The Cold Palace, far removed from the palaces and courtyards where the concubines resided, was the place where deposed concubines were imprisoned throughout history. It was often forgotten by the world, and even the emperor would not set foot there. Many concubines could not bear the miserable life in the Cold Palace after being deposed, and some went insane, while others committed suicide. Therefore, the servants privately discussed that the Cold Palace was the place in the palace where resentment ran the deepest.
The palace servants who lived nearby often said that they could hear sobbing and cursing from here, and some even spread rumors that they had seen a white-clad ghost floating in mid-air at midnight, making people even more wary of this place.
Since being imprisoned in the Cold Palace, Lady Fucha had a maidservant with her, but the maidservant couldn't bear the life in the Cold Palace and committed suicide, leaving Lady Fucha alone in a dilapidated house.
She rarely saw anyone all day long, except for Eunuch Zhou, who was in charge of the place, who would occasionally come here to vent his anger when he was upset.
One day, Lady Fucha fell ill, coughing incessantly. She stretched out her hand, trying to call for help, but couldn't utter a sound. With a dry mouth and sore throat, Lady Fucha had no choice but to struggle to get out of bed and move to the table, only to find that the kettle was completely empty. Desperate, Lady Fucha stood at the window and cried for help.
Sure enough, not long after, Eunuch Zhou walked in, cursing and swearing. Ignoring Empress Fucha's discomfort, he pointed at her nose and yelled, "Do you still think you're some noble lady?"
Lady Fucha clutched her chest, her face deathly pale, and gasped for breath, pleading, "Eunuch Zhou, cough cough cough, I beg you, cough cough cough, I'll call the imperial physician... cough cough cough cough... I'm in so much pain..."
Eunuch Zhou took a step back in disgust, pinched his nose, glared at me, and cursed, "Get away from me! If you infect me, you'll be sorry... Calling the imperial physician? Don't you know your place? What kind of useless person in the cold palace calls the imperial physician?"
Lady Fucha coughed incessantly, each cough causing her body to tremble and almost collapse. She cried, "Eunuch Zhou, please, cough cough cough... You are so kind, cough cough cough... Even if you won't call the imperial physician, at least get me some medicine. I'll die if this continues..."
Eunuch Zhou chuckled, completely unconcerned, and said, "Hahaha... How strange! You're dead, so what? How many concubines have died in this cold palace? You might as well reincarnate sooner, maybe you won't have to suffer in your next life..."
Fucha shook her head, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She tried to grab Eunuch Zhou, but he brushed her off, causing her to fall heavily to the ground, unable to get up.
“Eunuch Zhou…cough cough cough cough…you can’t push your luck too far…what goes around comes around, I’ll leave this godforsaken place sooner or later…cough cough cough…I won’t let you get away with this then…” Fucha said bitterly.
Eunuch Zhou spat disdainfully, turned and left: "Let's see if you have the ability to leave here... Guards, lock the door and don't bring her water or food... Let's see how long she can live..." He didn't forget to lock the door when he left, leaving Fucha Shi to watch in despair as the last glimmer of hope slowly disappeared before her eyes... Eunuch Zhou was acting under the orders of Nian Shi, constantly causing trouble for Fucha Shi, or perhaps it was because her maid had committed suicide, unable to bear the miserable life here.
Fucha was unwilling to accept this. In her previous life, she had died at the hands of Nian Shi. She had finally been reborn, and no matter what, she was determined to reclaim everything she had lost in this life. She could not be tortured to death here...
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