Vol 5 Chapter 156: Another new year's eve feast

However, Qingci Palace refused Yun Fenghuang's request for seeing him, saying that the empress dowager had occasionally caught the cold in the past two days, and feared that the imperial concubine might be affected by the illness, which would affect the emperor and the emperor's heirs.
After all, the new year is approaching, and all kinds of palace banquets and audiences have emerged one after another. The empress dowager has become weaker and weaker in the past two years, and it doesn't matter if she does not appear.
Yun Fenghuang managed to overthrow Gu Zhen after he succeeded. It was precisely when he was trying to build up his reputation and win the upper ranks for his descendants, but where could he go wrong?
Although he was dissatisfied with the news, he had to endure it.
"Don't worry about the empress. Doesn't the act of the Queen Mother just prove that there must be clues?" The servant persuaded, "Why avoid seeing you? Now that the new year is approaching, it's fine. After the beginning of the spring, I can't always leave you without seeing you. ?"
This is also the case.
Yun Fenghuang put the matter aside for the time being, but calmly prepared for the new year's matter.
She was quite calm here, and even the day before the New Year’s Eve banquet, she sent someone to give something to Princess Sui'an in the mansion as usual.
Xie Wuzheng looked at the rewards as always, but was in a complicated mood: "Do you think the empress is still heartbroken?"
"It's impossible." Ji Qin snorted beside him, "You are a noble concubine empress, which is what you do for your own benefit? It's just a moment's uncertainty that solves us completely, so everything is business as usual, so as not to be caused by outsiders. Just see the clues."
"..." Xie Wuzheng was silent.
Ji Qin said again: "Don't worry too much, no matter how powerful the concubine is, we are more than ten years early in our arrangement, and it is too late for her to wake up now. Even if she is willing to be the mother of her next life, she is willing to be your blood relative, so she is willing not to do it. Queen Mother...it’s always impossible to give up the lives of herself and King Jin? No matter how deep the Xie’s hatred is, there are no people. Is it possible that the imperial concubine’s mother and son have to sacrifice their lives for them? The imperial concubine is not such a foolish, loyal, and filial person. ."
Xie Wuzheng asked with some difficulty, "What do you want to do?"
"What does this have to do with you?" Ji Qin's tone was very kind, but his words were extremely contemptuous. "You just need to be your puppet. Without us, you would never have such a position and power in your life. Now I gave you the original You should just enjoy the things you shouldn’t get, and enjoy it every day. Don’t ask about other things that shouldn’t be asked.

Xie Wuzheng seemed to be accustomed to such humiliation, but his expression remained unchanged, and he only said: "The person who gave the goods said that the New Year is approaching, and Fu Wang and Li'er have to go back to accompany the two princes. You said the empress would take this opportunity, Are you murdering Fu Wang?"
Ji Qin looked at him like a fool: "Of course it's impossible. After all, Lord Fuwang is not only the bones and blood of your Xie family, but also the fiancé of Jinxi Princess. It was so easy for the empress to get this for him back then. Marriage, if there is something wrong with Lord Fuwang at this moment, even if Princess Yunan dare not ask her for anything to explain to her mother, wouldn't her contact with Princess Yunan be broken?"
"That is Xiaozong's daughter and granddaughter, the weight is much heavier than you."
"What does the empress do to do this kind of damage to her own power?"
"However, Lord Tan should be left behind. After all, this imperial concubine, Yomo won't believe you anymore."
"She won't touch Young Master Fuwang, at least not for the time being, but I'm not worried about whether you will jump the wall and kill Young Master Tan."
Xie Wuzheng said softly: "That's it... Then why didn't the empress pick up the raccoon right away after she suspected me?"
Ji Qin said: "If I just doubt you, what is the mother afraid of? I picked it up if she wanted to. But the mother should have guessed our existence at the time. She couldn't understand our current situation, so she rushed to send someone to pick up the raccoon in advance, wouldn't it? It proves that she cares about Young Master Tan? If you say that, you will fall into control!"
"So I just don't move."
"The raccoon will live if he can live, and even if he can't live."
"After all, that day, the empress did not even mention the mother-daughter reunion, but even the mother of her life only asked a few words gently."
