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Chapter 1424: The General’s Political Consort (Part 34) · Oct 17, 2026

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1401 Chapter 1401: The Regent’s Powerful Wife (11) 2026-10-17
1402 Chapter 1402: The Power Behind the General’s Gate (12) 2026-10-17
1403 Chapter 1403: The General’s Noble Consort (13) 2026-10-17
1404 Chapter 1404: The War General’s Power Play (14) 2026-10-17
1405 Chapter 1405: The Gatekeeper’s Empress (15) 2026-10-17
1406 Chapter 1406: The Powerful Consort of the Military Family (16) 2026-10-17
1407 Chapter 1407: The Powerful Lady of the General’s Household (17) 2026-10-17
1408 Chapter 1408: The General’s Noble Consort (18) 2026-10-17
1409 Chapter 1409: The General’s Powerful Consort (19) 2026-10-17
1410 Chapter 1410: The Powerful Consort from a Military Family (20) 2026-10-17
1411 Chapter 1411: The Power Behind the General’s Gate (21) 2026-10-17
1412 Chapter 1412: The Power Behind the General’s Family (22) 2026-10-17
1413 Chapter 1413: The Regent’s Noble Consort (23) 2026-10-17
1414 Chapter 1414: The Power Behind the Gates (24) 2026-10-17
1415 Chapter 1415: The General’s Power and the Empress’s Authority (25) 2026-10-17
1416 Chapter 1416: The Power Behind the General’s Gates (26) 2026-10-17
1417 Chapter 1417: Power Behind the General’s Gate (27) 2026-10-17
1418 Chapter 1418: The Power Behind the General’s Gate (28) 2026-10-17
1419 Chapter 1419: The Power Behind the General’s Gate (29) 2026-10-17
1420 Chapter 1420: Daughter of the Military Family, Empress of Power (30) 2026-10-17
1421 Chapter 1421: The Powerful Consort from a Military Family (31) 2026-10-17
1422 Chapter 1422: The General’s Noble Consort (32) 2026-10-17
1423 Chapter 1423: The General’s Daughter and the Power Behind the Throne (33) 2026-10-17
1424 Chapter 1424: The General’s Political Consort (Part 34) 2026-10-17
1425 Chapter 1425: The General’s Wife of Power (End) 2026-10-17
1426 Chapter 1426: Chronicle of the Seventies (1) 2026-10-17
1427 Chapter 1427: Memories of the Seventies (Part 2) 2026-10-17
1428 Chapter 1428: Notes from the Seventies (3) 2026-10-17
1429 Chapter 1429: Seventies Chronicle (4) 2026-10-17
1430 Chapter 1430: Chronicles of the ’70s (5) 2026-10-17
1431 Chapter 1431: Chronicles of the Seventies (Part 6) 2026-10-17
1432 Chapter 1432: Memories of the Seventies (7) 2026-10-17
1433 Chapter 1433: Tales from the Seventies (8) 2026-10-17
1434 Chapter 1434: Tales from the ’70s (9) 2026-10-17
1435 Chapter 1435: Seventies Chronicle (10) 2026-10-17
1436 Chapter 1436: Memories of the Seventies (11) 2026-10-17
1437 Chapter 1437: Tales from the Seventies (12) 2026-10-17
1438 Chapter 1438: Notes from the Seventies (13) 2026-10-17
1439 Chapter 1439: Stories of the Seventies (14) 2026-10-17
1440 Chapter 1440: Chronicle of the Seventies (15) 2026-10-17
1441 Chapter 1441: Chronicles of the Seventies (16) 2026-10-17
1442 Chapter 1442: Chronicle of the Seventies (17) 2026-10-17
1443 Chapter 1443: Seventies Memoir (18) 2026-10-17
1444 Chapter 1444: Chronicle of the Seventies (19) 2026-10-17
1445 Chapter 1445: Tales of the ’70s (20) 2026-10-17
1446 Chapter 1446: Chronicles of the ’70s (21) 2026-10-17
1447 Chapter 1447: Memoirs of the Seventies (22) 2026-10-17
1448 Chapter 1448: Tales from the Seventies (23) 2026-10-17
1449 Chapter 1449: Seventies Chronicles (24) 2026-10-17
1450 Chapter 1450: Chronicles of the Seventies (25) 2026-10-17

Chapter 1424: Chapter 1424: The General’s Political Consort (Part 34)

The Young Emperor, while eating, noticed the man sitting across from him with a somewhat stiff expression.

