48 Bai Shen Hong Must Pay (2/2)
One of the maids that knelt on the corner of the room ready to serve, ran out to fetch some cleaning materials.
Grand Dowager Empress looked at the other that still knelt down. ”Go and summon the head of the clan for me right at this moment.”
Toddling with the ring on her finger, the elderly woman looked into thin air. Her son was dead, leaving his son who had nothing but himself to face the world. Grand Dowager Empress had to do right by her grandson and protect him. Therefore, the Wu Clan had to prosper so that they would shield the throne and wield more power for the East Wing. Besides, the East Wing had stayed weak for too long it was high time they arose.
”But does her Highness not fear her threat? She said she will make the emperor pay.”
”Hmm…”
”What if she rallies the North Wing against the emperor?”
”Méiyǒu(No). She cannot do anything when the focus is on Gurio currently, because if she starts discord it will disturb the investigation case of Yang Liu who she loves so much. In the meanwhile she will stay docile, though I imagine that the South Wing is already unhappy and agitated about Consort Wang being useless in her pursuit of becoming empress.”
”Her Highness is sagacious!”
”But Lady Zhou, we have not much time as you can see how Dowager Empress Wang is under pressure. At this rate she will come up with something.”
”What is her Highness thinking?”
”We will seize the throne before them. That is a sure way of protecting my grandson.”
”But your Highness... that is impossible.”
”Everything is possible Lady Zhou. We will just have to use the same strategy they have been trying to use with fail.” Grand Dowager Empress shifted so that the palace maid who intended to clean the table's surface could do so properly.
The court lady frowned. ”This servant does not understand her Highness' profound way of thinking.”
”The Wang Clan was dull-witted to bring in Consort Wang when the emperor's heart was already taken. We will be different by bringing in someone who already has Shen Hong's heart.” The Dowager Empress thought back to the time her grandson was once drunk and opened his heart to her about his lost love.
”Elora? You found her?” Court Lady Zhou asked with surprise, knowing the story.
The Grand Dowager shook her head. ”No, which is good as this way we will find someone from our clan to become Elora.” The Grand Dowager swayed her hand to signal the palace maid into pouring her some more tea. ”All Shen Hong needs is Elora, and we will give him Elora.”
”Give him our Elora?” Lady Zhou simpered, feeling pleased to have caught on.
”Yes Lady Zhou. So hurry along and make sure the head of the Wu Clan is summoned, as you can see we have a lot of work ahead of us.”
Bai Shen Hong was now the emperor and he couldn't be the Grand General forever. The time would come in which he would have to give up the position, leaving him without as much power; especially with the empress seat empty and without heir. And this was why they had to fill it up;if only he would trust her and marry one from her clan so as to wedge power together, she wouldn't have to be this cunning.
The root of all her problems was that Shen Hong trusted no one, and 'no one' included her because the 'only one' he did trust was dead.
S.V