She grabbed the Empress Dowager's hand and shook it back and forth.

"grandmother……"

Her voice was convoluted, sounding exactly like she was being coquettish.

The Empress Dowager was amused by her, poked her head, and then nodded.

"Okay, okay, they're all yours, you can have them all."

Princess Rongyang nodded happily, immediately stood up, and pulled Li Mama to the storeroom to get things.

"This Rongyang..."

Emperor Rongcheng smiled indulgently, "You're so old, yet you still act like a child."

Jiang Xianhao watched Princess Rongyang's retreating figure and suddenly spoke.

“Rongyang has been pampered since she was a child. I heard that she is very fond of that boy from the Luo family. Your Majesty, why don’t you just agree to the marriage between the two of them? That way, I can rest assured.”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng frowned and immediately turned to look at Jiang Xianhao.

"How old is she?"

"They're already talking about marriage with her?"

The Empress Dowager nodded in agreement.

“This child is not young anymore. He sneaks out of the palace every day to hang out with that boy. People will inevitably talk about him. It’s better to arrange this marriage in advance than to be gossiped about and lose face for our royal family.”

But Emperor Rongcheng still frowned.

Because of the huge scandal involving Gu Jingchun and Luo Ziqian, he had a bad impression of Luo Ziqian.

Moreover, his daughter should be matched with the best man in the world.

What right does Luo Ziqian, a wicked man who previously had other women in his heart, have to marry his daughter?

So he frowned and didn't nod, but said, "Rongyang is still young, let's discuss this matter further."

As he spoke, he looked at the Empress Dowager.

“Since Rongyang keeps sneaking out of the palace, we should keep a closer eye on her and make sure she doesn’t go out again, and she can’t get too close to that boy.”

After Emperor Rongcheng finished speaking, he made an excuse to leave.

He stood up and turned to look at Jiang Xianhao, wanting her to come with him.

The Empress Dowager spoke first.

"Your Majesty, please go ahead with your business. I haven't seen the Empress for a while, so I'll spend more time with her today."

Emperor Rongcheng could not refuse and could only look to Jiang Xianhao.

Jiang Xianhao nodded before leaving.

As soon as Emperor Rongcheng left, the Empress Dowager's gaze fell on Jiang Xianhao.

"Has something happened recently?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xianhao immediately stood up and slowly knelt before the Empress Dowager.

"Mother, I beg you, you must help Hechuan and Rongyang."

Upon seeing this, the Empress Dowager immediately stood up and helped Jiang Xianhao up before saying, "Tell me first, what happened?"

Jiang Xianhao then told the Empress Dowager about her poisoning.

"The imperial physician said that this poison is extremely rare and it is difficult to prepare an antidote."

But His Majesty said that Consort Hui had specially prepared an antidote for her daughter-in-law, which would take seven days to completely neutralize the poison.

"However, I simply don't believe that Consort Hui would be so kind as to detoxify me. I think she's just trying to appease His Majesty..."

The Empress Dowager was an extremely vigilant person, and upon hearing this, she immediately asked, "What does she want to do?"

Jiang Xianhao shook his head.

"My daughter-in-law doesn't know either, but she suspects that she has no leverage left and is afraid that she might do something outrageous in a desperate situation!"

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager immediately stood up.

"She dares!"

Jiang Xianhao: "Mother, are you aware that the rumors circulating among the people regarding He Chuan's identity were all fabricated by Consort Hui?"

Therefore, I wrote down what happened between His Majesty and me back then, and gave it to Grand Tutor Wang. Only then was Hechuan's image restored among the people.

"However, this also disrupted Consort Hui's plans, which is why she was so angry that she poisoned me."

"Perhaps, she did not expect His Majesty to react so strongly, so she used the antidote to pretend to calm His Majesty down."

However, judging from His Majesty's attitude, it seems that he still trusts Consort Hui, but now that He Chuan has not returned for a long time, his daughter-in-law dares not let her guard down, which is why she has come to seek help from the Empress Dowager.

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager understood the seriousness of the matter.

"Hechuan is my grandson. You don't need to tell me, I will put him first. You don't need to beg, I will do my best to help him ascend the throne."

The Empress Dowager sighed as she spoke.

"Our Emperor is good in every way, how could he have fallen for that woman's trick and believed her words without question?"

She looked at Jiang Xianhao as she spoke.

"then……"

Jiang Xianhao interrupted the Empress Dowager.

“The matter of that year is in the past. Now, your daughter-in-law feels that Consort Hui is definitely not that simple. I urge Your Majesty to make preparations in advance.”

The Empress Dowager nodded.

"Your concerns are valid."

"However, if Consort Hui wants to rebel, she will definitely need someone to help her. Who do you think she will help?"

Jiang Xianhao shook his head.

"I only know about Prime Minister Wang and a few ministers in the court; as for the others, I know nothing."

The Empress Dowager hesitated.

“If she wants to start a rebellion, she will definitely need to rely on military force, but now, the Marquis of Yong’an has also handed over his military power, and there is no one with military power in the entire capital.”

"Unless she secretly maintains a private army, she simply cannot start a rebellion."

As the Empress Dowager spoke, she made up her mind.

"However, we must be wary of this."

As she spoke, she took out a token and handed it to Jiang Xianhao.

"This token is a keepsake from when I personally led troops on the battlefield."

"Although it's not very useful now, in times of crisis, the old ministers in the military camp will send troops even without the tiger tally."

This is a rule that I, the Empress Dowager, personally established back then.

"Now, I entrust her to you. If anything unexpected happens that day, you must immediately take men to the garrison camp to mobilize troops."

"I am old and now I am trapped in this deep palace, with no one left to rely on."

Jiang Xianhao nodded.

"Yes, thank you, Mother. I will certainly live up to your expectations."

After speaking, he stood up, bowed, and turned to leave.

Looking at Jiang Xianhao's thin back, the Empress Dowager was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

This woman, who had been swallowed up by the harem, finally rediscovered herself at this moment.

Unfortunately, the price was too heavy.

Upon returning to Jingyu Palace, Jiang Xian looked at the token in his hand and unconsciously clenched it tightly.

She handed the token in her hand to Jingtan and Yunshu.

"I'm entrusting this to you for safekeeping now. If anything happens to me and Prince Rui starts an uprising, you must do everything you can to leave the palace and mobilize troops from the garrison."

As for the people at the palace gate, you don't need to worry about them; I've already made arrangements."

Jingtan and Yunshu held the tokens in their hands, feeling as if they weighed a ton.

"With Tsurukawa gone, the only people I can rely on are you."

Jing Tan and Yun Shu nodded.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, even if it costs us our lives, we will not betray your trust."