Chapter 198 Surprise Change

After Yun Fenghuang sent the emperor away, he waited for a while in Yijia Palace until Wei Hengyan's mother-in-law arrived and explained to them before leaving.

Back at Xuanqing Palace, Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Luo and others have already arrived, Mrs. Yi Guogong has already rushed over from Tongxia Palace, seeing her coming in, she hastily stood up to greet her.

"I was ordered to go to the Empress Dowager to say hello, and I will talk to you later." Yun Fenghuang glanced at them, nodded slightly, and stopped and said, "You guys serve tea here...so good to serve you !"

The last sentence is to explain the Qing people.

Because I heard that it was ordered by the holy order, everyone dared not stop it, but today, little Luo Shi brought the Miss Xie Meng and Xie Kuo along, and Xie Kuo was fine, but Xie Meng got out, stepped forward and grabbed Yun Fenghuang's skirt, coquettishly asked when she would come back: "I haven't seen Aunt Shiqi for a long time, aunt should not go for too long!"

"Meng'er come back quickly, don't bother your aunt." Seeing this, Xiao Luo quickly stepped forward to persuade, "Delaying the holy order is no joke."

While speaking, he forcibly pulled her away, and seeing Xie Meng pouted unhappy, Yun Fenghuang smiled and patted her head: "Auntie comes whenever she goes, you obediently listen to your aunt, huh?"

He nodded slightly to Xie Kuo who was looking at him curiously not far away, then went inside and changed into a more solemn attire, and took a chariot to Qingci Palace.

Since the Empress Dowager handed over the power of the palace when she was the Empress Dowager, the Qingci Palace has always been relatively quiet, but at the beginning of the year she returned from the palace with the common man Ji Sheng, and was greeted by the harem every day. It was hot for a while—only more than half a year had passed, and it returned to quietness, so it revealed desertedness.

However, the situation of the Empress Dowager is better than Yun Fenghuang expected. Originally, Yun Fenghuang was thinking that even if the Empress Dowager had not received the bad news that the Ji family had been destroyed, it was only natural that the Empress Dowager would be haggard after being under house arrest for so many days things.

But after she waited outside for a while and was announced to go in alone, what she saw was the empress dowager with a slightly pale face and meticulous appearance.

"Why are you here?" The Empress Dowager looked at her with indifferent eyes, and after she finished her salute, she yelled lukewarmly, and asked, "Today is the day when the married woman enters the palace for a small gathering. There is no reception here at Ai's house." When it comes to asking for an interview, Yomo Ji doesn't have this kind of grace... You came here to talk about this?"

Yun Fenghuang said softly: "The concubine came here to pay her respects by His Majesty's order."

"Greetings?" The Empress Dowager sneered and said, "He still doesn't know what Ai's house looks like? Do you need to make this trip?"

"Your Majesty misses you very much, but he is busy with government affairs, so he is afraid that you will be neglected."

"If he really has a little bit of filial piety towards the Ai family, then he should show respect to the Ji family." The Empress Dowager said coldly, and after a moment of silence, she asked, "How is the Ji family now?"

According to Chunjia's intention, Yun Fenghuang said that the whole family was still imprisoned, the court was still arguing about this matter, and the Duke of Ye had already asked the family to return home.

The Empress Dowager had a complex expression, sighed lightly, and said, "If I knew today, why bother?"

She lost interest all of a sudden, and waved her hands to let Yun Fenghuang say, "It's done, you can go."

Because Chunjia had no other instructions, Yun Fenghuang also resigned and left as promised.

On the way back to Xuanqing Palace, she wondered what Chunjia's intention was in doing this?

Indeed, as the Empress Dowager said, whether this Chunjia's imperial grandmother is good or not, Chunjia will not know? No matter how busy he is with government affairs, he will definitely spare some energy to stare at Qingci Palace.

Then why send her this way?

Is it possible that the achievement is to tell those lies to the Empress Dowager?

