A Million Times for You (242)

The other girl chimed in, "That's right. In my opinion, you've been too merciful toward her this time. You've shown her a great deal of kindness by not dragging her out to be truncheoned, Your Highness."

"His Highness showed her mercy for the sake of the Princess Consort, who's so kind and benevolent. Otherwise, she would have died long ago."

"Enough, go bring her some breakfast. It'll be our sin if she starves to death."

"Okay."

There was only one girl left in the room. After having made several failed attempts at trying to speak, An Xiaoning decided not to waste her efforts and instead closed her eyes to play dead.

The girl fumbled for a small bottle of medicine on her bed that she then applied onto An Xiaoning's back. An Xiaoning could not continue playing dead, thinking to herself that the girl was about to apply some poison on her.