Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 1421: Chapter 1421: The Powerful Consort from a Military Family (31)

Su Xue numbly attended to Chuzheng’s bath and dressed her.

Then she opened all the windows for ventilation.

The fragrance was faint, although it could suppress the smell, if any elder in the palace sensed it, they might still discern something.

Su Xue lit another type of incense.

”Empress Dowager, doing this is very dangerous.”

”What’s there to fear.” Chuzheng didn’t care much: ”At worst, I won’t be the Empress Dowager.”

”...”

Su Xue wanted to say, it wasn’t that easy.

But then, considering Chuzheng’s recent actions.

Brazenly discussing with Your Majesty on how to frame the Regent Prince...

Su Xue secretly brought a bowl of soup at night.

”What is this?”

Chuzheng disdainfully stepped aside.

”Contraceptive Soup.” Su Xue said: ”You can’t conceive a child.”

Chuzheng: ”...”

You’re overthinking.

Chuzheng with a cold expression: ”I won’t get pregnant.”

If I could get pregnant, the kids could fill a football field.

”Empress Dowager, this kind of thing isn’t certain, if you get pregnant, it would be disastrous...” Su Xue said: ”You should drink it.”

Chuzheng: ”...”

I want to make the Regent Prince drink.

Su Xue was determined, she wouldn’t leave unless Chuzheng drank it.

Chuzheng held her breath and drank the stuff, flipped the bowl to let Su Xue see, then handed it back.

Drank it!

Can you leave now!

Su Xue hid the bowl in her sleeve and left.

Chuzheng sighed.

Seems like I really can’t keep being Empress Dowager.

Why does it feel like I have to sneak around even while holding my Good Person Card!!

-

Su Xue was apprehensive, fortunately, when Rong Shi came, he avoided people, and nobody noticed.

Rong Shi actually doesn’t come often...

But the Young Emperor frequently runs here.

With the Regent Prince no longer controlling the court, all governmental affairs fell on him.

Every time he encountered trouble, he’d clutch his decrees and run to Chuzheng.

Recently, the influence of Rong Shi’s faction has been growing.

Just got rid of one Regent Prince, and here comes General Rong.

The Court Officials are also quite exhausted.

Yet they must seek a path for themselves.

Oh, Young Emperor!

When will you finally grow up.

Some court officials are desperate to accelerate his growth.

”Mother Empress, General Rong wants to overturn a case...” The Young Emperor was presently frustrated, nestled in Calm Palace: ”But Yang De says, that case can’t be overturned.”

”What case is it.”

The Young Emperor showed the dossier to Chuzheng.

The dossier wasn’t long, Chuzheng quickly finished reading it.

It’s concerning Rong Shi’s mother’s family lineage...

As Chuzheng read further, she felt it looked increasingly familiar.

The Regent Prince had mentioned to her, the incident framing her mother was exactly what was documented in this dossier.

Back then, the Regent Prince set a trap to frame the original protagonist’s mother and father.

This case also involved Rong Shi’s maternal family, the Cheng Family.

The Cheng Family was key, without them, the setup wouldn’t have succeeded.

Now Rong Shi presented new evidence.

Showing that the Cheng Family was framed back then.

And when the Cheng Family fell from grace, the Rong Family sought self-preservation, yet none of them reached out.

Rong Shi wasn’t much favored in the Rong Family, but was cherished in the Cheng Family.

When this happened, the protagonist had just been born, and Rong Shi was only a few years old, he had no ability to save the Cheng Family.

Now that he wants to overturn the Cheng Family’s case, it is entirely understandable.

Chuzheng closed the dossier: ”Since there’s new evidence, why can’t it be overturned?”

The Young Emperor shook his head: ”Eunuch Yang De says so.”

”Overturn it.” Chuzheng said.

-

Not long after the Young Emperor left, Eunuch Yang De came.

He came alone.

”Empress Dowager, was it you who persuaded Your Majesty to agree to overturn the case?”

”If it could potentially be a wrongful conviction, why not overturn it?” My Good Person Card wants to overturn the case, of course I’ll help him.

