Chapter 236: The Empress and Empress Dowager, Mother and Daughter Vie for the Demon Lord!_1

Outside Xingqing Palace, the night was so dense.

The autumn wind whistled, and the Empress's face was as still as water.

She gazed coldly at the palace.

She knew that woman all too well.

Xiao Hongyu, known as the Empress Dowager, appeared charming but was actually quite obstinate. Once she set her mind on something, she would never let go.

Ever since becoming the Empress Dowager, she had behaved much more tamely within the palace for many years, even if she did act arrogantly and disrespectfully towards the Empress.

But in fact, she rarely overstepped the Empress's taboos, quite aware of her limits, which is why the Empress had not gone to the lengths of a fight to the death to eliminate her.

For one, matricide was ultimately unfilial, tarnishing her reputation, and emboldening many to become increasingly unruly.

Secondly, Xiao Hongyu's status still had some use to her.