Yun Fenghuang didn't feel guilty after returning to Huanhua Palace. When she told the queen about the hardships of the past six months, she really showed her true feelings, but she was not the kind of person who would ignore herself for the sake of her children, Chunjia, and anyone. So no matter how sad or sad it is, it won't hurt your vitality like the Queen.
But after thinking for a while, the queen probably believed that she had been touched and her temperament had changed.
But there is nothing to be proud of, because Gu Zhen is easy to deceive...
What was difficult was that even Chunjia had to hide it.
Otherwise, the emperor would always be worried about her and always have his thoughts on her and the people and things related to her. It would be difficult for her to do anything.
Due to the promotion of the Sixth Palace, even though the entire harem was not accessible, it was still full of joy.
But the next day, news came from the previous court that Xu Xuxin had been diagnosed as pregnant.
In fact, it doesn't matter. After all, there are so many royal heirs in the palace, and it doesn't matter if there is one more biological mother whose status is still undecided.
It was only when the concubines in the palace took a breather from the shadow of smallpox that they received the news of the new couple's happiness. It really reminded them of some melancholy about "a beauty's love ends before she grows old".
"It's thoughtful!" Concubine De came to talk to Yun Fenghuang, "Sister, I don't believe that she is really such a coincidence. She found out on the first day of the new year. She must have known about it early in the morning and specially picked a good day to report it to Your Majesty. Oh! You have this idea before you even get a position, which shows that you are not a peaceful person."
Yun Fenghuang now plans to change his reputation. Of course, he won't speak and act as freely as before. Hearing this, he put on a calm look and said slowly: "Let her go. How can someone with such a background be able to take advantage of her?" What should we do? These are all people who are several years younger than us. The tempers of children are still there, and they will inevitably have many self-righteous methods... Why bother? Your Majesty is wise, how can you not understand their thoughts? Your Majesty doesn’t care, so why should we be evil people?”
Concubine De looked at her doubtfully and felt that the imperial concubine was really different, and said: "Sister, if we don't do anything, this guy thinks that we are easy to bully and behaves more and more like a monster, then wouldn't it be bad?" Did you follow the rules of the palace?"
"Of course the rules in the palace are under the supervision of the Queen." Yun Fenghuang sighed and said, "I am really tired after these six months... What do you think we are working so hard for? In the past, maybe it was He only cares about the future of himself and his family, but His Majesty is not the kind of person who listens to the advice of his concubines and guides him at will. If the father and brother want to be in a high position, they still have to see whether they have the ability! As for ourselves, we are all Now that you are the fourth concubine, what else can you do? The most important thing now is actually nothing more than cultivating the children. This time, King Qin and King Jin, and I also went with them... "
"At that time, the imperial doctor told me that King Qin was not very well, and he didn't know if he could survive. I was helpless, so I made a wish in my heart: As long as the child survives this test, I will never fight or fight again. No more grabbing!"
She looked at Concubine De with a sad look on her face and said, "You should be able to understand that feeling. As long as the child is well and we are mothers, is there anything we can't do?"
Concubine De burst into tears.
No matter whether you are a queen or a concubine, no matter what kind of hardships and sufferings you have experienced in the process, at least the children under your knees have made it through. But Concubine De's prince, her only son Prince Eleven, died in infancy!
Although she has a daughter, and normally speaking, it is not the eleventh prince's turn to sit in the East Palace position, but after all, she is her own flesh and blood who was born after a ten-month pregnancy.
If she says it's gone, it's gone. How can Concubine De feel the pain of gouging out her heart
At that time, the queen and the noble concubine rushed over to comfort her. They hugged the third princess and talked to her for a long time before she managed to breathe a sigh of relief. Now that Yun Fenghuang said it, she suddenly lost her competitive mood. Instead, he nodded and said, "Sister is right! We only think about the children now. As for other things, we really don't want to think too much about them. I don't want to pay attention to the activities of the new people."
So from that day on, news gradually spread that the concubines in the harem had experienced smallpox, and their temperaments basically changed a lot.
Of course, the one who has changed the most is Concubine Min.
This mistress is not known for being a good person, and has been through a bloody and bloody journey. From the seventh year of Chunjia to the present, the great changes in the palace have basically nothing to do with her. Even in the gossip, she was responsible for the departure of the two empress dowagers. It is such a master who, after experiencing the illness of King Qin and King Jin, is now exhausted mentally and physically, and has actually lived a life ahead of schedule where he only wants to live in peace and quiet for a long time and does not think about anything else.
Of course the outside world didn't believe it at first, and even Chunjia thought there might be some misunderstanding here.
Because in his opinion, Yun Fenghuang did attach great importance to his children, but it was precisely because of this importance that the imperial concubine wanted to give the best to her children.
So as a noble concubine who cannot be promoted, and as her heir, prince and princess, is there anything better than the position of crown prince
Therefore, although Chunjia often thought privately that it would be better if Yun Fenghuang gave up the fight for the crown prince, she never thought that Yun Fenghuang would really do this...
But anyway, he was mentally prepared for the imperial concubine to keep staring at the position in the East Palace, so after hearing the words, he sighed slightly and didn't take it to heart. Instead, he reminded the newlyweds in and out of words that they should not go to the harem in the future. I neglected the concubines, well, especially the noble concubine.
