Chapter 1021 - 859, A False Imperial Edict
Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager, dressed in her magnificent Dowager’s attire and wearing an exquisite makeup, sat dignifiedly on the main seat in the great hall, watching as the Emperor entered.
The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager for a while before he spoke, "Empress Dowager has summoned me here, is there something you wish to discuss?"
The Empress Dowager stared straight at the Emperor, "I heard you posthumously honored the Gu Family and even bestowed the title of Duke upon Gu Jian?"
The Emperor did not speak, which was taken as an acknowledgment.
The Empress Dowager smiled, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten who poisoned the late emperor, and who set the fire that killed Imperial Consort Wan?"
Hearing this, the Emperor’s expression grew ugly.
He had been dragging his feet on rehabilitating his mother and uncle for fear that the Empress Dowager and the Jiang Family would bring up these issues. Now that the Jiang Family had fallen, the Empress Dowager still intended to use this to threaten him.
The Empress Dowager ignored the Emperor’s displeased face and continued, "Let the Jiang Family go. Whether you exile them from the capital or banish them, just spare their lives. As long as you agree, I will forever keep this secret."
The Emperor snorted coldly, "Has the Empress Dowager also forgotten that it was you who gave the order back then?"