On the morning of the seventh day.
Ying Qiu brought in the medicine and saw Noble Concubine Shih with her eyes open.
Her gaze was blank, looking at the ground.
She hurried over, overjoyed to tears.
"My lady, you've finally woken up!"
Noble Concubine Shih struggled to lift her head to look at her.
But any movement made her back burn with pain.
"Ah!"
"Please don't move, my lady!"
Ying Qiu quickly ran over and crouched on the ground.
Noble Concubine Shih's forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat.
As Ying Qiu wiped her sweat, she wept.
"My lady, why put yourself through this?"
Noble Concubine Shih lay on the bed, gritting her teeth to endure the pain.
Only then did she stammer.
"This beating won't be in vain!"
"This was all done by the Empress Dowager, it has nothing to do with me!"
"At least the Emperor believes in me, doesn't he?"
Ying Qiu shook her head, crying.
"My lady, if I'd known it would be like this, I'd never have let you go!"
