The Empress Dowager was unwilling to come forward to restrain Princess Minghui. This matter was not so easy for Chunjia and the Yun family to resolve.
After all, the Empress Dowager, as Xiaozong's biological mother, ordered the death of Xiaozong's biological grandson whose father was unknown, and there was nothing to criticize in both emotion and reason.
Anyone else, even Chunjia, would be suspected of not being able to tolerate Xiaozong's blood.
The emperor had pretended to be generous for so long, and he really didn't want to take the blame.
But Yunshi also dared not bear such a crime.
After a stalemate, Yun Fenghuang couldn't stand it anymore. After reporting to Chunjia, he secretly summoned Yun Xike to the side hall of Taichu Palace and gave him face-to-face instructions: "The Yun family has done great service to your majesty, how can your majesty help you?" ? But you should also think about it for Your Majesty. This Minghui's status is unusual. Your Majesty is the heir to Xiaozong, so how can you treat her flesh and blood badly? And although your family is wronged by this matter, isn't it also an excellent opportunity? "
"Your Highness Minghui, isn't he so angry that he insists on giving birth to this child?"
"Then let her give birth!"
"If it is a daughter, the eldest daughter sounds more noble, but whether it is truly valuable depends on how much the family values it? You just think that you are loyal to His Majesty, and you have to raise a child with fine clothes and fine food. Is it difficult for you to raise a child?"
"Anyway, when I grow old, a dowry will be given away!"
"Empress." Yun Xike couldn't help but said, "If it is definitely a girl, I can't do this. But who can say for sure? If it is a male heir, wouldn't he occupy the position of the eldest son? ?”
This is also the reason why the Yun family wants to seek justice from Chunjia.
For a long-established family like theirs, the eldest son, not to mention the direct descendants, is the most noble of the sons and enjoys the best treatment and support from his parents and family.
No matter how tolerant Yunxi Ke was, how could he give up such treatment to a child who knew who was of Yun's blood, and wronged his own flesh and blood
Yun Fenghuang chuckled softly and said: "If it is a male heir, it will be said to the outside world that the child is born with innate deficiencies, and a separate hospital will be used to place him."
She said meaningfully, "Both Your Majesty and the Yun family, the reason why there is nothing you can do against His Highness Minghui is not because of her noble status, not to mention the blood of the direct descendants of Xiaozong, and her parents are deceased, not to mention her only direct grandmother, the Empress Dowager. Say! So there is nothing to be afraid of? But... Your Majesty is filial to the late emperor and filial to the Empress Dowager, but it is impossible to treat such a child differently! You don't have to be deliberately harsh, just ask people to live in good clothes and good food in other courtyards. Don't let him show up for the rest of the day. Given His Majesty's trust in you and his love for you, is it possible that you still need to blame him for this? As long as His Majesty is not offended, will it be useful for Your Majesty Minghui to object even if you do?"
Yun Xike narrowed his eyes slightly.
He then heard the imperial concubine continue to say: "In this case, even if he assumes the identity of the eldest son in name only, what's the use?"
He lowered his voice and said, "On the contrary, your family, from His Majesty to your colleagues, just said that Minghui was very troubled, and you and your family have suffered a lot of grievances. But how much grievances are, I don't have a clear feeling. Experience. Who doesn't sympathize with you in this matter? Even Your Majesty, why don't you find opportunities to make up for it in the future?"
"The only loss is that you lose face."
"But to tell you the truth, this has already happened. Even if Minghui has an abortion, you will have lost your face."
"No matter what you do now, you can't change the facts. It's better to think of some benefits for yourself... What do you think?"
Yunxi Guest thought about it carefully, and sincerely thanked me: "Thank you for your help, the noble concubine. Now I suddenly realize that I will never let your majesty worry about family matters like this again!"
"You said this is a family matter, which shows that you really understand." Yun Fenghuang nodded and said slowly, "Although I am not of the Yun family's blood, I am a daughter of the Yun family who has entered the family tree after all. Therefore, we have a simple friendship today. Yan Shen, let me tell you a few more words: Although Your Highness has a noble status, since she is married to you, she is your wife. No matter now or in the future, of all the things Your Highness does, the first thing is family affairs. You are the only one who behaves My husband, after all these years of marriage, he still cannot surrender to his wife, and she has repeatedly asked His Majesty to worry about her... Those who know say that you respect His Highness Minghui and do not dare to make mistakes. Those who do not know say that you have a weak temperament and it is difficult to achieve great things! If things continue like this , Even if His Majesty loves you so much, how could he not feel that you are not good enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility?!"
