The Beauty Yun trembled like a sieve, her eyes filled with panic, but she couldn't utter a word.

She resented Imperial Concubine De for her inconsistency, and she resented Xique for seeking glory at her expense, but… even in her hatred, she had to leave a way out for her elderly parents, younger siblings who had yet to reach adulthood.

"It's… it's me," Beauty Yun cried as she knelt down, fiercely kowtowing to Xie Jie. After just two knocks, bloodstains appeared ...