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The officials' families, who had received the news of the tragedy, stumbled into the Showa-den, crying.

There were eleven officials who died in the Showa Hall this time. The highest-ranking official among them was Li Shangshu. The first to rush into the hall were Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. When they saw the bodies of Li Shangshu and Li Boyuan, the grandfather and grandson, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fainted one after another.

The sky of Daliang collapsed, and the sky of the Li family also collapsed.

The rest of the female family members burst into tears and some even fainted.

Jiang Shaohua had already asked the imperial physician to wait by the side so that he could give timely acupuncture and first aid to the unconscious female relatives.

In addition, there were also important officials who were seriously injured in the palace, such as Prime Minister Wang who had not woken up, General Bao who could barely speak, and General Zuo who was less seriously injured. Their families were also called over.

Commander Ma has been searching the palace for the traitor who is hiding. No one is allowed to leave the Showa Hall.

The lights in the Showa Hall were bright and the sound of crying was endless.

Jiang Shaohua had to take charge of the overall situation and was involved in everything, with no time to rest. Most of the time, she knelt in silence in front of the emperor's coffin.

Empress Dowager Zheng fainted from crying. When she woke up, she finally remembered to ask, "Where is the Duke of Anguo?"

Jiang Shaohua replied: "Duke Anguo was very brave when he killed the rebels and was accidentally injured. The imperial physician treated him and his life is not in danger."

It's better not to die.

So many people died in the palace, including Princess Baohua, who was killed by the traitor. Empress Dowager Zheng was almost numb with grief. When she heard that Duke Anguo was not in danger, she did not ask any more questions. She only whispered, "I have sent people to search for Zixian. Once they find him, bring him to the Zhaohe Palace immediately. When the time comes, I will ask him in person to find out everything."

The fact that Zheng Chen participated in the rebellion...or was perhaps the mastermind behind it, deeply hurt Empress Dowager Zheng.

She wanted to personally ask that heartless evildoer whether he really murdered Emperor Taihe!

No matter how much she loved Zheng Chen in the past, she would never tolerate such a thing! She would personally deal with this evildoer! Let him die!

Of course, what Empress Dowager Zheng wanted was to execute Zheng Chen, put all the blame on Zheng Chen, and save the Zheng family.

At this time, there were only Empress Dowager Zheng and Jiang Shaohua in front of the emperor's coffin. Prince Ping was still sleeping soundly in Cui Du's arms. Cui Du was very sleepy and closed his eyes. He probably didn't hear them talking.

Jiang Shaohua looked at Empress Dowager Zheng and said slowly: "The country has its own laws. The Ministry of Justice will determine the sentence and the crime."

Empress Dowager Zheng was too tired to argue with Jiang Shaohua, so she soon kept silent. In her mind, she was thinking about how to protect the Zheng family.

This night was extremely long.

Time seemed to have stopped flowing, frozen in deep sorrow.

A hint of paleness appeared in the sky, and a ray of morning light quietly shone through the crack in the door.

After a busy night, Commander Ma finally showed up, his body covered in blood. With a horrifying smell of blood, he reported, "My Lord, I found more than fifty traitors hiding tonight and killed them all."

Jiang Shaohua nodded slightly: "Send people to continue searching the palace. Also, it's already daybreak, let the imperial guards who can still move go and collect the bodies."

It was inconvenient at night, and when the day broke, it was time to clean up the mess outside the Showa Hall and Jingyang Palace.

Commander Ma was also a ruthless man. After killing for a day and a night, he could hold on any longer and accepted the order.

"Just tell your soldiers to do these things," Jiang Shaohua said gently, "Commander Ma, go and rest for half a day." Commander Ma said, "I can still hold on."

To clean up the mess, someone trustworthy must be watching over it. Seeing that Commander Ma still had the strength to speak, Jiang Shaohua let him do what he wanted.

Jiang Hao, who had slept in Cui Du's arms all night, woke up with a yawn. As soon as he opened his eyes, he disliked Cui Du and struggled and made a fuss: "Cousin, I want my cousin."

Cui Du had been holding the little fat boy all night, and his posture had not yet relaxed, and his whole body was aching. Jiang Song's pushing and fussing made his head hurt.

But this King Ping was of such noble status and there were so many people watching that he could not be beaten or scolded. He would not listen to a word he said to him. Cui Du was in a panic.

Then, Jiang Shaohua looked over coldly and said, "Stop making trouble!"

Jiang Hao actually became obedient immediately.

Cui Du was simply astonished.

At this moment, a eunuch came to report: "My lord, Concubine Fan is outside the palace. Shall we invite her in?"

According to palace rules, Concubine Fan Gui should not have come to the emperor's mourning hall without permission.

However, so many things happened in this day and night that the old rules had been broken again and again. Last night, many female relatives entered the Showa Palace. Not even one more noble concubine Fan.

Jiang Shaohua nodded: "Please ask Concubine Fan to come in."

A moment later, Concubine Fan, dressed in plain clothes, entered the Zhaohe Hall.

Having walked through a sea of ​​blood and corpses along the way, Concubine Fan Gui had already turned pale with fright, her clothes and skirts were stained with blood, and her legs were weak when she walked.

The ministers who had the strength to kneel before the spirit were now kneeling. They all turned their heads to look at Concubine Fan Gui.

Concubine Fan Gui had been living in seclusion for the past three years and had not appeared in public for a long time. Being watched by the ministers, she felt frightened and her legs were shaking. She pretended to be calm and tried her best to show the demeanor of Prince Ping's biological mother.

From now on, King Ping will be the emperor of Daliang, and she will be the queen mother of Daliang. She must not let her ministers look down on her.

The ministers could see at a glance the shallow thoughts of Concubine Fan Gui, so how could she hide it from Jiang Shaohua?

Jiang Shaohua looked at Concubine Fan Gui who was walking slowly towards him and pretending that she was not afraid at all. The Queen Mother Fan who had ordered his poisoning in his previous life flashed through his mind, but he did not feel any hatred in his heart.

A woman in the harem who was easily influenced and narrow-minded suddenly ascended to the high position of empress dowager. She was bent on dealing with powerful officials for her son. She believed the slander of a villain and thought that she could deal a heavy blow to Zheng Chen by poisoning her with a cup of poisoned wine.

She did die unjustly in her previous life, but without death, how could she be reborn from the ashes in this life?
She had long since let go of the past, so this hatred was nothing.

Concubine Fan Gui naturally didn't know what Jiang Shaohua was thinking. At this moment, she was eager to show her goodwill to Jiang Shaohua, so she came over and hugged her son first, then whispered gratefully: "Thank you, Princess, for saving us mother and son. In the future, we mother and son will definitely repay you generously."

The "future" that Concubine Fan Gui mentioned was the time after Prince Ping ascended the throne.

Such a promise means that Jiang Shaohua will be more successful as the regent prince. It can be said to be an extremely valuable "thank you gift".

Jiang Shaohua did not respond to this question, and said calmly: "The emperor's mourning period will last for some time, please ask the concubine to take good care of Prince Ping."

Concubine Fan nodded repeatedly and hugged Prince Ping Jiang Hao tightly. (End of this chapter)