Although she didn't think the child in her belly was of much use to her anyway—since she wouldn't even be allowed to raise it—it could at least serve as a stepping stone for her to gain a promotion in the harem. But if the Emperor found out how she almost lost the child… don't even talk about a promotion. I might even be demoted from my current rank.
Eunuch Guo's words hit the nail on the head.
When the servants, heard they were going to be flogged fifty times with a wooden board made them all turn pale. How could they possibly survive it? They might die… or worse, be crippled before they even reach forty strokes.
It was like a straw thrown to drowning men—Emperor Xiang Long Wei's words offered the faintest hope. Eunuch Zhao then made the straw gleam, polishing it with just the right words to spark desire. But it was Eunuch Guo who truly showed them how to grasp it.
