Chapter 93
"Now that you have thought about everything, then the next step is to gain the trust of King Rui and get the evidence that he has colluded with foreign enemies in his rebellion." Huo Yan stood up and patted Yue Xun on the shoulder.
"Of course I know, but I'm afraid they'll do something to Rou Yun, I need you to keep an eye on them and report anything to me immediately." Yue Xun directly voiced his concerns.
Huo Yan patted his chest and promised: "That's natural, even if you don't say it, I will do it." β
"It's getting late, I have to leave first, so as not to be targeted and suspicious by King Rui's people."
Yue Xun hurriedly explained a few words and left through the back door.
In Fenghua Palace, Empress Dowager Wen held a knee pad, and kept admiring Concubine Yu's craftsmanship, she naturally heard about what happened in Changxin Palace, and naturally knew what Concubine Yu was thinking about sending someone to send knee pads at the moment, but as the champion of the last palace fight, she could only close her eyes and watch this trick.
"How is Concubine Yu now? Are you okay? Can there be a daily Xuan Tai Doctor to ask for a pulse? Empress Dowager Wen appropriately threw out a few words of concern.
Liuli hung her head and replied: "Niangniang is fine, and the dragon heir is also very stable, but it's just ......" She restrained her words at the right time.
Empress Dowager Wen saw her trick, sighed silently in her heart, but on the surface she was very cooperative, she quickly put her knee pads aside and asked, "Just how?" β
Liuli was waiting for this time, she saw that her goal was achieved, and quickly said her thoughts: "It's just that there is some misunderstanding between Niangniang and the emperor, and it's okay to be demoted now, but I can't see Your Majesty in the palace, but Niangniang is depressed in her heart, and the slave is afraid that going on like this will be detrimental to the fetus in Niangniang's womb." β
Empress Dowager Wen knew that she wanted her to come forward and release Yu Concubine, but thinking about it, Concubine Yu is so ambitious and thoughtful, if she really wants to lock her up until she gives birth to the prince, I'm afraid it is not appropriate.
"How's that for good? Hurry up, pass on my decree and let Concubine Yu go to Fenghua Palace. Empress Dowager Wen said to Liuli.
"Yes, slave and maid will go." Seeing that the goal was achieved, Liuli quickly got up and happily prepared to go to the Changxin Hall to ask for a reward.
The female official in charge around the Empress Dowager Wen was very puzzled, the thoughts of the master and servant could be seen by anyone with a clear eye, the emperor ordered the concubine to be in the Changxin Palace, and the Empress Dowager released her now, this is ......
"Niangniang, is it inappropriate to release the concubine?" She couldn't help but ask.
Empress Dowager Wen sighed: "You, you still don't understand after following me for so long, I don't want her to let her out, I want the emperor to let her out in person, now in the concubine's belly, Ze'er's first child, maybe it's still the eldest son, I must keep it." β
"But Concubine Yu Niangniang is ambitious and thoughtful, if she gives birth to her eldest son, she probably won't look at people properly." The female official is still a little optimistic about Concubine Yu.
"The mourning family and the emperor don't plan to let Concubine Yu raise the imperial heir." Empress Dowager Wen sneered: "Even if Concubine Yu is from a low background, she is full of scheming, how can such a person be the mother of the emperor's eldest son, it is equivalent to that after the concubine gives birth to the prince, she will give the prince to Queen Fu to raise." β
It turns out that the Queen Mother is worthy of being the Queen Mother, and she has taken everything into account.
"You, now go and call the emperor, and say that you will come to dine with the mourning family."
"Yes."
Huo Ze received a summons from the Queen Mother after approving the excerpt, and hurriedly put down the matter at hand and rushed to Fenghua Palace, after all, he had not had dinner with his mother for a long time after many recent affairs. But he didn't expect that when he arrived at Fenghua Palace, he saw the person who should have been grounded in Changxin Palace.
"Sons and daughters, see the queen mother." Huo Ze kept filial piety and asked the Empress Dowager Wen for peace according to the usual practice.
"The emperor get up quickly, sit down." Empress Dowager Wen raised her hand to signal.
Huo Ze sat down on the top as instructed.
Concubine Yu, who was serving the Queen Mother's meal on the side, hurriedly got up and saluted Huo Ze: "The concubine is the emperor." β
"Well, you haven't thought about it in the Changxin Palace, why are you running to Fenghua Palace?"
"Concubine ......" Concubine Yu looked at the Queen Mother aggrievedly.
Empress Dowager Wen hurriedly explained: "It was the mourning family who asked her to come over, and recently the mourning family was not very comfortable, so she asked Concubine Yu to come and serve." β
"The queen mother is unwell, but she has been seen by the imperial doctor, and the son is not filial, and she has neglected her mother recently." Huo Ze's brows furrowed, and a look of worry floated on the surface.
Empress Dowager Wen hurriedly reassured: "It's okay, there is Concubine Yu waiting, it is much more comfortable." β
Huo Ze immediately heard the meaning of Empress Dowager Wen's words, she wanted him to avoid the grounding of Concubine Yu. Huo Ze is filial, so naturally it is not good to disobey his mother, so he simply pushes the boat down the river to give his mother a face.
"In this case, Concubine Yu, you should always come to accompany your mother, remember to take good care of your mother."
Concubine Yu saw that Huo Ze was so easy to relax, and hurriedly thanked her: "The concubine obeys the order, and the concubine must take care of the queen mother." β
"Okay, you have to take care of yourself, the mourning family still wants to hug the emperor and grandson." Empress Dowager Wen's eyes smiled into a slit and looked at Yu's stomach.
