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Xiao Wu looked at the Golden Scale Guards kneeling before her, her eyes flashing like lightning, but she remained silent.

The Golden Scale Guards dared not move an inch.

The commander was angry.

We deserve to be punished for provoking the commander.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Wu gave a deep order: "Rise. Return to your positions."

"Yes."

The Golden Scale Guards rose and left.

Xiao Wu called out to the one who had just fallen backward, "Wait a minute."

The man waited patiently.

Xiao Wu reached out to take his pulse, then touched the back of his head, and suddenly pulled out silver needles, inserting two needles into the back of his head and the side of his neck.

As soon as the needle was pulled out, blood spurted out in streams from those two spots.

The Golden Scale Guards watched silently: What's going on?
Xiao Wu gave him another pill.

"Eat it."

The man swallowed it without hesitation.

Are you dizzy?

The man shook his head slightly: "A little."

Xiao Wu then explained, "You hit the back of your head and have intracranial hemorrhage. You're just dizzy now, but if it's not treated soon, you'll gradually lose consciousness."

"If this injury isn't treated promptly, you might never wake up again."

"Now I'll bleed you, and then you can take a hemostatic pill."

"You don't need to be on duty these two days, just sleep."

"Take one of each of these two medications a day..."

The Golden Scale Guard was both moved and shocked, but he still obediently accepted the medicine bottle and turned back to his private residence.

After this incident, Xiao Wu's position was finally secured, and various intelligence from the palace began to flow into her hands continuously.

Looking at the detailed intelligence report in front of her, Xiao Wu realized that several of the palace servants who often loitered around her were actually spies for various mansions...

Of the three remaining concubines of the late emperor, two were actually spies.

Consort Yu, who had given birth to the child earlier, knew she was in the wrong. After escaping death, she settled down and lived in a secluded palace with her daughter. However, people from the former Prince Hong still came to visit her.

Fortunately, she knew she wouldn't have many more opportunities in the future, and that getting involved in such matters would do her no good, so she chose to ignore the other party.

The old nanny Hua in the Empress's palace was beaten to death with sticks. Among the other personal nannies and head maids, the only one with a clean background was the most stupid one.

The others all had different masters behind them.

Granny Hua is from the Imperial Father-in-Law's household, and the others are even involved with concubines from the palace intrigues of the past...

Even though most of the concubines had left the palace, they continued to pass messages to their masters outside the palace.

Xiao Wu had the relevant information delivered directly to the "seriously ill" Empress Dowager.

The following day, news spread from the Empress Dowager's palace that several maids had died suddenly from illness.

Xiao Wu was very satisfied: If you know what's good for you, then it's a sunny day.

If they don't know their place, they might not see tomorrow.

……

Three months later, the news that the Empress Dowager was pregnant shocked the Regent and his wife.

Cui Chang'an looked at Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu looked at Cui Chang'an.

"It's not mine."

"I know."

The couple looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

For the sake of His Majesty's reputation, this child must not be allowed to live.

But if we want to abort it, shouldn't we ask the emperor, his own son?

However, the emperor was too young, not even four years old. What could he possibly understand?

Asking questions won't yield any good results, and it will only upset the emperor.

In the end, Cui Chang'an asked Xiao Wu to talk to the Empress Dowager.

Helpless, Xiao Wu led the Golden Scale Guards to Cining Palace.

The Cining Palace was unusually quiet. Ever since several of the Empress Dowager's personal maids and head maids were beaten to death, she had refused to let any new people into her Cining Palace.

Xiao Wu understood: They were afraid of being exposed as informants.

Anyway, there are so many people to serve, it doesn't matter if a few are missing.

Who knew that with so few servants, such a scandal would occur.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager's belly isn't very big yet, and she doesn't go out, so the problem is relatively easy to solve. Xiao Wu is here to solve the problem.

The Empress Dowager, however, felt that she was trying to get rid of her, and became morbidly agitated, clutching her stomach as she asked, "What do you want to do?"