But does it make sense? To put it bluntly, from the day when the Ji family was destroyed, the lives of the three phoenix masters of the Ji family in the harem were all at Chunjia's whim. Even if her seniority and status were as high as the empress dowager, if she really died right now, for Chunjia, it would be a little troublesome and harmless.

Even if Chunjia's hands and feet are more secretive, she can keep her secret.

It will be the day when the Empress Dowager can die, and then there will be bad news.

Yun Fenghuang tried to think from the standpoint of the Empress Dowager, if she was the Empress Dowager, when she was under house arrest, and heard Concubine Xian come to say these words, what would she think and do?

She returned to the Huanhua Hall thoughtfully, but just after entering the door, she heard a commotion, mixed with the crying of a little girl, she couldn't help frowning slightly, walked a few steps inside, and asked, "What's going on?!"

I saw Xie Meng pulling Xie Kuo, followed by two young maidservants who were about the same age, confronting several palace people in front of the moon cave door leading to the side hall.

Standing beside Chen Zhu and other palace officials in charge, they persuaded in a low voice with embarrassment and helplessness.

Seeing Yun Fenghuang approaching, they were all relieved, and rushed up to tell: "Miss Meng wants to see the two emperor's heirs. The servants said that the emperor's heirs live in the side hall, and no one is allowed to enter without the mother's permission, but Meng Miss doesn't quite believe it, this..."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Meng came over angrily: "Auntie, when I was in the palace earlier, where was I not allowed to go? I even hugged the eldest prince! Auntie said that no one else should go to the side hall to see the emperor's heir. Surely not including me, right!?"

"...Why did you think of going to see the emperor's heir?" Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and did not answer her immediately, but asked with a smile, "Didn't you agree to wait for aunt to come back? Why? What you just said I lied to my aunt, after waiting with you for a while, I was thinking about finding the heirs to play with?"

Xie Meng was stunned, and quickly explained: "That's not the case, I waited for my aunt for a long time, and seeing that my aunt never came back, I took my younger sister out to play."

Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Then you have a younger sister to play with, what are you doing with the emperor's heir? The eldest prince and Zhao Qing are only so old now, how can I play with you?"

Before Xie Meng could speak, she had already stretched out her hand, pulled one of them naturally, and led them towards the main hall, "Okay, now that aunt is back, you two naughty ones, go back with aunt too. Otherwise Aren't your aunt's aunts and sister-in-laws in a hurry?"

Leading the two nieces back to the main hall, they saw Mrs. Xie and others having tea with Mrs. Yi Guogong, chatting in a low voice, and saw them come in and got up to salute.

Noticing the tears on Xie Meng's face, both Xie and Xiao Luo were taken aback, and after being given a seat by Yun Fenghuang, they worriedly asked: "Mother, what did Meng'er bump into?"

The main hall is not too far away from the place where Xie Meng was crying, but there are several walls separated and covered by lush vegetation, it is not surprising that they did not hear any movement.

Yun Fenghuang took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped Xie Meng's cheeks, and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, the kid is throwing a temper tantrum, blame me, on the way back, I should urge the chariot."

She vaguely explained the matter, turned around to exchange greetings with them, and asked about the current situation of Xie's family, Xiao Luo's family and others one by one. Even Duke Yi's mansion was not left behind, and she also cared about Concubine Xie and the fourth prince: " Although we are both in the palace, our palace is busy with affairs, and I haven't summoned Concubine Xie for some days. I don't know if she and the fourth prince are okay? Madam, if there is anything missing, just say it, we are not outsiders."

Mrs. Yi Guogong was a little numb to her self-proclaimed master's attitude, and she smiled calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, everything is fine, and there is nothing wrong with it. The fourth prince's eyebrows and eyes have opened up quite a bit. Very cute."

She took advantage of the opportunity to mention the eldest prince, "But I don't know how the eldest prince is doing now?"