Hearing these words, Yun Xike's expression suddenly changed and he handed over his hand again: "Thank you for your advice! I will definitely pay attention to it in the future!"
Yun Fenghuang said: "It's good that you know. In fact, from my point of view, Your Highness Minghui grew up too carefree in her early years. Her methods against you, the Yun family and His Majesty were just a few tricks. , nothing difficult to deal with. To sum up, keep a respectful distance! Of course, you are the consort, so you can’t stay away from her. However, don’t take her actions too seriously. She must have a private meeting with her boyfriend, and she must Giving birth to a child whose father is unknown... Just a few words of advice are enough. If you can't help it, just cover it up, and always take the overall situation into consideration. Even if it's not for the Yun family, it's for the royal reputation and the late emperor!"
"What you valued most when I was my Lord was not her virtue, gentleness and considerateness. It was her golden status, wasn't it?"
"In this case, there is no need to ask her with the requirements of an ordinary woman."
"Who said that someone with a good family background is the only direct descendant of Xiaozong? Just look at Xiaozong's face and act as Xiaozong and be loyal to His Majesty!"
These words were too naked. Yun Xike came from a wealthy family. From childhood to adulthood, except for the eldest princess Minghui, even Chunjia was kind to him. He had never heard anyone cut him open like this. The nature of marriage.
There was a moment of silence.
He actually wanted to be angry, but thinking of Yun Fenghuang's status and imperial favor, he subconsciously stopped.
In this moment of silence, Yun Fenghuang already knew what he was saying, and said slowly: "Husband-in-law, don't think what I said is unpleasant. If you think about it earlier, you know that Minghui can't really do anything to you. But you, your sister-in-law earlier In order for you to have a biological child, I will not hesitate to come to this palace in person. Now it is better. Your Highness Minghui gave birth to a child with an unknown father in front of you, and you still bear the identity of the Yun family. From now on, you will forget it. There are one or two bloodlines out there, who can say that yours is not?"
Yunxi Ke wanted to say that this was not the same thing at all. After all, according to current opinions, his wife had not allowed him to touch her in the two years since he had been married, so it was only human nature for him to want to find someone to have two children outside. But what his wife did was intolerable to the world.
But thinking about what Yun Fenghuang said, Minghui is no ordinary woman, she is the blood of Xiaozong...
It would be fine if the person who was in power now was Xiaozong's own flesh and blood. After all, his biological father was gone, so it was natural for brothers to control sisters.
But Chunjia is not.
This is not easy to do.
This... it seems that the only option is to use the shame of an illegitimate child in exchange for the continuation of freedom of one's own bloodline and the sympathy of the emperor, as the imperial concubine said.
"I have written down the teachings of the empress." Although I think the concubine's words are reasonable, it is no wonder that Minghui doesn't like the concubine and has targeted Yun Fenghuang many times, but she has never been able to do anything to Yun Fenghuang... But Yunxi Guest After all, he was the Qilin son of the Yun family, so he couldn't bear such humiliation.
So after thanking him, he quickly left.
Yun Fenghuang then went to the main hall to revive Chunjia.
When the emperor heard that Yunxi Guest had compromised and even left happily, he was relieved and praised: "Ah Huang still has a way. I've been having a headache these past two days!"
"What can I do?" Yun Fenghuang said with a smile, "Shouldn't we rely on His Majesty's majesty? To be honest, it's not that the Yun family doesn't understand these principles. However, Yun Xike is from a good background and has high talents, so it's okay for him to be a child. He grew up being loved and loved. The Shang Master in his mind was expected to be a golden person, gentle, considerate and virtuous, and even took the initiative to send beautiful women as concubines... What a beautiful idea, he had to give all the benefits in the world. What about him?"
Chunjia couldn't help but said, "Ahuang doesn't seem to like Yunxi Guests very much?"
