Yun Fenghuang turned around and asked people to check the movements of the Empress Dowager in the past two days. The key point is who have the people under her been interacting with
It turned out that the Empress Dowager had been living in seclusion for the past two years, and her only interactions were with her three grandchildren.
"Because of Princess Jinxi, His Highness Yun'an sends people to the palace every day to pay his respects." Chen Jing reported softly, "As for His Highness Minghui... the Empress Dowager will send people to visit from time to time."
Here you can see the difference between concubines and concubines. They are all the granddaughters of the Empress Dowager.
But Yun An took the initiative to greet his grandmother even for Jin Xi's sake. As for Ming Hui, it was the Empress Dowager who frequently worried about her.
"I haven't heard from His Highness Minghui for a long time, but I don't know how she is doing now?" Yun Fenghuang remembered it and asked casually.
"His Royal Highness and the Prince Consort have been having trouble since they got married. They had a big quarrel earlier, and they still don't talk much." Chen Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "These days, it is said that the Prince Consort and His Highness live in separate rooms. We met by chance. , but also turned a blind eye... The Empress Dowager must have heard about this and couldn't let it go, so she frequently sent people over to persuade Her Highness not to always make things difficult for the Consort."
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "After all, Minghui is a noble person. He has been noble since he was a child, so he is inevitably a bit arrogant. But he doesn't know why the consort won't give in?"
Chen Jing smiled bitterly and said: "Although Your Highness has a distinguished status,... after all, after getting married, you have to give the consort some face, right? And the consort is also in trouble. Your Highness is disrespectful to Weng Gu. What do you think of calling the consort a good deal? ? You can’t really sever ties with your biological parents for the sake of His Highness?”
Yun Fenghuang didn't find it strange that Ming Hui caused any trouble. As for falling out with her parents-in-law, it was a trivial matter.
In the past, the imperial concubine must have been gloating over the misfortune, but now she couldn't laugh at her. She thought of her current situation, which seemed to be no better than that of the Ji family.
People outside think that Minghui is ignorant, that she is not worthy of being the legitimate daughter of the late emperor, and that she is really a bit stupid... She has played a good set of cards to get to her current situation.
But from the current Yun Fenghuang's point of view, Minghui's behavior is actually understandable.
The noble and only legitimate daughter of the late emperor, under the protection of her mother, she grew up to be a simple and happy teenager. Her biological mother is gone, and her reputation is ruined. Her maternal family is also gone, and she is bleeding and drifting. She is an adoring cousin. No more, the kind of person who fakes his death and escapes, full of hatred and wandering around the world... How many people can tolerate it
Normal people in this situation would think of revenge and revenge. Minghui is no exception, but she doesn't understand anything. Ji Sheng's love makes her not need to be scheming. Not everyone can quickly learn calculation and forbearance in a sudden change of hometown.
So she could only act on instinct.
As a result, it happened to be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives.
Then the anger and hatred in Minghui's heart became more intense.
Then she became more and more restless.
Yun Fenghuang somewhat understood that the late emperor Xiaozong died in depression. The late emperor Ke Keng was in the same mood as Ming Hui now.
It was clear that this world should belong to him, but in the end, everything was decided by Mr. Ji.
It was clear that Minghui and her daughter, as the orphans and widowed mothers left by the late emperor, deserved the respect and courtesy of the succeeding emperor. However, Chunjia forced her mother to death, killed the people she admired, made the arrangements for her marriage, and was eventually raped. Praising the wise king... who can bear this
She did not die in depression like Xiaozong, she was already young and could hold on.
It can only be sustained temporarily.
"These father and daughter are indeed father and daughter, they are so similar!" Yun Fenghuang sighed. They were in the same wronged situation, and they also lacked the same means. They had identities but didn't know how to use them correctly.
She thought for a while and said slowly, "Pay attention to the residences of your two highnesses. I was thinking that if the Empress Dowager was persuaded by someone and deliberately wanted to coax Xiao Qi over... she would probably escape from these two people. It doesn’t matter.”
"Then, the Empress, do we want to give some advice to the Seventh Prince in private?" Chen Jing agreed and asked slowly, "Although His Highness the Seventh Prince must be in love with the Empress, he is still young and may not go to the Taihuang often. The Queen Mother heard some ups and downs..."
Yun Fenghuang nodded and said: "This is what it should be. It's just that the child is young now, so there is no need to explain it very complicatedly. Just let him understand the distance between closeness and distance. Also, tell Yin Qu about this later and test Yin Qu. His attitude."
Yin Qu really valued the Seventh Prince. After receiving the news, he quickly responded and solemnly stated that the matter had nothing to do with him. He would also arrange for someone to find out what was going on
The implication is that he has no intention of following Ouyang's example and getting rid of the imperial concubine, so the imperial concubine must not torment his grandson.
"This child who is protected is different." Yun Fenghuang laughed dumbly after receiving the reply and said, "That's all, from now on, Xiaoqi will come to me more often."
It was done to Yin Qu to prove that he had not treated his grandson badly, and it was also a precaution to prevent the child he had raised from ending up taking advantage of the Empress Dowager.
After dealing with these trivial matters, she thought about the turmoil in Fuyang County again.
