In a few days, the Imperial City Council withdrew from the Central Palace, and almost everything in the Yanfu Palace was replaced except for the Queen's dowry.
There was talk outside that the queen was completely rejected by the emperor, and that the future of the Gu family was uncertain.
However, the news that the Twelve Princes had moved back to the Harem from the Taichu Palace and were still under the care of Gu Zhen quickly shattered the negative view of the Gu family.
But Gu Zhen is still worried, mainly because after the twists and turns of one child after another over the years, she now doesn't trust her own abilities very much, and she is always worried that one day she will be confused and some trick will fall on the tenth or twelfth prince. .
She even told the people around her: "If it weren't for the fact that the imperial concubine has sincerely changed her ways, I would have wanted to count on her to help take care of the two legitimate princes."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" The attendants quickly stopped him, "Even if the imperial concubine is sincerely assisting you, the imperial concubine is still a imperial concubine. How can there be any reason for a legitimate prince to be raised by the imperial concubine when the palace is in power?"
What does such a young prince know? Then who raises and kisses whom
You want to hand them over to the imperial concubine for their safety. When the imperial concubine raises them peacefully, she may not kiss you anymore!
Of course, Gu Zhen was just saying that. No matter how worried she was about the safety of the princes, she would never let the imperial concubine take advantage.
"I don't know what's going on with my father!" The queen sighed, feeling that even if she didn't mention what she did in the palace, nothing would go smoothly for her. After worrying about the future of the palace, she had to worry about Gu Fangshu. Be afraid.
Gu Fangshu and his party did not go smoothly. They arrived at the border after stumbling. How did they negotiate with Gu Li? Because it was a major military matter, not to mention the harem. Even the ministers of the former dynasty, not everyone was qualified to get involved. Every day, only a few important ministers and young ministers like Deng Chengzhai were summoned for private discussions.
These people are very good at controlling their emotions, and there is no way to judge the situation from their emotions before and after.
Yun Fenghuang made several insinuations when Chunjia arrived in the harem, but to no avail. He was worried that going too far would arouse the emperor's resentment, so he stopped talking and only told Chunjia about the situation of a few children. As the seventh and ninth princes grew up, she now intentionally raised two younger children, which inevitably reduced the attention of King Qin and Zhaoqing from the emperor.
These two children have been in the limelight since childhood, how can they bear it? He turned around and complained to Yun Fenghuang coquettishly.
After the imperial concubine finished consoling her in a good voice, she blamed Chunjia, implying that it was Chunjia who had to pay attention to the children, the seventh and ninth princes. She had tried hard to deflect the eldest son and eldest daughter, but she couldn't resist the emperor and hurt the younger ones even more. Isn't it
"So my mother and concubine told you something earlier. Even if you can't love your brothers and sisters from the bottom of your heart, you can at least put on a show in front of your father." Yun Fenghuang calmly sowed discord, "Otherwise, your father will Even if I still dote on you and don't directly blame you for not being the eldest son and daughter, how can I not make up for your younger brothers and sisters in private? If you take the lead in being kind to your younger brothers and sisters, your father will naturally have no reason to love them more. ,right?"
King Qin and Zhaoqing felt even more aggrieved when they heard this.
Zhaoqing even cried sadly and said: "Back then... my father said he loved his son the most! He has changed in just a few years!!!"
Yun Fenghuang nodded in agreement, wiped her face, and whispered: "Your father is just such a person. From now on, just listen to his words!"
That bastard, thinking back to how he swore he didn't care about this and that, turned around and remembered everything clearly!
I just lied to her before, but now I'm even lying to my daughter!
Zhaoqing deserves to be separated from him.
It's not just Zhaoqing. As the eldest son of the emperor, King Qin, even though his qualifications are not as good as Zhaoqing's, in the eyes of Wei Changkong and other lecturers, his status, degree of attention, and the subjects he needs to master are naturally above the princess. Therefore, this idea is far more mature than that of children of this age.
At first, King Qin just watched Zhaoqing cry and the imperial concubine coaxed him. Finally, he asked softly: "Mother, concubine, someone told me that my father is not only the biological father of my children, but also the monarch of the world, so I can't just use Is this how you treat your father and your emperor?"
"You are still young, and it is not time to talk about this yet." Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while and said slowly, "Your father still loves you as his children, so there is no need to talk about it now. Just be in awe of him..."
Otherwise, if Chunjia notices it, she may feel sorry for her child's maturity at such a young age, but more importantly, she may still have to be on guard against her child's maturity at a young age. Will he take the lead in making preparations for seizing the reserve
Based on Yun Fenghuang's observation of the emperor, there is no harm in letting Qin Wang Zhaoqing be naive for the time being, even if he is indulgent and willful.
Although the emperor was busy with government affairs, he was still willing to enjoy some family happiness.
"But you have to know that your father is more than just your two children." The imperial concubine looked at King Qin, "It's not even just children like Xiaoqi, Xiaojiu, and Fifteen... The emperor's heirs in this palace are all your brothers. They are also Your father’s flesh and blood, your father may not care about them as much as he loves you. But after all, it is his blood, and it is impossible for him to say that he doesn’t care at all.”
