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After hearing her words, the ministers quickly responded, "We humbly obey the Empress's decree and take our leave. Shu Yitian Jiao."
Since the main hall had been destroyed, Luo Bingbing had someone escort the Empress Dowager back to Yichan Palace. She then summoned the leader of the Imperial Guards and several witnesses to the Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, asking everyone to report what they had seen and known.
Although many among them were Dongfang Yu's people, he was now dead, and in front of everyone, even if they wanted to defend him, it was impossible. Moreover, with the situation having changed, how could they sacrifice their bright futures for a dead man?
Luo Bingbing had already heard about the events from the Snow Spirit Fox; what she was doing now was merely for show.
After coldly scanning everyone, she said, "Though I am a woman, I know what should and should not be done. Prince Yu is trying to seize power while the Emperor is away on campaign!"
After a brief pause, Luo Bingbing continued, "Our Silver Moon Kingdom's Ancestral Law clearly states that anyone who seeks to usurp power, whether royal relatives or commoners, shall face the punishment of having their hearts and eyes removed. Now that the Emperor is away on campaign and not in the palace, this execution must fall to me. You all must keep a close watch on the Rebels and Traitors Dongfang Yu tonight; if there are any mistakes, you will present your heads to me."
Having said that, Luo Bingbing immediately left the Imperial Garden and returned directly to Dragon Blossom Palace.
The Witch Clan not only destroyed the Golden Throne Hall and Imperial Study but also severely damaged Dragon Blossom Palace. It could be said that they specifically targeted valuable structures while leaving older, less significant ones intact.
Fortunately, Luo Bingbing's and Dongfang Hao's quarters were not destroyed.
Upon returning to her outer chamber, Luo Bingbing immediately had someone prepare the Four Treasures of the Study for her. She then designed some blueprints for areas in the palace that needed reconstruction according to her preferred style.
She loved hot springs, so she included a large artificial hot spring in her designs.
There were many palaces within the imperial complex; she decided to incorporate those that had been destroyed and were uninhabited into her and Dongfang Hao's palace.
As several palaces merged into one territory, it became quite spacious. Thus, Luo Bingbing designed their palace in a modern European castle villa style.
Moreover, some designs within the castle villa featured many modern amenities, including electric lights and toilets.
It should be noted that although she had been in this backward ancient era for six or seven years, she still found it difficult to adapt to candles and chamber pots.
She knew that there were many secret passages beneath the palace. So when she drew the design plans, she always avoided the areas that needed to be excavated.
Luo Bingbing had just finished those design plans when the Nursemaid came to report that a maid from Yichan Palace was asking to see her. Raising an eyebrow slightly, Little One told the Nursemaid, "Nursemaid, let her in!"
After hearing Little One's words, the Nursemaid went outside to bring in the maid from Yichan Palace.
As soon as the maid saw Luo Bingbing, she immediately knelt down and cried out, "Empress, something bad has happened! The Empress Dowager is in trouble."
"Oh? What has happened to the Empress Dowager? Please explain in detail."
"In response to Your Highness, the Empress Dowager... she..." Seeing that the maid kept saying "she" without getting to the point, Luo Bingbing interrupted her and asked, "What exactly happened? Speak clearly to this palace."
After hearing Little One's cold words, the maid answered with trepidation, "Reporting to the Empress, it seems that the Empress Dowager has gone mad."
"What? Didn't she faint before? How can it be said that she is mad now?" Luo Bingbing couldn't help but be astonished.
"I do not know either; it is just that after the Empress Dowager woke up, she seemed to remember nothing. The imperial physician said she has developed Madness."
Upon hearing this, Luo Bingbing said to the Nursemaid beside her, "Nursemaid, let's go to Yichan Palace."
Thus, Luo Bingbing took the Nursemaid and went with the maid from Yichan Palace to Yichan Palace.
As they arrived outside the main hall of Yichan Palace, Luo Bingbing heard bursts of crazy laughter coming from inside. Upon hearing that sound, she knew that it was the Empress Dowager who was laughing.
Once they entered, they saw a large group of maids and eunuchs running around a middle-aged woman.
Needless to say, that middle-aged woman who was laughing uncontrollably was none other than the current Empress Dowager of Silver Moon Kingdom.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager's face showed none of the previous insincerity or false smiles; her eyes lacked the previous malice and were instead filled with a childlike joy that reached all the way to her eyes.
She ran while laughing, continuously saying, "Fly! Fly! Fly! I can fly now, hehehe, I am a butterfly, I can fly..."
Luo Bingbing knew her nature was cunning, so she deliberately walked in front of her and asked, "What play is the Empress Dowager singing today?"
Upon hearing Little One's words, the running Empress Dowager suddenly stopped, looking at Luo Bingbing with a puzzled expression, and cheerfully asked, "What is the Empress Dowager? Is it delicious?"
Little One was momentarily taken aback by her question, staring at her intently before slowly replying, "The Empress Dowager is not something; it is you."
Unexpectedly, after hearing Luo Bingbing's words, she became anxious and immediately lay on the ground, rolling around. While rolling, she cried out, "No, no! I am a butterfly; you are a bad person. I don't want to play with you anymore."
As she spoke, she suddenly got up again and ran forward, still babbling nonsensically.
Watching her like this, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but furrow her brows, thinking to herself, "She really seems to have gone mad."
At that moment, several imperial physicians hurriedly approached Little One and respectfully bowed, saying, "We pay our respects to the Empress; long live the Empress!"
