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00:00¿Qué quieres comprar?
00:03No comprar nada, estoy selling algo.
00:07¿Qué te vendes, mi madre?
00:09Estoy selling myself.
00:1116 años atrás, cuando mi madre fue embarazada con mi madre,
00:14ella regresó a nuestra casa con mi padre para pagar la homicidÃa a nuestros ancestros.
00:18Pero, ellos encontré bandas en el camino.
00:21Mi madre, en order de salvar mi padre, led el bandas de la misma.
00:25Mi padre fue rescatado, pero mi madre, aunque fue salvado en el final,
00:28was violated by the bandits while she was pregnant with me.
00:32The bandits had no humanity.
00:34Everyone said that my mother should have hanged herself with a rope after losing her virtue,
00:38but she refused.
00:39For the sake of me and her womb, she struggled to live on.
00:43Mi padre, for the sake of his reputation,
00:45couldn't divorce her himself because it was my mother who saved him.
00:48If he divorced her, it would be seen as a breach of faith,
00:51which would hinder his official career.
00:53So he had my mother sent to a dilapidated and abandoned farm outside the capital,
00:56claiming it was to let her rest in peace and avoid gossip while she was pregnant.
01:00But that farm was in a state of disrepair and long abandoned.
01:03It was far from a good place to rest and give birth.
01:06After half a year when my mother was forgotten by everyone,
01:09my father remarried his teacher's daughter in a grand ceremony.
01:12On the day of his new marriage, my mother gave birth to me.
01:18My mother and I lived in a remote village for 8 years.
01:21During those 8 years, my father never came once.
01:24Only two maidservants took care of us, but in fact, they were just guarding us,
01:29not allowing us to run around freely or have contact with outsiders.
01:32The village was so remote that the job of guarding us was a hard one.
01:36The two maidservants were resentful and always took it out on my mother and me.
01:39They called my mother a whore and said that she should have killed herself after losing her virtue.
01:44They called me a bastard, claiming that I was the result of my mother's affair with another man.
01:48My mother would defend me and argue with them,
01:50but every time she was beaten until she was covered in bruises.
01:54Once, when my mother was beaten again, I sneaked under their bed at night,
01:57planning to pretend to be a ghost to scare them.
01:59But I overheard them chatting at night and learned that
02:02all the insults and beatings were ordered by the second wife of the manor.
02:05The purpose was to make my mother and me unable to bear the suffering and commit suicide.
02:10It wasn't that the second wife was afraid to kill us,
02:13but that she and my father were concerned about their reputation.
02:16If we were found dead and any clues were discovered,
02:19it would be a handle for others to use against them.
02:21My father's career was at its peak and he couldn't afford to take such a risk.
02:25So they could only slowly torture us like cutting with a blunt knife,
02:28and our suicide would be the best outcome for them.
02:31Of course, even if it was discovered that our suicide was caused by the torture of the servants,
02:35my father and the second wife could still claim that they lived far away
02:38and couldn't control their servants, thus washing their hands of the matter completely.
02:44I told my mother about this matter, but she didn't make a fuss.
02:48Instead, she began to secretly teach me to read and write,
02:51as well as some rules I didn't understand.
02:53I was not willing to accept this and wanted to ask my father for confirmation,
02:57but my mother sternly stopped me.
02:59Defiant, I tried to sneak away,
03:01and finally managed to get on the carriage when the manor was sending supplies to the village
03:04and followed it back to the manor.
03:06It was my first time seeing the Parker Manor.
03:08It was magnificent with carved beams and painted pillars.
03:11I was wearing tattered clothes and was treated as a beggar and kicked out.
03:15Right at the entrance of the manor,
03:17I saw my father coming back in a sedan chair with a delicate and pretty little girl.
03:21I went up to call my father, but was kicked down by his guards.
03:25My father looked at me with disdain and ordered someone to send me back to the village.
03:29His tone was cold and he looked at me as if I were a disgrace.
03:31I heard the girl ask my father who I was.
03:35My father gently told her,
03:36Just a beggar.
03:37Beggars are dirty.
03:39Emily doesn't look at them, or she'll dirty her eyes.
