"Master, it's utterly impossible," said Madam Tang, her face drained of color from fright as she vehemently denied the accusation, even sensing an air of absurdity. She had indeed wanted to curry favor with Chu Heng after her rebirth, but once he decisively turned against her, all that remained in her heart was hatred.
After all, she had to admit, she was very selfish; her own well-being was all that truly mattered.
"Bring Tang Beauty down for interrogation," commanded Duke Zheng, a man of arbitrary and authoritarian nature. He believed not what others said, but only what he had investigated himself.
Madam Tang, her radiant beauty lost, was taken away and subjected to torture in the Liu family's private prison.
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Ye Muyu was oblivious to Tang Rouge's ordeal.
