Origin System, I have a barren mountain

Liang Yu had just rested in the Empress's palace when he heard a commotion outside. Then, a senior eunuch was speaking anxiously in a low voice at the door.

Mu Wanwan had already gotten up and was draping a coat over the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, may I go outside and see what has happened?"

Liang Yu rubbed his tired temples. He had always had sleep problems and needed medication from the Imperial Hospital every time.

Since the Empress had treated him for a while, his condition had improved, but now, with his drowsiness suddenly interrupted, he couldn't help but feel sleepy again.

As soon as Mu Wanwan came out, she saw the head eunuch preparing to push open the door, his expression somewhat panicked.

Before the chief eunuch could even speak, they saw a large group of people approaching from not far away.

"Queen Mother?"

The leader of these people was none other than the Empress Dowager. Seeing her arrive at this time, they sensed that something bad was about to happen.

"Go and take care of the Emperor first."

Mu Wanwan gave the instructions.

The head eunuch had assumed the Empress would have him stand in for the Empress Dowager, but he was surprised to find that she went there herself. After a moment's hesitation, he quickly followed Xiao Youzi into the palace.

The emperor was already in poor health, and when he saw the two of them arrive, he realized that something serious had happened.

"Your Majesty, please get up quickly. The Empress Dowager has come over in high spirits, as she must have encountered some good news."

"That's what the chief eunuch said."

Xiao Youzi, who was standing to the side, suddenly added, "The Empress Dowager has a minister named Mu Yun by her side. That minister is someone the Empress Dowager painstakingly placed in the court."

Liang Yu hadn't actually noticed this person named Mu Yun, but Xiao Youzi's reminder made him immediately realize that something was wrong.

"Yuko, do you know something?"

At this moment, Empress Mu Wanwan stopped the Empress Dowager. When she saw the Empress Dowager preparing to rush into the palace, she gently bowed and looked at the Empress Dowager.

The Empress's attendants had already blocked the Empress Dowager's path.

"You're just a mere empress. If I didn't give you this face, do you think you could stop me now?"

The Empress didn't seem to care much. Instead, she stared at the person following behind the Empress Dowager and said meaningfully, "It's not that I don't want to save face for you, Mother, but what are you doing? Allowing an outsider to enter my palace so casually in the middle of the night, is that something to be done so casually?"

The maids and eunuchs serving the Empress Dowager, although they were all her people.

However, they also value rules and regulations. Hearing such grand words, although they didn't show it on their faces, they all had some thoughts in their hearts.

The Empress Dowager sneered, "You have a good eye."

The Emperor came out with his entourage and saw that the Empress Dowager insisted on barging in. He immediately spotted the man named Mu Yun that Xiao Youzi had mentioned.

"Mother, what are you doing?"

The Empress Dowager waved her hand dismissively, as if to say that she wasn't the one who had tried to break into the palace.

"I, as the Empress Dowager, have some good news to tell Your Majesty. Why don't you come with me to see it?"

Although Liang Yu had a smile on his face, his eyes were cold as he thoughtfully sized up Mu Yun.

When the group arrived outside Cheng Yunmo's residence, they saw flames everywhere. Fortunately, there were already many people around trying to put out the fire.

There were quite a few people gathered around to watch the spectacle, most of whom were the Empress's people.

When Mu Wanwan saw these people, there was no joy on her face.

She noticed that some of these people were already subtly considering the Empress Dowager as their leader.

"Your Majesty, look what has happened. People in the court have been advising you not to treat Cheng Yunmo as a normal, powerful, and extraordinary person, but you just won't listen."

Liang Yu didn't speak. He had witnessed Cheng Yunmo, who had always been perfectly normal, now become someone who resembled a madman.

Cheng Yunmo was shouting and crying, and it was unclear what he was doing.

The thunderclaps descending from the horizon seemed to be aimed at her alone. This strange phenomenon seemed like something bad that was rumored to be true!

A hint of triumph flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes. She had spent a great deal of effort to find Mu Yun.

She had to find someone who looked exactly like him. When all else failed, she considered using special channels to bring Mu Yun out.

"If you ask me, Mother, why don't we just cut ties with him today and stop associating with such a person? I have plenty of capable people around me, and I will give you whatever you want. Why do something that harms others and doesn't benefit yourself?"

When the Empress Dowager spoke of this matter in front of everyone, she was extremely distressed, as if the Emperor knew such a person and no longer cared about her, the Empress Dowager.

"Your Majesty, how can you disobey the Empress Dowager? She is telling you something good."

"I believe that even if Your Majesty does not want the Empress Dowager to interfere, you should not trust Cheng Yunmo anymore. It would be better to execute her on the spot."

More and more people hope that the Emperor will punish Cheng Yunmo instead of making her bear the identity of the Imperial Preceptor's female disciple. Otherwise, it would be extremely cruel to the Imperial Preceptor.

When Zhenying saw that the people who came were the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, she knew that something terrible was about to happen.

She gestured for Lord Liu not to speak and pulled back the furious Cheng Yunmo.

"Lord Cheng, the Empress Dowager has arrived."

No one present expected that Zhenying would be so bold.

Everyone expected to witness a very bloody scene, but to their surprise, Cheng Yunmo actually calmed down.

The desolate mountains that appeared behind her were temporarily hidden.

Even Zhenying herself never expected this.

Lord Liu was very excited. Zhenying was a brave and resourceful girl.

The Empress Dowager hadn't expected this either; after all, it had taken quite a bit of effort to bring Mu Yun back.

Everyone's eyes were on Cheng Yunmo's face, and they all wanted to know what was going on with Cheng Yunmo.

What no one noticed was Empress Mu Wanwan's gaze.

Mu Wanwan's eyes were filled with excitement; she knew that this was all thanks to her father's help.

Cheng Yunmo came to her senses. If it weren't for Prime Minister Mu's help, she might not have been able to wake up.

The Empress Dowager is incredibly audacious; the origin of this desolate mountain is actually because of her.

There were too many coincidences involved in this matter. Even Prime Minister Mu discovered some secrets by chance while he was trapped in the desolate mountains for many days.

Mu Yun is truly dead, but if we really want Mu Yun to return to where he belongs, we cannot do as the Empress Dowager wishes.

Cheng Yunmo thought about it and felt that what she said made a lot of sense. If she died and Mu Yun was alright, it would be like the sky had fallen.

At that moment, Lei also seemed to have suddenly lost his goal, hesitated, and then suddenly disappeared.