Donggong Zhangjiao

"The Queen, please invite me to come over for a talk?"

Looking at Yan Li, the chief eunuch of Fengxuan Palace who came to deliver the message, Fang Yun frowned slightly and asked in a low voice.

Yan Li gestured respectfully, "Yes, the Queen has said that, Your Majesty, you are about to give birth. It is the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival, and the army has returned to the court. There is a reception banquet and so on. The Queen is afraid that she will be busy. I can't take care of it, so now while I still have time, I invite you to come over and have a chat. Everything that should be explained clearly between the two parties should be discussed in advance to avoid anything going wrong at that time. Your Majesty must not be careless in giving birth."

After hearing these words, Fang Yun had some thoughts in his heart.

I guess the queen must be prepared to avoid responsibility.

With so many things to do next, it would be hard to explain if something went wrong with Fang Yun's delivery and dirty water was thrown into Fengxuan Palace.

However, I am also afraid that the other party has other thoughts.

But since Concubine Wan was overthrown, Fang Yun has not had a face-to-face conversation with the queen again. She is willing to take this opportunity to find out the queen's thoughts.

Now that all the other concubines in the harem are insignificant, she and the queen are facing each other head-on. It remains to be seen what direction they will take in the future.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay, please wait a moment, I will change my clothes and go."

While she was talking, Qingrong and Yanwei immediately came forward and helped Fang Yun into the inner room, one on the left and the other on the right.

After a while, Fang Yun came out of the house and got on the sedan chair to chase him away.

Just as she was about to leave, she seemed to suddenly remember, turning her head and giving instructions.

"Yanwei should stay in Yuzhang Palace. The Emperor said he would come over today. In case I am still at the Queen's place and haven't come back, you should get someone to take care of you first."

"Yes, slaves obey."

Yan bowed slightly, then waved Ruoyu over, supported her position, and accompanied Fang Yun with Qingrong.

Yan Li didn't say a word. He only waited for Fang Yun to make arrangements before following the sedan chair.

Fengxuan Palace.

"I send my regards to the Queen."

Fang Yun held Qingrong's hand and bowed slightly.

"Get up." The queen sat on the main seat and waved her hand, "You are feeling heavy, sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Queen." Fang Yun nodded.

Silently he walked to the empty seat next to him and sat down.

The queen's eyes fell on her belly, "Your pregnancy is more stable this time. Calculating the date, it should be in September."

"Yes, we don't have much time left." Fang Yue curled his lips and smiled, "I encountered some twists and turns when giving birth to the fourth prince. Naturally, I have to be extra careful when I have another child."

The queen looked away, took a sip of tea, and spoke in a calm voice.

"You are a lucky person. Looking at the palace, no one has given birth to two royal heirs. You still have a second princess under your knees. Forget it, there are three royal heirs, and I am not even half as good as you."

"Your Majesty, you are joking. Your Majesty comes from a high family and is the mother of the country. All the royal heirs in the palace are your children. How can I be more blessed than your Majesty?" Fang Yun said calmly.

"Yes, all the children in the palace are good, but this one who came out of my womb was poisoned." Unexpectedly, the queen answered such a sentence.

Fang Yun glanced at her and remained calm, saying only one sentence.

"As both mothers, I understand the sadness of the empress. Fortunately, Concubine Wan has already submitted to the law, which can be regarded as an explanation to the empress and the fifth prince."

"The fifth prince has become like this. He has no chance of unification. No one can compete with the fourth prince anymore. You should be very happy."

The Queen suddenly followed closely.

When she said this, Fang Yun frowned and said in a deep voice.

"My concubine would never dare to accept such words as the empress. The foundation of the country is an important matter for the country. It is the emperor who has the final say as to which prince should inherit it. Even if the emperor is uncertain, there are rules for establishing heirs and virtuous people. The fourth prince is still young, neither heir nor eldest son, and it is not clear whether he is virtuous or not. Moreover, the emperor is in his prime. There may be other princes born in the harem in the future. Even if I have great courage, I will never dare to do so. There is such covetousness.”

To be honest, before calling Fang Yun over, the queen also imagined many scenarios in her mind for the two of them to meet.

Overtly tit-for-tat, or secretly submissive, or Fang Yoong was pampered, disrespectful, domineering and provocative to her, or even Fang Yoon didn't come at all.

But now, listening to Fang Yun's tone and looking at her expression, the queen actually felt that every word of Fang Yun's words was true.

After looking up at her, the queen looked away and said nothing. She just picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Seeing this, Fang Yun became more serious, his eyes became a little sharper, and he spoke again.

"The Queen has called me here today. If it is just to test whether I covet the throne of the prince, then there is no need. My only concern is to protect myself and my children's safety and prosperity. I don't believe it." If the fifth prince does not encounter such an accident, and becomes virtuous, sensible, tolerant and kind-hearted in the future, allowing my concubine's children to be safe and sound for the rest of their lives, I will be content in my heart and will never argue with my empress."

"Take a step back to the present, the situation inside and outside the palace, the empress is very clear in her heart. If I am a coveted person, I should take this opportunity to take advantage of the emperor's favor and my brother-in-law's. Military achievements are used to build momentum for the fourth prince to seek the position of prince. Why should he keep a low profile and even come to see you respectfully today? The empress does not believe what I say, but I know it well. Only when the emperor gives it, I will accept it. , if the glory cannot be received, even if it is given by the emperor, I will not accept it. Compared with power, glory and wealth, I would cherish my life more."

After saying this, Fang Yun felt that enough was enough, so he stopped talking and said no more.

As for why he wanted to tell the queen this, he also wanted to reveal it openly.

If the queen doesn't believe her and wants to fight against her, she will naturally not be merciless in the future.

But if the queen is willing to live in peace, it is not impossible for the two of them to continue to live in harmony, or even cooperate with each other.

Anyway, from Fang Yun's point of view, if the queen is bent on scheming for the family, she may indeed recruit another Lu family daughter into the palace, give birth to a prince, raise it with her, and replace the fifth prince in the fight, or kill the mother and seize the son. .

After all, there are still several princes in the harem.

But in the final analysis, if the queen really wanted to do this, she would be thinking about other people's children. The fifth prince only has a short life span of twenty years, and he is afraid that the biological mother and son will not get along with each other.

If it were Fang Yun, she would rather spend this limited time to try her best to find more hope for her son to extend his life, instead of leaving her own child alone and devoting all her efforts to others.

Maybe it's because she has never felt the warmth of her family, so she has no desire to fight for her family. She always puts her own interests first, Fang Yun thought.

The hall fell silent, and I didn't know what the queen was thinking at the moment.

Fang Yun didn't intend to wait like this forever, and just when she was about to get up and leave directly, the queen suddenly spoke.

"I am willing to use the strength of the Lu family to ensure that your children inherit the throne, but there are additional conditions. Are you willing to talk to me about this cooperation?" (End of Chapter)