"This attitude makes it clear that we will not accept any threats. The hostages in our hands, whether it is the only remaining male heir in the four rooms, or her mother-in-law, love to kill or not, don't think she will pay any price for it."
When she said this, she sighed slightly, "How can you Xieshi Hede, how come a mediocre family gave birth to such a talent? She sees too clearly, the entire Xuanqing Palace faction , The greatest value lies in her. As long as she is there, no one else matters. So she is so cruel that she doesn’t care about other people, we are not doing well. After all, Jiang Clan is also good at thanking the raccoon. It’s good, although it can’t be directly. Bargaining with the imperial concubine can also make the imperial concubine feel a little selfish. If these people go wrong, they must be separated. When the time comes, the imperial concubine will suffer a loss, and we will lose out!"
Originally, the Jiang family was an extremely important bargaining chip. Xie Li, as the only male heir of the Xie family's four rooms, should not be lighter.
But Yun Fenghuang's ability to start from scratch to this day is really not good.
She has never asked Xie Li so far, no matter what she thinks in her heart, she is ready to take Xie Li as an abandoned child.
She asked Jiang, but it was just to show that she didn't care about the life and death of this mother.
Now Zi Ji's side is getting tricky.
They didn't want to really tear their faces with Yun Fenghuang. In the end, they chose to hibernate and support Xie Wuzheng in order to take advantage of Concubine Min.
If Concubine Min does not cooperate, what is the significance of the latent in the past ten years?
Of course, Ji Qin knew in his heart that Yun Fenghuang didn't really care about Jiang and Xie Li, or whether King Jin could take the throne, but he didn't want to be too involved, so he made a stance on purpose.
In short, now both sides have their own scruples, and neither dare to take the lead in showing the cards, and then there is a fight.
Thinking of this, Ji Qin couldn't help regretting how Xie Wuzheng pushed Gu's out of the way... No, this step should actually be correct, but shouldn't be unaware of what Gu was doing privately.
Otherwise, without Gu's reminder, Yun Fenghuang would not have noticed Xie Wuzheng's flaws right now.
In that way, if they are still hiding well, they can continue to act under the banner of the noble concubine, and if something goes wrong, they can still get the noble concubine's shelter and aftermath through Xie Wuzheng.
"Anyway, the imperial concubine doesn't want to be troublesome for the time being, so you just assume that nothing has happened." Ji Qin thought for a while, and said slowly, "Don't do anything superfluous on Mr. Fu Wang. The Xie family is now a small family. Withered, although you and I are unforgivable in the eyes of the imperial concubine, Lord Fuwang is young, and the imperial concubine grew up watching him, and it may not be lifeless."
Will Yun Fenghuang let Shafer forgotten?
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In fact, Ji Qin was not sure.
This imperial concubine has never been a good stubborn, and has never done anything to kill her.
As for the imperial concubine that the emperor thought of as a loving mother...this is probably the emperor himself believes most.
After all, can I use the body to get pregnant, or the twins' pregnancy to calculate the master of the middle palace, even her own flesh and blood is treated like this, I believe she will forget the innocence of the child because of Shafer?
Ji Qin would not be so naive.
She said this only to give Xie Wuzheng a glimmer of hope, lest this person do anything in despair.
Now Ji Qin and the imperial concubine are very calm, and they want to tear each other out in their hearts, the scene is still very passable. On the contrary, Xie Wuzheng's incompetence made them even more uneasy, because there is a tacit understanding between the calculations between smart people.
But for an idiot, you can't think of when he will be stupid?
Ji Qin calmed down a few words to thank Wuzheng, and then ordered: "Take good care of Lord Fuwang and Master Li, especially where you can eat and wear. The cost of food and clothing must not be worse than Master Fuwang."
Since the two sides haven't torn their faces, there is still room for cooperation, Xie Li, a hostage, naturally can't treat him badly.
However, Yun Fenghuang in the palace never thought about Xie Tan at all.
She had figured it out earlier, and it is better to count on herself than to count on anyone.
Xie Li can live as long as she can live. If she can't live, she should do her best. As an aunt, she did her best.
House thieves are hard to guard against.
