Thinking this, a clear and discerning light suddenly flashed in the old man's eyes. He felt that it was time for him to truly pledge allegiance to Fu Junheng.
In this way, if Fu Junheng were to ascend the throne, he would be a meritorious official and would immediately transform from an unknown eunuch into a renowned eunuch or even the chief eunuch.
The main hall of Kunning Palace.
The main hall was resplendent in gold, with wisps of smoke rising from the incense burners.
In the center seat, the Empress Dowager, adorned with jewels and brocade robes, though aged, was resting with her eyes closed. She was surrounded by many palace maids, some massaging her legs, others rubbing her shoulders.
The Empress Dowager looked quite relaxed, but her face, which had lost its collagen, appeared very serious, making the servants attending to her extremely cautious, not daring to even breathe too loudly.
In this quiet, almost unsettling atmosphere, a door suddenly opened, sounding rather inappropriate.
Standing guard outside the main hall, the Empress Dowager's trusted eunuch immediately reported in a high-pitched voice, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has come to pay his respects."
The eunuch's voice seemed to shatter the peaceful atmosphere. The Empress Dowager, who had been resting with her eyes closed, stiffened and suddenly opened her eyes.
The Empress Dowager's slanted eyebrows, paired with her somewhat triangular eyes, immediately revealed her shrewdness, cunning, lust for power, and ruthlessness.
Fu Junheng saw it clearly. Even though it was only for a moment, the Empress Dowager immediately concealed the dissatisfaction and hostility in her eyes, and he still clearly felt it.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." Fu Junheng tried his best to suppress the pressure and aura he inadvertently exuded, guessing that the Empress Dowager might blame him for not paying his respects to her immediately after returning to the palace.
To his surprise, the Empress Dowager did not blame him. Instead, she suddenly put on a somewhat awkward and discordant smile and walked towards him.
"Good, it's good that you're back safe and sound. Someone, bring a seat." Before the Empress Dowager finished speaking, a eunuch quickly brought a chair for Fu Junheng.
"You may all leave." The Empress Dowager lazily raised her eyebrows and coldly ordered the palace maids who had been serving her.
The palace maids immediately lowered their heads. Even though they were already captivated by Fu Junheng's good looks, they dared not delay after hearing his words and left the hall in an orderly manner.
Only Fu Junheng, the Empress Dowager, and her trusted eunuch remained in the main hall.
"What did you gain from this trip to Tianzhao Kingdom?" The Empress Dowager smiled at Fu Junheng, as if she wanted to deliberately shorten the distance between them.
If one didn't know better, they might think the Empress Dowager was an extremely kind person, but only Fu Junheng knew that she was a wolf in sheep's clothing, hiding a knife in her smile.
Fu Junheng, with his deep eyes, naturally wouldn't tell her about his experiences in Tianzhao Kingdom. He simply replied perfunctorily, "The spiritual hot spring in Tianzhao Kingdom was indeed very beneficial to my recovery."
"Although the toxins in my body have not been completely eliminated, the toxins have been alleviated, the onset of the poisoning has been delayed, and the pain of the attack has been reduced." Fu Junheng deliberately concealed the fact that his body had been treated.
The Empress Dowager seemed to be half-believing and half-doubting his words, and looked at him thoughtfully.
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