Chapter Twenty-One

Of course, Gu Zhen didn't have the courage, she was just trying to figure out Yun Fenghuang's methods, hoping to suppress the third concubine, after all, she was not a cruel master who regarded human life as nothing in her bones.

I just heard that Concubine Shu came here and wanted someone under the guise of pleading guilty and thanking her, and she felt that it was wrong. She only said the words of refusal, and Concubine Shu got up from her seat, knelt down and cried miserably and pitifully, what did she say: " After such a incident, the concubine looks suspicious to everyone now! Without someone who the empress empress personally looked at by her side, the concubine can’t eat or sleep now, and this life is simply impossible! If only the concubine is alone, it’s fine , the right to be a concubine has a poor life and a short life, so live every day!"

He stretched out his hand to caress the undulating belly, expressing sadly that he was still pregnant!

This is the heir of the emperor!

Queen, as the aunt of all the emperor's heirs, don't you feel bad? !

We all know that the queen is kind and amiable, the third prince and the king of Chu are not your own, but you treat them as if they were your own.

Speaking of which, although the piece of meat in my concubine's belly does not have the blessing to be recorded in your name, it is still His Majesty's flesh and blood and is your concubine. Don't you care about it? !

Concubine Shu was crying, begging bitterly, and her tongue was full of flowers. In short, she wanted someone, and if she didn't give it to someone, she wouldn't leave. If she didn't give someone to someone, the empress didn't care.

Gu Zhen had bruised veins on his forehead, and he wished he could step down from the phoenix seat and give her a slap in the face.

This style is too familiar. Wasn't it the same way when the former empress and Yunfeng Huangkeng were in high positions?

She didn't need to ask left and right, and she knew that this must have been pointed out from Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion.

"Ben Gong is willing to give you some sensible and well-behaved people." Taking a deep breath, Gu Zhen forced himself to calm down, pondered for a while, and finally found an excuse, "But you haven't given birth yet, so you are so anxious, let alone Ben Gong The two princes under my knees, Bengong himself is also recovering from illness? After all, I am still in short supply of manpower, how can I spare them for you? Is it possible that you want Bengong to ignore the third prince and the King of Chu, just Give you the manpower first?"

Concubine Shu cursed secretly in her heart, but she had to say on the face: "I don't mean that, I'm just afraid."

"How about this, I will tell His Majesty later, and ask His Majesty to point you to two people to serve you." Gu Zhen actually wanted to ask the concubine to find someone for her, but considering that Concubine Shu was sent by the concubine In this way, maybe Concubine Shu will insist that if she doesn't trust the concubine, she must be found by the queen to be at ease, so she will take the next best thing and try to blame Chunjia, "You shouldn't trust your majesty's eyesight?"

"This..." Concubine Shu was at a loss for words, "Uh, this concubine obeys my mother."

The imperial concubine didn't say what to do in this situation... what to do? Forget it, just prevaricate, and ask the imperial concubine later.

Concubine Shu's match was not very smooth. After a while, Wei Hengyan sent a group of people to the queen sparsely, and attached a long list, which almost wiped out all the six palaces. Gu Zhen wanted to vomit blood. He ordered people to take the name list and the palace people to the side hall, immediately dropped the teacup in his hand, and said in a hateful voice: "When the former empress was here, I was often slapped by the concubine angrily and even lost her composure. I still thought in my heart that the former empress was nothing more than that. Only now did I realize that the ex-empress can hold her breath!"

Now she wants to pull Yun Fenghuang to a showdown every minute.

No, it should be a matter of life and death.

The kind that doesn't use tricks, but only relies on force!

...It's a pity, although the empress felt that she was nearly ten years older than Yun Fenghuang, and the noble concubine who could beat her with her hands was horrible, but the fight between concubines was obviously not a contest.

After she was furious, she still had to hold back her madness, thinking about how to deal with this matter?

"Your Majesty, there are too many people involved. Except for the empress dowager and the two empress dowagers, everyone is involved, and even the three eldest princesses are involved." After reading the list together, the left and right were worried. Tell Gu Zhen, "If you follow the previous plan, it will definitely not work."

Even if Chunjia would pamper Gu Zhen more now, but if Gu Zhen caused complaints from the Six Palaces, he would definitely not sit idly by.

The former court will not sit idly by.

Even the Gu family will find someone to come into the palace to calm down their daughter.

They wanted their grandson to be the prince. Their daughter's reputation is not good, so how can they win the support of the previous court.

"..." Gu Zhen bit his lip and told himself silently: "I am not my palace now, but a noble concubine, a noble concubine, a noble concubine, a cunning, sinister, vicious and fickle concubine... What will the noble concubine do now?"

After a while, she hesitated and said, "Then delay."

Left and right are a little surprised: "Drag?"

