Chapter 12 — Receiving Seven Envelopes for Help, I Alone Stormed into the Royal Palace

“It's been three times.”

“The first time I waited outside the government gate for two hours.”

“Second time being chased away by my family.”

“The third time she brought medicinal herbs and winter cotton clothes, the Princess ordered someone to throw them all into the back alley.”

My brother's body swayed slightly. I immediately reached out my hand to help him. His lips trembled.

“Did... did you fall?”

Ma Ma cried and replied:

“I don't know.”

“When the Old Lady left... she seemed to cry.”

My brother closed his eyes, tears silently rolling down from the corners of his eyes. The fire in my chest burns even more fiercely. I looked at Truong Lac. Truong Lac avoided my eyes, but still kept his mouth shut.

"A common woman like her, why does she keep loitering in front of the Princess's palace gate?"

We take one step forward. The guards immediately tensed up. The Emperor softly called out:

“Shen Qingtang.”

I stop walking. Not out of fear. It's because my brother held my hand. His hand was very cold. Cold as ice and snow. Thi Lang Bo Hinh continued reading.

“The eunuch who served the sentence declared that Princess Truong Lac once ordered him to prepare rattan whips, small ropes and red-hot irons.”

“Used to punish the Concubine.”

"In there, the red-hot iron was used three times, respectively because the Concubine copied the book and smudged the ink, did not come to the Princess's palace on time, and secretly hid the Tham family's letters."

In the end, the Queen Mother could no longer sit still.

“Red-hot iron?”

She turned her head to look at Truong Lac.

“Do you even use a red-hot iron?”

Truong Lac panicked.

“Mother, it's not like that.”

“I just scared him.”

I said coldly:

“The doctor has examined the wound.”

“There are three burns.”

Truong Lac gritted his teeth.

“That's because he couldn't avoid it in time.”

As soon as those words ended, the Queen Mother's face became unsightly. The Emperor spoke:

“Up to now, does your mother still think that this is just a husband and wife quarrel?”

The Queen Mother did not immediately respond. She looked at Truong Lac, anger appeared in her eyes for the first time. But that anger quickly turned to me and my brother.

"If Truong Lac did something wrong, the royal family will handle it themselves."

“These testimonies cannot be spread out.”

The Emperor asked:

“What if I decide to proceed according to national law?”

The Queen Mother raised her eyes.

"Emperor."

"Don't forget, in Truong Lac's hand there is still the Dan book and iron book left by the First Emperor."

The expressions of everyone in the palace changed simultaneously. My brother was stunned. Even I frowned slightly. The Queen Mother slowly said:

"That was something the Immortal Emperor personally gave, sparing Truong Lac the death penalty."

"Even if he is truly guilty, it is not yet the Ministry of Justice's turn to seriously investigate."

Truong Lac seemed to suddenly come back to life. She raised her teary eyes and looked at me proudly.

“Do you hear me clearly?”

“Father has protected me from a long time ago.”

“No one of you can touch me.”

I stared at her.

“Exemption from death.”

“Are you exempt from being beaten?”

The proud look on Truong Lac's face stopped for a moment. The Queen Mother shouted sternly:

“Tham Thanh Duong, do you still dare to speak extravagantly and demand punishment?”

“The Queen Mother heard wrongly.”

“I didn't say I wanted to fight.”

“I just want to ask, what the Immortal Emperor gave me is exemption from death, or exemption from all crimes?”

The Emperor looked towards me. A very faint light flashed in his eyes. The maid, Bo Hinh, bowed her head and said nothing. Such words... No one dared to ask the courtiers. But I dare. Anyway, last night, even the Emperor was whipped. The Queen Mother coldly said:

"The Dan Thu Thiet here is a protective talisman."

I nodded.

“Truong Lac doesn't need to die.”

"There's no need to go to the Ministry of Justice's prison."

"But she beat people, cut off food, kept the house library, and threatened my mother. All of these things must have an explanation anyway."

Truong Lac smirked.

“What explanation do you want?”

I look at her.

“Sorry brother.”

Truong Lac looked like he had just heard the wildest story in the world.

“Do you have to apologize to him?”

“Tham Thanh Duong, you are dreaming!”

"Then let the whole world know, Princess Truong Lac relied on the Dan Thu Thiet given by the Immortal Emperor, torturing Concubine to the point that she only had half of her life left."

"Try to guess, do people still think that the Immortal Emperor is wise or not?"

The Queen Mother slammed the table hard.

“Insolent!”

All the palace servants in the palace simultaneously knelt down. The Emperor also looked gloomy. But his eyes were not directed towards me. But look at the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother also immediately noticed. Her expression became even more unsightly. Touching the reputation of the Immortal Emperor... is the real blade. I don't want to lecture you about morality. I'm just telling you. If the royal family insists on keeping this lid closed... Then I will blow that lid right in the middle of the street.