"... That's what Your Majesty said." Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes at him and said with a smile, "I am His Majesty's concubine. If you like me, you must only like Your Majesty! Why do you like a foreign minister? He is Is His Majesty wise and mighty, or is His Majesty as powerful as jade? Is it worthy for me to fall in love with him?"
"Don't make trouble." The emperor laughed and scolded, "You know I didn't mean that."
Yun Fenghuang then straightened his face and said, "I don't like it. After all, the person he admires is the most noble of the three daughters of the late emperor. This shows how high your Majesty had high hopes for him! What's the result? They have only been married for a few years. How many times have he and the Yun family come to see His Majesty for this? What does this mean? If you don’t say it, you might regret it already, or even complain to Your Majesty? I don’t want to Come to think of it, even if Minghui has a bad temperament, she is still a noble daughter! If not for Your Majesty’s promotion, how many people would have asked for marriage in the first place, and it would be their turn to be the Yun family’s son?!”
"If you really couldn't stand Minghui's temper and had declined earlier, is it possible that Your Majesty would have forced His Majesty the eldest princess to pass?"
"If I don't think well, I will ask His Majesty to tell them the truth."
"I don't see that His Majesty is very busy with government affairs. How many things do you have to worry about?"
"I still want to cause trouble to Your Majesty... How can I like them? It's fine if I don't hate them!"
Chunjia reassured her, "You can't blame them entirely. After all, Minghui's temperament is indeed a bit difficult to bear. Putting her identity aside, I can't say anything, let alone the Yun family?"
"Your Majesty!" Yun Fenghuang was waiting for him to say this!
Hearing this, he became solemn and said in a deep voice, "I'm not afraid that your majesty will suspect that I have ulterior motives. Today, I'm really a little unhappy: it's precisely because Ming Hui's temperament is difficult to deal with, and her status makes your majesty also jealous, Yun's family Those who restrained her often complained... So Minghui will never know how indulgent and lenient His Majesty is to her!"
The emperor knew that the imperial concubine had always had a grudge against the Yun family. When he heard the laughter in front of him, he didn't take it seriously. After hearing the last sentence, his eyes narrowed slightly and he smiled and said: "Oh?"
"Your Majesty, we all know that your Majesty is actually very protective of His Highness Minghui." Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "But His Highness has always been ignorant... The reason is that His Highness was born in a noble family. Shengxu was the only woman in his life, and he loved her so much that he didn't teach her the truth well. Therefore, in the eyes of His Highness, it was a matter of course for His Majesty to be obedient to her. After leaving the cabinet, he went to the Yun family, Ruoyun family , especially the consort, who has taught His Highness a little. By contrast, we can see His Majesty’s care for her. Do you think she can’t be touched at all?”
"If Mrs. Yun had done this, it would not be Mrs. Yun who frequently comes to the palace for help now, but His Highness."
"Your Majesty has come forward once or twice for her. Your Majesty may still remember the past and treat you coldly. After many times, your Majesty knows that you are her biggest support. You are good to her. You say she is nothing." Will a person with a stone heart not change?"
"So Yun's kindness to His Highness seems to respect the royal family, but in fact it puts His Majesty in an unfair position!"
"Your Highness already has misunderstandings about His Majesty. Under such circumstances, Yunshi frequently asks Your Majesty to make the decision... What should Your Majesty do? If you seek justice for Yunshi, it will inevitably deepen the grudge between you and Your Highness!"
"If you don't uphold justice for the Yun family, Your Majesty is extremely just, but how will the Sacred Heart deal with it?"
"So I said, the Yun family may have done it on purpose, they had ulterior motives, or... they were too stupid, they didn't expect that what they are doing now is just a disguised attempt to drive a wedge between the royal family!"
"It's even more embarrassing for Your Majesty!"
Yun Fenghuang finished speaking in one breath and sighed softly, "Your Majesty, I have been thinking this for a long time, and every word of it comes from the bottom of my heart!"
"Absolutely unselfish!"
"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning!"
If the emperor doesn't believe it this time, it doesn't matter. He will come back next time.
She didn't believe it. No matter how great Duke Yi Guo's contribution to Chunjia was, could it be greater than that of Queen Mother Yuan
She even drove away Queen Mother Yuan, let alone this Yun family!
As her mother-in-law in name only, she has been standing by and refusing to do anything... Then why bother!