Chapter 390 Regent: Don't act rashly even if the sky falls.
The stick clanged at his feet.
The Empress Dowager didn't dare to confront Di Yanhen directly. She simply waved her sleeve angrily and muttered a curse: "How can I trust you when you're so dejected?"
She turned and left.
The man crouching in the corner had a sinister and manic look in his eyes.
He tremblingly pulled a silk handkerchief from his bosom. The handkerchief was embroidered with enchanting mandarin ducks, the work of Xiao Rourou.
His fingertips trembled as he touched the mandarin ducks and writing on the silk handkerchief.
Finally, he looked up and cried.
Heartbroken, he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Just as he was wailing, someone knocked on the dilapidated door.
His crying stopped abruptly.
No one could be seen, but a blackened brocade box lay on the ground.
Di Yanhen stumbled to his feet and came to the brocade box.
When you open it, there's a pile of black ash.
There was also a letter underneath: Xiao Rourou's ashes, do you want revenge?
It is unknown whose handwriting it is.
He wiped the black blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes bloodshot. He couldn't help but spit out the black blood that was stuck in his throat again, staining the blackened brocade box in front of him.
...
The Empress Dowager hurriedly returned to the palace, feeling vaguely uneasy.
Seeing her like this, the nanny asked, "Your Majesty, what are you worried about?"
"Di Yanhen said he would settle accounts with Xiao Tang, but I think he will take a risky approach and come to cause trouble for me and Qing'er."
The old woman was also taken aback when she heard this.
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager is absolutely right, but..."
"Quickly, quickly, pack your bags."
The old woman's lips twitched slightly. "So, are we just going to run away like this?"
"Don't run. Let's wait and see. If Di Yanhen really leads his troops to attack, we'll immediately escape through the secret passage."
After giving her instructions, she hurriedly went to find her son.
"Qing'er." She grabbed the young emperor. "Tomorrow night, if there's any disturbance, run immediately, understand?"
Di Yanqing, who was half asleep, opened his eyes in disbelief.
"Mother, what are you saying?"
Why are you running?
He doesn't run away.
Although he didn't want to be emperor, there was no reason for a ruler to surrender and run away before any enemy attacks.
That's outrageous.
However, the Empress Dowager did not give the child a chance to ramble on, and took the initiative to get up and pack his bags.
Di Yanqing snapped out of his daze, all his sleepiness vanishing from his mind.
He sprang out of bed with a somersault.
He stared blankly at the Empress Dowager, who was busily packing her belongings.
"Mother, has the enemy invaded?"
"no!"
"So that means our Imperial Guards have all been wiped out?"
"No, no, none of those!" The Empress Dowager denied them all.
Upon hearing this, the young emperor immediately showed a disdainful expression and lay back down. "If that's the case, why are we running away? The Imperial Guards are still here, my generals are still here, and Ninth Uncle won't sit idly by."
The Empress Dowager, who was tidying up, also stopped what she was doing.
She was dumbfounded.
"Yes, Qing'er, your mother is really confused."
She muttered to herself, then reluctantly threw the clothes out of the bundle in her hand.
"Qing'er is so good and smart. Your Ninth Imperial Uncle... Yes, yes, I will go and find the Regent to discuss this with you right away."
Her initial intention was to use Di Yanhen to kill the Regent and get rid of Xiao Tang, those two troublesome individuals.
But now, with her position as Empress Dowager and her son's in danger, her only thought is to hope that the Regent will intervene.
At least she can keep her son's throne, and she can also keep her position as Empress Dowager.
Since she could keep it, she wasn't sad even though she was constantly controlled by the regent.
However, if she loses her position as Empress Dowager and hands over the throne to Di Yanhen, she will only be executed.
If Di Yanhen ascends the throne, then the dynasty will change.
As the Empress Dowager, she was essentially a remnant of the previous dynasty and had no chance of surviving.
The Empress Dowager nodded, as if possessed, and walked out.
However, when she eagerly sent the young eunuch to find Di Jingling, she never expected...
The response received...
"Your Majesty, according to the servants of the Prince's residence, the Regent went to Beixiao City two days ago, and there is no Prince in the residence now."
The Empress Dowager's face turned deathly pale.
"However, before leaving, the Prince instructed the commanders of the three armies and the Imperial Guard to be on high alert. If anything happens, you can seek out General Yang."
The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up when Yang Defu was mentioned.
She was just an ordinary concubine in the harem, so how could she know anything about the affairs of the court, let alone the extent of Emperor Jingling's military power?
When she finally realized what had happened, she understood that she and the young emperor were indeed living a precarious existence under the protection of the powerful regent.
Although there are few wars on the five continents nowadays, a strong military is what truly represents the strength of a nation.
She's so stupid!
She vowed that once this crisis was resolved, she would find a way to recruit some advisors and take back the military power from the regent.
"Quickly, quickly, summon General Yang to the palace. I want to see him."
Yang Defu arrived late.
He was in a dazed state, half-awake, yawning as he met the Empress Dowager's gaze.
He bowed, albeit a beat late.
"Your humble servant pays respects to the Empress Dowager..."
Before he could finish performing the proper etiquette, the Empress Dowager immediately helped him up.
"General Yang, there's no need for such formalities. I have something important to tell you."
Yang Defu raised an eyebrow. "Your Majesty, please give your orders."
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