In Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, Yun Fenghuang heard the ins and outs of Gong Xiang Ruochang's death. He stopped gently fanning King Jin. He felt a little dazed for a moment because he felt... this drama in Fuyang County. , although the introduction was directed by her herself, it’s really hard to see clearly now.
Are the two queen mothers just unlucky, or is someone causing trouble
"There shouldn't be anyone obstructing it." Chen Jing guessed, "Originally, because the two empress dowagers returned to their hometown, the Imperial City Department paid special attention to it, and the two empress dowagers were also bright-minded. If they were harmed, how could they say anything? Don't say anything?"
But after Gongxiang Ruocheng passed away, neither Queen Mother Yuan nor Queen Mother Qu said anything. It was obvious that they were guilty and had nothing to say.
Otherwise, these two are not the kind of people who dare to be angry and dare not speak out despite being slandered by others.
"Things are getting serious now." Yun Fenghuang immediately thought, "The Duke Xiang Ruoyu himself is nothing. Although he is the legitimate son of the King of Zhou, the King of Zhou has many heirs and grandchildren. , knowing that he is gone, I guess even if he is sad, he will not be sad for long. His Majesty comforted him, that's all. But his mother, Princess Lin, may not be so easy to talk to! I remember that when Princess Lin wanted to call the only one, My own flesh and blood can have a good future, but it takes a lot of effort. I even gave His Majesty a pair of beauties who can sing and dance... What are they called? After so many years, I have forgotten it. "
Chen Jing shrank his head guiltily. Those two were indeed good at singing and dancing, and their appearance was quite outstanding. However, they entered the palace at an unlucky time. When the daughters of the Luo family and the Yin family were jealous, the emperor appeased everyone in the previous dynasty. It’s too late, how can I have the time to appreciate a beautiful woman who is purely dedicated to the enjoyment of beauty
In the past two years, the emperor's position has become more stable, but government affairs have become more and more important. He even visits the harem much less frequently, let alone remembering the two concubines who came to the palace a few years ago.
So Chen Jing didn't remember it either.
At this moment, he was afraid that when the imperial concubine asked, he would not be able to answer, and it would appear that he was not attentive enough in running errands. He quickly changed the subject and said: "What the empress said is that Princess Lin is such a child, so she must attach great importance to it. Now that something like this has gone wrong, King Zhou can still be comforted. For Princess Lin, why should compensation and favor be compared with her own flesh and blood?"
Yun Fenghuang thought about Princess Lin's plan for her own son, and nodded slightly: "Isn't it true? Comparing my feelings, I am only fifteen points of blood now. If he has a good and bad person, I may not be willing to continue. You’re alive, what are you afraid of?”
"The empress loves her calves deeply." Chen Jing said softly, "It's just that both the empress and His Highness, Prince Jin, have great blessings, but they are determined not to suffer such disasters."
He thought for a while and then said, "It's just that even though Princess Lin can't hide her grief, even if His Highness Prince Zhou loves her, he doesn't completely obey her words... His Highness Prince Zhou should be quite understanding?"
Yun Fenghuang was just talking about it, but in his heart he didn't care about Prince Zhou and his wife at all.
After all, in her opinion, although King Zhou was a relatively powerful vassal king among his clan members, it was impossible for him to resist the current Chunjia.
Besides, the King of Zhou also had many heirs, and Gongxiang Ruoyu might have been particularly fond of him because of his biological mother, but after all, it was impossible for him to let his whole family become enemies of Chunjia for the sake of such a child. risk.
As long as the vassal prince does not act foolishly and does not listen to Princess Lin's advice, then even if Princess Lin hates the emperor and the two queen mothers to the point of gnashing her teeth, it will be of no use.
... Even if Princess Lin does something, Chunjia will be there to deal with it.
She had great trust in the emperor's abilities and didn't think Lin could make any splash under Chunjia's hands.
