But in their current state, they were simply unable to complete the mission. With this in mind, the two decided to send a message to the Empress Dowager.

Yunzhi did not stop the two men from sending a letter to the Empress Dowager.

She wanted to let the Empress Dowager know that even if she sent people over, so what? Once they were on her territory, she could do whatever she wanted.

The Empress Dowager soon received the letters from the two matrons. After reading their contents, she was furious and began shouting in the main hall, "You vile woman, how dare she!"

Those were people she had specifically sent, yet Yunzhi dared to tamper with them. First, she made them catch colds, and just when their colds were almost gone, she made them break their arms and legs.

Now, who knows how long they'll need to recover.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. The Empress Dowager directly ordered her eunuch to summon the eldest princess to the palace. As the Empress Dowager, she could not freely enter and leave the palace, so there were some matters that she could only entrust to her daughter.

Upon receiving the Empress Dowager's decree, the Eldest Princess went to the palace without hesitation. Once inside, she learned that the two maids had been in trouble again. This time, they weren't ill, but injured.

But injuries are harder to heal than illnesses, and the time required to recover from an injury can be several times longer than the time required to fully recover from an illness.

"Yue'er, help your mother think of a way to make that bitch Yunzhi suffer the most," the Empress Dowager said directly.

She did want to send the imperial guards out to deal with Yunzhi, but she was afraid that the regent would find out and then turn against her son.

Last time, because of Shi Qingyun's matter, his son was forced to stay away from court officials for quite some time.

Even so, none of the court officials dared to say anything, or even ask a single question.

She hated Lu Cang of Dongli, and she also hated those court officials. She often thought that it would be great if she could kill Lu Cang of Dongli.

However, Dongli Lu Cang was highly skilled in martial arts and had guards by his side, making it difficult to kill him. Furthermore, the Emperor had advised her that Dongli Lu Cang had been poisoned and that he had run out of the antidote. They were just waiting for the poison to take effect, which would be their opportunity.

But more than a month has passed, and Dongli Lucang has not only not shown any signs of the poison, but he also acts as if nothing is wrong. She is almost going crazy with worry.

Originally, they thought that since they couldn't make a move against Lu Cang in Dongli, they would pick on the weaker party and cause trouble for Yunzhi, which would also be a way to vent their anger.

But who knew that Yunzhi was not someone to be trifled with? She actually dared to lay a hand on the nanny she had sent away, which meant she didn't take her seriously at all.

At this point, the Empress Dowager became increasingly eager for the Emperor to reclaim his power. Only then would everyone fear her and refrain from secretly obeying her orders.

"Mother, Yunzhi is a bit wicked. Ordinary methods are useless against her. Before, whether it was poison, assassination, or scheming, she always managed to escape unscathed. So, if we really want to deal with her, we have to find another way."

"Judging from what you're saying, she's quite capable. Could it be that the Regent is secretly helping her?" The Empress Dowager was somewhat skeptical. How capable could a merchant's daughter be? Could she possibly be better than the carefully cultivated women from those powerful families?

"It shouldn't be." The eldest princess shook her head, and then told the Empress Dowager about how she had tried to scheme against Yunzhi several times but ended up losing more than she gained.

After listening to her daughter's words, the Empress Dowager fell into deep thought.

She finally understood that dealing with Dongli Lu Cang would not be easy, nor would dealing with Yun Zhi. But she didn't want to let things continue like this, she didn't want to see the imperial power fall into the wrong hands, and she didn't want herself and her son to die without a burial place.

It seems that she has no other choice but to use that method.