Hearing that accusation, Heena immediately dropped to her knees on the hard ground.
"Your Ladyship! My lady! I don't dare! I would never dare!"
Her voice was genuinely distressed—she was quite a good actress when needed.
"This servant was beaten very badly by Granny Wang just yesterday afternoon! I was in so much pain that I could barely lift my arms, much less attack anyone!"
Hearing that, the woman looked at her skeptically, clearly not convinced.
Heena, seeing this, took a calculated risk. She slowly lifted her sleeves, showing the bruises and welts covering her arms. Then she carefully pulled aside her collar to show the marks on her shoulders and upper back.
"As you can see, Mistress, I did not receive any treatment for these injuries. Because of this, I developed a very high fever last night. That's why I couldn't even bring the normal 80 liters of water this morning—I only managed 40 liters before my strength gave out completely."
