The garden behind Chonghua Hall is not large in scale, but has rockeries and running water.
Chu Yunfei walked up the stone steps to the pavilion. Under the pavilion stood a rockery, gurgling water, and koi carps swimming around in the lake. She seemed to feel the excitement of today's Qianqiu Banquet and was at ease.
Chu Yunfei grabbed a handful of fish food and sprinkled it, looking at the scene of koi carp swarming in the lake, she stood quietly by the pavilion railing, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and the look on her face and eyes seemed to be a little more confident than before. A noble demeanor.
Mrs. Xie watched quietly for a moment, and her heart became more and more convinced of the saying "wealth nourishes people".
However, compared to those princesses and noble girls living in a heap of splendid things, Chu Yunfei's demeanor of being unfazed by humiliation is something that others don't have. She seems to have endured hardships, withstood trials, and enjoyed wealth.
A small woman is really rare.
So Mrs. Xie couldn't help but suspect that she might have been tricked by Chu Yunfei once.
"Madam, are you surprised by the Queen's adoption?" Chu Yunfei tilted her head and looked at Madam Xie, who had been silent, "Want to ask me the reason?"
Mrs. Xie came back to her senses, turned her head, and watched the koi fish in the lake fighting for food with her: "Why did the Queen suddenly adopt His Highness the War King?"
"It's not sudden." Chu Yunfei looked at the scenery in the small garden of Chonghua Palace with a calm voice, "Ever since the conversation between Madam and me, I have felt that the Queen is like a gentle mother. It may be a psychological blessing... …Thinking about Rong Cang surviving alone for so many years, I can’t help but feel unbearable in my heart, so I always want to get close to the queen and ask the queen to treat Rong Cang better.”
Mrs. Xie thought thoughtfully: "Princess, what you mean is that the reason why the War King was adopted by the Queen is because of your strength?"
"It doesn't count as exerting force." Chu Yunfei smiled, "You need to be sincere to get along with others. If you treat others sincerely, others will naturally treat you sincerely. The Queen is a gentle mother. I like to be close to her, but It’s not entirely for other purposes.”
Madam Xie's expression paused slightly, she looked around to see if there was no one around, then frowned and asked, "So His Royal Highness the War King is really not the Queen's biological son?"
"This is not yet certain." Chu Yunfei sighed softly, "There are some things that are hard to say. Ever since Madam told me those words, I have always regarded Rong Cang as the Queen's legitimate son. I have been living here for the past few days. In Shuhuang Palace, I even wanted to tell the queen about this matter, but my reason stopped me in time."
Mrs. Xie nodded: "You really can't mention it without conclusive evidence."
"It's just these days that I can't help but wonder, how did Madam know that the Xie family all had that mark?" Chu Yunfei looked at Madam Xie, with questions in her eyes, "Did Uncle Guo tell you?"
Mrs. Xie's eyes flashed, she lowered her eyes to avoid Chu Yunfei's eyes, and nodded slowly: "That's right."
Seeing her like this, Chu Yunfei became more and more suspicious.
Mrs. Xie probably has some secrets in her heart, but for the time being it can be judged that she has no ill intentions towards Rong Cang.
After all, she is the mistress of the Xie family, not only the wife of Uncle Xie Guo, but also the mother of a pair of children of the Xie family.
If she does something she shouldn't do, those closest to her will be implicated.
After a moment of silence, she smiled faintly: "Confusing the bloodline of the royal family is a major crime for the nine clans. If Rong Cang is really the queen's son, Concubine Gu will bear the brunt of the crime, but I always feel that it is impossible for her to do it perfectly on her own."
Mrs. Xie's eyes fell on the lake, with complicated thoughts in her eyes: "Back then, Concubine Gu's father was still serving as prime minister, and the Gu family was so powerful that it was not difficult to do something."
"The Gu family is so powerful, the Xie family should be no less powerful, right?" Chu Yunfei tilted his head, his eyes clear and calm, as if through Mrs. Xie's eyes, the scene returned to more than 20 years ago, "Not to mention the palace As well as the Queen Mother and the Emperor, I don’t think that just a noble concubine can do things flawlessly.”
Mrs. Xie said: "You mean there are accomplices behind this?"
"It doesn't have to be an accomplice, but it must be an insider." Chu Yunfei sighed softly, "This insider may be forced by the situation, or may have unavoidable difficulties, but she must know the entire inside story, but It was not convenient to tell it at the time, so I kept the truth hidden until now."
Mrs. Xie's heart was slightly shaken, she turned around and looked at the bright and beautiful woman in front of her without saying a word.
Chu Yunfei.
A daughter of an official who was not of noble birth, her status and family background were not as good as those of Princess Chen and Princess Yu, and her playing, chess, calligraphy and painting were not as good as those of Qin Zhilan and Xie Danshu.
Even the current requirements for women - to be gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable and sensible, humble and gentle... she could not achieve perfection.
But she is really too smart and sensible.
He can still remain calm after learning the shocking truth.
Her husband had risen from an unpopular prince to the queen's legitimate son, and she was not complacent.
Without revealing anything, Princess Chen and Princess Yu were suppressed.
You don't need any virtuous praise to become the best helper of the King of War, helping and protecting everywhere, but never putting yourself in a role of compromise.
Madam Xie was suddenly curious, what was Chu Yunfei thinking?
"If the King of War can take the position of crown prince, will you deal with Princess Chen and the fifth princess?"
Chu Yunfei was slightly surprised: "Why do you ask that?"
"They have a problem with you."
"That little bit of resentment is nothing to worry about." Chu Yunfei shook his head slowly, with a faint smile on his lips, as if he didn't take his opponent seriously at all, "Besides, Rong Cang has not yet sat on the throne of the prince, so it is too early to say this. morning."
Even if she takes the position of prince, she will not do that.
Prince Chen, his wife and the fifth princess will definitely be defeated in the end. They will disappear into the palace with Concubine Gu and pay the price for their inhumane behavior.
But the reason for the disappearance was definitely not her revenge, but rather they dug their own graves.
Chu Yunfei looked at the blue sky in the distance.
The emperor already knew what Concubine Gu and Prince Chen had done, how could he let them go?
The purpose of not moving him now is just to pave the way for Rong Cang, so that King Chen will slowly lose power. When there are fewer and fewer people supporting him in the court, and when the power of the Gu family is gradually weakened and eradicated, their death will come. .
Why should she take revenge?
"The Queen adopts King Zhan as his legitimate son, which is considered a great joy for the royal family." Madam Xie's calm voice sounded in her ears, as if she had made an inadvertent suggestion, "Although the Queen Mother worships Buddha all the year round and does not care about worldly affairs, such a happy event should still be informed. The sound made the Queen Mother feel happy."
Chu Yunfei's expression moved slightly, and a dark color flashed across her eyes: "Madam is right, you should really inform the Queen Mother."
