Chapter 222: The Court Meeting Begins
Before the age of ten, the princesses of the Guochao lived with their mothers or concubines, and after they were ten, they all moved into the Yaoyu Palace.
The three princesses under Xiaozong's knees are all like this... The difference is that the common man Ji Sheng is the same as Princess Minghui's own flesh and blood, so after Princess Minghui moved out, the side hall where she was originally housed remained, and even Minghui lived in Mian I spend more time in the side hall of Fugong Palace, and occasionally I go to Yaoyu Palace to be with my two younger sisters when I get bored.
For Ming Hui, the side hall of Mianfu Palace is much more familiar than the halls of Yaoyu Palace.
Considering that this is Xiaozong's only concubine's daughter, and now her parents have both died, Yun Fenghuang asked someone to clean up both of her living quarters, and she could choose whatever she wanted.
At this moment, Chunjia said that the common man Ji Sheng had gone, and Minghui was not suitable to live in Mianfu Palace anymore, it was not for public revenge and suppressing the heir-sister, but for the good of Minghui.
After all, she came back this time with the title of "murdering the virtuous concubine because of the death of the common man Ji Sheng and angering the palace". Even if the regent said that this was Xiaozong's flesh and blood, she couldn't be harsh because of the life and death of a concubine, but on the scene it was just Yes, wrong is wrong, this has already ordered the palace people to murder the emperor, if she still lives in Mianfu Palace, the reputation of Princess Minghui will be ruined.
"It's because I didn't think carefully." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while before admitting his mistake, "I'll tell the palace servants later."
The two of them chatted about palace affairs for a while, and Chunjia finally asked: "I heard that Empress Mother called you over to talk about the promotion?"
"What the empress dowager said is very reasonable, and I have already agreed." Yun Fenghuang calmly sipped his tea, seeing Chunjia hesitated, and said amusedly, "Why? I suspect that I just said that to fool you ?”
Chunjia really had some doubts like this, but of course he didn't admit it when Yun Fenghuang said so: "How can it be? Don't you feel that you have been wronged?"
He was rather regretful, "I should not have conferred the title of concubine to the Wei family before I knew it."
If Wei Hengyan does not confer concubine De, even if Yunfenghuang is still a virtuous concubine, she will be second only to the high position in the middle palace when she comes to power.
It's all right now, Wei Hengyan has become a concubine, even if she doesn't dare to look down on Yun Fenghuang because of this, but according to the rules, she is a head taller than Yun Fenghuang.
"Concubine De is sensible, she won't rely on her position to bully me." Yun Fenghuang comforted, "Besides, aren't you still here? Who can wrong me?"
It is rare for her to be so understanding and reasonable. Chunjia is very unaccustomed to it, and she is a little nervous. For a while, she doubts whether she is duplicity. Getting along so casually in private, no longer the estrangement in the past, of course Yun Fenghuang's attitude towards himself has to change... right?
He was anxious about gains and losses until he left Huanhua Palace. After returning to Taichu Palace, he pondered over the table full of memorials for a long time before starting to review.
As for Yun Fenghuang, after watching the emperor leave, he began to think about his promotion to the noble concubine... Is there any room for mediation?
She doesn't care too much about status now, after all, the four concubines are equal, the difference is nothing more than the arrangement in the grand ceremony, with the queen on top.
Without being able to gain a foothold in the posthumous position, from Xianfei to Guifei, the main reason is that the titles are more pleasant. As for the titles that Chunjia promised earlier... Where is the power of the palace?
If you simply consider it from the harem, out of the consideration of not embarrassing Chunjia, Yun Fenghuang didn't care about forbearance this time.
The point is that she has had enough of this disadvantage of having no one in the court.
Why is her shrewdness and ability to win over the emperor's heart considered a threat and a thorn in the flesh in the eyes of the front court and the harem? It's not that she doesn't have anyone to help talk in the temple!
If Ouyang Fu's shoes were replaced, he would be the candidate for queen whom everyone expected.
The most hateful thing is that although Queen Mother Yuan is not selfless, what she said is also true: none of the concubines who are qualified to be in charge of the Yanfu Palace in the harem, and the noble daughters of various high-ranking families are confident that they can suppress Yunfeng Huang's, so Yunfeng Huang deserved to die in their eyes.
If the status quo is maintained, then they may still be thinking about it slowly.
If Chunjia made more compliments, they might want to do it right away.
This made Yun Fenghuang very angry: a bunch of trash who can't be beaten!
If you can't compete for favor in a serious way, you will make trouble behind your back!
Wait!
That is to say, Chunjia has not yet reached the time when she can truly speak her mind and make her own decisions. After that time, she will arrange for the whole family of the people who stand in her way now! ! !
After being angry for a while, Yun Fenghuang bit her lips and thought, it is really not easy for her to go further in this situation, the eldest prince will never give up, this is the eldest son of a concubine, and it is the Yiguo Duke's mansion that she has spent a lot of effort to bring about. Grandson, abandoning him in order to replace the virtuous concubine with a noble concubine, that is a small loss.
If she wants to be promoted so much, either there will be an even more ostentatious distraction from the palace, or her natal family's sudden rise in power will be enough to suppress all parties...but neither is likely...
The former would not be able to tell normally, but if it really happened, she would have to find a way to press her to death without protesting from the previous court... For the latter, the former court's harem can even see her promoted to the throne, and it can make Xie's family quickly. Rise?