Yun Fenghuang smiled and said a few words about the recent situation of the eldest prince and Princess Zhaoqing, and finally asked the palace servants to take Mrs. Yi Guo to see the first prince alone—Mrs. Yi Guo and his wife left, and Yun Fenghuang coaxed him again Xie Meng said a few words, and asked Xie Shi to take her and Xie Kuo to the court for a walk for a while, and then talked about the business with Xiao Luo Shi: "A few days ago, brother 21 came to the palace to talk about it, please trouble sister-in-law to go back. Talk to brother twenty-one, and say it's not very appropriate, let's let it go."

Xiao Luoshi didn't know why, but still nodded: "The minister's wife will convey it to the twenty-first brother when she returns."

"What's going on at home?" Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, and asked, "Is it possible that mother will come to the imperial capital at the end of the year?"

"I just received a letter from my family two days ago, saying that everything is fine." Little Luo said quickly, "The family is also very supportive of Fourth Aunt's coming to the Imperial Capital. Auntie came here just for a quick meeting, but whenever there is a chance, I will let the two of you see each other for a few more days."

Yun Fenghuang felt a little relieved when she heard the words, although her direct grandmother had long since ignored the matter, but after all, her seniority was there, and her words still carried more weight. If this grandmother also supports Jiang's coming to the Imperial Capital, it should not be easy for accidents to happen.

Having said this, Xiao Luo said some things that are not good to say in front of people, mainly because of the right and wrong encountered by the Xie family's children in the officialdom, both good and bad: "...the Wei family's children are very kind to us. It is because the empress takes good care of their empress Zhaorong in the palace."

"The Luo family has a marriage agreement with our family. It was fine in the past. Although he looked down on us in his bones, he was still polite on the scene. But recently, I don't know why, and it suddenly became cold..."

"Probably because their concubine Xuan was demoted to Jieyu by His Majesty." Yun Fenghuang snorted and said, "It's okay, this marriage is a matchmaker made by His Majesty himself, and they don't even want to regret the marriage." Think about it! The sisters in the family don’t need to feel inferior after passing through the door. The daughter of the Xie family in this palace is serving His Majesty. What is a concubine from the Luo family?”

Xiao Luo smiled and said "yes", but he didn't think so in his heart. As long as Yun Fenghuang got the emperor, he would be able to have status and power to return Enze's mother's family, but Luo's bastard didn't have much say in the clan. How did his wife get so majestic?

So the sister-in-law chatted again, and Yun Fenghuang asked about Xiao Chen's pregnancy. Knowing that the morning sickness had improved a lot and her spirits had improved, she said with emotion: "It's good that she's fine. I heard that she was pregnant before." This childbirth is very difficult, I have been worried about it! But I hope her delivery will be smooth."

"Trust your mother, Hong Fu, you will be fine for sure." Little Luo asked curiously, "By the way, I heard that the lady next door, Zhao Rong, activated it yesterday?"

"Yes, a little princess was born this morning. It's a coincidence that I rushed her natal family into the palace and just happened to accompany her." Yun Fenghuang nodded and said, "She is the first child, so it is more difficult. Fortunately, there are surprises. No danger."

Xiao Luoshi subconsciously glanced at her lower abdomen, and said with a smile: "I heard that the empress went to stay with her all night last night, and it must be because of the honor of the empress that the mother and daughter can be safe."

"Don't talk nonsense about this." Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty was there yesterday, if you want to be honored, that is also your Majesty's honor."

Xiao Luoshi hurriedly pleaded guilty, and finally said with concern: "Your Majesty has been working hard all day and night, I should have known that the ministers and wives would not bother me today... or else you should rest first, the ministers and wives should leave. "

Yun Fenghuang smiled slightly, and said: "Sister-in-law is kind, it's just that Meng'er Kuo'er rarely comes here, it's better to have a conversation with them."

Xiao Luo was a little disappointed when she heard what her uncle Xie Fu said, and she had the idea of ​​sending her daughter to the palace with Xie Meng to be raised by Yun Fenghuang, but she didn't dare to say that Yun Fenghuang didn't mention it. Just now, seeing Yun Fenghuang's tenderness towards Xie Meng, he thought there was hope, but who knows, he just stayed to talk for a while, should he still send it out?

