Chapter 8 — Noble Concubine, Is It Your Turn to Be a Nun?

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To quell the people's indignation, the next day Dai Ly Tu immediately escorted the flower pickers to the execution ground outside the market for a public beheading. The six flower pickers all had the word "rape" written on their faces, so that even if they died, they would have to bear that crime, and be spit on by both humans and ghosts. Because of what happened in front of Ninh Vuong Palace yesterday, the people gathered around and hated the female robber the most. The cursing and rotten eggs never stopped. Amidst those scoldings, Hoa Ngoc Nghien broke down and cried loudly, her voice hoarse:

"I'm a noble lady! I'm a noble lady! Oh my god! My god!"

"Can anyone hear me? I'm really Hoa Quy Phi!"

“Save life! Save life! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Come and save me! Come and save me!”

But very quickly, she couldn't cry anymore. Because the beheading has begun. The executioner is only one person. He slashed them one by one in order. Hoa Ngoc Nghien just ranked sixth. When the leader's head fell to the ground, Hoa Ngoc Nghien still had not recovered. When she cut the third person, blood splashed on her face, she was so scared that her whole body trembled, she opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound. When cutting the fourth person, the bottom of Hoa Ngoc Nghien's dress was soaked. When cutting the fifth person, the flower picker's head just happened to roll in front of her eyes. The head had just fallen off, it was still hot, the eyelids were even still blinking. Hoa Ngoc Nghien's eyes darkened, she fainted, then someone grabbed her collar and lifted her up.

“Your Majesty… is he human?”

Hoa Ngoc Nghien opened her eyes and saw that the person holding her was the executioner. Under the blazing sun, the executioner raised his sword high, preparing to slash Hoa Ngoc Nghien's neck! At that moment, a sharp arrow cut through the wind and shot the great sword in mid-air!

“Your Majesty has arrived!”

Everyone turned their heads in horror. I saw Emperor Minh Tuyen wearing a dragon robe, holding a long bow, tiredly leading his soldiers running! All four sides of the execution ground simultaneously knelt down and chanted Long Live. Hoa Ngoc Nghien was so happy that she burst into tears:

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! You have finally returned!"

The emperor returned to capital one day earlier than in his previous life!

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De Minh Tuyen jumped off his horse and ran straight to the execution ground. The royal guard quickly rushed forward and cut off the iron chain locking on Hoa Ngoc Nghien's body. Hoa Ngoc Nghien threw herself into the Emperor's arms, broke down and cried loudly:

"Your Majesty! You have finally returned! I have suffered so much! I almost won't be able to see you again!"

Everyone in the execution ground was horrified - could this female thief really be the Noble Concubine? My big brother was also shocked - how could this be possible! The emperor raised Hoa Ngoc Nghien's face. Seeing that her long hair was gone, her beautiful face was not only ruined, but also labeled with the word "rapist". The Emperor instinctively frowned:

“Why did she become like this?”

Ninh Vuong's people have come to report the news, so the Emperor already knows clearly what you have encountered in the past few days. The angry king roared:

"Who did it? Who did it!"

I held the big brother who was about to stand up and confess on his behalf, then stepped out from the middle of the kneeling crowd, came before the angry Emperor, knelt down and bowed, neither arrogant nor afraid:

“Your Majesty, it was done by a goddess.”

I raised my face slightly, just facing Emperor Minh Tuyen's eyes. The angry emperor suddenly opened his eyes, The voice immediately calmed down:

“Is that her?”

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Hoa Ngoc Nghien originally thought that the Emperor would definitely chop me into thousands of pieces. But as soon as she heard the Emperor's voice suddenly change, her face also immediately changed.

"Your Majesty, quickly kill her for me! She shaved my hair, ruined my appearance, and even put the word 'rapist' on my face! I have no face to continue living!"

De Minh Tuyen stopped Hoa Ngoc Nghien who was crying for death:

"Your Highness, what did you do? If you were obedient in the royal palace, I don't believe that Master Song would target you for no reason!"

Hoa Ngoc Nghien was stunned, avoiding the heavy and looking for the light:

"I just want to play, I saw the Tong family throwing hydrangeas to attract friends, so I..."

“The noble lady disguised herself as a man, stole my hydrangea, pretended to marry me, and hid a razor in her chest, intending to shave off my hair on the wedding night, leaving me ruined.”

I took Hoa Ngoc Nghien's words and told the Emperor:

“The goddess realized your malice, so she fought back!”

The emperor finished listening and turned to blame Hoa Ngoc Nghien:

"Why are you still so playful? How old are you?"

"Your Majesty! Why did you say to help her? I'm the one who was harmed!"

"I only discuss matters, not favoring anyone. You should also learn a lesson."

In the past, the noble lady liked to leave the palace and was very fond of dressing up as a man. She once pretended to be a wealthy young man, seducing the Lam family's family, and even left a letter asking Miss Lam to run away with her in the middle of the night. As a result, when Miss Lam arrived, she did not meet anyone and was lost in the mountains for three days and three nights. When she was found, her mind was no longer normal. The noble also likes to borrow the identity of Ninh Vuong to visit Thanh Lau. When she returned, she kept saying that the flower girl in the building looked like Miss Truong. Miss Truong was originally a famous concubine. She didn't leave the house all year round, but she had a bad reputation for no reason. She originally intended to enter the palace to choose a concubine, but because of that, her name was removed, and from then on, her depression became sick and she was bedridden. There are too many stories like that to count. Those families were all mandarins in the court, but because they were afraid of Hoa Ngoc Nghien's status as a noble concubine and the Emperor's exclusive favor towards her, they still did not dare to make a big deal out of it. But Emperor Minh Tuyen clearly understood everything in his heart. Hoa Ngoc Nghien is too arrogant and arbitrary, sooner or later it will cause great disaster. The Emperor was also somewhat impatient:

"Her bad habits from the gangsters have not been corrected over the years! Once shaved hair can grow back. It's good for her to remember the lesson, knowing that bullying others has a price!"