Chunjia thought for a while and said with a smile: "Did you guys discuss it? I don't know how respectful Mrs. Cui has been to you recently. Why do two of them come to mention her to me?"
Yun Fenghuang was quite surprised and said: "How come there are other people mentioning the Cui family to Your Majesty recently?"
"Not the queen yet." Chunjia said lazily, "She told me two days ago that the position of concubine Shu is vacant, and there are not many concubines so far... It has been more than ten years since I took the throne. There are some old people who have no merit. It’s time for a promotion after hard work. I think what the Queen said is reasonable, but it’s just that we are not rushing to meet the fifteenth full moon, so I didn’t care about it, so I only asked her to draw up a schedule in the past two days to report.”
When did the queen react so quickly
Yun Fenghuang subconsciously thought of what happened last time. Could it be that the third prince "accidentally" reminded Gu Zhen again
Then there is probably something wrong with Gong Xiang Bing.
But... wait!
Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly. There seemed to be something wrong with this matter. If the Queen really proposed such a suggestion and the Emperor did not object clearly, how come there was no news about it at all
After all, unless there is an ulterior motive for this kind of thing about Shi En Sixth Palace, how can it be kept secret
For example, when Yun Fenghuang first took charge of the palace, he made excuses to promote the Sixth Palace. That time, the matter was just finalized and everyone knew about it, lest those who benefited from it would misremember the kindness.
After that, none of the concubines in the He Palace wanted to serve her as a palace servant. Even though they knew that she was deep-minded and ruthless in her actions, and that she was uncompromising in her own palace and was far less easy to get along with than those generous principals. ... There are still as many people who want to cling to her as there are crucian carp crossing the river. After all, who told her that she had a future here
Can Gu Zhen be so noble as to do such good deeds without leaving his name behind
Yun Fenghuang thought it was impossible.
Especially since Gu Zhen is now a queen, but she is always controlled by the concubine in the harem, so she should seize every opportunity to become famous.
"Really? Then this is Cui's fault. Since she entrusted her to the Queen and His Majesty agreed, why did she come to ask for a concubine?" Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes slightly, then smiled and said in a coquettish voice. He complained, "You also described the second prince as pitiful, which made me feel very distressed!"
Hearing this, Chunjia raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Did Mrs. Cui entrust you with the promotion to the throne?"
"Otherwise there are so many people in the palace now, and I am very busy, how can I remember her?" Yun Fenghuang tilted his head and curled his lips and said, "Besides, when I entered the palace earlier, the fourth concubine only had a seal. The imperial concubine and the concubine Shu came, but the concubine De and the concubine Xian were always vacant, and I didn’t see Empress Yuan feeling melancholy about it. Although the position of concubine Shu is vacant now, and I have just given birth, there are so many things that I can’t worry about. "
The emperor immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He originally thought that Yun Fenghuang's proposal to promote Cui Lianye to the throne was for Cui Wan. So out of concern that the imperial concubine would be too powerful in the future, not only would he not agree, but he would also wonder whether it was appropriate. Suppress the people and things on the imperial concubine's side.
After all, in Chunjia's current consideration, he just hopes that the concubine, mother and son will not be casually murdered by the bride and groom in the future.
The emperor knew very well about Gu Zhen's nature. He had no city, no bad intentions, and was indecisive.
Even if such a person becomes the empress dowager, it will be difficult to kill them decisively.
Moreover, the emperor also trusted Yun Fenghuang's methods, that is, if the criticism of the imperial concubine and her son came to Gu Zhen and the new emperor, Yun Fenghuang would definitely not sit still and wait for death.
He was afraid that the imperial concubine, mother and son would have no power to protect themselves except himself, so that his subordinates would be able to deal with them without going through the Queen Mother and the new monarch.
In that case... Chunjia's heart bleeds just thinking about it.
So he has to master a degree.
The imperial concubine cannot have any foundation in the previous dynasty, but she cannot have such a foundation that the new king will look at her with suspicion.
