Chapter 7 — She pretended to be pitiful, she pretended to be innocent

Xuan Dao faltered for a while, his voice trembling.

“Suspecting that the person is possessed by evil spirits…”

I laughed coldly. Or for Lieu Nhu Yen. Even though I ran away, I still didn't forget to come back and bite me!

“There's worse things…”

Xuan Dao was about to cry.

"This morning, the prince was ordered to leave the capital to hunt bandits. It will be half a month before he returns!"

This time I really have to go it alone! I took a deep breath.

“Prepare the palanquin and enter the palace.”

Xuan Dao panicked.

“You… you just leave like that?”

“What if it doesn't?”

I pulled out the dagger hidden under my pillow and tucked it neatly into my sleeve.

“Do you really think of me as a soft persimmon?”

Queen Mother? Okay, let's go see her!

“Your Majesty, please get down from the palanquin.”

The eunuch's high-pitched voice made my eardrums ache. I lifted the curtain of the palanquin, the tall palace wall towered before my eyes like a giant beast, pressing down heavily, making it difficult to breathe. Xuan Dao supported me, her voice trembling.

“Miss, your wound hasn't healed yet…”

I gently squeezed Xuan Dao's hand and lowered my voice to advise.

"Remember, no matter what happens in the future, absolutely don't say anything."

The moment I entered Tu Ninh Palace, dozens of eyes simultaneously shot at me. My knees were so weak that I almost couldn't stand. This time it wasn't a fake, but the wound was really painful enough to make me faint.

“I pay my respects to the Queen Mother.”

I endured the pain and performed a grand ceremony. On the sandalwood chair, an old woman with a pearl on her head squinted at me.

“Raise your head.”

I raised my face and as soon as my eyes touched, I saw Lieu Nhu Yen standing next to the Queen Mother. This vile person is dressed in a palace maid's uniform, with an undisguised, sinister smile hanging on the corners of his lips.

“I heard that Canh Hanh has been pampering you a lot lately?”

The Queen Mother leisurely recited the rosary.

“Even the concubine given by someone in the family was sent to a nunnery.”

I lowered my eyes and spoke calmly.

“The royal family acts fairly and strictly.”

"Really?"

The Queen Mother suddenly slammed her hand on the table.

“So why do some people say that you are possessed by a demon!”

There was an immediate stir in the palace. Lieu Nhu Yen promptly knelt down, her voice full of frustration.

“Empress Dowager Minh Giam!”

"I saw with my own eyes the princess drinking chicken blood and howling at the moon in the middle of the night!"

I almost blurted out and scolded him outright.

“Is there any evidence?”

I smiled coldly and asked again. Lieu Nhu Yen clapped her hands, and the two midwives immediately escorted a trembling Thuy Lieu in.

“Slave… I saw it with my own eyes…”

Thuy Lieu did not dare look at me, her voice trembled.

“The royal concubine was in the garden at midnight… drawing a spell…”

I stared at Thuy Lieu's red, swollen cheeks, with a clear understanding in my heart that this was clearly torture.

“Heavenly Master!”

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, the whole palace immediately shook. The door of the palace opened wide, an old Taoist monk wearing an eight trigram robe and shaking a bell walked in. His feigned appearance almost made me laugh, it was true that all the props to trick people were prepared.

“The evil demon appears!”

The old man brandished a peach wooden sword, the tip of the sword pointed straight at the middle of my forehead.

"This woman's forehead has a clear light, it's the form of an evil demon taking over the body!"

The Queen Mother shouted sternly.

“Don't tell the truth yet!”

I didn't rush or panic, I slowly adjusted my sleeves.

"Heavenly Master is so powerful, why don't you tell me what kind of monster I am?"

The old man was stunned, obviously not expecting it I asked the same question again.

“Fox… fox spirit!”

He stammered in response. I raised my eyebrows.

"So let me ask, what are fox spirits afraid of?"

"Fear of the black dog's blood! Fear of the king!"

I nodded, my tone very serious.

“So have you brought it yet?”

The old man immediately stiffened in place. In the palace, the concubines began to whisper, their eyes looking at him gradually changed.

“Not brought yet?”

I sighed with regret.

“Then your professional skills don't seem to be very good.”

The Queen Mother's face immediately turned pale.

"Brave! Where are you—"

“Your Majesty, please wait.”

I suddenly knelt down, my voice calm.

“I have a way to prove my innocence.”

I took off the incense bag at my waist and held it up in front of everyone.

"This is a protective talisman that was opened at Dai Tuong Quoc Tu. If demons or evil touch it, they will be harmed."

The old man reluctantly took it, and as soon as he touched it, he suddenly cried out in pain.

"Hot! So hot!"

My eyes widened in my heart, this performance was truly too ridiculous.

“Heavenly Master, don't be in a hurry.”

I chuckled and pulled out another bag of incense.