This Zhang Qingxi was Grand Chancellor Liu's nephew. He had just returned to the Capital a couple of days ago, not knowing what mistake he had made to offend Lord Grand Chancellor. As a result, their whole family was forced to move out of the Grand Chancellor's Residence and into their original small Zhang Residence.
Zhang Qingxi was beaten so severely that his skin split open, poisoned to the bone. One of his hands had rotted to the point where the bones were visible.
The incident happened when he was barely clinging to life, struggling to fall asleep.
The sudden pain jolted him awake in the middle of the night, and he screamed like a slaughtered pig, "Ah—"
When the attendants rushed in to check, a horrifying scene had already unfolded!
Lady Wei hurried over and, upon learning that her son had lost his hand and future, promptly fainted!