The palace concubine Zhu is not the kind of person who will come to things, so she is not very favored in front of Yun Fenghuan.

She was able to conceive, almost as good as Ping Xianyi, it was pure luck.

The luck is better than Zhaoyuan's is that her lord is notoriously shrewd and strong, plus the emperor has eight sons and four daughters under his knees, everyone thinks that it doesn't matter what she gives birth to, so from the time she was diagnosed and pregnant to this point, it has been calm and calm, and there has been no waves at all.

Maybe the days are too smooth, so that they are careless, not long after returning from the palace, counting that there is almost a month before the due date, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when she was admiring the moon in the courtyard, she fell directly and fell down.

The palace maid who supported her was young and thin and couldn't hold it in time, so that her stomach hit the ground, and it was not good when she landed.

The news was immediately reported to the Huanhua Palace, Yun Feng was angry to death, and let people quickly summon the Wen Po Imperial Doctor who had prepared in advance, and at the end of the day, he scolded the Zhu family masters and servants for being bastards, and how many ghost tricks and ghosts she had in charge of the lord for her, but the main owner himself was not angry, and he made such a fuss when he came: "If it is a princess, it will be okay, anyway, there is already Zhaoqing under the knees of the palace, and it doesn't matter if there are many young daughters." If she is a prince, if there is any mistake, this palace will definitely not spare her! ”

Then the Zhu family really gave birth to a little prince.

Then he didn't give Yun Fenghuan a chance to question her, because she had a difficult birth, and the imperial doctor was busy with Wen Po for a day and a night, and finally in desperation, he knelt down and asked Yun Fenghuan to choose to protect the big and the small.

If Chunjia was present, Yun Fenghuang would definitely throw the pot to him.

The problem is that Zhu's weight is too light, and her production is not worth Chunjia personally attending and waiting for news.

Yun Fenghuang wanted to send someone to Taichu Palace to send a message to Chun Jia, so that he could call the shots so that he could get rid of the pot in the future. However, the Imperial Doctor told him that there was not so much time left, and that a decision must be made immediately, otherwise it would be two deaths.

What else can be done?

Yun Fenghuan said something meaningful, and chose to keep it small.

The cheap son she has been looking forward to for a long time is of course more important than the palace concubines all over the palace, especially the Zhu family is not as likable as Yi Xingen, and she does not feel guilty when she gives up this palace concubine.

Otherwise, what would she do trying to climb to the throne? Isn't it just so that you can decide the life and death of everyone in these palaces, instead of being decided by the lord?

In the end, Wen Po hugged a crying and weak little prince, and the doctor implicitly said that because of premature birth and dystocia, the child may be a little difficult to raise.

Yun Fenghuan couldn't do it, so he casually ordered the Zhu family to be buried thickly, and took the child back to the Huanhua Palace, looking at his weak appearance, he was particularly depressed: "I don't know if I can feed it?" ”

"Niangniang is blessed, it must be no problem." Qing Ren was relieved, took another look at the Nine Emperor Princes as if he was dying, and added, "Besides, Niangniang is still young, and the people in the palace are also young, and the future will be long." ”

I really can't feed it, there must be another one, isn't it?

The birth of the Nine Emperor Princes was not a wave for the court, but Chunjia let out an "oh" after hearing that the Zhu family died because of giving birth to a child, and it seemed that he didn't remember the Zhu family at all.

I didn't even ask about the future, but I didn't forget to be considerate of Yun Fenglian: "This kid looks a little weak, but it's going to be hard." ”

Yun Fenghuan didn't buy the emperor's attitude very much, mainly because the emperor had been fortunate to the Gu sisters a lot in the past year, and Yun Fenghuan, who had been fortunate the most, was the most affected, and couldn't help but be dissatisfied, and said lightly when he heard the words: "What kind of hard work is it to raise your own children?" Anyway, the concubine is fine now, and there are a few children making trouble in front of her, and she is not so lonely and lonely. ”

Chunjia smiled: "I will also accompany you." ”

He actually didn't want to go to Sister Gu's, after all, he didn't particularly like it in the first place, he went purely for the sake of the previous dynasty, it was okay once or twice, but he was annoyed so many times.

But the queen does not have a sturdy concubine under her knees, and the monarchs and ministers are not at ease.

The Gu family will wonder if the emperor is talking again?

The emperor would suspect that the Gu family didn't have a grandson who could take on the East Palace, and he could really help me?

