Chapter 3 — Breaking the Nine Rings

I knelt in place, suddenly a bit lost. It turns out that in this life, even if I don't undo the Nine Links, there are still people who see the loopholes in it. It turns out that in the Great Liang court, Quy Canh Hanh is not the only one worthy of my help. The Queen Mother spoke up to make peace:

"If you get damaged on the way, you can't completely blame Miss Khuong."

She looked at me, but her expression was much colder.

“But the young lady is too hasty, the punishment for copying books still cannot be waived.”

I bowed my head in thanks. When I stood up and returned to my seat, my sister extended her hand to support me. Her eyes were filled with worry, her voice was also gentle:

“Lanh Nghi, just now scared me to death.”

I looked at her. She was also like that in her previous life. Every time you use a sentence to push me down a cliff, the first person to step forward to help me is always her. I withdrew my hand from her palm.

"Don't worry sister, I only copied the book a hundred times, it won't scare me."

A sister's fingertips stiffened in mid-air. Quy Canh Hanh just looked over. There was still doubt in his eyes. Perhaps he also didn't understand why the Khuong family's young lady liked to take apart her organs and was aggressive, but today she was so clumsy that she broke the jade bracelet. I lifted the cup of cold tea on the table and slowly took a sip. The tea is bitter. But it makes me more alert than the bowls of sweet soup in the Eastern Palace in my previous life. 3 After the banquet ended, I followed my father back to the palace. In the carriage, mother wanted to say it several times. Today she was very scared, she held my hand tightly all the way, as if she was afraid I would touch something breakable again. His father sat opposite, opened the car curtain and looked at the night scene for a moment before speaking:

“Lanh Nghi, did you do it on purpose today?”

The mother's face changed:

“Old man.”

But father still looked at me. I bowed my head and looked at my hands. The cut caused by the piece of jade was still there, slightly bleeding.

"If you can untie the nine chains today, the Queen Mother will say that the Eastern Palace is lacking someone who can take care of everything."

“Do you think I can become a Crown Princess?”

The carriage immediately became quiet. Mother was stunned. Her father's eyes darkened. He has been an official in the court for many years, of course he understands what I mean. The prince has an arrogant personality and likes others to obey and cherish him. If I'm too smart, it will make him even less leisurely. Another sentence from sister. The outcome can only be the same as the previous life. The mother said softly:

“My sister wouldn't think of me like that.”

I raised my head to look at her. Mother loves you, sister, and loves me too. But she always thought that her sister was gentle and understanding and would not hurt others. In her previous life, she also said the same thing. Until I entered the Eastern Palace as a concubine, my mother still advised me:

“My sister is the Crown Princess, so in the future she can also take care of me.”

Caring until the end, I helped their husband and wife solve the problem, resolve the conspiracy, and sister safely sat on the throne. I don't want to continue to speak ill of you. There are things that we have to let them see for themselves. I just say:

“Mother, from now on, I want to visit the palace less often.”

There were tears in my mother's eyes.

“Today you are so chaotic, in a short time, the palace probably won't summon you.”

The father suddenly said:

“It's fine not to go in.”

The mother looked at him. Parents sighed.

“Trieu Department of cannibalism, the Eastern Palace is not a good place."

"My Khuong family's daughter, if you have to break a set of bracelets to escape, then you are too useless as a father."

My heart heats up.

“Father, don't say that.”

He looked at me and suddenly burst into laughter.

“When you were little, you took apart three locks, five boxes, and a drawing of my water wheel.”

“Today you said you were clumsy, I almost couldn't help but laugh right in the main hall.”

My mother was teased by him until she both cried and laughed. After returning to the palace, sister ordered someone to bring ointment. Exactly like the previous life. After every time something happened to us, she was always the first to give me something. The ointment is contained in a white ceramic box with a light scent. On the lid of the box was a small piece of paper written by her hand.

“Today, my sister, be afraid, apply it on your hands, don't leave scars.”

If it was before, I would definitely feel that sister was very thoughtful. But now, I just put the medicine box on the table, without touching it. Thu Hanh asked me:

“Miss, don't you use it?”

I shook my head.

“Put it away.”

Thu Hanh doesn't understand. I don't explain either. At night, I started copying 《Female World》. After writing two pages, I immediately put down my pen. In my previous life, I also copied this book. In the Eastern Palace, every time Quy Canh Hanh felt that I was too strong, he would force me to copy it. He said:

“Women are too smart, it's easy to go wrong.”

At that time I was so angry that I threw my pen. Now writing again, I just feel bored. Suddenly there was a soft knocking sound outside the window. Thu Hanh went out to see. When she returned, her expression was a bit strange.

“Miss, Lord Bui's people at Hong Lu Temple brought something.”