Chapter 8 — Receiving Seven Envelopes for Help, I Alone Stormed into the Royal Palace

I sighed.

“You must not cry today.”

“If you cry, I want to whip you.”

He stubbornly held back his tears. Tho An Palace is located in the deepest part of the royal citadel. In front of the palace gate, there were many bowmen kneeling. There was a faint sound of crying inside. That cry was high-pitched, full of self-pity. No need to ask, I know it's Truong Lac. My brother's footsteps stopped. I reached out and grabbed his sleeve. He followed me in. In the hall there was a strong fragrance. So strong that it makes people feel chest tightness. The Queen Mother sat in the highest position, her sideburns were white, and she clutched a Buddha necklace in her hand. Truong Lac knelt at her feet, his eyes crying until they were red and swollen. The pearls that she messed up last night have all been neatly reinstalled. The face was also covered with a layer of powder. If I hadn't seen her fall on the stone floor with my own eyes, I would have thought she was the one who suffered all the injustice. The Emperor sat in a neighboring position. The wound on his shoulder was hidden by his clothes, but his face still didn't look good. As soon as he saw us entering, Truong Lac immediately raised his hand and pointed straight at us.

“Mother, it's her!”

“She broke into the palace and injured the king, and also injured my maid.”

"She even stepped on my skirt, making me lose face in front of the civil and military officials."

I look at her.

“Have you ever been whipped?”

Truong Lac was speechless. I asked again:

“Have you ever starved for three months?”

Her face immediately became unsightly. The Buddha necklace in the Queen Mother's hand stopped. She raised her eyes and looked at me. Those eyes were not angry but still full of majesty.

“Are you Tham Thanh Duong?”

I clasped my hands.

“God is.”

"When you meet someone, why don't you kneel?"

I bowed my head and looked at my knees.

“I sat in the dungeon for too long last night, my legs are stiff.”

All the servants in the palace bowed their heads. The Queen Mother's face turned gloomy.

“The liver is so big.”

“If I had a small liver, I wouldn't have been able to enter the palace yesterday.”

My brother was so scared that he quickly pulled me.

“Thanh Duong.”

The brother knelt down.

"Please forgive the Queen Mother, my sister grew up on the border, has a rude personality, and does not understand palace rules."

The Queen Mother coldly looked at him.

"You still know how to pray for him."

"I thought you relied on the Tham family's injustice and forgot that you are the royal consort."

My brother's back stiffened. Truong Lac immediately cried:

“Mother, he is truly an ungrateful person.”

"If you agree to marry him, that is already a heavenly blessing for the Tham family."

"Not only did he not know how to appreciate, he also colluded with his sister to slander me."

I look at her.

“You say I slandered you?”

Truong Lac straightened his back.

“Isn't that so?”

"The husband and wife only argued with each other for a few words, and you Tham family made a scene in front of the royal brother."

"And forced the royal brother to issue a decree of separation."

“Tham Nghien Chu, you are so cruel.”

My brother pursed his lips tightly. The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor.

“Emperor, the edict of separation was given by you?”

The Emperor calmly replied: The Queen Mother's voice suddenly turned cold.

“Truong Lac is my biological sister.”

"He's just a bit arrogant and spoiled. As a senior brother, you don't protect him, but instead help outsiders trample him?"

The Emperor raised his eyes.

“Your mother knows How many injuries does Tham Nghien Chu have?

The Queen Mother's appearance has not changed at all.

"The son-in-law must serve the Princess with all his heart."

"Truong Lac is still young, he doesn't know the severity of his actions, so what's the point of a few punishments?"

My brother's face turned pale. I slowly raised my head. It turns out that's it. No wonder Truong Lac's temperament is like that. It certainly has an origin. We take one step forward. The Emperor looked at me. That look seemed to be reminding me not to make a move. I smiled at him.

“The Queen Mother is very right.”

Everyone in the palace was stunned. Even Truong Lac stopped crying. We continue:

“If you say that a few punishments are not worth anything, then please give me a whip, Queen Mother.”

“I don't know how heavy or light it is.”

"Today I will punish Truong Lac with a few strokes, so that she knows how to argue when husband and wife quarrel."

In Tho An Palace, it is so quiet that you can hear a pin drop. The Buddha necklace in the Queen Mother's hand stopped between her fingers. Truong Lac's eyes widened.

“You dare!”

I look at her.

“Didn't you yourself say that a few punishments are not worth it?”

“Why don't you dare when it's your turn?”

Truong Lac turned around and rushed to the Queen Mother's knees.

“Mother, listen to what she is saying!”

The Queen Mother's face turned pale.

“Insolent.”

"Tham Thanh Duong, I respect your efforts in defending the border, so I'll leave you some dignity."

“If you still dare to talk nonsense, today I will immediately send someone to beat you to death.”

I nodded.

“Before you beat me to death, please let everyone in Tho An palace take a look at the wounds on my brother's body.”

My brother suddenly raised his head.

“Thanh Duong!”

I don't look at him.