Chapter 108: Choice
"Your Majesty was not a sensual person in the first place, but now that he has many heirs, he doesn't care much about the harem." Yun Fenghuang sighed with a complicated expression. To be honest, the emperor's attitude is actually very beneficial to her.
Otherwise, even if she boasted that her methods are deep and deep, as she gets older, she really doesn't have the confidence to keep suppressing wave after wave of flowery newcomers.
"There was a Princess Weihe in this palace in the early years, and now there is another princess, even if His Majesty doesn't care about it, Khan can't feel at ease? Take the time to visit Princess Weihe?" The noble concubine said, "Not to mention that this move will cause trouble to His Majesty, but if His Majesty dotes on this Princess Weihe, hehe... the harem finally calmed down, maybe There will be waves again!"
After all, it is impossible for her, a concubine who has relied solely on the emperor's favor to this day, to tolerate a second concubine in the palace!
Not even in name!
Because Yun Fenghuang is now acting in the harem, to a large extent, relying on the emperor's favor, he is always beneficial.
Without the title of favorite concubine, why should the outside world treat her so submissively?
She doesn't even mind that Chunjia quietly sleeps with Princess Weihe every day, but she can't spread the news.
And Chunjia still cared a lot about Yun Fenghuang emotionally, even if he wanted to express his favor to Wei He Khan for political purposes, he didn't want to wrong the noble concubine who had been with him for more than ten years; In the overall situation, it is not a good thing for Yun Fenghuang to lose his status as a favorite concubine.
Because of the four princes raised under Yun Fenghuang's knees, King Qin and the Seventh Prince are temporarily out of the game, but the Ninth Prince and King Jin still have a fight.
The emperor had great expectations for these two sons. If something went wrong with Yunfenghuang, Zhonggong, who had been feuding with Xuanqing Palace for many years, and other people whom the imperial concubine had offended for many years, how could it not be possible to make trouble?
And even if you don't consider Yun Fenghuang's mood, don't consider whether the emperor will be distressed, just consider Yun Fenghuang's temperament, and she has been favored for many years, but it is not that she has done nothing, and she is in a hurry, maybe she will die together...
At that time, the upcoming national struggle will add another variable. No, even the royal heirs may face great losses.
This is not good for Guochao.
After all, Weihe's decline this time was caused by the struggle between the two sons after the old Khan left. It has not been many years since this happened, and the monarchs and ministers have all witnessed it with their own eyes, so how could they not prevent their own family from repeating the same mistakes?
They worked so hard to beat Wei He to death.
They are still intensively calculating the candidates for Wei He's next generation of Khans. If at this time, they cause royal losses because of a Princess Wei He, wouldn't it be a joke?
So the most convenient way is to choose a prince who has no chance to marry this foreign princess, and treat him kindly on the scene, which can be regarded as full of Wei He's dignity.
"Now it's not the same as before. When Roukun entered the palace, although Wei He was already in chaos, Xifa, who used the pretense of avenging his father to fight against his uncle, was quite ambitious." Yun Fenghuang said to Chen Jing "So at that time we didn't have to give Wei He too much face. Sometimes, we even needed to beat hostages such as Roukun and Yixi, so that Xifa could settle down a bit. Lest they deceive me into benevolence and make progress! But right now, Wei He He's vitality was severely injured, and the newly promoted Khan was not enough to convince the public from his birth to his own abilities. He was able to succeed to the throne only with the support of the imperial court."
"Such a situation has advantages and disadvantages for Guochao."
"The advantage is that the Khan is powerless to resist Guochao, and even has to find a way to get closer to Guochao and tie him tighter. After all, once Guochao changes support, he will have nothing to do."
"This is also the reason why he still wants to marry a younger sister to join the royal family even though he is about to marry Xincheng."
"Xincheng is not of royal blood, Khan naturally has to worry, even if he marries Xincheng, His Majesty will not treat him as one of his own."
"Marrying a younger sister to be Gongxiang's daughter-in-law, although it may not be useful in many cases, at least it gives him multiple reasons to comfort himself."
"The disadvantage is that after years of wars, the Li and Shu of the two countries hate each other... I don't say who is right and who is wrong here. Now, you think Wei He, Li Shu, and many dignitaries, how do you feel about our country in your heart? an idea?"
Chen Jing said cautiously: "Slaves are daring, Wei He must be ignorant of flattery."
