Chapter 8 — Behind the Curtain of Glory

Tu Chieu Hoa knelt before the emperor and presented a bloody letter, in which every word was a denunciation against me. She said I was malicious, jealous, and wanted to harm Duc Phi. She had a guilty conscience and intended to denounce her, but I poisoned her and made her mute. Evidence and witnesses are complete. The system immediately displays the following message:

“Do you choose to transfer damage to NPC this time?”

I raised my head, my face showing no signs of panic. Behind me is a long line of archers ready to risk their lives, to go to battle for me, to die for me.

“Your Majesty, I have been wronged.”

The emperor also looked awkward and ordered someone to bring a chair to sit down.

"Your Royal Highness, Anh Dao is the maid you brought from home to the palace? She used a blood letter to point out your name. Besides speaking unjustly, do you have anything else to say?"

I quickly selected "no" on the system interface, ignoring Tu Chieu Hoa's eyes of certainty of victory.

"This dose of musk, surely the Royal Hospital has a record. Since I entered the palace, I have never received any medicinal herbs containing musk. This is the first point."

“Second point, it is true that Anh Dao has been serving me since childhood, but my concubine treats her very well - her hands are white, without the slightest callous of a worker, I treat her like a sister and take care of her.

Locking her up is... truly a mistake. Anh Dao was in love with the emperor and wanted to serve him with all his heart. But when he couldn't beg, he thought of a way to approach Duc Phi. Page Nguyet Hoa Cac This is a letter found in her room - she wrote that as long as she could serve the emperor, she was willing to work with Duc Phi to plot to harm the royal concubine. Having said this, Dao Tu immediately presented a stack of letters. It is indeed Duc Phi's autobiography. In my previous life, in order to clean up the consequences for Tu Chieu Hoa, I practiced that handwriting carefully, and now I finally have the opportunity to use it.

"Finally, children are the foundation of your concubine's foundation. I believe that Concubine Duc is not at the point of harming herself. As long as the emperor calls for a few doctors, they will be able to check her pulse."

Tu Chieu Hoa calculated that I had used up all my points to pray for rain, so I hastily colluded with Duc Phi to set up this plot, intending to take advantage of my empty-handed situation to give me a fatal blow. But she didn't know — the first mission of the sub-line 'Phoenix Qi Lam' was to take over the management of the six palaces. Cured Duc Phi's infertility — only 10 points needed.

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When Tu Chieu Hoa was dragged away, he was extremely unwilling, all ten fingernails were broken, and his hands were covered in blood. She opened her mouth to scream, but only a few vague broken sounds came out. I suddenly remember how she once arrogantly said:

"I didn't do anything bad. You were ordered to be killed by the emperor. I have never had blood on my hands."

From Chieu Hoa - when you die, remember clearly, the emperor ordered the five horses to cut you to pieces, it has nothing to do with me.

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Since knowing that she could give birth, Duc Phi temporarily let me go. After being detained, she began to cling to the emperor every day. More than half a year later, she was finally pregnant. After two days of rejoicing, he discovered that there were five or six other concubines in the palace who were also pregnant. The royal family is like bamboo shoots growing after the rain, not knowing who to hurt first and who to harm later. It is said that that was the year the Secret Kingdom had the most princes born since the country's founding. The Emperor was so happy that he couldn't sleep, and attributed all the credit to his ancestors and me. The Queen Mother recently also loves me very much, rewards me, rewards me, and urges me not to just worry about managing the six palaces, but to give birth to a prince myself. The following year, when the power in my hands was as solid as a rock, I finally became pregnant. The Emperor in the court laughed loudly and clapped his hands continuously:

“When the royal concubine's child is born, I will have a suitable eldest son!”

That's right - the eldest son and first wife. The day I was ordained queen, it has been four years since I took on the task. The cold sound of the mechanical system rang out, in complete contrast to the joyful atmosphere outside the palace:

"Congratulations to the host for completing the main quest. Activating the new sub-route: Carp Transforms into a Dragon. Quest duration: twenty years. Quest goal: become emperor.

My ears were ringing from the sound of the music, I curled my lips and smiled:

“I am willing.”

END