Although Yun Fenghuang had been pretending to be ill these past two days, whether he was teaching King Qin or comforting Zhao Qing, it was not an easy task, so after lying down, he felt really tired.
When he heard that Chun Jia was coming, he sighed and asked Chen Jing to go out to greet him. He still refused to see the emperor in person on the pretext that he was afraid that he would be exposed to the emperor after he was over sick.
Chen Jing went out for a long time, then came in to report back, and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty said that if Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoqing is naughty, she can be sent to Xingxin Hall in the past two days, and Your Majesty will personally watch her enter school. His Majesty also asked the empress when her jade body will be healed."
"Since Your Majesty has this intention, let Zhao Qing go there." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and said, "Let the Second Princess go with her."
Chen Jing was about to speak but stopped.
Yun Fenghuang glanced at him: "Speak!"
"I know that the empress is kind-hearted, but after all, Princess Zhaoqing was brought up by the empress. She treats the empress as her own mother. Even if she occasionally gets angry, she will always be towards the empress." Chen Jing said in a low voice, "But the second princess has just arrived. …”
Why give her a chance to get along with the emperor
Especially now, none of the attendants in Xuanqing Palace know that this second princess, despite her low-key and honest appearance in front of the emperor in the past, is actually quite thoughtful.
Even though Zhaoqing is ranked above this sister in terms of beauty and emperor's favor, in a real fight, without the protection of Yun Fenghuang, Zhaoqing will definitely not be the opponent of the second princess!
If the two emperors' daughters were raised by Yun Fenghuang and had deep feelings for Yun Fenghuang, then Chen Jing and the others would not say anything, and no matter who was in the upper position, their flesh would rot in the pot. However, the second princess joined in the middle. In comparison, Zhaoqing is his own person in the end.
"The second princess has some tricks, but she has a child. Is it possible that she can find out the palm of my hand?" Yun Fenghuang said quietly, "Besides, I accepted her in order to call Zhao Qingchang. Just be careful. Now that I can look at her, losing to my sister will be embarrassing at most. When she turns around, she is still the noble princess. If she continues like this, she will be so reckless in the future. , who knows what kind of trouble will happen?"
Chen Jing said: "Your Majesty, are you afraid that Your Highness may misunderstand Your Majesty because of your young age?"
"If she remembers the bad things but not the good ones, there's nothing we can do about it." Yun Fenghuang sneered, "She doesn't know that you don't know yet? I am not her biological mother, and I even beat her biological mother many times. If this child becomes resentful and falls in love with me after being provoked by someone, then it means that I have no fate with her. When the time comes, I and she will find a good family and end this mother-daughter relationship, that is, You don’t have to worry too much about it in the future!”
When it came to this matter, Chen Jing could not continue to fight for Zhao Qing, so he could only nod in agreement.
Several people from the Qing Dynasty knew that she was quite upset because of the two children these days, so they took advantage of the situation to comfort her: "Your Majesty really values the empress. He knows that the empress does not want to see you now, but you still come here in person. The empress will come earlier. When you were feeling uncomfortable, His Majesty never bothered you at all."
Yun Fenghuang didn't answer the words with a calm expression, and she really couldn't be happy in her heart.
Maybe if you have too much of something, you don't care about it anymore. Anyway, she never paid much attention to such small details of care and consideration.
The main reason is that whether it is Qi Jiulu or Chunjia, they have always been extremely meticulous towards her.
The former was trained by her intentionally or unintentionally, and the latter was the result of Di Tu's hard work in cultivating a careful and meticulous nature.
All in all, in Concubine Min's eyes, this kind of thing is all innocuous and has no use except to make her happy occasionally.
Her plans for the crown prince's position, succession, and revenge... all have little practical significance.
Even more often than not, instead of being grateful to Chunjia, she developed a sense of boredom and resentment: It's not like you don't know what I really want, yet you refuse to give it to me, yet you still pretend to be deeply affectionate!
What a liar!
But then I had self-doubt, wondering if I was being unreasonable
Based on the emperor's experience, it seems reasonable to worry about someone like her becoming the queen mother in the future.
She always considered herself to be a reasonable person, and even if she had means, there was always a reason, so when she was calm, she felt that she should be considerate of Chunjia.
It's not easy for him either.
But every time she thought of Mr. Xie's bad news, of the thrills and difficulties she had experienced along the way, of how someone like Gu Zhen, who had no equal to her except for her family background, was above her because of her family background... She felt angry again.
It is not easy to think about the emperor, but is it easy for me? !