"That's the reason." Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, "Guo Chao seems to be merciful, but in their eyes, they still have hatred as deep as the sea... In fact, the resentment of ordinary Li Shu is nothing, the key is that the powerful must He will take advantage of such emotions to criticize political opponents. Khan is young, and his background is not high, and he has no reliance in the country. He can sit in this seat, purely relying on the imperial court to suppress Wei He... But you have to know, this kind of Repression cannot last long."
"Weihe is not a small country after all."
"It's impossible for us to flatten and round things like those vassal states."
"The country cannot be annexed, nor can it be completely destroyed. Therefore, this matter cannot be done."
"Otherwise it will stir up great changes in the country, and under the excitement of the crowd, Khan may not escape death!"
"Weihe is in such a chaotic situation, it might be a chance for some people to take advantage of it..." Yun Fenghuang smiled coldly, "Isn't that how Xifa came from at the beginning? If it weren't for Mu'e and Hele The one who was killed, Mu E was defeated, his wife and children fled in all directions, and he was not at all under Mu E's knees before, so he is also qualified to play the banner and proclaim himself an orthodox heir?"
The noble concubine sighed softly, "Wei He has been ravaging the borders of the country and court in the past, and even when the previous dynasty was weak, they once ravaged the Central Plains. With such a past, it was not because they were beaten to the brink of subjugation by the court, otherwise they would not be willing , have been subject to the court for a long time. Now the Khan is elected by the court, and the Da Yan family is married by the country. It is already very good. If you persecute them too much, it will only be counterproductive. Therefore, at this moment, we must appease their people. One or two."
"Otherwise, maybe the country has been in the camp for many years, who is it cheaper?"
Chen Jing was a little dazed when he heard this, and sighed: "Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision, and my servants can't catch up... Even the Empress of Zhonggong, who is in vain as the daughter of Marquis Longping, must not be able to figure this out?"
"It doesn't matter if she can figure it out or not." Yun Fenghuang didn't feel proud, "The Gu family has elders, and the elders have staff, but what does this palace have? The result in the future depends only on the outcome, It's not just a fight between Ben Gong and her. If it's just Ben Gong and her...does Ben Gong need to worry about this?"
She didn't take her successor seriously.
After a few days, Chunjia finally made a decision, which was the last thing Xuanqing Palace expected, Princess Weihe was given to the sixth prince.
Yun Fenghuang had been mentally prepared for a long time, and when he heard the words, he just sighed, and didn't even care about being sad, lost, and sad, so he hurriedly supervised King Jin's homework.
But Woxialou was quite surprised, the queen even confirmed with the palace man who reported the news again and again: "It's Xiaoliu, not Bing'er?"
Seeing the affirmation of the palace man, Gu Zhen waved him back, feeling a little complicated for a while.
Didn't realize that the third prince personally recommended by the imperial concubine at the beginning, and the emperor also approved of it after hearing the news, why did he become the sixth prince in just a few days?
"Your Majesty, two days ago, His Majesty frequently summoned the two Highnesses to the Xingxin Hall under the pretext of taking school exams. Could it be related to this?" Zuo Zuo reminded her, "At that time, you were afraid of disturbing the two Highnesses studying, so you would play in front of the imperial court. Not good, I purposely endured not summoning, I should be able to summon the two Highnesses to come over and ask at this moment, right?"
Too.
The queen then ordered someone to summon the two princes.
Soon the third prince and the sixth prince arrived hand in hand. The temperament of these two princes is actually very similar, or in other words, the temperament of the third prince, sixth prince, and seventh prince are very similar, gentle and refined, just like when Chunjia was not in charge.
It was only after looking carefully that there was a slight difference. The third prince's elegance was tinged with perseverance; the sixth prince was calm and indifferent from the bottom of his heart;
In terms of appearance, both the third prince and the seventh prince resembled Chunjia, and of course, the seventh prince was the one who most resembled Chunjia among all the princes.
The outline of the sixth prince is more similar to that of his biological mother.
His biological mother, Li Shi, was a concubine in the Yunfenghuang Palace earlier, and a good family from a poor family can enter the palace, needless to say their appearance, after all, this is their biggest reliance on entering the palace.
Therefore, the prince's foundation is actually not bad, but he didn't take good care of it when he had smallpox, and there were many marks on his face, which was unavoidably unsightly.