So what Yun Fenghuang was thinking at the moment was that the emperor must be extremely fed up with the two queen mothers, and the two queen mothers must also regret it in their hearts... Then, if there is a chance to blame the Gu family now, whether the Queen Mother Yuan or the Queen Mother Qu , are you willing to let it go
Just as he was thinking about how to operate, he heard Chen Jing whisper: "Your Majesty, this time your Majesty personally named the consort of Princess Minghui to go to Fuyang County to deal with the aftermath. I don't know if it is for this reason. The consort's sister-in-law asked someone to help. I sent a message here and there, saying that I wanted to see the empress in private."
Yun Fenghuang asked in confusion: "What does she want to do? If you want to ask His Highness Minghui what to do if your consort goes to Fuyang County, how can a woman in this palace know?"
Chen Jing said: "I don't know, I don't know. The attitude there is very sincere and sincere."
The imperial concubine understood that what he said was sincere, and the gift should be generous enough.
After raising his eyebrows and thinking for a moment, Yun Fenghuang said, "Just look at the arrangements."
This is a promise.
Because the other party was sincere not only to Yun Fenghuang, but also to Chen Jing, Chen Jing acted quickly. In the afternoon of the next day, he led a simple but beautiful woman to the palace to see him.
The other party's attitude was very respectful and he never looked directly at Yun Fenghuang during the entire process.
She even trembled a little, obviously very afraid of the famous Concubine Min.
Yun Fenghuang didn't pretend to be nice, he simply excused himself from the ceremony, asked for a seat, and then asked directly about the purpose of his visit.
After all, the grudge between her and the Yun family... I really can't say anything too soft.
"Your Majesty, your appearance is like this. I wonder if you have ever heard rumors about my brother-in-law while you are in the palace?" The woman said cautiously, "My brother-in-law has always been of good character..."
She said some words of praise for Yunxi Guest, but her tone turned helpless at the end, "It's just that I can't get into His Highness Minghui's eyes."
Yun Fenghuang probably understood the purpose of her visit, so he said calmly: "How can I get involved in His Highness's private affairs? Please go away and don't talk any more."
"Empress!" The woman didn't move, only shouted a little anxiously, and then said in one breath, "Even though I, the Yun family, have been sorry for the empress in the past, the empress came to the imperial capital when she was twelve years old, even though she was under the care of my aunt. However, Yun Ju and his wife are, after all, under the protection of the Yun family. Therefore, the Yun family owes a debt to the empress, but they also have a kindness!"
"..." Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense. Then you can continue. But you should also understand the knot between me and the Yun family. And the kindness of the Yun family to me. , and it’s far from deep enough for me to just follow my lead.”
The woman nodded: "I don't dare to trouble my mother too much. In fact, my brother-in-law still doesn't know about this. But my mother-in-law feels really uncomfortable. After all, my brother-in-law is so talented and handsome. Since the Lord, he has been more dedicated in doing things for His Majesty! But so far There is nothing left to do…”
Although the status of the imperial daughters of the imperial dynasty was high, they were generally much restrained compared to the previous dynasty who changed their consorts arbitrarily and blatantly supported a large number of guests.
Therefore, since Dingding, there have been many concubines taken in by concubines.
The key is that the three eldest princesses of the dynasty are the blood of Xiaozong, and the emperor Chunjia, in order to take care of his younger sister, would never agree to the concubine and neglect of his wife. Perhaps they inherited the difficult physique of Xiaozong's descendants. Among the three daughters of Xiaozong, Sui'an was unable to have children, Yun'an only had two daughters, and Minghui simply did not live with the consort.
If she gives birth to children, it will bring disgrace to the consort and his family.
However, Xie Wuzheng, Sui'an's consort, was pursuing an official career and had no heirs. Yun'an's husband's Zheng family had just fallen. If it weren't for his status as consort, Zheng Fengfen would not have had a good end. Naturally, he would not dare to have any thoughts about his heirs, let alone have any. A daughter is better than nothing. Minghui's relationship with the consort was almost at odds with each other. It took several mediations by the emperor and the empress dowager to maintain the situation.
Not to mention what her consort Yun Xike thought, now it seemed that Yun Xike's mother-in-law couldn't sit still.
