「Inside Xifu Palace」
Noble Concubine Shih woke up late in the morning.
During the period when the Emperor returned from outside the palace, under the Empress Dowager's stern admonitions, Noble Concubine Shih had mostly managed not to cause any trouble. Except for... eating the venison the Emperor brought back. In fact, had she known of anything else, she certainly wouldn't have held back. It's just a pity she didn't know. Or perhaps... her people didn't dare to say too much.
Even so, by the time she sent Ying Yue again with silver to the Imperial Kitchen, the Little Eunuch was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.
He pleaded, "I beg Your Highness, the Noble Consort, for mercy! Please spare my life!"
He also added, "If this is discovered, my life is worthless, but it would be terrible if Your Highness were implicated!"
