Chapter 6 — The day they married into the National Palace, I personally tore apart their dignity

"That uncle accepted thirty taels of silver, personally wrote a contract to sell himself, and sold Van Nuong to the old lady."

“It's spending money to buy it.”

“Does Van Nuong know about this?”

"Don't know."

"The old lady told her that out of respect for her relatives, she took her back to the palace to raise her."

I sat there quietly. A long, long time without saying a word. A seven year old girl. Sold by his own uncle for thirty taels of silver. The person who bought her told her that it was a relative who took her in to raise her. Raising her for eleven years. Teach her to read and write. Teach her rules and etiquette. Give her a hope that she will be the main wife in the future. But in her hand, she held her half-sex contract tightly. This is not feeding people. This is raising a blade that fits your hand. When the blade is still convenient to use, it will give you delicious food and beautiful clothes. When the blade no longer obeys, if she takes out the contract to sell herself, she will no longer be anything. Not even the identity of a free person exists.

“Million ma ma.”

“There are slaves.”

"Don't tell Van Nuong about this right now."

“The time has not yet come.”

After Mother Zhao left, I sat in the room for a long time. Outside the window, the sky gradually became dark. Thanh Hoa walked in and lit the lamp.

“Miss, it's time for dinner.”

“No rush.”

“What are you thinking, young lady?”

“I was thinking... in this palace, is there really anyone left who is truly clean?”

Thanh Hoa doesn't understand what I mean. I don't explain either. The next morning, the key was brought. Manager Chu brought it himself, smiling until his face was full of wrinkles.

"My lord, the old lady has already told me to give you a key to the warehouse. From now on you can come and see it at any time."

I took the key, then took out another check.

"Here is the moon silver for two months, please take it and give it to everyone."

"Thank you, ma'am! Thank you, ma'am!"

When manager Chu received the check, his hands were shaking. After he left, I took Vuong ma ma to the warehouse. Open the warehouse door. Take inventory of each item, one by one. My dowry is still basically intact, only missing a few items that were lost before. After counting the dowry, we do one thing. Take the talisman for transporting military supplies to the northern border out of the trunk and keep it close to your body. This thing absolutely cannot continue to be kept in the government warehouse. What if one day the key is revoked and that talisman falls into your grandmother's hands, then we really won't have any more cards to bargain with. After finishing everything, I returned to the hospital. As soon as she walked through the door, Mother Ton came to report.

“Miss, the lady of the third room has arrived, waiting outside.”

Three chambers of court lady. It was the person who took my two Thuc brocade trees.

“Invite her in.”

When the lady of the third room walked in, her face was full of smiles and she was carrying a box of food in her hand.

“Granddaughter-in-law, the lady is here to visit you.”

She put the food box on the table and opened the lid. Inside is a plate of red apple cake with bean paste.

"It's homemade, try it."

I just glanced at the plate of red apple cake and didn't touch it at all.

“Your Highness, please sit down.”

She sat down, first talking in circles about East and West, about the beautiful weather, about the flowers in the palace blooming, all meaningless words. I slowly drank my tea, from beginning to end without saying a single word. In the end, she couldn't beat around the bush anymore and just smiled wryly.

“Granddaughter-in-law, there is something that the lady wants to clarify with you.”

“Your majesty just say it.”

"A few days ago, the old lady gave me two Thuc brocades, saying they were from the royal family."

"After receiving it, I heard that those two brocade trees were originally your dowry."

"That's why I quickly came here to explain to you clearly. Miss Shen was completely unaware of what happened, it really wasn't intentional."

As soon as she finished speaking, she slightly raised her chin to signal. The maid standing outside the door immediately walked in quietly holding two Thuc brocade trees.

“Give it back to me, give it back to me.”

I look at those two Thuc brocade trees. Rolled very neatly. But at the edge of the fabric there are traces of having been cut. A piece has been cut off. I don't expose it.

"Miss Shen is too polite. It's just two brocades, not worth anything."

"That's not possible. My things are still my things, my lady cannot take this advantage."

Having finished speaking, she sat again for a while.