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Chapter 4138: 4.1738 Resting Place

"Could it be, could it be that this cruel man intends to send her out of the palace for house arrest?"

"To torment her for the rest of her life?"

"No, she cannot live a life worse than a dog. No, she cannot!"

"She is the Empress of Cangzhou, a noble lady of the Liu clan of Cangzhou. She should not, cannot live like this!"

Empress Liu couldn't help but tremble all over, her teeth chattering.

If she could, she would rather commit suicide than live on without dignity like this.

Yet, could she commit suicide?

She truly didn't even have the strength to lift a finger now.

Rong Li was indeed so ruthless and heartless, comparable to the ghosts of the Yellow Springs, the flowers of hell...

"Take her out through the teleportation array." Duan Yue turned his head, no longer looking at the Empress's desperate face.

Was he cruel?

Of course he was.

Did he regret it?

Naturally, he did not regret it...

Someone had humiliated him, trampled upon him, seized power, and caused his mother's death, preventing him from ever seeing his mother again in this life.

He was bound to exact revenge.

However, this thirst for revenge, these cruel and decisive methods.

If Qiao Qiao knew, would she despise him?

Now, he found it hard to sleep at night. Looking at himself in the mirror, he could barely distinguish whether the person in the mirror was human or ghost.

Was he a night owl or a monster...

When they meet again, he wondered, will you still recognize me?

Ying followed him out of the Rencuan Palace gate. After walking in silence for a while, he couldn't help but ask softly, "Master, although we cultivated Ms. Wang, we've only had contact with her for a little over two months."

"What if, in the future... Ms. Wang develops disloyal intentions?"

Duan Yue smiled chillingly. "Disloyal intentions? Then let the 'Empress Dowager' pass away."

All he wanted was temporary stability. If the Empress Dowager died before his ascension, the scorn from within and outside the court could probably drown him.

But after his ascension...

After a year or so, for the Empress Dowager to die of sorrow and illness, wouldn't that be perfectly normal?

"When I hold power. The vast starlight, the abundant flowers on the ground, all can bloom for me in anger."

A faint voice slowly rose in the deep night.

Behind him, a group of black-clad youths immediately knelt on one knee, cupping their hands and chanting in unison, "We swear eternal loyalty to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The light and shadow of the teleportation flashed and vanished.

Empress Liu, her face full of sorrow and silently weeping, was pushed out of the teleportation array.

Looking at the desolate small courtyard before her, a tragic emotion surfaced in the Empress's eyes.

Greeting her was a deaf-mute woman.

The black-clad youth made a few hand gestures to her, and the deaf-mute woman nodded, reaching out to push Empress Liu's wheelchair inside.

From then on, the Empress Dowager stayed in this desolate small courtyard for years.

Every afternoon, the deaf-mute woman would push the Empress Dowager to the high dirt mound behind the courtyard.

She would let her gaze upon the distant palace buildings with red walls and green tiles, shining like bright pearls.

She would let her witness the new Emperor ascending the throne.

Granting a general amnesty to the world!

The city was adorned with lanterns and streamers, congratulating the new Emperor on his ascension.

[Does it hurt?]

[You were only half a step away from the position of Empress Dowager!]

[In truth, you love no one.]

[You and Father Emperor, you truly are a perfect match.]

[People like you only love yourselves...]

Far away in Shenzhou's Jichen Palace, Mo Liusheng received the news as the sun rose in the east.

The Emperor of Cangzhou was gone.

"Just like that, he's gone," Bai Wuxia sighed deeply, slowly putting down her cup, and lowered her gaze.

But calculating the time, it was also time...