Chapter 20 The First Confrontation

"Your Majesty!" Emperor Chunjia's sudden move shocked the palace attendants around him. Nian Xuan was even more heartbroken and hurriedly knelt down on the ground. She walked over and begged, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Cheng Gui is young and ignorant. …”

Emperor Chunjia's eyes were sinister, and he looked coldly at the Yunfenghuang in his hand. This Chenggui was indeed young, with a childlike look between her eyebrows, and the touch of her palms was as delicate as that of a hair-haired woman. But she definitely didn't ignorance.

Otherwise, there would not be such a calm expression - compared to Nian Xuan's panic, Yun Fenghuang can be said to be calm and composed.

Even though as Emperor Chunjia's fingers tightened, her breathing became increasingly difficult, and her face even turned pale gray like death, but her eyes remained calm.

There was no trace of shock, anger or grievance, nor was there any trace of resentment or hatred. It was as if what was happening was an extremely ordinary thing and not that his life was in danger.

At this age, this calmness, even if it may be fake, if it weren't for what she did was so heartbreaking, Emperor Chunjia would have wanted to applaud her!

"Get out of here!" For a moment, he yelled coldly, not daring to express his anger, and filed away. He also tactfully dragged Nianxuan, who was still kowtowing and begging for mercy, out of the pavilion together with her mouth covered.

There were only two people left in the pavilion. The emperor threw the dying Yun Fenghuang to the ground, took out the handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped his fingers carefully, and said lightly: "Didn't Chenggui say that she wanted to stay in Taipei for me?" Are you dancing by the liquid pool? Why are you sitting on the ground and not moving?"

Yun Fenghuang stroked his throat. His eyes were still a little dark, but he immediately smiled softly and said: "I originally wanted to dance, but after thinking about it, I still didn't dare to make Concubine Yue unhappy, so I forgot about it."

Her voice was hoarse and her throat was obviously injured, but it was obviously not the time to care about that now.

"It doesn't matter. If Concubine Yue has any opinions, I will make the decision for you." Emperor Chunjia curled his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes. He stood up and walked back and forth a few times. He felt that the anger in his chest was slightly suppressed, and then he stood still. Leng Leng put his hands behind his back and said, "Just dance."

If it's just a dance, Yun Fenghuang will naturally not refuse.

However, looking at Emperor Chunjia's current attitude, I'm afraid it's not that simple?

"Your Majesty." She was thinking in her mind, and while rubbing her neck, she pushed herself on the ground, stood up lightly, and said sweetly, "I obey your Majesty's orders!"

Then she adjusted her skirt and sleeves, and danced the only Limbo dance she knew with light steps.

Emperor Chunjia squinted his eyes and watched without saying a word, his eyes cold and sharp. He didn't care about Yun Fenghuang's deliberately wrong dance. He only smiled after she finished dancing, and when she was about to speak, he said in a cold voice: "continue!"

Yun Fenghuang: "..."

Always feel something is wrong?

Sure enough, she was out of breath after dancing the second time. Emperor Chunjia still yelled at her when she stopped: "Do it again!"

...It seems that as long as he can still move today, the emperor will not stop!

Yun Fenghuang's thoughts were racing. According to her plan, even if Emperor Chunjia saw through her plan and threw a trap, he could not ignore Concubine Yue and Concubine Shu. However, he didn't expect that this operation would make Emperor Chunjia really angry. Even at the risk of offending Queen Mother Ji, he would go out and deal with him personally?

Also, she dared to come to the appointment because she believed that the emperor did not dare to contaminate the second concubine with the crime of murdering her. But what if the reason for her accident had nothing to do with the second concubine and was purely an order from the emperor?

The puppet emperor is also the emperor, so there is no problem in dealing with a concubine who has a low status and no reliable support from the previous government.

At most, the Ji family thinks that he is restless... But as long as Emperor Chunjia does not give up the idea of ​​pro-government, he will have to fight with the Ji family sooner or later. No, it should be said that if Emperor Chunjia wants to be a puppet for the rest of his life, he will have to fight with the Ji family. It’s not long since we fell out.

Because he can no longer delay, not only because of his age, there are no more reasons not to let him take charge, but also because of Concubine Zheng's pregnancy.

You must know that Concubine Zheng's uncle, the Hussars General Zheng Ju, is a representative of the powerful eunuchs. To be honest, he came to power under the banner of a slave of the emperor. Would they hope that Emperor Chunjia would rule in person? What should they do if an emperor who has little affection for them takes over the throne? Continue to grovel as a slave?

How can it be!

From the time when Emperor Shenzong relied on eunuchs to help rule the world, from the internal servants who followed orders to the "internal prime minister" who wielded power over the country and the country, the group of eunuchs in the palace spent decades working through the three dynasties from Shenzong and Xiaozong to the present day. Only one or two of them still have the desire to serve the royal family. However, the vast majority of people are absolutely unwilling to give up the power in their hands, the high position they hold, and the wealth they have acquired...returning to their original fearful state. The role of serving tea, running errands and spreading messages.

And they will inevitably coerce those who are still loyal to the royal family to safeguard their common interests.

So now that their representative in the palace, Concubine Zheng, is pregnant, and the emperor is already twenty-three years old. No matter how many excuses the previous dynasty makes, it will be difficult to stop a young and powerful emperor with a reputation for filial piety and honesty from taking charge. What will they do?

One easy way to think of is to change the day!

As long as Concubine Zheng gives birth to a prince, let Emperor Chunjia die... Anyway, Emperor Chunjia's biological father, Prince Fuyang Duan, died young. He was only in his early thirties when he died. As his only male heir, It is not surprising that Emperor Chunjia did not live long.

