Chapter 965 Ji Zijuan Palace Man, Grassroots

Although he was in the palace, Yuanchun could still feel various uneasy atmospheres from the outside world.

Although the palace is separated from the outside world by a palace wall, theoretically people pay more attention to the affairs inside the palace. The emperor, the imperial concubine, the concubine, the emperor, the concubine, and the princes should constitute the discourse in the palace. focus, but Motoharu found that was far from the case.

After being in the palace for so long, the influence of the Supreme Emperor and the Dowager Concubine is gradually fading. This can be noticed from the focus of everyone's words. It turns out that the Supreme Emperor and the Dowager Concubine often appear in the topic, and everyone is still in awe, but Since this year, this topic has been discussed less and less.

Of course, this did not disappear all of a sudden, but it was an almost imperceptible dilution. Only people like Jia Yuanchun who have a special relationship with the concubine can detect it.

The same names of people are mentioned more and more often, such as King Shou, King Fu, King Li, and even King Lu, and their mothers are also mentioned a lot more often.

The emperor is always the eternal center of discussion, but King Shou has replaced the emperor, concubine and even imperial concubine Xu, becoming the second focus of discussion. This is inseparable from the contribution of imperial concubine Xu.

Of course, King Fu and King Li also mentioned it frequently. This was "benefited" from the constant showing off of his mother, Concubine Su. Even Concubine Mei, who had always been relatively low-key, became active this year as her son, Prince Lu, came of age.

Yuan Chun didn’t quite understand at first why Concubine Su and Concubine Mei suddenly became so high-profile. Later, he realized that this might be related to the emperor’s poor health.

 The frequency of the emperor's court appearances has dropped significantly, and he has been frequently bedridden since last year, which has made people feel a lot different.

There is no queen in the palace, and the late queen has no children, which means that the emperor has no legitimate son. The absence of a legitimate son means that many princes are standing on the same starting line, and the longevity king is not any more noble than anyone else.

In terms of age, King Fu is only two or three years younger than King Shou, and even King Li is only five or six years younger than King Shou. Even King Lu is already an adult, which means that no one can be ignored or neglected. of.

 couldn't help but let out a sigh. Yuanchun felt even more lonely in his heart. Everyone still had sons to compete with, but what about him?

Yuanchun didn't dare to think about his future life. No matter which prince came to the throne in the future, the ultimate end of a useless palace concubine like herself would be to spend her whole life in the lonely courtyard behind Cining Palace.

Thinking of this, Yuanchun couldn't help but feel sad. Why did he end up like this?

At this time, she has become more and more aware of how ridiculous the wish the concubine made to her back then was, how naive she was at that time, and what can she do now?

 Inadvertently, her mind was on Feng Ziying again.

Recalling that he had just met his uncle, he had never approved of his entry into the palace. He had not approved of it since he was a female historian, and then he was even more opposed to entering the palace. Although he was not sure what the purpose of his uncle's objection was, it may not be true. It was for his own good, but in any case, his uncle's objection proved to be correct.

When he was visiting his relatives, his father once inadvertently said that his uncle had sighed and said that it would be better if he did not enter the palace. Promising Feng Ziying to be a stable wife and a big wife would be far better than the days spent in the palace. My father It seemed that he still didn't quite understand what his uncle meant, and he didn't know much about his life in the palace, but his uncle already knew his situation.

Now even Xue Baochai can marry into the Feng family and become the first wife. How can this contrast not make Yuan Chun feel indescribably aggrieved and uncomfortable?

In addition to talking about the quarrels between these princes, it is inevitable to also mention some of the new elites in the court. Several princes are trying their best to show off their reputations and try to win over these new elites in every possible way.

Princes such as Lian Guoshi, Huang Zunsu, Yang Sichang, Xu Xie, Hou Xun, Wang Xiangchun, Han Jing, Zuo Guangdou, Ma Shiying, Zhou Yanru, etc. were often invited to hold literary and poetry gatherings, and Feng Ziying was certainly no exception. .

But now that Feng Ziying has left Beijing, when everyone thought he would gradually fade away, they heard that he had caused public resentment in Yongping Mansion and was slandered all over the world. However, the government and the government seemed to have different views on him, and it seemed that he did not What action to take.

But as Concubine Xu Huang said, no matter what, Feng Ziying is a figure that cannot be ignored. No matter whether they criticize him or praise him, as long as his reputation remains, no one will dare to despise him.

For such a person, if he had not entered the palace, given the good relationship between the Jia and Feng families, perhaps he would have been his first choice as the eldest wife's direct wife, right?

Yuanchun was thinking silently until he returned to his Fengzao Palace.

