Chunjia rarely went to the harem these days. As soon as the queen left, the imperial concubine came to pay her respects. She probably knew why.
Before ordering Yun Fenghuang to go in, he specifically asked Yan Yin: "Has the imperial concubine been in her palace just now?"
"The Queen fell ill just after returning. The Imperial Concubine must have visited her."
The emperor nodded slightly, and when Yun Fenghuang came in to say hello, he shouted with a smile, knowingly asking: "Why are you here in person now? Is there something wrong?"
"I heard that the Queen's nephew has done something very wrong. I was afraid that Your Majesty would be angry, so I came to pay your respects to Your Majesty." When Yun Fenghuang said this, Chunjia remained calm and said slowly: "Since I took office, if I don't get angry three or two times a day, it must be because I'm lazy and didn't read the truth. Now I'm used to it."
Yun Fenghuang walked over to him and squeezed his shoulders, and gently advised him to take care of himself: "Why should things not be as important as you! Besides, the imperial salary supports many civil and military personnel, and what are they going to do? Your Majesty has to worry about everything. What use are they!”
Chunjia enjoyed the concubine's rare tenderness, waved her hand for Yan Yin and others to leave, and then sighed softly and said: "Concubine, do you think Gu family really has counter-intentions? Otherwise, why did Gu Li pretend to pass on Zhaowu? With Bo's orders, you can actually gather followers? Or am I, the emperor, doing this to lose military morale?!"
"Where are you thinking, Your Majesty?" Yun Fenghuang said quickly, "Everyone in the world knows about your wisdom, martial arts, generosity and kindness? Judging from me, this matter may be a misunderstanding!"
The emperor was a little surprised. After all, Yun Fenghuang's tone just now seemed to indicate that he was rushing over to add insult to injury. Now it sounded like he was asking for mercy
He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Misunderstanding? How could such a major military matter be a misunderstanding!"
"Your Majesty, please think about it. Rumors about the Gu family having no heirs have been spreading for a day or two." Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "Although the queen's nephews are not playboys with bad temperaments, they have never been very capable. , and even to put it harshly, the young people in the Gu family today are afraid that all of them work hard but are mediocre. If this is the case, does Gu Li have the ability to commit an act of treason? "
The emperor said calmly: "Throughout the ages, there have always been many people who couldn't see themselves clearly but were pretentious."
"Yes." Yun Fenghuang said this first, and then added, "But there is something that I don't understand. Considering the Gu family's business in Yanzhou and Gu's status as a subordinate of the Gu family, the imperial court probably didn't know about it in advance. Why did Gu Li fail to capture Yanzhou?"
"..." Chunjia pondered for a moment, and then said slowly, "This news is a secret. No wonder you don't know it yet: Yanzhou was bound to fall originally, but it took a manpower to turn the tide and calm the situation. The dignity of the court has been preserved!"
Yun Fenghuang was quite surprised. She originally wanted to use this flaw to attack the enemy, but according to the emperor's opinion, it wasn't that Gu Li was stupid or that the Gu family was not famous enough in Yanzhou. It was simply that Gu Li had a bad fate
She couldn't help but said: "I would like to congratulate Your Majesty. You have such a talented person under your command. In time, you will definitely be a general and prime minister in the future, and you can be your Majesty's arm!"
After saying this, I noticed that the emperor's expression was a little subtle.
Yun Fenghuang's thoughts changed and he asked: "But I don't know the name of this hero? How old is he?"
Unable to predict the emperor's thoughts, she tried in a joking tone, "Your Majesty knows that although Meng'er's marriage has been settled, I still have two nieces to arrange. What if that person She is much older than my niece, and my nephew in the family... "
"I'm afraid that's inappropriate." Chunjia coughed dryly and said calmly, "I heard that your Xie family has not been married in the past two years since you had a falling out with Qi family."
Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He hesitated slightly, but finally said the man's name in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty means that the person who can turn the tide is Qi Jiulu?"
Since Chunjia regretted her jealousy, she always referred to Qi Jiulu as "Qi's son" in front of the emperor to show her unfamiliarity.
Now that he was speaking smoothly, he saw the emperor frowning subconsciously.
The imperial concubine just pretended that she had not seen him and continued calmly: "This surprises me. It's not that I look down on Sangzi. But the remote place is indeed far less talented than the imperial capital... No matter how poor Gu Li's qualifications are, he is the direct descendant of the earl. The eldest grandson, who inherited the training from the court at a young age, must have a good vision and knowledge, Yanzhou is an important place, and it is a place where the Gu family has been running for many years, but how did he lose?"
The emperor is not stupid. If it were another minister, he might have said a few more words. The concubines on the left and right could not have been seduced by the air. But Qi Jiulu, why did he say so much? Are you afraid that it won’t bring back the concubine’s memories of the past
"The number of words in the secret is limited, and the people behind it didn't say much." He then said lightly, "Maybe he discovered Gu Li's flaw by accident, so he decided to use it."
Without waiting for Yun Fenghuang to ask, the emperor quickly changed the subject, "In any case, Gu Li was able to summon the Dingbei army to attack the city where his colleagues were stationed. It shows that the Gu family is really arrogant! They are military generals of the imperial court and guard the borders for the imperial court. Although it was hard work, the imperial court never treated them lightly. When did the various rewards stop over the years? Why did the army of the country only recognize the commander and not the imperial court!"
Yun Fenghuang pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, depending on my concubine, maybe Uncle Zhaowu also has no choice?"
