Chapter 206: Wives and Concubines
Empress Dowager Yuan planned to leave Miyagi and go to Fuyang County to "reunite" with the current King of Fuyang, who was not familiar with her.
This is not only because the important ministers know the inside story, and they think that the Empress Dowager Yuan is leaving now is also interesting, and it is better than the mother and son to the last shot, so that there is no decent ending, but also because, according to the name, the Empress Dowager Yuan and the Empress Dowager Qu are not the wives and concubines of the Gongxiang clan, and they are not qualified to live in the palace for a long time.
And after Chunjia's heir Ji Sheng was abolished, these two have both the name of the queen mother and the fact of the queen mother, compared to the queen mother of the year, they are all better.
can't help but criticize Chunjia in private, suspecting that Ji Sheng was wronged, Chunjia simply wanted to promote a more affectionate adoptive mother and biological mother, so he poisoned his heir.
If Empress Dowager Yuan and Empress Dowager Qu are gone, then Chunjia will be able to be whitewashed to a certain extent.
Although it is said that no one is perfect, even if the emperor is the supreme son of heaven, it is not perfect, but Chun Jia is strong and diligent, and he is willing to listen to advice.
In their eyes, Empress Dowager Yuan, Empress Dowager Qu and Concubine Min Guifei are actually specifically dragging the emperor back.
According to their thoughts, even if the two queen mothers have kindness and kindness to Chunjia, if they are sincerely good for the emperor, since Chunjia doesn't need their support now, why not honestly go back to Fuyang County to enjoy their old age? Could it be that Gongxiang Ruogong still dares to be disrespectful to them?
I have to stay in the palace to be the queen mother, and I also have conflicts with the concubines from time to time, pull the Yuan family on the sidelines, and interfere in the choice of the prince...... What is the intention?
But he is very suspicious of pride.
In short, it is not really virtuous and loving.
As for Concubine Min, not to mention, she is deeply favored but has no sympathy for the emperor, and she is not gentle and virtuous at all!
β¦β¦ In short, the Queen Mother's plan was revealed, and she was a little stunned and praised her, saying that the Queen Mother was virtuous and benevolent, and sympathetic to Shangyunyun.
The implication of the words is that the Queen Mother should have left a long time ago.
He should not continue to be in the court.
Then he was degraded by Chunjia for 3,000 miles, and then told him to keep his mouth shut and not to reveal it to Empress Dowager Yuan!
But even if Empress Dowager Yuan didn't hear these words, she didn't plan to stay in this palace anymore: "Back then, you were succeeded to the first emperor Xiaozong, and the mourning family was originally worried that the Ji family came to the imperial capital with you. Now that you have grown up, you are all the ones who have become your father, and the older ones of your heirs have already entered school...... What is the mourning family still doing at this time? Does it have an inside story for future generations to speculate about the death of Ji Sheng? The emperor is a person who wants to be the emperor of eternity, how can there be such a stain? Moreover, the king of Fuyang already has an heir, and the mourning family, as the concubine of the previous king, should go back and enjoy the filial piety of the heir. With the emperor here, can the heir still be bad to the mourning family? β
Chunjia knelt at her feet and persuaded with tears: "Don't be like this, the child will recall the people of the Yuan clan......"
He regretted it!
Yes, he thought that the severe disposal of the Yuan family would definitely cause a strong reaction from the Empress Dowager Yuan.
But he didn't expect that the Queen Mother would directly decide to leave the imperial capital and go back to Fuyang County.
The Son of Heaven has never been a weak-hearted person, and as the Queen Mother thinks, he doesn't need the Queen Mother to guide him to deal with it for a long time.
But since she landed, she has been raised by the Empress Dowager Yuan, and the mother and son have never been separated for a long time over the years, nor have they been separated for thousands of miles...... If it is said that when the Ji family and the regent were still in power, he was still worried that he would be forced to separate from the Empress Dowager Yuan. But since he was in power, he had never worried about that.