After all, the main reason why he accepted people like Xu Xuxin was to have a few more children under his knees whose biological mothers were humble.
This will help you avoid being forced to choose the East Palace in the future.
But if Xu Xuxin and others failed to live up to expectations, offended the imperial concubine and the others, and were killed by the imperial concubine... Anyway, Chunjia couldn't possibly say what he would do to the imperial concubine for the sake of such a few newcomers who had only been together for a few months.
Let alone the concubine, even if the queen did this, Chunjia would not say anything.
Because this kind of newcomers are offering a lot of money every minute, he can just take the time to sleep, and blame the high-ranking officials in the palace for them? That is impossible.
Chunjia is not so free.
He might just think there's something wrong with the new guy. Isn't he unclear about his position and qualifications? When I am in a good mood, I dare to provoke the giants in the palace with just a little bit of color. Isn't this seeking death
This new batch of newcomers, Chunjia, has only reached this point, without even private protection.
This is not to say that he doesn't care about the heirs of this new batch of people at all. In fact, because he has counted the heirs of his descendants in the past six months, he feels that the number of heirs produced by the daughters of poor families is still a little less, and he still hopes that they will get pregnant more. The problem is that this was accepted when the imperial concubines and the others were locked in the palace and resigned to their fate. The imperial concubine is still jealous, and after he went to comfort her in private that night, he still felt guilty.
Although the imperial concubine didn't say it, what would the imperial concubine think if he wanted to protect these newcomers in the future
Chunjia wasn't really stupid. Yun Fenghuang had always been very jealous. After half a year of suffering, she found out that the emperor was protecting the newcomer in private. This... If she had to fight with the emperor directly, it would be fine.
What he fears most is that the little ancestor will become disheartened and have a grudge against the emperor.
Chunjia felt that Yun Fenghuang might not be able to do this kind of thing.
In his impression, the imperial concubine never had a good temper.
So although it was a pity, Chunjia still felt that it was not worthwhile to risk the relationship between himself and the imperial concubine for the sake of the new couple and some future heirs.
The emperor thought so and did so. After a few tactful remarks, he remained silent. During this period, Xu Xuxin and the others had a few fights with each other, but he watched indifferently.
It's just that the young newcomers didn't understand the indifference under the gentle appearance of the emperor. After all, they were not of high birth and they didn't have much knowledge. At first, they were very frightened when they met the emperor. However, when they served him up close, they saw that the emperor was gentle and talented. With both appearance and appearance, how can one not fall into ruin? Did Cui Lianye and the others sincerely hope to gain Chunjia's affection? Not to mention Xu Xuxin and his like.
In short, they felt that the rumors that the outside world said that the emperor was ruthless and ruthless were all lies, either based on rumors or someone deliberately framed him. In their eyes, although the emperor occasionally looked cold and cute, he was generally gentle and tolerant.
For example, Wen Mingcui spoke very freely to the emperor and occasionally saluted casually, but the emperor didn't care... So they subconsciously felt that the emperor was amiable and reliable.
The first month passed by in a flash, and the harem took the time to send a gift to Queen Mother Qu who was far away in Fuyang County.
Having learned the lesson from last year, neither the Queen nor anyone else dared to play any tricks this time. Even the gifts did not come from the harem. It was just Gu Zhen who had spoken and asked the Ministry of Rites to arrange them for them.
The eighth day of the second lunar month after the first lunar month is the auspicious day for the Sixth Palace to be unblocked, as calculated by the Qin Tian Supervisor.
The former dynasty and the harem held a grand blessing ceremony for this purpose. The emperor and the empress were all dressed up to attend, and then went to Yanfu Palace hand in hand to show that the harem was not restricted to this day and returned to normal.
During this process, many of the concubines couldn't help but sob. They were frightened by the worries in the past six months, and also because of the people who had disappeared from the palace in the past six months... The emperor lost two of his heirs, and none of the concubines even died of smallpox, but , the palace concubines, palace people, and even the imperial physician and the assistants in front of the imperial physician, there were many casualties.
It's just that these people only mention it in passing and don't record it in detail at all.
What I remember most deeply inside and outside are the unhappy eleventh and thirteenth princes, and even the sadness of their two biological mothers.
After all, Chunjia was still diligent in his duties. He sat in Yanfu Palace for a while and expressed condolences to the concubines one by one... This was probably the time when he was the most patient and careful about each concubine in the harem since he ascended the throne.
Even if it was the lowest-level Cai Nu, he would specially call him to her, give her a few gentle words of comfort, and hand over the reward with his own hands.
Of course, this time was short-lived, and the emperor soon left to deal with government affairs.
Apart from the concubines who had just been warmed by the emperor for a while and then returned to reality, those left behind were Xu Xuxin and other ten newcomers.
Since these ten newcomers are not very quiet in Taichu Palace, the impression of them in the harem is naturally not very good.
Even though Yun Fenghuang was preoccupied with changing his image in the former harem and had no intention of taking the initiative to cause trouble, the high-ranking officials were relieved early in the morning. At this moment, the queen glanced at her lightly and asked Concubine De: "They have been serving His Majesty these past six months. It’s just that according to the rules, it’s not easy to give her a position since I haven’t seen her before. She’s still a palace maid, and she doesn’t look like one... What do you think I’m going to give you now?”