Xiao Wu said nothing, and with a wave of her hand, she had someone bring in the Jinwu Guard, who was a lump of mud.

The Jinwu Guard, who was long when lifted and wide when slumped down, had been thoroughly sobered up. As soon as he was put on the ground, he shouted, "It was the Empress Dowager who took the initiative!"

"She made me go with her... I was too scared, so she drugged me..."

"Please, Commander Fu, spare my life..."

The Empress Dowager's face turned deathly pale instantly.

She never imagined that her act of condescending to have an affair with the captain of the Imperial Guard responsible for the security of Cining Palace would end up like this.

He had previously claimed that he was "so beautiful" and that "it's never enough."

She swallowed hard, stared at Xiao Wu, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you want to do? Kill me?"

"I am the emperor's birth mother. If you really kill me, the emperor will hate you when he grows up!"

Xiao Wu sighed and first had someone take the Golden Guard squad leader away before speaking.

"I don't want to kill you."

"On the contrary, I think it is very inhumane to confine a young woman to the harem and make her live a life of widowhood."

The Empress Dowager was stunned: She didn't want to kill herself?
Xiao Wu added, "Given the current situation, if you want to save your life, there are only two options."

"What method?"

"Either you terminate this pregnancy, or I'll prescribe you medication to prevent future pregnancies."

"After you eat this, no matter how much you misbehave in this palace, you will never get pregnant again."

The Empress Dowager instinctively clutched her belly: this was her child, her blood-related child.

She couldn't bring herself to do it.

Xiao Wu discerned something from her actions: "If you want to give birth to this child, you can only leave the palace."

"Either go to another place and hide your identity."

When the time comes, we'll announce to the public that the Empress Dowager has passed away, and she will give birth to and raise the child under a completely new identity.

"Or go to Qifeng Nunnery."

After the child was born, they said that the child was adopted by the Empress Dowager and raised at Qifeng Nunnery.

The Empress Dowager lowered her eyes and paused in her movements.

She was weighing.

Without a doubt, this is the best feasible solution.

After all, if she gave birth to this child in the palace, not only would she die, but the emperor would also be implicated, raising questions about the purity of her bloodline.

She remained silent for a while, then suddenly looked at Xiao Wu: "I want to see the Regent. I will only listen to him."

Xiao Wu scoffed: "Do you really think that the reason you've ended up like this is because the Regent refused to have an affair with you?"

"Is it all his fault?"

"Will he feel guilty about this? Or even responsible for what you're doing right now?"

The Empress Dowager pursed her lips, a hint of stubbornness tinged with despair in her expression: "Isn't that so?"

"If he had shown me even a little mercy back then, I wouldn't be in this situation now."

Xiao Wu bluntly exposed: "There are some people who blame all their misfortunes on others, since they themselves are never wrong."

"Let me tell you straight, he thinks it's a waste of his time to even glance at you."

"If you know what's good for you, make your own choice."

"If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for making the choice for you."

After hesitating for a long time, the Empress Dowager finally succumbed to Xiao Wu's cold gaze and chose to go to Qifeng Nunnery.

Xiao Wu immediately had people pack their things and escorted the Empress Dowager to Qifeng Nunnery overnight.

After leaving Cining Palace, she turned around and took the emperor's hand, who had just come out from the other side, and slowly walked towards the Imperial Study.

The young emperor had just been listening to and watching everything that was happening in the rear hall of the Cining Palace.

His palms were sweaty, his lips were pursed, and his face was pouting, as if he was trying hard not to cry.

Xiao Wu, with a soft heart, hugged him. He immediately nestled against Xiao Wu's neck and silently began to shed tears.

"Aunt Xiaowu, I have a question for you: Why has my mother never cared about me?"

“I’m clearly his son. I’m so obedient…”

"Woooooooo..."

Why can't you see me even though I've tried my best?

Why can you hurt me so recklessly, without any regard for my feelings? (End of Chapter)