When Qiong Hua was barely holding onto her last breath, Consort Zhao timely shouted "Stop," barely saving Qiong Hua's life.
But Qiong Hua was beaten so severely that she was now covered in wounds and barely alive.
At this moment, she was in so much pain that she lay sprawled on the ground, struggling even to get up.
It was a few fellow vegetable growers who took pity on her, helped her up, and supported her to the room where she usually slept, allowing her to lie there and rest for a while.
They also brought her clean water to wash her face and hands.
"Ah Hua, who did you offend? Why did they treat you so harshly?" asked a woman named Cai Wei, who had been abandoned by the Emperor as well.
Qiong Hua shook her head with difficulty, "I don't know."
Suddenly, a sweet metallic taste surged up in Qiong Hua's throat, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turning even paler.
