The Great Commander ordered the other Hidden Guards to stay outside the room, feigning a bad mood so that no one dared to approach her, fearing they might fall out of grace.
Thus, inside the room, only the Great Commander and the Empress were left alone.
The Great Commander's paranoia flared up; at this moment, she trusted no one!
She personally fetched the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, then suddenly remembered that Her Majesty the Empress had her eyes blindfolded and couldn't see; the black cloth could only be removed a few days later when Dong Huiying would eliminate the remaining toxins from the Empress's body. Until then, for the sake of the Empress's eyesight, she must not see any light.
Therefore, the idea of communicating through writing fell through.
The Great Commander clenched her jaw, her heart conflicted, then she took a step forward, approaching Her Majesty the Empress who was seated on the bed.