So I can only endure it, seeing that the concubine still looks unhappy at this time, after thinking about it, she revealed in a low voice: "It's the end of the year, and when the time comes, give the queen an explanation, and there is no need to be so troublesome." ”

Yun Fenghuan's eyes rolled, and he immediately asked, "Ping Zhaoyuan is pregnant with a male fetus?" ”

"Hmm." Chunjia nodded, "I told the queen that this child will be directly recorded in the queen's name after landing, and the Ping family is also willing." ”

Of course Ping Xianyi was willing, and she was not qualified to object to this matter, so she said that if her son was recorded in his name, he would just be an ordinary prince, and his status was estimated to be worse than that of the fourth prince.

If it is a prince, it will be different.

She didn't expect Old Lady Gu's ruthlessness, and felt that even if she couldn't make the East Palace, she and the future East Palace would be raised by the queen, and her future would not be bad.

As for himself, it is indeed a pity that his biological child does not grow up in front of him, but this is a good thing for both mother and son.

Her son is a good mixer, and he can take care of her more in the future, right?

"Then Your Majesty has to protect the Ping clan a little." Yun Fenghuang had a thought in her heart, to be honest, for a moment, she really wanted to solve the problem for the Ping family, so if Gu Shao and Gu Liman couldn't conceive in a short time, maybe Empress Dowager Yuan would have to plan to write the eighth prince to the queen or something.

At that time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will inevitably not even be able to maintain their face-to-face affection, and they will have to come to a big battle.

But after settling down, she still endured it, not that she didn't want to provoke a war between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Heavenly Family, but that Chunjia, a person who clearly snubbed the queen, had endured it for most of the year, which showed that there was an urgent need for a healthy sister-in-law to maintain the relationship with the Gu family.

Shaking the position of this Son of Heaven would not do Yun Fenghuan any good.

At least not for now.

So I could only sigh and regretfully remind Chunjia, "Although the queen mother has returned to the palace, this palace is not so refreshing." ”

Chunjia said "um", this doesn't need to be reminded by the concubine, he has always sent someone to protect the Ping family.

After all, it's not just that he is tired of Gu Shao and Gu Liman, but also because, for the Son of Heaven, the concubine under the queen's knee is from an ordinary concubine, which is much more reassuring than that of Gu's daughter.

But the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, at the end of the year, seeing that Ping Xianyi was about to give birth, the queen and the Gu family were desperate, but Gu Liman unexpectedly spread good news!

It's just that Chunjia didn't care about it at all, because after the secret investigation of the Imperial City Division, the culprit of the last year's flood finally has an eyebrow.

It's a person who the whole emperor almost forgets, or rather, thinks that he has died a long time ago.

Ji Mingji.

Once loved two royal princesses, one of the noble sons and sons of heaven.

Chunjia Zheng'er's cousin.

“…… Didn't you say that he was punished with Ye Guogong? "In the Taichu Palace, Chunjia read the proclamation, so he ordered someone to urgently summon Deng Chengzhai and questioned, "On that day, the regent took the lead, and the Zihuan brothers followed, killing the Ji family, you personally came to inspect it, and once said that his body and head were separated, and his limbs were scattered, and I also specially ordered you to collect the funeral for him, so that the skilled craftsmen could stitch the head and limbs to the whole body...... How can it be so good now? ”

The emperor is meticulous in his work, after all, among the various reasons why he can succeed, it is also because the Ji family has been in power for a long time, and he is arrogant, which gives him an opportunity to take advantage of, so he can't help but be extra introspective.

Therefore, when the Ji family was annihilated, although he knew that it was impossible for his subordinates to show mercy to the grievances between the regent and the Ji family, he still arranged for two companions to be present, one was Zheng Fengtong and his brother-in-law, who were responsible for doing the work, so as to frame the regent, and also let the Zheng family submit the name; Another one is Deng Chengzhai, this is relatively hidden, not many people know about it, under the banner of helping the Ji family collect the funeral, in fact, it is to let Deng Chengzhai check the emperor one by one, are the main characters of the Ji family on the road?

Who are you not on the road?

At that time, Deng Chengzhai reported that the main branch of the Ji family was almost wiped out, and except for some children who were released, there were almost no fish that slipped through the net.

The secret investigation of the remnants of the Ji family in the past two years seems to show this, plus the emperor is very busy, so there is no suspicion.

