Chapter 5 — Sister Thanh Thu

Co Lam gritted her teeth and fiercely glared at Concubine Lan. Lan Quy Phi waved her hand, and the guard behind her immediately rushed to her sister's side and pressed the palace maid to the ground. The younger sister's eyes widened. "You're crazy!" She screamed. The guard held the palace maid's hand and used force to break it. The palace maid screamed and cried: "Your Majesty, spare your life!" I stood behind Concubine Lan, clenching my fists. This is taking the blame for me. My sister's face turned white, her lips trembled, she took a step back. The second finger was broken, the palace maid was in so much pain that her whole body convulsed. The younger sister covered her ears and shouted: "Stop! Stop!" "Those who do things for you must be punished for you." Another palace maid had her finger broken, blood flowing on the floor. I bit my lip and didn't speak. Sister Lan is much more cruel than me. "Next time you dare touch a strand of her hair," Concubine Lan raised her eyes to look at her sister, "I will strip you of all your clothes and tie you up at the palace gate." My sister was so scared that she sat down on the ground, her whole body trembling, her face full of tears. I walked in front of her. She raised her head to look at me: "What do you want to do?" I picked up the towel she had just used from the ground. "Just now you said I was a rose in the mud. Open your eyes and look carefully, you are not even as good as a dog in the mud!" She pulled back, I grabbed her chin with one hand, just like she squeezed mine just now. "Who is the mud now?" I stuffed the towel into her mouth, she desperately shook her head, crying. I leaned close to her ear and softly said: "Don't rush, when the emperor returns, I will make you not even the most vile prostitute." Her whole body trembled, she wanted to vomit the towel, I pressed her mouth, not letting her vomit. "You forced me to drink fecal water, I remember." She crawled on the ground and retched, the towel fell out, all over it was saliva. She suddenly raised her head, her eyes turned red, and rushed towards my calves. "I want to fuck you!" She opened her mouth to bite, and I stepped back, unable to stand. Lan Quy Phi supported me with one hand and pulled me behind her. "Still biting people?" She lowered her head to look at her sister, lifted her foot and stepped on her hand. My sister screamed at me. I looked at her in so much pain that her face was distorted. Lan Quy Phi let go and sneered: "If you move one more step, I will trample every single one of your fingers." "Hold her, wait for the Emperor to come back, then slowly play." Lan Quy Phi looked at me, the corner of her mouth curled up. Behind her came the cry of her younger sister, that cry was even louder than when the palace maid had her finger broken. Two days ago, Concubine Lan sent an envelope to the emperor, saying something had happened in the palace. Two days later, the emperor and queen mother hurriedly returned. I kneel on the ground. Always bowing my head, not daring to look at the emperor's face. "My younger sister ordered someone to force me to drink fecal water, sticking a needle into my fingernails." "There are still injuries on my body, please check, Your Majesty." Having finished speaking, I held out my hand, spreading my ten fingers. Between the fingernails there was black blood crusted over, and some of the nails had popped up, revealing the tender flesh inside. A look of pain flashed in the king's eyes for a moment. I pushed up my sleeve, revealing the bruise on my wrist. Dirty water was still dripping from the sleeves, and the front of the clothes still had dried, yellow-black stains. My palms are full of sweat. The Emperor looked at those wounds, his face darkened. "Are these things she did?" I didn't say anything, just moved my hand forward a little more. Talking too much is useless, wounds are more useful than words. The Emperor stood up, walked in front of me, and carefully looked at my hand. I saw the unsightly expression on your face and immediately knew that you were done. He turned around and threw the tea cup. The emperor said to the eunuch next to him: "Ap Co Lam and that single woman are here for me!" A moment later, my sister and Co Lam were dragged in by the guards. Sister

As soon as I entered the door, I shouted: "Your Majesty, it was she who slandered me!" I put my hand in front of her, the blood crusted between my nails had not yet dried. She took one look and shut her mouth. The Emperor asked: "This wound was stabbed by you?" The younger sister desperately shook her head. I laughed softly: "Before, weren't you very good at talking? The rose in the mud, now open your dog eyes to see, who is the mud, who is the rose?" Her lips trembled, she couldn't say a word. Concubine Lan took a step forward and took out an envelope from her sleeve. "I still have something to report." She held the letter in front of the emperor. "Not only did my sister harm Lady Cui, but she also conspired with men outside, humiliating the royal family's reputation." I looked at that envelope, when did sister Lan arrange this? The Emperor received the letter, tore open the envelope, his eyes skimmed over the words. Concubine Lan took out another envelope, on top of which was a private correspondence between her younger sister and the guard. The younger sister rushed forward and wanted to steal: "Fake! This is fake!" Concubine Lan took a step aside, the letter fell to the ground. The Emperor picked it up, looked at his sister: "The autograph is yours, I recognize it." My sister sat down on the ground, suddenly pointed at me and shouted: "It was she who harmed me!" The Emperor was so angry that he slapped the table. I looked into my sister's eyes: