Yuan Ke personally went to the palace to ask for an audience with Concubine An, which surprised everyone both inside and outside.
As the emperor's cousin who met a tragic end second only to Ji Minggan, Yuan Ke was considered a high-profile figure earlier.
But after the collapse of the Yuan family, he was the only one who managed to escape, and he quickly disappeared from the discussion in the streets.
Now that he was suddenly brought out, the former harem could not help but whisper.
After all, he didn't stay in Huzhu Palace for too long. After leaving in a hurry, palace officials took the newlyweds away from Ningbi Palace and announced to the public that it was Yuan Ke who persuaded Concubine An to compromise. For this reason, the emperor privately told the queen to send Yuan Ke was given something as a reward for his hard work.
"Your Majesty seems to have some affection for the newcomers." Everyone thought, "Of course Concubine An is too mean-spirited, and maybe His Majesty can't stand it anymore."
Little did they know that Concubine An was furious in the palace at this moment: "Who allowed you to let him go?! When did I promise to let him go?! Yuan Ke, this waste, bastard, this bastard!!!"
Only a few people know the truth. In fact, when Yuan Kecai was summoned, he truthfully stated that it was impossible for him to persuade Concubine An.
After all, the two people with the closest relationship between Yuan and Chunjia, under Queen Mother Yuan, were Concubine An.
When Yuan Niang got angry, even Chunjia didn't show any dignity, let alone Yuan Ke, her cousin
In fact, Chunjia also understood this. He didn't expect Yuan Ke to convince Concubine An, but he just wanted Yuan Ke's reputation.
So Yuan Ke rushed to Huzhu Palace and chatted with Concubine An in the name of visiting... Concubine An ignored him at all, but Yuan Ke paid his own careful greetings and told many stories about the friendship between the separated siblings.
Seeing that Concubine An was becoming more and more impatient, he resigned sensibly.
As a result, palace officials followed and took the newlywed away. It was said that Yuan Ke persuaded Concubine An... This is really...
How to put it, in the eyes of the emperor, empress, concubine and others, this is the best way.
Concubine An is ignorant, but fortunately there is still a sensible person in the Yuan family.
As for Concubine An's thoughts and mood, these people really didn't have time to think about it.
Anyway, Huzhu Palace is already remote. Once the palace door is locked, who outside knows what is going on inside
"The newlyweds have been temporarily relocated to Yinya Palace." Yun Fenghuang whispered to the queen, "Concubine An was ruthless, and two of them only had one breath left, but Concubine An didn't want them to be too happy, so she insisted Hanging on with medicine... The situation is very bad, so I asked the imperial doctor to take a closer look."
The queen sighed and said, "I have to worry about you. This palace should have come from me...but I am tired of you and Zhao Qing coming forward together."
"What did your Majesty say? It's about the Empress Dowager, the loving mother. Who wouldn't be in trouble for me and these people? It's Zhaoqing who is young and ignorant, so he insists on protecting these people on a whim." Yun Fenghuang smiled, very gentle and lovely In a kissing manner, "I couldn't resist her entanglement, so I helped make some plans."
Gu Zhen didn't get the words, his smile was stagnant, and he immediately said: "This child Zhaoqing... I used to look childish when I looked at her, but she turns out to be kind-hearted."
She doesn't believe this!
It would be fine if the seventh prince had such kindness.
King Qin and Zhaoqing? ?
He had even bullied his half-brother, the third prince, King Chu, countless times. How could he think of feeling sorry for those newcomers
The queen thought, does the noble concubine think she is a fool
It's just that the imperial concubine refused to admit it, and she couldn't say anything. The emperor had already acquiesced. The lives of these newcomers were saved by the joint efforts of Zhaoqing and the imperial concubine's nieces
Gu Zhen suddenly lost interest, chatted a little with Yun Fenghuang, and then sent her away.
After the concubine left, the queen struggled: "Does the concubine want to correct her evil ways, or is she trying to build a reputation?"
She hoped it was the former, but the key point was that it was probably the latter...
Not only her, but the waiters on the left and right also felt that it should be the latter: "Your Majesty, if the Imperial Concubine really wants to correct her evil ways, shouldn't she do such a thing under the banner of the Imperial Concubine? Now everyone inside and outside is saying that the Imperial Concubine is the Imperial Concubine. The children are so kind-hearted and extend a helping hand to the newcomers, this... This does not seem like pure kindness!"
"..." Gu Zhen pinched his forehead, feeling endlessly troubled.
She sighed and changed the subject, "Is there any news from the north recently? How are father and Li'er doing?"
Gu Fangshu and the others' move north to recruit and surrender did not go smoothly because they encountered many assassinations just after leaving the capital.
This shocked both the government and the public!
After all, with Gu Fangshu's status, there are only a handful of people or forces in the world who dare to plot to murder him, or to plot against him so openly.
Even the Gu family began to doubt Chunjia at that time...
After that, all the way north, there were constant storms along the way.
The result of Chunjia's discussion with important ministers was that Gu Li started an army and started a rebellion, which was suspected to be closely related to the remnants of the Ji family.
