Chapter 439 - Ding General Manor Swayed between Two Palaces (1/2)

Seeing that he was still talking about other things, Empress Dowager suddenly stood up and slapped hard on the table. She glared at Duke Ding and said angrily, “Ling Rui’er, a little girl, has no ability to touch the people in my palace. Does she want to die? She even dares to command the people in the royal palace. Does she think that Feng Yuxuan is the master of the royal palace now? Even if she is the mistress of the royal palace, do you think that she can become the Empress of the Central Palace and secure another empress position for Ding General Manor?”

Her words were extremely direct and she had almost pointed at their noses, accusing Duke Ding Manor of being ill-intentioned. Duke Ding wanted to stand up and explain, but was too scared that his legs softened. He knelt on the ground and pleaded in a low voice, “Your Majesty, please don’t say anything like that. There is no such thought in Ding General Manor.”

This was a serious charge that could lead to the killing of the entire clan!

Duke Ding did not expect the usually calm Empress Dowager to say something like this. In a moment of panic, he started to speak incoherently.

Empress Dowager snorted coldly. She unconsciously lowered her voice and said in a cold voice, “Whether there is such a thought, you know it clearly in your heart. I know that you have always loved your sister, so you always stand on her side. If there is really hope for King Yan, I will not say anything. After all, the child also has the blood of our Ling family. I am willing to see the child with the blood of the Ling family take the position. But now, you see, is it still possible for King Yan in the court when he’s directly grounded?”

There was no such thing as a time limit on Feng Yulei’s being grounded. Judging from how the Emperor had not mentioned it recently, it seemed as if he had completely forgotten about the son of his. Duke Ding turned to his daughter and son-in-law because of this. If Ling Rui’er’s belly lived up to his expectation, there would be an emperor with the blood of the Ling family. How could they not be interested in it?

Duke Ding had his own plans. King Xuan, Feng Yuzhen, really had a distant blood lineage! When Feng Yuzhen succeeded to the throne, they would not even be considered a family where the royal uncle came. The Empress Dowager was also old. If Empress Dowager were gone, the relations.h.i.+p between the Ling family and Feng Yuzhen would be broken. With her age, how could Empress Dowager ensure that Ding General Manor would be able to enjoy wealth for decades to come!Read more chapters at ReadNovelFull.com

However, in front of Empress Dowager, he couldn’t say these words after all. As such, Duke Ding lowered his head and tried to muddle through it. He replied. “Your Majesty is right. I was too confused in the past. After I return, I will discuss it with the people in my clan. I will definitely not take the wrong path again.”

The Empress Dowager’s expression slightly softened when she saw that he had admitted defeat. She nodded and gestured for him to sit down by the side. The lead palace maid who hid behind the curtains brought tea back and left.

“If the Empress hadn’t thought too much and married Fengyan to King Yan, there wouldn’t have been so many things. In the end, we even lost King Yan. It can be seen that the Empress was not far-sighted and didn’t have a good grasp of the people’s hearts. Even King Yan, who was in her hands, was dissatisfied with her so they made such a scene. You Ding General Manor is the parents’ home of me and the Empress. Only when I and the Empress are well will you be fine. Now King Yan has lost his power. Only if you stand on the same side with me, can you keep the Ding General Manor prosperous for hundreds of years.”

The Empress Dowager seemed to be trying her best to a.n.a.lyze. Her sharp eyes were fixed on Duke Ding. The Buddha Beads in her hands were rotating slightly. There was only her gloomy voice in the hall, accompanied by the sound of the Buddha beads turning. It made one feel repressed and depressed. Duke Ding was sweating profusely in the head.

He nodded his head repeatedly.

Coming out of the Empress Dowager’s palace, Duke Ding was nearly soaked in sweat. Standing at the door of the Cining Palace, he tried to dry the sweat and then frowned. The Empress Dowager’s intention was obvious. She asked Duke Ding to help King Ning ascend the throne with the whole family’s power. However, King Ning wasn’t like the other princes. Those princes were at least right and legitimate in doing so. However, helping this once was really usurping the throne. Duke Ding didn’t know what was wrong with the Empress Dowager.

Once the rebellion failed, there would be an extermination of the entire clan.

Even if it succeeded, King Ning would still have his own uncle’s family and his empress’s family. Ding General Manor was a mother’s family of Empress Dowager. How much benefit could it gain from it! The more he thought about it, the more Duke Ding felt it not worthy. With his current comprehensive strength, even if he didn’t go further, Duke Ding wouldn’t fall from power even if he just stood on the spot.

“No, I have to think about it carefully.”

Frowning, he walked out of the Cining Palace. He thought about it as he walked. Not long after he left, he saw the Empress’ personal maid standing by the side of the road anxiously. When she saw that Duke Ding came out, she came up and curtsied to him happily. “Your Highness, you’re finally out. Her Highness wants to meet you.”

Duke Ding was feeling upset and wanted to find someone to a.n.a.lyze it. Now, when he heard the Empress called, he immediately nodded. It was still in the Empress Dowager’s Cining Palace and it was not a place to talk. Therefore, he didn’t say anything and followed the palace maid to the Empress’s palace.

At the door of the Cining Palace, a Empress Dowager’s maid hurried in.

The Empress Dowager was sitting alone on the large rosewood bed exquisitely carved with Buddha carvings. When she heard the palace maid reporting that Duke Ding had already gone to Empress’s Tianfeng Palace, extreme anger filled her eyes. Her hands clenched into fists and she could not help but tremble. Her chest rose and fell rapidly.

The palace maid was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her. “Your Majesty, don’t be angry. Maybe His Highness is simply going to visit the Empress. Think about it. The Empress is His Highness’s younger sister. It’s natural if he goes to the palace to see his younger sister.”

Empress Dowager cursed angrily. “If he really wants to see his sister, why does he have to go at this moment? Idiot, he’s really an idiot. I said so much to him just now, but he didn’t even listen to one single word of mine. How do I not know what the Empress thinks? But, look, I didn’t even know it when they set people in my palace. I don’t know how many things they have hidden from me. The Empress used me to make a name for Ding General Manor, and at the same time, she secretly tried to plot against me. What a good plan!”

She was scolding the Empress and Duke Ding. The palace maid did not dare to reply. She just ma.s.saged the Empress Dowager’s chest carefully and tried to use pleasant words to persuade Empress Dowager.