If not for her lack of appetite that morning, having eaten only a few bites of breakfast, she would have thrown up right then and there.
'Should I be grateful that I at least didn't throw up in public?'
Shen Qing couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Just then, she felt a guard beside her help her up as Zhao Qing's anxious voice sounded in her ear, "My Lady! My Lady! Are you alright…?"
However, Zhao Qing's voice was quickly drowned out by other voices—
"Heavens! Has Lady Yu Xiang caught the plague? Even Lady Yu Xiang has fallen ill!"
"Sob... then we have even less hope! This damned plague! This cursed plague! I've had enough!"
"Everyone! We can't just wait here to die! We have to force the government to act! At the very least… we have to show them they can't just ignore us!"
"That's right! Let's grab Lady Yu Xiang! With her as our hostage, let's see how those bastards at court can act so high and mighty!"
