"Don't worry, Madam. Madam and the others have their own destiny, and everything will be fine." After Xie Wuzheng left, Qingren, who was holding his breath, and other attendants hurriedly came up to comfort him, "Besides, my servant listens to the elderly at home. As I mentioned before, Huizhou had never been forced to open its city gates before. How could the army and the people not be on guard? No matter how deep-rooted and powerful the Ji family was, it was already destroyed. The few remnants now are ultimately trees without roots and origins. The water cannot last long.”
Yun Fenghuang looked gloomy. He taught several young waiters to go out first, leaving only Qing Ren. Then he said in a cold voice: "Ninth brother has great ambition and talent, and the consort is also young and ignorant. These two people only care about capturing Ji Ming." I don’t think about the achievements of Empress Kan at all... I don’t even think about it, this person was personally requested by His Majesty. The Imperial City Division has been the emperor’s eyes and ears all these years. How come the Imperial City Division didn’t catch the person, but they did? Can they have clues and appear in Huizhou by chance?! Although Ninth Brother and the Prince Consort are greedy, they are not completely brainless! If they find that Ji Minggan's place is not in Huizhou but somewhere else, they will try to cheat. Do you want to take credit for this?"
Qingren opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.
This is of course impossible.
It's not that Xie Heng and Xie Wuzheng didn't know how difficult Ji Minggan was, but Huizhou was the ancestral home of the Xie family, with a large number of people and huge power.
Even facing Ji Minggan, who had repeatedly failed even in the Imperial City Division, they still had confidence.
In a different place, how could the two brothers be greedy for merit
"This news should have been revealed to them by Ji Minggan himself. The purpose was to use them, erase the traces, and buy time." Yun Fenghuang closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said decisively, "Other ministers don't have the courage! After all, we all know that His Majesty personally named the person, who dares to delay the arrest? These two brothers of this Palace are not surprised at all, and are sure that I will deal with the consequences for them!"
The Qing people were frightened when they heard this, and said: "Empress, Madam and the others, could it be that... could it be..."
She was a little afraid to continue talking.
However, Yun Fenghuang calmed down and said slowly: "If this is the case, mother and the others may not get into trouble."
After a pause, she said, "After all, I am still very favored by His Majesty, at least for now. If Ji Minggan shows up in person as bait, just to plot against the Xie family, in the end, many things will inevitably fall on me. Then He must always keep my biological parents, biological brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews and other close relatives as hostages, instead of allowing the rebels to slaughter them wantonly!"
This is a valuable benefit.
Even enemies are reluctant to vent their anger at will.
The Qing people listened, but they still couldn't rest assured, and worriedly said: "I'm afraid that Ji Minggan has evil intentions, and the request he makes will definitely be harmful to the empress!"
Needless to say, Yun Fenghuang also knew this.
But in her opinion, Jiang's safety is the most important thing.
As for Ji Minggan's threatening conditions being too outrageous, after all, there is still room for negotiation.
Otherwise, in the chaos, if Mrs. Xie said no, she would be gone. Who would she cry to
Even if she cried with Chunjia and won the emperor's pity, so much so that he was willing to help her send troops to avenge her, the person who was gone would never come back.
Although Yun Fenghuang cannot be said to be completely repaying the Xie family, it is the family that gave birth to and raised her. Even though there have been some conflicts, the overall relationship is harmonious. She is on guard against the Xie family's use, but she is determined not to want such a big family to There are three long and two short sides.
"The key is that Ji Minggan appeared in Huizhou in person... Why?" Waving his hand to calm the Qing people, Yun Fenghuang thought quickly. If Ji Minggan's incident was just an accident, given Huizhou's conditions, the three It is difficult to break through Wushi, and the parents and tribesmen are generally safe, which is of course the best; if the remnants of the Ji family really have arrangements in Huizhou City, then Huizhou will probably not be able to save it, after all, the siege is too sudden. In this way, Xie expected that by virtue of his relationship with Yun Fenghuang, the probability of most people being saved was relatively high, not to mention all.
Therefore, the only chance to gain the initiative at the moment, or to avoid being completely passive after Ji Minggan takes down Jiang and others, is to figure out Ji Minggan's purpose and take the initiative to restrict it.
Otherwise, for the safety of the Jiang family and others, Young Master Yun Fenghuang has no choice but to take and take away!