It really doesn't work. In the future, we will adopt a good child from far away and continue the incense to the four bedrooms. Not to mention that the Xie family is just an ordinary family, Xiaozong has no heirs yet!
The heir of Chunjia, other aspects are not mentioned, but as the emperor himself, as well as the inheritance of incense, he is not critical.
He killed the powerful foreign relatives and ministers, stabilized the throne, regained the honor and majesty that the royal family should have, and strengthened the previously withered nearby branch of the Gongxiang family from the bloodline.
In response to this, Yun Fenghuang complained privately that he was not partial to himself, and he had to admit that Chunjia was very qualified as the owner.
In a blink of an eye, it was the New Year’s Eve banquet. Because of the subsequent abolishment, the sixth house has the highest status as Yunfenghuang. This year, the Queen Mother also said that she did not attend, and after the empress dowager left the palace, even if she came back to the Imperial Capital, she refused to sit at the banquet. The emperor came to the head. This time, it was Yun Fenghuang and the emperor who took the main seat together.
The officials below noticed that many people frowned slightly, thinking that the imperial concubine had violated it.
If it were in the early years, I am afraid that some officials would stand up and impeach them on the spot.
But now after all, the emperor’s prestige is becoming more and more grand, and several advisers are ready to move, and they are all pressed down by their colleagues: "The imperial concubine is still alive, and she is pregnant with twins. Your Majesty has not said anything, and we will talk about it after today. Otherwise, under the eyes of everyone, if the imperial concubine has a long and two shortcomings, wouldn't it be our heir to murder the emperor?"
In terms of the time and status of Yun Fenghuang's entry into the palace, even in full view, this imperial concubine may not be stabbed-how excited...
The point is, she can't keep pretending!
As a courtier, it is natural to remonstrate with the emperor, but if the safety of the emperor's heir is involved, it seems a bit wolfish ambition.
Although there are many emperor heirs in the palace nowadays, no less than the two of the imperial concubine, but the blood of the heavenly family, any one is precious, at least in the scene.
"Does it matter if the empress sits on it today?" In fact, not only the officials were dissatisfied, but the concubines were also a little worried.
Jing Jieyu asked Yi Xingen quietly after drinking three rounds by toasting, "Is it, um, the concubine body has no other meaning, I am afraid that if the screwdriver talks about it, it will feel wrong?"
Yi Xingen has followed Yun Fenghuang since entering the palace, and is considered one of the people in the Sixth House who know the imperial concubine the most. He drank the wine she toasted, thought for a while, and said softly: "It's okay, the empress has her own discretion. After the abolition, Wang Chongxin’s ambition died, and now the prince is the most popular under the prince’s knees. Counting the ages of the princes, after the beginning of the new year, I am afraid that the former dynasty will discuss the establishment of a prince. At this time, the empress will show some limelight. , On the contrary, it can strengthen the confidence of some people."
Yes, this is why Yun Fenghuang knows that as a noble concubine, sitting in a seat that can only be taken by a queen in previous years will inevitably cause controversy, and he must sit on it.
She has to try her best to build momentum when her month is not old enough and the energy can be sustained.
Strive to gain the upper hand in the next national dispute.
It must be known that according to the rules of the country, the prince must go to the feudal vassal if he fails to enter the East Palace before the hair is fixed, which itself is to ensure the stability of the prince's position.
Although such princes were not abandoned in the past, in all fairness, they are much better than the situation where the princes of the previous dynasties gathered together in the imperial capital.
If nothing else, the elder prince, except for the prince, has been around for many years. He has no affection for the emperor or his officials. Once the emperor has some accidents, there is no time to come back and do something. Ensure the first-hand advantage of the prince.
If you can't win in this way, then either the Toffee is too trash or the emperor is too bastard.
King Qin will be fourteen at the beginning of the year, and one year later, he will reach the age of Jifan.
If it weren't the matter after the abolition, I'm afraid the temple is already discussing the choice of the prince.
Where does Yun Fenghuang come from being patient and pretending to be virtuous and virtuous at this time?
She had to take advantage of the abolishment before going. The fact that her status as the emperor in the palace is the undisputed highest point, helped the people of the former harem to make up their minds and support the prince under her knees!
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