"Concubine An forced her way into Taichu Palace?" Yun Fenghuang was horrified when he heard the news. He leaned forward slightly and asked in a deep voice, "Why did she do this? Has Your Majesty ever seen her?"
Chen Jing reported in a low voice and quickly: "When I replied to the empress, I said that it was Concubine An's injury that improved. When I asked about the treatment of the big Wen family and the little Wen family, I heard that the empress has been in peace so far, and I feel very hateful! I only thought that His Majesty wanted to protect him, so he got angry and broke into the Taichu Palace regardless of the obstruction from the left and right, claiming that he wanted to ask His Majesty clearly... His Majesty had already gone to bed, and after hearing the news, he was silent for a while, but finally met, and now Still talking in Taichu Palace."
Yun Fenghuang frowned, this was something Concubine An could do.
The former favorite concubine has always been impulsive and willful.
Not to mention forcing her way into Taichu Palace, it was not strange for her to force her way into Yanfu Palace and fight the Queen herself.
The key is…
The emperor met her and is still talking to her.
As for the content of the conversation, Chen Jing certainly didn't know. If the news about Taichu Palace was so easy to find out, Chunjia shouldn't mess around. Those who could be inquired about were simply because the emperor didn't care, or they wanted to spread the news on purpose.
This made Yun Fenghuang feel a little suspicious.
As the emperor's childhood sweetheart, Concubine An was still different in the emperor's mind even if she was rejected, not to mention the affection of the empress dowager as a loving mother... Yun Fenghuang could understand this.
After all, she broke off her fate with Qi Jiulu back then. No matter what the situation was over the years, she never thought of renewing her fate with her ex-fiancé. However, Qi Jiulu was different to her.
In fact, even if Chunjia is gone now and no one can restrain Yun Fenghuang anymore, she may not renew her relationship with Qi Jiulu. However, the years of growing up together when they were young are worth remembering.
Yun Fenghuang didn't care that Chunjia gave An Fei some special treatment. What she cared about was why Chunjia blocked the content of his conversation with An Fei
Normally, Chunjia would either be cold-blooded when Concubine An was making such a fuss, scolding her and rejecting her various requests; or he would be trying to appease her. He was not incapable of fooling Concubine An, and would turn around and tell the queen to be gentle... The emperor himself spoke. , even if Gu Zhen felt unhappy, he would definitely give the emperor this face.
Of course there may be a compromise...
No matter which one it is, why hide it from others
Yun Fenghuang didn't know whether it was because Chun Jia had not been in the harem for the past two years and she tended to overthink it, or it was unusual for the two childhood sweethearts to talk to each other at night after so many years. In short, she was silent for a while and told Chen Jing: "Today we are alone." It's too late, please be more careful. If there is no new news later, there is no need to come to report to me tonight. Wait until tomorrow... I will also go to see His Majesty."
The next morning, Chen Jing said that last night Concubine An stayed in Taichu Palace until almost dawn before leaving. When she left, it was said that Tong Shen was still full of resentment, and it did not look like she and Chun Jia had settled their differences.
As for the emperor, he settled her immediately after sending Concubine An away.
After all, he still had to go to court.
Yun Fenghuang said lightly "I know", and took advantage of the emperor's time to catch his breath after going to court. He asked clearly that there were no important ministers in front of him, and called for the chariot to go.
As a result, when I arrived at the place, I realized that the important ministers were not there, but the close ministers were.
Fortunately, she had also met Deng Chengzhai, and because of his engagement with Xie Meng, the emperor didn't care and let her in directly.
"What are your Majesty talking to Mr. Deng? Are you so happy?" Originally, it was normal for the emperor to be in a bad mood today after what happened last night, but after Yun Fenghuang saluted, he stood up and saw Chunjia smiling at the corners of his eyes and brows. Looking very happy.
Curious, she asked tentatively, then glanced at the memorial spread out in front of the emperor.
But Chunjia calmly put the memorial together and said with a smile: "I was teasing Yueting about his marriage, and the imperial concubine came by chance."
Yun Fenghuang glanced at Deng Chengzhai, who had been reading for the emperor for many years. He immediately nodded tacitly, cupped his hands and said, "I recently dug a pond in the palace and was thinking about finding some patterns. Your Majesty said, Miss Xie's residence in Huanqing Palace is right next to the pool, so it might as well be in the style of Huanqing Palace... Although I am interested, I am afraid of offending the empress."
Chunjia smiled and said: "The noble concubine has always regarded your fiancée as if she were her own child. Why would you care about these little things? Imperial concubine, right?"
