Chapter 292: Time and Newcomers

It was New Year's Eve when the smallpox in the late summer and early autumn of Chunjia's thirteenth year gradually died down.

There are several heirs in the palace who have suffered this catastrophe: According to the ranking, King Qin, the third prince, King Chu, the sixth prince, the tenth prince, the thirteenth prince, and the fifteenth prince are all among them.

Simply, most of the emperor's heirs were safe and sound under the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial physician and the care of the waiters. But two heirs also passed away, both princes: not long after the thirteenth prince passed away, the eleventh prince also fell ill and died young.

The biological mothers of the two princes collapsed for a while, and Concubine Jing was especially determined to die. She tried throwing wells, swallowing gold, and hanging beams, but was rescued by her servants. Later, she also contracted smallpox, but she was determined to die, but what made her feel absurd was that she had no business, and she was not willing to take medicine, and she survived it!

Except for a few marks on the face, there is no abnormality.

Concubine De is fine, after all, there is still the Third Empress.

After crying several times, she recovered little by little after persuasion from left and right.

As for the concubines, concubines Jing, Jia, and Ping were also infected, and there were at least a dozen other concubines... Of course, at this time, no one cared about the life and death of the concubines, so it was unclear how many.

None of the three concubines died, and even Jia's face was not seriously damaged. Concubine Jing was next, and Ping's was the most unlucky. It is said that the ribbon tied at night was loose, so that she unconsciously scratched a lot of herpes. , although his life was saved, his originally beautiful face was too horrible to look at.

"...the palace said that Ping Zhaoyuan was probably cheated by the empress." Chen Jing told Yun Fenghuang privately, "It is said that the empress deliberately ordered the person who served Zhaoyuan to take advantage of Zhaoyuan's sleep. The ribbon is loosened so that Zhaoyuan can ruin her appearance. So Zhaoyuan can't go out for a walk, even if she is alive, how can she do anything?"

In this way, even if Ping Xianyi's mother became the Queen Mother with her son as the Queen Mother, she would not be able to fight for power with Gu Zhen in person.

Yun Fenghuang thought to himself that Gu Zhen might not be able to think of such a way, or in other words, the empress who was still immersed in the sad news that all three children were infected with smallpox at that time had no such leisurely mind.

Either someone is going to spread rumors against the queen again, or the queen is around, the most likely is Gu's doing.

After all, it is impossible for Mrs. Gu not to learn from Queen Mother Qu's lesson.

She is still in a calm mood now, the main reason is that the fifteenth prince and the king of Qin got sick one after another, but they both survived.

Even though there were many marks on the faces of the two children, the imperial doctor swore that the two princes were still young, and they were given plasters and were applied every day, so they would not be able to see it when they got close in the future.

This made Yun Fenghuang's heart drop, and he has become more tolerant recently.

At this moment, he smiled and looked at the fifteenth prince who was not far away on the sill, and said with a smile: "Whatever they are, anyway, it's a grievance between Ping Zhaoyuan and the queen... Speaking of which, the queen is really, no matter whether this kind of thing is her or not. She did it, and someone said it once or twice, but she didn't know what to do."

"Where does the empress have the energy to take care of it now?" Chen Jing said, "She fell ill again yesterday."

This time the queen was not out of her mind, but simply tired.

After all, the three children under her knees were sick at the same time, even if the queen was stopped and did not take care of them herself, how could she feel relieved for a moment?

The most terrible thing is that the third prince and the tenth prince got sick at about the same time, but the king of Chu was the flower of these two who had already recovered at about seven or eight!

In other words, the queen thought she could breathe a sigh of relief that the king of Chu was not well.

This kind of blow... Well, this year Yunfenghuang was actually treated similarly, the fifteenth prince was declared out of danger by the imperial physician, and King Qin suffered.

She didn't age into her teens overnight like the queen. One is that she is nearly ten years younger than the queen, and the second is that she doesn't have the queen's love for her two children.