Their old Xie family doesn't have the ability...
Bengong is really too difficult!
Yun Fenghuang sighed sadly, and someone called Chen Zhu to him: "How is the situation in the palace these few days?"
For competition, I can't add points, so I can only find ways to make the opponent lose points...
There were no twists and turns in this day, and after noon the next day, Princess Ming Hui's carriage entered Miyagi.
According to the rules, she first went to the Qingci Palace to kowtow to say hello. The two elder princesses came back to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. She is also a grandniece, but she immediately called people in to speak.
Of course, this kind of favoritism is understandable, after all, everyone in the temple knows very well that the so-called Princess Minghui's assassination of the concubine Xian is just a cover, and Minghui has been living under the wing of the common man Ji Sheng who has never been in charge of things. The golden branches and jade leaves can poison a concubine with real power who climbed up from a concubine like a concubine, it would be called hell. Seeing that this matter will be discussed at the court meeting tomorrow, can the Empress Dowager give Ming Hui some advice?
Of course, the outside world is not aware of what happened in Qingci Palace. Princess Minghui stayed until evening before going to Yaoyu Palace.
After Yun Fenghuang received the news, he went there in a chariot, but he was stopped outside the hall, saying that Princess Minghui had rested after a tiring journey, and they did not dare to disturb her.
"I was worried that Her Royal Highness's phoenix body hadn't healed, and I was afraid that the cleaning up would not suit His Highness's wishes, so I came here to ask." Yun Fenghuang was just making a gesture, and he didn't mean to meet Ming Hui to express his condolences. Just a few words on the scene and leave.
After returning to Huanhua Palace, Chunjia was already there, so I asked her what she gained from going to Yaoyu Palace?
"Your Highness didn't let me in at all, so what can I gain?" Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "However, it seems that His Highness's servants have changed a lot?"
"You recognized it too?" Chun Jia said, "Several of them are the stewards of the palace, and the common man Ji Sheng hastily replaced them for her before he died."
"I really don't know what the Empress Dowager thinks." Yun Fenghuang said with emotion, "Emperor Xiaozong is her own son! She can sit back and watch Xiaozong become extinct? Ji's method of raising daughters is really clever, and they all marry into the royal family The mother is in the world, and she still misses her mother's family!"
It would be fine if his own son was disobedient and unfilial, but Emperor Xiaozong knew from his posthumous title that he would definitely not be unfilial.
Well, maybe it was because she was too filial, that's why she was climbed on her head by her mother's family with her hands tied, so that she died in depression...
Chun Jia said slowly: "Perhaps Ji Cheng, a common man, is clever enough to hide the empress dowager from him. After all, I am not Xiaozong's blood, and the empress dowager is unwilling to help me, and would rather stand by the regent's side." There. After all, the regent is also her son."
"Which kind of son is the regent?" Yun Fenghuang sneered, "Neither was she born, nor was she raised by her own hands. She has the title of mother and child but no mother-child relationship...I'm not going to put it nicely, the empress dowager is about She's so old-fashioned! She thought that helping the regent at this time would be good for the regent? The rumor of the emperor's younger brother shows the ambition of the regent, how could the regent have any real gratitude and feedback for her?"
That day Chunjia personally went to Qingci Palace to question the Empress Dowager, but she never told Yun Fenghuang about it.
At this moment, the emperor thought about it for a while, and said briefly: "...If Emperor Shenzong knew about it, he should be very disappointed."
Yun Fenghuang snorted and said with a smile: "What an idiot, she is the empress dowager of the country, and her honor comes from the Gongxiang family. If the Gongxiang family is not good, what good will she have? At the end of the previous dynasty, the emperor and concubines Some of the mausoleums of his family were moved from hills to mountains, and some princesses were commissioned to serve as servants... I know why this person sits and watches his own flesh and blood die, it's just that he is too stupid."
Shaking his head, he changed the topic, "Of course, this is actually due to the lack of royal energy in the blood of Shenzong. Your Majesty is the real emperor of the dragon, who is suitable for the rejuvenation of the country."
Chunjia was awe-inspiring when she heard the words, and after waiting for a while, she didn't see her request, and then she smiled in relief. I love to hear these words, and you can say a few more words, Ah Huang.
The two teased a few words, seeing that it was not early, they settled down.
The next morning, Yun Fenghuang deliberately got up a little earlier, dressed Chunjia in a relatively unfamiliar way, and personally sent the person to the gate of the palace: "My concubine, I wish your Majesty a smooth trip, and all the corrupt officials and thieves bow their heads." !"
Chunjia smiled and stroked her temple hair, then got on the emperor's chariot and left.
Everyone knows that today's court meeting is unusual, and the atmosphere has already become tense before it even started.
After Shengjia arrived, after saluting, a few courtiers came out to report a few unimportant matters, and everyone resolved them very quickly... Seeing that there were no other trivial interruptions, someone stood up and mentioned that Princess Minghui had already passed away. back to the palace.
So it was logical that the eldest princess and Lu Chuncao were summoned to the palace to confront the murder of the concubine Xian in public.
This is something that I wanted to do but failed to do at the previous court meeting. Of course, everyone will have no objections.
But when she was ordered to go to the Yaoyu Palace to ask the eldest princess' attendant to return to the palace, she said in embarrassment: "The concubine Xian is wearing court clothes and waiting outside the palace with people, saying that this matter is closely related to her, and she also wants to participate in the confrontation."