"Your Majesty is right." Yun Fenghuang knew that they were talking nonsense, but it was difficult to expose it, so he just smiled and said, "Master Deng is too ignorant. How big of a deal is this? I will ask someone to tell you the truth later. Draw it for you."
Thinking that Xie Meng didn't like Deng Chengzhai and had promised to help her niece get her wish, she felt a headache and quickly said, "But Mr. Deng actually doesn't need to worry so much, so as not to spoil Meng'er. This child has always been spoiled by me." She’s too squeamish, so don’t indulge her too much!”
"Yue Ting, don't listen to what the concubine said. In fact, she is the concubine's favorite niece, and her normal treatment is no worse than that of Zhaoqing." As soon as he finished speaking, Chunjia smiled and said, "You are so considerate. , it was too late for her to be happy, there is absolutely nothing she doesn’t like.”
Deng Chengzhai smiled apologetically and said, "Yes. But I do these things sincerely, but I don't feel worried."
He had already had some expectations for this marriage because of Xie Meng's appearance.
Listening to the concubine's words at this moment, although I understand that this concubine Min is very good at coaxing people, and what she says may not come from the sincerity, but how can I put it, if the concubine is so favored, she is willing to put on a show, Isn't it better than those who rely on the emperor's favor to do whatever they want? If the imperial concubine is really that kind of person, marrying Xie Meng is really marrying an ancestor back home.
He couldn't stand it.
Then I heard Chunjia continue to reveal that the imperial concubine has been giving special training to Xie Meng during this period, and she has been trained according to the standards of a tomb wife from a wealthy family. Because of the Royal Women's School, the palace has invited many married women to join the family. Does the palace give lessons to the royal daughter and noble ladies? The imperial concubine specially stuffed Xie Meng in, and also entrusted a respected old lady of the Yin family to open a small stove for cultivation.
This is to make Xie Meng become Deng Chengzhai's good wife in the future, the kind who is determined not to hold him back.
Hearing this, Deng Chengzhai became even more excited, feeling that it was not without reason that the imperial concubine was favored. He has refused to marry a noble woman over the years, but this was all for the sake of his own future. If he puts aside worries about his future, he actually prefers women from high families.
After all, Deng Chengzhai himself was an official, but he fell into decline because of his family's decline. Even so, because of the support from his uncle Cui Wan, he also grew up in a high family and had long been accustomed to the dignified and orderly manner of ladies from famous families.
It would be fine for a girl like that from a small family to be a concubine, but he was really worried about being a real wife. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to cope with it, and he would have to worry about the back house.
The most important thing is the upbringing of the children in the future, and you have to organize it yourself.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have delayed getting married for so many years. Isn't it because I can't marry a girl from a high family, and I despise the fact that a good family from a poor family only has beauty, but is far inferior to other ladies in terms of knowledge, skills and behavior
At this moment, he was thinking about how good a candidate for a head wife like Xie Meng could be. He had seen his appearance and temperament, and he was determined to have nothing to criticize. He was born in a poor family, and the emperor was the matchmaker himself. There was definitely no place for him to be criticized by political opponents in the future; now The imperial concubine also used her imperial favor and power to tailor-make him... Could she find a second, more perfect candidate in the world
Deng Chengzhai looked at the imperial concubine again, his eyes were much closer, but he was ready to treat her as his aunt...
As for the differences in seniority, there are too many messes like this in the royal family.
He had been reading to the emperor for many years and didn't care at all.
Yun Fenghuang noticed it and smiled bitterly in her heart. She was also very satisfied with the choice of her niece's husband, but she couldn't help that Xie Meng didn't like it, so she had to miss it.
Well, wait a minute, she has three nieces in front of her. Xie Meng doesn't like them, but Xie Mei and Xie Kuo don't necessarily like them
The imperial concubine was thinking a lot in her mind and smiled and said a few words to them. Seeing that she refused to leave, Deng Chengzhai resigned firstly.
After he left, Chun Jia asked warmly: "Did Ahuang come here because of the matter of making an imperial concubine yesterday?"
"I'm here to plead guilty." Yun Fenghuang said with an embarrassed look, "An Fei's temperament... It's not that I don't know about it, but because of the turmoil in my early years, I was worried that my absence would make her angry. She did not personally come forward to appease him. Therefore, she was filled with anger and resentment and disturbed the Holy Master... "
This makes sense. Originally, the queen was ill and the phoenix seal was given to the imperial concubine.
As a result, Concubine An made trouble in front of the imperial court, and Yun Fenghuang could not escape the responsibility no matter how hard she said it.
