Chapter 5 — Holy Order of Dowry

“This was not written by the king.” I looked at him. “I didn't say it was written by the king.” He raised his eyes. At that moment, in his eyes there was not anger after all, but confusion. I continued to say: "But these things all came from the royal palace's warehouse." "The dispatch seal is real." "The Liu family received it is also real." "Up and down the royal palace, waiting for me to die, so that they could divide my dowry, is also real." Liu Minh Chau's crying stopped. Her face was white and almost transparent. "Sister, you can't say that." "I never thought about harming you." I asked her: "Who wrote this notebook?" She parted her lips. Trinh Thi suddenly raised her voice: "So what if I wrote it?" People in the hospital all looked at her. She seemed to be forced into a corner, straightening her back decisively. "Minh Chau has entered the royal palace, does she have to be a concubine with no support for the rest of her life?" "Miss Shen has taken the position of royal concubine, and has no children or favors, what is the use of more dowry?" "Once you are gone, of course these things should be left to the mother of the royal palace to divide." Lieu Minh Chau's face changed greatly. "Mother!" Trinh Thi shook her hand away. "I What are you afraid of?” “Your Majesty must give me justice.” Tieu Thua Canh roared angrily: “Shut up.” Trinh Thi was shouted at until she trembled. But the words have already been said. The great eunuch's face completely darkened. "Lady Lieu's words, this servant will report back verbatim to Your Majesty." In Trinh Thi's eyes finally a look of fear appeared. She knelt down, her knees hitting the blue tile floor. "The servant and the servant were suddenly confused." I didn't look at her. I looked at Tieu Thua Canh. "Your Majesty, have you heard?" "If I hadn't gone to the palace to ask for instructions, today the one being forced to receive tea would be me." "Tomorrow the one whose dowry will be drained will still be me." "In a few years, even my life will be written in someone else's books." Tieu Thua Canh's hand grabbed the notebook with so much force that it turned pale. "Van Chi, this king will give you justice." I shook my head. "I don't." need justice." "I need to pay off the debt." The great eunuch immediately said: "The princess is right, the remaining missing items must be investigated clearly today." Mother Qin handed over the Hengchang pawnshop receipt. "A ruby earring has been pawned." I took the receipt. "Go to the Hengchang pawn shop first." Tieu Thua Canh frowned. "What now?" I looked at the sunset gradually falling on the horizon. "The decree said it must be completed today." "Before dark, check as much as you can." He lowered his voice. "You must definitely trample the royal palace's face into the mud." Why?" I calmly responded to him. "When the royal palace took over my dowry, I should have thought that this day would come." Tieu Thua Canh stared at me. Just like the first time I recognized you. Perhaps in his eyes, I should forever be gentle, forever know how to keep the overall situation, forever endure all the humiliation every time he says "don't cause trouble". But the human heart is not a well. If there are too many rocks thrown down, one day it will be full and overflow, smashing the well mouth. I turned around and got into the car. Liu Minh Chau suddenly called me from behind. "Sister." "If you take away the entire dowry, what will happen to the royal palace?" I turned my head. She stood next to Tieu Thua Canh, her eyes were red, but she still did not forget to ask the royal palace. I suddenly realized that she didn't know who those items belonged to. She's just making a bet I can't bear. Can't bear to leave Tieu Thua Canh. I can't bear to give up my royal title. I can't bear to let the royal palace lose face. Before lowering the curtain, I only said one sentence. "What does the royal palace have to do with me?" The carriage rolled out of the Lieu family mansion. When I reached the end of the alley, Mother Tan sat next to me, quietly

said: "Your Highness, just now I found a piece of paper in the slave notebook." I reached out my hand to receive it. On the paper there were only half a mark and a few words. On the seventh day of the December month, I put it in food.06That piece of paper is very light. So light that it falls in the palm of your hand, like a speck of dust. But the words written on it were heavier than the knife. The seventh day of December. I remember that day. On the seventh day of December last year, I had half a bowl of lotus seed sweet soup in the royal palace's small kitchen. That night I had severe stomach pain and lay in bed for three days. The doctor said I was suffering from cold and needed to rest. Tieu Thua Canh once came to visit me. He sat on the edge of the bed, tucked the corner of the blanket for me, said my body was too weak, and in the future I would worry less about trivial matters in the house. From then on, every time I had my period, I was in severe pain. Mother Tan once secretly invited a doctor outside to come and see the patient. The doctor only said that it seemed like the roots were damaged and had to be slowly nourished. I held the paper tightly in the palm of my hand. The nails dug into the flesh, but there was no pain. Mother Qin's eyes turned red. "Your Highness, this matter cannot be overlooked easily." I watched the night fall on the street through the car curtain. "I will not let it go." Hang Xuong Pawn Shop is located at the end of the South Market.