Besides, it’s not easy for him anyway, so why can’t he make it easier for himself
It’s better than it’s not easy for two people and neither of them can be truly happy, right
He didn't do this, which shows that he doesn't have deep feelings for her after all!
"..." Concubine Min was silent for a long time, and then she whispered, "Even so, the queen is still the queen."
She will not lose the status and reputation that a queen deserves just because the emperor blatantly does not favor her or care about her.
Qingren noticed that she was not in a high mood and immediately did not dare to say anything.
The room became quiet.
After a while, King Qin came to attend to him. In fact, Yun Fenghuang didn't need the child to do anything. After all, why did she have so few people to serve her
But in order to prevent the child's personality from collapsing, she still asked Qingren to teach him some skills of serving tea and pouring water, and also told him some of her own preferences: "If your father asks about it in the future, please don't do it." forgotten."
King Qin hesitated for a moment and then asked in a low voice: "Mother, concubine, why is this? You usually ask your son to concentrate on his studies and don't worry about you! This time, you and your sister said the same thing. But my son did not … Isn’t it that I doubt my mother and concubine, but I just don’t quite understand?”
Yun Fenghuang sighed, reached out and rubbed the top of his hair, and said softly: "This matter... When you grow up, my mother will tell you! For now, just listen to my mother, okay?"
Seeing that the child hesitated for a moment before nodding, she sighed again and rubbed his soft hair, "So good."
The King of Qin was indeed well-behaved, and then he listened honestly to the Qing people and other attendants teaching him the secrets of serving the noble concubine, but he looked a little languid and unhappy.
Yun Fenghuang noticed it and made some insinuations. Seeing that he refused to say anything, he didn't force it. He only said, "You are the first child of the concubine. The concubine is determined not to harm you."
"I know." King Qin burst into tears when he heard this. He choked and asked, "Concubine, is it because I am not smart enough? You don't need to lie to me. I have heard this from my subordinates many times. times. It was said that the mother and concubine spent a lot of effort on the son's behalf, and even... Even the reason why the third brother suddenly fell behind was because the mother and concubine suppressed him from behind, and did not allow him to surpass the son. Chen! That's why the son-in-law was able to maintain the eldest son of the emperor in class. of decency!”
"Who told you all this?!" Yun Fenghuang became angry when he heard this, and immediately questioned the people in front of him, "I asked you to take good care of King Qin, and this is how you take care of him?!"
He also coaxed the King of Qin to identify him. Who are these people talking about? !
Seeing that King Qin was silent, she immediately hugged him and started crying, "Don't listen to those people's nonsense, they just don't want to see you well! My son is the smartest and most sensible, why should your third brother compare with you?"
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly tried to persuade her, trying to smooth things over so that King Qin would trust the concubine and ignore the rumors.
After a long time, Yun Fenghuang saw that King Qin was a little tired, so he sent him down to rest. At this time, someone from the palace came in and cautiously announced that it was the Zhao family who came to say hello.
This Zhao family is the biological mother of King Qin. Because her level of flattery is not as good as that of Yi Xingen and she is less favored, she has been serving as a concubine under Yun Fenghuang for these years.
Considering that she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, Yun Fenghuang treated her fairly well, but he didn't often ask her to be around.
Especially as King Qin grew older, in order to prevent him from developing feelings for his biological mother without knowing it, Yun Fenghuang refused to allow her to show up at all except to pay her respects during holidays.
Although Mrs. Zhao is not as good as Yi Xingen in trying to figure out what Yun Fenghuang means, she is quite sensible and never bothers her.
Now that he heard that she was coming, Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and finally allowed her to enter.
As soon as Mrs. Zhao entered the door, she knelt down to Yun Fenghuang, walked forward on her knees, kowtowed and thanked her, saying that she was thanking the concubine for her support on behalf of the King of Qin.
Yun Fenghuang didn't like hearing this anymore and said: "The King of Qin is my son, do you need you to thank him on his behalf? Who are you to him?"
"I don't dare." Mrs. Zhao said cautiously, "I just want to say that these days there are always people saying some things in front of His Highness. I just heard that the empress was sad and shed tears because of this. I am afraid that the empress will be angry. Body and bones.”
"You really have nothing to do, so you have nothing to worry about." Yun Fenghuang looked at her coldly, "I will take care of my children by myself. I don't need you to tell me what to do. If you don't have anything else to do, just go down. !”
After Mrs. Zhao left, Chen Jing couldn't help but ask: "Mother, do you want...?"
Yun Fenghuang shook his head: "No need."
