Yun Fenghuang frowned and thought for a moment. Her eyes suddenly focused and her expression changed. She closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down. After a moment, she asked in a deep voice: "What do you think, Brother Twenty-One?"
The messenger said cautiously: "The prince-in-law suspects that what happened in Huizhou... was not an accident!"
Before Xie Wuzheng left the imperial capital, the brother and sister had discussed in private that Huizhou had been lost by accident.
But Yun Fenghuang understood that the message that Xie Wuzheng asked the messenger to bring was "not an accident" and the "not an accident" that they believed in the discussion at that time were two different things.
At that time, they felt that the fall of Huizhou was due to the collusion between Wei He and the remnants of the Ji family, as well as Uncle Zhaowu's instigation to add insult to injury.
And right now, what Xie Wuzheng means is...
The imperial court, or at least the Dingbei Army, was not surprised by what happened to Huizhou!
They were even prepared in advance for revenge... The meaning of this can be imagined!
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Hearing that something was wrong, Zuo Zuo hurriedly knelt down and begged Yun Fenghuang not to get angry, because he was afraid that she would be too emotional and get angry like before.
Yun Fenghuang simply remained expressionless for a while, but he didn't show any emotion at all. He only whispered: "Besides these words, did Brother Twenty-One say anything else?"
"In reply to the imperial concubine, the prince-in-law also asked the empress and several of your highnesses how they are doing." The messenger said softly, "The prince-in-law please take care of yourself!"
"...I know it." Yun Fenghuang breathed out, turned around and ordered someone to take the envoy down to settle it.
After the messenger left, the attendants looked at her from the corner of their eyes with fear.
"Why are you looking at me like this?" The imperial concubine noticed it, sneered slightly, and said slowly, "Brother Twenty-One knows how to advise me to take care of myself. I don't know that I am so angry that my body and bones are in vain. Will it make your loved ones angry and your enemies happy?"
People in the Qing Dynasty didn't know what to say. They were worried and couldn't find words to comfort them for a while.
Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while and asked in a low voice: "Do you think your Majesty knows about this?"
"Empress..." Qingren was startled, and just as he was about to speak, the imperial concubine sighed and said, "He... shouldn't know, right? After all, it seems that he really cares about me these days. Even if he doesn't care about the rest of the Xie family, , I don’t care about my parents at all.”
When he said this, Yun Fenghuang thought he was being fair.
But not long after, she became irritable again, wondering if she was too weak and couldn't believe that Chunjia would ignore the lives of her blood relatives
Think about it, this emperor has killed the Ji family, killed the Yuan family, and dealt with the Zheng family's master. Even if Yun Fenghuang is liked by him, the rest of the Xie family must have little weight in the eyes of the emperor.
Even thinking more secretly, Chunjia not only hoped that she would serve on the side, but also hoped that the status of mother and son in the palace would be stable.
Under such circumstances, is it not impossible to allow Uncle Zhaowu to use his methods to suppress Xie Wuzheng and Xie Xiaoyu, whose career has just begun to improve, and to provoke Yun Fenghuang to reveal his ambitions in advance, so that he can nip hidden dangers in the bud
"My maid thought that Your Majesty didn't know!" As she was biting her lip in embarrassment, she suddenly heard someone say affirmatively, "Your Majesty has your Majesty in your heart, how could you do something like this that would cause her to have a grudge against him? Besides, your Majesty has always been chasing the Holy Emperors since he took office. How many of them have used the lives of the people in a city as bait in order to get a reason to send troops?"
Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while and said: "You are right... Throughout the ages, the emperor has generally been unable to do such a thing. After all, it is the king's ministers who lead the land. Huizhou is both his people and his city. He also You are young, and your throne is now secure. Even if you want to add to your achievements in Qing history, you will have a long time to come, so you don’t need to take this risk."
She doesn't trust Chunjia much anymore. She can't even believe that Chunjia would attack her biological parents because of her.
But she still believed in Chunjia's pursuit of Mingjun.
The emperor might not be open to Xie Jian and Jiang for her sake; but he certainly wouldn't risk his reputation as a wise king easily.
It's not like he's going to die tomorrow and has to rush to achieve great achievements.
"My Lady, throughout the ages, there have been many generals who killed good men and took credit for their merits." The Qing man said in a low voice, "Since the problem lies with the Dingbei Army, my servant feels that those leading the troops are the most suspicious!"
From this point of view, suspicion once again focused on Uncle Zhaowu.
After all, although Marquis Jingning was leading the troops this time, how long had he been heading north
Since the Dingbei Army was not trained by him, most of the baggage sent by the court in the past two years was also transported to the grassland... How could Marquis Jingning save so much
Besides, Uncle Zhaowu has only been operating in Beidi for many years.
If he didn't agree or even cooperated, how could the newly arrived Jingning Marquis sell the entire Huizhou
Yun Fenghuang was extremely angry and laughed back: "I know!"
She took a breath and said slowly, "I remember that after the fall of Huizhou, someone in the government and the public stood up to impeach Uncle Zhaowu?"
The Qing people nodded in agreement: "Not only Uncle Zhaowu, but also Marquis Jingning. Many censors are still asking why Huizhou was captured by the enemy when the two generals were in the north."
