Chapter 186: One Bad Move
When Queen Gu made up her mind, in the Taichu Palace, Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, and bowed down.
Before she came, she specially asked the Qing people to pounce on some more powder, but she didn't use rouge, and at this moment, even if she looked at it under the light of the Bisha Palace, it was difficult to hide her paleness.
Lined with the bulging lower abdomen, it looks more and more haggard and weak.
Chunjia's voice calling her flat couldn't help but soften a little, and then she gave a seat.
Yun Fenghuang had not yet sat down, and not far away, the lady of a middle-aged couple couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty, Concubine Min has wolf ambitions, she is pregnant at the beginning, and she has not yet given birth, so she blatantly poisoned the two queen mothers and the twelve princes, how can such a poisonous woman sit in front of the emperor?" ”
"The stakes are big and haven't been implemented." Chunjia said lightly, "If it is serious, it is not too late to punish the concubine; If it is misunderstood, the position of the concubine is second only to the queen, and the heirs in the womb are all my blood and bones, if there are three long and two short because of today's changes, can my aunt bear it? ”
Without waiting for Mrs. Xingningbo to speak, the emperor had already continued, "Even if my aunt doesn't take my blood seriously, the two queens have always attached importance to blood. The twin princes born by the daughter of the old age are now also well raised, why does the aunt mean that innocent children will be involved without asking about the innocent children? ”
“…… The courtiers are convicted. Mrs. Xingningbo sighed in her heart and bowed her head to admit her mistake.
She didn't expect to be able to take the favored Concubine Min just now, but she was just testing the emperor's attitude.
Now it seems that Chunjia is really protective of the concubine.
"Your Majesty, when the two empress dowagers and the twelve princes left, the concubines were not on the ship at all, and were even waiting on the island, hoping to see Your Majesty safe and sound as soon as possible...... How can you murder the two queen mothers and the twelve princes? Yun Fenghuang looked at it lightly, turned his head to Chunjia, and said softly, "Moreover, the concubine only got up after taking a nap, and she was still asking for the news of the servants, Xingningbo's Mansion was outside the palace, did you know everything?" ”
She deliberately emphasized the word "outside the palace", after all, according to the rules, foreign ministers are not allowed to spy on the inside.
Taiye Pond is the water area within the Imperial City.
Even though Xingningbo Mansion is the outer home of the Empress Dowager, it can't and shouldn't know what happened on the Taiye Pool.
Especially when the concubine who lived in the harem and was still favored didn't know anything, the Yuan family knew everything first, what does this mean?
It shows how far Yuan's hand has been extended!
Xingningbo and his wife looked at Yun Fenghuan with jealousy, they watched and listened to the rise of this concubine, of course they knew that she was not easy to provoke, and they were not surprised by Yun Fenghuan's backbite at this time, but since they dared to say this, they were naturally sure: "Does Your Majesty remember?" When the concubine first entered the palace, she danced for Her Majesty in the Green Sha Pavilion, and then because of the loss of honor in front of the palace, she scolded Her Majesty, not only did not repent, but threw herself into the water...... The concubine seems to be delicate, but in fact she is delicate and delicate! Back then, I was able to go from Lusha Pavilion to Xiao Penglai, and now I can naturally go from Xiao Penglai to other places! ”
"What does my uncle and aunt mean is that after the concubine left Xiao Penglai by boat with the two queen mothers and the twelve, she immediately caught up with the water, and finally overturned the boat on the water near the Taichu Palace?" Chun Jia glanced at them and said lightly, "Didn't the two elders forget?" Although the concubine is not yet old, she is pregnant, and these days, she is often sleepy...... But how can such a thing be done? ”
Yun Feng said in his heart, is this the son of heaven a fool? Even if she really went to lift the boat, why did she have to wait until the left side of the Taichu Palace was near? It should be in the middle of the boat, before and after, drowning at this time, the two queen mothers and princes, one is counted as one, don't think about it.
