The men hung their heads, their faces pale, their bodies swaying, as if all their life force had been drained.
Weak and trembling.
One of the bolder ones gritted his teeth, knelt down, and crawled two steps to Consort Su's side.
"Your Highness, I beg you to grant me death."
"nonsense!"
Consort Su shouted angrily, looking down at her, "You are the Emperor's woman. Since you have done nothing wrong, how can I kill you unjustly?"
The woman seemed to have reached a dead end.
He gave a sad smile.
“Even if you don’t kill me, I won’t live for many more days. I just don’t want to be like Sister Cuilian, who was tortured to death in bed. The death was so horrific and gruesome. It was too painful, so incredibly painful.”
Consort Su frowned slightly.
"Since it is so painful, why covet power and climb into the emperor's bed? Now that you want to die, why bother with me? Just smash your head against the wall."
The palace maid cried until her tears ran dry.
“This servant refuses! His Majesty has decreed that anyone who dares to commit suicide will have their entire family slaughtered. I still have parents, brothers, and sisters-in-law; how can I abandon their lives? But this servant truly cannot bear it any longer. Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine, is of such noble status that His Majesty will surely not make things difficult for you for the sake of a mere servant. I beg Your Highness to have mercy and grant this servant a swift end. This servant will surely pray for Your Highness's longevity day and night in the afterlife.”
She spoke and knelt down deeply.
Two more palace maids crawled over, also begging for death.
Although the others did not want to die, their expressions of fear and despair were obvious, and none of them showed any joy or shyness.
Consort Su's doubts deepened.
Just as I was about to ask again, a voice suddenly came from outside the hall.
He was a eunuch in her palace.
"Your Highness, Prince Su has entered the palace."
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