If it weren't for Honored Lady Hu, how could he have been demoted to the Cold Palace? Now, following Honored Lady Hu, my life is ruined, he thought.
Hearing movement inside, he simply did not want to bother. He said impatiently, "Sick and still not behaving? Do you think you are more noble than Lady Xia?"
Inside the room, Honored Lady Hu, lying on the bed, trembled with anger. "Xiao Chengzi, we have been master and servant for so long, I beg you—save my life!"
As she spoke, Honored Lady Hu gathered all her strength to sit up. From a tattered box, she found a bracelet. The quality was so-so, but it was her last possession. She thrust the jade bracelet into Xiao Chengzi's hand, then collapsed to the floor, out of energy.
But she refused to give up. She continued determinedly through clenched teeth, "This is... the last bracelet. I beseech you to pass a message to the Empress..."
After saying this, her face turned pale, and she could no longer support herself.