Especially his brothers and sisters, who were probably outstanding in appearance, compared to him, the sixth prince seemed particularly shocking.
Fortunately, this prince may have developed a humble and indifferent temperament because of his ill-fated fate. He usually lives in seclusion, does not fight or grab, and lives by himself, but he has no behavior of self-pity.
It was a child who made the Queen feel at ease.
Even so, Gu Zhen doesn't have much affection for him, the main reason is that he was not raised by himself. Regarding the prince's life experience, he has changed hands several times, especially when he was in the hands of Concubine An, who was persecuted by Yun Fenghuang at the beginning , the empress adopted it as a last resort... Except for eating and drinking according to the rules, the empress didn't spend any other thoughts.
Now that the emperor decided to marry the child to Princess Weihe, the empress felt a little annoyed.
Unexpectedly, the emperor still remembered such a child...
Then would he know that this palace has been estranged and neglected by the sixth prince all these years?
All kinds of thoughts came to mind, the queen collected herself, and said slowly: "Do you know what your father decided?"
The third prince and the sixth prince looked at each other, and the third prince said: "When you go back to your mother, it's about Princess Weihe's marriage? My son and the sixth brother heard it from the palace people on the way here."
"I remember that this marriage was intended to be told to Bing'er before." The queen observed their expressions without blinking, "Why is it changed to Xiao Liu now?"
The sixth prince was stunned, and subconsciously explained: "Mother, the son and minister didn't..."
"Empress Mother, the sons and ministers are actually not very clear." The third prince interrupted him and said, "In the past two days, the emperor summoned the sons and the sixth brother many times, but when he went to Xingxintang, it was probably because he was admitted to the school. Some homework, sometimes my father is busy, so I let my son and my younger brother wait outside. Just now, my son and my sixth brother were still studying together, in case my father continues to call me today."
The implication is that they don't know why the emperor changed his mind.
Hearing this, Gu Zhen glanced at one of the servants in front of him, and seeing him nodding slightly, indicating that the third prince was not lying, he also frowned, thinking to himself: "That lowly maidservant Yun Fenghuang is very good at bewitching the emperor. Over the years, whenever she His Majesty has almost never refused to agree to her request. She has already persuaded His Majesty about this marriage, why did she still change people?"
She thought about it, sent the sixth prince away, and left the third prince to talk, "Bing'er, you really don't know anything?"
The third prince hesitated for a moment, before he said softly: "Mother, the son was at the father's place, and he really didn't hear anything except being tested for school work. But the son has been in and out of Xingxintang for the past two days, but he heard it by chance. : Father intends to let Wei He Khan relax, and also hopes to resolve the enmity between the two countries to a certain extent, so when Princess Wei He leaves the cabinet, he will send Uncle Yongchun and Eldest Brother to greet him on his behalf!"
The queen was taken aback, the specification was extremely high.
After all, Xie Kuo, Princess Xincheng, married to become the Dayan family, and in the clan, it was Prince Yi who sent off his relatives.
Of course, the queen vaguely heard that the emperor might appoint one or two princes to send off the relatives.
But this has not been determined yet, the one who is determined is King Yi... For this reason, King Yi arrived in the Imperial Capital a few years ago, and has not returned to the feudal kingdom so far.
Chunjia now has only two close brothers, the eldest of the sons is only thirteen years old, they are barely able to use, but their reputation and status are not as good as those of the two grown-up uncles.
In the past few years, it was King Yi who traveled here and there on behalf of the emperor to show his favor.
As the mother of a country, Da Yan's status is much higher than that of the princess.
Moreover, Wei He is now weaker than the Guochao. It is said that when the Princess Wei He married, the Ministry of Rites sent someone to meet it according to the rules. In terms of clan status, Marquis Yongchun, who was second only to King Yi, and his eldest son, King Qin, went out to welcome him together, which was quite a blessing.
Think about the last Princess Weihe, Rou Kun, who entered the Gongxiang family, she came with the mission, and there was no special treatment at all.
The queen collected herself and said, "You mean...?"
"My son speculates about the meaning of the father." The third prince said, "Since the father intends to use the courtesy to Princess Weihe to stabilize the hearts of Weihe, I am afraid that the prince who married this princess will also be kept by the father. In the imperial capital, there is no need to leave for the vassal state."