03:42Later, I learned that the girl was the daughter of the second wife, named Parker Emily.
03:46At only seven years old,
03:48she was already renowned for her talent and was my father's pride.
03:52At the age of eight, I still naively believed that as long as I studied hard,
03:55I could be as favored by my father as Parker Emily.
03:58So I studied hard with my mother.
04:00As I grew older and more beautiful year by year,
04:03my mother's brows became more and more furrowed.
04:05She didn't allow me to dress up.
04:07To prevent the two nannies who guarded us from noticing my appearance,
04:11she even made me deliberately look ugly.
04:13On the day of my coming of age ceremony,
04:15my mother said something to the nannies in charge of us,
04:17and they actually took her back to the manor.
04:19But it was only half a day before my mother returned.
04:22She came back very sad.
04:24I didn't know what had happened to her in the manor.
04:26My mother didn't tell me anything,
04:28but just kept teaching me the four arts of music,
04:30chess, calligraphy and painting,
04:32as well as needlework.
04:35Not long after,
04:36my mother committed suicide without any warning.
04:39She left a suicide note filled with her own remorse,
04:42saying that she had defiled herself and didn't deserve to live.
04:44I didn't believe what was written in my mother's note,
04:47nor did I believe she had committed suicide.
04:50I fought with the two nuns who were guarding us,
04:52thinking they had forced her to do it,
04:53but they knocked me unconscious.
04:55When I woke up again,
04:57I rushed out of the estate and went to the county magistrate's office to ask for an autopsy.
05:01The result was that my mother had indeed committed suicide.
05:04The nuns guarding us told me,
05:06stop causing trouble.
05:07Your slut of a mother committed suicide.
05:10She made a deal with the grand tutor and the second lady.
05:13Her suicide saved the face of the Parker family.
05:15In exchange,
05:17you'll be given a good family to marry into.
05:19The second lady is kind-hearted and has already found a good match for you.
05:23He's a lame widower who slaughters pigs.
05:25It's your good fortune to be able to marry him.
05:28Get ready,
05:29he'll come to take you in a few days.
05:31The nuns smiled smugly,
05:33seemingly happy that they wouldn't have to continue guarding me and my mother.
05:36This time,
05:37I didn't make a fuss or cause a scene.
05:39The two nuns thought I had resigned myself to my fate.
05:42But little did they know that in the middle of the night,
05:44after they fell asleep,
05:45I carried my mother's body and ran away.
05:48When I reached the capital,
05:50the brown was already high in the sky.
05:52I carried my mother's body to the Parker residence,
05:54determined to seek justice for her from Parker Michael.
05:57When I arrived at the gate of the Parker residence,
05:59I saw a long wedding procession coming out,
06:02a true 10 miles of red,
06:03extremely grand.
06:04I heard the people around me talking.
06:06It turned out that my dear sister,
06:08Parker Emily,
06:09was going to the palace today to accompany the emperor
06:12and become the new emperor's concubine.
06:13I saw my father standing at the gate to see her off,
06:16his face full of joy.
06:18Those officials were saying all kinds of flattering words to him.
06:21I saw a look of pride on his face.
06:23It was obvious that my mother's death had no effect on him at all,
06:26it was even a cause for celebration.
06:28I stood in the crowd,
06:30carrying my mother's body,
06:31and just watched quietly.
06:33The silver coins and candies thrown by the servants and maids hit me,
06:36but I felt no pain at all.
06:37I clenched my hands tightly,
06:39my nails digging into my palms.
06:41I silently swore that I would avenge my mother.
06:44I would make Parker Michael and everyone in the Parker residence pay for her death.
06:51The Treasures Building is the largest auction house in our dynasty.
06:55Here, there are all kinds of rare treasures in the world.
06:58There is nothing that the Treasures Building cannot obtain,
07:01and there is nothing that the Treasures Building dares not auction.
07:04No one knows who is behind the Treasures Building,
07:06but neither the sons of nobles nor the descendants of noble families dare to be unruly here.
07:10At this moment,
07:12I am standing on the top floor of the Treasures Building,
07:14looking at the Manager Brown in front of me.
07:17Miss, what do you want to buy?
07:19I'm not buying anything.
