"... Please forgive me." Yi Xing'en hesitated for a while and whispered, "Because at that time I heard that the Xie family was not a high-ranking family, and there was a gap between the Yun family and the empress. I was wondering what would happen if I came to the empress. , then if there is someone with three strengths and two weaknesses, the concubines will definitely... attack the empress! So... so... "
"So you think that being under my command will make you safer and even have more opportunities to show your face?" Yun Fenghuang nodded clearly. This idea is actually quite right.
At that time, the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty planned to let Yi Xingen go to work under the former imperial concubine Zheng Sangchu. If she had listened, Zheng Sangchu, who was already pregnant at the time, would not treat her badly, and would even find ways to help her stay in favor because she needed her help. Introduce her to Chunjia, but... don't forget the whole situation at that time, that is, Chunjia first took power, and was uniting with the Yin family, Luo family, Ouyang family and other suppressed high-ranking families to fight against the Ji family, Zheng family, Cui family and the regent. of powerful ministers.
So even though he had been childless for eight years after his marriage, Zheng Sangchu's pregnancy was not taken seriously by him.
Under such circumstances, even if Yi Xingen was stunningly beautiful, her future might not be good when she went to the Yanlan Palace at that time.
On the other hand, Yun Fenghuang, who was still Mao Jieyu at that time, was of low origin and had a difficult relationship with the Yun family, her nominal father's family, but she was able to win the emperor's favor.
Moreover, Yun Fenghuang, a new favorite concubine, was originally very taboo about those who came after her to be more beautiful than herself.
However, there is another situation here: Yun Fenghuang was recognized as infertile at the time.
She is not stupid, how could she not know the importance of the emperor's heir
If you can't give birth to a child yourself, you naturally ask the people below to help you give birth to children.
Therefore, from Yi Xingen's point of view, coming to Xuanqing Palace is the best choice.
She won't be dragged down, and the position of master will still help her to retain her favor. The biggest risk is that she will be mothered and left with a child after giving birth.
But she is so beautiful and has no family background. Whoever falls under her will lose her mother and leave her son alone. In contrast, Yun Fenghuang has many enemies and many people to stare at. He is not of high origin and has relatively little mastery of evil tricks. It is even rarer for noble ladies, but it is safer.
After thinking about this, Yun Fenghuang looked at Yi Xing'en with more admiration. At first, when Empress Yuan heard that Yi Xing'en asked to come to her, she didn't believe it at all. This is what I used to say to help these people come to the rescue.
It's not just a few fools. How many people will be bribed by small favors in important matters related to their future
What's more, Yun Fenghuang didn't think that the casual words at that time were a favor.
She didn't take it to heart.
Leaning back and changing to a more comfortable and casual sitting position, showing her confidence and determination, the imperial concubine said slowly: "You are somewhat smart, but I am thinking, I am afraid you are not the only one." People can figure it out.”
Because Yi Xingen made this choice based on her understanding of the situation in the harem.
But according to her status and vision at that time, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to see so much.
Sure enough, Yi Xingen whispered: "After I was selected to be the girl, the person entrusted by my second brother secretly sent a message to me, using the reason that the palace gate is as deep as the sea to persuade me to change my mind. But I insisted on going my own way. So on the way to the Imperial Capital, I sent a last message there, asking me to go to the palace and try my best to get to the empress, saying that this is the best thing for me."
Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly and said: "After all these years, you have never thought about meeting and talking to your brother that time? No matter whether you are grateful or resentful to him... after all, we are the same family."
"To be fair to you, I have thought about it." Yi Xing'en laughed at herself, "But... after that message, there was no news from there! I don't even know what my second brother's name is now. Who and where is he? Even the person who was entrusted only knew his name and general appearance. After so many years, I thought, since my second brother is so cautious, he probably doesn’t want to have anything to do with me. And that person His name may not be true. As for his appearance... there is nothing special about that person, the kind that you can't find in a crowd. But where can I find my body? "
"In the past, I didn't know about this." Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "But now that you have said it, as long as you want to see your brother that time, I can't help and send people to search for it. How about it?"
"This..." Yi Xing'en was a little hesitant. After all, judging from her description, although there may not be any resentment or grievances about this second brother, he was still his biological brother, and he also saved her from disaster. Coming out gave her the opportunity to sneak into the palace.
She definitely didn't want to watch the other party fall into Yun Fenghuang's scheme.
But Yun Fenghuang smiled and reminded: "Even if you were born into an official family when you were young, you still lived in a brothel. I can take pity on you and help you hide this matter. But other people I know, but I may not be willing to keep it a secret for you. You don’t even know when this secret that you have carefully hidden will be revealed by someone and cause a stir so that everyone will know it! By then, it will not only be you , I, including Zhao Qing and the Seventh Princess, do you think you can escape?"
Seeing Yi Xingen's expression changing, she added more fuel to the fire, "You must be aware of my dignity in front of His Majesty. I will make it clear. It is not my arrangement to have you enter the palace. When the time comes, When this matter is exposed, I will lose face at best. Your Majesty is determined not to blame me for this. But Zhaoqing and the Seventh Princess will definitely not end well. Even if I like Zhaoqing very much, I can’t tell, so I can only give She chose a husband and descended far away, just like Her Royal Highness Princess Sui'an left the imperial capital to avoid discussion. Even if the emperor's daughter left the emperor's presence, do you think she would not be aggrieved? Especially Zhaoqing's nature -You are the one who can’t be wronged the most!”