"Put this matter away from the speculation that Uncle Zhaowu assassinated my Xie clan members, and pass it on to the people on Queen Mother Qu's list." Yun Fenghuang ordered in a low voice, "Let them continue to list the impeachment... I want to take a look. Your Majesty’s attitude will determine the next step!”
After the news came out, the impeachment could not start immediately due to the distance.
Yun Fenghuang was not in a hurry, no, it should be said that she was not in a hurry, but repeatedly warned herself not to be in a hurry, so after finishing the arrangements, she turned around and started supervising the children's homework.
This matter must be taken seriously, because King Qin's performance in recent days has clearly fallen behind the third prince.
He even lagged behind the silent second prince once.
To be honest, Yun Fenghuang felt angry and helpless about this. Although not all heirs can inherit the wisdom of their elders, it is obvious that the twins, the second prince and the third prince, are worthy of the blood of their biological father and mother. .
Because the third prince was raised under the queen's knees, he naturally received more attention.
The second prince, who was raised by Cui Lianye from time to time, has never had a strong sense of existence. Although he was one of the first batch of students to enter school like King Qin, he was never known. He was the kind of emperor who Chunjia didn't even bother to criticize.
If he hadn't misjudged the level of King Qin before, Yun Fenghuang wouldn't have noticed that this kid's qualifications may not be lower than those of the third prince.
This is very sad, because in fact, although King Qin has recently been dragging down some of his studies in order to fulfill his filial piety to her, the pressure of being the eldest brother meant that he still raced against time to enter school when he had time.
It's just that the talent is limited, but the effect is very touching.
Yun Fenghuang had to go out in person and give the child private lessons before he could gradually catch up.
Then forget about the other children. Zhaoqing was jealous and wanted to be tutored by his mother and concubine. Yun Fenghuang was not happy at first and reasoned with her that King Qin’s academic performance was not as good as hers, so he had to make up lessons. As a result, within two days, the girls’ school was Come and report to Yun Fenghuang that Princess Zhaoqing's grades have plummeted for some unknown reason.
The female gentleman was uneasy, fearing that she might have offended the princess, and then the imperial concubine, which would lead to a bad outcome. She asked for instructions very carefully. Was there something wrong with her teachings
After hearing this, Yun Fenghuang didn't know that Zhao Qing was messing around
She calmed down the female gentleman in a good voice, invited him away, and sent the waiter to summon Zhaoqing.
Before Zhaoqing came over, Yun Fenghuang suddenly burst into tears and said, "I remember when I was a little older than Zhaoqing now, I once served my mother. My mother asked me if I would have many heirs after leaving the cabinet. , besides being busy taking care of the inner house, I also have to educate many children, so that I can't take care of my husband, and let others take advantage of it. What should I do... I was thinking about it in the past two years, and I will also take the exam for Zhaoqing in the future. , let’s see how the child responds. Now I really have to be busy with this and that, and I also have to take care of the children, but I don’t know if my mother can still see and hear my solution? "
The Qing people and other attendants were all worried and wanted to comfort them, but the imperial concubine quickly calmed down her emotions and sighed, "That's all, why am I wronged? Now, don't the whole family's hopes rest on me?"
So not only can she not take risks, she doesn't even have the qualifications to be weak.
In the past, when Mrs. Xie was still around, even if she could not rise as quickly as she expected and be her arm, at least the whole family lived a smooth life in Sangzi.
Even if she fails in the palace battle and is willing to admit defeat, the family will most likely be suppressed and the possibility of annihilation is still low.
But now, if she loses and she fails to get revenge, then there is really no way to be convinced.
He will definitely die with his eyes open.
... This was just a sudden collapse. Not long after, Zhaoqing came over, and Yun Fenghuang returned to normal. He held her hand as if nothing had happened, patiently reasoned with her, and coaxed Zhaoqing into agreeing not to pretend to be incompetent in class in order to get The mother-in-law paid attention to it.
After the princess left, the Qing people discussed with her that they should find someone to teach the princess privately so that she would stop being so willful.
But Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while and then refused: "Zhaoqing's temperament was deliberately raised by me. It's hard for me to convince her, let alone others who taught her privately? And as the child grows up, one day You must know that I am not her biological mother. If you talk too much now, you don’t have to ask her to have a relationship with me in the future. Isn’t this a waste of money? Even though she feels tired sometimes, she is always coaxed. Who didn’t bring the child here like this? She doesn’t have any bad intentions. When I was young, why didn’t I hate my mother doting on my sixth sister? "
To be honest, if she didn't have all kinds of worries, she actually prefers Zhao Qing.
This child is not her biological child, and he doesn't look like her, but in terms of temperament, he is more similar to Xie Meng and her when he was a child.
If she hadn't been punished a lot by Jiang when she was a child, she might not have been able to cope with it.
Even though she said this, the servants still couldn't bear it, and they discussed it privately, thinking that since they couldn't convince their master, why not expose it to the emperor
Maybe the emperor can persuade the empress to stay
He also let Chunjia know how much trouble Yun Fenghuang put into raising a child who was not his biological child.