Chapter 563

In the dark, Xiao Jingkong took Liu Quan's carriage back to Bishui Hutong.

The top of the car is responsible for protecting him, and the dark armor also swoops into the house.

"Jiaojiao! Jiaojiao

The first thing for xiaojingkong to enter the house is to call Jiaojiao, no matter whether Gujiao is there or not.

Fortunately, today Gu Jiao is really at home.

She came to treat uncle Zhao next door. In the evening, uncle Zhao's grandson suddenly ran to the hospital and said that uncle Zhao fell down and couldn't get up. Gu Jiao quickly put down her work and rushed back.

Uncle Zhao's fall was an accident. He sprained his right wrist and ankle. The pain was unbearable, so she couldn't get up. When Gu Jiao checked uncle Zhao's injury, she also checked others, but found that uncle Zhao had high blood pressure.

It's not serious, so uncle Zhao doesn't feel very much.

However, if there is unbearable discomfort, the situation will be very serious.

Gu Jiao gave uncle Zhao some medicine to lower blood pressure after dealing with the injury. As soon as she got back to the east room, she heard the voice of Xiao Jingkong.

Gu Jiao put down her medicine box and went out.

"Jiao Jiao!"

Small clearance rushed into Gu Jiao's arms.

The five-year-old Tuanzi had not just come here. At that time, he could only hold Gu Jiao's thigh. Now he is on tiptoe and can barely reach Gu Jiao's waist.

Gu Jiao usually bends down and lets xiaojingkong jump into her arms.

When she did this action, she was not as gentle as Yao. In fact, she was a little stiff, and her expression was too calm. But when she put her arms around the small clearance, the sense of security that the mountain collapse and tsunami were blocked behind her was incomparable to any embrace.

Xiaojingkong breathes Gu Jiao's breath with ease. After closing her eyes, she calms down: "Jiao Jiao."

Gu Jiao rubbed his small head: "to the palace?"

Gu Jiao heard what Yao said.

"Well!" Xiaojingkong nodded, "I'm going to see my aunt and little brother!"

Gu Jiao took his little hand and went back to the yard: "how are your aunt and little brother?"

Xiaojingkong happily said: "yes, everything is very good! No, my little brother is not very good

"What's the matter?" Gu Jiao asked.

Xiaojingkong sighed: "his mother seems to have an accident. I don't know what happened. I'm worried about him."

What happened to Princess Ning'an?

Gu Jiao pause: "then I'll come back to help you inquire."

"Well!"

Two people came to the well, Gu Jiao played a bucket of water to wash his hands.

Thanks to Xiao Jingkong, he is a frost resistant child. He is not delicate at all. Qin Chuyu would have been crying for a long time.

Gu Jiao also thinks that the well water in winter is really warm, so she can take a bath directly.

It's just that my family won't let me.

After washing his hands, Xiao Jingkong went to fight. It was the boxing method Gu Changqing taught him. He practiced every day, at least once, at most three or four times, without interruption.

Gu Jiao thinks that once a day is enough to keep fit. She doesn't have to work so hard.

Xiaojingkong is not only for physical fitness, but also for protecting Jiaojiao and his chicken.

There's no harm in practicing more. Gu Jiao let him go.

At night, Gu Jiao learned about the emperor's assassination and coma.

In the study next door, Gu Jiao, Xiao Heng and Lao Jijiu sat on the mat beside the short case.

"I knew that she would do it, but I didn't expect that..." the old wine man sighed.

They publicized the case of xianleju, forcing the emperor to investigate the case, giving the people a story, and then there was Hua Xiyao's confession.

The intention is to force her to do it.

After all, only when a person makes a move can he show his flaws.

The old toaster said thoughtfully, "I thought she would make your Majesty's heart soften. Or she will destroy the confession before her majesty sees it, and then send someone to assassinate Hua Xiyao. But why did she stab your majesty? "

"It's a smash." Xiao Heng corrected.

"It's all the same." The old man cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty is so pitiful."

Xiao Heng: your expression is not like this.

Gu Jiao is thirsty and goes for tea.

Xiao Heng takes her cold tea without any trace and gives her the cup of hot tea that he has never used.