She covered up her emotions and said guiltily: "How can it be done? Next time, please ask Mrs. An Chen to bring them here again. How can there be any reason to let the empress be tired and still insist on pampering them?"

"Meng'er has such a temper. If you pull her away now, you will definitely have a headache when you go back." Yun Fenghuang waved his hand, insisting that Xie Meng and Xie Kuo be called in.

After the two nieces came in, Xie Kuo was fine, he was gentle and well-behaved, only said a few words occasionally, and his attitude was very respectful and obedient.

But Xie Meng just chattered endlessly, even when he was excited, he even knocked over a cup of tea on the hem of Yunfenghuang skirt - seeing this situation, Xiao Luoshi hurriedly scolded the niece, taking advantage of the situation and offered to resign.

It’s just that Yun Fenghuang softened his heart when he saw Xie Meng’s frightened and disappointed look, and said it’s okay: “Gun, go in and change into a skirt and come out, and then listen to Meng’er, okay? Aunt is also very curious, what happened to the little ball you lost found?"

She said so, after all Xie Meng is not Xiao Luo's daughter, and Xiao Luo couldn't force Xie Meng to look at her, so she could only agree with it with a sigh.

It took a long time for Yun Fenghuang to go in and change clothes. Little Luo Shi wondered if the sister-in-law was too tired and fell asleep inside, only to see her come out with a slightly haggard face, sat down with a smile, and stroked Xie Meng's head , let her continue talking.

After all, Xie Meng is a child, just now he was dejected by his aunt's reprimand, but now he is happy again, talking happily about how she found the little ball that had been missing for several days in the huge garden... She gesticulated He worked hard, but Xiao Luoshi noticed that Yun Fenghuang's face was not very good-looking, although the corners of his mouth were always smiling, his eyebrows were frowned from time to time, as if he was enduring some discomfort.

Xiao Luoshi was just struggling, she felt that Yun Fenghuang's situation should not allow Xie Meng to continue.

But thinking that Xie Meng is exactly like Yun Fenghuang, she is the granddaughter of Sifang, Yun Fenghuang's direct nephew, and was raised by Yun Fenghuang in the palace for a long time... In terms of closeness, these aunts and nephews are better than myself The sister-in-law is much more affectionate, so Yun Fenghuang is willing to spoil his niece, and he has already tried to persuade him once but failed. If he continues to persuade, it will inevitably make this concubine and sister-in-law unhappy?

When she was hesitating, it seemed that the Qing who was serving beside her also noticed it, so she went out and brought in some refreshments, and told Xie Meng to speak slowly and eat something first.

It was also to let Yun Fenghuang slow down by the way.

Yun Fenghuang heaved a sigh of relief, took a sip of the tea, and called Xiao Luoshi to use it with Xie Kuo: "This tea is specially rewarded by His Majesty, and it is better than the one in the palace's order. You can eat it."

Xiao Luo tasted it, nodded and said, "It's better than the tea from my mother's place before."

Then he secretly gave his daughter a wink, and signaled her to compliment her a few more words, at least to show some sense of presence in front of this aunt, so as not to let Xie Meng steal the limelight.

It's just that Xie Kuo thought for a while, raised his chin slightly, and before he could speak, Yun Fenghuang's face changed suddenly, he stretched out his hand to press his chest, pushed Xie Meng away from her side, turned his head to the side, as if he was about to vomit meaning!

Xiao Luoshi was startled: "Your Majesty?"

This symptom made her who had experienced this disease quickly think of something, her eyes were a little bit happy, she hurriedly got up and went to help Qingren quickly, who knows, just holding Yunfenghuang, she saw a quick twitch on her face The color was blue and black, and the breath also quickly weakened - this was definitely not a symptom of accidental happiness, Xiao Luo was just astonished, when he saw Yun Fenghuang struggling feebly twice, and immediately passed out directly!