"Well, let's just say that there are too many people, and our manpower is limited. Besides, this is the imperial palace, even if Concubine De's things are stolen, they probably won't be able to send them out in a while, and they are probably hidden somewhere. The jewelry will not be broken, and it should be no problem to wait three to five years to return it to Concubine De, anyway, Concubine De's biological mother is gone, so there is no need to return the things to her immediately." Gu Zhen said, "Just say We will investigate seriously, and we must give her an explanation and let her wait patiently!"

The left and right said with difficulty: "But... But if the concubine De concubine makes trouble, must she explain it as soon as possible?"

"Is she the queen or is this palace the queen? If she comes to make trouble, you can't drive people away so as not to disturb this palace?" Gu Zhen asked back, "And is this palace very busy? I have to take care of the affairs of the sixth palace. She also has to take care of the two princes under her knees, take care of the heirs of the Sixth Palace, serve His Majesty, honor the clan elders above her, and she is not just for her alone! She feels that her few pieces of jewelry are better than the six Is it more important for the palace or the heirs? Or do you think it is more important than the clan elders or His Majesty?!"

Seeing that the attendants were speechless, and then showed admiration, Gu Zhen also heaved a sigh of relief, the concubine Xindao's method really worked, and it was not in vain for her to suffer so much...

Forget it, I can't be happy when I think of these, I just feel sad.

So Concubine Shu and Concubine De went to Yeyu Pavilion in Lanzhou to file a complaint again, this time they lost their composure before, and they felt a little bit annoyed, and felt that Empress Gu was like a different person: "The empress was definitely not like this before! Empress, did the Gu family send someone into the palace to enlighten her?"

In fact, Yun Fenghuang also has this kind of suspicion. Since Gu Zhen took over power, this move is definitely not Mrs. Yaoning who is familiar with the harem... Yes, even if Gu Zhen was sealed before, her behavior and style are still the same as Mrs. Yaoning Her appearance did not reveal the momentum and courage that a queen should have.

This is of course a good thing for concubines, especially concubines like Yun Fenghuang who have shared the power of the queen.

Now Gu Zhen has undergone a huge change, he is about to become a queen, this...

No one believes anyone who says no one teaches them.

Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "Why panic? Even if someone teaches her, so what? The country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change. How old is she now? If she can really make a name for herself in the palace, it would be half a year ago." Wasn’t your status inferior to yours and mine? It’s only been a few tricks, and you’re afraid? How dare you still think about what Gong Quan is doing? Why don’t you go back to the house as soon as possible to make a decoration, and take care of the children honestly!”

Concubine De quickly said: "Sister, why is my sister afraid? My sister just thinks that something is wrong. Think about it, it's been a while since the empress was enshrined, and she has always lived in peace with us. Now she suddenly wants to turn her face I'm afraid it's not the Gu family's intention? What is the Gu family planning for doing this? Are they going to send someone into the palace again, or are they determined to take the opportunity to harm us?"

"Yes, empress." Concubine Shu said in a low voice, "as far as I know, the only one who has not yet left the cabinet and is of the right age in Zhaowu's mansion is the empress's half-sister, but that one has been staying with her biological mother in Yanzhou. It's not an outstanding beauty either. It's unreasonable for the Gu family to send her into the palace? If it wasn't for this, maybe the Gu family really wanted to help the queen eliminate dissidents?"

The second concubine's words were euphemistic, but she actually suspected that Yun Fenghuang's favor was too great, which aroused the fear of the Gu family.

As for why Gu Zhen didn't show up until these days after being sealed, and kept a low profile for half a year in the middle, without any suspicion... that may be waiting for a good time.

And there is also a possibility that the Gu family is observing.

Will the emperor treat Gu Zhen better and restrain Yun Fenghuang because Gu Zhen has become a queen?

But after half a year, they were disappointed.

Coupled with the current situation in the previous dynasty, shouldn't the Gu family seize the opportunity to send a master like Yun Fenghuang, who can pose a great threat to the middle palace, from a favorite, status and power, to an heir?

Thinking about it a bit more, the two princes who were crowned king at the same time, the King of Chu is almost abolished, and there is no prince in the palace who is suitable to be adopted by the queen. Is the prince suitable for raising the queen?

The eldest son is the first son, and he is orthodox in terms of ranking and status. It cannot be more orthodox, and it is most conducive to the stability of the succession of the throne!

"..." Yun Fenghuang's face was sullen, the joints that the second concubine could think of, how could she not think of them?

Maybe the Gu family didn't think so much, but she must not place her future and destiny on the kindness of others, right?

This time Yun Fenghuang didn't advise the second concubine, but let them go back first.

The second concubine left anxiously and expectantly. Of course they understood that what Yun Fenghuang did was definitely not just let it go. Most likely he wanted to go out in person and give the queen a hard blow.