His eyes did not fall on Gu Jiao, and her expression was very weak, just like a casual action. He said: "Your Majesty should have seen the confession, and chose not to believe her, or even to detain her, so she took the risk to fight against your majesty. There are two doubts. First, why does your majesty not believe her? 2、 There is a dragon shadow guard beside your majesty. How did she cross the Dragon shadow guard and fight against your majesty? "

Empress Xiao has never seen the power of the Dragon shadow guard. She can't imagine how fast they are. No one can easily hurt his majesty under the eyes of the Dragon shadow guard. Even if they are hurt, they can't retreat.

"First, I'm confused." Xiao Heng said.

Gu Jiao nodded.

So is she.

Her majesty dotes on Princess Ning'an so much that she suspects her with a confession. It seems that she can't say it.

Unless there was something else happened in the imperial study at that time, the filter of your Majesty's affection for Princess Ning'an was broken.

The old sacrificial wine stroked her white beard and said, "when Princess Chujing falls too fast, I always feel that there is something between her and her majesty that we have ignored."

Xiao Heng said: "about the second doubt, I have a guess in my heart."

Lao Jijiu looked at him: "you say."

Xiao Heng analyzed: "she can't pass the Dragon shadow guard to her majesty. She either leads the Dragon shadow guard away or defeats it. She didn't know Sun Ping would come to deliver the letter before, and it's unlikely that long Yingwei would lead away ahead of time. "

"So she can win the Dragon shadow guard?" The old toaster looked at Gu Jiao, "Jiao Jiao, does she know martial arts?"

Gu Jiao drank a mouthful of hot tea handed over by her husband. Her stomach was warm. She shook her head: "I didn't find it."

The old toaster frowned: "is she a master, like Princess Jing, who uses medicine to change her pulse and conceals her martial arts skills?"

Gu Jiao said: "if so, her body will appear weak appearance, she does not have this kind of situation."

Xiao Heng said, "you don't have to know martial arts to deal with the Dragon shadow guard. All things in the world are complementary. The Dragon shadow guard comes from the state of Yan. I think the state of Yan must have a way to pay for the Dragon shadow guard. "

Several people thought of the power behind the collusion with xianleju.

Are they really afraid of a young master of xianleju?

Is it difficult to abolish the princess with empress dowager Zhuang's ability?

The reason why they have to lower their rank and play tricks is to test the hidden Yan power to a large extent.

Xiao Heng paused and said, "Hua Xiyao can't continue to stay in the Ministry of punishment."

The emperor couldn't tell the truth from the confession, but the young master of xianleju could see the flaw at a glance. After all, what was written in the confession was not Hua Xiyao's real experience at all, and the narrative tone was also wrong. The only thing that was the same was the handwriting. However, in the case of the forgery of the first two points, it's not difficult to guess that the handwriting was also forged.

The young master of xianleju understands that so far huaxiyao has not betrayed her. However, this is not the past. She has made such a big move, and the risk she has taken is much greater than before. The existence of huaxiyao is always a threat to her.

Xiao Heng doesn't care for Hua Xiyao's life, but Hua Xiyao is always one of the important witnesses to overthrow xianleju.

After several people's negotiation, Hua Xiyao was secretly sent to the hospital that night, and Mo Qianxue became the next door neighbor.

Hua Xiyao

Mo Qianxue

Gu Jiao plans to transfer dark Wei Jia to Hua Xiyao. Mo Qianxue hums: "don't bother so much, I can keep a firm eye on her... Cartilage scattered a little more!"

Hua Xiyao

After huaxiyao was settled, several people assessed the risk factors of the rest of the related personnel. From small to large, they were empress Xiao, emperor and Xing Shangshu.

Empress Xiao is investigating this case. The less inside information she knows, the safer she will be. As long as her direction is wrong, it is what Princess Ning'an wants. And once she realizes who the real culprit is, the situation becomes dangerous.

This is why Xiao Heng decided not to tell her the inside story for the time being.

The emperor is now in the hands of Princess Ning'an, so it is difficult to protect his personal safety. But if he dies at this time, Ning'an's interests will stop here. Ning'an will not move him until the value of the emperor is drained.

I don't know how long this value can be squeezed.

Instead, Xing Shangshu may be the first one to be operated on.

The next day, Dali Temple began to investigate Sun Ping's assassination of the emperor. Xing Shangshu firmly claimed that Sun Ping was wronged and hoped that Dali temple could return Sun Ping justice.