Now that the Queen Mother offered to leave, Chunjia couldn't believe her ears when she first heard it.
Just as Empress Dowager Yuan was sure that even if the Yuan family did something like stealing the dragon and turning the phoenix, the emperor would never involve her. Chun Jia is also sure that even if there is a lot of discord between himself and the Empress Dowager Yuan, even if his determination to Xingning Bofu will disappoint the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager will definitely not harm him.
But he didn't expect that the Queen Mother would leave him.
"The child immediately pardons the Yuan family and restores his title......" The emperor's hasty amendance was interrupted by the Empress Dowager Yuan with a smile: "There is no need to be like this, Huang'er, the mourning family is not angry with you before leaving." After all, the Yuan clan did do something like stealing the dragon and turning the phoenix, didn't he? β
Chunjia choked up and said, "It's okay......"
"No, it matters." The Queen Mother said calmly, "Even if the Eighth Prince, no, that evil seed is also worthy of being called the prince?" Even if before Yuan Yanniang's cheap maid gave birth, there were already seven princes in the palace ban, and there were all the princesses, but no matter how many heirs of the heavenly family were, each of them was golden and noble, how dare she, how could she take a sin to pretend to be?! The mourning family knows that Xingning Bofu is dull, and they also know that they are ambitious and talented, and they can't afford to take on heavy responsibilities, and the emperor doesn't reuse them, not only because they are guarding against their relatives, but also because they really don't deserve to be reused! But I didn't expect them to be so bold!! β
Empress Dowager Yuan closed her eyes, calmed down for a moment, and then gritted her teeth and continued, "At the moment when Yuan Yuniang's cheap maid was named a virtuous concubine, someone from the Yuan family came to see the mourning family and told them about the difficulties of the family, and they were worried that after the mourning family went, the Yuan family would have no support, the future was unpredictable, and it would be difficult for the children to continue...... Mourning ...... The mourning family was soft-hearted for a while, so they promised that if Gardenia gave birth to a prince, they would give him a good future! β
"But the mourning family knows the emperor's thoughts, and they don't plan to let that evil seed get involved in the East Palace!"
"Just think, let him go to the queen's knees and grow up with the future prince, then the brotherhood will always be closer than the other siblings?"
"Mourning the family...... The mourning family never expected ......"
She laughed miserably, "The mourning family really doesn't know about this!" No matter what the mourning family says, it is absolutely impossible to allow someone to take a seed of evil to pass off as your blood! At that time, the mourning family said that if Gardenia gave birth to a royal daughter, the mourning family would persuade the emperor to lower the imperial daughter to the Yuan family in the future to protect the Yuan family's wealth...... Who knew they were so ambitious!! β
This is a half-truth.
The Queen Mother did promise the Yuan family in this way, Yuan Yuniang gave birth to the prince, and she tried her best to raise it, and when she gave birth to the princess, she would descend to the Yuan family when she was older.
But after the so-called Eight Princes were placed on the queen's knees......
It's really hard to say that there is not a little bit of thought about letting the Eighth Prince sit in that seat. Wenxin School
After all, the position of the prince is so important, the queen and concubine are all staring at it tightly, and the Empress Dowager Yuan is not a master who sees through the red dust, and in the face of such a temptation of wealth and wealth, will she be completely unmoved? How can it be.
At that time, she didn't know that the eighth prince was not the royal blood, and the left and right were the heirs of Chunjia, and the so-called concubines, the biological mothers were mostly humble, not even a concubine, just because they were raised in front of the queen, they had the opportunity to enter the East Palace, why couldn't the eight princes?
But there is no need to say this at this time.
Chunjia didn't want to investigate at the moment, he said in a dumb voice: "Even if the Yuan family is at fault, after all, it is the child's foreign family......"
