The emperor and his concubine reunited after a long absence. Although Yun Fenghuang had a lot of resentment and anger, after the emperor's coaxing, he complained once, which seemed to be true and false, and it seemed to be over.
After that, a natural separation will be better than a wedding.
In order to prevent being discovered and causing a disturbance, Chunjia left quietly before dawn the next month.
Yun Fenghuang quietly put on his clothes and carefully closed the palace door behind his legs, opening his eyes with a complicated expression.
If Chun Jiaru clearly wronged her, it would really not be bad.
Compared with Yuan Yuniang back then, it is even worse.
The more she didn't do that, the more she feared what she would be like ten, twenty, or thirty years from now.
Habits are really terrible.
I had clearly thought about it early in the morning and asked for glory and glory without asking for my sincerity. Maybe it was because unlike Empress Yuan and Gu Zhen, who relied on their family to be in power, they did not need the emperor's friendship so much, but purely relied on the emperor's favor. Just because he got up... Yun Fenghuang was worried that he might lose his biggest supporter one day, but he was not ready to move on yet.
She was anxious for a while, comforting herself that Ruming would not be like ten years later after all.
The new descendants may not have the same Ziren as her, and she cannot compare with Yuan Yuniang, who is just average in appearance in the palace.
Besides, Yi Xing'en was so beautiful back then, and she didn't see Chun Jia falling in love with someone else after taking over the power. So Yi's family was not that special.
The emperor may not be disrespectful at all. After all, Yishi has been favored more often than other ordinary concubines. Otherwise, how could she be able to give birth to two princesses when many concubines were empty
But the most important thing about Chunjia is not the appearance, but appearance comes second.
... Anyway, the emperor has been aging for many years, and she herself can't, so just take it slow.
Yun Fenghuang sighed again and called the waiter to come in to help him dress. Finally, he ordered Chen Jing and others to come over. After thinking for a while, he said slowly: "Do we know everything about your son?" "
Chun Jia's secret arrival was such a big deal that it would be easy if the outside world didn't know about it. How could Chen Jing's close servants not be aware of it
Fu Fu smiled and congratulated Yun Fenghuang for a while.
"Although Bidong has my heart in mind, we also know that Bidong has no intention of making me his queen." Yun Fenghuang said straight to the point, "So I have an idea: I have two years in the palace. There are no newcomers, but Ru Ming has already entered ten... It is said that the servant Bidong is considerate of his sincerity. When the queen concubines them and rewards them with serious status, I don't know what the future will be like. However, I am older than them at least. I have gotten older, but I don’t plan to argue with Concubine Jing and the others like before.”
The attendants were startled when they heard this, and hesitated for a moment.
Because did you hear the imperial concubine's intention to retreat, but that really doesn't fit with Yun Fenghuang's usual personality
"Although King Jin Ruming is very young, we should get ready." After looking around, Yun Fenghuang continued, "In that case, I told us earlier... Xuanqing Palace will not be given to us in the future. To get the impression that a person is arrogant, he must move closer to the virtuous. After all, my mother and concubine are notorious, how can I convince everyone to trust the King of Jin?"
The future of King Jin is directly related to the future of Chen Jing and others, as well as the family behind them and their descendants. Everyone was awe-struck when they heard this.
"So Xuanqing Palace can no longer be aggressive."
"Originally, I was thinking about how to change things subtly... But that time King Qin and King Jin narrowly escaped death, but there was no chance."
"You son, I have already expressed my fears to Bidong..."
"Jie Dong came to this palace to ask us to firmly remember: How unscrupulous I was in Bufu in the past, and how many people had great ambitions. In short, since King Qin and King Jin recovered, I have wanted to protect the children and live with my wife. It’s an ordinary confinement. I don’t want to be troublesome anymore, are you Minghong?!”
Chen Jing's heart moved and he whispered: "Mother, then... please, will they come to provoke us?"
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "I don't want to get into trouble, but I'm just afraid of getting into trouble!"
It's not that she is so intolerable. After all, her ambition is so big that she can't help but make some sacrifices... Didn't she kneel at the feet of Ji Lingzi and others very few times in the past
The key is whether it was overacting, which made Chunjia suspicious.
After all, a country is easy to change and its nature is hard to change.
She has been unwilling to suffer since she was a child. Even if she cares about her children, she was frightened by her two children getting sick one after another. !
Besides, with her status like Ming, who except Queen Gu Zhen would dare to look down on her
Gu Zhen had been bullied by her for a long time, so how could he dare to cause trouble for her
Didong's concubines came to make trouble, and she begged not to bear it. Will she have to live a confinement in the future? ? ? If that's the case, she and the hostess may have to hide their talents and bide their time, and don't let a few children follow them and destroy their temperament.
"Don't worry, Madam." The attendants all breathed a sigh of relief. It's not that they can't bear the grievance. I'm used to following the imperial concubine to show off my power over the years. It's fine if I don't take the initiative to find trouble. I'm sorry that it turns into being beaten and scolded. It's very mouth-watering, so the gap is really big.