Now I am thinking, if Cui Lianye took the initiative to seek promotion after seeing Ouyang Fulu and Meng Youyi go, and even coveted the newly vacated position of concubine Shu, then she cannot be regarded as an ambitious concubine.
As for Cui Lianye, who first entered the palace because of his noble nature, but later because he knew he was not favored and was too lazy to go to the emperor to complain. In short, he never said that he actively asked for the promotion. Why did he change his nature now? Chunjia felt that it was understandable in light of the previous dynasty: even the imperial concubine, whose brother was about to marry the Cui family, came over to speculate on whether the emperor had any arrangements for the Cui family. How could the Cui family not feel at ease? Make a statement
Anyway, Cui Lianye has been in the palace for many years and has neither favor nor heirs.
Even though the second prince was raised by chance, his biological mother had an embarrassing identity and was not loved by Chunjia.
In short, for Mrs. Cui, the weight of Mrs. Qingshu is already a bit useless.
Now that the Zheng family has fallen and been euphemistically liquidated, it is not impossible for the Cui family to feel panic and decide to let Mrs. Qingshu play a final role.
Because if the emperor plans to deal with the Cui family next, Mrs. Qingshu's request for promotion at this time will just add fuel to the fire.
It will definitely not end well.
But if the emperor does not have this intention and receives such a signal, he will agree without hesitation to show comfort.
At the same time, Mrs. Cui was not only relieved, but also many villains who were trying to flatter Ms. Cui would stop criticizing and suppressing Ms. Cui.
After all, for the emperor, the position of concubine was nothing more than being granted the title of concubine or anything like that.
Didn't Queen Mother Yuan promote Gu Su from an ordinary concubine to concubine Mu with one word? Not to mention the emperor.
Thinking of this, Chunjia said "hmm" and said: "I am also busy these days. Fortunately, Ahuang reminded me. I will tell the queen later and let the queen handle it."
He knew that Yun Fenghuang should understand what he meant. Cui Lianye could be promoted, but... this grace could only be begged for her by the queen, and it could only be implemented by the queen.
In the final analysis, he had no intention of letting Yun Fenghuang take over Yanfu Palace.
Letting her co-manage the Sixth Palace is already the limit.
Even these words were a slap in the face of the imperial concubine, asking her to think about whether this matter would offend the queen before speaking about the harem in the future.
Yun Fenghuang's smile did not change: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of Mrs. Qingshu."
... After sending Chun Jia off the next day, she immediately summoned Chen Jing to ask. Sure enough, Chen Jing swore to heaven that the queen had definitely not bothered with promoting concubines recently.
"My Queen, you know, although the tenth prince fell into a well before and was rescued, how old was the tenth prince? There is also the example of His Highness the King of Chu. The Queen, no, I should say, the entire Chongchang Palace, now Everyone is surrounding the Tenth Prince." Chen Jing complained, "Although the Tenth Prince is much better now, the Queen still can't rest assured. She wishes she could stay in front of the Tenth Prince day and night... Where did the Queen come from at this moment? Are you thinking about benefiting the Sixth Palace? I'm afraid if someone mentions it to the Queen like this, the Queen will kick her out."
After all, there were three legitimate sons before the queen, and now they have all done something or said something. Even though the rumors about the queen's son had blamed Ouyang Fulu and Meng Youyi, which indirectly cleared the queen's name.
But if the tenth prince suffered from some serious illness or something, no one would talk about it publicly, but privately it would be necessary to confirm the "fact" that the queen's fate was bad and that she would conflict with the legitimate son.
"I knew Chunjia was talking nonsense!!!" Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly as he listened, feeling really angry.
This result didn't surprise her at all, because she had already suspected it yesterday.
The queen had never thought about the promotion at all. It was purely Chunjia who said this deliberately, just so that even if she couldn't help but agree to promote Cui, the credit would not be counted on her.
