing will naturally not pay much attention to it.
Now the imperial concubine suddenly asked, how could he answer her
"Your Majesty must have been in a bad mood these past two days." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "I am very sick, and I was told to concentrate on the pregnancy, so I dare not disobey the instructions. But I have been thinking about Your Majesty... Well, you can wait a moment Send someone to Jiashan Palace to take care of the young prince. Then ask about the customs and customs of Fuyang County, especially about food. Ask the kitchen to make some Fuyang County meals for your majesty."
Then he lowered his voice and gave some instructions.
Chen Jing hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Empress, if you send someone to Jiashan Palace at this time, your Majesty will know...?"
"It's okay." Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "Go and ask how those meals are made. I will cook a few of them myself."
If it's easy, she'll do it herself; if it's complicated, she'll stand at the door of the small kitchen and urge the cook to do it... Anyway, that's what she wants.
"Slave, I obey."
So during dinner that day, Chunjia saw a few more dishes on the table, and the utensils looked familiar, so he asked, "Is this sent by Xuanqing Palace?"
Yan Yin nodded: "It is said that the imperial concubine was thinking about your majesty, so she specially sent someone to the young prince of Jiashan Palace to inquire about the meals in Fuyang County, and picked out a few of the dishes that your majesty was rumored to like and cooked them herself... The palace of Xuanqing Palace People also said that the empress’ hands were burned because of this, but luckily it wasn’t serious.”
The emperor frowned and asked: "The people from Xuanqing Palace went to Jiashan Palace... What happened to Jiashan Palace?"
"Everything in Jiashan Palace is as usual." Yan Yin thought for a while, "I heard that the imperial concubine has been quite uneasy these past two days. Even His Highnesses King Qin and Zhaoqing politely declined the request, and only asked someone to take the two Highnesses to review. homework."
Chunjia thought about the concubine's thoughts. This concubine was not as easy to coax as the queen. Even though he sincerely promised her that she would have a good pregnancy in the future, I am afraid that Yun Fenghuang still felt uneasy.
So at this time, she was told not to come to him in person to test for information or stir up trouble, so she could only resort to the next best thing to try to please herself to maintain her favor... It seemed to make sense.
"The noble concubine is interested." After finding out the reason for Yun Fenghuang's move, and there was no evidence to prove that the other party wanted to use this guise to ask Jiashan Palace to contact the Queen Mother Qu, Chunjia was secretly relieved. Although he knew that his The biological mother and the beloved concubine are not easy to save money. After all, they have feelings, and they don't want these two to quarrel with each other. They don't have any sincere tenderness at all.
Now that he was relaxed, he said gently, "Go and have a look in my private treasury, take a pair of jade Ruyi and send them to Huanhua Palace."
After a pause, he asked for some plaster for burns, "Tell the concubine again that I don't lack anything here, so she shouldn't have to work so hard. She is pregnant, why do she have to cook by herself?"
When I think of cooking in person, I think of how Yun Fenghuang treated me when he first entered the palace? She keeps saying "I made it with my own hands" every time. In fact, she just walks around the door of the small kitchen when she is diligent, and when she is lazy, she just orders the people below to pick up two plates of food, and at most she gives them to her with her own hands. He just took it out of the food box.
At that time, Chunjia felt that she was too perfunctory with him, and even complained in person, asking her to be more sincere.
What did Yun Fenghuang say
She was very righteous and confident, and said that this was for Chunjia's good, because she really served Chunjia the food she cooked, which would be treason... Chunjia couldn't laugh or cry, and felt that she would be afraid of the temper of the concubine for her life. I can't eat anything she actually made.
Even Yun Fenghuang doesn't know how to cook at all.
As a result, it had only been a few years since this concubine was still pregnant, but she had actually broken away from her previous arrogance and willfulness...
Is this because we have biological flesh and blood
Chunjia sighed in his heart. Although the imperial concubine still didn't believe him, many of the words he said that day seemed to be sincere.
After having a biological heir, even if it has not yet arrived, the imperial concubine will be completely different.
The things that I would never lower my head before, the things that I never wanted to do before, all the wantons I had in the past... For the sake of my children, I changed them all at once.
The emperor was even a little jealous of his unborn heir. He was the emperor!
He is still an emperor who is young, powerful, talented and beautiful, and possesses both civil and military powers!
How did the imperial concubine treat him before she was pregnant
When he said something to her, the imperial concubine wished she could repay him a hundred times. Every time she went to accuse her aggressively, in the end it was him who abandoned her armor and coaxed her to accompany her to leave...
Where is the imperial concubine
I still feel aggrieved.
Doesn't she regard him as an emperor
Anyway, with her temperament, she had made plans to die as soon as they broke up from the moment she entered the palace.
Her attachment to her family, the world, and him was no match for the pampering and willfulness she had been raised with since childhood.
But it's different when you have a child... The child hasn't yet landed. If it is born, then the imperial concubine... still has to live with her own flesh and blood
At this moment, Chunjia felt a little aggrieved because she thought that the imperial concubine would no longer see herself in her eyes.
Even he could only win the concubine's approval and attention by doting on the child... It really makes me feel aggrieved just thinking about it.
He is the Nine-Five Supreme!
Isn't he standing tall enough? ?
Why are these years of companionship and love worse than a little thing that has not yet been born! ! !
Chunjia put down her chopsticks depressedly, looked at the dishes that the imperial concubine had put a lot of thought and effort into, so much so that she burned her hands, and twitched the corner of her mouth: "Get rid of them all!"
When I saw it, I thought of the rapid decline in my status in the eyes of the imperial concubine after the little thing was born... Bah! No! ! !
After thinking about it, he whispered again, "Be careful, don't let the noble concubine know!"
What if the imperial concubine finds out about this and thinks he doesn't like it, so she never cooks for him herself
Alas, I feel really tired no matter how I think about it.
The emperor, who has so many things to do and is so busy with government affairs, rarely wants to be willful and will not work overtime tonight to deal with government affairs!
He just wanted to be alone.