"Your Majesty, naturally she is not a concubine, after all, the concubine has been in the palace for many years and finally got pregnant, how can you not pay attention to it?" Xing Ningbo lowered his head and arched his hand and said, "What the minister means is that the concubine Niangniang herself is proficient in water, and the subordinates who are waiting around her must be not too much!" ”
Chunjia raised her eyebrows and looked at Yun Fenghuan.
Yun Fenghuan's eyes sank, and he quickly thought about his attendants one by one, but he couldn't think of anything wrong for a while...... If she finds out that something is wrong, how can she stay around?
The concubine felt that she might have been cheated and didn't know it, her mind was racing, and she lowered her eyes and said, "Uncle has something to say, please speak up!" Hongu is now heavy, but he can't afford to sit for a long time. ”
"The concubine Niangniang has four calyxes in front of her, and they are all children born in the family of Niangniang's biological mother in the north." Xing Ningbo didn't look at her, but looked at the emperor and said softly, "As far as the minister knows, these four calyxes are all water-savvy. Among them, the water nature of Zhu Calyx is the most skillful...... When the concubine Niangniang stepped on Xiao Penglai last night, she didn't bring Zhu Cao with her? ”
Yun Fenghuan hid his emotions and explained to Chunjia: "At that time, I got up in a hurry, and the concubine left Zhu Cao to take care of King Qin and Zhaoqing ......."
"It's just a one-sided statement." Xing Ningbo interrupted her words and said lightly, "Actually, Zhu Cao didn't pay attention to the two highnesses, but after the mother left Xuanqing Palace, she immediately disguised herself and went to the apricot blossom forest in front of Qibao Palace!" It's not a day or two for the mother to enter the palace, don't you know what kind of place it is?! ”
Of course the concubine knows!
Qibao Palace is now vacant, this is the closest palace to the former dynasty from the harem, standing at the gate of the palace, you can see the inner city wall separating the former dynasty harem.
The apricot blossom forest in front of it occupies a small area, and it is said to be a forest, but in fact, there are only a dozen or twenty apricot blossom trees, which are planted on the side of the Taiye Pond.
It is said that there was a concubine in the previous dynasty who did not like water and used it to cover the water.
This place is very close to the Taichu Palace, walking on land, passing through a city wall, is the back gate of the Taichu Palace; Take the waterway, enter the apricot blossom forest, go into the water by the pool, and insert it obliquely over at most more than ten or twenty zhang, and you can reach the revetment in front of the Taichu Palace.
Even if it goes to the small pier outside the Taichu Palace, it is not very far.
At least ordinary water-based people can play back and forth.
It's as easy as going home to go into the water like Yun Fenghuang.
The palace ban knows that the concubine has excellent water nature, as for Zhu Cao, everyone doesn't know very well, and even before Xing Ningbo opened his mouth, Chun Jia didn't know that this palace maid knew water, but just like Xing Ningbo said, the master is good at things, and the attendants can not be careful?
"That apricot blossom forest is naturally clear to the palace, but Zhu Cao's move has never been heard of in the palace!" Yun Fenghuang sighed in his heart, he already probably knew what was going on, he only blamed himself for being young, and he was pregnant and his energy was indeed not as good as usual, and he was not thoughtful when the accident happened.
At this moment, while thinking about it, he said, "When the palace went back to Xuanqing Palace before, I asked about King Qin and Zhaoqing, and the people below said that there was no danger, and they were taken out by Zhu Cao for a while, and they were settled after they went back. ”
These words were said by looking at Chun Jia, Chun Jia was so confused today, naturally he didn't have time to pay attention to the two eldest sons and eldest daughters who were given up at a critical moment, and when he heard this, he glanced at Yan Yin on his side, or Yan Yin bowed slightly, and then he said to Xing Ningbo and his wife: "The concubine hurt her foundation in her early years, so there has been no news for several years. Now even if she is pregnant, it is inevitable that she will not be able to do it. The palace change happened suddenly, and the concubine was in a hurry, and it was not impossible for someone to take advantage of the situation, and it was not impossible to ......"
What Yun Fenghuang can think of, Chunjia naturally wants to think of.