"The emperor's foreign family is the Ji family." The Queen Mother interrupted him again and said lightly, "And the emperor has never neglected the Yuan family, since the emperor succeeded Xiaozong, he has nothing to do with the line of King Fuyang." Yuan, which relative of the emperor is Yuan? The emperor was so young at the beginning, but he still fought hard and won the title of earl for them! It was they who were not satisfied, jumping up and down, and making trouble for the emperor. was even used by the Ji family many times, and almost ruined the emperor's plan...... Emperor, you never owe the Yuan family, understand? β
Chun Jia choked up and said: "The queen mother, the child may not owe the Yuan family, but the child, the queen mother!" β
"You don't owe it to the queen mother." Empress Dowager Yuan said slowly, "The mourning family is not your biological mother, who raised you back then and planned for you, in the final analysis, because the mourning family itself has no heirs." Now, mourning the family is the queen mother, which is an honor that the concubines of all dynasties have not had. Even in the history books, because of the emperor, you will inevitably write a few more strokes of mourning...... The mourning family is actually worth it! It's also that the mourning family is too greedy, and with so much, they still have to covet what they shouldn't covet. Ji's disaster is just around the corner, but he still doesn't think about it...... It's the mourners who are sorry for you! β
She looked at the tearful Son of Heaven, but she didn't plan to continue to say anything to him, she just pointed to the door and said gently, "Go to the emperor, you still have a lot of government affairs to deal with, so you don't have to delay Chenguang for the mourning family." β
"How can those government affairs have a queen mother!"
"But the mourning family doesn't have time to accompany you, and the mourning family wants to watch them put things together." Empress Dowager Yuan said calmly, "The emperor doesn't have to say anything, you are so big, the mourning family has never left you for a long time, and it is reasonable that you are reluctant for a while." In two days, that's it. Back then, when the first king went, the mourning family was heartbreaking, but after Chenguang grew up, he got used to it. You are the Son of Heaven, you should be stronger than the mourning family! Don't forget, you're not alone now, your concubines, your heirs, your courtiers, all have to rely on you. β
Dipping willow beside him, he persuaded the emperor in a low voice: "Your Majesty go first, the Queen Mother is recovering from a serious illness, and she is tired after saying these words." β
Chunjia looked at the lack of color between the Queen Mother's eyebrows, and finally left step by step.
After he left, tears fell in the Queen Mother's eyes, but the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and she said: "The mourning family thinks that he doesn't need to mourn the family, and now it seems that he didn't raise this child in vain?" β
"Niangniang, Your Majesty doesn't need your help and guidance, but where will you not be needed? After so many years of dependence, you are his mother and his mother...... That one, Your Majesty may have some affection for her, but how can she compare to you? Dipping willow sighed and said in a low voice, "Or, pack up your things and go, don't go?" β
"I still have to go." Empress Dowager Yuan wiped the tears that poured out, shook her head and said, "The mourning family has no regrets in this life. Over the years, the camps have been nothing more than for others. But these others, who is more important than Ji Lang? gone, the mourning family and his mother-son relationship can be completely preserved; If you don't leave, it's hard to say in the future. β
Dipping willow puzzled: "Niangniang, Your Majesty is really afraid that you will leave." Even, it is said that even the Yuan family is ......"
"His sincerity just now, the mourning family understands, and the mourning family also believes it." Empress Dowager Yuan sighed wistfully and said in a low voice, "But...... Dipping willows, people's hearts are extremely complex and changeable. If you think about it, Ji Lang coaxed Neem Niang, why didn't every word come from the heart? Otherwise, although Neem Niang is naΓ―ve, she is not stupid, as for being coaxed by him for so many years? β
"But ......" Dipping Liu wanted to say, Concubine An may not be stupid, but playing with her heart, she is indeed not the emperor's opponent, and the emperor coaxed her to be sincere or false, so it is really possible.
