Chapter 1327: Chapter 493: Palace Intrigue Is No Match for Rebellion (Part 30)_2

The scheming of Zheng Nianer and her mother, the various little maneuvers of Lady Hu and the Zheng Family, none could escape its "God’s Eye View".

However, He Tiantian didn’t give it the chance to "show off" at all.

It was like a versatile paparazzi who had captured solid evidence on many superstars, clearly announcing to the public: Ask me, I have all the dirt on those top celebrities and superstars!

Yet, neither fans nor the public cared!

This frustration, this awkwardness of nearly sharing gossip only to be ignored, truly drove Student Xiao D a bit crazy!

"Not curious!"

He Tiantian replied faintly.

Given the option of a shortcut, He Tiantian indeed liked to take it.

Because there was no need to overly trouble herself.

But, after encountering the Wild System this time, He Tiantian suddenly woke up.

She couldn’t rely too heavily on the system; she needed to maintain a basic ability to analyze situations and respond to unforeseen incidents.

Being overly reliant on "surveillance" would cause her to lose the instinct for analysis and reasoning, and would also make her lose basic vigilance.

Moreover, for a spectator watching the play, always being "spoiled" is actually quite dull.

Student Xiao D:... watching a play?

Definitely the arrogant "villain by nature"!

While the female lead works hard on palace intrigue, you’re not even trying to properly confront it, instead treating her like an "actor".

"Tiantian, aren’t you afraid they might really create big trouble?" Student Xiao D wouldn’t give up and asked again.

"Not afraid! When soldiers come, the generals block; when water comes, earth stops it!"

If He Tiantian, having secretly made so many preparations, could still be caught off guard by Lady Hu and others, then she might as well not be the "Empress Dowager".

Palace intrigue? It would be better to give up and admit defeat directly!

Student Xiao D felt He Tiantian’s confidence and display, it really didn’t know whether to lament it couldn’t show off in front of Tiantian again, or to praise its little partner’s "awesome skills".

Little did it know, its formidable little partner, although saying "not afraid", had actually made many arrangements in secret.

He Tiantian:... Well, she indeed didn’t want to always rely on the system or always be spoiled, but knowing about the "danger" without making any preparations would certainly be foolish!

The original host left many Hidden Guards, and after He Tiantian came, she worked even harder to manage this force.

The scope of secret investigations had long extended from the capital to ten surrounding commanderies.

He Tiantian couldn’t claim to know some places, some secrets like the back of her hand, but though deep in the palace, she was certainly not blind or deaf!

...

"Your Majesty, things in the Imperial court are progressing very smoothly, aren’t they? Why do you still seem rather discontent?"

That day, it was already close to the Empress Dowager’s birthday.

Zheng Nianer saw her chance and finally caught Emperor Yongcheng as he angrily returned from the Political Affairs Hall.

She pretended to be the caring Flower Solving People, gently comforting the Emperor.

"Isn’t it because of those few old scoundrels? Relying on their status as veteran ministers, relying on their ability to dominate the government, they show no respect to me!"

Emperor Yongcheng had indeed been doing well recently, but only just able to issue his own decrees.

He was far from achieving the status of "one-word rule".

They either refer to ancestral rules or use the Empress Dowager to pressure me!

"Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager! She’s already withdrawn from the previous dynasty, why is she still haunting me?"

Emperor Yongcheng this time was truly enraged, alternating between referring to himself as "I" and "me". 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

As he spoke, he became oblivious.

Of course, perhaps he trusted Zheng Nianer, his little best friend and true love, too much.

In front of her, he could always present his true self.

And his deepest thoughts were all about myriad dissatisfaction and resistance towards "Empress Dowager He" his own mother.

Aside from anything else, just by using "haunting" to describe his own mother, it thoroughly illustrated his attitude towards Empress Dowager He!

Zheng Nianer’s eyes flickered.

She knew that even if the Empress Dowager swiftly withdrew from the Imperial court, she and Emperor Yongcheng could never truly reach motherly kindness and filial sonship.

Even if Empress Dowager He wasn’t greedy for power, her subordinates, and some ministers with ulterior motives, would still use her as a banner to suppress and restrain Emperor Yongcheng.

And Emperor Yongcheng, inherently a sensitive and rebellious young emperor.

He had no fundamental maternal bond with Empress Dowager He; he yearned profoundly to escape the shadow of his domineering mother.

This was no longer a matter of whether Empress Dowager He would retreat or not.

Unless Empress Dowager He died or could no longer pose a threat to Emperor Yongcheng, they would never reconcile.