Xing Shangshu is a senior member of the second class. Unless his majesty orders him to be executed, Dali temple can't torture him.

But it's not the way to spend it.

Just when Dali temple was struggling to find conclusive evidence of the case, a yamen of the Ministry of punishment came to Dali temple and claimed that a suspect in the custody of the Ministry of punishment held the evidence of the case.

Dali temple called people to the interrogation room.

Xing Shangshu is also here.

Xing Shangshu didn't expect Li Shilang to come.

Li Shilang was arrested for investigating the case of xianleju, with a life on his back. There was not enough evidence to overturn the case for him, so he was temporarily detained in the Ministry of punishment.

Xing Shangshu has a plan in his heart. When xianleju is overthrown, he will release Li Shilang.

"My lords." Li Shilang saluted them.

The Minister of Dali temple said, "don't be polite. I heard that Li Shilang had a clue to the case in his hand."

"That's right." Li Shilang looked at the ground in front of him without squinting, and said, "in fact, I know who's behind it."

"Oh?"

"Sun Ping is just a sharp blade. The real killer is someone else. He is... "Li Shilang said that he suddenly stopped here.

Xing Shangshu's heart is filled with an ominous premonition.

Li Shilang said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xing. I've let you down for years. But I can't hide it for you."

Xing Shangshu looked at him in disbelief: "Li Shilang!"

Li Shilang didn't go to see him. He just took some letters from his arms and handed them to the Minister of Dali Temple: "these are the evidences of the private communication between Xing and Sun Ping's brothers. Sun Jian, Sun Ping's cousin, was once a market gangster. Once, Xing met several robbers on a trip. Sun Jian had a grudge with the gang, so he beat them up. Unexpectedly, this matter into the eyes of adult Xing, adult Xing will be their brothers into the Ministry of punishment to do Yamen. Sun Ping is honest, but Sun Jian has some bad qualities. Xing Da has paid his gambling debts several times. These are Sun Jian's IOU and confession.

Not long ago, Mr. Xing gave Sun Ping a large sum of money and asked him to do something important for him. I overheard it outside the duty room. Mr. Xing told him that it was a matter of great importance and that he had to keep his mouth shut to Sun Jian. The lower official also heard Sun Ping say, "if I can't come back, please ask the doctor to take care of my cousin for me. Although my cousin is a little gambling, he has been changing it for a long time."

"Why didn't you say that earlier?" asked the Minister of Dali temple

Li Shilang said bitterly: "we are the Ministry of punishment. We often have to investigate some secret cases. I thought Sun Ping was sent out to investigate a big case that might lead to death. That's not what I should ask. I didn't take it to heart. It was this morning that I heard the Yamen servant outside the prison say that his Majesty was assassinated and that the murderer was Sun Ping. That reminds me of this. "

The most heartbreaking will never be the enemy's weapons, but the cold arrows of his comrades.

"Why did you do that?"

"Isn't that true, my lord?"

It's true, but it's not the whole truth.

Xing Shangshu did ask Sun Ping to do something for him and gave him several silver tickets, but he was just taking care of his family for a dead yamen servant.

The Yamen servant was killed by the murderer when he was investigating a homicide case. Xing Shangshu always felt guilty that he didn't protect his subordinates well.

Which knows Sun Ping has not had time to send out the banknote, such a thing happened.

Sure enough, it's bad luck to drink water.

Dali Temple looked at Xing Shangshu with a complicated look and said to Li Shilang, "so, is Xing Shangshu the main culprit behind Sun's assassination?"

Li Shilang said: "the person who instigated Sun Ping is Xing Shangshu, but the culprit behind the assassination of his majesty is not him. Xing Shangshu is just acting for others."

As soon as this remark came out, not only Xing Shangshu was stunned, but also the Minister of Dali temple was stunned.

The Minister of Dali temple said: "is there any secret? Who is the culprit behind the scenes! "

Li Shilang closed his eyes with grief, as if he had made a huge decision and said, "it's the Empress Dowager!"

Xing Shangshu beat Li Shilang to the ground!

……

Li Shilang submitted part of the letters written by Empress Dowager Zhuang to Xing Shangshu, which were not written by Empress Dowager Zhuang himself. But it's understandable. For fear of losing control, how could such a shrewd person as the Empress Dowager have his own handwriting?

