Chapter 157: Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law

At this year's New Year's Eve banquet, except for the seat of the imperial concubine, everything else went well.

As usual, the emperor greeted each other with several important ministers, and also took the time to express concern for his heir in public.

Among them, King Shu received a lot of attention because of his marriage and diplomatic relations between the two countries.

But the other princes under Zhonggong's knees, the idiotic Chu King is not suitable for such an occasion, but the third prince and the twelve princes didn't even get a wink from the emperor.

But it was Princess Zhaoqing in front of the imperial concubine, and King Jin, the former was loved and indulged, while the latter acted like a baby because of his young age.

In front of everyone, the emperor showed dignity to the pair of sons and daughters. He not only drank the wine toasted by them, but also talked to them with a smile for a long time.

The imperial concubine in splendid attire smiled and listened to it, it seemed that only the four of them were a harmonious and happy family.

Some people who have given up their hearts a long time ago, let it go.

Those who had hope were naturally extremely sour.

But after the banquet was over, Yun Fenghuang was not happy, and even went back to Huanhua Hall to remove her makeup, her pale face was full of chills.

"Did you notice just now? That little thing has been carrying a modest money from beginning to end, and it hasn't changed at all." She didn't care to rest, so she said to Qingren, "Either he is naturally calm, or It's because His Majesty gave him a promise in private... No matter what it is, Gu Zhen is abandoned, could it be possible that he fulfilled this little thing instead?!"

The Qing people were also very anxious, she was told by Yun Fenghuang before the banquet today, no matter what happened during the banquet, she had to pay attention to the changes in the expression of the third prince.

As a result, the third prince was indifferent whether he saw the noble concubine being taken by the emperor to sit on the seat of the former queen, or whether the emperor valued the condolences of King Shu, Princess Zhaoqing, and King Jin.

He respected the whole banquet so plainly.

It's as if he had given up fighting for a long time ago and only thought of being the prince of the feudal lord when he was old.

Therefore, I don't care about the grace of the emperor's heirs at all.

"Your Majesty, the third prince has endured for many years, maybe he is used to it?" The Qing people calmed down and comforted him, "How could His Majesty promise him? Even if Your Majesty doesn't think about anyone else, can you not think about you and King Jin? "

"Besides, what has the third prince done over the years that can make His Majesty look at it differently? The position of the crown prince is of great importance. Since His Majesty is determined to choose a good one, how can he be persuaded by the mere heart of the Third Prince? Your Majesty, have you made him the crown prince?"

"The servant girl thought that it shouldn't be... probably because the third prince is used to pretending not to care."

Yun Fenghuang's face was gloomy: "Of course it is impossible for your Majesty to directly promise him to be the crown prince, but it may not be without words of encouragement. Otherwise, Gu Zhen would be abolished, King Chongxin would be out, and Gu's family would be imprisoned. Under such circumstances, the third prince acted as if nothing had happened, so I asked you, is this possible? I was twelve years old when I came to the Imperial Capital. How old is the third prince? When Sixth Sister had an accident, how could I be so calm?! Sixth Sister’s incident certainly discredited the Xie clan, but at any rate, as a legitimate daughter, with the protection of my parents, my life must be safe.”

"Where's the third prince?"

"Isn't the situation he's facing now more difficult than it was back then?"

"And lost the protection of the mother clan..."

"He is so unmoved, he doesn't even show a little slump. It seems that he looks like Gu Zhen in the past!"

"Whether it's His Majesty's encouragement in private, which made him feel confident, or his own city, it's a serious problem for this palace!"

She sighed, pinched her forehead wearily, and said in a low voice, "You said these children under Bengong's knees, who are his opponents?"

"Your Majesty, your Highnesses may not be the opponents of the Third Prince." The Qing people persuaded, "It's just that Gu Zhen was incompetent and couldn't protect the Third Prince well, so the Third Prince had to learn to look at people's faces early on. It is said in the market that the poor This is the reason why the children of the family are in charge of the family early. Now that the princes are getting older, the empress might as well let go of her hands so as to teach them to sharpen a few more times. After that, the third prince will actually be like that."

Yun Fenghuang said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. How can I teach them how to practice at this moment? Whenever there is a fallacy, it will always bring out the third prince. Gu Zhen is abolished, his biological mother is dead, just such an adoptive mother, abolished by His Majesty Even if you continue to live in the future, there is no possibility of being the empress dowager. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if you become the empress dowager, it is the grace of the third prince, so what qualifications do you have to dictate to the third prince?"

"In the eyes of His Majesty, the third prince is not only himself, but also very suitable for that seat behind him..."

"Your Majesty, don't do this, this is just the worst possibility, but Your Majesty's blessings are so profound, how can she reach that level?" The Qing people felt sore when they heard that, Xie's family background was too low, and Yun Fenghuang had no hope since entering the palace. You have to rely on yourself for everything.

After working so hard until today, who knows that the most useful and only living close brother in front of him has become Ji's minion as early as thirteen years ago, lurking in the side, and I don't know how many hidden dangers have been left for the noble concubine...

This is also mixed with the hatred of Xie's destruction.

Even the Jiang family is still in the hands of others.

The Qing people asked themselves, if it was her, it would be good if they didn't go crazy right now.

As for the imperial concubine, not only did she have to act nonchalantly, but she also had to continue to flirt with the other party.

Right now, I have to worry about the existence of the third prince...

For a while, the Qing people were full of resentment towards Xie Wuzheng, including the heirs of Xuanqing Palace.

