Chapter 19 — The Pregnant Sister Robbed the Eastern Palace, Her Grandfather Brought a Tiger Talisman to Press the Power

I looked at him, smiling coldly. Father, father, at this point, do you still want to deceive yourself and others? I didn't argue with him, just used a handkerchief to cover my mouth and coughed violently. Coughing to the point of tearing my heart and lungs apart, as if I wanted to cough out my entire heart and liver.

“Miss!”

Van Chau quickly supported me, her eyes full of "worry" and tears. I weakly leaned on her.

"Father, stepmother, daughter... daughter, I'm afraid it's not over yet."

"My daughter wants... in this final time, to return to 'Chi Lan Vien' where she grew up as a child to recuperate."

“I don't want… to be disturbed by anyone again.”

"I also hope that father... respects my mother... and grants this last wish of my daughter."

I spoke in a broken voice, looking like someone who wasn't about to live much longer. Tham Trong Van looked at me with complicated eyes. There was doubt, there was scrutiny, but most of all... there was a feeling of relief as if a burden had been lifted. A person who is about to die will not be able to create any more waves. Letting it return to my institute is also good. Don't have to stand here and be an eyesore.

“Okay, okay, I promise you.”

“You can rest assured and recuperate.”

Lieu Thi also quickly chimed in.

"That's right, Hoa Thuong, go back and rest, stepmother will pray for you every day."

On her face, she tried to force a smile that was more unsightly than crying, but in the depths of her eyes, a cruelty that could not wait was hidden. I was helped by Van Chau back to Chi Lan courtyard. This place is still exactly the same as when we left, just covered with a thin layer of dust. I dismissed all the servants, leaving only four guards that the Queen sent to guard outside the courtyard. After that, I gave orders to Van Chau.

“From now on, there is no need to monitor or investigate anymore.”

“You only need to do one thing.”

Van Chau is difficult to understand.

“Miss?”

"Go to the cashier's office, get a hundred taels of silver, just say that you want to buy some precious medicinal herbs to nourish your body. Then, you have to go to the biggest pharmacy in the city with great fanfare, buy ginseng, deer antlers, lingzhi... everything."

“Remember, let everyone know, I am using these great supplements to prolong my life.”

Even though he was full of doubts, Van Chau still immediately accepted the order.

“Yes, miss!”

I sat by the window, watching the sky outside gradually darken, my heart felt cold as ice. When dealing with someone like Lieu Thi, there's no need to exploit her weaknesses. Just make her… scare herself. I deliberately replicated my mother's old symptoms in my own body, pretending to be in a critical condition every day, my body was so exhausted that I had to rely on medicine to barely prolong the last breath. This seed of doubt was planted in her heart. She will be restless day and night, frantically recalling whether or not that year left any loopholes. People, when they fall into extreme fear and guilt, will disrupt their formation. She will be like a headless fly, confirming the "secrets" she considers safe. But I just need to appear when she least expects it. That was enough to make her completely collapse. It was late at night. I don't sleep, I just quietly drink tea and watch miracles. Van Chau returned, bringing with him a pile of precious medicinal herbs.

“Miss, everything is okay make things right.”

We put the chess piece down.

“There will be no movement tonight.”

“She still needs time to confirm my 'illness'.”

“Tomorrow… is when the big drama officially begins.”

The next day, my "illness" got worse. The entire Chi Lan courtyard was filled with the strong smell of medicine. I ordered Van Chau to intentionally dump the broken decoction residue in the most visible place in front of the hospital gate. In that pile of black medicine residue, there were also ginseng whiskers that could be seen with the naked eye. All the servants in the Prime Minister's Palace were whispering. Said that this time, the eldest lady is afraid she really won't survive. Mrs. Lieu, throughout the day, sent people to "visit" three times. The things brought are all beautiful but useless supplements. In fact, it is to probe my reality. And I, every time, "just happen" to be in a coma, or coughing violently. I think the time is almost here. I told Van Chau.

“Tonight, she will probably take action.”

“Let's… go to the back garden to wait for her.”

Van Chau was a bit worried.

“Miss, what if she doesn't go?”

I smiled faintly.

“She will definitely go.”

“Because today I ordered the kitchen to make a small dish of ‘lotus seed porridge’.”

“This breakfast is what my mother liked to eat the most when she was alive.”

“It was also that Thursday that Mrs. Lieu added ‘spice’ for the first time.”

“This signal… was enough to make her completely lose control.”