The Empress remarried, and I retaliated by wiping out the court.

Qianqing Palace.

"Hahaha! Ye Wudao, you're finished, you're completely finished!"

"When my father arrives, I will make sure you die a horrible death!"

"Eat as much good food as you can now, so you don't end up starving in hell!"

Liang Mei made sarcastic remarks to Ye Wudao.

She had clearly received word from the outside world that the Prince of Nanling was already on his way to rescue her!

Xiao Luan said in a sarcastic tone:

"Some people may seem tough, but they're just paper tigers; their power won't last long."

"Ye Wudao, I have taken note of what you have done to me these past few days!"

"When my father arrives, I'll tie you to the door and make you a dog of the Xiao family. Whatever I feed you, you'll eat!"

Although Ma Wanlan was not as assertive as the two, she gritted her teeth and her eyes were red.

"I will tell Father everything about the grievances I have suffered these past few days."

"Then I'll see if you'll still be laughing."

The three women chatted amongst themselves, as if they could already see Ye Wudao becoming the target of public criticism and being forced to step down in a sorry state.

Luo Hanyan smiled and took Ye Wudao's arm, her fox-like eyes curving into crescents.

She's not stupid.

Through these few days of spending time with Ye Wudao, she has completely figured out this man's temperament.

Ye Wudao may seem unreliable, but he is actually very cunning.

He never does anything he's not sure about.

Those who looked down on Ye Wudao are long gone, buried somewhere.

Ye Wudao pulled Luo Hanyan's slender waist into his arms, feeling the amazing elasticity in his hands. He smiled and said:

"My beloved consort, I am suddenly feeling a bit worried."

Luo Hanyan blinked and asked cooperatively, "What is Your Majesty worried about?"

Ye Wudao pointed at the three women:

"Their family members will be here soon. What if they go around spreading rumors that I've locked them up for several days? I'll be in a situation where I can't clear my name no matter what I do."

Luo Hanyan raised her eyebrows sharply.

What does it mean to be unable to clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River?

You did it, why are you washing it?

Luo Hanyan's fox-like eyes flickered, and she immediately understood Ye Wudao's meaning.

She pretended to be thinking seriously, then suddenly said in a very serious tone:

"I have an idea," Your Majesty said. "There's an empty space in the backyard of Qianqing Palace. Why don't you bury the three of them there?"

Xiao Luan and the other two women stared wide-eyed, never expecting such a turn of events.

Ye Wudao placed his large hand on Luo Hanyan's waist, slowly moving it down and giving it a firm squeeze.

He chuckled and said, "My dear consort, isn't this a bit inappropriate? I have always been pure-hearted and kind-hearted, and I am not one to kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Luo Hanyan rolled her eyes.

Are you pure and kind-hearted?

Compared to your heart, even a lump of coal is white!

Luo Hanyan continued her analysis in a serious tone:

"Your Majesty, a merciful ruler cannot command an army. As long as no one knows that the three elder sisters have been to the Qianqing Palace, naturally no one will know that Your Majesty imprisoned the Empress. At that time, everyone will only think that an assassin infiltrated the palace and kidnapped the three elder sisters, and Your Majesty will be the victim."

Ye Wudao clapped his hands.

"Excellent! My beloved consort's plan is exactly what I wanted."

He turned to look at Cao Ji.

"Eunuch Cao, take the three of them to the backyard, and have someone dig three pits while you're at it."

Cao Ji's lips twitched, but he still replied in a serious tone:

"This old servant obeys the decree."

Xiao Luan's face showed terror: "Ye, Ye Wudao, what do you want to do?"

Ye Wudao revealed a kind smile: "My beloved concubines, you have misunderstood me. I was just worried that you wouldn't be sleeping well here, so I wanted you to move to another place."

Xiao Luan's expression changed drastically: "No, no, no! I slept very well!"

"No, you're not good!"

The three women were tied up without explanation and taken to the backyard.

