Chapter 10 — Holy Order of Dowry

In the copper basin behind her, a stack of papers was burning. The fire rose high, and on the last half of the page, my name was clearly written. 10The firelight fell on the Queen's face. She grasped the fire blower, as if grasping the last veil. I looked at the ash of paper rolling up in the copper basin, but my heart became quiet. The commander of the forbidden army took a step forward, lifted his foot and kicked over the bronze pot. Sparks flew everywhere. The little eunuch quickly threw water to extinguish it. The wet and scorched pages of paper fell to the ground, with a few broken lines of letters visible in the black edges. Tham Thi's meal. Solder. Do not overdose. Mother Tan rushed forward and tremblingly picked up each burned page. The royal concubine shouted loudly: "Who dares to touch the things of this palace!" The great eunuch stood at the door, his voice shriller than the night wind. "The royal concubine, destroyed the evidence, obstructed the investigation, all the servants saw." The concubine turned her head to look at Tieu Thua Canh. "Canh Nhi, are you just standing there watching them bully your concubine?" Tieu Thua Canh stood by the door, his face ashen. He looked at the ashes of paper on the ground, then looked back at me. At this moment, he roughly understood that I wasn't acting like I was acting on my own today. It's not about competing for favor. But I am lifting the lid of the coffin that they have arranged for me. I passed him and entered the yard. Lieu Minh Chau stood behind the Thai concubine, clutching a handkerchief in her hand. She saw me and immediately took a step back. I asked: "Where is Mrs. Phung?" Lieu Minh Chau shook her head. "Sister, I don't know." I looked at her. "From today onwards, if you call me one more time, sister, I will ask someone to record a crime of defamation of the official concubine." Her face was pale and speechless. The royal concubine laughed coldly. "A royal concubine was abandoned by her husband, what else could she put on her face?" I'm not angry. I just looked at the big eunuch. "Eunuch, the Crown Princess insulted the royal concubine in front of the public." The little eunuch immediately put down his pen to write. The royal concubine was angry, her chest heaving. "You dare!" I stepped in front of her. "I didn't dare before." "So you dare to take my wedding clothes." "Dare to destroy my body." "Dare to wait until I'm sick and die, then share my things." "Now I dare." She raised her hand to hit me. This time, Tieu Thua Canh grabbed her wrist. The royal concubine looked at him in disbelief. "You stopped me?" Tieu Thua Canh's voice was hoarse. "Mother concubine, that's enough." The royal concubine seemed to be stabbed by these two words and suddenly burst out laughing. "Enough?" "I guard this royal palace for you, plan your future for you, leave behind the foundation incense fire for you, have you said enough?" My heart turned cold. "Incense foundation?" The concubine realized her mistake and immediately fell silent. I turned to Lieu Minh Chau. "It looks like you already have something in your stomach?" Lieu Minh Chau's fingers quickly hugged his stomach. This action was more effective than all her tears. Tieu Thua Canh also saw it. His eyes instantly changed. The hospital was eerily quiet. I looked at them one by one and suddenly felt ridiculous. It turns out that they made it difficult for me to conceive, not because they were afraid of me managing the family. It was because he wanted to make room for the child in Lieu Minh Chau's womb. The royal concubine raised her chin arrogantly. "Minh Chau already has the royal bloodline." "If you still have a bit of the royal concubine's spirit, you should keep it." I burst out laughing. "Use my life to exchange her child's life?" The royal concubine coldly said: "You are immortal, she is pregnant, this is God's will." I sat down and picked up a scorched piece of paper. There are two words left on it. Default. I put the paper in front of Tieu Thua Canh. "Your Majesty also sees that this is God's will?" Tieu Thua Canh did not accept it. His face looked like it had been drained of blood. At this moment, a muffled groan suddenly rang out in the Buddha hall. The army immediately rushed in.

Moments later, the two ghosts were escorted out. A person with white hair is the little kitchen lady Phung. That person was wearing a bronze robe, his face was smeared, and was actually the royal palace's robe. When Mrs. Phung saw me, her knees immediately went weak. "Your Majesty, please forgive me." And the doctor bowed his head, his eyes blank. Mother Qin rushed forward, wishing she could tear them to pieces. "You guys hurt my royal concubine so much!" Mrs. Phung bowed her head and cried. "The servants are just following orders." I asked: "Whose orders are they serving?" The old lady looked at the Princess, then looked at Lieu Minh Chau. The royal concubine roared: "You dare to bite this palace!" Mrs. Phung was trembling in fear. The doctor suddenly raised his head, his lips trembling. "Your Highness, the medicine was not picked up by a slave." "The medicine belongs to the Lieu family." "The Royal Highness just said, don't let people die too quickly." As soon as the words finished, the Queen's face completely stiffened. Lieu Minh Chau screamed in horror. "He's talking nonsense!" The doctor pulled out a medical record book from his chest. "The slave kept the original." "The princess every time she has a stomach ache, every time she feels dizzy after taking medicine, it's all in here." He held up the book. I was just about to ask Mother Tan to come get it, when the doctor's throat suddenly made a strange sound. He hugged his neck, his whole body falling forward. A silver needle as small as buffalo hair, half exposed from the back of his neck.