Two days later, the emperor still didn't mention anything, and the ministers couldn't hold back.
After all, whether it was the murder of the Queen Mother and the prince in the Taiye Pond, or the series of incidents involving the Queen's concubine Jieyu and the princes, it was not something that could be muddled through.
As ministers, they can give the emperor some time to buffer, calm down, and deal with it, but it is impossible to say that it will just be tacit and vague.
However, no one had come forward to remind Chunjia that it was time to give an explanation, so the Marquis of Yongchun took the lead and returned to the court with the imperial guards.
He is responsible for thoroughly investigating the Eighth Prince's life experience, and this matter is not particularly important politically.
At least for now, except for a few short-sighted people, the important ministers do not want to form a deadly feud with the Queen Mother Yuan over such a matter before they confirm that Chunjia completely dislikes the Yuan family.
But in terms of public opinion, it is the easiest to be widely known.
After all, the fact that a dignified prince was stolen and turned into a phoenix is really noticeable.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I will lead the guards to Wannian County on the day I was ordered..." The newly promoted Marquis of Yongchun is young and undersized, because he had been raised in the Regent's Palace for many years without seeing outsiders. When he appeared in front of others, he was already in the palace. The tree fell and the hozen scattered. Although he was a serious royal child, he was somewhat timid.
This was the first time that he led an envoy alone. Although Chunjia specially arranged for some mature and solemn guards to accompany him, these people could only give a few tips when they were in Wannian County. Now, only the Marquis of Yongchun has reported back to the court. one person.
He was obviously frightened, and told the whole story with a trembling voice: He probably took people to Wannian County, and according to what the farmer who complained that day said, he followed the clues and investigated, and came to the conclusion that the farmer His wife did serve as a wet nurse for Concubine Yuan Xian, but there is no such thing as stealing a dragon and turning into a phoenix.
The children of the farmers were indeed gone, but they were not buried in the graves they dug.
Because he was just a farmer and young, he was buried somewhere casually. At the same time, the youngest daughter of a wealthy family in Wannian County disappeared. The mistress of this wealthy family flattered Concubine Yuan Xian very well, so she was rewarded by the concubine Yuan Xian. She loved her daughter, so she buried her daughter with many good things, so that her daughter would not suffer when she was left alone and empty-handed underground... In short, this was a misunderstanding.
The eighth prince is indeed a royal prince.
The monarchs and ministers listened to this conclusion calmly. Except for a few stunned young people who wanted to find fault, Chunjia and other important ministers were all calm, or in other words, expressionless.
Because this is a duel in public, the dignity of the court and Chunjia's face must be considered, so the truth is not important, what is important is how the entire court steps down with dignity.
Therefore, after Leng Touqing stood up and pointed out a few flaws, he was quickly smoothed over by Ouyang Yanran, Yin Qu and others, and the court meeting broke up hastily.
Afterwards, the emperor took several important ministers to the royal study, and then called the Marquis of Yongchun to explain the truth in detail, which was the highlight.
At this time, the atmosphere was no longer as tacitly calm as the morning meeting.
As soon as Yongchun Hou entered the door, he knelt down to apologize.
This apology was not for anything else, but for the regent's accomplices that Chunjia had just dealt with. In fact, he was very worried when he received the news in Wannian County, thinking of rushing back immediately to decline the title and apologize. But the guards who were accompanying him persuaded him, saying that the emperor was always fair, just and generous. Since he punished the regent's gang members, it meant that they must have done something wrong. And Marquis Yongchun did nothing at a young age, and he was the emperor's brother. How could the emperor blame him
Instead of rushing back in a hurry to show your distrust of the emperor, it is better to handle the errands assigned by the emperor with all your heart.
That being said, Gong Xiangzhen is not like Gong Xiangxiao.
Regardless of how complicated the latter's feelings towards Chunjia are, at least they have a brotherly relationship that they have been with for more than ten years.
There is also the maintenance of the Queen Mother.
In terms of weight in front of the emperor, Gong Xiangzhen is really not comparable to him.
He was very frightened.
Therefore, I immediately knelt down and admitted that I was not right.
