Chapter 7 — Behind the Curtain of Glory

The sun is black, then how many points do I have to use to become white again? This noble concubine is not going anywhere!” However — after we got the system, we clearly saw that in the store there was an item:

“Create rain” – price: 2100 points.

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Before the men arrived, I told Toan Phuc to bring a bowl of silent medicine to Tu Chieu Hoa. She was locked up for many days, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating in a room less than five square feet, with no windows, no gaps, and a strong stench. I asked Vinh Uy to watch over her - if she said just one word, I would slap her. After only being slapped twice, she knew what to do, cowered, and squatted in the corner without saying a word. Everyone in Van Phu Palace doesn't understand why I locked Anh Dao up. Under my deliberate tolerance, rumors spread - that I did something shady, and Anh Dao grasped my weakness. I looked at her shoulder and said gently:

“Mr. Dao has a delusional disorder, thinking he is a princess. In order to protect her, this palace locked her up."

Dao Tu suddenly understood, his eyes wet with tears.

"Your highness is very kind, I have never met a master as good as you."

I remember that year when I injured my knee from kneeling, the royal physician came every day to comfort her, but did not show any pity and sent someone to see me, nor could he even give me a bottle of medicine. It was Dao Tu and Hanh Nhan who contributed money and came home every day to help me apply medicine and massage. I patted her on the shoulder:

“This palace has never seen a palace maid cry as easily as you. It's dark, go rest quickly. Doctor Tran has prescribed medicine, go back and apply it to your knees."

Dao Tu happily agreed, then turned to check the luggage for my trip south.

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In the past, we always thought that we craved glory and wealth to live better. It's so you don't have to watch the people around you die for no reason. It's so you don't get called out by anyone, run there, kneel when you kneel, crawl when you crawl. It's to eat a piece of winter cherry. However - when I stood on the hundred-step platform, looking at the poor people with torn clothes and bare shoulders, still looking at me with resilient eyes that had not yet extinguished hope, I suddenly realized - what I wanted was not just that. When I used all my accumulated points to buy rain, dark clouds filled the sky, large drops of rain mixed with mud falling onto my splendid palace. When the people cheered with joy, tears streamed down, they knelt on the ground and cried without a sound. I smiled. The system in my head rang out:

“Congratulations to the host, you have unlocked the hidden route [Phoenix Qi Lam]. Do you want to change the main route [Kieu The]?”

Without hesitation, I chose "Yes".

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When I returned to the royal citadel, the decree appointing a royal concubine was waiting in the middle of the road. The Emperor put me in charge of Phuong An, in charge of the six palaces. The concubines, wearing royal clothes, lined up to welcome me in front of the Hao Kun main hall. Even in my previous life, when Tu Chieu Hoa was the most favored in the six palaces, I never had glory like I have today. The Emperor held my hand, and in his eyes there was not only affection, but also a light that had never appeared before. He said: “Come here, stand next to me.” When returning to Van Phu Cung, Vinh Uy was kneeling in the yard with his head bowed, his back hunched, his head still bandaged. Dao Tu's face was full of sadness: "Niang Niang, Anh Dao ran away. I don't know how I bumped into the emperor, but now he has been favored and appointed to the position of Responder." I walked over and supported Vinh Uy wake up.

"Your work here is considered complete. Last year, the Secret Kingdom had just made peace with the border country, and on the battlefield there were many disabled veterans with no relatives and living alone.

This palace has discussed with the elder brother of his mother's house, wanting to set up a Tu Te Institute, do you want to be a supervisor to help this palace? Vinh Uy's dull old eyes suddenly brightened. He couldn't speak, just "thud thud" and banged his head three times loudly. He was about to continue punching him, but was helped up by Dao Tu.

“Get up quickly, if your head is broken, how can you still work for the lady?”

I took him out of the cold palace, for many years he did not dare to sleep at night, his hair was tied up, his ears were straight, to listen to every word Tu Chieu Hoa muttered in the night. Now that I have given him a peaceful old age, he is ready to offer the remainder of his life in return. We - slaves, as long as our superiors give us a little warmth, we are willing to give our lives to pay. Extremely humble, but also extremely precious.

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Tu Chieu Hoa disguised herself as a palace maid, escaped without bathing for more than a month, and was mute. If it weren't for the fact that the system was still in her body, someone would definitely have helped her. Knowing that person was Duc Phi, I gently shook my head. She once said that she hated Duc Phi the most, pretending to be dignified, appearing harsh, but now she finds every way to please him. She said she didn't want to be a concubine and wanted freedom, but instead she ran straight into the emperor's heart. Duc Phi is most impatient when it comes to children. In their previous life, the two had a fierce collision, Tu Chieu Hoa used a system to drug Duc Phi. Thinking back to the day I returned home, Duc Phi's eyes looked at me with extremely cruel eyes, as if she wanted to tear me apart and eat me alive - probably thanks to Tu Chieu Hoa. Sure enough, the plot to harm Hanh Nhan and get her hands off him came very quickly. Tu Chieu Hoa followed closely behind Duc Phi, his eyes full of pride. The thyme was dug up from a tree in the courtyard, the type and year are exactly the same as the one found in Duc Phi's palace.