On the tenth day after Zheng Chen and his entourage left the capital, the court held the ceremony for conferring the title of Grand Empress Dowager. From this day on, Empress Dowager Zheng was officially elevated to Grand Empress Dowager Zheng.
As grand as the ceremony for conferring titles in the harem was, it was far less significant than the Emperor's enthronement ceremony. Besides, given the current emptiness of the National Treasury, even though the Ministry of Internal Affairs still had some silver in reserve, excessive extravagance was not appropriate.
The Grand Empress Dowager Zheng personally issued a phoenix decree, ordering that the ceremony be reduced by thirty percent according to precedent. This move also brought her a wave of good reputation.