She can't even use the handwriting of the people around her.

However, if each letter is smoked by candlelight, the Phoenix seal of Empress Dowager Zhuang will appear on the paper.

The contents of the letter have been filled up for many years. Xing Shangshu has been building a path between the emperor and the Empress Dowager Zhuang. The last letter was seven days ago. The Empress Dowager Zhuang said that she had been patient with the emperor for a long time, and the emperor had been against her for many years. He found that she couldn't do it hard, so he began to confuse him with a piece of filial piety.

She thought that the emperor really broke with her, but also for the emperor to control the power of the court for many years to hand out.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was plotting to get rid of her recently.

The emperor is unkind, so don't blame her for her injustice.

She wants the emperor's life!

If Xing Shangshu didn't know that it was a bureau set for him, he would believe it.

These letters were all written by Empress Dowager Zhuang, and there was no reply from Xing Shangshu, which is understandable.

Xing Shangshu's reply must be in the hands of Empress Dowager Zhuang. If it can't be found in Empress Dowager Zhuang, there is also an explanation - Empress Zhuang's shrewdness will not leave any evidence, it must be burning after reading.

"Then why should I keep the evidence? Am I not afraid of the east window incident? " Xing Shangshu questioned Li Shilang.

Li Shilang covered his swollen face and calmly replied, "that's because you understand that being a puppet of the Empress Dowager is to seek for the skin of a tiger. If the Empress Dowager takes off the grind and kills the donkey one day, you will at least keep the card of threatening the Empress Dowager to protect yourself!"

The reason is simply impeccable.

Xing Shangshu should be angry, but his first reaction was that he couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his heart - perfect crime!

……

Empress Dowager Zhuang used to be the most powerful woman in the state of Zhao. Before the death of the former Emperor, she was ordered to supervise the state on her behalf.

It was the emperor who handed over the power to her. What about listening to the government behind the curtain? As long as she doesn't rebel, no one can do anything to her?

But now there is regicide, and everything is different.

Empress Xiao is very afraid of Empress Dowager Zhuang, but the rabbit is in a hurry and bites people. Empress Zhuang has been engaged in regicide and rebellion. Can she continue to swallow her anger!

"The big deal is to die. If I die, my brother will take revenge for me when he comes back!"

Commander Fu is the confidant of Xuanping marquis. Empress Xiao takes the token left by Xuanping Marquis and orders commander Fu to lead the soldiers to put empress Zhuang under house arrest in Renshou palace.

Empress Xiao has no right to deal with the Empress Dowager. She can only wait for the emperor to wake up and make a decision. Therefore, after empress Zhuang is secretly put under house arrest, empress Xiao goes back to Kunning palace to deal with her official business.

After the emperor granted it, the people in the palace were in a state of panic and fear. In the past, when it was time to eat, there was a scene of endless heat at the entrance of each palace, but today it is more solemn.

The palace people came out from the imperial dining room with their food boxes. When they met, they would not greet each other with laughter. If they should salute in silence, they would salute. If they didn't have to salute, they would become the air.

In Huaqing Palace, the little eunuch also brought the emperor's food.

"You all go down. I'll do it." Duke Wei ordered the palace to be humane.

"Yes."

The crowd rushed out.

Duke Wei looked around and made sure that there was no third person in the bedroom. Then he came to the Dragon bed and called softly: "Your Majesty, your majesty!"

The emperor did not respond.

"Your Majesty, the slave has offended." Duke Wei took out a raw fish bladder from his arms. He took the medicine to soak the fish bladder and got rid of the fishy smell.

He cut a small hole in the swim bladder, broke open the emperor's mouth and put his fingers in.

Just finished these, behind then rang out a not salty voice: "Wei Gonggong, what are you doing?"

Duke Wei shivered and almost poked the swim bladder into the emperor's throat!

He forced himself to calm down, turned around and breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "I'm scared to death. It's the princess. I thought it was the queen."

Princess Ning'an came forward and looked at him suspiciously: "queen, come here, what do you feel guilty about?"

With the action of tidying up the bedding for the emperor, Duke Wei slipped the small cut of the swim bladder into the emperor's underpants without any trace.

Wei Gonggong's eyes flashed and said, "I'm your man now. It's hard to say goodbye to the queen."