Who knew that Ji Mingji, who had already returned to the underworld by Deng Chengzhai's words at this time, was not only alive, but also presided over the flood, causing the dynasty to plot against Wei Su???

Deng Chengzhai was shocked when he heard this, and immediately knelt down.

He is the person who has accompanied Chunjia from his accession to the throne to the present, and he is considered the emperor's most trusted cronies, who are usually not very restrained in front of the emperor, but at this moment, he is sweating like pulp, and said in a trembling voice: "That day...... Richen really saw Ji Mingji's corpse! Although the minister and Ji Mingji hadn't seen each other for a few days at that time, and his appearance had changed, his eyebrows and eyes would not be mistaken! ”

Chun Jia groaned, he felt that Deng Chengzhai should not betray himself, especially for the sake of the Ji family, so he suppressed his anger and asked slowly: "There are many people in the Ji family, even if you are also a child of the family, you are quite familiar with their family, but in the end, it is impossible to know even the children of remote branches." Could it be a cousin who looks like a cousin dies instead? ”

“…… Your Majesty remembers that one year during the summer vacation, Ji Mingji accompanied the eldest princess Minghui and the three golden branches and jade leaves to play in the palace, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess Minghui accidentally rolled off the cliff, Ji Mingji reached out to save him, so he broke the back of his hand on the rock? Deng Chengzhai hesitated and said, "Since then, there has been a scar on the back of his hand, although it is not obvious, and it cannot be seen if you don't get closer, but you can still recognize it if you distinguish it carefully." After seeing Ji Mingji's torn corpse, Richen also specially inspected the back of his hand to confirm that it was correct before he was buried. ”

Even in order to prevent the scar from being faked, after getting the dictation of Chunjiahou's burial of the Ji family's mansion, Deng Chengzhai specially asked someone to carefully wash the hand to determine that the scar was real.

It must be known that this kind of inadvertent scar is not neatly shaped, and it is not so easy to imitate.

And the new scars are not the same as this kind of old wounds.

Deng Chengzhai's eyesight Chunjia believed that he said that it was Ji Mingji's hand, and there should be no mistake.

After all, Chunjia himself forgot about the scar, let alone paid attention to it.

He was silent for a moment and said slowly: "That may be the case, it is indeed Ji Mingji's hand, but it may not be his head and body." ”

Deng Chengzhai was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Strange Dao Ji Mingji's body is torn apart...... Wait a minute! ”

Their faces changed, "The minister remembers, there were several people in the Ji Mansion who were also divided that day, and at that time, it was only the regent and the Ji family who had a long-standing grudge, and there was no sense of proportion under their hands, this?!" ”

"It may also be to cover up for Ji Mingji." Chunjia had calmed down and said lightly, "Even if they are all chariot guards to escape, they are now just a group of lost dogs." We were defenseless before, but they tossed some things, but now, the Imperial City Division is not a dry meal! ”

Deng Chengzhai breathed a sigh of relief, but he still bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "It's all the ministers who are stupid, so that they fall into disaster, and please punish Your Majesty!" ”

"If you miss your unintentional mistakes, you will be fined for one year." Chunjia said casually, this is a small punishment and a big commandment, and Deng Chengzhai thanked him again and again before retiring.

After he left, Chun Jia thought for a while, and then went to Qingci Palace to greet the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was a little surprised when she saw him, and said, "It's not a year, it's not a festival, what is the emperor doing here to mourn?" ”

"Grandmother Huang, my grandson just got a piece of news, and I think I can congratulate Grandmother Huang, so I have come to tell you." Chunjia didn't believe a word about the Empress Dowager, if it was really good news for herself, I am afraid that Chunjia should be angry in the Taichu Palace now.

She asked lightly what the news was.

I heard Chunjia say with a smile: "Cousin Mingji is still in the world, and his grandson has already ordered the Imperial City Division to greet him, and it is estimated that he will be able to bring his cousin to the imperial grandmother in a few days, is the imperial grandmother happy?" ”

"......" The Empress Dowager grabbed the tea bowl in her hand for a moment, stared at Chunjia for a moment, and then resisted the urge to smash it over, and sneered, "The emperor said that this is good news, and the mourning family is naturally happy!" ”

She said this sentence word by word, almost squeezing it out from between her teeth.

Chunjia didn't see it, and accompanied her to talk and laugh, and sat for a while before leaving.