Before long, several eunuchs indeed began digging with shovels, their shovels clanging and clattering.

Watching the soil being dug out shovel by shovel, Liang Mei finally couldn't hold back any longer:

"Is he really going to bury us alive?"

Ma Wanlan's eyes widened: "What do you think? Ye Wudao is a madman! Not only did he dare to kill our husbands in public, but he also killed people in the imperial court, killing the commander of the Imperial Guards right in front of us... What wouldn't he dare to do now?"

The three women looked terrified and swallowed hard.

Ye Wudao sat on a recliner, with Luo Hanyan sitting on his lap, at his mercy.

Cao Ji quickly stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the pit has been dug."

Ye Wudao waved his hand casually: "Then please invite your three beloved concubines to move into the new nest. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and there is no sunlight. I guarantee that your three beloved concubines will have fair and tender skin."

The three women's expressions changed drastically.

When a person dies, how can their skin not be white?

Liang Mei couldn't hold back any longer.

"Wait! Ye Wudao, let's talk this over!"

Ma Wanlan burst into tears.

"Your Majesty! I will not say anything!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Xiao Luan nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Ye Wudao, I was wrong. As long as you let me go, I will do whatever you want..."

Ye Wudao looked troubled: "I don't want to either, but what if you all go out and say that I mistreat the Empress? Wouldn't my lifelong reputation be ruined?"

Liang Mei quickly waved her hands: "No, no! I would never speak nonsense!"

"You look so thin, anyone with eyes can see that I've been mistreating you all lately."

Liang Mei hurriedly said, "If anyone asks, I will say... I haven't had a good appetite lately, so I've lost some weight."

Ma Wanlan and Xiao Luan both said, "Your Majesty, I feel the same way. I haven't had an appetite these past few days and don't want to eat anything..."

Ye Wudao looked troubled again: "But you have dark circles under your eyes, what if others ask..."

Liang Mei was so anxious she was almost in tears. "It's my fault for not sleeping well, Your Majesty!"

Ma Wanlan nodded frantically, "Yes, yes, yes! It's my fault for not sleeping well; it's not Your Majesty's fault!"

Xiao Luan crawled over on her knees and hugged Ye Wudao's legs: "It is all my fault for making excessive demands on Your Majesty every night!"

Luo Hanyan felt an indescribable sense of pleasure as she watched the four women kneeling and begging for mercy.

If you knew this would happen, why didn't you do it sooner?

It's too late to beg for mercy now!

At this moment, she was incredibly grateful that she had a relationship with Ye Wudao. At least, Ye Wudao was exceptionally good to his own people.

"But I always feel it's not entirely safe."

Ye Wudao stroked his chin and shook his head.

"Let's bury it!"

Cao Ji was taken aback.

No.

Are you really going to bury it?

The families behind these three empresses wielded immense power, and even he dared not offend them.

Your Majesty, please don't frighten this old servant's heart!

Ye Wudao's dragon eyes widened: "What are you all standing there for? You're ignoring everything I say, aren't you?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Cao Ji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and immediately ordered his men to drag the three empresses into the newly dug pit.

"Snap!"

As the three women watched as shovelfuls of mud were piled on them, they finally panicked, forgetting all about their hatred for their husbands' murder.

"Ye Wudao, I'll do anything for you, please spare me!"

"I'll be your dog!"

"Woof woof woof..."

Ye Wudao looked at the three who had completely broken down, nodded in satisfaction, and ordered his men to untie them.

He then took out a small wooden box, inside which were three black pills.

"If you eat it and there is no antidote from me, your bodies will turn into pus in three days, and you will surely die. Of course, you can also choose not to eat it..."

Before the words were even finished, the three women pounced on the poison like hungry wolves, snatching it away without a word and swallowing it!

Xiao Luan: "Your Majesty, from now on, I belong to you!"

Liang Mei: "I am your dog!"

Ma Wanlan immediately hugged Ye Wudao's leg, barking, "Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof woof woof!"

Ye Wudao: "???"