Princess Ning'an sneered: "yes. Let the queen find out that you have betrayed your majesty, and you will lose your life. So you have to be careful yourself. Don't let the princess take your life, but the queen takes your life. "

Wei Gonggong dogleg ground should next: "yes, yes."

"How is your majesty?" Princess Ning'an asked haughtily.

Duke Wei's heart, if it is torn face, camouflage are lazy, this look where half of the brother and sister's love? Even Princess Xinyang is much better than you to your majesty!

Wei Gonggong replied: "still sleepy."

Princess Ning'an took out a bottle of medicine from her wide sleeve.

"Come on, slave!" Duke Wei said gallantly.

"You?" Princess Ning'an looked at him suspiciously.

Duke Wei said: "Your Majesty hasn't washed for two days. She is a little embarrassed. Princess Jin zunyugui is still a slave. You look around. If the slave doesn't feed you right, you will remind him."

Looking at the slovenly emperor, Princess Ning'an turned her lips and handed the bottle to Duke Wei: "OK, you come."

Duke Wei took it, pulled out the bottle stopper, and carefully and uneasily went to grab the emperor's chin.

His hands trembled uncontrollably, and it was obvious that he was nervous.

But this tension is not suspicious. After all, it is the first time to offend the dragon body so much that anyone will be afraid.

Princess Ning'an looked at Wei Gonggong carefully pouring the medicine into the emperor's mouth for a moment. She said with a faint smile: "it's better than me. I didn't spill a drop."

Duke Wei didn't speak with a smile. He was afraid and had to be dogleg.

Princess Ning'an was successfully pleased and couldn't help laughing: "come on, your head is steady on your neck. Even if you spill it, I won't kill you. If queen Xiao wants to kill you, I will protect you. Do you know why?"

Of course, Duke Wei won't say it because you are kind and kind, princess?

Isn't that flattering to the horse's hoof?

Wei Gonggong said with a smile: "because the slave is your Majesty's manager, your majesty some words must be conveyed by the slave, the slave is still a little useful to the princess."

Princess Ning'an sneered: "you are smart."

Duke Wei said: "by the way, princess, do you want to come to Huaqing Palace as little as possible? If the queen finds out -- "

Princess Ning'an said thoughtlessly: "if you find out, you say I'm here to visit your brother. I'm deeply in love with your brother and sister. How can the queen doubt it?"

Duke Wei said earnestly: "that's when you come here aboveboard. The queen won't doubt it. You always come here secretly and are caught by the queen... The queen is not stupid."

Why did Princess Ning'an come secretly, not to avoid the public and give the emperor medicine? There are fewer people at this time.

Thinking of this, Princess Ning'an realized that the palace people were not here tonight.

"Why? Where have they all gone? " She asked suspiciously.

I got rid of them by doing something wrong.

Duke Wei broke out in a cold sweat and said, "I think the princess may come here at this time, so I will support them ahead of time."

Princess Ning'an looked at Duke Wei and laughed: "no wonder you are so valued by your brother. Duke Wei, you are so careful!"

Duke Wei said with a pious face: "it's the slave's duty to share the master's worries. If the slave wants to live, she naturally wants to let the princess see the slave's ability."

Princess Ning'an said with a smile, "well, after it's done, whether you can live or not depends on how much heart you have."

The Duke of Wei said: "the slave will be the princess's heart and soul!"

Princess Ning'an coldly hooked her lips: "OK, you go outside and watch. I have something to say to my brother. Remember, no one is allowed to come in. "

"... yes!"

"Ah, yes."

"Yes, princess."

"Where is my brother's seal?"

Duke Wei froze.

Princess Ning'an looked at him with a smile: "just now you said that you want to be heartbroken for me. Now you are not willing to let you take a jade seal?"

Duke Wei came to the small library in the bedroom, opened the dark room, took out the jade seal and handed it to Princess Ning'an with both hands.

Princess Ning'an is proud of a smile: "go out."

Duke Wei looked back at his unconscious majesty and turned out of the bedroom.

Princess Ning'an took the jade seal and sat down beside the emperor. With her other hand, she took out a bright yellow imperial edict from her wide sleeve.

In the state of Zhao, the emperor's imperial edicts were mostly dictated by the emperor, written by the imperial officials, and written with a little rhetoric. Finally, they were submitted to the emperor for seal.

