Chapter 22: A Hot Potato
Yun Fenghuang didn't care about his seizure, and calmly narrated: "The queen has been in the palace for many years, and she is not an impulsive person. If it was because of the matter of the King of Chu, he was resentful and wanted to knock on the Sixth Palace, why was the King of Chu indifferent at the moment when he recovered? But it was a disease that I had been recuperating for a few days, and then I remembered to take power? Yes, the queen personally took care of the king of Chu without undressing, and she was indeed tired, so that the king of Chu got better and was sick himself. But the queen is not a deep person in the city, and Your Majesty thinks that if she is here to take revenge, she can endure it for so many days? ”
"Especially in the middle of the six palaces to visit Ann, the queen is the same as always."
"Your Majesty should still remember that the queen even specially left a concubine that day, and Concubine Shu talked with Concubine De to personally entrust palace affairs!"
"It's not that the concubine despises the queen, if the queen is really such a calm person, with her family background, as for being in the palace for many years, she is just a lady?"
"When the concubine body just entered the palace, the four concubines were sealed two."
"Could it be that the queen mother expected that Her Majesty would be in charge of the government in the early morning, and she couldn't hide it?"
She looked at Chunjia's face and said slowly, "The queen herself will not rashly do such a move, it can only be the Gu family." And why did the Gu family suddenly embarrass with these concubines? In addition to the imperial heir, you said, what else do they want to calculate? It can't be your favorite, right? ”
"And the concubine body is worthy of their targeting, apart from the imperial heir and favor, what else?"
Chunjia said slowly: "Don't you always be so suspicious, you always feel that the former dynasty and the harem are going to harm you, maybe it's just the queen's whim?" You also know that the queen is not a very scheming person, maybe during her recuperation, she listened to the slander of the people below, and did it on impulse, maybe she was hesitating at this time What to do? ”
Yun Fenghuang lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "If it weren't for the concubine entering the palace and winning your favor, a noble girl like the queen would only frown slightly, and the concubine body and the family would be annihilated silently." ”
"You say, can the concubine not be suspicious, can she not be afraid?"
"You also said that it was if you didn't enter the palace." Chun Jia said, "You are in the palace now, and your position is only a little worse than that of the queen." And I'm watching, what are you afraid of? ”
"Isn't it enough for the concubine to drag down Your Majesty?" Yun Fenghuang bit his lip, and his voice began to choke, "You have to worry about everything, what does it mean for this concubine to do it?" And if the concubine doesn't do well and offends the queen, it's okay, but the concubine has clearly done nothing recently, but on the orders of His Majesty, she is looking for a county ...... for the lord of Kunze County."
She seemed stunned when she said this, and blurted out, "Does it have anything to do with this?" ”
Seeing Chunjia raise his eyebrows, Yun Fenghuang frowned and said: "Your Majesty didn't mention that the county lord of Kunze had a sweetheart before, and after the concubine took over the mission, she went to talk to the queen's mother. At that time, the queen mother was still recuperating, and she also said that it was enough to let the concubine watch it, because the spring festival was next year, and such a big thing must also be seen by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. ”
As she spoke, she thought about how to pour dirty water on the queen, and found a blame for the next incident between the county lord of Kunze and the Yuan family, "So after the concubine came back, she also ordered someone to go to the imperial capital to pay attention." But then didn't His Majesty come to the concubine again and say that there is someone on the side of the county lord of Kunze, so there is no need to choose again? The concubine then told the queen about it, so that she would not know about it, and she would still worry about it in her heart, which would not be good for her health. ”
Isn't that considerate?
Chunjia said: "Could it be that the queen is displeased?" ”
“…… There's a thing, I don't know if Your Majesty knows? Yun Fenghuang hesitated for a moment, and then asked hesitantly.
Chunjia said: "What's the matter? ”
"That's it...... The Empress Dowager once asked the Empress Dowager if she was willing to let the Gu family's children still be the master? Yun Fenghuan whispered, "Queen Mother...... Declined. ”
In this process, she paid attention to Chunjia's expression, and saw that Chunjia was slightly stunned, as if she hadn't heard of it, but then returned to normal, and said, "Not really." Well, so you suspect that the queen doesn't want the Gu family's children Shang Minghui, but wants them to marry Kunze? ”
Yun Fenghuang spread his hands and said helplessly: "Except for this, I can't think of anything else anyway to make the queen mother so angry with me?" Oh, this can't all be blamed on the queen, it may be that when I told the queen mother before, the county horse of the county lord of Kunze was lost, and I didn't say it clearly enough. Maybe the queen misunderstood and thought I was getting in the way. This is too wronged, where did I get the ability to call the shots for the lifelong events of the golden branches and jade leaves? ”
"There are indeed a few children of the Gu family who are not married yet, and they are similar in age to Minghui and Kunze." Chunjia thought for a moment and said slowly, "But even if the queen intends to be their wife and daughter, she won't be angry with you because of this." Maybe someone else is getting in the way, and you also know that the queen has always been honest, and there may not be no possibility of being taken advantage of. ”
He said, "I'll choose a day to talk to the queen, don't think about it." ”
Seeing that Yun Fenghuang was silent, knowing that she still couldn't get over it in her heart, she sighed, "Concubine Wan, they have never touched palace affairs at all, even if the queen wants to ask them for help, what can they do?" In the end, the harem still needs your assistance. This truth, the queen was confused for a while, and after a few days, she will naturally be able to understand it. ”
He also said, "The Gu family has a deep relationship with the regent, even if Gu Zhen is the queen, the regent has always been haunted, and now because of some of the queen's actions, he thinks that the Gu family has a different heart, isn't it in the heart of the regent?" ”
“…… I know. Yun Fenghuang responded with a little unwillingness and displeasure, lukewarm, but his heart was slightly sneering: Chunjia must have listened to her words.