"..." Yi Xing'en remained silent, her expression struggling.
"Besides, I am willing to believe that what you said is true." Yun Fenghuang was not in a hurry. He took a sip of tea and said, "But... have you ever thought about it? From the beginning to the end, the so-called your second brother sent people Saving you is just a one-sided statement by the person who was entrusted with it. You have never seen your second brother. In fact, even if you have seen him, no one else in your family is gone. You also said that when this second brother came out, you still He is very young and has no memory. In this case, if a man of similar age who knows a little bit about your family stands in front of you and claims to be your brother, will you be suspicious? "
Yi Xingen was startled and said: "I..."
"In that situation, you would not have doubted it. After all, it was your most difficult time. You must have been thinking, besides your close relatives, who would save you at that time?" Yun Fenghuang said kindly, "But, have you ever thought that with your appearance, you yourself have thought about using it to gain wealth and favor from the emperor, and other people are not blind, so they don't know that you will definitely be selected to enter the palace?"
"But the Flower and Bird Envoy was my own design..." Yi Xing'en was interrupted by Yun Fenghuang: "Maybe it was an accident, but it's also possible that it was because you did what your so-called second brother planned. . Otherwise, if he really doesn’t agree with you entering the palace, can he still stop you? Not to mention that your origin is a problem in the first place, let’s just say that he was able to arrange for someone to deliver a message to you at that time, but he couldn’t arrange for someone to deliver it to you. Do some tricks to prevent you from coming to the Imperial Capital?"
"In short, don't listen to the wind and think that if someone says he is your brother, then he is your brother."
"Just think about it, if it's really your second brother, he sent people to get you out of the brothel, and even killed the madam and the powerful people of Zhizhou for this. Why are you so stingy about even meeting you?"
"Even after that message, no more news?"
"If you are that kind of cold-hearted person...why do you care that you are in a brothel?"
"..." Yi Xingen's expression was complicated, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
It can be seen that no matter what she thought about that time over the years, she never doubted that it belonged to her brother.
Now that I was suddenly reminded, I couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.
Yun Fenghuang saw her expression in his eyes, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said softly: "So I am also doing this for your own good. If it is your brother who is behind this matter, then forget it. If not, think about it for yourself. What on earth are you doing all this trouble? If you are just doing good deeds, why bother pretending to be your second brother? If you have other agendas, huh... then things will be in trouble. After all, if you dare to lay out from far away in Zhizhou, it means that the person next to your majesty is sleeping. , it’s really very rare.”
"For example, Ji."
"You should know that not long ago, His Majesty once again personally inquired about Ji Minggan's whereabouts, and was determined to kill him completely!"
Yi Xingen took several deep breaths, and finally showed a wry smile: "Your Majesty... what you said is true!"
... After a long while, Yun Fenghuang watched her leave. He called Chen Jing with narrowed eyes and said in a few words with a characteristic accent: "This man appeared in Zhizhou at the end of the sixth year of Chunjia. He may be related to the man who made trouble in Zhizhou. Go to Haosheng and check it out. When checking it, be smart and don’t let anyone notice it.”
Chen Jing agreed and couldn't help but be curious: "Empress, is this person related to Empress Zhaorong?"
He remembered that Yi Xingen was from Zhizhou, and that Yi Zhaorong had just left, and the imperial concubine asked him to investigate, so he must be related.
"Maybe." Yun Fenghuang was noncommittal. Yi Xing'en was also thoughtful. Although her behavior just now didn't seem to be fake, it might not be credible either.
At least not entirely believable.
However, this person is expected to care a little about his own flesh and blood.
After all, even Yun Fenghuang himself couldn't help but plan for King Jin.
Even if the children of Qin Wang Zhaoqing who are not his biological children can be said to be wholehearted, it is impossible to say that they are not sincere at all.
How long did it take
So Zhaoqing is still very useful as long as he doesn't push Yi Xingen to a dead end.
That's all Yun Fenghuang asked of Yi Xing'en at the moment.
As for the rest... it depends on the results of Chen Jing's investigation.
If he is really a mistress who feels sorry for and despises his blood sister who has entered a brothel, it will be of no use to him, so he can arrange for the aftermath to be sorted out, so as not to expose this criminal record in the future, causing Yun Fenghuang to be in a hurry, that's all.
But if the other party refuses to show up, it's quite special...
Of course, Yun Fenghuang would not let go of the people and things that came to his door.
Thinking of this, she smiled and asked Hong'e: "I haven't seen Zhaoqing for two days. If she is free later and I summon her, I will tell her that I want to review her studies."
The eldest daughter of the emperor is smart and never afraid of tests.
Therefore, this is a rare opportunity for Zhaoqing to get along with his mother and concubine.
Since you want to ask your biological mother to lead the charge in the future, you have to give your daughter some sweetness to show your sincerity, right
The seventh prince is like this, and Zhaoqing is certainly no exception.