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Chapter 320: Chapter 321 Empress Dowager Returns Chapter 320: Chapter 321 Empress Dowager Returns The nanny nodded, her expression solemn as she spoke, “The Second Prince has had little contact with affairs, as the Empress has always been controlling everything for him. The Second Prince doesn’t need to think about anything; that’s why he has become like this now.”

The Empress’s eyebrows raised slightly, and she then shook her head with a sigh, “How could this palace not want him to stand on his own? But look at the things he does! Not one of them is proper business!”

Whenever she talked about these matters, she felt a headache coming on. If it weren’t for Pei Chengye minting private silver, why would she need to give up the Zheng Family to protect him? Now her only support had collapsed.

And The Emperor had been growing more and more impatient with her, which filled the Empress’s heart with anger.

The next day, the sky was grey and overcast, as if a downpour was imminent.

Shao He sat up in bed yawning, her head heavy. She had an extremely poor quality of sleep the night before and had been plagued by nightmares, feeling completely exhausted and weary when she woke up this morning.

Shao He rubbed her eyes and rolled out of bed.

“Squeak–” The door was pushed open.

“Miss, you’re awake.” Qingxia ran over cheerfully.

Shao He nodded, “Qingxia, is it raining outside?”

Qingxia shook her head and pointed to the window, “The sun is quite nice today, why would it rain?”

Shao He walked over and pushed open the window, looking outside to find that it indeed wasn’t raining.

“Miss, are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?”

Shao He nodded and turned around to freshen up.

By the time she had finished washing up, Qingxia had already laid out the steaming hot porridge and dishes.

While Shao He was dining, Qing Shan suddenly rushed in to report, “Miss, the Empress Dowager has returned, she’s already at the gate of Capital City.”

“The Empress Dowager? Wasn’t it said that she was still on the way back to the capital? Why has she returned so quickly?” Shao He asked, putting down her chopsticks.

Qing Shan explained, “It’s because the Empress Dowager heard The Emperor had been bewitched, so she hurried back all the way.”

“The Empress Dowager has always been devout in her prayers, treating all her grandsons equally; she only cares about The Emperor, her son,” added Qingxia from the side.

Shao He understood the importance of The Emperor to the Empress Dowager and realized she needed to be even more cautious in her actions.

The Empress and others naturally received the message, and they hurried to the Fifth Prince’s Mansion.

As the Empress and all the Princes had just entered, the Empress Dowager arrived shortly after, and everyone immediately bowed down, saying, “We commoners pay our respects to the Empress Dowager.”

“Your grandsons pay their respects to the Imperial Grandmother.”

The Empress was the last to step forward, “Greetings to Mother Empress.”

“Hmm, where is The Emperor now?” the Empress Dowager responded indifferently, her expression towards everyone extremely cold.

From amid the crowd, Shao He observed the Empress Dowager–her hair was white with age, yet she was lively and her complexion rosy; those sharp phoenix eyes were keen, a true master of inscrutability.

The Empress replied with respect, “Reporting to Mother Empress, The Emperor is currently at…”

“Enough, wait for me to go there,” the Empress Dowager interrupted her, an impatient look in her eyes.

The Empress’s face flushed with embarrassment, but she still managed to squeeze out a smile and bowed her head, “Yes.”

When the Empress Dowager saw her son lying weak in bed, her eyes reddened with heartache. Turning her head to the Empress, she accused sharply, “What kind of Empress are you? How could you care for The Emperor in such a way that he has ended up like this?”

“It’s all my fault, I have failed to take proper care of The Emperor, please punish me as you see fit,” the Empress said, before lifting her skirt and kneeling.

“Punishment? Can punishment make The Emperor well?”

After the Empress Dowager spoke, she turned her gaze to the Princes behind her, “Each one of you idles away your days, never thinking to help your father with his heavy responsibilities, only caring about your own pleasures and happiness, causing your father to lie gravely ill in bed now!”

“We, your grandsons, are to blame,” the Princes knelt together.

“To blame? You are more than to blame; you have committed deep transgressions. Those Imperial Physicians, how have they been reading The Emperor’s pulse for peace all these days, and what are the eunuchs doing? The Emperor has been unwell, and yet not one of you noticed!”

With these words, the Empress Dowager scolded not only the Empress and various Concubines but also the Imperial Physicians, the eunuchs, and several Princes.

Everyone knelt silently, knowing that the Empress Dowager was in a fit of rage.

“Mother Empress.” A weak voice came from the sickbed.

The Empress Dowager immediately leaned over, holding The Emperor’s hand, her tears flowing uncontrollably, “What on earth happened? How could you have suddenly fallen ill like this?”

“Do not worry, Mother Empress. This time, I owe my life to Doctor Shao. Without her, I wouldn’t know how many times I might have died,” The Emperor, trying to prevent the Empress Dowager from further scolding, quickly turned the topic towards Shao He, hoping the Empress Dowager would feel somewhat relieved.

The Empress Dowager, of course, had also heard about Shao He; on her way back, she had made sure to find out all the affairs of Capital City.

Although the Empress Dowager was often not in Capital City, she had a firm grasp of its affairs.

The Empress Dowager noticed Shao He kneeling in the corner and beckoned her, “Come here.”

Shao He, not understanding the reason, stood up and approached, bowing down, “This commoner girl pays her respects to the Empress Dowager.”

The Empress appraised her thoroughly and could not help but praise, “A truly beautiful girl. I did not expect that not only are you beautiful, but your medical skills are also so superior.”

“Thank you for the compliment, Empress Dowager. I have merely done what I ought to do,” Shao He replied, her head bowed from start to finish, her face bearing a respectful expression.

The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with her reaction, neither arrogant nor impetuous, very prudent.

“You may leave.”

“Yes.”

Shao He returned to her corner, concealing herself well, hoping not to be targeted again.