”This case... mustn’t be overturned.” Eunuch Yang De sighed: ”Empress Dowager, please dissuade Your Majesty.”

”Why can’t it be overturned?”

Eunuch Yang De clearly knew the inside story, yet he didn’t intend to disclose it.

Eunuch Yang De directly knelt: ”Empress Dowager, please rescind the order.”

”Reason.”

Eunuch Yang De: ”...”

Without giving a reason, Chuzheng was determined to stand by her Good Person Card.

Of course...

Even if Eunuch Yang De did provide a reason, Chuzheng would likely still choose to stand by the Good Person Card.

All interests are based on the Good Person Card.

The Good Person Card’s happiness is all that matters.

”Empress Dowager, this matter...”

Eunuch Yang De seemed unsure how to start.

Chuzheng patiently waited.

”Empress Dowager, this matter involves you.”

Eunuch Yang De sighed.

”And then?”

Eunuch Yang De was astonished: ”Empress Dowager, you know?”

Chuzheng remained silent, granting tacit acknowledgment.

Eunuch Yang De sighed again.

Back then, the late Emperor wasn’t aware that it was the Regent Prince who orchestrated it, but the late Emperor... was clear in his heart about the actual situation.

Yet he prohibited anyone from helping, even fueling the situation.

However, the late Emperor later regretted it.

Then decided to spare the protagonist’s parents.

But unfortunately...

The protagonist’s parents still died.

Died bearing their guilt.

”The late Emperor brought you into the palace... also for your own good.” Eunuch Yang De explained: ”The late Emperor recognized the ambition of the Regent Prince, but the late Emperor had little time left.”

The late Emperor never truly recognized the Regent Prince.

Until he was near death...

Only then did he realize this person’s ambition.

Found that he was closely monitoring the original protagonist, having people watching over the Grand Tutor’s Mansion.

The late Emperor realized, if he passed away, the protagonist would inevitably end up in his hands.

Thus, the late Emperor had to come up with such a plan.

Issued a decree overnight, bringing the protagonist into the palace.

The status of Empress Dowager, under the watchful eyes of the public.

The Regent Prince wouldn’t take any drastic actions in the short term...

Simultaneously sent out an Imperial Decree to summon Rong Shi from the border.

But at that time, the border was trapped in a difficult situation, even though Rong Shi received the summons, he couldn’t set out to return.

”Are you aware that you once had a marriage agreement with General Rong?”

”I’m aware.”

Eunuch Yang De gave Chuzheng a deep look: ”Your marriage agreement with General Rong was also a decree issued by Your Majesty. The Grand Tutor disagreed...”

”Because of the Cheng Family?”

Eunuch Yang De nodded.

The Cheng Family is Rong Shi’s mother’s family.

They can be said to have been implicated by the protagonist’s parents.

The Grand Tutor knew everything, and disagreed with this matter, hence never mentioned it to the protagonist.

The reason why the late Emperor issued a marriage decree for two individuals with such entanglements is no longer known.

But ultimately, the late Emperor intended for Rong Shi to protect the protagonist.

Eunuch Yang De took out an Imperial Decree: ”The late Emperor left two decrees, one ordering the harem concubines to accompany him in burial, and the other is this.”

”The one from the Regent Prince was fake?”

Eunuch Yang De nodded.

In such a situation, even if he came forward to say it was fake, it would be futile.

On the contrary, it would make the Young Emperor’s situation more dangerous.

He could only remain silent.

”This decree was prepared earlier by the late Emperor and left in my care.”

Eunuch Yang De handed the decree to Chuzheng.

The decree’s content... commanded the protagonist to feign death and leave the Imperial Palace.

”The late Emperor regretted what happened back then, but also knew that regret was useless...” Eunuch Yang De said: ”He simply hoped to protect you.”

Chuzheng: ”...”

But did the late Emperor realize that Rong Shi had turned dark?

Moreover...

In essence, the protagonist was the one who caused the Cheng Family to fall completely, the daughter of the chief culprit... what immense courage did the late Emperor have to dare issue a marriage decree for these two?