322 The Truth Revealed (two updates)

Within Renshou Palace, Empress Dowager Zhuang was addressing several backlogged official matters from the past few days.

Indeed, old age had caught up with her, and it had taken her a long time to fully recover from a severe illness. Only now did she deeply comprehend how difficult it had been to recuperate in the countryside.

Leprosy was no ordinary ailment, its infectious nature alone was enough to instill fear in all. It was a mystery how those two simple-minded individuals had dared to take her in.

Despite the fact that their living conditions were already tough and they themselves barely had enough to eat, they still took in a sick person.

Empress Dowager Zhuang sighed.

"Your Royal Highness, have you recalled your days in the country again?" Eunuch Qin asked with a smile.

"Yes." Empress Dowager Zhuang did not deny it, "Back then, they tricked me into believing that I had Tuberculosis, told me not to go out, for fear that I would spread the illness to the villagers."