The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 521 Resigning from old age and returning home

"My dear husband, please stop cursing Brother Zhang Xingchen. I believe that such an honest and kind man like Brother Zhang Xingchen would never do such a thing. It must all be Wei Zhongxian's doing." Let's just take it one step at a time.

After Qin Luoshen's reminder, Chen Er finally understood. It must be just as Qin Luoshen said; everything was a scheme to make money. Good heavens, this damned eunuch's methods are getting more and more sophisticated.

Before anyone knew it, they had started to sow discord. Chen Er realized this and patted Zhang Xingchen on the shoulder forcefully.

"Brother, it's all my fault. I'll drink this cup first as a sign of respect." Zhang Xingchen said quickly when he saw Chen Er apologizing to him.

"Brother Chen Er, please don't say that. Actually, I'm the one who should apologize. I don't even know what the Empress Dowager is doing here."

The two drank a cup while talking. Zhang Shaoqing had already knelt down with his daughter, but unexpectedly, Chen Er and Zhang Xingchen did not come over to kneel down.

This is the Empress Dowager! Although we have different principles, we should still put on a show. If we don't kneel before the Empress Dowager, we might be exterminated along with our entire family.

At that moment, Zhang Shaoqing coughed once, and the Empress Dowager had already turned her gaze over.

When the Empress Dowager saw Wei Zhongxian arrive with his weapons, Chen Er and Zhang Xingchen were still drinking and exchanging toasts. The Empress Dowager's face, which originally had a touch of femininity, was now distorted and deformed, looking like an attacker.

"Zhang Shaoqing, why are you coughing? Are you sick? If you really can't hold on any longer, then you should resign and retire to your hometown as soon as possible. Tomorrow, the Emperor and I will allow you to go home and farm." The Empress Dowager was so frustrated that she didn't know where to vent her anger.

Just then, Zhang Shaoqing coughed, and the Empress Dowager found a reason to criticize him. Actually, Zhang Shaoqing was caught in the crossfire even while lying down. The reason Zhang Shaoqing coughed was...

I just wanted to remind Chen Er and Zhang Xingchen to hurry up and kneel down; the Empress Dowager is already impatient.

But who could have imagined that the Empress Dowager would directly launch an attack? Zhang Shaoqing trembled, sighed, and dared not speak. After all, the Empress Dowager was old, and who knew if she would remember what she said today?

So now that Zhang Shaoqing has the Emperor backing him up, he's not afraid for the time being. Chen Er and Zhang Xingchen have just had a drink, and Chen Er already sensed something was wrong. Chen Er's keen senses are terrifying.

Chen Er immediately realized that his back felt as if it were being stared at by a pair of sharp eyes, which made him very uncomfortable.

Chen Er suddenly turned his head, and was startled. Because he was angry with Zhang Xingchen at the time, he had long forgotten about the Empress Dowager. So he did not expect that the Empress Dowager was watching him now.

Chen Er immediately grabbed Zhang Xingchen's clothes, and the two of them quickly ran over and knelt down.

Before the Empress Dowager could speak, Wei Zhongxian declared his stance: "Chen Er, how dare you! Do you not respect the Empress Dowager? I'm telling you, this is courting death, you know?"

Who is the Empress Dowager? Even the Emperor has to kneel and pay his respects to her. And you're still sitting there drinking?

It's obvious that Wei Zhongxian was specifically targeting Chen Er this time; otherwise, he would have dragged Zhang Xingchen into it as well. Wei Zhongxian's words made Zhang Xingchen very unhappy.

Good grief, you're drinking with your brothers, so what are you thinking about? To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that you handed over the Eastern Depot's power to me, I wouldn't be paying any attention to you.

However, because the Empress Dowager was present, Zhang Xingchen dared not speak.

Zhang Xingchen was unwilling to accept this. He immediately bowed to the Empress Dowager and said, "Please calm down, Your Majesty. If you want to arrest Chen Er, arrest me as well. I was drinking with Brother Chen Er just now."

Zhang Xingchen remained calm as he spoke, causing the Empress Dowager's brows to furrow involuntarily.

Good heavens, actually the Empress Dowager had misheard. Zhang Xingchen was an honest and simple man, all muscle and no brains.

As expected, today's observation confirms that although Zhang Xingchen's actions show a strong sense of loyalty and righteousness, what difference is there between this and courting death?

"Zhang Xingchen, don't go too far. I'm in a good mood today and I don't want to be implicated by your sins. But if you keep pressuring Aijia like this, I'll arrest you too."

The Empress Dowager said angrily. Zhang Xingchen was a little scared when he heard the Empress Dowager say this.

However, Zhang Xingchen would not allow it. The Empress Dowager had arrested Chen Er, and if Chen Er fell into the Empress Dowager's hands this time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Even if Chen Er doesn't die, he'll be severely injured, especially since Wei Zhongxian has long considered Chen Er a thorn in his side.

If it had really fallen into the hands of the Empress Dowager, Wei Zhongxian would probably have intervened forcefully, and the consequences would have been unimaginable. So Zhang Xingchen must have had some unknown courage at the time.

"Empress Dowager, I am now the main force of the three warriors. Which warrior team doesn't listen to me? If you want to capture Chen Er, then you should capture me first."

It was obvious that Zhang Xingchen's words carried a dangerous meaning, and the Empress Dowager's face turned even more pale, as if she were constipated.

Chen Er also felt that Zhang Xingchen's words were too harsh. Although they were effective, they would bring unnecessary trouble to Zhang Xingchen. So Chen Er nudged Wei Zhongxian with his arm.

"Lord Wei, we're colleagues after all, why don't you put in a good word for me?"

Wei Zhongxian almost spat blood after hearing Chen Er's words. Wei Zhongxian thought to himself, "I'm going to say a few nice words to you? You wish! I've been dreaming of killing you. Besides, the first time was when I summoned the Empress Dowager, it was to deal with you."

Of course, Wei Zhongxian dared not say these things aloud. Besides, Wei Zhongxian had not expected that Zhang Xingchen's relationship with Chen Er would develop so well. Zhang Xingchen was willing to offend the Empress Dowager to protect Chen Er, which was something Wei Zhongxian did not expect.

However, Wei Zhongxian had already completely controlled Zhang Xingchen. Otherwise, Wei Zhongxian wouldn't have been foolish enough to hand over his people to Zhang Xingchen to manage. Therefore, Wei Zhongxian knew that he had to find a way to save face for the Empress Dowager.

Otherwise, if this foolish woman gave the order and arrested Zhang Xingchen and Chen Er at the same time, then his entire plan would fail, which was not what Wei Zhongxian wanted to see. So, Wei Zhongxian actually spoke up at that time.