But the Queen Mother has already continued: "And between the mourning family and Ji Lang, is it just the relationship between two people? From that one, to the queen, the concubine, and many other people, who wants to see the mourning family and Ji Lang live in harmony for a long time? You see that the mourning family said that they were going to leave this time, is there anyone in the foreign dynasty who will keep the mourning family? The mourning family is his adoptive mother, but she is no longer the heir mother, if the concubine Ji Shengruo is still there, and the gold and jade are noble, the mourning family stays in the palace, and it is okay. Ji Sheng's end is so miserable, but the mourning family is here to enjoy glory and wealth, do you think the government and the opposition will not doubt Ji Lang? Based on this alone, the courtiers of the previous dynasty couldn't wait to mourn their family and return to Fuyang County! β
"Also, the Ji family is Ji Lang's serious family, this family is gone, and now it looks like even the name behind him is difficult to protect, if the Yuan family is getting richer and richer, this is called today, called the people of the future, how do you think of Ji Lang?"
"Even the courtiers are gradually returning to their hearts, for the sake of Ji Lang, let alone the mourning family?"
She smiled very dismally, "Moreover, if the mourning family does this, the Yuan family can still have a little vitality!" Otherwise...... Yuan's family, I'm afraid that I can't even keep the foundation of Fuyang County! β
The main thing is......
After a while, Empress Dowager Yuan condescendingly looked at the Empress Dowager Qu who bowed in front of her, and smiled playfully: "The mourning family is not the biological mother of the emperor, and it is no longer the heir's mother, go back to Fuyang County and let the current King of Fuyang raise it, of course!" You, the emperor's biological mother, are making a lot of fun? β
Mrs. Qu was pale, and she didn't know if it was because she hadn't been raised after falling into the water, or because she had just heard the excitement after hearing the news, she didn't have any expression on her face, she just lowered her head and said softly: "I am the concubine of the first king, and I have nothing to do with the first emperor." Now that my mother has returned to her hometown, how can I stay in the imperial capital alone? What does this look like? β
"If you know, it's good." When Empress Dowager Yuan heard this, she sneered, took the cheese drink handed over by the dipping willow, took a shallow sip, and said softly but meanly, "The mourning family is the first princess, and she is naturally a head above you." Even if you are lucky enough to become the queen mother, in this life, you are destined to fall behind the mourning family! β
Empress Dowager Qu did not make a sound.
Empress Dowager Yuan didn't care, she just said slowly, "You have been in obscurity for many years, drawing from the camp, using all means, and finally using the evil seed that Yuan Yuniang brought back to the palace, and knocking the entire Yuan family into the dust in one fell swoop!" β
"It's hard to explain even the mourning family!"
Seeing what the Empress Dowager Qu was going to say, she sneered, "Don't deny it!" The mourning family really has no evidence, and they don't plan to talk about this with the emperor with empty mouths and white teeth! But since the mourning family said so, they naturally have a certainty...... This time, the mourning family admits planting! β
"But, a is a."
Empress Dowager Yuan raised her head slightly, and looked at the Empress Dowager Qu in front of her with disdain, her eyes were full of malice and mockery, "What if you succeed?" What if you have a lot of plans to follow? The mourning family is going back to Fuyang County, can you not leave? If you dare not leave, and don't say that you can stand the discussion of the harem, when the time comes, what will the emperor think of you? Emperor, do you think that the reason why the mourning family left the imperial capital is because of your calculations?! β
"You are the concubine of the first king, and the mourning family is the concubine of the first king. With this, let you be resourceful and scheming, let you turn your hands into clouds and rain with your hands...... As soon as the mourning family is gone, you can't stay! β
"How does it feel to run out of tricks and fail?"
"How do you feel sad, lost, angry and yet afraid to show the slightest feeling?"
"What about the feeling of having to give up halfway through the hard work?"
Empress Dowager Yuan smiled and poured the remaining cheese drink in the glass cup on Empress Dowager Qu's face, and said lightly, "When I go back to Fuyang County, I will slowly settle accounts with you, a cheap maid!" β
"Now, get out of the mourning family!"