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Empress Dowager Zheng could hardly hold back her pounding heart, and forced herself to open her eyes and look Jiang Shaohua in the face.

Jiang Shaohua stood beside the bed, looking down at Empress Dowager Zheng.

It was the first time that Empress Dowager Zheng saw Jiang Shaohua like this.

Cold, indifferent, and majestic.

This is the true emperor of Daliang, holding power, with overwhelming majesty, and no one can stop him.

Empress Dowager Zheng suddenly regretted it. She had been ready to make a move yesterday, but Jiang Shaohua was a little tough and his words were not so pleasant to the ear. Why couldn't she hold back and jump out to fight? Now that it has come to the point of fighting and chaos in the palace, how can it end?

"Shaohua," Empress Dowager Zheng pleaded with a weakness and humility she had never seen in her life, "I am old and cannot stand being frightened."

"There is unrest in the palace. You are in full control of it. I will not be responsible for anything. From now on, I will live in peace in Jingyang Palace and take care of Prince Ping."

Jiang Shaohua frowned, his expression was cold: "In one night, three palaces in the palace caught fire, countless eunuchs and palace servants rioted, and hundreds of imperial guards attacked the Zhaohe Palace. If I didn't have a group of loyal guards, I would be the one begging for mercy now."

Jiang Shaohua's gaze was too sharp and intimidating.

Empress Dowager Zheng did not have the courage to look Jiang Shaohua in the face. She avoided his gaze in panic and said in a low voice, "I really don't know. This is all because of Eunuch Lin's self-willed and reckless behavior. You should just kill him and all the rebels who are causing trouble. From now on, this palace will be peaceful."

"From now on, the Queen Mother will be in charge of all palace affairs. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be replaced by someone you trust. It's up to you how much money you want to allocate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"I don't want anything anymore."

Without anyone, the power of the palace was handed over, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also sent out, and Empress Dowager Zheng was left with only Jingyang Palace.

Jiang Shaohua was not satisfied with this, and said indifferently: "Duke Anguo has handed over all the secret guards that the Zheng family has raised for many years. Jingyang Palace is outside the palace, so there should be some people."

Empress Dowager Zheng shuddered, as if a piece of her heart had been cut out. "Yes, there are indeed some people. They were previously managed by Eunuch Lin, so I don't know exactly how many people there are. There is a list in Eunuch Lin's room, you can send someone to collect it and take over those people. They may be useful in the future."

As he spoke, turbid tears welled up in the corners of his eyes: "Shaohua, I am old and often confused. For the sake of the late emperor, please don't bother with me. I will listen to you in everything from now on."

Jiang Shaohua showed no mercy and said coldly, "Grandmother is now knowledgeable and interesting. Maybe after a while, when she has recovered from the shock, she will feel resentful and play some tricks to cause trouble for me."

"There is no such thing as a thief on guard against thieves. I am busy with government affairs every day and do not have the time to be on guard against thieves every day."

"It would be more to my liking to take this opportunity to resolve all the hidden dangers at once."

Empress Dowager Zheng gasped, her old face turned pale, her eyes filled with fear: "You! What are you going to do? Are you going to kill me?"

"Jiang Shaohua! How dare you have such a rebellious thought! I am the grandmother of the late emperor, and also your grandmother. Over the years, I have always been kind to you. Without me, there would be no you today!"

"Besides, you are the emperor of Daliang. Don't you care about your reputation? If you kill me, how will the officials look at you? The history books will also record this. Also, how are you going to stop the people from talking nonsense?"

"You are the emperor! Every move you make is watched by thousands of people! You must be cautious! You can't act recklessly!"

"You can't kill me!"

Later, Empress Dowager Zheng sat up and screamed in excitement. Jiang Shaohua looked at Empress Dowager Zheng's ugly appearance of fear and shock with cold eyes, and said slowly: "I have thought about what Grandmother said. I really don't want to leave a bad reputation for killing my elders."

Empress Dowager Zheng did not dare to relax and stared at Jiang Shaohua: "So what do you want?"

"There was turmoil in the palace, and grandma was frightened. She has to stay in the palace to recuperate for a few years." Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "The concubines in the harem don't need to come to pay their respects, so as not to disturb grandma's recuperation."

"Also, my grandmother is ill, so it is not appropriate for her to take care of Prince Ping any longer. I plan to send Prince Ping to Ning'an Palace and ask the Queen Mother to take care of him."

Empress Dowager Zheng suffered a crushing defeat and had no confidence to negotiate any terms.

Don't agree?
Jiang Shaohua didn't care about his reputation as a wise ruler, so what if he just killed her? The Zheng family had already fallen, and most of the officials of the Empress Dowager's party were recruited by Jiang Shaohua. Who would avenge her? Even if someone jumped out to avenge her, she would have died in the underground, so what was the point?
No matter what, I have to get through this moment first and save my life.

Empress Dowager Zheng exhaled forcefully: "I will obey you."

Jiang Shaohua curled his lips and said, "Grandma, rest assured and recuperate. Living a long and healthy life is good for everyone. If anything happens to Grandma, I will make everyone in the Zheng family go to hell. By then, Grandma can be reunited with her family in the underworld, and it won't be so lonely."

Empress Dowager Zheng: “…”

Jiang Shaohua turned and left.

Empress Dowager Zheng was like a dying fish exposed to the sun, gasping for thin air. Finally, she collapsed back into her quilt and sobbed.

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I don't know whether he is crying for the dead or suffering for 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. A very familiar face came into view.

"Zhao Chunming," Empress Dowager Zheng did not look in the mirror, and did not know how embarrassed she looked at the moment: "How is the outside world?"

Eunuch Zhao had a bitter look on his face and whispered, "Eunuch Lin and the others were all killed. The people in Jingyang Palace were also arrested and interrogated by Commander Song. I wonder how many of them can come back alive."

Empress Dowager Zheng asked blankly, "Is everyone in Jingyang Palace gone?"

Eunuch Zhao replied, "The emperor has left only me, his servant."

Empress Dowager Zheng's eyes went dark, and she only managed to hold her breath to avoid fainting: "You're the only one left?"

"Yes, I am the only one left." Eunuch Zhao said, feeling sad and couldn't help crying: "In such a huge Jingyang Palace, only the queen and I are left."

Jingyang Palace originally had more than a hundred eunuchs and more than two hundred palace maids. After King Ping moved in, there were dozens more eunuchs and palace maids.

Now, Prince Ping was taken away, and Eunuch Ge and others followed him to Ning'an Palace. Eunuch Lin and other eunuchs were killed, and the rest were taken away.

In the spacious palace, there were only Empress Dowager Zheng and Eunuch Zhao.

Empress Dowager Zheng tried to speak, but her blood boiled and she fainted. (End of this chapter)