It's not that the queen is angry about the marriage of the lord of Kunze, but that the Gu family has different intentions.
But Chunjia is not good at turning his face with the Gu family now, so he chose to avoid the important and light.
Or even not admit it at all.
It doesn't matter, when Chunjia returns to Xingxin Hall, I'm afraid that I won't have to do something immediately to guard against the Gu family.
Well, with the person of this Son of Heaven, I'm afraid it's not just about precautions?
Yun Fenghuang suppressed the gloating in his heart, and said with a gloomy expression, "Ming'er, I'll also go and explain to the queen." Let's see if it's the case. ”
Chunjia asked her not to go, because although Gu Zhen is usually foolish, it is also a headache to recognize the reason for death.
For example, regarding the infection of the King of Chu, he asked the Imperial City Division to investigate it thoroughly, and he personally inquired about the ins and outs, and concluded that it was an accident.
From the king of Chu to the whole diagnosis and treatment process, there was no problem.
As for why the king of Chu and the three princes were raised together, all the conditions were the same, the three princes were safe and sound, but the king of Chu was ...... Chunjia's opinion is that the three princes are older than the king of Chu after all, so they also blew a little cold wind, and the three princes are still alive and sound, but the king of Chu can't afford it.
It stands to reason that the people who take care of the two princes should be severely punished for this matter, but Gu Zhen decided that the king of Chu was murdered, and when Chunjia proposed to punish the palace people, her idea was that Chunjia wanted to kill the innocent to kill him.
No matter how Junjia explained, she thought so.
She couldn't stop her, but Chunjia didn't want her to change her mind.
In the end, Chunjia had no choice but to compromise and let her dispose of it herself.
At this time, if the queen really has a problem, or if she believes that the so-called marriage of the county lord of Kunze has been decided, it is Yun Fenghuan who has done something to stop the Gu family's sons and daughters, then Yun Fenghuan will definitely not be able to explain it clearly.
And in terms of the concubine's temperament, she could say things clearly in a few words.
What's more, at this time, the concubines have openly tore each other apart?
Don't make a fuss about it.
He then calmed Yun Fenghuan and left the whole matter to him to deal with.
But in fact, Chunjia ended up in person, and this matter is still not easy to handle.
The main reason is that Gu Zhen doesn't trust him......
So no matter how beautiful what Chunjia said, her understanding is that the emperor favors the concubine, and she doesn't listen to it, she doesn't want to listen to it.
Chunjia is very patient and forbearing, but to be honest, it depends on who is right.
When the Ji clan was in power, he endured it, Yuan Neem Niang was a childhood sweetheart and was the Empress Dowager Yuan's favorite junior woman, and he also endured it, Yun Fenghuang's temperament was in line with his heart, and he was willing to endure it if he loved him, but Gu Zhen...... The emperor didn't have much bad feelings for this successor, but he didn't have much good feelings.
He was not so willing to coax Gu Zhen all the time.
Seeing this situation, he didn't say much, and left Woxia Tower directly.
Seeing this, the queen was a little worried: "Niangniang angered Your Majesty like this, I'm afraid it's not good?" ”
Gu Zhen was also very entangled in her heart, on the one hand, she analyzed when she was calm, her current situation was similar to that of the former queen, as long as the family did not fall, it didn't hurt to be out of line, and it didn't matter if she even annoyed the emperor; On the other hand, she is not a person who has always been unscrupulous after all, in the past 20 years, most of them have followed the rules, and suddenly do this kind of unreasonable thing that is self-assured of her family background, especially people like Chunjia and Guifei, who can't help but have a kind of subconscious weakness.
“…… That's it, don't do it, don't do it. After hesitating for a long time, Gu Zhen finally decided to grit his teeth and persevere.
Because although she is not a particularly shrewd and capable person, she also knows that if she gives up at this time, then her reputation in the harem will plummet from now on, and many concubines, even Chunjia, will never take her in their eyes again.
