Xie Yanxi’s brow was tightly furrowed as he carefully supported Lu Wanwan. If not for the prying eyes within the palace, he would have picked her up and carried her out himself.
"If you wanted to lodge an appeal with the Emperor and stir up trouble, could you not have let the Eastern Depot handle it? Did you have to suffer like this?" His gaze swept over the glaring, blood-red stains on her back. Even knowing it wasn't her blood, he still found it deeply unpleasant.
Lu Wanwan put on an act, limping slightly as she gave a soft laugh. "One’s own vendettas are only truly satisfying when settled by one’s own hand."
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