zChapter 1035 - Past Glory, Current Predicament (2/2)

Zhang Yuan only reacted then, oh, so it was Fang Yi, the person by the Empress’ side.

He then heard Fang Yi scoff, looking at that Chief Liu and saying: “There was no wind at all. For your place, it’s best that no wind blows me over. Today, I am acting on Her Highness the Empress’ orders to get Zhang Yuan out. But unexpectedly, when I entered the yard, I saw your subordinates beat him up badly. If he dies or is gravely injured from this, if Her Highness the Empress asks about it later, how are you going to explain?”

“This……” Chief Liu froze and asked on reflex: “Her Highness the Empress? Why is Her Highness the Empress taking Zhang Yuan out? He was sent over by the Emperor and Her Highness Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu!”

“Then, in your eyes right now, there is only one Her Highness Imperial Concubine Shu in the imperial harem? Let me tell you this, Imperial Concubine Shu is Imperial Concubine Shu in the end, even if she climbed to the sky, there is still one Empress above her! Even if all of you are devoted to following Her Highness Imperial Concubine Shu, right now the imperial harem does not allow her to make the decisions alone. To hold up the sky alone, she still needs to wait until the Eighth Prince sits on the throne.”

“Of course, of course, in the imperial harem, Her Highness the Empress is still the one with the most authority.” That Chief Liu also knew that Fang Yi was right and did not debate with her. He only asked Fang Yi, “Then Her Highness the Empress wants to take this Zhang Yuan out, do you have a Empress edict? This servant is not trying to make things difficult, if there is no edict, the Department of Guilty Servants will find it hard to release people!”

“There is no Empress edict.” Fang Yi said coldly: “But I have the Phoenix Plaque from Her Highness the Empress, open your eyes wide and take a good look!” As she said this, she showed the plaque in her hand given by the Empress which she had hung around the waist, holding it up in front of Chief Liu’s eyes.

Taking one look, that person quickly knelt down, saying: “Following the orders from Her Highness the Empress, Zhang Yuan will immediately leave with Aunt.” Seeing the Phoenix Plaque is the same as seeing the Empress, this was something everyone in the palace knew. Even though Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu gained power, Fang Yi was correct, since the Emperor did not abolish the Empress seat, even if Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu overturned the sky, there was still the Empress above. For these guilty servants, they did not dare to act impetuous in front of the Empress.

Seeing that he allowed the release, Fang Yi did not say anymore, walking up to personally help Zhang Yuan up. Seeing him sway unsteadily, she asked quickly: “Can you walk?”

Zhang Yuan also understood the situation, that the Empress wanted to see him. He did not know the intentions of the Empress, but based on his many years of experience with the workings of the Imperial Palace and his understanding of the Empress, he quickly thought that it was not the Empress who wanted to see him but probably the Emperor who wanted to see him. The Empress had always been the best spokesperson for the Emperor. Everything she said and did was dependent on the Emperor’s mood. Basically, she mostly did not have her own opinion, suddenly taking him out to meet him, it should be the Emperor who expressed this desire.

Zhang Yuan was very agitated, nodding a few times: “I, I can walk, even if This Servant has to crawl, I will leave the Department of Guilty Servants.”

However, Fang Yi felt that Zhang Yuan’s physical condition was not too good. Seeing his hands covered in frostbite and puncture wounds, she could not help but frown and spoke to that Chief Liu: “Find someone to bring a sedan over. If someone asks, say it is an order from Her Highness the Empress.”

Chief Liu did not dare to say anything more and quickly moved to handle things personally, and a short while later, he asked a few palace servants to carry a soft chair over and even helped Fang Yi to support Zhang Yuan over to the soft chair to sit. Only until Fang Yi left with Zhang Yuan did he wipe away his sweat, mumbling to himself: “What is going on? Could it be that Zhang Yuan is going to rise from the ashes? But if Zhang Yuan rises from the ashes, doesn’t that mean Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu’s side is going to lose power? Will things change in the palace that quickly?”

No matter what Chief Liu thought about it, Zhang Yuan felt happy because he had left the Department of Guilty Servants. Of course, most of this joy was because he could see the old Emperor. Right now, this was his only wish. He asked Fang Yi: “Did the Emperor remember something? Or has his mind cleared up more compared to the past? Does he remember me?”

Fang Yi shook her head in frustration: “I do not know the details, I just know that the Emperor suddenly fell ill. The imperial physician said it was cold damage. The Emperor asked the Empress to go to Zhao He Hall and only asked one question: Why he did chase you away that time?”

Zhang Yuan cried again, he felt that he was especially useless, crying at the smallest thing, but once he heard that the old Emperor ask this question, he could not hold it back. He could only say this to Fang Yi repeatedly without stopping: “I always knew that the Emperor will not forget me. I knew that the Emperor would wake up one day. Being together with Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu is not what the Emperor wants, the trick behind this will be exposed one day. As long as I am alive, I cannot allow Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu harm the Emperor!”