Qiao Zhen spent a day and a night in the Yeting Prison in a state of despair. Qi Yijuan brought her back from Platinum to Star Glory, but she recklessly continued her downward spiral, falling back to Gold. (Ranks from lowest to highest: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Star Glory, King)
"Baolin, please."
Qiao Zhen frowned, glancing at the old woman in a daze. She raised her hand to shield her eyes from the glaring sunlight, and staggered out, leaning against the wall. When she finally managed to stand up, all her strength seemed to have been drained, and she fainted weakly.
Later, Xiao Xunzi sent people to carry Qiao Zhen back to Heque Palace, and many people were waiting to see Qiao Zhen make a fool of himself.
Qiao Zhen woke up in the middle of the night. After careful calculation, she realized that she had not had a drop of water for two days and had spent so much time in the cold and damp Yeting Prison. She was also injured. It was already quite remarkable that she had managed to hold on until now.
"hiss--"
She barely moved her shoulder when it aggravated the wound on her back. Her outer garment had also been removed, leaving her only in a bodice and underpants, which she guessed a palace maid had changed her into.
Ye Shangzhou used a handkerchief soaked in medicine to cover the wound on Qiao Zhen's back. Qiao Zhen only flinched slightly and then let the person behind her do as she pleased, assuming that the person behind her was her personal maid, Cuiyin.
She stared blankly at a spot on the pillow.
Nightfall Boat coldly asked, "Are you stupid?"
Qiao Zhen suddenly shrank her shoulders, but the movement was too big, and the wounds on her back and buttocks were aggravated. She gasped, but still threw off the quilt and knelt in front of Ye Shangzhou, "This concubine greets Your Majesty."
Ye Shangzhou placed the handkerchief and medicine bottle on the edge of the bed and sneered, "It wasn't a waste of time."
He sat on the edge of the bed, finding Qiao Zhen's behavior utterly uninteresting. "Let the palace maids apply the medicine for you." He lifted Qiao Zhen's head. "Today is just a lesson. I hope you will behave yourself."
"Your Majesty's teachings will be followed."
Ye Shangzhou stood up, glanced at her condescendingly twice, and left with his hands behind his back.
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