But now she was dead, and it was a difficult situation to explain!
After thinking for quite a while, Xiao Chengzi fetched some water, cleaned the blood off her head, and then found a rope to hang her from the beam, making it look like a suicide. Afterwards, Xiao Chengzi reported that Lady Zhou, unable to bear the blow, had hanged herself to death!
This news didn't even cause a ripple in the Harem. Ha! Who would care about something that happened in the Cold Palace? Noble Concubine Shih would rather she were dead, and as for the Empress, she wouldn't bother with matters that brought her no credit. Having been cast into the Cold Palace, it was none of their concern if she died; what was there to fuss about!
A living, breathing life had been extinguished just like that.
When Xia Ruqing found out, she let out a cold laugh and a sigh.
"This is the Harem! In this place, conscience is just a pile of dog shit!"
"How could I dare not fight?"
