Semua Bab The Counterattack of the Downcast Queen: Bab 291 - Bab 300

Empress Jiang became nervous. She quickly looked at the place where the IOU was signed with handprints. Her face instantly changed, "Duan Xicheng? I remember he is your eldest son. He did not even have a position because he said something he shouldn't have said, right? How can a man like him have the chance to borrow half a million taels of silver? It's ridiculous!""Since assistant minister Duan sent someone over with the IOU, he must have a plan. Be easy," Empress Dowager Gu spoke out idly. She added, "Let's go on to listen."A cold smile appeared at the corner of Duan Jin's mouth, but he respectfully said, "Your Graces, there is indeed a reason why my son Duan Xicheng was able to borrow this huge sum of money. To say the least, this huge sum of money was originally a thank you gift that Qingfeng Ji insisted on giving to Duan Xicheng! It was Duan Xicheng who didn't think about asking for others' returns after doing a good deed. He accepted it because the

Jiang Yashuang just walked Ou Bicheng out when Qiu Yelan came back. They bumped into each other at the door. She was frowning and upset. Seeing that, Jiang Yashuang was suspicious. He held her hand and asked softly, "How are Shishui and the twenty-first niece?""Our niece is so adorable and causes others no trouble," Qiu Yelan nodded. She took him a few steps towards the yard and then whispered, "Did the eighth sister-in-law come or send anyone here?""No wonder you stayed at Shishui’s place until now," Jiang Yashuang was stunned. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, "It turns out that you were afraid that eighth sister-in-law would come to plead with you."Qiu Yelan was frustrated, "The eighth sister-in-law is the most ill-treated person in the Tao Family. But considering how the eighth sister-in-law is, do you think she’ll sit by and watch her family suffer in distress? On one hand, I don’t want to plead for her. On the other hand, I’m not

Empress Dowager's party and the Empress's party had been fighting for many years. Even if they didn't know everything about each other, they at least knew some.Since Empress Dowager Gu set the strategy of attacking instead of defending, her party members all went on the move. They tried all they could to dig up the dirt of the Empress's party.Even though the Empress's party had foreseen this before they attacked. Yet because they were worried to leak the information, other than the important ones, everyone else was warned after the tragedy of Qingfeng Ji. Those who were usually cautious or upright were fine. The ones who were bossy and swanking naturally became the targets!After Duan Jin committed suicide and Qingfeng Ji was closed, a dozen of middle- and high-level officials of the Empress's party were also taken down. At the moment, both Empresses all took a huge hit. In this intense fight, even the neutral ones felt they couldn't take it.

The Imperial Army was an army for protecting the Emperor. By definition, it only served the Emperor and followed his order. But as the Emperor was a puppet, the Imperial Army was carved up separately by Empress Jiang and Empress Dowager Gu actually. Jiang Yadan, who had been picking up the concubines of the Emperor frequently, was using his position in the Imperial Army to do whatever he wanted.Empress Jiang had the power to arrange for her nephew to get a position in the Imperial Army, and Empress Dowager Gu could follow her suit.Today, the Imperial Army that surrounded the Dou Mansion must be controlled by the Empress Dowager.But even if Empress Jiang and Empress Dowager Gu had power in the army, they did not dare to appropriate the army without permission if there was no evidence or good reasons. After all, the two Empresses had the border armies as their backers respectively. If the situation went bad, there would be turmoil! At that tim

One day after Jiang Yashuang had a long talk with Qiu Yelan, the charge of the Dou Family was decided. It was like what Jiang Yashuang said. The whole family would be executed. Those who were below sixteen could be exempted by law, but they would be sold and could not be redeemed.Days ago, they were still arrogant nobles. But the next day, this happened. Thinking about what her husband said, Qiu Yelan felt guilty.When she went to the third branch to help, she found an opportunity to talk to He Shuijin alone. She said, "Even though Jiang Yashuang didn't guess the truth, he has been suspicious. Yesterday he hinted at me again. This time he suspected the government. What do you say?"He Shuijin understood what she meant. She said cautiously, "Rest assured. I understand we may all be implicated! If I were a careless person, I wouldn't have asked you to keep this a secret when we were in Mount Dizi! This will always be a secret kept here in the ba