When he said this, he obviously thought that the concubine had fallen into a trap this time and it was difficult to get out, and he was planning to give up the car to protect the handsome.
"Your Majesty, although the concubine has been spoiling the special room for several years, there is no news, but her body is notoriously good." Xing Ningbo said lightly, "This is something that everyone in the front and harem knows. After all, over the years, the queen mother, who has been skilled in bowing and riding since childhood, has been sick several times for many years, and the concubine and wife are peaceful...... Moreover, if it weren't for the health of the concubine, how could it be possible to raise four imperial heirs and get pregnant while taking care of palace affairs? ”
"Originally, the palace was forbidden, and the queen mother, the two queen mothers, and the queen mother were in charge, and these ministers should not put their beaks on their own. But the Empress Dowager is the sister of the ministers, she is an old man, and she has to suffer from this difficulty, and the ministers are really worried! ”
Speaking of this, he glanced at the concubine who was frowning, and said hesitantly, "The concubine doesn't have to ask how the minister knows about these forbidden things!" Fang Caichen and the others had already told His Majesty: This was because although the noble concubine Niangniang acted decisively, she was not careful enough, and was accidentally discovered by the attendants in front of the Empress Dowager. Because the Empress Dowager is still unconscious, the attendants are in a mess, and the waiter is afraid that the concubine will take advantage of the chaos to destroy the traces, so he asked someone to deliver a message to the minister's mansion! ”
Doing so is actually stepping on the line, after all, according to the rules, the news in the palace should not be spread.
But in reality this is unlikely.
In addition, this is a major matter involving the life and death of the two queen mothers and one prince, Xingningbo and his wife are coming at this moment, and Chunjia is not good at pursuing this kind of trivial matter between solving the matter.
After all, in this case, it is too much to protect the concubine, and it is really difficult to convince the public.
"......" Yun Fenghuang calmed his face and thought quickly.
Empress Dowager Yuan has nothing to do with the rebels...... This possibility should not be very large, and the queen mother still values Chunjia very much.
is not only because Chunjia is the guarantee of her and the Yuan family's wealth, but also because of the mother-son relationship for many years.
Therefore, after hearing the news of the palace change, the Queen Mother immediately decided to take advantage of the situation to kill Yun Fenghuang, a thorn in the flesh!
This point cannot but be said that ginger is still old and spicy.
Yun Fenghuang patronized Chunjia's hardness and the arrangement of several children under his knees at that time, so he didn't care about taking the opportunity to eradicate the opponent.
Otherwise......
Empress Dowager Yuan dares to play a bitter trick, she really can't wake up?
Of course, the most surprising thing for Yun Fenghuan was Zhu Cao.
This waiter, she really can't think of anything to do with the Queen Mother?
If Zhu Cao betrayed in private, the situation would actually be fine for Yun Fenglian.
After all, looking at Chunjia's attitude, he is ready to abandon Zhu Cao.
At that time, even if she is disgraced, just like the Gu family, the Son of Heaven will personally pick out the relationship between her and the murder of the Queen Mother, keep a low profile for a while, and then fight back.
The most feared thing is that Zhu Cao is dead......
When the time comes, there is no proof of death, and it will be completely unclear.
Even if there is the emperor's favoritism, such a big matter does not mean that it can be solved by confronting the imperial concubine and Xingningbo and his wife here.
In fact, Xingningbo and his wife came over at this time, not so much to accuse the concubine of being ruthless, but to remind Chunjia to give up the concubine.
Involving the life and death of the two queens and a prince, it happened the day after the palace change and the change was barely calmed, can you not go to the temple and let the Manchu civil and military discuss it together?
In this way, even if Yun Fenghuang was finally lightly dismissed, she and the children under her knees were unlikely to covet the position of the East Palace.
After all, even the Son of Heaven has to manage filial piety, a palace concubine suspected of murdering the Queen Mother and the prince, why should the heirs of her knees set an example in the world? !