After talking to the attendants, I asked Dong Lai to subtly change his behavior, focusing on whether to restore his reputation as a virtuous and virtuous person... Xuanqing Palace couldn't see any changes for the time being.
Because it is difficult for the harem to come forward on New Year's Eve next year, and it is destined to be unable to join in the excitement of the previous dynasty.
So Yun Fenghuang discussed things with the Queen and De Fei, and worked hard to finalize the promotion of the Sixth Palace in the afternoon of New Year's Eve. Is it possible to add some joy to the Sixth Palace? It’s been a rough year.
That time was just like a large-scale promotion, except for those who could not be promoted, everyone else had a share.
The biggest beneficiary was Cui Lianye, who jumped from Mrs. Qingshu to Concubine Shu, filling the vacancy left after Ouyang Fulu left.
In fact, it was not the queen's intention to allow Concubine Jing to be promoted to the throne. After all, Concubine Jing's position was higher than that of Mrs. Qingshu, and her biological prince had just died in infancy, so the queen looked pitiful.
But since Yun Fenghuang and Concubine Jing were feuding, how could they give Luo Hanyi the only vacant share of the fourth concubine? Chunjia had said before that the queen had planned to promote Mrs. Qingshu to the throne. The queen could not refute it. In addition, considering that Cui Lianye was also a noble girl, and like herself, she had been in the palace for many years and had no children. As a daughter, she adopted a second prince whose life was a little more miserable than that of Concubine Jing... so she agreed.
There was already Mrs. Qingshu in the Madam position, but after Cui Lianye was promoted to the throne, there was no one else. So Ping Xianyi and Qu Hongzhuan were mentioned, and their titles were Mrs. Yiman and Mrs. Jinglang respectively.
Jia Pingye has been in the palace for a long time, and now she can take care of the four princesses without risking her own life, which makes Empress Gu very impressed. Regardless of whether she is Yun Fenghuang's person, she can take the initiative to directly promote her to the title of "Jia Pingye". Concubine, titled Shao.
Among the concubines, Yi Xingen returned to the list of nine concubines, complementing Jia Pingye's appearance after she fell to the east.
Others filled up the positions after Zhao Rong in turn, including Cen Zhaoyuan, Xu Xiuyi, Han Xiurong, and Lin Xiuyuan. In addition, they promoted a group of concubines, including Zhou Chongyi, Sun Chongrong, and Cao Chongyuan. But has the nine concubines besides Zhaoyi been filled in
Originally, according to Yun Fenghuang's intention, Zhaoyi also filled in.
But Concubine De deliberately flattered her, saying that Yun Fenghuang had come from Zhaoyi's position, and that the subsequent Yin Xuan and Luo Hanyi were high-ranking ladies, and their manners and demeanor were quite acceptable, that's all. But how could the few people who were there with the Ninth Concubine at that time be able to take on the role of being the head of the Ninth Concubine
She has said that, what are other people thinking in their hearts? Who dares to deny it in front of the imperial concubine? They all praised the concubine's speech and behavior, saying that she was indeed not worthy of taking away the first son of the nine concubines.
Yun Fenghuang was not very concerned about his previous status, after all, Ruming's virtuous concubine had already served two terms.
Otherwise, he was too lazy to refuse the favor of the Didong people, so he just agreed to Donglai and left Zhaoyi vacant for the time being.
After that, five or six Jieyu were promoted, so that the three palaces and six courtyards were completely filled.
When the list was presented to the queen, the queen was a little emotional and said: "The palace has not had such a grand event for a long time. If it weren't for the inconvenience, we should have a lively event."
Yun Fenghuang said with a smile: "It won't matter if I try to make up for it later. I hope the good news can dispel the illness and get better soon."
Gu Zhen couldn't help but look at her a few more times: "The imperial concubine Ru Ming is different from the past moon."
"Is it possible that I am getting old?" Yun Fenghuang sighed, touched his cheek sadly, and said, "Those half a year of hard work, ugh... When I heard that King Qin was not well, I really wanted to go there directly Forget it! A few months ago, I heard that the previous dynasty had hired new people, and they were younger than the others. I’m counting on my confinement, and I am indeed getting older... "
"I'm almost ten years younger than I am, so that's my age. Didn't I ask everyone to prepare for my birthday?" The queen shook her head and said, "Do you think the concubine felt different in those two months? "
That's certainly different.
Yun Fenghuang thought in his heart, because he didn't care about the Queen's people's thoughts before. In addition, Chunjia herself is also a very bright and charming beauty who can be seen at a glance when standing in the crowd. People pay attention to how they come.
Ru Ming has gone in the direction of elegance and grandeur... The queen asked if it was strange that she couldn't see the difference.
At this moment, he pretended not to know, and said with a faint smile: "I look at my body Yueyue in the mirror, but I don't know if I can't notice the change, but I don't know if I think my body Ruming has become ugly. Wouldn't it look better?"
Gu Zhen looked at it carefully for a while and said thoughtfully: "From my perspective, it looks more impressive."