Even if the concubine is cunning and changeable, everything about the concubine comes from the emperor's favor.
And Chunjia is currently in need of the Gu family, and he can't say anything that will make too much of a move towards the Middle Palace at this time, and he won't let the concubine and the others do it.
Reasonably, this is the best time for Gu Zhen Liwei.
If she misses this time, she may only be a puppet for the rest of her life.
Even if it is impossible to be arbitrary in the Six Palaces in the end, she can at least gain a certain amount of respect through this time of taking power and fighting.
Let the six palaces, including Chunjia and the concubine, understand that the queen is not easy to mess with.
In this way, Gu Zhen's future days, as well as the safety of her knees, have a certain guarantee.
So she can't stop, and if she wants to stop, it should be Chunjia or Guifei to stop...... With their compromise terms.
Gu Zhen thinks that this is the best ending for the whole thing.
For her, of course.
And after Chunjia left Woxia Tower, he did not react immediately.
returned to Xingxin Hall to deal with government affairs, and there was a gap at the end, so he instructed Yan Yin to send a message to the queen: "Minghui is the eldest daughter of the first emperor, her two younger sisters have declined, and Yun'an is even pregnant. Let the queen start to choose a horse for the eldest princess of Minghui, be sure to pick a good one, and always be worthy of the identity of the first emperor's concubine. ”
When Gu Zhen received this message, he knew that Chunjia did not intend to give in, and even turned her into an army.
To tell the truth, the marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui is really a hot potato now.
With an identity like Minghui, there is nothing to be poor in appearance, and even if the character is not too much, it is not a problem, the golden branches and jade leaves, and the golden branches and jade leaves that the Son of Heaven must treat well, are enough to erase all the flaws.
The problem is that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has the blood of the Ji family, and she has openly opposed Chunjia and Chunjia's favorite concubine.
What is the record of Min Guifei Yun Fenglian, she was forced by her to try to commit suicide in public.
Even if it's a show, as far as Yun Fenghuang's reputation will be reported, unless it is a child of the Xie family, who can still guarantee that Minghui will not be counted by the autumn queen?
Therefore, anyone who has a little family background would rather ask to marry the lord of Kunze than want the eldest princess Minghui.
It's just because the eldest princess Minghui is the daughter of the first emperor or the eldest daughter, this identity is even higher than the two eldest princesses of Yun'an and Sui'an, and her concubine's background and appearance should also be above Zheng Fengtong and Xie Wuzheng.
If you don't consider the wishes of these people, then the most suitable candidate for Minghui's concubine is the one who is both talented and beautiful from a wealthy family...... This kind of person is often a high-minded and arrogant unicorn who is expected by the elders, and he may not disdain to rely on his wife's clan to get ahead, you let him go to Shang Minghui like this, what is the difference between it and making a feud?
This matter made Yun Fenghuan come, and Yun Fenghuan was afraid that he would have a headache, let alone Gu Zhen.
But she didn't have to object, because Princess Minghui's parents were no longer alive, and her grandmother, the Empress Dowager, was old and had nothing to do for a long time, and of course her brother and sister-in-law had to help handle lifelong affairs.
Even as the current sister-in-law, Gu Zhenhe should take the initiative to bring it up.
Now the emperor needs to remind her in turn that it is already her dereliction of duty.
If you refuse to accept this matter with the emperor again, it will be properly unqualified.
“…… You say, what kind of colt should this palace find for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess? Gu Zhen's expression was solemn, and he secretly thought about the children of the various families he knew, but he really didn't have a clue, so he had to gather the left and right to discuss together.
She herself is not shrewd, and she is half a catty to eight taels left and right, even after the book, the family sent two people who are more able to take ideas into the palace to serve, at this moment she is also silent, and after a while, she proposed to the queen: "Do you want to invite Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to come and ask?" Your Majesty has always doted on Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, if Her Royal Highness the eldest princess likes it, presumably Her Majesty will not say anything? ”
As long as the eldest princess Minghui herself says yes, even if the emperor is not satisfied, she can blame herself, right?
So Gu Zhen invited Minghui to Woxia Tower to talk, and asked what this sister-in-law liked to look like?
However, Ming Hui patronized the left and right, and did not answer the question at all.
Seeing this, in desperation, Gu Zhen could only pick out the topic for her: "Your Majesty thinks that Your Highness is already in flowering, and I am afraid that it will delay Your Highness's youth, so I ordered this palace to choose a good talent for Your Highness, I don't know what Your Highness thinks?" ”
This is a very normal inquiry, especially Gu Zhen was afraid that the eldest princess would be shy, so he told the left and right to retreat before he spoke.
As a result, Minghui's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he slapped the table: "What?" Your Majesty doesn't like the palace, and thinks that the palace is in the way in the way? ”