"Get up! What happened to the Empress Dowager?"
"This..." The physicians were at a loss for words upon hearing Little One's question and began to stutter.
Seeing their speechless expressions, Luo Bingbing said to them, "Speak freely; I pardon you."
After hearing this, they exchanged glances until one leading physician finally spoke up: "Reporting to the Empress, the Empress Dowager previously fainted due to anger and emotional distress. Her heart was blocked and blood could not flow properly. She was also overly saddened and fainted. While unconscious, she still refused to accept the reality of the situation and inadvertently sealed her heart and memories. Therefore, she is now suffering from... from..."
"From madness, right?" Luo Bingbing interrupted him.
"Yes."
"Is there any way to cure her?"
"This... Forgive us for our incompetence, but the Empress Dowager has intentionally closed off her heart and memories to escape her Inner Demon. Therefore, unless she willingly opens her heart, it will remain this way forever."
"So, you're saying that as long as she wakes up on her own, her illness will be cured?"
"Um... Yes, that's indeed the case."
Raising an eyebrow slightly, Luo Bingbing waved her hand at them and said, "Alright, you may leave now!"
"We take our leave." As soon as the words were spoken, the court physicians quickly exited Yichan Palace.
Once the physicians had left, Luo Bingbing's gaze fell back on the Empress Dowager who had succumbed to Madness. She wondered if this was a deliberate act by the Empress Dowager to protect herself by pretending to be insane.
To be cautious, she quietly activated her Inner Strength and used her Ability to penetrate the Empress Dowager's mind for exploration.
After some investigation, Luo Bingbing confirmed that the Empress Dowager was indeed suffering from Madness and was not merely pretending. However, she discovered an astonishing piece of information in her mind.
That is, she was not the true Empress Dowager but rather the Twin Sister of the real Empress Dowager. She had entered the palace under the guise of her Twin Sister's identity.
It turned out that when she was born, her mother had fainted from exhaustion after giving birth to her Twin Sister and was unaware that there was another child inside her.
When she emerged from the womb, she was frail and seemed to have only one breath left. The midwife slapped her little bottom a few times, but she showed no reaction at all.
Seeing this, the midwife thought she was about to die and would be of no use.
Since her grandfather Iwenbo was a high-ranking minister at that time, the midwife feared that he would punish her for the child's death. So she told her father that his wife had only given birth to his sister and secretly took her away in her basket from Yifu.
She then abandoned her in a long-abandoned dilapidated temple.
However, she was quite resilient; not only did she survive, but she was also taken in by someone passing by that old temple.
However, the one who adopted her was the master of the Heartless Palace. This master was not only a man who favored other men but also a great pervert.
The people inside the Heartless Palace were all women, mostly young girls, many of whom had been adopted by the master of the Heartless Palace.
Due to her extraordinary beauty, the master called her to serve in bed when she was only five years old.
The master would summon her to his room every few days, strip her naked, and make her lie on the bed while he bit into her flesh. He would drip hot candle wax on her back and sometimes even whip her with a special little whip until she passed out.
Many could not endure the torment from the master of the Heartless Palace and died early, but she miraculously survived and learned many skills.
Each time she endured the master's abuse, she gritted her teeth and silently vowed to become stronger and seek revenge.
Thus, she served the master of the Heartless Palace even more diligently, trying to win his favor so that she could learn more martial arts and poison techniques from him.
Eventually, she mastered all of the master's martial arts and poison techniques, even surpassing him.
After becoming powerful, she did not confront the master directly but instead secretly added her concocted Chronic Poison to his meals every day.
Although the master was also skilled in poison techniques, he did not realize he was being poisoned because it was a small amount each day and it was her own creation.
Months later, the master of the Heartless Palace died from poisoning. She then succeeded him as the new master of the Heartless Palace.
Once she became the master, she was free. Curious about the world below, she frequently ventured into bustling towns.
At this time, she was in her prime, exceptionally beautiful, and naturally attracted attention. However, she paid no mind to the gazes of outsiders.
One day, as she descended from the mountain, she happened upon a scholar being robbed by Mountain Bandits. Seeing the delicate-looking scholar reminded her of her own past experiences.
So, she stepped in to save him. While she successfully rescued him, the scholar insisted on following her around, claiming he wanted to repay her life-saving grace by serving her like a horse or an ox.
At first, she was quite annoyed by the scholar, but he always greeted her with a smile. Gradually, she developed feelings for him.
One time, they couldn't help but taste forbidden fruit, and afterward, they secretly pledged their lives to each other.
After buying a small courtyard in the bustling city, they settled down there. At first, their relationship was very good, but after six months, when they met a nearby Rich Young Lady, their feelings began to fade.
Two months later, the scholar, tempted by wealth and luxury, left her to marry into the Rich Young Lady's family, becoming their son-in-law.
At that moment, she discovered she was pregnant. The double blow made her furious. In a fit of rage, she led the Heartless Palace's disciples to annihilate the Rich Young Lady's family and turned both the scholar and the Rich Young Lady into minced meat, tossing them into a nearby lake to feed the fish.
From that day on, she began to drown her sorrows in alcohol, drinking heavily every day at the tavern under the Heartless Palace.
One morning, just after waking up, she sat by the window of the tavern. As she was about to lift a bowl of wine from the table, she suddenly saw a woman on the street below who looked exactly like the Rich Young Lady.
Seeing someone in this world who looked just like her puzzled her. So, she quietly followed behind the Rich Young Lady.
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