Chapter 6 — Receiving Seven Envelopes for Help, I Alone Stormed into the Royal Palace

He choked up.

“You are useless brother.”

"No matter how many books you read, in the end you can't even protect yourself."

“And made me cause a big disaster.”

I looked straight at him.

“Tham Nghien Chu, listen carefully.”

“You were bullied by others, not because you were useless.”

“It's because the person who bullied you was so cruel.”

“You endured for three months, not because you deserved it.”

"It's just that I'm too afraid of involving the family."

“But your family doesn't let you hide it and suffer alone.”

The brother bowed his head. Shoulders trembled slightly.

“Does mother know about this?”

The brother shook his head.

“I don't dare write.”

“In the previous six letters, I only dared to write a few.”

"The seventh letter was brought out by a petty private in the palace."

“I thought it would take at least half a month before you could come.”

I snorted softly.

“You look down on your sister too much.”

He raised his head and looked at me. In the depths of his eyes, a light shined just like when he was a child.

“How did you get into the palace?”

He took a sharp breath.

“You still dare to deceive the entire palace?”

“The cards are real.”

“And the report is fake?”

“It's not really fake.”

I put my hand on my chest.

“For me, this letter from you is an emergency.”

My brother wants to cry again. Let's quickly move on to something else.

"Have you received the decree for separation yet?"

The brother nodded. Then carefully took out a roll of bright yellow brocade from his sleeve. When his fingers gently stroked that scroll of holy thread, he treasured it as if he were cherishing his own life.

“Got it.”

“Your Majesty also sent someone to the Tham family to report that it was safe.”

“The doctor said that tonight you must stay in the palace to recuperate.”

“That's good.”

He suddenly tightened his grip on the holy scroll.

“But Truong Lac will not let it go.”

“She has been favored since childhood.”

“The Queen Mother also pampers her very much.”

"If the Queen Mother stands up, the order of separation may not necessarily be irreversible."

I squinted my eyes.

“The Queen Mother?”

My brother nodded.

"Truong Lac is the little girl loved the most by the Queen Mother."

"For many years, she has been unruly throughout the capital, many people are angry but do not dare to speak out."

"Even though the Emperor is her elder brother, if the Queen Mother cries and puts pressure on her, the Emperor will also be very embarrassed."

I thought for a moment.

“Then let the Queen Mother also see the wounds on your body.”

My brother's face immediately turned pale.

"Impossible."

“The Queen Mother may not pay attention.”

His voice was very soft.

"In people's eyes, the Princess is the body of heaven and gold."

“And you are just a courtier from a cold family.”

At that moment, a cold voice suddenly rang out outside.

“You also understand.”

I raised my head. The Emperor stood in front of the prison door. He changed into a set of dark-colored robes. On the shoulder is a white bandage. His face still doesn't look good. My brother quickly knelt down. I still sat still, not moving. The Emperor glanced at me.

“Lieutenant Shen sat firmly.”

“The ground is very cold, kneeling for too long will harm your knees.”

My brother secretly pulled my sleeve. The emperor was not angry either. He signaled for someone to open the door.

“Tham Nghien Chu, you go back to the heavenly palace first.”

My brother is frantic.

“I will not kill her.”

The Emperor paused for a moment.

“At least not tonight.”

My brother is even more more impatient. I pushed his hand away.

“Take care of your injuries well.”

“Tomorrow, if I have to come pick up your body, I still have enough strength to cry.”

Tears welled up in my brother's eyes again. The Emperor frowned slightly.

“Take him away.”

After my brother was helped away, only the Emperor and I were left in the dungeon. Along with a group of good prisoners pretending to be deaf and mute. The Emperor stood in the prison door. I sit on a pile of straw. We looked at each other for a moment. He was the one who spoke first.

“Aren't you afraid of me?”

“I don't see it.”

"Even if you're afraid, you can't reduce your calculations."

He lowered his head to look at the wound on his shoulder.

“At the border, do you often use this method?”

“Borders value speed.”

“When the enemy has brandished his sword, there will be no one standing there to listen to the reader of the law.”

The Emperor was silent for a moment.

“The capital city is not a border.”

"So in the capital, when someone beats you, do you still have to consider the background of the person hitting you?"

His eyes suddenly turned cold.

“Tham Thanh Duong, I have detained you until now, not because you are reasonable.”

“It's because Tham Nghien Chu really suffered too much injustice.”

I nodded.

“I know.”

“If you know, you still dare to be so arrogant?”

I raised my head.

“If Your Majesty had known sooner what Truong Lac had done, I would not have had to be arrogant.”

In prison, the cold air is very heavy. The light behind the Emperor swayed slightly. His face was half light and half dark.

“Are you blaming me?”

“You are the Emperor.”

“The princess is your sister.”

"She dared to treat the Concubine as a slave, dared to threaten the Tham family, dared to block letters asking for help."

"If you say she doesn't have any support, I don't believe it."

His eyes became even darker. The good prisoners bowed their heads even lower.