Empress Dowager Zheng fell ill and remained bedridden. After two months of recuperation, she finally began to recover.
In the past, Empress Dowager Zheng loved luxurious attire and heavy makeup. But now, only a few months after Emperor Taikang's passing, she wore plain clothes, and her thin face was free of cosmetics, exposing all her wrinkles. At a glance, she appeared to be a woman in her sixties.
However, no one dared to underestimate this seemingly frail elderly woman who needed support to walk. With Emperor Taikang's death, the new emperor would ascend the throne tomorrow. Empress Dowager Zheng, soon to be elevated to Grand Empress Dowager, was undoubtedly the most noble and powerful woman in Da Liang, second to none.
Attached to Empress Dowager Zheng were Duke An's Mansion and many courtiers. Even Prince Dongping and Prince Huaiyang, who attended the banquet at Jingyang Palace today, maintained close relations with her.