At this moment, I was very emotional when I heard it: "Poor boy, let's send some nourishing medicinal materials to the Central Palace later. This year... well, this year is not easy for anyone."

For the emperor's safety, the palace ban has not allowed the emperor to come to the harem so far. After the king of Qin was out of danger, Yun Fenghuang sent someone to greet him in order to show that he had never forgotten Chunjia. He learned that the emperor had been old for several months a lot.

There was even a distinct frown between the brows.

Thinking of this, she suddenly asked: "How many women did His Majesty take in before? Is there anything that needs special attention?"

Chen Jing was startled, and the usually clever person choked for a while without answering, and his heart sank.

Yun Fenghuang just laughed: "Sure enough. The harem hasn't been able to serve His Majesty for almost half a year. Even if the Empress is too busy to take care of her, the many people in front of her are not dead. Why don't she think about sharing her worries with her, and also for them by the way?" How about looking for a possible backer in the future? How many people are there? What is the source? Is there anyone who is particularly interested in His Majesty?"

"...Returning to your empress, some people did suggest to offer your majesty some sons from a poor family to relieve your fatigue." The imperial concubine talked about this, how could Chen Jing dare to stop it?

I had to make amends and said with a smile, "There are not many people, only ten, and His Majesty doesn't care much... I don't like it very much. The slaves didn't deliberately hide it from the empress, but seeing that the empress has lost a lot these days, I am afraid that the empress will be angry. .”

Yun Fenghuang said lightly: "Zhi Qi? There are only ten people in the area. If I have to worry about it, how can I live in the palace for these years? In the future, such things are not allowed to be concealed! If I hadn't become suspicious What? You plan to hide the truth from those favored children, that His Majesty has completely forgotten about me? Is this good for you?"

Chen Jing hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed frequently: "I don't dare! I just think that screwdriver is nothing? How can it be compared with the empress? But I am afraid that the empress will not be happy and can't take good care of her body!"

This is the truth, he has been inquiring after he knew that the emperor had recruited newcomers, if he felt that there was someone who could threaten the Xuanqing Palace, unless he could deal with it, how could he continue to keep silent?

"Okay." Yun Fenghuang wasn't really angry, because as she said, she couldn't get angry, and such things as pampering and seizing a special room can be done for a while, how can they count on it for a lifetime?

Besides, as far as she knew Chunjia, the emperor himself might not be able to survive for half a year, mainly because he was very busy, and he was not a serious person in the first place, so he couldn't think of so much when he was busy.

But there are always some people from the top to bottom of the Taichu Palace, as well as the ministers of the former court, who will help him think of it.

Only ten people were admitted, and they were all from poor families, which was already very good in Yun Fenghuang's opinion.

She thought that some people who resented her would stuff in a noble girl who was qualified to be a concubine.

At this moment, Chen Jing was called, and he asked calmly, "Tell me about the newcomers one by one... Whether your Majesty likes it or not, I have my own opinion, but it's not your turn to comment!"

Although she felt that Chunjia would not be able to empathize with her now, but there are people outside the sky, and Yun Fenghuang doesn't think that there is no other person as powerful as herself in this world.

In addition, how many people in the court do not like her, and it is probably not a day or two since she wants to find someone to share her favor with. The newcomers who are present now are probably all carefully selected, and they are definitely not good at fault.

Chen Jing didn't think there was anything to be afraid of, as he might not really have a future.

At this moment, Yun Fenghuang was listening to Chen Jing's report, and at the same time thinking, it was time to give Liu Gong a favor.

The next day, she went to the queen and talked about it with the queen: "It's been a long time since the last time the sixth palace was conferred by the Jin Dynasty. Now there are newcomers from the previous dynasty to serve your majesty. Although due to various reasons, they have not yet Being famous is a matter of time. I thought about it, and now there are many vacancies for high positions. In addition, there are some people who have served His Majesty for many years, and there is hard work even if there is no credit... Your Majesty, what do you think?"