At this time, it can be seen that the emperor and the regent conspired to cut the knot quickly and directly beheaded the important figures of the Ji family. This was because they did not defeat the Ji family's power in one fell swoop, so Ye Although the Duke and other important figures of the Ji family died suddenly, leaving the Ji family without a leader, the huge network of contacts and influence accumulated by the Ji family for three dynasties did not suffer heavy losses immediately.
Later, for the sake of dignity, the emperor did not announce Ji's crime, but arrested him privately, so that those who were more alert had already taken Xinruan and ran away.
Moreover, these people who are devoted to the Ji family may not be convinced by Chunjia now.
Because their old master was suddenly exterminated, instead of being defeated again and again, so defeated that their followers lost their morale. Because of the sudden fate that Ji wanted people to suffer, the old subordinates who were determined to do so felt that the emperor was despicable, and that Chunjia was nothing more than that. He might not really be better than Ji, but he was just shameless and cruel and vicious.
In short, these people are still very motivated to avenge their old masters, and it is difficult to completely eradicate them in a short time.
Things like the regent's old department are much easier to deal with.
Mainly because the regent had been suppressed by the Ji family before, and his power was not as powerful as the Ji family. Furthermore, the regent suffered losses and was deceived one after another at the hands of Chunjia. Comparing his age and seniority with the emperor, it is difficult not to have a pessimistic view of the regent. The dispute between the two sons also caused a lot of goodwill to be lost, so that the people under his command were also disappointed. In the end, after the regent left, there was no successor, and the old people were panicked, so it was difficult to achieve success.
At this time, the remnants of the Ji family were making trouble again, and it even seemed that Ji Minggan was personally taking charge. After discussion, the court was embarrassed to announce the truth. It only said that it was thieves who were causing trouble, and some local officials were used as shields.
Naturally, the emperor would not take the initiative to tell Yun Fenghuang this kind of news, but it was Cui who went to the palace to pay his respects and relayed the report, saying that it was the news from the consort Xie Wuzheng.
"Brother Twenty-one has a lot of eyes and ears in the North?" Yun Fenghuang was a little regretful, "What a pity, it was because of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess that Brother Twenty-one was delayed. Otherwise, why would Brother Twenty-one have the fortune he has now?" ?”
Although the emperor allowed Xie Wuzheng to become an official, it seems that there is no restriction yet.
But after the previous experience, it was hard for Yun Fenghuang not to be suspicious. He was worried that the emperor would suddenly have a whim and ask Xie Wuzheng to go home and accompany the eldest princess to stop doing things.
Hearing this now, I couldn't help but feel uneasy, fearing that Xie, the only brother with the qualifications to be a general or prime minister, would eventually be unable to escape the emperor's suspicion.
"The prince-in-law said that the North is the ancestral home of our Xie family, so the information is naturally better." Cui said in a low voice, "The prince-in-law is not very clear about other places. However, in the past two years, the prince-in-law has also been privately giving instructions to his staff. Be prepared. In case there is any trouble in the future, your Majesty will not even know about it."
Yun Fenghuang agreed very much with Xie Wuzheng's foresight and took the initiative to ask if the expenses were sufficient: "If it is not enough, just use the money and food that I have saved!"
In the past two years, she has continuously collected a lot of money from her servants for cosmetics.
Originally, she was a beloved concubine in a deep palace, and she often received rewards in addition to her salary, so her life was very comfortable. There was basically no chance to use the money from outside... After all, it was rare to gain fame like the smallpox in the early days. .
The money was originally saved to give to his son to win people's hearts when the fifteenth prince grew up and sought the position of crown prince.
But now I am listening to Xie Wuzheng's plan and thinking that the fifteenth prince is still in his infancy, but there is no need to rush, it is better to support Xie Wuzheng first.
After all, arranging the eyes and ears of various places is actually not very important to Yun Fenghuang now. But in the future, when the fifteenth prince grows up, won't it be necessary
"Your Majesty, how can you use your money?" Ms. Cui said quickly after hearing this, "I also have some dowry..."
Yun Fenghuang said with both laughter and laughter: "Although our Xie family is not high in family background, we have no reason to think about marrying our daughter-in-law. Please keep your things for now, I have my own sense of discretion."
After saying this, he asked about the current situation of his brothers and sisters-in-law. Seeing that Mrs. Cui was about to speak, he asked her to say whatever she had to say and not to speak out.
Mrs. Cui then said that Princess Sui'an had become more and more depressed these days. She was invited by the consort and went to the palace twice to persuade her, but it seemed to be of no use.
"Why is she unhappy?" Yun Fenghuang knew that Sui'an had not been in a good mood in the past two years. As for the reason, of course it was for the sake of the children. At this time, it was important to have no heirs and he valued his own flesh and blood, so Sui'an She was unable to have children. No matter how well the consort treated her, how could she not feel depressed
To be honest, Yun Fenghuang still felt sorry for her earlier.
She was a little annoyed after this too many times, so she said calmly, "Is the prince-in-law not good enough to her? Or does she feel that the prince-in-law is a little tired of him?"
Why don't you feel happy? Just tell me!
As for the heirs, as my elder brother, don’t you want children? !
There is nothing you can do about this. You must not think about it. If word gets out, you will not think that my brother has treated you badly!
This is not looking for trouble!
Yun Fenghuang was very unhappy, and his tone was not so polite, "You can't live in fine clothes and fine food, just because you're not happy, isn't it?"