Wasn’t he preparing to usurp his throne in the Imperial City?

Why is he here?

Has he given up on usurping the throne?

”Your Majesty,” Rong Shi politely asked, ”Is there something wrong with me?”

The Young Emperor suddenly put down his chopsticks: ”General Rong, why are you here?”

”The Empress Dowager and Your Majesty have been away from the capital for months. I was worried, so I came to protect you.” Rong Shi’s reason was so plausible that the Young Emperor almost believed it.

”I appointed you to oversee the state!”

”The Prime Minister is still present, Your Majesty. You needn’t worry.”

”...”

The Young Emperor had finally convinced himself not to return to the Imperial City and to live leisurely as a carefree young nobleman.

After all, his mother had ample wealth, so he had no issues living a debauched lifestyle.

But now with Rong Shi’s sudden appearance, his dreams were instantly shattered.

The Young Emperor was so upset he couldn’t eat, storming off in a fit of anger.

However, he soon returned, sat on the table, and stared intently at Rong Shi.

Rong Shi: ”...”

Chuzheng didn’t know what had gotten into the Young Emperor, but it didn’t stop her from eating.

The Young Emperor waited for Chuzheng to finish eating before snorting coldly and leaving in a fit of rage.

Chuzheng: ”...”

Kids grow up and become harder to understand.

Rong Shi stayed there, having his own room because of the Young Emperor.

The Young Emperor was like a ghost, showing up unexpectedly and looking at him with strange eyes.

Rong Shi didn’t know how he had offended the Young Emperor... he had no idea that Chuzheng had already sold him out to the Young Emperor.

That day, the Young Emperor peeked out coyly from behind a pillar and asked Rong Shi, who was practicing swordplay below.

”General Rong, are you not going back?”

The sword gleamed with a cold light, twirling beautifully in the air. The man wielding it gave the sword a flourish before resting it behind his back, exuding an extraordinary aura, his elegance peerless.

Without changing his expression or demeanor, the man replied: ”Your Majesty, I am here to protect you and the Empress Dowager.”

”Heh.”

The Young Emperor sneered, flicked his sleeves with a certain flair: ”Yang De, let’s go.”

Rong Shi: ”...”

Chuzheng wandered over from the other side and saw Rong Shi standing in the middle of the courtyard.

”Rong Shi.”

Rong Shi, seemingly out of reflex, turned to salute: ”Empress Dowager.”

Chuzheng, taking the salute as her due, descended the steps: ”What were you doing?”

”I just encountered His Majesty.”

”Hmm?” And then?

”His Majesty... seemed a bit odd.” Rong Shi didn’t know how to describe it.

The Young Emperor’s actions and demeanor over the past few days were genuinely peculiar, appearing out of nowhere unexpectedly.

Chuzheng sat on the stone bench in the courtyard and expressed the Young Emperor’s true feelings: ”He thinks if you rebel at the Imperial City, he wouldn’t have to go back.”

Rong Shi: ”...”

The late Emperor had only one son, unlike other emperors born with several brothers, all eyeing each other. If you didn’t fight, you wouldn’t know how you’d end up.

He grew up pampered, with little interest in power struggles.

Before the late Emperor passed, he only thought about how to play and be carefree all day long.

”General Rong, why not go back and start a rebellion,” Chuzheng incited Rong Shi.

”I wouldn’t dare,” Rong Shi suddenly bowed: ”The Empress Dowager is present, how could I dare rebel.”

”You no longer care about your ambitions?”

”My ambition is the Empress Dowager.”

Rong Shi responded fluently as if specially trained.

”Then hug me.”

”??” What does this have to do with their discussion?

”Hurry,” Chuzheng urged him.

”Empress Dowager...” Rong Shi said softly, ”How about later tonight?”

Chuzheng: ”No way.”