Concubine Yu smiled shyly and said yes.
After the three of them finished their lunch happily, Huo Ze retired first, and Concubine Yu got permission from the Queen Mother and hurriedly got up to chase after her.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Concubine Yu ran in the snow with her stomach in her hands, trying to catch up with him.
Huo Ze didn't like to deal with it, but thinking about the imperial heir in her womb, he couldn't bear to stop after all.
"What?"
Concubine Yu stopped panting, she looked at the man in front of her, and explained smoothly: "The concubine wants to talk to you about the Yu family." β
"If you plead for your eldest brother, there is no need, the country has national laws, the family has family rules, you can't interfere with him more because of your identity, the so-called murder will pay for your life, not to mention that he killed the fiancΓ©e of the official of the DPRK and China." Huo Ze agreed to Rou Yun, so naturally he didn't think about regretting it.
Concubine Yu remembered Liuli's explanation, and saw that he had misunderstood and quickly explained: "The concubine is not interceding for her brother, what the concubine wants to say is that if the brother makes a big mistake, he must act according to the rules, in the past, the concubine was forced by the pressure from the family to say something that should not be said, but now the concubine realized the mistake and quickly confessed to the emperor." β
"That's what you think?" Huo Ze looked at her suspiciously, this was not at all like Concubine Yu's style.
I can't give up the child, I can't trap the wolf.
Concubine Yu squeezed out a few tears and nodded: "Naturally it's true, my brother killed General Jin's fiancΓ©e, and the concubine won't quibble anymore, but I ask the emperor to stop my monthly income and transfer all this money to the girl's parents, which can be regarded as a concubine for the Yu family and the imperial heir in the womb." β
Huo Zehu looked at her suspiciously, and finally sighed: "It's best if you think so, but if you stop the moon, you will be exempted, I have already sent someone to send a thousand taels of gold to their family, if you have the heart, pray for that girl in the palace." β
"Yes." Concubine Yu pretended to be sad.
Huo Ze looked at Concubine Yu, who was red from the cold, and took off the cloak on her body and covered her, "It's cold, let's go back quickly, so as not to catch a cold, I still have some things, I'll go to see you when I'm free, and I'm going to trouble you to pay more attention to the queen mother recently." β
"It should be, the concubine will send the emperor." Concubine Yu looked at the cloak on her body, not to mention how happy she was, sure enough, retreating was the best way.
The matter of the Xuancheng county lord on the excerpt made a lot of noise in the city, everyone undoubtedly held a gossip attitude, not only wanted to know the attitude of King Rui, but also wanted to know the attitude of the general's wife, the county lord was openly clamoring, how did the Yue Jiang family react, the Yue family did not have the habit of taking concubines, the county lord said this, isn't it equivalent to putting pressure on her to force her to give up the position of the general's wife?
But they are afraid that they will be disappointed, Rou Yun has not been out of the gate since she knew that she was pregnant, only wandering around the yard, admiring the snow scene, playing chess and embroidery, and not falling behind.
She avoided Yue Xun for many days, and it happened that there were some things in the palace recently, and Yue Xun didn't often return home, which was just convenient for her.
"Girl, I have your letter." Layue walked in with the letter.
Rou Yun took it puzzled, and when she saw the kiss and sister written on it, she immediately knew that it was a letter from her cheap brother.
She happily opened the letter and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, it was an invitation to her to participate in the wedding banquet, the letter said that Yaozong finally agreed to his marriage to Lan Ji, and was ready to hold a wedding for the two in the middle of the month, hoping that she could come to participate, and also mentioned that Yaozong missed her very much, and hoped that she could come to talk about it, Rou Yun looked at the letter, and a warm current passed by in her heart, it turned out that there were still so many people who were worried about her.
After reading the letter, Rou Yun folded it and was about to stuff it back, but saw that there was a small note in the letter, which mentioned that the younger brother of Angelica had been in a trance recently, and he had been talking about Wenzhi and Wenzhi recently, but when he sobered up, he forgot all this, he picked him up near the capital, and he must have known someone in Beijing or his own name, and asked his sister to help investigate and help Angelica find his family.
It turned out that there was still this matter, and Rou Yun firmly remembered that she planned to let people check it out.
The marriage will be held in the middle of the month, so you have to set off in the next few days, otherwise it will be too late, Rou Yun didn't expect that she would continue to set off again after returning to the capital to rest for a while, and quickly sent Layue to order her to go down and prepare the carriage to go to the medicine valley.
Not long after Layue gave the order, Wei got the news and hurried to Changying Courtyard.
"Yun'er, where are you going?" Wei knew that his son and daughter-in-law had been in conflict recently, and he was afraid that his daughter-in-law would run away from home because of this.
"Mother, my brother's marriage is scheduled for the middle of the month, I have to go over to congratulate you." Rou Yun said softly, her affair with Yue Xun naturally would not involve innocent people.
Wei Shi has a lot of respect for Yaozong, after all, he cured it, and this time his apprentice got married, not only Rou Yun, but he should also give a generous congratulations, but ......
"Yun'er, are you going with Xingzhi this time?" Wei asked cautiously.
"Mother, I'll go by myself, the general has been busy lately, don't delay." Rou Yun said with a smile.
Obviously, the daughter-in-law was unwilling to take her own son with her, and Wei scolded Yue Xun with hatred in her heart, and she couldn't solve her own private affairs well, so she let her daughter-in-law be wronged.
"That's it, it's good to let your eldest brother send you, I'm really not at ease with you alone." Wei retreated, she didn't count on that son anymore.