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Chapter 746: Heart and Liver (Part )

Whose heart was plucked by Zheng Chen’s death?
The answer is obvious, it is Empress Dowager Zheng.

The Empress Dowager, who was barely sitting up a moment ago, fainted the next moment. The Jingyang Palace was in chaos.

Eunuch Zhao was the closest, but it was Eunuch Lin who moved the fastest, quickly reaching out to steady the Empress Dowager. Chen Sheren shouted for the imperial physician. The stewards looked panicked and wanted to gather around to see what was going on, but Eunuch Zhao shouted back, "The Empress wants the imperial physician to see her, so all of you go out and wait. No one is allowed to come in without the Empress's summons."

Eunuch Zhao had been the chief steward of Jingyang Palace for more than ten years. He was very powerful. The stewards did not dare to make any more noise and retreated outside the palace with their heads down.

It was spring, the sun was warm and the breeze was gentle, but the managers were all feeling cold.

During the two months that Dowager Li took charge of the palace affairs, she used the excuse of negligence in her duties to remove two of her confidants. The rest were almost all the people of Empress Dowager Zheng.

Seeing this big tree swaying and looking like it might fall down at any time, how could the managers not be worried?
One of the more courageous ones leaned close to the worried-looking Eunuch Min's ear and whispered, "Eunuch Min, the queen has just recovered from her illness, and now she has encountered such a thing. I don't know how long she will have to lie down this time. In this case, won't the palace affairs have to be returned to Ning'an Palace?"

is not that right?

Once Empress Dowager Zheng fell, Empress Dowager Li would be able to legitimately take over the palace affairs. How could they have a good life?
When Eunuch Min thought about this, he became anxious and angry, but he was helpless: "Don't say such unlucky words. Your Majesty just heard the bad news about Master Zheng, and her heart is boiling. Wait for the imperial physician to give her acupuncture and prescribe medicine, and she will recover after two days of rest."

The steward grumbled in a low voice: "Last time it was because of the Zheng family, this time it's because of the young master of the Zheng family. The Zheng family is like the lifeblood of the queen."

Moreover, the emperor had firmly grasped this life gate. Taking advantage of the Zheng family's repeated manipulation of Jingyang Palace, the Empress Dowager had to endure and give in. How low-key is the Jingyang Palace, which was once domineering?

"Mr. Chen is the same," another steward couldn't help but come over and said, "Why did he say something else but to tell Her Majesty about Mr. Zheng's death in front of Her Majesty? He was deliberately trying to anger Her Majesty."

"Hush! Don't talk nonsense!" Eunuch Min glared at him immediately. "Mr. Chen was ordered by the emperor to deliver a message. The thief Zheng rebelled against the court, and his death is not a pity. The queen was so happy that the thief Zheng bowed his head that she fainted due to excessive excitement."

This skill of confusing right and wrong! He is indeed the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs!

The two managers responded timidly and exchanged glances quickly.

The big tree of the Empress Dowager is really going to fall. Eunuch Min is the confidant of the Empress Dowager, and he can't escape and doesn't plan to escape. They are different. If they jump down earlier and find another master, they may be able to smoothly pass through the chaos of the power transfer in the harem...

The fluctuations in people's hearts are visible to the naked eye, and there is no need to describe them in detail.

Now let's talk about the Empress Dowager Zheng. After she fainted, she was carried to the bed and laid flat on her back. The imperial physician took out a silver needle and stabbed her.

It was two hours later that Empress Dowager Zheng woke up leisurely.

“Zhao Chunming!” Empress Dowager Zheng was weak and had difficulty speaking. She managed to say something incoherently: “Go to Zhaohe Palace! Please ask the emperor to come over. I want to see the emperor immediately!”

Eunuch Zhao had expected this, and replied in a low voice with some embarrassment: "The emperor summoned all the ministers in the court, and I heard that they are discussing how to settle and pacify Yuzhou. I'm afraid they don't have time to come now."

Empress Dowager Zheng no longer had the energy to curse, so she just glared at him and said, "Go and pass the message immediately!"

Eunuch Zhao had no choice but to retreat.

Eunuch Lin waited beside the bed for a while before Empress Dowager Zheng opened her mouth and said, "Lin Ying."

"Your servant is here, please give your orders, Your Majesty!" Eunuch Lin responded respectfully, bent down and took two steps forward.

In just half a day, Empress Dowager Zheng seemed to have aged a lot. Her eyes were dim and her voice was trembling: "Go to the Zheng family on my behalf and tell Duke Anguo the news of Zheng Chen's death." Eunuch Lin accepted the order in a low voice: "Yes, I will go right away. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Eunuch Lin asked in a subtle and obscure way.

Last month, eighty palace maids and eunuchs were released from the palace, most of whom were the minions of the Grand Empress Dowager. However, the Grand Empress Dowager had been managing the harem for decades, and her hands were all over the palace. Being cut off did not hurt the foundation. As long as the Grand Empress Dowager gave the order, she could still stir up a big storm.

Empress Dowager Zheng was never a soft-hearted person. When she was the queen, the concubines in the harem were trembling with fear. When she was the queen dowager, Concubine Li was suppressed to the point that she could not raise her head. When she became the grand empress dowager, she became even more fierce and domineering.

Now, under Jiang Shaohua's soft knife, she was slowly being cut and bleeding. It was a well-known fact that the Jingyang Palace was declining and the power of the Empress Dowager was declining day by day.

So, will the Empress Dowager be blinded by anger and do something that will hurt both sides?

The expression of the Empress Dowager Zheng was uncertain, and her eyes changed. For a moment, a murderous aura flashed across her. But then she thought of the Zheng family, Prince Ping, and herself, who was getting old, and the murderous aura disappeared again.

"Don't act rashly." Empress Dowager Zheng closed her eyes and swallowed all her anger, pain and resentment.

"Yes."

Eunuch Lin also withdrew.

The bedroom was silent again.

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Two drops of turbid tears slid down from the corners of his eyes.

Empress Dowager Zheng did not raise her hand to wipe away her tears, but just turned her head inward. Images of Zheng Chen's childhood and teenage years kept flashing through her mind, and she felt heartbroken.

……

Eunuch Zhao waited outside the Zhaohe Palace for an hour until dark, when the court meeting was adjourned.

Eunuch Zhao knelt down with a humble look on his face: "When the queen heard the news of Zheng's death, she was very excited and fainted. She woke up an hour ago and I don't think she is seriously injured. However, the queen wants to see the emperor. I beg the emperor to go to Jingyang Palace."

Jiang Shaohua frowned and blamed Chen Sheren first: "Why didn't you report to me that my grandmother fainted?"

Chen Sheren did not dare to argue and immediately pleaded guilty: "It was my negligence. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Jiang Shaohua said in a deep voice: "State affairs are important, but grandma's health is more important. If there are similar things in the future, you must report to me immediately."

Chen Sheren agreed obediently.

Eunuch Zhao thought that the emperor was the emperor, and he always played the whole show. His superficial work was flawless and there was nothing to blame.

Jiang Shaohua went to Jingyang Palace under the protection of the emperor's personal guards.

When she entered Jingyang Palace, she could go straight into the Empress Dowager's bedroom without the need to report to the emperor.

I pushed open the door and walked to the bedside. What came into view was the old face of the Empress Dowager, with tears still on her face. It was really refreshing.

Jiang Shaohua sat down beside the bed and comforted her softly, "Grandma, don't be too sad. Zheng Chen's death is a cure for the Zheng family, and it's even better for grandma."