Chapter 616: Stroke (1)
The 21st year of Chong’an was destined to be a troubled period for Great Xia. First, the old prince attacked the emperor, causing the emperor to be seriously injured and fall unconscious. After he finally woke up and arranged for Lord Jing to supervise the country, there was no movement again.
Then, when the Fragrant Teahouse revealed the old prince’s evil deeds for many years, the commoners waited for the emperor to recover so that they could convict the old prince.
Additionally, the Empress Dowager had returned to the palace!
The empress dowager, who had not returned to the capital for nearly twenty years, suddenly returned at this time. Was she hinting that the emperor was really about to die?
Looking at Lord Jing, who had been receiving a lot of attention in the intermediate court recently, it was not difficult to guess that Lord Jing would become the next emperor once the current emperor passed away.
With Lord Jing’s momentum, several family clans in the capital rose with him, including Lord Jing’s maternal family, Prime Minister Liu’s Mansion, and Consort Jing’s maternal family.
There was no need to mention the Prime Minister’s residence. With Imperial Concubine Liu in the harem all year round, she had always been the target of many officials’ fawning.
The Shen family, on the other hand, held their heads high for a rare moment after Shen Ping’s mishap.