"Your Majesty, since the concubine has been in her body for a day, what she has been thinking about is the safety and health of Your Majesty and the emperor's heirs." Yun Fenghuang's heart was cold, and he looked up at Chunjia, "I really don't know anything about the rest!" But the concubine never believed that Zhu Cao would murder the two queen mothers and the twelve princes! Not to mention anything else, let's just say that she does this, what is the picture?! ”
She said slowly, "Let's talk about the two queen mothers first, these are Your Majesty's elders. According to the law, it is a big sin for the nine clans! Although Zhu Cao is just a slave, she has followed the palace since she entered the palace, but she has not suffered much! His family was even more reused by the concubine's biological mother, and his life was no worse than that of ordinary squires. What reason does she have to give up such a stable life and do that heinous act, besides, although the twelve princes are the concubines in the name of the queen, they are not the only concubines! At that time, the ten princes stayed on the island and were taken care of by the concubines, and now the wife has returned to the queen mother peacefully! ”
"And Zhu Cao has never been in contact with the Twelve Princes at all."
"What did she want to do to kill the Twelve Princes?"
"The minister can't figure it out." Xing Ningbo said lightly, "Maybe only Zhu Cao knows it in his heart." ”
They didn't plan to argue with the concubine on the spot when they came over today, after all, they were shocked after receiving the news, and they entered the palace to ask the emperor for an understanding.
…… After all, as an uncle, when you receive this kind of news, you don't even say hello to the emperor and make trouble, isn't this deliberately embarrassing the emperor?
Now that I have said it, I am not satisfied with the concubine's explanation, and it is understandable to make trouble with the court theory again.
Isn't it normal for a younger brother to seek justice for his sister?
Now he threw down these words, and got up and took his leave.
Chunjia didn't stay, and saw the couple leave, before turning to Yun Fenghuan, and asked with a light sigh: "Where is Zhu Cao now?" ”
Yun Fenghuang was also very helpless: "The concubine doesn't know...... When the concubine returned to the palace before, she was very tired, she didn't say a word, she asked a few children if they were okay, and then went to rest. ”
Usually she doesn't do this, but pregnant women are different.
Chunjia can also understand this, and after a little groaning at the moment, he asked her to go back and rest: "I'll take a look at this matter." ”
After a pause, he comforted, "Don't think too much, it should be a misunderstanding." ”
The implication is that even if the Xingning Bofu comes up with any credentials, the Son of Heaven will try to make it a misunderstanding.
Yun Fenghuan smiled reluctantly, and said with red eyes: "The concubine body always seems to be making trouble for Your Majesty." ”
Now the rebels have retreated, and they have an accident with the two queen mothers and the twelve princes...... It is impossible for Junjia's mood to get better.
But after hearing what the concubine said, she still patiently appeased her, and then let people send her back to the harem.
This time back to the Huanhua Palace, the attendants were not relaxed, looked at each other for a moment, or Chen Zhu stepped forward to tell the story of going to the queen's palace before, and said worriedly: "The slave maid will leave after saying according to the mother's instructions...... I don't know what the queen thinks now. ”
"She'll agree." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "After all, Your Majesty clearly protects the Gu family this time, which shows the Sacred Heart...... If she really stood by and watched at this time, she would be stupid! ”
Empress Dowager Yuan can deal with her so boldly without making a move after a few years of hibernation, and she can't deal with Gu Zhen who is not very good at palace fighting skills?
To put it mildly, Empress Dowager Yuan has not been able to do anything to Gu Zhen so far, just because there is a cloud wind fence in the palace.
Let the Queen Mother not be too blatant.
Otherwise, with Gu Zhen's little means, it would not be enough to see the Empress Dowager Yuan at all.
And she is the kind of master who thinks she is unlucky when she knows that she can't get through it?
If she's really bad, she must be able to drag a few into the water!
Gu Zhen doesn't want to run!
…… But this is the time when the jade is burned, Yun Fenghuang has worked hard to this day, she still hopes that everyone will be restrained, so that her wife can step into the back position peacefully, and the heir of Enze will enter the East Palace.
Right now, I'm thinking, how to break the situation in front of me?
The concubine turned her mind one by one, and suddenly asked Chen Jing: "Contact Gu Shao!" ”