Chapter 1 — Receiving Seven Envelopes for Help, I Alone Stormed into the Royal Palace

I raised my head to look at him.

“Is this a collision?”

My brother bowed his head and didn't say a word. The face of the man wearing the mysterious robe changed. He took a step forward. I raised my whip to stop him.

“Stand still there.”

The forbidden army immediately raised their swords. The man wearing a mysterious robe raised his hand.

“Everyone fall down.”

He looked at my brother. My brother's lips moved slightly. But no sound came out. I will answer for him.

“Princess Changle.”

The silver-bearded minister hastily spoke:

"Your Majesty, this matter has not been investigated clearly yet. We cannot just listen to her side of the story."

I turned my head to look at him.

“You are so impatient, have you also whipped a whip?”

The silver-bearded minister choked. The man in the mysterious robe said coldly:

“Traditional medical doctor.”

The maid crawled and ran out. My brother was still kneeling on the ground, with no trace of joy on his face. On the contrary, it's even more scary. I know what he is afraid of. He was afraid that after the Emperor left, the people of the Princess' palace would pay back ten or a hundred times more. He was afraid that the Tham family would be implicated. He was afraid that his mother would not be able to bear it if she found out. Since childhood, my brother has been like that. Even though I was in pain until I died, I always thought about the difficulties of others. So he deserved to be bullied. But he is my older brother. Only I can scold him for what he deserves. Others cannot. I pulled him up from the ground. He staggered, almost unable to stand. I supported his shoulder. Even a layer of clothing can feel the bones. I gritted my teeth.

"You're so skinny, she still won't let you eat?"

My brother avoided my eyes. When the man in black clothes heard that sentence, his face became even more serious.

“Tham Nghien Chu, I ask you.”

“Is Truong Lac mistreating you?”

My brother raised his head to look at him. The pharynx moved slightly. Finally knelt down.

“Between husband and wife, it is inevitable that there will be some quarrels.”

I closed my eyes. Then he raised his hand and patted the back of his head. Not strong. But very crunchy.

“Tham Nghien Chu.”

"If you hide one more sentence from her, I will immediately go back and tell my mother that you went to the capital to work as a dog for someone, and you were very happy."

My brother's tears immediately fell. He raised his sleeve to wipe it off, but as soon as he moved, it hurt so much that he took a cold breath. At that moment, no one in the temple spoke. Even the man in the mysterious robe did not urge him. My brother knelt on the ground, his shoulders shaking. After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice:

“She won't let me go home.”

"She said that the Tham family is just a cold family, and that she was able to marry the Princess thanks to her ancestors' virtue."

“She won't let me sit down to eat.”

“She said that her husband is only half a slave.”

The white-bearded minister's face stiffened. The fingers of the man in the mysterious robe slowly tightened. My singing voice is getting smaller and smaller.

"Every time she is unhappy, she will force me to kneel in the yard and read poetry."

“If you read one word wrong, you get a whip.”

“That time I fell ill, it was because I knelt all night in the rain.”

“No one in the palace dares to invite the doctor.”

Having said this, he suddenly fell silent.

“Why don't you dare?”

My brother took a look at the Emperor. Then bowed his head again.

“The princess said, anyone who dares to spread even a single word will have their legs broken.”

My fingers holding the whip tightened white. The man in the mysterious robe looked at him and said in a deep voice:

“Continue.”

My brother shook his head. I laughed coldly. I reached out and tugged on his collar. He was startled and tried to dodge. But it's late. The hem of the moon-white shirt was pulled open. Below the collarbone, along the shoulder blades and back, there were crisscrossed whip marks. There are new stains. Some spots have crusted over. Some spots are still swollen and red. The ministers in the pavilion simultaneously bowed their heads. The man in the mysterious robe stared at those wounds, his face extremely unsightly. My brother quickly closed his clothes.

“Thanh Duong!”

I helped him adjust his collar.

“Are you afraid of losing face?”

Tears were still on his face.

“The person who should feel embarrassed is not you.”

At that moment, a sharp shout rang out from far away.

"Who dares to touch this royal concubine in the royal palace?"

I raised my eyes to look in that direction. A line of lanterns was approaching from the end of the hallway. The woman in the front was wearing a brocade and floral dress, the golden knife on her head swayed and sparkled. Behind her were more than ten maids. Each person carries a lamp. The light shined on her face. Very beautiful. Also very arrogant and arrogant. As soon as my brother heard that voice, his whole body immediately stiffened. Princess Truong Lac has arrived. Princess Truong Lac walked very quickly. The hem of her dress swept across the stone steps, like a burning red cloud.