When the young master ascends the throne, it is only natural that the ministers will continue to serve as regents.

Of course, the Ji family may not be willing to see a prince with the blood of a powerful eunuch ascend to the throne... But just like there are three queen mothers in the palace now, these can all be discussed. After all, the main palace of Emperor Chunjia is still Empress Ji, no matter who She will be the queen mother and queen mother of all the princes she gives birth to, right?

There is a consensus that they all hope that the chair in the court meeting will remain empty, and they do not necessarily have to fight to the death.

In this way, Emperor Chunjia's current situation was already very delicate, even dangerous, and then Yun Fenghuang intervened... The emperor did not directly strangle the little Chenggui just now, which can be said to be very self-controlled.

Yun Fenghuang thought so, and glanced at Emperor Chunjia who was not far away, his eyes moved, and he gave him a flirtatious look.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was no longer as gentle as the previous two days, with a look of disgust on his eyebrows, and even got up and walked away - then she used a twirling and swinging movement of sleeves, stepped on the bench of the pavilion in one step, and then stepped on the bench in the second step. Stepping on the beauty's bed, Emperor Chunjia's pupils suddenly shrank and bulged as she just walked away, but in the end, she couldn't move faster than she did. She quickly knocked open the bead curtain and jumped towards the Taiye Pond outside the pavilion!

"Chenggui!!!" Nianxuan was forcibly pulled out by the emperor and covered her mouth again. Afterwards, because it was quiet in the pavilion, she calmed down. Seeing this, she felt relaxed and let her go with a few words of warning. Unexpectedly, Duan Duan saw the scene of Yun Fenghuang throwing himself into the water. Nian Xuan was so startled that she ran to the pool without thinking, ready to jump in to save others!

However, he was caught after only two steps. The leading chamberlain hurriedly hurried outside the pavilion to ask for instructions: "Your Majesty, Yun Chenggui has fallen into the water."

"..." As the bead curtain was swayed by the lake breeze, the figure of Emperor Chunjia stood there for a long time before he spoke solemnly, "Yun Chenggui dropped my jade pendant, so I asked you to personally pick it up for me... I'm sure." !”

A group of waiters outside saw clearly that before Yun Fenghuang fell into the water, there was no incident of the jade pendant falling. The emperor said this. Obviously, not only was no one allowed to go into the water to save people, but even if Yun Fenghuang climbed up by himself, he would be forced to do so. She went back to fish for the so-called jade pendant.

In other words, this Chenggui will probably die in the Taiye Pond today.

The chamberlain lowered his head and said yes, then turned to look at Nian Xuan who was still screaming while being held down, and frowned: "Pull it down, don't disturb His Majesty's peace."

In fact, even if the left and right sides thoughtfully gave Emperor Chunjia a quiet environment, the emperor could not be quiet at the moment: he seemed to be standing calmly and calmly by the lake, with his hands behind his back, but his hands behind his back could not help shaking. He was so angry that of.

He didn't originally intend to kill Yun Fenghuang directly. He just wanted the troubled little Chenggui to break both of her legs and stay in Xi Xingxuan as a palace concubine.

After all, although the peace between him and the Ji family could not last long, as the weaker party, he did not want to offend the Queen Mother Ji because of his wife Chenggui.

But he doesn't intend to kill him, this Chenggui is looking for death!

She actually dared to throw herself into the water to escape something that could easily be solved by breaking both legs - this move especially made Emperor Chunjia want to see Yun Fenghuang for the first time. She pulled Concubine Yue away with a look of panic. This method was used to force Concubine Yue to compromise. Not only did she not pursue her offense, but she also tried to cover up her fault. At that time, she thought she was just a low-level concubine who was a little reckless, but the emperor felt some compassion for her. , so it was suggested that Concubine Yue should calm down the matter.

Who knew that only three days had passed since this incident, not only had Yun Fenghuang been promoted to the first level, but he would also be burned on his head? !

Now aware of his plan, he just repeated his old tricks without begging for mercy... Emperor Chunjia sneered in his heart. He let Yun Fenghuang pass smoothly before, that was because although Concubine Yue was violent, it was recognized that she didn't have much power in the city. Secondly, the emperor is not a cruel person and does not want to pursue the case.

But now, he doesn't plan to be merciful anymore, but let's see what other tricks this Chenggui can play!

Emperor Chunjia looked indifferent. He took advantage of the pavilion to look down from a high position. His eyes wandered back and forth on the entire lake. He also ordered her left and right to watch the area closely. Whenever she found any trace of Yun Fenghuang, he asked her to continue fishing for jade pendants. In short, since she had issued a military order , you are not allowed to go ashore without a jade pendant!

So one stick of incense passed, two sticks of incense passed, three sticks of incense passed...

Emperor Chunjia, who was originally angry but calm, became increasingly uglier. An hour later, he took a deep breath and raised his voice to call his personal attendant: "Take a few people along the coast..."

He stopped mid-sentence because he thought that searching along the coast at this time was meaningless: With Yun Fenghuang's cunningness, if he had landed from somewhere else, he could still stay where he was and wait. He's already gone!

As for Yun Fenghuang, he might not have deliberately not come ashore, but had an accident and drowned in a corner... Emperor Chunjia did not consider this possibility at all.

His face was livid, he was silent for a while, then flicked his sleeves and said, "Show me at Huzhu Palace!"

After all, Chenggui has only been in the palace for a short period of time and her status is not high. She is capable of escaping from under her nose. I don’t believe that she can not even go back to Xi Xingxuan!