It was already Chinese New Year's Eve when this smallpox in the late summer and early autumn of Chunjia's thirteenth year gradually fell silent.

There are several imperial heirs in the palace who have participated in this catastrophe: according to the ranking, the king of Qin, the third prince, the king of Chu, the sixth prince, the tenth prince, the thirteenth prince, and the fifteenth prince are among them.

Simply most of the imperial heirs were safe and sound under the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctors and the care of the attendants. But there were also two imperial heirs before and after, both of whom were princes: not long after the thirteenth prince went, the eleventh prince also fell ill and then died.

The biological mothers of the two princes collapsed for a while, and Concubine Jing was especially determined to die, and tried to throw into the well, swallow gold, and hang the beam, but they were all rescued by the attendants. Later, she also contracted smallpox, but she was determined to die, but what made her feel ridiculous was that she had no business and was not willing to take medicine, so she survived!

Except for a few traces on the face, there was no abnormality.

Concubine De is okay, after all, there is still a third princess.

After she wept several times, she recovered little by little under the persuasion of the left and right.

As for the concubines, Concubine Jing, Jia's family, and Ping's family were also infected, and there were at least a dozen palace concubines...... Of course, at this time, no one cares about the life or death of the palace concubine, and it is not clear how much.

None of the three concubines died, and even the damage to Jia's face was not very serious, Concubine Jing was second, and the most unlucky was Ping, it is said that the ribbon tied at night was loose, so that she unconsciously scratched a lot of herpes, although her life was saved, her original face was as miserable as a flower.

“…… The palace said that Ping Zhaoyuan was afraid that she would be cheated by the queen's mother. Chen Jing told Yun Fenghuang in private, "It is said that the queen mother deliberately instructed the person who served Zhao Yuan, and after Zhao Yuan fell asleep, she loosened the ribbon so that Zhao Yuan would ruin her appearance." It's not easy for Zhao Yuan to go out and walk, even if she is alive, where can she do anything? ”

In this way, even if Ping Xianyi's mother became the queen mother of the Holy Mother in the future, she would not be able to fight for power with Gu Zhen in person.

Yun Fenghuang thought about Gu Zhen himself, I am afraid that he will not be able to think of this method, or rather, the queen, who was still immersed in the sad news that her three children were infected with smallpox, was so sad.

Either someone is going to spread rumors about the queen again, or the queen is around, and the most likely thing is that the Gu family did it.

After all, it is impossible for the Gu family not to learn the lesson of the Empress Dowager Qu.

She is in a calm mood now, mainly because the fifteenth prince and the king of Qin have been infected one after another, but they have survived.

Even if there were many marks on the faces of the two children, the imperial doctor swore that the two princes were still young, and they were smeared with plasters every day, and they would not be able to see it when they got close in the future.

This made Yun Fenghuan's heart fall down, and the whole person has been a lot more tolerant recently.

At this moment, he looked at the fifteenth prince on the fifteenth prince not far away with a smile, and said with a smile: "Whatever, it's a grudge between Ping Zhaoyuan and the queen anyway...... Speaking of which, the queen is really, no matter whether she did this kind of thing or not, once or twice, someone is talking about it, and she doesn't know how to manage it. ”

"Where does the queen have the energy to manage now?" Chen Jing said, "She was sick again yesterday. ”

This time, the queen was not sick, but purely tired.

After all, the three children under her knees were infected at the same time, even if the queen was stopped and did not take care of it herself, where could she relax for a moment?

The most terrible thing is that the third prince and the tenth prince were infected at about the same time, but the king of Chu was the flower of these two who had already recovered!

In other words, the queen thought that she could breathe a sigh of relief, and the king of Chu was not good.

This blow...... Well, this year, Yunfeng Huang is actually treated similarly, and the fifteenth prince was only declared out of danger by the imperial doctor, and King Qin suffered.

