Chapter 377 Zhao Hede 38
Wang Zhengjun didn't get angry when she heard this, but her expression only grew more bitter. Ever since Wang Yin's departure, his successors, Wang Shang and Wang Gen, had become increasingly unbridled. She tried to persuade them to moderate their behavior, but she could clearly sense their perfunctory attitude.
Later, the Zhao family rose to power, and the position of Grand Marshal and General, which had always been held by Wang, was lost. They were willing to come to her with a shameless face, but it was not because they realized their mistakes and wanted to make amends and correct them. Instead, they begged her to ask the emperor to return the position of Grand Marshal and General of their Wang family.
Even an old man like Wang Zhengjun, who was as unmoved as a turtle and lived for a thousand years, couldn't help showing the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
Throughout her life, she couldn't understand many people. She couldn't understand Fu Yao's obsession and hatred, the emperor's rebelliousness and anger, the queen's sarcasm and disdain...
Well, few of hers could understand.
But today, for the first time, she began to not understand her family's stupidity and greed.
What does "Grand General of the Wang Family" mean?
What does "The Zhao family is abusing their power, and the Queen Mother should instruct Your Majesty to restore order as soon as possible" mean?
Although she didn't know much about politics, someone had told her directly or indirectly about what the Zhao family had done over the years.
Regardless of whether the queen was a woman with overly extreme means, at least her family members were the emperor's loyal ministers. Even Wang Mang, who was now favored by her, said so.
Thinking of the child's admiration for the Zhao family, especially Zhao Qin, Wang Zhengjun looked at this brother again.
After Wang Shang died, he couldn't wait to take over his position, but he didn't expect the emperor to turn around and appoint Zhao Qin as the Grand Marshal, and the position of General was given to Zhao Ke. Both of them were rewarded according to their merits, and no one in the court said anything.
He has always been unwilling to give up, and Wang Zhengjun knew all this, but she said nothing and did nothing, just thinking that he would figure it out over time.
But perhaps they are not born from the same mother. Although they have the same father, they are different after all. Wang Shang's heart is so big that even Wang Zhengjun can't protect him.
But my father and brother's last words before they died...
Although Wang Shang is guilty, the countless men, women, elderly people and children in the Wang family cannot be allowed to suffer the same fate.
"I am an old man now, and lately I have been having short sleeps, and I am not in a very good mood."
Wang Zhengjun said, looking at Zhao Feiyan: "Princess Gong, I have something to discuss with the Queen today. Please go back first."
Zhao Feiyan turned her head and saw her sister nodding at her. She said nothing more, bowed and said a few polite words, then turned around and walked away quickly.
After all, they are confident. Their Zhao family is now an in-law family, and they are really valued by the emperor, and all of their members are talented.
Her sister gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the emperor, and she enjoyed the emperor's favor for more than ten years.
Empress Dowager, huh~
Think about the bunch of Wang family members behind her, who are more numerous than ants. In such a big family, there is only one Wang Mang. The others either rely on the queen mother for support so that they can take advantage of the power of others; or they are like Wang Shang... They are not as good as the former.
"The Empress Dowager specifically summoned me here. Is there anything she wants to tell me?"
Zhao Feiyan's guess was correct; Wang Zhengjun's attitude was indeed amiable: "I heard the general has good news again in the spring."
"I don't really understand these things, but Your Majesty is in a good mood recently."
"Today I heard that the Queen has detained Concubine Zhang and her servants. I wonder what it's all about?"
Wang Zhengjun suddenly changed the subject, and Zhao Hede immediately followed up: "The Empress Dowager is well-informed. She knew everything so quickly even though she was separated by two palaces."
"This matter is neither big nor small. It was discovered by Lady Zhang's sister. She said that someone in her sister's palace had been secretly giving things away. This kind of thing is shameful, so I kept it quiet. I just guarded her palace and did find some things."
Speaking of finding something, Wang Zhengjun's heart tightened, but when she looked down, she saw the Queen looking at her with undisguised, blatant mockery in her eyes, so she sighed:
"You should be very happy now."
"Your Majesty, this doesn't make sense. Concubine Zhang is a beautiful woman without any favor or children. If she did something like this, I would be ashamed. How could I be happy?"
Despite saying so, Zhao Hede's face was clearly filled with genuine joy.
"Ms. Zhang is naturally nothing, but she's probably not the only one involved this time."
“Who knows~”
Seeing Wang Zhengjun's obvious disbelief, she spread out her hands and said honestly, "I searched the things and handed them over to Your Majesty, along with the people and things. As for what Your Majesty found..."
Hede smiled sweetly at Wang Zhengjun and said, "I am only the Empress, how can I interfere in the affairs of the former dynasty?"
Wang Zhengjun said these words to Hede at her birthday party last year when she forgot about everything and fell into a habit of preaching. She didn't expect that Hede still remembered them.
Wang Zhengjun knew that she could not defeat Zhao Hede, but she also had her good points. She did not argue with others and was used to always maintaining a dignified demeanor and graceful bearing.
Anyway, as long as she shows no expression when others insult her, others may be angrier than her, like Fu Yao who died before.
So at this moment she just nodded, still unmoved: "The Queen is right, but this matter also involves Concubine Zhang. I'm afraid not only the former court, but also the harem cannot be separated from it."
"Don't worry about this, mother. I will handle it myself. If I don't do well, Your Majesty will deal with it."
This was almost like pointing at the Empress Dowager and asking her to stop meddling in other people's business. After all, everyone in the world knew that the Emperor loved the Empress to the core, and he would punish those who dared to cause trouble and displease the Empress.
After this and that, Wang Zhengjun still couldn't find a way to ask about the matter. She could only watch the queen walk away gracefully and sigh deeply. Seeing this, Madam Gongsun hurriedly comforted her:
"Your Highness, don't worry. As the Queen said, this matter is of great importance, and His Majesty will definitely handle it personally. When the time comes, he will definitely spare some people who were not involved for your sake."
"I understand all of this, but I've failed my father and brother's dying wishes. And Wang Gen, even though we're not from the same mother, he's still my brother. Now that he's made such a big mistake, I'm really in a dilemma."
As Wang Zhengjun spoke, her eyes flushed for a moment, revealing her inner turmoil.
"Besides, if the Zhang family hadn't instigated this, he might not have dared to do it."
"I'm afraid Lord Wang didn't expect things to get this far. It's all Chunyu Chang's fault. How did he end up running into this?"
"That Chunyu Chang, with his smooth talk and deceptive manner, has always been a crooked person. It wouldn't be surprising if he was used as a raft."
Wang Zhengjun felt upset when she thought of this. Who could have imagined that the Wang family, once so powerful, would eventually fall to the hands of an outsider?
It's really unpredictable.
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