After thinking for a while, he said something complicated, "This Zhao... is quite lenient."
She remembered that not long after King Qin landed, there was a time when she was so sad that she closed the door and cried loudly.
At that time, everyone in the Xuanqing Palace was in panic. Only Mrs. Zhao stood up and comforted her through the door.
This concubine was a simple and kind-hearted person. Of course, it was also because she was not favored before. When she was pregnant, Chunjia was especially valued because of the emptiness under her knees. After that, although she passed through the former imperial concubines Zheng Shangchu, Yuanhou Ji Lingzi and Yun Fenghuang In the hands, but the mother is more valuable than the son, but she has never suffered seriously. So I haven't been forced by the palace to have any dark thoughts.
Yun Fenghuang didn't like this Zhao family, but he didn't dislike him either. At this moment, he asked Chen Jing not to think about what to do to Zhao family: "With the qualifications of King Qin, he will definitely not be able to sit in that position in the future. He is Even if you sit on it, you can't keep it. This Zhao family can't threaten me, and I won't tolerate it if she acts stupidly. Keeping her is more beneficial than getting rid of her, so don't make your own decisions!"
As long as the King of Qin does not become the new king, even if the child favors his biological mother in the future, the Zhao family is destined to bow before Yun Fenghuang for the rest of his life, so there is nothing for this person to live.
On the contrary, she is alive, which can prove that Yun Fenghuang has a broad mind, she lives a good life, and Yun Fenghuang loves everything.
Based on this, no matter whether the King of Qin is willing or not, he will have to serve Yun Fenghuang and Yun Fenghuang's biological flesh and blood, the King of Jin.
Otherwise, you have no conscience, you are ungrateful, and you are a white-eyed wolf.
Yun Fenghuang ruined his reputation in minutes.
Slowly letting out a breath and putting aside the interruption brought by Mrs. Zhao, the imperial concubine looked at Chen Jing and said softly: "In the future, let King Qin listen to similar words more often, but do it more covertly, and make sure he feels that he is from below. We discussed it in private, and I didn’t want him to know about it, but he accidentally found out about it. Do you understand?”
She doesn't feel safe telling him the arrangements she made for King Qin now.
Furthermore, it is difficult for a child like King Qin who grew up in a pampered family to accept that his qualifications are not as good as those of his younger brothers and sisters, and that he is not even favored by his mother and concubine at this moment.
Yun Fenghuang felt that although the path he chose for him was the safest and most appropriate for him, what if it happened
What if King Qin thinks he can still be saved and doesn't want to give up the fight for the crown prince right now, and take the path of pure filial piety that everyone can take
When the time comes, even if he doesn't say anything, he will resent Yun Fenghuang in his heart.
Even if the child is still young and ignorant and listens to his mother and concubine in everything, there may not be a possibility of backlash when he grows up.
Especially since Yun Fenghuang is not his biological mother yet, will he think that since he is not his biological child, the imperial concubine deliberately cultivated him to be a stepping stone for the King of Jin, so she killed the possibility of him competing for the East Palace in advance
Yun Fenghuang is not the kind of kind person who gives wholeheartedly without expecting anything in return. She arranged a path for the still ignorant King of Qin, even if he is not the most favored by Chunjia in the future, but will definitely be praised by the former harem. Want King Qin to be grateful to me? Therefore, someone had to tell King Qin about many things that were not convenient for her to say.
Tell this child about his mediocrity, the excellence of his younger brothers and sisters, the noble concubine’s private efforts to fight for him...
If King Qin continues to alienate her and lean towards the Zhao family in the future after knowing that she is not his biological child, then Yun Fenghuang can only admit that he is unlucky, look down upon her, give up long-term cultivation, and seek to maximize The child was sold for profit.
After thinking about his plans for King Qin again, Yun Fenghuang felt that there were no major omissions, so he thought of Zhao Qing again.
The valuable thing about this daughter is that she is smarter than King Qin, and she is much smarter, and she is more popular with Chunjia.
It's a pity that he is not a male heir, otherwise Yun Fenghuang might not be able to support her to fight with the legitimate sons of the middle palace.
It's just that when the child gets older, he is no longer as cute as when he was a child, but he is becoming more and more disobedient.
Fortunately, there is a second princess.
Yun Fenghuang sincerely hoped that the second princess, the cheap daughter who came along the way, could teach Zhao Qing a good lesson.
Let her understand that her pride and publicity are nothing without the protection of her mother-in-law.
Considering the second princess' previous record, Yun Fenghuang was relatively relieved.
Next it was the turn of the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince.