Phew, we finally escaped!
Pei Yuan, Master Wang, and I—the three of us ran for our lives, gasping for air the entire way. By the time we made it back to Imperial Noble Consort Chen’s bedchamber, I felt as though I had just been fished out of a pond. I was soaked to the bone, my hair was a tangled mess, and my image was completely destroyed.
"My dear girl, you finally made it back!" When Imperial Noble Consort Chen saw me, her expression was more frantic than my own mother’s. "How are you? Are you alright? That old wretch Wei Zhongxian didn't do anything to you, did he?"
Chapter 60