Although she prides herself on being courageous and not as indecisive and soft-hearted as ordinary women, others are fine with it. Faced with the Jiang family who has taught and protected her since she was a child, and even after Xie Fenghuan's accident, she was at odds with the entire Xie family and wanted to plan for her daughter's future. , she really couldn't bear to give up on her mother.
Yun Fenghuang recalled Ji Minggan's situation. To be honest, she didn't know much about the former emperor's companion.
At the very beginning, she felt that this was a young man from a noble family who was spoiled by the Ji family. He dared to be arrogant when facing the admiration of the only princess in the dynasty. After that... As the battle between Chunjia and Ji's dignitaries became more intense, Ji Minggan became more and more inconspicuous. When the Ji family was destroyed, the whole country was in an uproar over the fate of Ye Guogong, Haixi Marquis, Minyang Marquis and others, and no one mentioned Ji Mingguan specifically. After all, the Ji family had many heirs. Ji Minggan was young at the time. Although he was considered an important person in the family, it was mainly because of his status as the legitimate son of Haixi Marquis. As for his talents, his abilities were not obvious at all.
It was not until the floods in the south that the remnants of the Ji family re-entered the court's sight.
Ji Minggan's fake death was discovered... and the emperor began to pay attention to him.
The Ji family has many heirs. Under the circumstances at that time, he did not protect the other children to escape, but arranged for Ji Minggan to break his arm to survive. Maybe he was lucky, maybe he was favored, but more likely, it was because he had Unique and capable of taking on Ji's revenge or continuation.
Judging from Ji Minggan's series of actions, he is obviously more inclined to seek revenge.
So if we hold Jiang and others hostage and threaten Yun Fenghuang, we can't let Yun Fenghuang try to assassinate the emperor
Based on the grudge between the Ji family and the emperor, this is very possible, but if Ji Minggan still had some sense, he should have known that doing so was too childish.
Chunjia doted on Yun Fenghuang and was indeed unprepared for the imperial concubine, but none of this could hide the fact that he was in the prime of life, and the emperor's civil and military skills were not something to be boasted about.
Even Yun Fenghuang had some skills in riding and archery. Against this upright emperor who had worked hard and practiced hard, even if the emperor was unprepared, the chance of her assassination being successful was not very high.
The most important thing is that Yun Fenghuang has given birth to the emperor's biological son, Prince Jin.
In this case, it is unlikely that she would agree to regicide herself.
At least Ji Minggan's expectations are not too high.
Because when you are alone, you may sacrifice yourself to fulfill your filial piety, but after you have a child... Although the Twenty-Four Filial Piety Masters can do anything when they are filial piety, they simply don't take their own flesh and blood seriously, but what those examples can be recorded ? Isn't it because of scarcity
Most people do this by mistreating their elders for the sake of their own flesh and blood.
It would be fine if Yun Fenghuang didn't have any biological flesh and blood. Now that he does, Ji Minggan wouldn't push him too hard.
Because the Xie family is not a high-ranking family, their value to Yun Fenghuang is mostly based on flesh-and-blood affection, but not much weight in interests. If pressed, Yun Fenghuang will be ruthless and ignore it. Ji Minggan Isn't it all a waste of time
"Ji Minggan's hatred towards Your Majesty is inevitable... If you don't want me to kill the king, what would you want me to do? Let me help you kill the king? This is also unlikely?" At this moment, the imperial concubine was thinking, "After all, I, mother and son are rich and noble, and even their safety depends on Your Majesty. Unless I disregard myself and Prince Jin for the sake of my parents and family, there is no way I can agree to him!"
If it weren't for Chunjia's protection, let alone Queen Gu Zhen, who was still polite to him these days, he would have wanted to kill her for safety in the first place!
And if she is gone, what is the possibility that King Jin will grow up safely when he is only a little old and has no one to protect him? Besides, the queen is just not good at intrigues. No matter how merciful she is, she will not be soft-hearted. The daughter of a military commander will not be too generous when she should be ruthless. If the queen kills her, can she not prevent King Jin from taking revenge when he grows up
The mother and son must be sent on the road together.
Therefore, if Ji Minggan had not lost her mind, she would have put forward this condition as a bargaining chip at most, and it would be impossible to expect her to be so stupid.
