Chapter Nineteen Receiving Power and Fighting Back

After Yun Fenghuang left, Gu Zhen was a little worried again: "If I do this, will the noble concubine hold a grudge against me and take revenge?"

"No matter how much a noble concubine is favored, it is only a noble concubine. Your majesty is not such a foolish person. Otherwise, with the ambition of a noble concubine, how could she not covet the posthumous position?" The confidant comforted, "And it's such a big deal to abolish the empress, even if it is your majesty, it is not so important." It might be settled."

Not only did Gu Zhen not heave a sigh of relief when he heard the words, but stared at his confidant, and said slowly: "Why do you think that if I offend the noble concubine, I have to worry about the unstable position?"

The revenge she was talking about was just afraid that the imperial concubine would play tricks in private, especially against the third and fifth princes.

As a result, the valet, when he opened his mouth, asked her not to worry about Feng's position, this...

The confidant quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "My servant is confused, I definitely don't mean it! My servant is stupid and said something wrong, please punish me!"

"It seems that Bengong is so talkative that people around him subconsciously think that Bengong's back position is unstable." Gu Zhen narrowed his eyes, and after a while, he said quietly, "What about other people? ?”

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Seeing this, other people came up to persuade them, and made gestures of closing to drag the confidant who said the wrong thing down to be punished, "The Empress is magnanimous and magnanimous, which is the blessing of the Six Palaces."

"At this time, you still say such things to fool me?" Gu Zhen said coldly, "My generosity, although it is the blessing of the sixth palace, is not the blessing of my palace, not the blessing of my descendants. !"

She breathed out slowly, and seemed to be talking to herself, "Actually, what is there to worry about? The former empress thought very clearly: like this palace, the descendants come from the family. As long as the father and brother are present, the status must be If the father and brother are not good, what is the use of being virtuous, virtuous, generous and loving?"

The next day, Woxialou announced the news that the queen had recovered.

Hearing the news, Liugong would of course go to congratulate and pay his respects, and then in front of many concubines, Gu Zhen said bluntly that when he was sick, he entrusted the imperial concubine Shude Concubine with the palace affairs, now that he is well, he can't continue to work hard This is the third concubine.

Such a straightforward withdrawal of power made the concubines in the room stare with bated breath and did not dare to make a sound. They all quietly glanced at Yun Fenghuang from the corner of their eyes, and made plans to tear it apart in public.

In fact, Yun Fenghuang was also very surprised, she failed to instigate the queen yesterday, after returning to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, it is not that she did not think about teaching the queen a lesson, let her know who is the one who has the final say in this palace people.

But after all, the top priority is to prevent Princess Kunze from marrying Yuan Shizi.

As for Gu Zhen, from Yun Fenghuang's point of view, this queen is easy to deal with, but there is no need to rush into it, so he didn't immediately start arranging revenge against Woxialou.

In the end, before she made a move, the queen turned her face first?

With a sudden change in his mind, Yun Fenghuang smiled and agreed to the queen's taking over.

Anyway, she promised to let the Queen make the decision regardless of the matter, but it has nothing to do with her whether the Queen can make the many people below obey and take care of the palace.

After everyone dispersed that day, Concubine Shu and Concubine De followed Yun Fenghuang to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, and Yi Xingen Qu Hongzhuan also came to listen to the instruction under the guise of asking for peace.

"Sister, what do you mean, empress?" After all, Concubine De and Yun Fenghuang have a longer and closer relationship. After entering the door, seeing the idler being dismissed, she immediately said, "Could it be that I just slowed down and wanted to unload Did you kill the donkey?"

Concubine Shu slowly put forward a guess: "I heard that the empress has been tossing and turning for the past two days because of the matter of the king of Chu, and she is very distressed. It is said that even if the phoenix body recovers, she should continue to care about His Highness the king of Chu, so she won't be thinking about palace affairs so soon... Could it be that the empress suspects that His Highness King Chu's illness is related to the people in the palace, and wants to take back the palace power for a thorough investigation?"

"With the empress's ability, what can I find out?" Concubine De curled her lips and said, "I'm afraid she just wanted to show her prestige? Don't make a mess at that time, and we have to deal with the aftermath in the end!"

She is the concubine who has the shortest time in the six palaces, but power is such a thing, even those who have never tasted its sweetness, many are full of longing.

After tasting, there are really very few that can be put down as if nothing had happened.

Concubine De is definitely not among them.

Of course, the same is true for Concubine Gui and Concubine Shu. At this moment, Concubine Concubine Concubine contemplated for a moment, and said slowly: "I am also a little uncertain what the Queen's intention is, but it doesn't matter, we have taken care of the Sixth Palace for so long, and she can't wipe it away with a word. Go. She is willing to take over the matter of Chen Zhima and rotten millet, so let her take over. Thinking about the division of labor between us and the examples of the former queen, how many days have we been in a hurry. The queen is only one person. Worrying about the ups and downs, how can it go smoothly? When the empress understands, she will have to rely heavily on us."

