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Yin, Zhu and Tubai usually obey their master's orders, but tonight they were particularly stubborn. They each grabbed one of Jiang Shaohua's sleeves and tried their best to stop him.

Jiang Shaohua had great power, and with a simple wave of his hand, he could push the two of them away. Or he could make them move aside by scolding them with a cold face.

However, seeing Yin Zhu Tu Bai's pretty face turn pale due to excessive tension, Jiang Shaohua's heart softened. She smiled helplessly and said, "Well, I'll listen to you and continue to wait."

Yin, Zhu, and Tubai breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and loosened their hands.

Jiang Shaohua pricked up his ears and listened, only to hear the noise outside suddenly become intense, and then quickly suppressed. From time to time, one or two screams were heard.

After waiting for about half an hour, a familiar voice finally sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty, there was an accidental fire in the palace. There were eunuchs and palace maids causing chaos. A team of imperial guards suddenly attacked the Showa Palace, but they were all stopped."

It was Meng Sanbao's voice.

Yin Zhu perked up and quickly went forward to open the door.

When the door opened, a bloodstained face came into view. Yin Zhu's heart tightened: "Brother Sanbao, are you injured?"

Meng Sanbao wiped his face with his hand and grinned, revealing his white teeth: "I just killed someone and the blood splattered on my face. I'm not hurt, don't worry."

Yin Zhu and Meng Sanbao are engaged and their wedding date is in three months.

Now was not the time to get clingy, so Yin Zhu made sure Meng Sanbao was not injured and made way. After Meng Sanbao came in, he explained the situation outside in detail.

There were three palaces in the palace that caught fire at the same time, two of which were empty palaces, and one was the residence of the imperial concubine. When the fire started, everyone in the harem was awakened and rushed to put out the fire. Some even took advantage of the chaos to cause trouble.

"… Most of those who started the riot were palace maids and eunuchs. There were 300 imperial guards who attacked the Zhaohe Palace. Commander Song and his men killed most of them, and some were captured alive."

"It's still dark, maybe there are still people hiding in the dark. Commander Song sent me to tell you that Your Majesty should stay in the palace and not show up casually, so as to avoid being taken advantage of by the treacherous villains waiting in the dark."

Even Song Yuan insisted on this.

Jiang Shaohua had no choice but to continue staying in the palace, listening to the occasional shouting and screaming coming from outside to relieve his boredom.

No one else in the palace was as calm and composed as Jiang Shaohua.

Empress Dowager Li in Ning'an Palace changed her expression the moment she found out about the misfortune in the harem.

The tragic scene of the palace coup last year was still fresh in her mind. The fear of being caught by the rebels and having a knife pressed against her neck was deeply engraved in her heart.

"Immediately seal the palace gates and do not allow anyone to approach Ning'an Palace." Empress Dowager Li ordered sternly: "Everyone stay in your own room. Anyone who comes out without permission will be treated as a traitor and be beheaded."

Ning'an Palace was the territory of Empress Dowager Li, but there was no guarantee that some restless people would take advantage of the chaos to assassinate her. Empress Dowager Li was really afraid of death, so after sealing the palace gate, she also had her bedroom door sealed. All the eunuchs and palace maids in Ning'an Palace who were good at martial arts were guarding outside the gate.

As for Concubine Fan Gui, when she learned that there was another disturbance in the harem, her first reaction was to look up and laugh: "Haha, Jiang Shaohua, you have come to this day."

"Just wait! Wait for someone to overturn the throne. This country of Daliang belongs to my son. You took the throne away from me, so give it back to me honestly. Hahahaha!"

The palace servants around her were so scared that their scalps almost exploded. They said cautiously: "Madam Dowager, the situation outside is unclear now, so you can't say such things carelessly. If the emperor or the Empress Dowager hears about it, you will probably be confined again."

Concubine Fan continued to laugh: "What are you afraid of? The worst that can happen is this. I am the biological mother of Prince Ping. How can you kill me?"

For nearly a year, Concubine Fan Gui had been under house arrest for far longer than she was allowed to be seen. She was locked up all day, without anyone to talk to, and it was becoming increasingly difficult for her to see her son. Concubine Fan Gui had become mentally ill.

The palace maid's eyes were red as she quietly wiped away tears. It was not because she felt sorry for her master, but because she was sad about her own fate.

Inside Jingyang Palace, there was a completely different scene.

The old and dim-sighted Empress Dowager Zheng was dressed neatly tonight, with a pair of eyes flashing with a sharp light, and she was no longer as decadent as usual. She was as excited as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

Eunuch Zhao, with a pale face, was serving with his head down, and he hadn't spoken for a long time.

Eunuch Lin, however, changed his usual behavior and ran back and forth as if there was a wind under his feet.

Unfortunately, the news reported from various places was not good.

"Grand Empress Dowager, the fire in two palaces has been put out. Another one is almost out. We have suffered a lot of casualties."

"We couldn't get into the Showa Hall either."

Empress Dowager Zheng looked gloomy: "Didn't Jiang Shaohua show up? Given her temperament, why would she shrink her neck and not come out?"

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Eunuch Lin frowned and replied in a low voice: "I don't know. I have already made arrangements outside the palace. As long as the emperor leaves the Zhaohe Palace, he will encounter three groups of assassins in succession."

"They have all been trained by slaves for many years. They usually do menial work. They have little presence in the palace. If they were to be assassinated suddenly, the chances of success would be at least 30 to 40 percent."

"Unfortunately, the Emperor has not left his chambers. They are still waiting for the right opportunity."

After Jiang Shaohua ascended the throne, he basically did not keep eunuchs around him. Most of the eunuchs who originally served in the Showa Hall were dismissed. However, there were always some who were left to do rough work, about twenty people in total.

There were actually three masters among these twenty eunuchs who did odd jobs. This also shows that Empress Dowager Zheng had a lot of capital after managing the harem for decades.

Queen Mother Zheng's eyes flashed with anger: "Keep waiting, she will come out eventually. When she shows up, take action immediately."

Empress Dowager Zheng was so furious that she no longer cared about the overall situation.

She wanted to kill Jiang Shaohua and help King Ping ascend the throne.

Prince Ping is not smart enough to manage the court. She can appoint Duke Anguo as the regent and keep the power firmly in her hands.

As for the court officials, they were all shameless people. They could quickly bow down to Jiang Shaohua. As the Empress Dowager, she naturally had many ways to make them shut up.

Kill all those who don't obey. Pick out a few weak ones, give them some benefits, and you will be able to stabilize the people's hearts in the court.

Or, to be more straightforward, there is no need for Prince Ping, she can ascend the throne herself. Jiang Shaohua can be the empress, why can't she? She is not too old, she can live another twenty years sitting on the throne. She can pass the throne to Prince Ping before she dies.

When she thought of this, Empress Dowager Zheng's heart was agitated, as if there was a fire burning in her heart: "Go and watch it yourself, and wait for the opportunity to take action."

Eunuch Lin took the order and left. (End of this chapter)