She doesn't look like the kind of filial daughter who cares about everything, right...
"Is it possible that it's for the third prince?" Yun Fenghuang thought about it, and suddenly he thought, "I discovered that the third prince was suspicious early in the morning, but I don't know if your majesty has noticed it... But even if your majesty has not noticed it before, this time After a thorough investigation by the Imperial City Secretary, Fanyanfu Palace has changed a lot of people. Because His Majesty is not worried about the Queen, he will have to put a lot of effort into personally paying attention to the safety of the two legitimate princes while being busy with government affairs... And the third prince and the two direct princes are in the same palace. Unless the remnants of the Ji family no longer care about the third prince, otherwise, it will be a matter of time before the clues are discovered... "
So, it was with this in mind that Ji Minggan decided to blackmail himself, the noble concubine, to pave the way for the third prince
He even cooperated with Yunfeng Huangli and Yingwai to arrange for the two direct princes, forcing the Queen and the Gu family to take the initiative to seek the possibility of establishing a third prince
But Yun Fenghuang felt that the queen might choose the third prince after the accident of the tenth and twelfth prince, but it was unlikely that Gu would nod, and so did Chunjia...
After all, the remnants of the Ji family have not yet been eradicated. Who knows who will get the advantage of the third prince in the end
She speculated for a long time, but due to lack of understanding, she really couldn't determine Ji Minggan's intentions, and she didn't know the specific situation in Huizhou, so she simply stopped thinking about it. After dressing up, she asked people to look in front of them. Knowing that the important ministers had already resigned, he rushed over. When he saw Chunjia, he fell to the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, the consort just entered the palace and informed me that Huizhou City was besieged. I am born to parents, siblings, and relatives. Now, They are all in the city! If there is a loss in Huizhou, I cannot imagine the consequences! I beg your majesty to have mercy and order the Dingbei Army to quickly send troops to rescue!"
"Ahuang, please get up. I just learned about this and have already sent orders to those nearby to go to the rescue." Chunjia was not surprised by her arrival and her demeanor. She sighed, put down the memorial she had just opened in her hand, and spoke warmly. Said, "Besides, the invading troops this time are not too many, the officials in Huizhou are not bad in the annual examination, and Cui Wan is also said to be a very capable person, so there may not be anything wrong."
Yun Fenghuang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and hesitated for a moment. He didn't say anything about Ji Minggan. After all, the emperor was smart. No matter how tactful his words were, could he not see the true intentions of Xie Heng and Xie Wuzheng
When the time comes, even if the emperor doesn't say anything for his own sake, he will definitely have a bad impression on Xie Heng and the others.
If Chunjia just rejected Xie Heng, that would be fine. This ninth brother has not made any name for himself since he entered the officialdom. If he wants to reach the top in one step, he will most likely be exploited. Yun Fenghuang has no hope for him. But even if Xie Wuzheng didn't treat her wholeheartedly, he could still save her. The emperor finally relented and allowed his brother-in-law to return to the court, and he made it clear that he would dispatch him. Now that he had mentioned this matter, maybe the emperor would regret it
Wouldn't it then cut off his brother's path to advancement
So the imperial concubine just sobbed and expressed her worries about her parents and family. After being comforted by the emperor, she left sobbing.
Returning to the Huanhua Palace, Yun Fenghuang sent someone from the Qing Dynasty to personally deliver a message to Xie Wuzheng: "Tell him, he doesn't know anything about Ji Minggan! If the emperor or someone outside asks, then everything will be It’s Brother Ninth’s idea alone and has nothing to do with the consort or this palace!”
It would be best if Chunjia didn't know anything, but if Chunjia knew, someone would have to take responsibility.
In the view of the noble concubine, the most suitable person to take the blame now is of course Xie Heng, who was the instigator in the first place.
After a pause, she added, "Send a message to Brother Ninth... I will treat Kuo'er well."
The implication is that if necessary, let Xie Heng be an abandoned son, and don't think about dragging his younger brothers and sisters into trouble if he is not good.
He honestly told Yun Fenghuang to at least ensure a good future for his legitimate daughter. Even if Xie Heng himself suffered disaster, Xie Kuo would always be able to take care of his brothers when he grew up. Otherwise, if Xie Heng himself was not good, his heirs would not be well. End!