Chapter 4 — The Queen Feigned Illness For 3 Years, The Marquis Palace Was Completely In Chaos

He recognized his mother's name. The room immediately became quiet.

"These are things in my mother's dowry. Xuan Dao is by her daughter's side every day, she can't take anything she wants, so why did she deliberately steal her daughter's things?"

Mother Tran crouched on the ground, trembling. Chu's face turned a little pale, but she quickly regained her composure.

“Maybe it saw that this bracelet was precious so it suddenly became greedy.”

I looked at her.

"So where did he get this bracelet from? Didn't mother just say that this bracelet was in her warehouse?"

Thi Chu stiffened. Parents frowned:

“What is it all about?”

I'm not in a hurry to answer. I told Xuan Dao to bring out the notebook recording the medicinal soups that Thich Chu ordered to bring over the past 3 months, then put the yellowed oleander leaves and a few packets of medicinal residue on the table.

"The girl is sick and has nothing to do, so stay a little cautious."

Chu Thi's face completely changed.

“Thanh Mien, are you doubting me?”

I nodded. The room was eerily quiet. Just my "yes" made everyone stunned. The previous Tham Thanh Mien would not be like that. The old me would choose my words, would be patient, would hide my tongue in my sleeve, I would rather spill it on myself than ruin the reputation of the Marquis Palace. But I've already died once. There are layers of skin on your face that are not difficult to tear off.

"Mother sent someone to deliver ginseng soup for 3 months. The oleander in the hospital only drank half a month and withered. Now she uses mother's relics to slander Xuan Dao. Shouldn't the daughter be suspicious?"

Father turned to look at Chu Thi. Chu Thi knelt down, tears immediately falling.

"Master, I have been unfairly wronged. This is all because of the chicken farmer, and the matter of the bracelet is also because of the servants' confusion. If I have even half the heart to want to harm Thanh Mien, please God, please don't give me a decent death."

This word is very heavy. The old lady quickly frowned.

“Okay, no need to say such things.”

Thi Chu cried even harder. In the end, Ma Ma Tran was beaten 20 times and then chased to Trang Tu. Chu Thi is still safe and sound. I'm not surprised at all. Father will not touch the next door for the sake of a bracelet. The old lady even did not. But that's enough. From then on, the whole palace knew that Xuan Dao in our yard could not be touched casually. I also know that the Eldest Lady who has been sick for 3 months like me is not at all weak enough to let people rub her. That night, Xuan Dao knelt in front of my bed, refusing to get up no matter what. There were still red marks on her face. I took ointment and applied it to her. She was so sore that she took a cold breath, then gritted her teeth to hold it back.

“Miss, today I almost thought I would be taken away.”

My hand stopped for a moment.

“Are you afraid?”

Her eyes filled with tears and she nodded. I said softly:

“I'm scared too.”

Xuan Dao looked at me dumbfounded. We close the lid of the ointment box.

"Fear is still fear. But when you encounter something like that in the future, you still have to stand up and say it."

She nodded vigorously. The moonlight outside the window fell to the ground, thin as a layer of dew. I remember the blood stains on the snow of my previous life. That time I couldn't save her. This time, it was finally saved. Chu Thi no longer openly attacked Xuan Dao, but changed her medicine mine. The newly arrived doctor, surnamed Trieu, said that my illness was in the lungs and that I needed some strong medicine. When the bowl of medicine was brought, I just smelled it and asked Xuan Dao to put it aside first.

“This bowl of medicine is too cold.”

Xuan Dao's face turned pale.

“Do you still want to talk to me, Miss?”

I looked at the bowl of thick black medicine in front of me.

“What she wants is for me to be forever sick.”

If you're sick, you can't talk about marriage, can't go out, and can't appear in the ladies' circle. But you can't die either. If I die, my mother's dowry matter will not end easily, and my maternal family will also inquire. Chu Thi is best at holding things in moderation. Then I'll act with her. The medicine is still accepted as before, the medicine residue is still kept as before. I was sick until the fall of my second year. In the end, Chu had to come and beg me, but I still refused using the excuse of being sick. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. In previous years, this banquet was arranged by me.