SFS Chapter 326 The Queen Mother's Charm Remains
Chapter 326 The Queen Mother's Charm Remains
The Queen Mother was confused. "What are you talking about?"
Zhong Ning looked the empress dowager up and down, his eyes full of meaning. "I heard that the empress dowager is already sixty-three years old this year, but she has taken such good care of herself that she looks only forty years old."
The Queen Mother stretched out her phoenix finger and brushed the golden hairpin beside her temples. Although her face was still worried, the corners of her lips showed her pride at the moment.
Ever since I met this damn girl, I haven't heard her say a single good word. Now that she finally said a few words, it surprised her.
Zhong Ning looked at the Queen Mother, and the voice continued:
"The Empress Dowager is so beautiful. It can be seen that she must have been a stunning beauty in her youth. Even though she has passed away, her charm still remains."
"Sun Chen recalls that when he was searching the Fang Garden that day, he saw several old men holding young girls whose faces bore a resemblance to the Empress Dowager."
"It can be seen that those old gentlemen must have admired the Queen Mother's grace and elegance too much, which is why they are so concerned about it."
When the Queen Mother heard this, her body trembled and stiffened.
Looking at Prince An's face, there was disbelief.
Prince An was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and trembled like a sieve. He wanted to defend himself but was interrupted by Zhong Ning.
"Speaking of this, I have to praise Uncle An. In order to win over several important officials in the court, he was willing to spend so much money, even looking for a girl who looked like the Queen Mother."
"If I were to ask Sun Chen, Uncle An's actions would be totally unnecessary."
"The Queen Mother isn't dead, so why would she need to find a replacement?"
"The Empress Dowager is still alive and well! Now she's been a widow for many years and is lonely in her boudoir. I'm sure she's craving love. If Uncle An has such a request, why not just ask the Empress Dowager to come and serve him?"
"Why would we need to mobilize so many troops and manpower to search the entire country?"
Zhong Ning tilted his head and smiled at the Queen Mother's face, which had turned pale with rage. The words that came out of his lips made everyone's scalp tingle:
"Your Highness, you must be very happy to hear this news, right? But why are you so pale? Aren't you happy about this?"
"Oh, I understand. The Queen Mother is old after all. Even if she wants a man, I'm afraid she is powerless."
"But it doesn't matter. Even if the Queen Mother is unable to do it, don't we still have the Grand Princess?"
"I've heard for a long time that the eldest princess is the most like the Empress Dowager. She can at least get a five-point score in appearance. Although she's not as charming as the Empress Dowager back then, she can still be a bit similar."
"If we send them together to appease the old ministers, it will surely make them loyal to the court, Your Majesty, don't you agree?"
"You...you..." The Queen Mother raised a finger and pointed at Zhong Ning angrily, trembling continuously: "How dare you humiliate me..."
"Emperor..." the Queen Mother roared in a shrill voice, "You saw it! This is the damned girl you brought back from the people. She has no respect for her elders and doesn't know how to respect others. She provoked me today. Don't blame me for being so cruel!"
"Hong San, go and teach Princess Zhaohua a lesson..." The Queen Mother gave this order with a gloomy face.
Then, an old eunuch in a black brocade robe took two steps forward from the side of the empress dowager, saluted respectfully, and then walked towards Zhong Ning.
"Nonsense..." Emperor Yong snorted coldly. He was about to call out to Hong San to stop him from hurting the princess, but was interrupted by the Queen Mother: "Emperor, are you just going to watch that damned girl humiliate me in front of you?"
Emperor Yong froze for a moment and silently swallowed the words that were about to come out.
It's not that he is cruel. The Queen Mother is an elder after all. How could she humiliate her like this? Zhao Hua was really too presumptuous.
It's better to teach him a lesson so that he won't be too ignorant of his own limitations.
To prevent him from causing other big troubles in the future, which would be even more difficult to resolve.
Hong San took a few steps forward and bowed slightly to Zhong Ning: "Princess Zhaohua, I'm sorry for the offense!"
After saying that, he suddenly raised his head and waved his palm, and a strong palm wind attacked Zhong Ning. Obviously, each movement was extremely fast, but in Zhong Ning's eyes, each move was very slow.
As soon as the palm wind arrived, Zhong Ning condensed his internal strength in his palm, followed the momentum of Hong San's palm wind, and slapped the man away with a slap.
"Who dares to come and ask for advice from me?" Zhong Ning smiled coldly, then took a light leap and stepped on Hong Shan, who was lying on the ground in a daze.
Hong San struggled with all his might, but was unable to budge at all.
Zhong Ning exerted a little force, and with a click, Hong San's shin bone was broken. He looked up at Zhong Ning in disbelief, his heart filled with shock.
Although he claimed that he was not a master, he was at least at the eighth rank, only one step away from the ninth rank. Even if he faced off against Master Qi, he was confident that he could draw with him.
But now, he couldn't even withstand a single move from Princess Zhaohua.
Can't get past any move?
Nothing would be more difficult for him to accept than this fact.
Not only Hong San, but also the Queen Mother, Emperor Yong, Prince An, and the Emperor's guards standing on both sides of the palace, all stared with their eyes wide open in shock.
That’s Eunuch Hong!
The most powerful master in this palace!
Although everyone said that Eunuch Hong was only of the eighth rank, there were very few ninth rank masters. They had no one in Dayong at all. Even Chief Qi and Eunuch Hong could only be considered as eighth and a half rank.
There is one person on the Beidi side, but because of his martial arts skills, he has been in seclusion for many years. This is why although the Beidi is arrogant, they dare not really provoke Dayong.
Unless there is a major war, Beidi cannot guarantee whether the ninth-grade master will come to help.
And now, this most powerful master guarding the palace was unable to withstand a single move at the hands of Princess Zhaohua and was directly defeated.
They couldn't believe what was happening before their eyes, but it happened anyway.
In fact, it’s not that Eunuch Hong is too weak, but the distance between the ninth rank and the eighth rank, although it seems to be only one step away, this step is a height that many warriors cannot reach in their entire lives.
Just like everyone below the saint is like an ant, the difference between a quasi-saint and a saint seems small, but in fact there is a world of difference.
The higher the level of martial arts, the harder it is to upgrade.
This means that even if there is only one level missing, the level that is missing is the most critical and important level, which is the highest level that cannot be reached without plug-ins and talent.
At this time, Eunuch Hong fell to the ground, with no desire to live.
He was able to stand up and even take three more steps.
However, the three parties in confrontation are all masters of the palace, and he can't afford to offend any of them. It would be better for him to faint.
"Come here, drag him away and treat him properly."
Zhong Ning spoke calmly, then turned to the Queen Mother, "After all, the Queen Mother will still rely on this dog to show off her power in the future!"
However, the hall was silent and no one dared to move.
Zhong Ning's eyes shone with a gust of wind, and he used his internal energy to slap all the imperial guards in the face. "I said, drag him away. You disobeyed my orders, are you looking for death?"
With a loud noise, all the imperial guards knelt on the ground and apologized collectively. After apologizing, they immediately stepped forward and dragged Eunuch Hong away.