Out of Qingci Palace, he asked people to send a message to the Imperial City Division, and immediately kept an eye on the Empress Dowager's every move, and if necessary, he could ignore the majesty of the Empress Dowager.

Although as the emperor said to Deng Chengzhai, after Ye Guogong and other major pillars were ambushed, even if there were a few descendants such as Ji Mingji who escaped, the foundation had been lost, and he might be able to toss some turmoil, but it was impossible to return to the top, and it was impossible to find Chunjia for revenge.

In Chunjia's view, these remnants should not be taken lightly, but they do not need to be paid special attention to.

Let the Imperial City Division chase after it slowly.

Now it has only been three or two years since the fall of the Ji family, and it is reasonable that the family of the three prominent dynasties is still commemorating.

But what about another three or two years, ten or eight years?

Gradually, the tea will be cooled.

And the Ji clan, which has been destroyed, is unlikely to have a large-scale injection of new blood, which is doomed, they will die out sooner or later.

is no longer qualified to make the emperor a big trouble.

So he arranged it and continued to deal with government affairs and understand the people's livelihood.

The Empress Dowager of Qingci Palace has been standing still, and even sent people to inquire about the emperor's movements, and when she learned that he was not facing a great enemy in this matter, she couldn't help but burst into tears, and said: "The Gongxiang clan is really blessed!" ”

It sounded very sad left and right, but I really couldn't think of any words of persuasion, so I could only find other topics to diverge, for example, Ping Xianyi gave birth yesterday, this Zhaoyuan from a poor family is lucky, or it may be a palace maid, when she was a palace concubine, in order to please the queen, she often served the lord in person, not like the concubine and other noble women, she was born in the first child was considered smooth.

But for most of the day, a little prince was born.

After the child landed, before Ping Xianyi could take a look, he hugged Gu Zhen, just like the earlier King of Chu, he fell directly under the name of the queen and belonged to the second son of the dynasty.

"The queen now has four princes under her knees, and this is not the one in Gu Fengyi's belly." The attendant muttered to the Empress Dowager, "There will be trouble in Chongchang Hall in the future." ”

In fact, the Chongchang Hall is more noisy at this time, because the King of Chu is very disgusted with the freshly baked "siblings".

As the nominal eldest son, although the king of Chu has the brother of the three princes from the time he hugged him to the queen, because of the biological mother of the three princes, the Chongchang Palace is biased towards him.

is the third prince himself, who is ignorant, but also under the persuasion and hints of the left and right, he gives way to the king of Chu everywhere.

It was okay for the Eighth Prince to be moved over before, because Gu Zhen didn't like the Eighth Prince and didn't see him much, and the Eighth Prince was now small, so he probably ate, slept and ate, and he didn't see each other with the King of Chu at all, and he didn't have any ideas.

Now the ten princes born by Ping Xianyi are not, even if Gu Liman is already pregnant, after all, the days are shallow, who knows if it is a man or a woman?

If it doesn't work out, whether Gu Zhen can live in the main hall of Qingci Palace in the future depends on the Ten Princes?

In addition, she has no disgust with the biological mother of the Ten Princes, and is even full of guilt, how can she treat the Ten Princes badly?

This child has just landed, and it is when he is delicate, Gu Zhen can't help but be extra concerned.

Then the king of Chu tasted it.

He's not as clever as he used to be since he burned out that year, and he's obviously a lot sluggish, but he's not so stupid that he doesn't understand anything.

And it is almost instinctive for children to compete for favor, and he is instinctive at this time.

At first, Gu Zhen was not allowed to go to see the Ten Princes, muttering to Gu Zhen that the Ten Princes were not good, and then crying, rolling on the ground or something, all kinds of naughty children's tricks were almost used.

Gu Zhen was angry, hateful and sad, she was not Yun Fenghuan, and she was not very ruthless about the children raised by herself, especially the King of Chu, who was originally a good child, but because of illness, it led to this situation, and it also made the queen suffer from the fact that she had no reliable concubine under her knees, and the queen couldn't help but feel that she didn't protect the King of Chu well.

So although he felt that the king of Chu was not sensible, he was embarrassed to say heavy things, but he just coaxed.

She is so kind-hearted, and the people who serve her are even more afraid to tell the king of Chu that doing this is not right, and doing so will make her mother angry.

Then the king of Chu intensified, he ran into the side hall where the ten princes were housed, lit the curtain not far from the cradle, and claimed to burn to death this brother who was competing with him for the queen mother!