Princess Zhao Qing stood up heartbrokenly and hurriedly walked to Third Miss, ignoring the dirt all over her, and clutched her in her embrace, calling out in distress: "What happened? Wasn't my child in the courtyard mourning for your concubine? How did she end up in such a sorry state? Has someone bullied or insulted my child?"
Third Miss choked up, saying: "The child along with Younger Brother and Nanny Zhang, haven't eaten for two whole days. Just now, Younger Brother fainted from hunger, and the child couldn't bear the hunger any longer, so sneaked into the kitchen to look for food. But Housekeeper's wife Nursemaid Niu saw it and accused me of stealing food. She took a rolling pin as thick as an arm to beat me, even claiming she was going to beat me to death... Mother, please save me..."
As soon as the words fell, cracks appeared in Princess Zhao Qing's expression!
