Comprehensive film and television: Make trouble before lying down

In the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager has been in a state of panic recently. After returning from the palace banquet, she went to the Jingren Palace first.

The moment she saw Yixiu lying coldly on the bed, she felt dizzy and the last glimmer of hope she had was shattered.

Before she could muster up the energy to arrange Yi Xiuchao's funeral, someone from outside the palace passed in a sign.

Only then did she realize what a big thing her good son had done on New Year's Eve.

The several bondservant families that were raided were all families that had close ties with her Ulanara family and had interests tied to them.

Several good friends and relatives used their connections to get the job done to her.

There are even some smaller bondservants who depend on them for their livelihood and want to know what the emperor's attitude is.

Will you continue to investigate this matter further, or will you let them go?

Therefore, these people had to use their connections to enter the palace to inquire, which resulted in all of them gathering in the Cining Palace.

People handed her signs every day, but she had to see them, otherwise people would accuse her of being treacherous and breaking her promise.

The Queen Mother was also in a dilemma. In just a few days, her hair, which was originally just gray, had turned completely white, and her spirit and energy were much worse than before.

The empress dowager cheered herself up and, supported by Zhuxi, went to the Qianqing Palace to test the emperor's attitude.

When Yinzhen heard that the empress dowager was coming, he couldn't help but feel a headache. He raised his hand to rub his forehead and looked at the memorials on the table and the list of some confiscated items.

Yinzhen wanted to drag them all to Caishikou and behead them in public.

These slaves, each of them living in luxury, even more extravagantly than he, the emperor, should be executed. Who else should he execute? Is he going to let them empty his pockets again?

Back then, when he first ascended the throne, the treasury left to him by his father was big enough for horses to run in.

Even though he had recovered the debts owed by many ministers, the treasury was still short of money. He had to live frugally, promote thriftiness, and spend every penny he saved on the people.

"The Queen Mother is here!"

Yinzhen had to cheer up and respond: "Your son pays his respects to the Empress Dowager!"

"Hmph!" The Queen Mother snorted coldly, without even saying anything, and walked straight to the seat: "Do you still think I'm your Empress Dowager?"

Yinzhen was unhappy because the empress dowager had not been kind to him when he ascended the throne and had not acknowledged his legitimacy because of the fourteenth prince.

Now, for their own benefit, they can also be cold towards him.

Yinzhen ignored the empress dowager's cold words and stood up to sit aside. He said in a cold tone, "I wonder what brings you here today, Empress Dowager? If it's about the families that were raided, then Empress Dowager should not speak."

The Queen Mother was furious: "You—you, you unfilial son."

Yinzhen's face was expressionless, but his eyes revealed a firmness: "I have already forgiven the Ulanara family for the sake of the Empress Dowager. What else do you want, Empress Dowager?"

This one sentence made the empress dowager freeze in place. The properties of several families with whom she had good relations were all ransacked, but the Ulanara family was the only one that remained unscathed. Although the family was saved, it was also isolated.

From then on, the Ulanara family lost all credibility, and the empress dowager looked bitter.

"Yes! The Ulanara family is saved."

Seeing that the empress dowager seemed not to have given up, Yinzhen found a few memorials from the desk and placed them in front of the empress dowager.

In a cold and hard tone, he said: "Your Majesty, please take a look. These are all impeachments against the Ulanara family. Some say that the family members are dandy and spend all day in restaurants, yet they enjoy generous salaries.

Some memorials impeached that the family had seized fertile land, bullied the market, and even the married women and their husbands' families were greatly affected.

It was I who suppressed it with all my strength!"

The empress dowager was shocked. Ever since the emperor cut down the staff in the palace and released a large number of people, her influence in the palace was almost gone.

No wonder no one has passed a sign into the house in recent days.

The Queen Mother had been not only mentally exhausted these days, but had also been repeatedly hit hard. When she heard that her family was facing such a predicament, her blood boiled, her eyes went dark, and she fainted.

Yinzhen was upset, but he had to deal with it properly, otherwise he would be labeled as unfilial tomorrow.

He originally had a bad reputation among the people, but in the past two years, his various achievements have helped him regain some of his reputation.

No matter what dissatisfaction he had with the Empress Dowager, he would put filial piety first. He had originally thought of the Ulanara family and wanted to find a few typical cases to deal with.

This could also calm the public anger. Now judging from the Queen Mother's attitude, I'm afraid she won't compromise easily. He still needs to think of a solution carefully.

Perhaps the Queen Mother's attitude was too tough, or perhaps Yinzhen pressed the matter too hard, causing a backlash.

The Nian family wanted revenge, and since open means didn't work, they resorted to covert means.

The Ulanara family thought the situation had calmed down, so they started going out again, but they never expected that everyone would go out standing and come back carried.

They were all seriously injured, and all of them were put in sacks and beaten.

The clan leader's wife had no choice but to go to the palace that day and cry to the empress dowager. The empress dowager, who had already suffered a series of blows, became even more ill.

Shen Meizhuang sighed. She was also extremely tired. She couldn't even lift her hands. She just wanted to have a good sleep. She was a little doubtful.

Didn't she get a high position? Why is she even more tired than before? This shouldn't happen!

She had just presided over the funeral ceremony of Empress Dowager Yixiu, and immediately worked to sort out the palace affairs and arrange the personnel dispatch in the palace. Before she could catch her breath, the Empress Dowager fell ill again.

She could only cheer herself up again and arrange for concubines to take care of her.

When Shen Meizhuang walked into the Cining Palace again, it was very different from before.

Even though she was not the leader of all the concubines at this time, she was already the one who made the decisions among the concubines in the harem.

Looking at the empress dowager on the bed, she had lost her former elegance and grace, and her superior aura.

Now, she is just a sixty-year-old woman, and a sick one at that.

But this old man is not only stubborn, but also very bad.

Shen Meizhuang brought her some water to moisten her throat, but the empress dowager complained that the water was too hot, even though she had just received it from Zhuxi.

When wiping the empress dowager's body, he sometimes felt it was too heavy, and sometimes he felt it was too light.

When feeding the child soup and medicine, if some spilled out because he didn't drink it properly, he would knock the bowl away and then curse at the child for no reason.

"You are so clumsy. Didn't your mother teach you how to serve others when you were at home?"

"If I had known you were so useless, I should have asked a few more questions during the talent show, so you wouldn't have to suffer now."

"You don't have eyes! You can't even feed medicine. If you don't know how to do it, get out of the way. Concubine Ning, come here..."

Shen Meizhuang gritted her teeth. She was a very good empress dowager, but what happened to her now?

Finally, there was some free time. The Empress Dowager was asleep, so she could come out for some fresh air. Xiao Fuzi, who had gone to the Qianqing Palace to inquire about the news, came back.

Xiao Fuzi: "Your Majesty, eunuch Xiao Xiazi has sent a message that the Ulanara family was beaten, and our emperor has not dealt with the Nian family. The empress dowager is unhappy..."

Shen Meizhuang understood in her heart that it was a game between the superiors and the pawns were suffering.