But there are also special circumstances, such as the emperor's own edict, or designated people around him to write the edict.

"Brother Huang, you must want to know what happened today. Why don't your sister come and talk to you?"

"The case of Sun Ping's assassinating his brother has progressed. You can't imagine who is the culprit behind it? It's the queen. "

"I didn't expect it. How could someone kill you when your mother hurt you so much? But with all the evidence, the mother couldn't solve the case this time. "

"Who are the investigators? It's the Minister of Dali temple and the empress's sister-in-law. "

"The temper of the empress's sister-in-law is clear to the emperor. When she heard that the empress had done such a devastating thing, the empress's sister-in-law immediately ordered the guards to put her mother under house arrest in Renshou palace."

"The Queen's sister-in-law also asked me to ask her brother what to do with her mother? what? Does the emperor brother want to kill his mother? "

"It's not right. My mother raised my brother. How could he kill my mother? Ah, I forgot. Brother Huang has already done it. Isn't the mother's concubine given death by the emperor's elder brother? I don't think you'll be able to blink your eyelids, will you

Princess Ning'an was so thrilled with a smile that she seemed to be stunned. However, the next moment, she closed her smile and said indifferently, "your mother's wife was killed by you. Do you have the face to ask me whether I'm complaining or not?"

"Brother Huang, why don't I come to kill your mother and ask you if you want to complain?"

The emperor in a coma suddenly began to tremble gently. His hands and eyes under his eyelids seemed to be struggling and shaking violently.

He is like a beast trying to break free from the shackles and cage, even at the cost of his own flesh and blood.

"Oh Princess Ning'an held him down with one hand, and she said sarcastically, "how cheap it is to kill her! It's better to let her become a nun and taste what my mother's wife has suffered! Let her watch her son die in front of her, and watch the mountains and rivers that she protects fall into the hands of others bit by bit! It's not worse than death! "

The emperor trembled violently!

Princess Ning'an had no pity at all. She took back the emperor's hand, straightened up and went out of the bedroom with the imperial edict.

She also threw a bottle of medicine to Duke Wei: "take it again at night."

Wei Gonggong looked at the imperial edict in her hand, pupil a shrink, dare not ask more, lower head, hands took: "yes."

Princess Ning'an raised her chin and said, "Your Majesty has just woken up. This is the imperial edict that he asked me to write on his behalf - Empress Dowager Zhuang killed her monarch and rebelled against her. She will go to Taiping nunnery and return to the palace without calling. Duke Wei, now, follow me to Renshou palace to issue the imperial edict

Duke Wei suddenly changed his color: "Princess..."

Princess Ning'an looked at him coldly: "go or die?"

Duke Wei took the imperial edict in a trembling way.

He doesn't believe that his majesty will attack empress dowager Zhuang. Mother and son have already settled their quarrel. Your Majesty would rather die than hurt her!

This is clearly... Clearly

Princess Ning'an said coldly: "don't challenge the patience of our palace! If you don't go, you can have someone else! "

Duke Wei rolled in his chest.

I can't die. I can't die. I'm dead. She'll come to your Majesty in exchange. Your majesty will be even worse

Duke Wei's eyes were red and he said in a trembling voice: "go! Servant... Servant... I'll go to Renshou palace to make an announcement! "

Duke Wei followed Princess Ning'an to Renshou palace.

Empress Xiao ordered that no one should enter Renshou palace to visit empress dowager Zhuang.

However, seeing the imperial edict is like seeing your majesty, so Duke Wei and Princess Ning'an are not in the ranks of being stopped.

"Imperial edict to"

Duke Wei sang.

There was no response in Renshou palace.

Duke Wei once again sang: "the imperial edict is coming --"

Only the palace people came out.

Princess Ning'an looked at the closed bedroom: "empress mother, your majesty has an order."

It seems that empress dowager Zhuang does not intend to deal with people.

Also, since ancient times, there has been no emperor's decree for the Empress Dowager. This is really the first time in the world.

It's reasonable for Empress Dowager Zhuang to ignore it.

Duke Wei called the imperial edict again.

Princess Ning'an frowned and went forward to open the door.

But see the empty bedroom hall, where is the shadow of Empress Dowager Zhuang?