The implication is to quickly arrange for his subordinates to stuff a bunch of old sesame seeds and rotten millet for the queen, so that the queen is in a hurry and cannot go smoothly.

So have to rely on them.

Concubine Shu and Concubine De saw that her attitude obviously did not want to delegate power, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, it was a matter of course that the power of the palace should belong to the queen. Although Gu Zhen was not a particularly shrewd and capable person, his advantage was that he had his natal family to rely on and a sense of righteousness.

If there were no people like Concubine Gui to stand in front of them and let them charge forward to fight for power with Gu Zhen, they really wouldn't have the confidence and courage.

In this way, the three concubines discussed how to make the queen realize that without the assistance of the three concubines, she could not manage the details of the Six Palaces. Concubine Shu and Concubine De also resigned and left together with Yishi Qushi who was not qualified to intervene.

After they left, Yun Fenghuang held his forehead and thought for a while, then he was told that Xingxintang had sent a servant to ask about Woxialou today.

"I think the empress is getting well, so it is a good thing that she plans to take care of the palace affairs herself. After all, some time ago, the empress was so haggard for His Royal Highness Chu, it really hurts to see it." Yun Fenghuang told Lai lightly. People, "Now that I have the intention to pay attention to the Sixth Palace, it can be seen that I have come out. It is really gratifying."

When these words were reported to Chunjia, Chunjia said: "It seems that the imperial concubine did not instigate this matter... Was it the queen's own intention?"

Yun Fenghuang had only been to Woxia Tower yesterday, and today the empress uncharacteristically wanted to take over power. Comparing their performance since entering the palace, anyone would suspect that the empress was being fooled again, and it was the noble concubine who really made the plan.

It's the imperial concubine who wants to make trouble again...

But hearing the meaning of Yun Fenghuang's words, Gu Zhen did it himself, and it has nothing to do with her.

Chunjia thought about the queen's thoughts for a while, and ordered that after handling the government affairs today, she would not go to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, but go to Woxia Tower to visit the King of Chu.

Gu Zhen greeted him respectfully and politely as usual. At this time, the King of Chu was awake. He was pink-white and cute at this age, but his eyes were ignorant, not as agile as before he contracted the disease. Looking worried.

Not only did Gu Zhen feel sad when he saw it once, but Chunjia was also a little bit embarrassed. She leaned over and hugged the King of Chu and teased him for a while. Seeing that the child was getting impatient, she handed it over to the wet nurse and returned to the main room with the queen. say.

"I see that the king of Chu is much stronger than before. The queen has worked hard these days." After sitting down, Gu Zhen said nothing, Chunjia thought for a while, and then asked, "I heard that the queen is getting better today?"

Gu Zhen replied lightly "Yes", and said: "Although King Chu's health is much better, what will happen in the future is unknown. I think it's all because I didn't take good care of him. Now the Assistant Manager Six The imperial concubine Shu Concubine and De Concubine, either have young heirs to take care of under their knees, or are pregnant, and they can't work without worries. If they are asked to help concubines with labor, they will become pregnant or the emperor will be pregnant. There is a mistake here, how can I bear it? So I let them hand over the power for the time being, and plan to choose another high position that will not be a burden. But I don’t know what your Majesty thinks?"

There is nothing wrong with these words being high-sounding. To be honest, if it were not because of Yun Fenghuang, Chunjia would not object.

The problem is that since the former empress Ji Lingzi lost power as assistant to the Sixth Palace, will she just watch the empress make excuses to take away her power?

impossible.

She's sure to mess up.

Chunjia thought for a while, and said: "The high-ranking people in the palace who have no heirs or conceives are none other than Concubine Wan, Mrs. Roukun, Xuan Zhaoyi, Ping, Yi, and Qu. Among them, those below Ping are all palace officials. Concubine Jin, I'm afraid I can't catch it. Concubine Wan, Mrs. Rou Kun and Xuan Zhaoyi are too young."

Gu Zhen said it doesn't matter, just teach it slowly, because: "The imperial concubine, concubine Shu, and concubine De have not entered the palace for a long time, and they have always taken care of the palace well. It can be seen that ambition is not at a young age. In contrast, Such a dull concubine can still be entrusted to the Six Palaces by His Majesty, what's more, Concubine Wan and the others are all born wealthy and intelligent?"

She is determined to get rid of Concubine Shu and Concubine De.

