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The Empress Dowager's people were practically mocking Lord Liu openly, their expressions suggesting they were laughing at how little he knew.

The others looked at Lord Liu with pity, then glanced at Cheng Yunmo.

"It's just a monster, yet it makes Lord Liu of Xu Kingdom care so much. Lord Liu, are you truly a loyal subject of the Emperor?"

The Empress Dowager's people spoke freely, mocking Lord Liu as if he were just a simple fool.

Lord Liu knelt on the ground, watching helplessly as the grain was pushed over from a distance.

At this moment, Deyunzi suddenly looked at Song Song. This woman, in other words, this woman really tricked away the guards that the Emperor had assigned to Lord Cheng and Lord Liu, and then put Lord Cheng in such a terrible situation without any notice from the Empress Dowager's people.

The Empress Dowager's men squatted down and looked at Lord Liu, who was kneeling on the ground, looking utterly dejected.

"Lord Liu, what do you think? If I let those who once received favors from Cheng Yunmo come back to collect their grain, will they harm Cheng Yunmo?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Liu's face turned extremely ugly.

Cheng Yunmo watched as the grain was distributed to the people who received it in an orderly manner. The Empress Dowager's people also promised that the matter of the Shadow had been dealt with recently, and that there would be no more Shadow incidents for more than a month.

"Really."

"How could the Empress Dowager's words be false? Besides, I've examined the grain again and again, and it's all of good quality."

The people talked as they left with the food.

When everyone looked at Cheng Yunmo again, their eyes were filled with sympathy.

If Cheng Yunmo were useful, he wouldn't have died, but now that the Empress Dowager has spoken, how could he possibly survive?

Lord Liu knew that people were cold-hearted, and looking at Lord Cheng, he knew that Lord Cheng must be terrified.

"Lord Cheng, don't be afraid."

Lord Liu's eyes were a little red. Thinking of his wife's dying wish, he ultimately did not protect Lord Cheng, even though Lord Cheng was clearly a good person.

Cheng Yunmo blinked frantically, tears welling up in her eyes, making it impossible for her to see Lord Liu clearly.

"I'm not afraid, really, anyway, I've already died before."

Cheng Yunmo suppressed his fear and prepared to accept the situation he was facing.

The Empress Dowager in the palace looked at the Emperor who was in a deep sleep.

My son is just disobedient. If he were obedient, he wouldn't be living such a miserable life.

The head maidservant accompanying the Empress Dowager watched this scene expressionlessly.

At this moment, a strange scene resembling a vortex appeared beside the Empress Dowager, and it was slowly dissipating.

The Empress Dowager glanced back at the whirlpool, then at the Emperor who was about to wake up.

"Let's go."

"That's what the Empress Dowager said."

After the Empress Dowager left, the vortex also disappeared.

It was at this moment that the surrounding water and temperature were burning.

The Emperor's strange behavior was nothing new to everyone.

Even the chief eunuch who served the emperor at this time only ordered someone to place the things the emperor needed on the table at the door, and then everyone dispersed.

After waking up, Liang Yu glanced at his surroundings.

He realized that it must have been his mother who had come by.

For some reason, his condition would become much more serious each time his mother came.

Flames were everywhere in the room, but they did not catch fire due to the palace's unique design.

Although Liang Yu himself would not be burned, he could feel the pain.

Shadows appeared all over the room without anyone noticing.

The strange sights inside the palace were forbidden to others, for anyone who did not keep their mouth shut would die instantly.

The shadows throughout the palace set everything ablaze, only escaping the fire due to the palace's unique materials.

The shadows couldn't speak, but they seemed extremely angry. They wanted to approach Liang Yu and kill him, but for some reason, they only avoided him and didn't harm him.

"Your Majesty, how are you?"

The chief eunuch was outside. Normally, it wouldn't be long before the emperor would faint from the temperature inside, and they would immediately call the imperial physician for treatment.

But a long time has passed today, and the Emperor remains awake. Moreover, something seems strange inside the palace, preventing him from entering. So he stands outside the palace, calling out in hopes of getting a response from the Emperor.

Liang Yu had never seen so many shadows before, and he knew the serious consequences these shadows would bring once they went out.

Many people suffer because of these shadows; wherever these shadows go, flames rise.

"No, don't come in!"

Liang Yu spoke up.

When the Grand Eunuch heard this, he knew even more clearly that the Emperor must have encountered a great problem.

"Your Majesty, please let this servant in. This servant is willing to do anything."

The head eunuch's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and he couldn't help but speak loudly.

The matter of Shadow was kept extremely secret, and no one else knew how to deal with him.

Even though the emperor is the emperor and his life is not in danger, he suffers greatly every time his shadow is caught.

Although these ordinary people have to trade one life for another to eliminate the shadow when they try to catch it.

But if the emperor were to capture all the shadows, who knows what kind of terrible thing might happen to him.

They have already pledged their lives to the country, but they cannot withstand another emperor replacing them.

Like the retired emperor, he believed in his heart that things had turned out this way because of the retired emperor's scheme.

Liang Yu did not summon the chief eunuch, and said coldly, "What, now you're not even willing to listen to my words?"

The head eunuch knelt at the palace gate, saying, "This servant dares not, but this servant cannot stand by and watch His Majesty do this."

"You, you send someone to find Cheng Yunmo and bring her back. Remember, make sure no one else sees her."

"Yes, this servant understands."

The chief eunuch received the order and arranged for someone to go immediately.

Cheng Yunmo was taken away and killed, which was witnessed by Lord Liu and Deyunzi.

"No, let her go, please!"

There were only two of them, and now there was nothing they could do but watch helplessly as it all happened.

The chief eunuch never expected that the person he sent had already gone to fetch them at top speed.

But the message sent back by carrier pigeon said that Lord Cheng was dead.

Even the chief eunuch couldn't believe that this was the first time the Empress Dowager had placed such a severe order on a talented and extraordinary person. Her order was practically a blatant declaration that she intended to execute Lord Cheng.

"How could this be!"

The head eunuch hurriedly prepared to go find the emperor, but was suddenly stopped on the way.

One gurgle, one head.

The chief eunuch had seen dead people before, but he had never seen anyone who allowed him to directly look at a dead person's head.