To think, how innocent she and her child were. She only wanted to live a peaceful life, simply seeking to protect herself. But… they wouldn't give her that chance.
How cruel King Jin was—taking her as a concubine, ignoring her after doing so, and that was not enough. He even schemed against her, sending someone to defile her, branding her with a shameful label.
As Madam Zuo was lost in her chaotic thoughts, she suddenly sensed a noise coming from under the bed.
Long Liu heard it too. She stopped crying, lifted the bed curtains, and looked underneath.
There, the floorboards seemed to bulge upward, as if something was about to emerge.
Her eyes widened in shock. She immediately helped Madam Zuo down from the bed. Together, the mistress and servant clutched the barely month-old baby, retreating fearfully to the wall opposite. They stared at the trembling space beneath the bed.
