Mingzhu hurriedly rushed to find Bai Yi, muttering as she ran, "Such a foolish woman, why is she so foolish! She should have come with me to see my brother!" Her brother was not someone who held back his strikes, and Mingzhu could only hope to make it in time.
Zhi Qin and Zhi Hua both followed behind her. The servants in the mansion found it odd to see their young mistress running so frantically, wondering what had happened.
Mingzhu was a step too slow, and by the time she reached the study, Bai Yi's twenty lashes had already been completed. Seeing Bai Yi covered in blood, Mingzhu's tears flowed freely. Her voice trembled as she cried, "Bai Yi, Bai Yi, are you alright? Bai Yi..."