Those who hate the former are greedy for profit and fear death, and those who hate the latter for not living up to expectations. With the protection of a mother like a noble concubine, she has had a great advantage over other heirs in the palace since she was a child.

After entering school, the gentlemen dare not treat anyone badly to the heirs of the noble concubine.

Such a favorable environment is still inferior to that of the third prince, who can be blamed for this?

They can only blame themselves for being worthless.

The Qing people whispered: "Furthermore, the advantage of the third prince is nothing more than the fact that he grew up hard since he was a child, so he has tempered a bit of forbearance. How is your majesty not clear about this? In terms of intelligence, the princes on our side are really smart. No worse than him."

"I understand the truth." Yun Fenghuang said a little tiredly, "but you have to be clear about one thing: the candidate for the crown prince only depends on the result, not the process. Your Majesty is a very qualified leader, and what he wants is also a qualified candidate. The Eastern Palace. And this Eastern Palace must be better than all his brothers. But His Majesty will not care how outstanding he is."

"The environment of the third prince seems to be an advantage now, because this child has been tempered."

"In almost the same situation, the second prince and the sixth prince are so silent, and they dare not express anything in front of the imperial court... At least at present, it seems that they have been tempered and useless. Your Majesty will not care about the competition between brothers over the years. , are they being treated fairly?"

"Forget it, it's too late, let's not talk about it, let's arrange it."

Master and servant didn't sleep well that night.

Because the emperor was diligent in administration, he did not rest for a few days in the first month, and then returned to Taichu Palace again to devote himself to government affairs.

On Yunfenghuang's side, they received several groups of noble ladies asking for peace and probing one after another.

It was very effective for her to take the usual queen's seat at the New Year's Eve banquet. Although it caused some impeachment, but because she was not a newly promoted favorite concubine, she had been favored for more than ten years, not to mention many children. After two years of restraint, he was not as rampant as usual. Not long ago, he had just been "murdered" by his successor. This time, facing the dissatisfaction of his courtiers, the emperor lightly said that in order to appease and make up for Concubine Min, he just sloppily sloppy and perfunctory.

In private, some people can't help but be tempted, thinking that since the imperial concubine has been favored for many years, she is not as stupid as Concubine An, and she is unlikely to fall down suddenly by spending her past love points to maintain the emperor's favor and status.

Since this is the case, there is still hope for the imperial concubine in the next national struggle.

As for the third prince, what should I say?

Some courtiers have begun to look up to him, but there is no support from the queen mother or concubine mother behind him, which makes people worry.

Especially his opponent is a master like Concubine Min.

This is a professional player who hides his greed.

How many high-ranking ladies hated her subordinates, and even now some people doubted whether the abolished empress had really murdered Xuanqing Palace... In short, the vast majority of people are still optimistic about Yun Fenghuang.

Although Yun Fenghuang was tired right now, he still had to socialize a little bit.

"It looks like I'm going to be engaged to King Qin soon." After the palace door was locked that day, she pinched the corner of her forehead and sighed, "This palace is not as young as it was when King Jin was born. Not many places are comfortable."

"But I have to marry a capable daughter-in-law as soon as possible to help me."

Let the Qing people say, "Take him to see Ben Gong tomorrow."

After thinking about it, he frowned again, "Then Qi Luqing went back to Beidi?"

"Returning to your mother, after we sent the message, we will take people to Zhuangzi outside the city." The Qing people said in a low voice, "It is said that Xiao Gu refused to leave, she seems to be good to Qi Luqing, Qi Luqing Gu Nian This stepmother also insisted on staying with her. Now mother and daughter can't stay in the city, so they went to Zhuangzi."

How can Xiao Gu say that the more she is the daughter of the Gu family, now that the Gu family is in prison together, even though she survived as a married woman by chance, how could she have the heart to leave?

We have to wait for the results.

Even if Gu's family was raped and beheaded, she would still be able to collect one or two of them.

Yun Fenghuang said lightly: "As long as they don't hinder me, it's fine."

She is absolutely determined not to want Qi Luqing to be her daughter-in-law, not because this girl does not sound like the virtuous and virtuous woman she likes, nor is it because of the grievances with Chao Jingyou... Chao Jingyou is dead How many years? This person didn't take much advantage under her hands before his life, instead he suffered countless losses.

There is really nothing to hate.

Of course, it's not because he has any thoughts about Qi Jiulu...

The key is that the relationship between her and Qi Jiulu had been written about too many times. At that time, she was too young to be stupid. She believed Chunjia's words, and even told a lot of old things in front of the emperor herself.

If Qi Jiulu's daughter is hired into the royal family to be her concubine at this time, then... at this moment, if anyone dares to bring up the past to embarrass the emperor, Chunjia himself is afraid that he will not feel at ease.

After all, thinking about it differently, if the emperor asked her to marry Yuan Ke's children, she would definitely explode.

She is planning to help the prince in front of her win the heir, why do such a thing so hard to think about?

Thinking of this, the noble concubine told the left and right, "Morrow, on the way to King Qin, remind him a little bit, and tell him not to mention the Qi family with me, and choose a real lady from a famous family who can relieve my worries and problems." kind of."

Her position determines her attitude. When she was a daughter-in-law, she wished her mother-in-law would not meddle in her own business, and she even wished her mother-in-law would support her instead.

But now it's my turn to be a mother-in-law, and I find that I can't blame girls throughout the ages, in order to get married, they are virtuous, virtuous, gentle and sensible when they go out... Well, as expected, such a temperament is a good daughter-in-law.

Thank you for those mavericks, as far as you go.