07:20I'm selling something.
07:23What are you selling, Miss?
07:25A thing worth 500,000 tiles.
07:28Can you make the decision?
07:31Although I'm just the Manager,
07:32I can make the decision for Fiverland Tile.
07:35Please tell me what you want.
07:39I'm selling myself.
07:43Missna, please don't erase.
07:45I'm the eldest daughter of the current Prime Minister
07:48and the elder sister of the Imperial Convent.
07:50I'm worth 500,000 tangs.
07:52Now I want to sell myself to bury my mother.
07:55This news will make the Treasures Bilk of the entire capital
07:58and your reputations even higher.
08:00This deal won't be a loss for you.
08:02The Treasures Building claims that there is nothing you dare not auction.
08:07Now, do you dare to take on this deal?
08:10Miss, please wait a moment.
08:12He left, obviously to consult the owner behind the Treasures Building.
08:16After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea,
08:19Brown returned and said,
08:21Miss, we'll take your deal.
08:23The auction will start in three days.
08:25Before the action,
08:26I hope the Treasures Hill can for me do three young things.
08:28Please tell me, Harjit.
08:29The first thing's probably the new is that I'm I'm selling myself to bury my moots in.
08:33And the new is that I'm Cheikh of Alsternur
08:36and the Dave Ayinbe Noon who are throughout the Sud,
08:38even in the Imperial Hallis.
08:40The second thing is to protect me for three days.
08:44During these three days,
08:45no matter who puts pressure on the Treasures Bill,
08:47you must not cancel this auction or hand me over.
08:49I said to Brown,
08:51Miss, you're going to have a life and death struggle with the Prime Minister.
08:55But the Treasures Building agrees.
08:58I smiled.
08:59Of course.
09:01Although Parker Michael is the top minister
09:02and has countless people fawning over him,
09:04there are still people who want to see him lose face.
09:07On the day of the auction,
09:08I want to make Parker Michael the laughingstock of the entire capital.
09:12But what I want is not just to make Parker Michael lose face.
09:15I want to seek justice for my mother.
09:20Sure enough,
09:21the news that I was going to sell myself to bury my mother spread throughout the capital
09:24in less than half a day and caused a huge stir.
09:27Along with this news,
09:28the story of how my mother was raped by bandits 17 years ago
09:31while trying to save Parker Michael also came to light.
09:34Although it had been 17 years and not many people remembered,
09:37I did.
09:37My mother died because of this.
09:39While Parker Michael,
09:41the beneficiary,
09:42lived a carefree life.
09:43This was too unfair,
09:44so I had someone spread this story.
09:46Some people said that Parker Michael mistreated my mother and me,
09:49and even after our deaths,
09:51we had no money for a proper burial,
09:53which was why I was selling myself to bury my mother.
09:56Others said that Parker Michael was ungrateful
09:58and had betrayed his original wife.
09:59There were also those who said that the position of the imperial concubine
10:02should have been mine,
10:03because the new emperor was originally going to marry the daughter of the prime minister,
10:07and I was the legitimate daughter,
10:08while Parker Emily was born to the second wife
10:11and was technically a concubine's daughter.
10:13It was only a short while before an enraged Parker Michael,
10:16accompanied by several fierce-looking servants armed with sticks,
10:18came to the treasure's building to take me away.
10:21They said they were taking me away,
10:23but their attitude clearly indicated that they were prepared to kill me on the spot.
10:27Fortunately,
10:27I had already hidden in a safe place.
10:30Parker Michael searched the treasure's building thoroughly but failed to find me,
10:33and could only leave in frustration.
10:35Manager Brown told me that Parker Michael had left spies around the treasure's building,
10:39asking me not to show up.
10:41Besides,
10:42the palace had also sent people to keep an eye on the treasure's building,
10:45and many of Parker Michael's political rivals had also stationed people there.
10:48I wasn't surprised at all,
10:50as I had expected.
10:51So I was prepared to stay hidden for three days.
10:54Manager Brown also informed me that Parker Emily had entered the palace
10:57to accompany the emperor for the first time yesterday,
11:00but because of my incident,
11:01the emperor didn't even visit her quarters.