Baoqin beside her also noticed that the empress was in a low mood. In the past, the empress would not be in a good mood after delivering soup to the emperor, but she was not as obviously depressed as she was today. She didn’t know if it was because she had met her uncle before. Master, it aroused my mother's mood of missing her family.

“Mother, do you miss my wife and Mr. Bao?”

"Huh?" Yuanchun woke up from his deep thoughts and shook his head, "So what if you want to, and what if you don't want to? It's like a prison. I don't know when I will get another chance to save the bride."

“My queen, don’t worry, I guess it won’t work this year. Next year, maybe the emperor will be gracious and let you go home to visit your relatives,…”

Baoqin's words put a sad smile on Yuan Chun's face. She did not refute Baoqin's comfort. Baoqin also wanted to relieve herself, but how could it be so easy to get back to nature?

Even the visit to relatives is subject to various restrictions. When you see your family, all the maids and maids have to watch you from a distance. Even if you spend some money, you can't have such a short one or two hours of peace.

"No matter what, I hope." Yuanchun stood in front of the window with a desolate expression, looking at the palace wall in the distance, and said quietly: "Baoqin, you said that you and I have been trapped in this small place like a caged bird all our lives. In the courtyard?"

Baoqin was startled and looked around subconsciously.

Fortunately, the little maids are all outside. The empress does not like these little girls in the palace. Who knows who is in charge of the chamberlain, and which noble concubine bribed these girls? So in front of the little girls, the empress Never talk much.

 Only when the two of them are together, can the empress say something that is intimate with her.

 “Why do you say this?” Baoqin whispered.

"Isn't it? We can't see the end of the days at a glance, just like this day after day, year after year..." Yuanchun's tone was full of helplessness and misery, "Shouldn't I regret it?"

Baoqin also had a sore nose and stepped forward and said, "My dear, the matter has come to this, what can be done?"

"Yeah, what can I do about it?" Yuanchun laughed to himself, "There are a large family of Rongguo Mansion outside, and I don't know whether I will bring disaster or blessing to them."

Hongqin didn't dare to say anything anymore. She didn't understand what the empress meant by saying this. It seemed to have something to do with King Shou, but wasn't it under the arrangement of Uncle Feng that King Shou hadn't been here for several months?

"Forget it, Baoqin, you can go back to the mansion in a few days and ask about Uncle Feng. I heard a lot of talk about him in the palace, and I don't know how he is now." Yuanchun Quietly.

Huo Qin hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, is there anything else?"

 “No, that’s it.” Yuanchun seemed to have noticed Baoqin’s doubts, but was too lazy to explain.

Baoqin was secretly alarmed, if the empress had other thoughts, it would be really troublesome, but she didn't dare to mention that she was a maid. Besides, they grew up together and were like sisters, but But you can't ask about such things unless the empress herself takes the initiative.

“Now that I understand, I will go to Miss Lin and Miss Xue and ask…”

Yuan Chun shook his head, "After you go back, you can ask Sister Lin and Sister Bao. In addition, you can ask Yuanyang or Ping'er to go to Feng's house, and ask Qingwen to come to the house. You can ask Qingwen. By the way, please also convey my greetings to Mrs. Shen,..."

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The fair face of the middle-aged man showed a sinister look. He stood in front of the window for a long time without saying a word.

Standing behind him were a strong military general about the same age as him and another young man in his early twenties. The young man murmured for a long time but never dared to speak.

"Yongfang,..." The strong man was a little impatient and couldn't help but interrupt, "Changchun has come back, and he has done everything you asked,..."

The fair-skinned man turned his head and glanced at the strong general. The strong general did not dare to say anything and could only lower his head.

“Changchun, how are you going to see Shuerhaqi and his son?” The fair-skinned man said in a feminine tone, gently rubbing his fingertips on his chin.

"Well, my son-in-law has gone to see him. The governor was very willing to give him a lot of support, including armor, bows and arrows, and some three-eyed fire guns and Rumi guns. However, Shuerhaqi still has too many people. Less, my son-in-law has calculated, at most there are only seven or eight hundred horsemen, plus infantry, no more than one thousand two hundred people." The young man was born with a lot of talent and a flexible vision.

"Twelve hundred people,..." the fair-skinned man murmured to himself, "It's not too much, it's not too much. The man surnamed Feng is quite willing. It seems that he is determined to support Shuerhaqi and his son."

The strong man frowned and said, "Yongfang, be careful what you say. Don't let others hear it. It will be a disaster!"

The fair-skinned man ignored the strong general and only looked at his son-in-law, "Changchun, how did you feel when you went there?"

"My lord, my son-in-law can only see a little bit over there, but from the surface, my son-in-law made a rough estimate. At least there are more than 15,000 armored cavalry, and there are more than 20,000 various servants. ,..." The young man thought for a while before speaking in detail.

 (End of this chapter)