In no time, she had written several letters and handed them to her trusted nannies, saying, "Find a time to leave the palace and help me send these letters out."
"Yes, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager." The nanny nodded in agreement.
Why didn't the Empress Dowager summon her secret guards?
That's because she was worried that the secret guards had already become Dongli Lu Cang's people.
The Empress Dowager never dreamed that her confidante would be stopped and brought back before she even left the palace.
"What happened?" The Empress Dowager looked at her trusted confidante who had returned, her expression somewhat grim. She thought to herself: Could it be that Lu Cang of Dongli discovered her writing letters to outsiders?
"Your Majesty, there are guards outside Cixi Palace. They said the Regent has ordered that no one is allowed to enter or leave."
"What? What does he want to do? Imprison me?" The Empress Dowager's face turned ugly. Originally, she had sent her trusted nanny out of the palace under the pretext of visiting her in illness.
As for whose illness to visit, it was naturally the two old women Yunbei had brought home. They were her people, and now that they were injured, shouldn't she go to visit them?
But she didn't expect that Lu Cang of Dongli wouldn't even allow that.
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager trembled with anger and smashed a tea set before she finally calmed down.
Since she can't leave today, she'll find another time. She refuses to believe that Dongli Lu Cang will let someone guard her for the rest of her life.
Dongli Lu Cang naturally wouldn't have anyone guarding the Empress Dowager indefinitely; it was merely a warning to her. He wanted her to understand that the palace was now entirely under his control, and that he could do whatever he wanted with ease.
If the Empress Dowager doesn't behave, he wouldn't mind imprisoning her for life.
Because she couldn't leave the palace, the Empress Dowager behaved herself for a few days. The Eldest Princess, on the other hand, went to the palace several times, wanting to see the Empress Dowager, but was always stopped at the door.
This angered the eldest princess, who went directly to the regent's residence to confront him and demand an explanation.
"What do you mean?" Dongli Lu Cang looked coldly at the Eldest Princess and said, "The Empress Dowager is being disobedient. I'm just telling her to behave for a few days. What's wrong with that?"
"What do you mean, 'tell her to behave for a few days'? She's the Empress Dowager, how can you treat her like this?"
"I'd love to!"
Princess Dongli was furious at Lu Cang's words. She opened her mouth to curse, but Lu Cang warned her, "Dongli Yue, you'd better think carefully about who you're talking to. Also, if you want to keep the Empress Dowager company, I can grant your wish."
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess immediately shut her mouth, glaring at Dongli Lu Cang with resentment.
She didn't want to be locked up; life without freedom was unbearable.
Therefore, she dared not stay in the Regent's Palace any longer and instead slunk back to her own residence.
After seeing off the Princess, Dongli Lu Cang didn't stay at the manor but went to the villa to visit Yunzhi. Their wedding date was approaching, and he needed to bring Yunzhi over to see if there was anything in their bridal chamber that needed to be redecorated.
In the secluded courtyard, Yunzhi looked at the little maid who had come to deliver the message and asked in disbelief, "What did you just say? You asked me to speak up for your master?"
"Yes, Your Highness, please have mercy and allow my husband to bring my wife back to the manor. Life in the temple is really unbearable, and my wife can't take it anymore."
"Are you kidding me? Wang Yuzhen and I are enemies. She sent you to beg an enemy? What are you thinking?"
“Your Highness, my mistress said that all the blame lies with her. She shouldn’t have stolen your husband, and she shouldn’t have watched you and the master divorce. If you just say a few good words for her to the master, she will repay you by being your servant in her next life.”
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