The queen is still ill, but I just heard that the imperial concubine came to hold the audience, but now she is listless, her voice is weak, and she said slowly: "You can do these things as you see, anyway, you are familiar with it... The palace has been exhausted for the past two days, so I won't say much."

The relationship between the empress and concubine at this moment is much better than when the epidemic first spread.

The main reason was that the first child was just fine and the second child had an accident. The queen in the middle couldn't bear it, so she thought that she might as well go on the road together. In normal times, the servants could report to the emperor and ask Mrs. Gu for instructions, but Miyagi was closed. Under such circumstances, they were so anxious that they could only ask the imperial concubine.

It was rare for Yun Fenghuang to show kindness, so he personally went to Chongchang Hall to comfort the queen.

Her eloquence is of course no problem in convincing the queen who didn't really want to die, but was too stressed.

After this incident, the queen herself did not say anything, even her close servants had a great affection for the noble concubine.

In fact, it's not just the two of them. This time the sixth palace is closed, and the relationship in the whole palace has improved a lot.

Therefore, the queen agreed to the request of the imperial concubine right now, and besides, it is also beneficial to the queen herself. After all, she knows the background of the newcomer, most likely it was brought in by the couple mentioned by Mrs. Zhao Wubo, anyway, it has nothing to do with the Gu family.

Then why does she take special care of it?

Even because she still has a good impression of the imperial concubine, the queen still feels a little guilty, so it is even more impossible to object.

She even handed over the Phoenix seal directly to the noble concubine, and let the noble concubine take full charge of the promotion of the harem: "Just return it to me after you finish it."

Yun Fenghuang pretended to decline twice, but seeing that the Queen's attitude was firm and did not force her, she agreed.

After returning to Xuanqing Palace, she turned her back to the left and right, took out the phoenix seal by herself, and admired it for a long time...Speaking of which, she has been assisting the Sixth Palace for several years, but holding the phoenix seal in her hand and playing with it at will It was the first time.

After all, until now, this seal, which represents the power and status of the Central Palace, still loves its well-known and legitimate master.

In the past, even if Yun Fenghuang relied on favor and power over the empress, many things, whether the empress was willing or not, had to be done according to her wishes, but...

When the phoenix seal needs to be affixed, it is always brought to the queen, and the queen, or the queen's close attendant, will do it herself.

Occasionally, she herself would get the chance to stamp it with her own hands, but that was watched by the queen and the queen's attendants, and it was impossible to say that she would appreciate it so much.

It is rare for Gu Zhen to be generous today, Yun Fenghuang caressed the gentle jade quality of Fengyin, but there was an urge not to give it back.

She just admired it obsessively for a long time, she sighed, put it back in the box, and ordered someone to pass it on to Concubine De and the others: "Since this year, things have happened frequently in the palace confinement, and now that the end of the year is approaching, and the epidemic is gradually disappearing... Although Your Majesty is still blocked from coming to see us behind us, but we should relax ourselves to give a good sign for the coming year."

"After discussing with the empress, I decided to advance to the sixth palace!"

"There is no promotion for the four concubines, so naturally they are not among them."

"But the vacant Concubine Shu still has a high position that has been vacant in the past two years, but everyone has a chance."

"Even the concubines below are planning to select a few for encouragement."

"After all, I have served His Majesty for many years, even if I have never had children, it is still a bit of hard work."

"Oh, and, in the past few months, the foreign ministers seem to have offered ten poor families to serve His Majesty. Although they have not yet formally appointed them, they will surely make arrangements after they are presented to the empress. "

After Yun Fenghuang finished speaking, the concubines who were summoned to discuss matters all had complicated expressions.

how to say?

I was just happy to have the opportunity to be promoted, and I heard that newcomers are here again, and there are still ten...

Everyone quietly looked at the expression of the imperial concubine from the corner of their eyes, wondering how the imperial concubine is feeling now?