Chapter 8 The Empress Dowager

  Fengning Palace, resplendent with gold and jade, beautiful and magnificent

  The palace, which was once full of peace and harmony, today reveals an atmosphere that makes people feel suffocated, and even the air dare not come out.

  "Hao'er, do you know why I summoned you today? I want an explanation from you." The high-ranking official looked at the person below him, his eyes hiding a hint of anger.

  The person standing next to him, with an upright posture, wore a dark purple cloud-patterned palace attire, his tall and straight figure like a pine tree. It was indeed the Crown Prince, Yu Huang. His body slightly inclined, his thin and handsome lips lightly opened: "Your son has seen you, Mother Empress, I hope you are well." His eyes were cast downward, his long and curled eyelashes casting a row of shadows on his beautiful face, covering up all emotions inside, making it impossible to discern them. "I suppose the Empress Dowager already knows that Murong Yunqing's moral character is corrupt, disregarding the imperial family's dignity, trampling on the imperial household's prestige, and committing adultery as stated in the seven letters. I have sent her back to General's Manor." His calm voice seemed not to notice the Empress Dowager's anger.

  "Hao'er, there must be something fishy going on here. Qing'er is a girl our family has raised since she was young, and her nature is something I'm most familiar with. I want you to bring her back to the Wang Manor immediately." The Empress Dowager said, suppressing the anger in her heart.

  "After Empress Dowager, Murong Yunqing has lost her virtue as a wife, the evidence is conclusive, I, your subject, cannot follow your orders." Jun Xie returned with an air of neither arrogance nor humility.

  "I'm telling you, I absolutely don't believe Qing'er would do such a thing. She's been obedient and well-behaved since she was young, and she has deep feelings for you. Moreover, she's about to give birth soon. Your actions are truly making me feel cold-hearted." The Empress Dowager's beautiful eyes were filled with anger, her tone also becoming stern, "If Qing'er really did commit adultery, then who is the adulterer? The Mu Rong estate is currently in a difficult situation, General Mu Rong is imprisoned. Huang, you immediately go and bring Qing'er back to send her into the palace. If anything happens to Qing'er and her child, I will not lightly forgive the people of the Huang Wang estate."

  The Empress Dowager, after all, has walked to such a high position in the deep palace. She is familiar with the internal struggles of the deep palace and how could she not understand the cat's tricks? With Qing'er's temperament, how could she do something as adulterous as having an affair with someone, let alone that she has a special affection for Huan'er? There must be another twist to this.

  He nodded vaguely and after a long time, he finally spat out one word: "Yes." He turned around and left Fengning Palace.

  Looking at the back of Jun Xianghao leaving, the empress dowager showed a hint of fatigue, her figure swaying slightly. The eunuch Hu Gonggong hastily stepped forward to support the empress dowager, "Your Majesty, please take care of your body." Looking towards the back of Jun Xianghao leaving, she softly sighed: "I hope Xianghao can understand my bitter heart."

  Jun Yuehao left the imperial palace and rushed to the General's Mansion. The Empress Dowager's edict did not allow him to disobey, but he only sent her back to the palace anyway.

  A large carriage slowly stopped in front of the General's Mansion, and the two madams who had come to hear the news, along with a group of people from the General's Mansion, knelt down in front of the mansion to welcome him. Each and every one of them was frightened and trembling with fear, wondering what the King of Huo had come for this time?

  The curtain slowly lifted, and a pair of slender long hands with distinct joints first appeared before the eyes of the crowd.

  Her slender figure was clad in a dark purple palace attire with cloud patterns, like a towering and majestic pine tree standing proudly, her cold aura was like a high mountain, making people unable to lift their heads. A pair of eyes as cold as stars, lightly swept over the crowd on the ground, making one feel as if they were placed in an icy pool.

  "Have met with Emperor Huan." The second lady spoke up to pay her respects, her voice trembling slightly.

  "Rise, I have come today by the imperial edict of Empress Dowager to escort Murong Yunqing into the palace. Let Murong Yunqing come out." The cold voice was devoid of any warmth.

  Suddenly hearing Jun Yuehao's words, Er Furen was so shocked that she broke out in a cold sweat. She had forgotten that Xiao Jianren had the Empress Dowager backing her up from behind. Afraid but also with a hint of luck, "In response to Wang Ye's question, Mu Rong Yun Qing is not in the mansion, and I don't know where she went either."

  Jun Yuehao's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed through them. "The General's Mansion has such a big nerve, the person I sent back actually dared not to let me in? Does he not put me in his eyes?"

  Since Jun Ye Huan appeared, Mu Rong Yun Yao's gaze has been stuck on him, but unfortunately, Jun Ye Huan didn't even glance at her. Now he says he came to pick up Mu Rong Yun Qing to enter the palace, and she secretly resented Yun Qing again. "In response to Your Highness, Mu Rong Yun Qing did something so shameless, Mother was also for the sake of the General's Manor reputation, please forgive me."

  Murong Yunshui was shocked to hear that the Empress Dowager wanted to bring Murong Yunqing into the palace. The Empress Dowager really doted on that little woman, and a hint of tears flashed in her eyes as she lowered her head, perfectly concealing her emotions.

  As for Murong Yunyao's words, Jun Yehuang directly ignored her, only the chill emanating from his body grew heavier. "If Murong Yunqing has an accident, the General's Mansion will be waiting to punish a crime of contempt for the imperial family."

  He turned and mounted his horse carriage, leaving behind a single sentence: "Search for Murong Yunqing throughout the city."

  The second lady fell to the ground, staring at the departing carriage with a lifeless gaze, muttering "It's over, it's over..."

  Inside the thatched cottage, Yun Qing and Ping'er were living a leisurely life, unaware that her disappearance had caused a huge stir in the capital. The Empress Dowager was furious about Yun Qing's disappearance and ordered Jun Yuexuan to search for her with all his might. The Imperial Guard had turned the city upside down, causing chaos everywhere.