"Ahuang has changed so much now from the past that I don't even dare to admit it." Chunjia complained, half-heartedly, and then asked, "We have no choice? What Ahuang said made me confused...? "
"Your Majesty, I'm just speculating privately. If I'm wrong, Your Majesty can't argue with me." Yun Fenghuang stopped squeezing his shoulder, quietly rubbed his sore wrist, and touched it with his fingertips. He pursed his lips and said slowly, "I thought... I might have something to do with the Ji family."
As soon as he said these words, he noticed that Chunjia frowned slightly, and then asked with a smile as if nothing had happened: "Ji family? How many years has it been since the Ji family was destroyed?"
"Yes." Yun Fenghuang said softly, "But as the saying goes, old habits die hard. Even if Uncle Zhaowu is impatient, he can't help it... Earlier, when His Majesty Cheng Zuo was young, the Ji family was watching with eager eyes. If the Dingbei Army obeyed the imperial court's orders, , once the Ji family falsely passes on the Holy Order, the consequences will be disastrous! Uncle Zhaowu will not interfere in the affairs of the temple, and simply trains the Dingbei Army to only recognize himself. Although this is inappropriate, it is also a loyal minister!"
Chunjia mumbled, "A'huang and the queen are so good now? Can you say such a thing? If Uncle Zhaowu had been loyal to me early on, why did I let the Ji family mess around all those years?"
You must know that when Gong Xiang Ruoji was able to obtain the title of regent and fight against the Ji family for many years, his biggest reliance was Gu Fangshu's support.
This is still the case when Gong Xiangruo's methods in the city are not very good.
If Gu Fangshu, like Duke Yi, has devoted himself to Chunjia since he ascended the throne, can Chunjia still be afraid of the Ji family
"Your Majesty, although Uncle Zhaowu and Duke Yi are both important ministers, they are also purely foreign ministers. Their daughter entered the palace only after your majesty's wedding. Before, there were no Yun or Gu families in the palace. The girl is the Ji family, the third-generation Phoenix Lord, and she is very pervasive in such a large palace!" Yun Fenghuang reminded, "Although Duke Yi was also a military general, he no longer had military power at that time, so it was okay. If Uncle Zhaowu I also openly support you and allow me to say something heart-breaking: I am afraid that Ji will jump over the wall and be disadvantageous to Your Majesty!"
She looked at Chunjia's expression and saw that he was frowning in deep thought, so she softened her tone and continued, "The late Emperor Xiaozong had no children, so he adopted you as his heir with great difficulty. You are also rare in both talent and beauty, and you must be brave and wise. Both the Duke and Uncle Zhaowu sincerely wish you good health..."
"Ah Huang." Chunjia was silent for a while, sighed, waved her hand to come to him, looked into her eyes, and said slowly, "This is not your nature, why did you suddenly think of this? Have you gone out of your way to speak for the Queen and Gu? Could it be that Gu also gave you a lot of money in money?"
"It was so many years ago that I received money for makeup." Yun Fenghuang said helplessly, "How come your Majesty still remembers that?"
She complained in a sweet voice, and then she showed a bit of loneliness and said, "I also feel that Your Majesty doesn't believe it, and maybe I think that if I say this, I might turn around and it will be detrimental to the Gu family... But, I am I really don’t want anything to happen to the Queen.”
Chunjia looked at her and asked softly: "Why? I know that you have never liked the queen very much."
"Of course I don't like the Queen." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "In terms of age, means, appearance, intelligence... What can the Queen be compared to? But just because she is the daughter of Uncle Zhaowu, I want to Bow down before her and respect her as the Lord of the Sixth Palace!”
This is actually quite unreasonable. After all, when it comes to his father's family, Yun Fenghuang's background is far inferior to Cui Shufei and others. Shouldn't Shufei and the others have to kneel down in front of her and greet her carefully
It's just that the emperor was unfair, and Yun Fenghuang was even more double-standard. Both the emperor and the concubine ignored this, and the imperial concubine continued, "If it were Empress Yuan who was here, I would actually have some admiration for her. After all, Empress Yuan is indeed extraordinary. . But today’s queen, I really don’t accept it!”
"Then what does Ah Huang want to do now?"
"... Because isn't this what His Majesty expected?" Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while, then raised his head, looked at Chun Jia, and asked every word.
"..." The emperor was stunned for a while, then laughed dumbly, "What do I expect? Could it be that Ah Huang has misunderstood?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "How could there be a misunderstanding?"
She showed a self-deprecating and desperate smile, and whispered, "Your Majesty loves me so much, but you have never thought of naming me as your queen, let alone giving Shi Fifteen or any of my descendants the emperor's heirs in the future." What a great blessing, right?”
Chunjia was silent for a while, and then said tactfully: "You are my love. No matter what, I will always make good arrangements for you and your mother."
Pretty much the same rhetoric as before...
Yun Fenghuang sighed in his heart. He didn't know whether he was moved by Chunjia's silence for this moment, or whether he was impressed by his rapid confidence despite his turbulent emotions.
He really cares about her, and he also really cares more about his country and the future of the Gongxiang family.
She lowered her eyes and whispered: "Even so, you can't keep worrying about Your Majesty... The Queen is actually very tolerant. As long as I don't target her everywhere, she will easily forget the past grudges and treat her with the same concubine." We can live in harmony. As long as you don't think too much, it's not a difficult thing. I... I can't help His Majesty elsewhere, so I can only share His Majesty's worries here."
If another concubine had said this, Chunjia would still believe that even if the other concubine's thoughts were impure, her motive to please her should be relatively pure.
But what about Yun Fenghuang...
Chunjia's thoughts turned over and over again, and she said slowly: "Ah Huang... You seem to have changed a lot after we've been separated for a few months?"
The routines have become more and more abundant, making him, the emperor, even unsure. What kind of trouble will this beloved concubine do again? ?