At this time, all the harem leaders knew what Queen Mother Qu had done, and no one was not surprised.
Even Yun Fenghuang, the instigator, was surprised.
At this moment, he waved back and asked in a low voice: "Is there any new news coming from Fuyang County?"
"Not yet, but I heard that there was a rumor in the previous court that the Queen Mother and Queen Mother were determined not to do such a thing. It was probably someone who pretended to be her!" Chen Jing whispered, "They are still here Are you discussing whether the real Holy Mother Queen Mother is sick or something?"
"Is it possible that anyone dares to suggest that the Queen Mother Queen Mother Qu should die of illness?" Yun Fenghuang smiled disdainfully. This is the benefit of being the emperor's mother. No matter how much the ministers hate Queen Mother Qu for not knowing the general situation, it is impossible. She showed the slightest intention to kill, and even had to protect her food and clothing in her later years.
Because this is the biological mother of the emperor.
As for the emperor himself, Chunjia was not close to the Queen Mother Qu in the first place. After such an incident, he was probably bored or even disgusted.
However…
It is impossible for him to express his position in front of his ministers and say that he no longer wants his biological mother. You can deal with the aftermath as you like.
This was not possible, and he could not even arrange for someone to deal with Queen Mother Qu in private.
After all, it’s just not worth it.
Queen Mother Qu was just causing trouble for him, not to kill him or shake his throne. There was no need for Chunjia to bear the reputation of matricide for this.
If this was a concubine or someone else's mother-in-law, Chunjia would probably not hesitate.
"Of course no one has the guts." Chen Jing also smiled and said, "It's just that some people said that if it were really the Queen Mother, the phoenix body would probably be inconsistent, not from the original intention. But most people still tend to, That’s the fake Holy Mother Queen Mother.”
After all, it’s like sitting on the street to compete with the loving mother, the Queen Mother, for a face...
Even if he behaves like crazy, he is really criticized.
The best option is to directly deny that that person is Queen Mother Qu.
Yun Fenghuang pondered for a moment and said, "Did someone mention the empress dowager as a loving mother?"
"Yes, quite a few." Chen Jing said with a smile, "And... they are all, well, boring."
"How could it be?" Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes, "She is His Majesty's adoptive mother after all, but she is the most respected elder by Your Majesty."
Chen Jing whispered: "Mother, you don't know that what Yuan did before made the courtiers very unhappy. After all, the eighth prince's life experience... I don't know who is in this temple. Not many? The courtiers used to respect her for her upbringing and support for His Majesty, but in the final analysis, they are loyal to Your Majesty, right? They have done things like confusing blood, and that one has always been partial to Yuan's daughter, what do you think? , if the ministers look at her again, how can they respect her?"
"This time, although the Queen Mother's actions were quite shocking, the government and the public were caught off guard..."
"But many people also feel that if the empress dowager is not so narrow-minded and intolerant of others, there is really nothing she can do to call the empress dowager mother. Why would the majestic empress dowager, the birth mother of the emperor, kill an enemy by a thousand and injure herself by eight hundred like this?"
"After all, the Queen Mother has always kept a low profile, but she has never caused any trouble in the previous dynasty... Especially the report from Fuyang County, both inside and outside the words, said that the Queen Mother is harsh to the Queen Mother, the church The life of the majestic Queen Mother is not even as good as that of an ordinary concubine who is not favored. This... How can those adults think that the Queen Mother is virtuous?"
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Those people who have three wives and four concubines, what they love most is to see the harmonious and loving wives and concubines in the backyard. Anyone who causes trouble will feel unvirtuous and unvirtuous... even if it is a concubine. Even the majestic Queen Mother cannot escape their arrangement."
Queen Mother Qu's move was just right.
She shouted so loudly in the street that she shattered the Gongxiang family's face.
But as the emperor's biological mother, this was the first time she had caused trouble. It was not without reason, but because she was forced to do so in order to survive.
No matter how unhappy the courtiers were, there was no way they would kill her because of her blood relationship with the emperor. They had to deal with the aftermath and continue to feed her well, or ensure that she would not be raised like the Empress Dowager Yuan again. .
With a little guidance, at least most of the anger and disgust will be directed towards Empress Dowager Yuan.
Because this was done by Empress Dowager Yuan.
It should be noted that Queen Mother Qu has always been low-key and has no sense of presence. Unlike Queen Mother Yuan, the persona of being virtuous, capable, and loving the emperor has been cultivated for many years.
After Yuan's dark history of confusing her bloodline, the government and the public had already had their trust in her shaken. Another incident like this made people think that the empress dowager was really good at pretending, and her true nature was not what it was at all.
"The Queen Mother and Queen Mother will definitely be able to pass the test smoothly this time." Yun Fenghuang pondered for a moment and said slowly, "It's just... the Mother Queen Mother will not be defeated. After all, His Majesty still has feelings for her. Question Yes, this crime must be pinned on the queen, but we still have to continue to think about it, and we must not allow Gu to get away with it easily!"
At this moment, in Fuyang County, Queen Mother Yuan looked gloomy: "The Ai family will definitely suffer a loss if they get into trouble this time! However, the Ai family cannot tolerate this loss for nothing!"
She turned her head and asked Zhanliu, "What's the situation in the Imperial Capital now?"