But Chunjia prefers the imperial concubine, so naturally he won't argue with her. After hearing this, he sighed and said: "Her temperament... don't mention it. Yesterday, I also spent some time to persuade her to leave. In fact, she is the only one. It’s okay to be ignorant, but my mother is now thousands of miles away. I can’t explain it face to face, and I don’t know what kind of excuses their masters and servants have passed on. I don’t want my mother to misunderstand her.”
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, so you just tried to prevaricate her yesterday? Then why should it be kept secret and not known to others
She felt unhappy and could not express it clearly. She was just thinking about how to continue to talk when she heard the emperor say: "Ahuang, you have a good relationship with the queen these days. You might as well go and talk to the queen on my behalf later."
"What does Your Majesty mean?" Yun Fenghuang was startled and hesitated to ask.
Chunjia muttered: "I have thought about it, Concubine An is insignificant..."
After saying this, the emperor was still very calm and didn't think anything, but Yun Fenghuang felt somewhat complicated.
It was because he remembered the emperor's protection of Concubine An when he first entered the palace.
Now that the emperor's eldest son is not yet ten years old, Yuan Yuniang is of no importance.
Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but wonder, would he be treated like this ten years later
She calmed down and listened to Chunjia continue, "...it's just that the empress dowager, a loving mother, had been ill several times in the early years, and she was getting older. She traveled a long way last year, and even if she is raising her now, she still doesn't know if it's completely Slow down. Moreover, even if she is not in the Imperial Capital, she must still be very concerned about the smallpox incident last year."
The emperor said a lot of words that he felt sorry for Empress Dowager Yuan, and the meaning was very clear. Sure enough, he followed him and asked Yun Fenghuang to communicate with the empress. Next, he would carry out some measures in the middle palace to deal with Concubine An, or in other words The Queen Mother's comfort requires the Queen to be mentally prepared.
After hearing the words, Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while and said slowly: "Your Majesty, if it were normal times, this would not be a difficult matter. The Queen has always understood the righteousness and would not refuse. But now, Uncle Zhaowu and Gu Li , this... if the middle palace is dealt with at this moment, I'm afraid the people in the previous dynasty will also be upset? "
Chunjia was silent for a moment and said: "I am in charge of the affairs of the previous dynasty. The empress dowager... the queen mother... I heard from the Imperial City Secretary that the queen mother has been depressed this year. I am very worried that because of these trivial things, the queen mother... She has made matters worse. The queen has always been filial and should understand my difficulties."
Speaking of this, Yun Fenghuang didn't have any deep feelings for Gu. He just said one more thing to let his greatly changed concept be deeply rooted in people's hearts. Naturally, he would no longer object at this moment. He frowned and said, "Yes, I will go and report to the Queen when I turn around."
After a pause, he said something more asking Chunjia to take care of his body, and showed enough consideration for the emperor as a beloved concubine should, before Shi Shiran resigned.
After a while, the queen heard about the emperor's plan. She didn't think of going to the court for a while, but she just sighed and said: "I know this. Even if your majesty knows that I am not the one who did this, you still have to do it." Banben Palace is the best."
"The Queen Mother will fulfill your filial piety on behalf of Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang advised, "The Queen Mother is also of that age, and she has always preferred Concubine An. If it is true that there is something wrong with her, how can Your Majesty feel okay?"
Gu Zhen sighed: "I know."
She was also very afraid that something would happen to Queen Mother Yuan. After all, Chunjia had no feelings for Queen Mother Yuan. In fact, her feelings for Queen Mother Yuan were much deeper than for her, the queen.
If Empress Dowager Yuan was really provoked by Concubine An's affair, Chunjia would probably blame all the blame on the Empress and even the Gu family. Will she still firmly support the Tenth and Twelfth Princes? That's really hard to say.
"Concubine An is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Since Your Majesty wants to give her dignity, not to mention that I will be disgraced in the future, it may also affect you." The queen pondered for a moment, and then said to the concubine, "Let's do this, you will be in the next few days. Don’t come over yet. Let’s wait until this matter is over.”
Yun Fenghuang didn't want to get involved, so he declined politely. Seeing the queen's firm attitude, he agreed, and reminded the queen to protect the heirs: "Although it is unlikely, Concubine An's temperament... is impulsive. I don’t know if I will be confused.”
In fact, she didn't need to say this. The queen, who had already received enough lessons, did not dare to ignore it.
After such a conversation, Yun Fenghuang returned to the Huanhua Palace. Within two hours, he heard that the emperor had punished the middle palace for Concubine An's affair, and ordered the queen, mother and son to be grounded from now on. Invite the escort, go straight to Chongchang Hall, conduct a thorough inspection, search inside and outside!