It is difficult for most women to truly appreciate the sharp beauty of the same woman. Yun Fenghuang now exudes a gentle and elegant demeanor, and the queen certainly feels comfortable looking at her.
Bu Nao was also an honest person, so she added, "Don't you know if Bidong likes it or not?"
"Whether your Majesty likes or dislikes me, how can I control my concubine?" Yun Fenghuang said sadly, "In the past, everyone said that I was the most favored by the emperor. To be honest with you, my concubine herself I don’t think so. It turns out that you have also seen that in just half a year, the Didong people have donated so many people to Bidong... I heard that Bidong is ruthless in ten minutes. Even if they occupy all the high positions now, those in the future will It’s unknown what destiny a person has! Moreover, after what happened to the King of Jin and the King of Qin, Ru Ming also thought about it... The children must be well behaved. After all, there is something I shouldn’t say. : It's wrong for Bidong and the empress, all the heirs in the palace are your children. But for me, who is so narrow-minded, King Qin, Zhaoqing, Xiaoqi, Xiaojiu and King Jin , I am the one who pulls out the big child with one leg, and I am my heartthrob!"
"I feel sorry for the other concubines of the emperor. For example, the third emperor's daughter who is just east of Concubine De's knees. I also like that child very much. But after all, I have grown up day by day. After all, I have fallen behind."
"The King of Qin was not well at that time. I was very sad. On the one hand, I asked people to give alms outside the palace. On the other hand, I wondered whether I had acted too arrogantly in the past, so that I had retribution? What if the retribution was not forthcoming? In fact, I may not be afraid even if I am in my own body. But for the children who have to suffer, I have never regretted that much in my life... "
Those words aroused the Queen's sadness. Gu Zhen's eyes were filled with water, and he said: "I'm fine. I have someone who is the Prince of Jin's biological child. People like me have never personally experienced the joy of having children." People, although the children of the Sixth Palace all call me 'Mother Queen', isn't it different from having me take care of the few who have grown up since they were babies? At the beginning, I always thought that I was like Bing'er. Heir, it turns out that he and Xiao Shi suffered disaster at the same time! At that time, I really didn’t want to live anymore! I just wanted to go east and ask the ancestors of the Gongxiang family if I was doing a good job. , shouldn’t the two children be disrespectful in front of them? The emperors since Emperor Taizu have been able to protect hundreds of millions of people in the country, so why can’t they protect the two children well?”
"The hardship and despair at that time can only be understood by those of us mothers who have experienced it." Yun Fenghuang choked slightly and said, "At that time, I was a little dazed, and I was most afraid that I was dreaming. . After a while, I asked someone to wake me up and said that the child was very hot and the imperial doctor was helpless."
The Queen's concubine became more and more sad as she talked about it. At first she actually cried while hugging her head. Qun Xuan, who was being criticized by everyone, gradually stopped.
Yun Fenghuang looked very embarrassed and found an excuse to leave in a hurry.
After she left, Gu Zhen felt a little relieved and a little worried and asked her husband: "We said that the imperial concubine has really changed her gender. Don't you think about those things that you shouldn't think about?"
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has always been a deep-seated person in the city. Even if her behavior tomorrow is not true, is it possible that people's hearts are fickle and she may not think so in two months?" The attendants thought for a while and reminded them tactfully, " Besides, if the concubine's temperament changed drastically because of the heir, the seventh prince Yidong is still young, so it's hard to tell. But the two princes, King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing, are extremely arrogant. They are now In the school, we will soon compete with the palace masters for some trivial fame and fortune, and in the future... if the Qin Emperor covets the East Palace, do you think the noble concubine can refuse?"
Gu Zhen sighed: "No."
She was quite disappointed, after all, the queen did not fight hard.
In her mind, whether the six palaces each perform their respective duties and are superior to the east palace, she doesn't care if they are a little jealous. Anyway, if they don't compete for the position of the east palace and the Qingci palace, then there is nothing to say.
If the imperial concubine was willing to give up the fight for the crown prince's position, Gu Zhen felt that she would have nothing to worry about in the future.
But the words of the attendants also reminded her that what she needed to worry about now was whether the imperial concubine would have such thoughts. In the future, she would have to guard against the descendants of the imperial concubine's neighbors from that time, and in turn seduce the imperial concubine. Go help them.
To the east of the imperial concubine's knees were the four princes: King Qin, the Seventh Prince, the Ninth Prince, and the Fifteenth Prince. One or two of them were very content and waiting to become vassal kings. At most, they were competing for one or two fiefdoms, and the queens were willing to give in. Could it be that all four princes honestly had no ideas... Then... Even though the Queen didn't want to see it, she had to admit that that was not realistic.
Especially the eldest son of the emperor, King Qin. He was only seven years old after the Chinese New Year, but he was already used to dominating his younger brothers and sisters. Zhaoqing had to be more tolerant. In the future, he would be willing to kneel before the tenth or twelve princes. In front of the prince, is it cocoa
"Alas." Gu Zhen sighed again, pinched his forehead, and consoled himself listlessly, "I beg you, Concubine, to stop thinking about it. At least for those few years... those few years should be peaceful, right?"