This kind of approach is also understandable from the standpoint of a queen. After all, the imperial concubine is deeply favored by the emperor and is a strong person. A queen does not want to be ostracized.

The problem is that after Yun Fenghuang recommended Gu Zhen, Chun Jia also agreed to it, because firstly Gu Zhen came to the city and was easy to be fooled, and secondly, Gu Zhen was not so aggressive.

From the time she was enlisted to the present, there was indeed no particularly intense conflict with Yun Fenghuang.

For this situation, Chunjia is quite satisfied.

Now that he suddenly did this, the emperor couldn't help thinking: "But who said something in front of the queen?"

"What?" Gu Zhen frowned at him, "Does Your Majesty think this is inappropriate?"

Chunjia didn't answer this question, but asked if someone said something that shouldn't be said in front of the queen? For example, the king of Chu's illness was related to the imperial concubine.

In his opinion, the queen has always been sensible and would not rashly start such a dispute in the harem.

The reason for doing this must be stimulated.

So judging from the recent events, the most likely thing is that the imperial concubine was regarded as a murderous enemy, so she turned her face.

Or, this is Gu's meaning, wanting to test his attitude?

Thinking of some discussions in the temple recently, especially some discussions about meddling Wei He, Chunjia felt suspicious, but she didn't show it on the surface, and she still confined the problem to the harem.

After all, Gu Zhen is not sensitive enough. The Gu family behind her said that there are no successors, but it is not that there are no understanding people among the elders.

It's not easy for Chunjia to have a grudge with the Gu family now, so no matter whether the Gu family is involved in this matter or not, he will characterize it as a fight between the empresses and concubines.

Gu Zhen never thought that the emperor would think of the previous dynasty, she hesitated, wondering if she should sell Yun Fenghuang?

Although this move will definitely bring a lot of trouble to the imperial concubine, but with the imperial concubine's means and the degree of emperor's favor, it should not be able to knock the dust down all at once. In that case, he and the imperial concubine would become mortal enemies.

The point is that it doesn't seem to be of any particular benefit to her...

"...Your Majesty told the concubine very clearly that day, why would the concubine doubt the concubine?" Gu Zhen thought for a while and said, "It's just that it's shameful to bother the concubine and the others these days."

She firmly insisted that it was for the benefit of the three concubines, not for any other reason, to take back the power of the three concubines as assistants to the Liugong.

Chunjia then decided that this was Gu's intention, and did not force her to treat the imperial concubine special, and changed the topic calmly, which was regarded as acquiescing to her approach.

Seeing this, Gu Zhen didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or feel lost?

When she decided to blatantly take back the power of the third concubine, she knew that Chunjia would probably come to her.

In fact, she was mentally prepared to be rejected by Chunjia, but the emperor did not do this at all... Of course Gu Zhen understood that it must be because of the Gu family.

It is impossible for Chunjia to respect her as a queen.

However, Chunjia's move obviously did not mean to make public his platform for Yun Fenghuang.

Although he knew that it would not be difficult for Yun Fenghuang to take away some of the power from her without Chun Jia himself, but Gu Zhen still wanted to know how Yun Fenghuang would feel when he knew about this.

... Yun Feng Huang expressed peace of mind.

Because this is what she expected.

If Chunjia was the kind of person who disregarded the overall situation for the sake of personal relationships, then it was not her turn to enter the palace to win the favor. She had an affair with the Ji family early in the morning because of the Empress Dowager Yuan, and was then taken care of by the Ji family.

He can't go now either.

So this morning, after listening to Chunjia euphemistically saying "I can't help you with this matter, you can handle it yourself but don't make it too difficult for me", she calmly agreed that she would not give it to the emperor. Tim too much - bother.

She promised that she would not add too much trouble-the meaning of trouble is that after noon that day, a palace worker who mixed red flowers into Ouyang Fulu's fetal medicine was arrested in the Broken Bamboo Hall, claiming that he was under the influence of the maid from Woxialou. Instigate.

Gu Zhen: “……………!!!”

This is not over yet, Gu Zhen is still questioning the ins and outs of this matter, and when trying to find out the flaws, another palace official came to report that His Royal Highness King Qin was not feeling well, and as a adoptive mother, the noble concubine needed to be taken care of in person, and had no time to take care of Concubine Shu. Regardless of the matter, the imperial concubine still wonders whether King Qin was also murdered? Please help the empress to investigate thoroughly and give King Qin justice!

Gu Zhen: "????!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Just a stick of incense, there was also news from Concubine De's side: Concubine De's dowry jewelry was inexplicably lost several pieces, and the entire Danruo Court was searched, but there was no clue. The missing thing left by the dead mother!

Gu Zhen... Gu Zhen... Gu Zhen took a deep breath: "...Is there anything else? If so, let's report it all together!"