Also, after Ji Sheng left, Minghui started to oppose Chunjia. It has been several years now, and the eldest princess has not been seen to restrain herself. Who knows when she will become sensible
If she had always been ignorant, always hostile to the consort Chun Jia had personally chosen for her, and would not sleep with Yunxi Guest, Yunxi Guest was not good at taking concubines, at least not openly, lest outsiders talk about whether the emperor was his brother or not. If you don't take it seriously, Xiaozong's only legitimate daughter will be greatly wronged... What should Yunxi Ke do
We can't go on like this and have no children with Ming Hui
Xie Wuzheng at least gained a reputation as a love saint, which was beneficial to his career and even made a mark in the history books.
Considering Xie Wuzheng's background, this price is actually not low.
But Yunxi Ke's situation is different from Xie Wuzheng's. He is a son of a serious and well-known family. For him, the fame and reputation that Xie Wuzheng pursues do not need to be paid at such a high price.
In short, from the Yun family's point of view, this marriage is really worthless.
They dare not say it yet.
At this moment, Yunxi Ke's mother specially sent her daughter-in-law to discuss with the imperial concubine, and asked the imperial concubine to help persuade the emperor to tacitly allow Yunxi Ke to have a bloodline outside.
"I believe your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been thinking about this for a long time. Why are you bringing it up now?" Yun Fenghuang asked suspiciously, "Could it be that the clan brother has been living outside the house for a long time and is anxious to come in and recognize his relatives?"
"How dare you?" the woman said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty is very aware of the situation. How dare you deceive your wife, your mother-in-law? My uncle has always been restrained in his behavior, because His Highness... is very discordant with him, so he is very angry." Even the maids who are waiting closely at the back house don't have a good face when they are tired of the affairs in the back house. Besides, my uncle was in the imperial capital before, leaving early in the morning and returning late in the evening. If His Highness has the intention, where can he not find out? Even if His Highness doesn't check, The Empress Dowager still feels sorry for her granddaughter after all. It is also this time that my uncle has been ordered to leave for Fuyang County in the near future... "
Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, she understood.
Yunxike's mother-in-law has probably wanted him to have children outside for a long, long time.
But during this period, Yunxi's guests were in the Imperial Capital, right under Chunjia's nose, so they were not really afraid that the Empress Dowager and Minghui would find out.
After all, the Yun family is also a long-established and distinguished family in the Imperial Capital. If they can't deceive the empress dowager and the eldest princess who have fallen from power, then it's all in vain.
They mainly took into account the emperor's thoughts.
Emotionally, Chunjia would definitely prefer the obedient Yun family, rather than Minghui, who always opposes him.
But due to etiquette, he had to do the opposite.
You can treat everyone in the Yun family badly, but you cannot treat Minghui badly.
Therefore, even if the emperor tacitly agreed that Yun Xike could find other people to have children outside, he would definitely not be able to do so in the imperial capital.
The reason is very simple. The imperial capital is at the feet of the emperor, and the prince-in-law secretly produces children from other wives. Emperor, do you know or not
If you knew, why didn't you stop him, why didn't you remind Si Mei, why didn't you punish the consort immediately
You don’t know... You are an emperor and you don’t even know the things that are close at hand. Are you a waste
Finally, now that Yunxi Ke has a chance to leave the Imperial Capital, he still goes to Fuyang County, which is very far away from the Imperial Capital. As long as the emperor acquiesces, Yunxi Ke will raise his wife outside, and even if things fail in the future, he will not be in trouble. He blamed the emperor very much, and then suspected that Chunjia did not care enough about Minghui.
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself that he finally understood why the emperor trusted Yun.
No matter what they think in their hearts, this family really does things with the emperor in mind.
If she had such a subordinate, she would be willing to protect him.
It's a pity that these people are loyal to Chunjia, not her.
Sighing silently, Yun Fenghuang pondered for a moment, and when he was about to speak, the woman misunderstood her because of her long silence and thought she disagreed. In a hurry, she blurted out: "Mother, my uncle has been ordered to help me this time. Yang County, if my Majesty needs it, I can join forces with the Queen Mother!"
"Huh?" Yun Fenghuang leaned back and looked at her with a half-smile, "I don't know what you mean by this..."