the good news
The punishment is continuing until almost a week when Ni Qing has to suffer from a limited food. She is keeping busy with all the report and keep minimum contact with the outside work.
Her body gets weird day by day. She got easily tired, and her face turns ashen. Lately, she doesn't have any energy to do continuous work. She will occasionally nap a few times during the day and enjoy eating corn rice congee or sweet potato rice congee.
The household department really cut her salary and gave her the cold shoulder to favour women in the palace.
"Young madame, I am distraught with your condition," Xiao Nie is serving her hot tea.
"Do not worry. I feel tired lately. I can sleep nicely now in the night, and i do not have to fight our blanket," Ni Qing is blowing the hot tea before drinking it.
"Your body is getting thinner, and you look so pale," Xiao Nie is telling her concern.