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"No, how could that be?"

The Empress Dowager's face finally turned extremely ugly; this was the first time she had suffered such a great loss at the hands of Cheng Yunmo.

"Cheng Yunmo, what exactly did you do?!"

The Empress Dowager said somewhat unwillingly.

This was the first time anyone present had ever seen the Empress Dowager so out of control, and the way everyone looked at Cheng Yunmo changed.

"Your Majesty, look at what you're saying. Didn't you keep telling everyone that Lord Cheng is a monster? How come all of you suddenly don't see Lord Cheng as a monster anymore?"

While everyone was still in a daze, a sudden voice caused a strange reaction from the crowd, and they all looked at the Empress with puzzled expressions.

The Empress always treated the Empress Dowager with respect, but today, in front of so many people, he spoke to the Empress Dowager without any politeness, almost openly mocking her.

"Empress..."

Liang Yu was also somewhat surprised, although he knew that the Empress and his mother had a long-standing feud.

But as emperor, there are some things he can't ignore.

"Your Majesty, I just think the Empress Dowager is making trouble out of nothing. What makes her say that Lord Cheng is a monster? Isn't that a miscarriage of justice for Lord Cheng?"

Zhenying looked at the Empress, whom she knew, with some surprise in her eyes. Although she wasn't often by the Empress's side, she had paid close attention to the Empress in the past, always helping the Empress Dowager plan for her affairs.

The Empress could never have said such things. The fact that she said them clearly means that she had discovered something that directly led to a change in the Empress's attitude towards the Empress Dowager.

"Shut up!"

The Empress Dowager stared at the Emperor and said coldly, "Is this how Your Majesty allows the Empress to speak to me?"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to say that to the Emperor. I will speak my mind directly."

Everyone present thought the Empress had gone mad, after all, the Empress Dowager now held considerable power.

"Bring up the people from the Empress Dowager's palace."

Mu Wanwan said coldly.

The Empress Dowager didn't know what was going on, and then she saw that Mu Wanwan had brought over a very familiar-looking person.

When the Empress Dowager saw the palace maid, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

The Empress Dowager was surprised to find that she had only ordered the palace servants to stand guard at the shop entrance, thinking that no one had seen her husband return.

The reason I knew this palace maid was there was because every time my husband returned, those who saw her would die without a burial place.

There was one who slipped through the net. She thought that her husband had taken her away and dealt with her, and that nothing had happened. But to her surprise, this palace maid was completely unharmed.

"How are you still alive?"

The Empress Dowager asked instinctively.

She could barely contain the questions swirling in her mind; this was something that had never happened before.

In other words, the Empress Dowager dared not imagine a certain possibility.

That's the Empress's luck; she may have regained some of it.

They might even be able to control themselves and directly ask such foolish questions.

The palace maids' attire caused whispers among the others.

They looked at each other in disbelief at the clothes they were wearing, clothes that were only occasionally seen in the Empress Dowager's palace.

However, the clothes this person was wearing looked a bit strange.

Cheng Yunmo was stunned, because when the Empress brought this person up, he was actually wearing a hospital gown that you would only see in a hospital.

The palace maid was terrified; she was trembling uncontrollably.

"Your Majesty the Empress, also known as the Empress Dowager, is having an affair with another man right here in the palace."

Everyone looked at the Empress Dowager with strange eyes.

Liang Yu was also somewhat incredulous that it was true, after all, everyone had witnessed how good the relationship between his mother and father was.

Although the Emperor has passed away, the Empress Dowager would not do such a thing.

"You bullshit!"

The Empress Dowager said in a subconscious, angry voice.

When the Empress saw this scene, she remained completely calm.

In fact, you could tell from the Empress Dowager's expression that this was definitely a misunderstanding, but she wanted the Empress Dowager to tell the truth herself: the Emperor Emeritus was not dead at all.

"Is that so? Then do you dare to say it?"

The Empress asked meaningfully.

The Empress Dowager realized that the Empress's plan was a series of interconnected schemes. It turned out that the Empress already knew that her husband was not dead, and she just wanted her to admit it in front of so many people.

"Very good, Your Majesty, you have really gone to great lengths to protect Lord Cheng."

The Empress Dowager knew that the Empress must know she couldn't reveal her husband's affairs, or she would suffer the consequences.

Everyone present was confused about what had happened; only she and the Empress knew the truth.

"Alright, I admit that Cheng Yunmo is indeed not a monster, and is indeed the Imperial Preceptor's female disciple. Empress, what do you think of this?"

The Queen nodded. "Very good."

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with the Empress Dowager.

He admitted his mistake right in front of the Empress, a junior.

The Empress Dowager hadn't expected to suffer such a great loss today, and she glanced at the palace servant kneeling on the ground.

"I think the Empress should hand this person over to me. After all, everyone has witnessed how well I treat the people in my palace, yet she chose to betray me."

People generally feel extreme disgust towards those who betray others.

Cheng Yunmo's heart tightened. If it was just a matter between those in power, she naturally couldn't interfere.

But this palace maid clearly knew quite a lot.

This palace servant must have been confined to a hospital. A person who has lived from ancient times to the present would not be wearing a hospital gown unless there is a serious emergency.

Zhenying was a quick-witted person. When she stood behind her master, she immediately noticed that her master seemed to be very concerned about the situation of the palace servants.

"Your Majesty, I am by your side and know who wears such clothes..."

Cheng Yunmo rarely sensed murderous intent in someone's eyes, and subconsciously pulled Zhenying back.

A sharp weapon suddenly pierced Zhenying's heart, but Cheng Yunmo pulled her arm, injuring her arm in the process.

The weapon pierced through, leaving a sharp object in the arm.

Zhenying's face turned pale instantly, and she collapsed to one side, unable to support herself.

Cheng Yunmo helped Zhenying up and looked at the Empress Dowager who had just made the move.

The Empress Dowager made almost no attempt to conceal her actions and directly targeted Zhenying.

"Zhenying, you've been by my side for quite some time now, yet I still haven't been able to guard against you at all when I make a move against you."

"This is what happens when you think you're clever. I'm no pushover."

The Empress walked over in a few steps and immediately ordered the imperial physician to come.

The Empress Dowager was also preparing to take action against the palace servants who were wearing hospital gowns, but the Empress had already ordered her people to protect the palace servants, giving the Empress Dowager no chance at all.

The palace servants were quite frightened by the sight.

But what she feared even more was the place the Emperor Emeritus had taken her to—a place that looked clean but was like a nightmare.

"Empress Dowager! Give up on that idea. Even if I die, I've already told others what I know!"