In fact, now that the emperor has many heirs, let alone Chunjia, even the queen may not be able to take care of them.
But Yun Fenghuang wanted to remind King Qin and Zhaoqing to pretend to care for their younger siblings, so that they could be called Chunjia, and let the former harem know that the imperial concubine was good at raising children, and the children they raised were all friendly to their siblings, so naturally they would not I will tell these two children.
After dismissing King Qin and Zhao Qing, Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea and squinted his eyes slightly: King Qin and Zhao Qing seemed to have been raised together since childhood, and their natural relationship was even closer. The two children were domineering and arrogant, and now they were talking about Not to mention it, I'm afraid that in my heart I will regard the Seventh and Ninth Prince as my competitors. In fact, such grievances when we were young were nothing, and they may not be able to be alleviated when we grow up and become sensible. But she will never let them relax and reconcile. They must continue to confront each other, but they cannot be incompatible with each other, so that they can be used by Fifteen in the future.
Thinking of the fifteenth, the imperial concubine sighed a little frustratedly, thinking that the twelfth prince would return to the queen and be able to enter school in less than two years...
At the beginning, the queen was extremely anxious and suffering because of the fact that her legitimate son was younger than her concubine. In the future, it would be Yun Fenghuang's turn to taste it.
Now she can only pray that the fifteenth prince can pass on her and Chunjia's talent to stand out among the other princes.
Yun Fenghuang thought about it and called Chen Jing to him: "How are the noble sons of each family that you were asked to inquire about before?"
Chen Jing reported cautiously: "Each family has many noble sons, but as far as I know, there are none worthy of our princess."
"..." Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment and finally asked, "How is Marquis Jingning's house?"
Yes, she no longer expects the Xie family's children to be able to revitalize the family to the extent that they are qualified to participate in such a big thing as seizing the reserve. Even if this was possible, she didn't want to place all her hopes on Xie. So I started to think about making a fuss about the marriage of my descendant. Zhaoqing has good looks and is the eldest daughter of the emperor. She is also deeply loved by Chunjia, so she is naturally a very important bargaining chip.
The concubine-in-law-to-be that the imperial concubine is most looking forward to is the son-in-law of Marquis Jingning who will become the representative of the military after Gu Fangshu.
Chen Jing whispered: "Jingning Hou... has several heirs under his knees, who are about the same age as His Highness. But their family is very low-key, and their temperament and talent are not very clear to the outside world. And... "
He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "The Marquis of Jingning has a heroic appearance, and it is said that his wife is also pretty. However, the descendants of his descendants have never heard of her appearance."
This was said euphemistically, but what he actually meant was that the children of the Marquis Jingning family were all not very good-looking.
"Marquis Jingning has guarded the country's borders for many years and is a pillar of the country who is highly praised by His Majesty." Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, and then said quietly, "For such a person, appearance is secondary, the key is demeanor. Even if his descendants are not The handsomeness that is so popular these days must have impressed both the ears and the eyes, and his manners are beyond the reach of others.”
Chen Jing understood what the imperial concubine meant, and only valued the status and power of Marquis Jingning, as well as his weight in the competition for the heir apparent.
As for whether Zhao Qing will be wronged, that doesn't matter.
Of course he has no objection to this. The key point is: "I'm afraid that Your Highness cannot understand the painstaking efforts of the Queen."
Zhaoqing is willful and may not be willing to accept this arrangement.
After all, how many teenage girls are not pretty? Deng Chengzhai is not a bad boy, his family background and future are not in question, and his family is clean. Doesn't Xie Meng look down on him and is determined to find a son of a noble family of similar age
"She is still young. She will understand when it's time to understand in the future." Yun Fenghuang disagreed. Can't she control the child she raised with her own hands? impossible.
"Pay attention to the heirs of Marquis Jingning, especially those who are direct descendants." She ordered slowly, "But also leave no traces so that others can see... Zhaoqing is still young, so it is not appropriate to spread rumors at this time. Do you understand the message?"
Chen Jing agreed to leave, but not long after, he turned back with a solemn expression and reported: "Mother, there is important news from the north. It is said that Wei He has made some changes, and the beacon fire at the frontier has been lit!"
This made Yun Fenghuang startled and said: "It's not that Hele has been crippled, but there is still room for gathering the power of the small countries, and Xifa has not subdued the tribes, and the uncle and nephew are in a stalemate?! How long has it been, and they actually Have you ever been able to let go of the grudge of patricide?!"
She suddenly couldn't sit still, stood up and asked, "How is the situation at the frontier fortress now?"
You know, her parents, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and nephews are all there!
Once the two countries go to war, although the Xie family, as a wealthy family, is better able to withstand such risks than ordinary people, once the Dingbei Army falls, they will be unable to recover. Who knows what will happen to them then!
"Your Majesty has urgently summoned the important ministers to discuss matters in the previous court, and ordered not to disturb them." Chen Jing said in a low voice and quickly, "The Queen has just driven over... But, I am afraid that Your Majesty has no time to summon you at the moment."
"..." Yun Fenghuang thought quickly for a moment and said in a deep voice, "In that case, I won't bother Your Majesty. You can leave the palace and see if it's convenient for the Consort?"