"Mother, what should we do now?" The Emperor asked anxiously, wondering if the Regent had discovered that they wanted to kill him.

If they are discovered, no one can predict what will happen to them.

The emperor trembled at the thought of Shi Qingyun being beheaded. He was afraid of death; he didn't want to die.

Better to live a wretched life than to die a good death; I'd be willing to be a puppet even if it meant death.

"Don't worry, unless Lu Cang of Dongli wants to be condemned by everyone, he won't dare to do anything to us. At least he won't take our lives for the time being."

Upon hearing that Dongli Lu Cang wouldn't take his life, the emperor was relieved. As long as he was alive, he was willing to forgo attending court.

At that moment, Lu Cang of Dongli entered the main hall without anyone announcing his arrival.

Upon seeing Dongli Lu Cang suddenly appear, the emperor was terrified and asked in a trembling voice, "You, what do you want to do?"

“Your Majesty, I should be asking you that.” Dongli Lu Cang glanced at the emperor indifferently and said, “The ruler of a country is dressed as a eunuch. If you really like being a eunuch, I can grant your wish.”

"You're talking nonsense. Who, who wants to be a eunuch?"

"Don't you like it? Then why are you dressed like this? Aren't you ashamed?" Dongli Lucang's gaze was somewhat cold. He had originally intended to grant the emperor's wish and let him be a eunuch for life.

Then he thought better of it and decided not to get his hands dirty.

"I'll go change it right away." Facing Dongli Lucang, the emperor even changed his self-reference.

Seeing the emperor leave in a hurry, Dongli Lu Cang frowned. He thought to himself: "He really is hopeless. I don't know what the late emperor was thinking, letting the crown prince of the country grow up in the hands of a woman."

Of course, if that woman were knowledgeable, insightful, and capable, that would be fine. But the Empress Dowager came from a humble family and didn't have much experience or knowledge.

Moreover, she was a very petty person. She didn't know what the emperor liked about her, yet he made her empress and her son crown prince.

Withdrawing his gaze from the Emperor, Dongli Lu Cang turned to the Empress Dowager and warned, "Your Majesty, I advise you to behave yourself as Empress Dowager. If you cause trouble again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"You?" The Empress Dowager's face turned pale with anger, and she pointed at Dongli Lu Cang, speechless. She never expected that Dongli Lu Cang would threaten her.

In the past, no matter what they did, Dongli Lu Cang would just smile faintly and never take it to heart. Moreover, he looked at them as if they were clowns.

But today, he actually came to warn her. Was it because he didn't want to tolerate it anymore, or because her dealing with Yunzhi had touched a nerve with him?

"That's all I have to say. Of course, if the Empress Dowager wants to be imprisoned for life, then I have nothing more to say. Otherwise, you'd better not stretch your reach too far, or I won't be able to resist cutting it off."

After saying that, Dongli Lucang left without looking at the Empress Dowager again.

After he left, the Empress Dowager smashed the teacup in her hand with a grim expression.

She had endured enough.

Her patience only emboldened Lu Cang of Dongli, who even began to threaten her.

It seems that she has no choice but to contact outsiders and ask them to come to the king's aid.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager immediately called out, "Someone, bring me pen and ink."

Soon, someone brought over the writing brush and ink. The Empress Dowager glanced at them and walked directly towards the desk.