Night is night, now is now, how can they be mixed together?

Little brat, don’t think of fooling me!

”...”

Rong Shi glanced around; the manor was scarcely populated, but because of this, no one knew from where someone might suddenly appear.

Under Chuzheng’s watchful eye, Rong Shi could only walk over, giving her a quick hug.

Only one hug.

Before Chuzheng could react, Rong Shi had already let go.

Spring came.

The winter snow melted, and the earth revived.

The Young Emperor returned to the Imperial City with the Empress Dowager’s coffin.

The Empress Dowager caught a cold on the way back to the capital, fell seriously ill, and passed away before reaching the Imperial City.

The entire court of ministers was shocked.

The following month, General Rong, who had already become highly influential, resigned from his official post.

The Young Emperor sat on the dragon throne, gazing at the vast Golden Luan Hall, feeling a cold emptiness, as if something was missing.

He turned to look at the curtain that had not yet been removed, pondering for a while before leaving the Golden Luan Hall.

”Your Majesty, are you going to the Imperial Study?”

Eunuch Yang De cautiously asked, following behind the Young Emperor.

The Young Emperor responded with a nod, heading towards the Imperial Study.

Inside the Imperial Study awaited a mountain of memorials, enough to cause headaches.

”Isn’t the Imperial Sister’s wedding approaching?” the Young Emperor suddenly asked.

”Yes, on the ninth of this month.”

The Young Emperor nodded: ”Find some good things and send them to the Imperial Sister.”

”Rest assured, Your Majesty, this servant will handle it.”

The Young Emperor stared at the words on the memorials, muttering: ”Mother should come back, right.”

On the day of Princess Yudie’s wedding, the Young Emperor personally escorted her, and later went to her residence to personally host the wedding.

However, the Young Emperor did not see Chuzheng, only several large chests sent back by her — all intended for Princess Yudie.

The Young Emperor stood nearby, discontent, debating whether to snatch one of the chests.

Eunuch Yang De said beside him, ”Your Majesty, yours has already been sent back to the palace.”

”Really?”

”This servant dares not speak falsely.”

Only then did the Young Emperor brighten, realizing his mother had not forgotten him.

Returning with joy, the Young Emperor checked what Chuzheng had sent him, only to find they were all books... nothing but books!

Mother must be a demon!

”Your Majesty, the Minister of Revenue requests an audience.”

”Not seeing.” The Young Emperor angrily slammed the small notebook: ”All he does is ask for money, where would I get so much money!”

”...”

The Minister of Revenue didn’t leave, making the Young Emperor fume for a long while before he had to meet him.

Just as the Young Emperor expected, the Minister of Revenue was there to ask for money again.

”I have no money!”

”But... Your Majesty, previously it was all...”

”All what?”

The Minister of Revenue, trembling, stiffened up to answer.

It was then that the Young Emperor realized Chuzheng had provided quite a bit of money, and during that time, all the additions to the palace, along with all expenses, had come from her.

The Young Emperor: ”...”

The Young Emperor sent the Minister of Revenue away.

Two words — no money.

Three years after the Young Emperor assumed full authority, he established the Inspectorate, specialized in handling court officials’ corruption and similar affairs.

For a while, corrupt officials everywhere were on edge, careful in their ways, fearing the Inspectorate would come knocking.

These people did not proceed straightforwardly, but sneakily, getting into trouble unexpectedly.

Three years after the Inspectorate’s establishment, officials across the land diligently served the people, the populace lived in peace, the national treasury was full, and the world was at peace.

Chuzheng was quite vexed about this.

The Young Emperor hadn’t written to ask for money!

”Not writing is a good thing, it shows that His Majesty has grown up.” Rong Shi said, ”It’s a good thing.”

”I have money.” As a mother, she could ease her son’s burdens!

”... I’ve always wanted to ask, where do you get so much money?”

”It was given by the late Emperor.”

Rong Shi chuckled lightly: ”The late Emperor didn’t have so much money to give you.”

Chuzheng nonchalantly fibbed: ”Secret savings.”

Rong Shi: ”...”

Rong Shi never found out where Chuzheng’s money came from, but it never ran out.

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