Lady Wangyue's trembling voice echoed inside the room: "Someone come, quick, quick!"
The door was being pounded thump thump, and people outside anxiously shouted, "My lady, open the door, my lady."
After a while, with still no one opening the door, the people outside had no choice but to forcefully break it open.
Then, a dozen or so people rushed into the room all at once.
After that... came successive high-pitched screams, one louder than the other, almost as if they came from a murder scene.
Such screaming continued for a full two to three minutes before gradually subsiding, almost lifting the roof off.
Originally, about a dozen people entered, but more than half of them quickly came out.
Finally, a few royal palace guards arrived. They were men, after all, and handled things a bit better than women. Although they were initially startled by the sight, they quickly calmed down.
Two of them went to help Lady Wangyue, who was locked in the corner, disheveled, and dirt-covered.
