"How tragic!"
A eunuch couldn't help but shake his head, sighing softly.
"Shush!"
The eunuch next to him heard his words and quickly made a silencing gesture.
"Are you seeking death? If the emperor hears you, not even a hundred heads would be enough to chop off!"
This person was killed by the emperor—saying she was miserable amounts to saying the emperor was merciless. If the emperor heard this, it would be terrible not just for him, but for all the eunuchs and maids around, none could escape!
He didn't care about how miserable others were, but he wanted to live a few more years and didn't want to die so soon.
...
The news of someone tortured to death in the emperor's sleeping quarters quickly spread, and the Empress Dowager was the first to know.
"This despicable thing!"
The prayer beads in the Empress Dowager's hand were slammed onto the table.