She didn't age overnight like the queen, one is that she is nearly ten years younger than the queen, and the second is that she doesn't have the queen's love for her two children.

At this moment, I was very emotional: "Poor man, go back and send some nourishing herbs to the Middle Palace." This year...... Alas, no one has had a hard time this year. ”

For the safety of the emperor, the palace ban has not let the emperor come to the harem, after the king of Qin was out of danger, in order to show that he had never forgotten Chunjia, he specially sent someone to greet him, and learned that the emperor has aged a lot in the past few months.

Even the eyebrows already have distinct scars.

Thinking of this, she asked coldly: "How many women has Your Majesty accepted in front?" Is there anything I need to pay special attention to? ”

Chen Jing was startled, and the clever man choked for a while without answering, and his heart sank.

Yun Fenghuang smiled: "Sure enough." The harem has not been able to serve His Majesty for almost half a year, even if the queen is too busy to take care of it, and the many people in front of His Majesty are not dead, how can they not worry about sharing their worries with Your Majesty, and by the way, they are also looking for a possible backer for themselves in the future? How many people are there? What's the way? Is there anything special for His Majesty's wishes? ”

“…… Back to Niangniang's words, a few days ago, someone did suggest that His Majesty should offer some poor families to relieve his fatigue. "The concubine has said everything about this, where does Chen Jing dare to stop it?

I had to smile and say, "There are not many people, only ten, and Your Majesty doesn't pay much attention to it...... Didn't particularly like it. The slave didn't deliberately hide it from Niangniang, but she saw that Niangniang had lost a lot of money these days, and she was afraid that Niangniang would be angry. ”

Yun Fenghuang said lightly: "Gas? It's just ten people, if the palace has to take care of it, then can you still live in the palace all these years? In the future, don't hide such a thing! If it weren't for the suspicion of this palace, what would it be? Are you still planning to hide from those favored children, Your Majesty will completely forget about this palace? Is this good for you? ”

Chen Jing hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed frequently: "The slave doesn't dare!" The slave just thinks that thing is something? Where is it worthy of being compared to a mother? But I'm afraid that my mother will not be happy and can't take care of my body and bones! ”

This is the truth, he knows that the emperor has been inquiring about the newcomers since he entered the newcomer, if he thinks that there is someone who can threaten the Xuanqing Palace, unless he can deal with it, how can he continue to be silent?

"Alright." Yun Fenghuan wasn't really angry, because as she said, she couldn't be angry, and such a thing as spoiling the special room could be for a while, how could she expect it to be a lifetime?

Besides, as far as she knows about Chunjia, the emperor himself may not be able to stay up for half a year, the main thing is that he is very busy, and he is not a person who is heavy on color, so he can't think of so much when he is busy.

But up and down the Taichu Palace, as well as the ministers of the previous dynasty, there are always some people who will help him think of it.

It's only ten people who have entered, and they are all from poor families, which is already very good in Yun Fenghuang's opinion.

She also thought that some people who resented her would stuff in the noble ladies who were qualified to be concubines.

At this moment, Chen Jing was called, and he asked calmly, "Tell those newcomers to the palace one by one...... Whether Your Majesty likes it or not, this palace has its own opinions, but it's not your turn to put your beak! ”

Although she felt that Chunjia would not empathize with her right now, there were people outside the world, and Yun Fenghuang didn't think that there was no second person in the world who was as powerful as herself.

In addition, how many people in the foreign court look at her unpleasantly, and the idea of wanting to find someone to share the favor is estimated to be not a day or two.

Chen Jing felt that there was no need to be afraid, but people may not really have no future.

At this moment, Yun Fenghuan listened to Chen Jing's advice while thinking, it was time to give grace to the Sixth Palace.