"Why are you doing this?" Chunjia glanced at it and scolded gently, "I dealt with those people because they were secretly trying to cause trouble and alienate our brothers. I don't want to think that there are only a few people in the main sect now. ? Your brother-in-law is still in the vassal country because of the ancestral rules. In such a big imperial capital, we are just the same flesh and blood. It’s too late for me to protect you, how can I still blame one of my own for the faults of outsiders? "
Just let him get up and don't think too much about it.
The emperor said this, and Ouyang Yanran and other courtiers also followed suit, saying whatever they wanted, and finally made the Marquis of Yongchun stand up.
At this time, when asked about the trip to Wannian County, Yongchun Marquis felt embarrassed. He looked at several ministers and saw that Chunjia had no intention of letting them avoid them, so he whispered: "Your Majesty, I... I feel that the eighth prince's life experience ... Maybe... maybe there is indeed something wrong!"
After saying this, he expected Chunjia to be furious, but in fact the emperor was very calm and said, "Let's start from the beginning."
Marquis Yongchun told the truth. After he went to Wannian County, he did follow the farmer's instructions and started to investigate. At first, he didn't find any problems. Later, he discovered it after the prompts of the accompanying guards. After investigating some flaws, it was discovered that there were indeed some problems with Concubine Yuan Xian's original birth.
First of all, it is very likely that Concubine Yuan Xian gave birth to not a prince, but a princess!
Secondly, it seems that due to some reasons, and it was related to Concubine Yuan Xian’s behavior during the pregnancy, she died after landing;
Thirdly, the eighth prince who was raised in front of the queen as the son of Concubine Yuan Xian was not necessarily the son of the farmer, but... a descendant of a branch of the Yuan family!
When Ouyang Yanran and other important ministers heard this, they were still calm. When they heard that the so-called eighth prince might be the son of the Yuan family, their faces changed and they went to see Chunjia.
Chunjia had no expression on his face, and he didn't know whether he had expected it early in the morning or was still calm. He said kindly: "I know, thank you for your hard work, Marquis Yongchun. You must not have had much rest in the past two days, so you can go and settle down."
Marquis Yongchun glanced at him worriedly: "I'm not tired, I should do what I should."
He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but... To be honest, I really don't know how to comfort him about this kind of thing.
After some hesitation, he resigned.
After he left, several courtiers looked at each other, and the most honest Duke Yi was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, if the eighth prince, no, if the male heir brought back to the palace by Concubine Yuan Xian is really of Yuan family's blood, then how can Xing Ningbo Mansion Up and down, his heart is so cruel! Even the empress dowager, a loving mother, may have to explain something!"
Ouyang Yanran and others remained silent, but their expressions were in agreement.
And indeed it should be approved.
If the eighth prince was the farmer who came to complain, it could be explained that the little princess born to Concubine Yuan Xian died unexpectedly, and she was overly grieved and worried about being blamed, so she adopted a child out of confusion. However, the person you brought back to pretend to be the emperor's heir was actually Yuan's son, and the Empress Dowager Yuan also managed to give him to the empress to raise. What does this mean
The most thought-provoking thing is that of the three legitimate sons of the Queen, the King of Chu was stupid, the Twelve Princes drowned, and now only the Tenth Prince is still intact.
But these ten princes are still young, and how many children does the queen have in total? The third prince, the king of Chu, the eighth prince, the tenth prince and the twelfth prince.
The third prince is the oldest because of his biological mother. As long as he has a biological brother alive, he cannot ascend to the throne.
In other words, if something goes wrong with the tenth prince, the queen may be forced to accept the eighth prince as her legitimate son!
After all, the eldest son of the emperor, King Qin, is already six years old!
At this time, all the legitimate sons have been wiped out. Is it possible for Gu to send her daughter to Chunjia to give birth to a legitimate son? Does Mrs. Gu have the nerve to say this? ?
In this way, rounding it off is the Yuan family's attempt to sway the Gongxiang family... To put it bluntly, if the emperor's feelings for the Queen Mother Yuan were not considered, they should have directly discussed how to kill the nine Yuan clans!
If word spreads, the clan members will not agree to let go of the Yuan family!
Chunjia had a sullen face and didn't speak for a while.
