"They claim it's 'ironclad evidence,' firmly insisting that I had an affair with someone!"
"But, Empress, I truly have no idea where those things came from. To prove my innocence, I..." Lady Wang trailed off, then stammered, "I just..."
The Empress's eyebrows rose slightly.
"So, you attempted suicide?"
Lady Wang's face showed fear as she lowered her head.
"This servant deserves death!"
The Empress sneered coldly. "No matter what, attempting suicide was your wrongdoing! According to palace rules, any woman who attempts suicide, regardless of her status, will be thrown into the Mass Burial Mound. Furthermore, her family will not be allowed to have any woman enter the Harem for three generations!"
In other words, if one woman committed suicide, her entire family would suffer!
