Empress Dowager Zheng could hardly suppress her violent heartbeat, forcing herself to open her eyes and look at Jiang Shaohua.
Jiang Shaohua stood beside the bed, looking down at Empress Dowager Zheng from a high position.
This was the first time for Empress Dowager Zheng to see Jiang Shaohua like this.
Cold, indifferent, majestic.
This is the true Emperor of Daliang, who holds power, is powerful and unstoppable.
Empress Dowager Zheng suddenly regretted it. Yesterday, she was ready to cut her flesh, but Jiang Shaohua had a tougher attitude and less pleasant words. Why couldn't she hold back and jumped out to do it? Now that the conflict has reached the point where the palace is in turmoil, how will it end?
"Shaohua," Empress Dowager Zheng begged with a weakness and humility she had never experienced in her life: "The Ai family is old and can't help but be frightened."
"You have full authority to deal with the turmoil in the palace, and the Ai family will not care about it. From now on, the Ai family will live in peace in Jingyang Palace and take care of King Ping."
Jiang Shaohua's brows did not move, and his expression was cold: "One night, three palaces in the palace caught fire. I don't know how many people in the palace made trouble, and hundreds of imperial guards attacked the Zhaohe Palace. If I didn't have a group of loyal guards, I would be suffering now. I am the one begging for mercy.”
Jiang Shaohua's gaze was too sharp and compelling.
Empress Dowager Zheng didn't have the courage to look Jiang Shaohua in the eyes. She averted her eyes in a panic and said in a low voice: "The Ai family really doesn't know. This is all Eunuch Lin's own initiative and daring. Just kill him. After killing all the rebels, the palace will be peaceful."
"From now on, the palace affairs will be under the control of the Queen Mother. Replace the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with someone you can trust. It's up to you how much money you want to allocate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"The Ai family doesn't want anything anymore."
With no one left, the power of the palace was handed over, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also handed over. Empress Dowager Zheng was indeed left with only Jingyang Palace.
Jiang Shaohua was not satisfied with this, and said calmly: "Dong An Guo has handed over all the dead soldiers and secret guards that the Zheng family has raised for many years. There should be some manpower outside the palace in Jingyang Palace."
Empress Dowager Zheng trembled, as if a piece of her heart had been cut out: "Yes, there are indeed some people. In the past, Eunuch Lin was in charge. The Ai family is not sure how many people there are. There is a list in Eunuch Lin's house. You send people to collect them and take over those people. They may come in handy later.”
As he spoke, muddy old tears welled up in the corners of his eyes: "Shaohua, the Ai family is old and often confused. For the sake of the late emperor, don't argue with the Ai family. The Ai family will listen to you in everything from now on."
Jiang Shaohua was not soft-hearted at all, and said coldly: "Grandma is now aware of the situation. Maybe after a period of time when she has calmed down, she will feel resentful and try some tricks to cause me some trouble."
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"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days. I am busy with government affairs every day, and I don't have the spare time to be on guard every day."
"It is more to my liking to take advantage of this opportunity to resolve all hidden dangers at once."
Empress Dowager Zheng gasped, her old face turned pale, and her eyes were full of fear: "You! What are you going to do? Are you going to kill the Ai family!"
"Jiang Shaohua! How dare you have such rebellious thoughts! The Ai family is the late emperor's grandmother, and also your grandmother. Over the years, the Ai family has been very kind to you. Without the Ai family, you would not be where you are today!"
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"Furthermore, you are the Emperor of Liang, don't you care about your reputation? If you kill the Ai family, what will the courtiers think of you? The history books will also record this. Also, how are you going to stop the world from talking about it? ?”
"You are the emperor! Every move is watched by thousands of people! You have to be careful! You can't act recklessly!"
"You can't kill the Aijia!"
After talking about it, Empress Dowager Zheng was so excited that she sat up and screamed. Jiang Shaohua looked at the frightened and ugly expression of Empress Dowager Zheng with cold eyes, and said slowly: "I have thought about what my grandmother said. I really don't want to leave a bad reputation for killing my elders."
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Empress Dowager Zheng did not dare to let go and stared at Jiang Shaohua closely: "Then what do you want?"
"There was turmoil in the palace, and my grandmother was frightened, so she had to stay in seclusion for a few years." Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "There is no need for the concubines in the harem to come to pay their respects, so as not to disturb my grandmother's recovery."
"Also, my grandmother is ill and it is no longer appropriate to raise Prince Ping. I plan to send Prince Ping to Ning'an Palace and ask the Queen Mother to raise him."
Empress Dowager Zheng was completely defeated and completely lost the confidence to negotiate terms.
Don't agree?
Jiang Shaohua didn't want the reputation of Mingjun, so he just killed her, so what? The Zheng family has fallen, and most of the officials in the Queen Mother's party have been won over by Jiang Shaohua. Who will avenge her? Even if someone jumps out to take revenge, and she dies and goes underground, what's the point?
No matter what, let's get through this hurdle first and save our lives.
Empress Dowager Zheng exhaled forcefully: "The Ai family will listen to you."
Jiang Shaohua twitched his lips: "Grandma can rest in peace and recuperate, and living for a long time is a good thing for everyone. If there is something wrong with grandma, I will let everyone in the Zheng family go to hell. By then, grandma will be able to live with her underground. It’s not so deserted when my mother’s family gets together.”
Empress Dowager Zheng: "..."
Jiang Shaohua turned and left.
Empress Dowager Zheng was like a fish dying in the sun, gasping for thin air. Finally, he slumped back into the quilt and started sobbing.
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I don’t know whether I am mourning for the dead or suffering from the lost power.
After a long time, there was movement at the door.
Empress Dowager Zheng's eyes were swollen from crying, and she struggled to open them. An all too familiar face came into view.
"Zhao Chunming," Empress Dowager Zheng did not look in the mirror, wondering how embarrassed she looked at this moment: "How is it outside?"
Eunuch Zhao looked bitter and whispered: "Eunuch Lin and the others were all killed. Everyone in Jingyang Palace was also captured and interrogated by Commander Song. I don't know how many of them can come back alive."
Empress Dowager Zheng asked blankly: "Everyone in Jingyang Palace is gone?"
Eunuch Zhao replied: "The emperor only left servants."
Empress Dowager Zheng's vision went dark, and it was all she could do to keep herself from fainting: "Are you the only one left?"
"Yes, only the slaves are left." Eunuch Zhao said, feeling sad and couldn't help crying: "In the huge Jingyang Palace, only the empress and the slaves are left now."
Jingyang Palace originally had more than 100 servants and more than 200 palace residents. After King Ping moved in, there were dozens more palace servants.
Now, King Ping was taken away, and Eunuch Ge and others followed him to Ning'an Palace. Eunuch Lin and other chamberlains were killed, and the rest were taken away.
Empress Dowager Zheng and Eunuch Zhao were the only two people in the spacious palace.
Empress Dowager Zheng wanted to open her mouth to speak, but her blood surged and she fainted. (End of chapter)