Seeing this, Duke Yi Guo glanced at Ouyang Yanran and saw that he lowered his eyes as if he hadn't noticed. He couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, judging from what Yongchun Marquis just said, Concubine Yuan Xian deliberately stayed in Wanwan. People from Nian County, it can be seen that they have long been thinking of substituting others! In this case, Yuan's son pretending to be the emperor's heir, maybe this is also the plan of Xing Ningbo Mansion early in the morning? "
Even, maybe earlier
For example, since Chunjia ascended the throne, Yuan has been ready to pick peaches
Seeing that Duke Yi couldn't help but look at her, Ouyang Yanran felt a little helpless. The emperor was so shrewd. How could he not think of what his ministers could think of
If this was an ordinary minister, I believe Chunjia would be able to deal with it immediately.
But this...
Don’t you have to consider the loving mother the Queen Mother
Now Duke Yiguo kept talking about how the Xingning Bo Mansion was doing, but in fact... everyone present knew in their hearts that Yuan wanted to steal something, but without the Queen Mother's help, or at least her connivance and acquiescence, was it possible
Not too possible.
After all, for the three women sent to the palace by the Yuan family, Yuan Yunniang didn't cause any trouble from the beginning to the end.
When Chunjia first became powerful, Yuan Yuniang was interfered with by the imperial concubine and fell out of favor. She was also a person without much brains. Although she had been in the palace for many years, she had not accumulated much wealth.
Finally, Yuan Zhiniang, who entered the palace, didn't make any big mistakes, but she didn't get too much love either.
Purely relying on the favor of the two sisters, she was young, beautiful and pregnant. She was promoted by the Queen Mother Yuan and took the position of a good concubine.
But she became a good concubine despite the opposition of the queen and the noble concubine.
Later, although these two people didn't explicitly want to do anything with her, they didn't even think about palace power and the like. They couldn't get involved at all.
Even if he stayed in Wannian County on the pretext of having a fetus, how could there be no informants among the many waiters around him at that time? The package swap was actually successful, and a baby boy was even used to pretend to be the original princess... It would be unreasonable to say that without the help of the loving mother the Queen Mother, Yuan Zhiniang herself and the Xingning Bo Mansion were relied upon!
Especially the imperial concubine seems to have been kept in the dark!
This mistress is not a fuel-efficient lamp. She has conflicts with her loving mother, the Queen Mother, and her relationship with Concubine An and Concubine Yuan Xian is not good. Concubine Yuan Xian stayed alone in Wannian County to give birth. The concubine may not think of the Yuan family. It's a steal, but it's impossible not to have people keep an eye on it.
It’s not that they look down on Yuan Zhiniang and Xing Ningbo Mansion, but the imperial concubine is not an ordinary concubine. Based on her performance since entering the palace, it is said that Yuan Zhiniang and the Yuan family can hide Yun Zhiniang’s story without the protection of their loving mother, the Queen Mother. Feng Huang's eyes and ears, several ministers, even Duke Yi, who was now full of ill will towards Yun Feng Huang, didn't believe it.
If the Yuan family had this ability, they would not have done anything to help Chun Jia when he was still dormant.
The Queen Mother is the only one in this family who is more intelligent.
Of course, this does not mean that the Yuan family is really that bad. After all, they were a prominent local family before, and suddenly they were involved in a temple-level fight. It was normal for them not to be able to cope with it.
People like Yun Fenghuang, who came from a lower background than the Yuan family, but after entering the palace, they were able to rise to the top like a fish, which is eye-catching.
But Concubine Min has always been a minority, right
"..." Chunjia was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly, "This is a serious matter, I... let me think about it."
Duke Yi, Ouyang Yanran and others looked at each other and sighed secretly.
It was obvious that the emperor had deep feelings for Empress Dowager Yuan.
Even under such circumstances, he still could not make up his mind to disgrace the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, the empress dowager is still a loving mother. If she hears such news, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to Feng's body?" Duke Yi looked at Ouyang Yanran again. This time Ouyang Yanran finally spoke. He said warmly, "After all, My loving mother, the Queen Mother, has always felt sorry for Your Majesty, and she has extremely strict restraints on the Yuan family. If she knew about this, she would probably be angry, right?"