Speaking of which, since Yun Fenghuang entered the high position, she has rarely played big games in person. Concubine Shu and Concubine De are quite curious, what will the concubine do this time?

It’s just that they don’t think so, since Chunjia knew about the empress’s troubles, she has been keeping people staring at Yunfenghuang. Seeing this, she immediately put down the government affairs at hand and rushed to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to appease her: “The empress is confused for a while, why should you Are you familiar with her?"

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. What is the identity of the empress? Is the concubine also qualified not to care about the empress?" Yun Fenghuang felt relieved when he heard this, saying that the whole thing was done by Gu Zhen himself. It has nothing to do with the Gu family, at least not for now.

However, she still didn't give the emperor a good face, and said with a snort, "The empress can thank God if she doesn't care about the concubine's body!"

Chunjia persuaded: "It was probably about the King of Chu before, and I don't know why the Empress has always felt that the King of Chu was murdered. Now that she has taken over the power, she probably feels that she is not at ease if you are asked to assist. In fact, she is both You have to take care of the prince and take care of the palace affairs, and you are basically too busy. You let her take over the power, and after a few days, if you don't tell me, she will ask you to go back and continue to help worry."

"Then Your Majesty underestimates the Empress Dowager too much." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "The Empress Dowager is also very clear about this. In the past two days, she has been frequently interacting with Concubine Wan and the others. The Empress has added some trouble, I am afraid that the Empress Empress would like to ask Concubine Wan and the others to assist with the affairs of the Six Palaces, and it has already been finalized."

Chunjia frowned slightly, he was busy with the affairs of the previous court, and he really didn't want to cause disturbances in the harem.

But Yun Fenghuang refused to give in, and Gu Zhen seemed to be determined... If there was a dispute between these two, it would be fine, he believed that Yun Fenghuang had a sense of proportion, and even the Queen of Cooking would control the situation.

But once the other concubines are also involved and each of them splits up, it will be difficult to say.

"...I will let someone beat Concubine Wan and the others." Chunjia weighed it up, and decided to find a soft persimmon to attack, "They will not agree to the queen. So, Ah Huang, don't make things big, after all, it is Uncle Zhaowu's son-in-law. How about it, female?"

Yun Fenghuang's thoughts turned, and the main ones being wooed by the empress at present were Concubine Wan, Mrs. Rou Kun and Xuan Zhaoyi.

Among these three, apart from Madam Rou Kun, who was occasionally given special snacks by Chun Jia because of her special status, Concubine Wan and Xuan Zhaoyi's love can only be said to be average.

Facing Chunjia's warning, they would definitely not dare not to listen.

In this way, there is only one Mrs. Rou Kun left, even if she insists on standing with the queen, it will not be a big deal.

"Your Majesty, this concubine is a bit confused. Ever since the empress was enshrined, although I have been sad for a while, I have gone to apologize later, and we have always gotten along fairly well." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, and raised his hand At the beginning, he said aggrievedly, "This time His Royal Highness the King of Chu got sick, and I was very worried. When I paid my respects to the empress, I also tried to comfort her. Why did the empress turn her face when she said she would turn her back? The concubine obviously did nothing to disrespect the empress. Could it be that because the concubine has been too respectful to the empress lately, the empress thinks that the concubine should make a punching bag for her?"

As soon as she heard her say that, Chunjia became subconsciously alert, and the concubine wanted to throw the blame away again.

No, it should be said that this concubine wanted to accuse the queen and even the queen's natal family of crimes that the queen didn't even know about.

"Perhaps the King of Chu is sick, King Qin is safe and sound, and the Empress feels aggrieved." He reluctantly said, "You also know that the Empress was killed by the three corpse insects before, and there is no hope of having a child in this life. Although the Third Prince and the King of Chu are not her own Yes, but she has always been regarded as her own. The king of Chu's illness was actually an accident, but she just believed that she was murdered by means that could not be found out...Now that the previous court is about to use the Gu family, you should be For me, give way for a while, huh?"

Give way for a while?

So what if it keeps going like this?

Yun Fenghuang groaned in his heart, and said: "If it's just a matter of the harem, I will let it go, but doesn't your majesty think it's too coincidental? The empress doesn't have an attack sooner or later, but why is it happening now? Isn't it just a matter of importance?" The imperial court is about to use the Gu family? Whether it's taking power or giving power to these people, I'm afraid it's not the purpose? Tell me, will there be other things happening in the palace next?"

She bluntly stated the suspicion she shared with Concubine Shu and Concubine De, "Now the six princes in the palace are not suitable to be adopted by the empress, but what if one of the prince's adoptive mother is not good?"

"As the eldest prince, King Qin has always been your favorite, isn't he?"

Chunjia's complexion darkened, and she lightly reprimanded: "Nonsense!"