The next day, she went to the queen and talked to the queen about the matter: "The last time the six palaces were sealed were a few days away, and now someone from the previous dynasty has offered new people to serve His Majesty, although for various reasons, they are not yet famous, but it is a matter of time." The concubine pondered, and now there are many vacancies in the high position. In addition, there are some people who have served His Majesty for many years, and they have worked hard without merit...... Mother, you see? ”

The queen is still sick, but she heard that the concubine came to meet her, but now she is listless, her voice is weak, and she said slowly: "You can just watch these things, you are also familiar with them anyway...... The palace has been lacking for the past two days, so I won't say much. ”

The relationship between the concubines at this moment is much better than when the epidemic first spread.

Mainly because of the same blow to the previous child and the latter child, the queen in the middle couldn't support it, and once felt that it was better to go on the road together, if it was normal times, the attendants could tell the emperor and ask the Gu family, but when the palace was closed, they could only ask the concubine in the middle.

Yun Fenghuang rarely showed kindness, and personally went to Chongchang Hall to comfort the queen.

Her eloquence is no problem to convince the queen who doesn't really want to die, but the pressure is too great to bear.

After this incident, the queen herself did not say anything, and even the attendants had a great impression of the concubine.

In fact, it's not just the two of them, this time the six palaces are closed, and the relationship between the entire palace has improved a lot.

Therefore, at present, the queen agreed to the concubine's request, and it is also beneficial to the queen herself, after all, she also knows what the newcomer is coming from, most of them are brought in by the few families that Mrs. Zhao Wubo said, anyway, it has nothing to do with the Gu family.

So why does she take special care of it?

Even because she still has a good impression of the concubine, the queen still feels a little guilty in her heart, so it is even more impossible to object.

She even directly handed over the phoenix seal to the concubine, and let the concubine preside over the promotion of the harem with full authority: "You can return it to the palace after you finish it." ”

Yun Fenghuang pretended to excuse himself twice, and when he saw that the queen was resolute and not reluctant, he agreed.

After returning to Xuanqing Palace, she retreated left and right, took out the phoenix seal alone, and seriously admired it for a long time...... Speaking of which, she has been assisting the Sixth Palace for several years, but this is the first time that she has taken the phoenix seal in her hand and played with it casually.

After all, until now, this seal, which represents the power and status of the Middle Palace, still loves the owner who is rightfully named.

In the past, even if Yun Fenghuan relied on favor and power above the queen, many things, whether the queen wanted it or not, had to be done according to her wishes, but ......

When it is necessary to stamp the phoenix seal, it is also taken to the queen, and the queen, or the queen's close attendant, will do it himself.

She herself occasionally gets the opportunity to stamp it with her own hands, but it is all watched by the queen and the queen's attendants, and it is impossible to say that she appreciates it so arbitrarily.

It is rare for Gu Zhen to be generous today, and Yun Fenghuang rubbed the warm jade of the phoenix seal, but he had an urge not to return it.

It's just that she has been obsessed with admiring it for a long time, she sighed, but still put it back in the box, and ordered someone to pass on Concubine De and others: "Since this year, things have occurred frequently in the palace ban, and now that the year is approaching, the epidemic is gradually disappearing...... Although His Majesty is still prevented from coming to see us, we should also relax and give a good omen for the coming year. ”

"After discussing with the queen's mother, the palace decided to seal the sixth palace!"

"The four concubines can't be promoted, so naturally they are not among them."

"But the vacant concubine still has the high position vacant in the past two years, but everyone has a chance."

"Even the palace concubines below plan to choose a few encouragements."

"After all, after serving Your Majesty for many years, even if you have never had children, you have worked a little hard."

"Oh, also, in the past few months, the foreign ministers seem to have offered ten good families to serve Your Majesty, although there is no official position yet, but after the queen mother is presented, there must be arrangements."

After Yun Fenghuan finished speaking, the concubines who were summoned to discuss the matter all had complicated expressions.

How so?

I was happy to have the opportunity to be promoted, and I heard that the newcomers are here again, or ten......

Everyone quietly looked at the concubine's expression from the corner of their eyes, wondering what the concubine's mood is now?