Ji Cheng carried Zhao Ming to their chamber and placed her on the bed carefully. He was scared and worried seeing her pale complexion. He remembered about the night when he failed to save her in time and she fell into a coma.
He was staring at the scratch marks on her neck when his gaze fell on the hairpin that she was holding onto. He carefully took the hairpin and placed it on the side table.
He was coming after checking his horse at the stable when he saw the maids who were coming from the direction of Xiao Li's chamber and were looking shocked and panicked. They got scared of seeing him but came to him to ask for help.
She recounted how Xiao Li tried to strangle Zhao Ming and Empress Dowager went to save Zhao Ming. She ran out for help as soon as Xiao Li attacked Zhao Ming while Wen Xu went to deal with Xiao Li herself.