Because the emperor did not intend for her child to be a prince.
"Forget it, the days are long. When I first entered the palace, this bastard emperor was still thinking about killing me. Now he regards me as his favorite concubine, and even his beloved Yuan Yuniang has forgotten about it?" After thinking about it, The imperial concubine sighed and comforted herself, "Rou Shishi is still young, take your time. Back then, I was able to make him change his mind and treat me sincerely. In the ten years before Shishi became a vassal, I still couldn't call him Has he changed his mind again?"
He summoned Chen Jingqing and other confidants to the main hall and lectured them, asking them to change their behavior in the future, be more low-key and stop being so public, "Earlier, I had no worries and didn't have many ideas. You have no restrictions. You must not do this in the future... You should also know how the outside world sees Xuanqing Palace. I don’t care what happened in the past. I must hear from everyone inside and outside. I sincerely praise our virtuous, kind, gentle, courteous and thrifty people, do you understand?"
Chen Jing said quickly: "My Majesty, what did you say? When did your Majesty stop being a virtuous, kind, gentle, courteous and frugal person? As far as servants are concerned, there is no one in this palace who is more considerate of the people below and loves the emperor's heirs more than your Majesty. I worry about His Majesty even more!"
Yun Fenghuang looked at him and sighed: "Although this is true, there are no people outside to serve me closely. How do you know so much? We must let most people know that I am not as narrow-minded as they think. yes."
She pointedly mentioned, "After all, although Fifteen is still young now, children grow up quickly."
The confidants all understood it, exchanged glances with each other, and were excited.
After all, if the imperial concubine didn't have great hopes for King Jin, why would she start thinking about what to do, no, to pretend to be a good person right now
I don’t even want to think about it, when did Yun Fenghuang care about the evaluation of a virtuous and virtuous person
Now that we want to change it, what else can we do
He must be heading towards Qingci Palace!
Chen Jing and others are not ignorant of the dangers of this move, but they have served Yun Fenghuang for these years and have really watched this man turn his hands into clouds and rain, and even have an accurate grasp of the emperor's thoughts, but they have no idea at all. I feel that Yun Fenghuang's plan is hopeless.
I even feel that the queen is the one who needs to be frightened.
In fact, the queen is really on pins and needles now, because the emperor just sent someone to pass the message to her, asking her to check the old people in the Sixth Palace and promote them to a certain position.
Knowing that the queen was not smart enough and worried that she would not understand what he meant, the visitor also quoted Chunjia's words and told her not to forget Mrs. Qingshu.
then…
After the queen saw off the imperial waiter, she became suspicious: "Usually when your Majesty sends people to deliver messages, they always go through the front door in a dignified manner. What does this waiter mean today? Why didn't you say he went through the corner door? You saw the clothes on his body Are you gone? You are actually wearing the robes of ordinary palace people. Why are you so careful?"
"Furthermore, His Majesty has never paid attention to the promotion of the Sixth Palace before. Why did he make an exception this time? Is it for the sake of the elderly?"
"Mother, that person specifically mentioned Mrs. Qingshu. Could it be that she has something to do with Mrs. Qingshu?" The people around couldn't figure it out, "Could it be that Cui Wan from the previous dynasty did something?"
The queen frowned and said: "The Cui family should be very cautious now. How dare they do these things now... Hmm... Could it be... that the fate that Zheng Ju and the Zheng family have fallen into today has something to do with Cui Wan?!"
This speculation surprised both the master and the servant. Although Cui Wan and Zheng Ju seemed to have been ministers of the same court in the past and had no special friendship, but... if Cui Wan sold the Zheng family in exchange for the emperor's leniency and treatment, as well as a Mrs. Qingshu's promotion to the throne, this...
Is the water too deep this time
Gu Zhen couldn't help but feel helpless for her family. In the past two years, her father, Uncle Zhaowu, had a lot of dirty information. When Gu Fangshu comes back, will these people also sell the Gu family in exchange for benefit