11:04I smiled slightly upon hearing this.
11:07This was just the beginning,
11:08the retribution for the Parker family was only just starting.
11:11Three days passed quickly.
11:13On the third day,
11:14the auction hall of the treasure's building was packed,
11:16and it was at this time that I made my appearance.
11:21I sat on the high platform,
11:23surrounded by customers who had come for the auction.
11:26I was being scrutinized like a commodity,
11:28but I remained calm and composed,
11:30not caring at all.
11:31I looked around and saw Parker Michael sitting in the middle,
11:34his face full of anger and his eyes burning with rage.
11:36If this weren't the treasure's building,
11:38perhaps he would have already ordered someone to come and kill me.
11:41I glanced at him and moved on without a second glance.
11:44My gaze finally rested on a private box on the second floor.
11:47The shopkeeper, Brown,
11:48had told me that the person in that box was from the palace,
11:51but he didn't know exactly who it was.
11:54Today's auction isn't a public bidding.
11:56Instead, the starting price is 200,000 Thailands.
12:00Each person would write down their price on a piece of paper,
12:03and this lady would be the one to check them all.
12:05The highest bidder would win.
12:07I saw a determined look flash in Parker Michael's eyes.
12:10At that moment, he stood up and said,
12:13I am the father of this scoundrel.
12:14He has done such a disgraceful thing today.
12:16It's my fault for not teaching him well.
12:19I will bid 200,000 Thails today.
12:21I hope everyone will show me respect.
12:23After saying that,
12:25Parker Michael looked around
12:26as if trying to remember everyone's faces.
12:29I smiled.
12:30What he said was a threat.
12:31It seemed that not many people would dare to bid now.
12:34Fortunately, it was a secret auction.
12:37Maybe someone would really dare to bid higher
12:39than Parker Michael.
12:40Half an hour later,
12:41Brown handed me all the bidding slips.
12:43I opened them one by one and made notes.
12:46Daniel Wilson, the Vice Minister of Personnel,
12:48bid 1,000 Thails.
12:51David Johnson, the Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
12:54bid 8,000 Thails.
12:56William Thomas, the Chancellor of the Imperial College,
12:59bid 10,000 Thails.
13:00These people all showed respect to Parker Michael,
13:03the Grand Tudor,
13:04and didn't dare to bid too high.
13:05However, they still offered a decent price,
13:08not degrading the daughter of the Grand Tudor.
13:10They really managed to please both sides.
13:13I opened the last slip.
13:14It read,
13:15Parker Michael, 200,000 Thails.
13:18The highest bid in the entire auction.
13:21Master Brown looked at the price above
13:23and whispered in my ear,
13:24Treasure's building only cares about the price.
13:27You can only hope for the best.
13:29I understood Master Brown's meaning.
13:31He thought that if I was bought by Parker Michael,
13:33it would surely be a bad outcome for me.
13:36But Treasure's building only recognized the price
13:38and wouldn't care about anything else.
13:40This was their code of conduct
13:41and they wouldn't break it for me.
13:43This time the highest bidder
13:45is Minister Parker Michael,
13:46who offered 500,000 Thailangs.
13:50Parker Michael's face turned stiff
13:51and he was about to stand up to refute me.
13:53The second highest bid was 490,000 Thails,
13:57just 1,000 Thails short.
14:00Parker Michael opened his mouth
14:01but didn't say anything.
14:03I knew he might suspect that I was lying,
14:05but he didn't dare to bet
14:06because he was determined to get me.
14:08If I was bought by someone else today,
14:10Parker Michael, the Grand Tudor,
14:12would lose all face
14:12and I would be out of his control.
14:14That might cause endless trouble for him in the future.
14:17So now he could only suffer this silent loss.
14:19Parker Michael's face turned ashen.
14:21He took out 500,000 Thails of Silver notes from his pocket
14:24and handed them to the people from Treasures Building.
14:27Then he was about to come forward and pull me away.
14:30I shook off his hand
14:31and took the 400,000 Thails of Silver from Master Brown.
14:34Treasures Building took 20% of the auction price,
14:36so I only got 400,000 Thails.
14:38You wretched girl.
14:40Come with me to the mansion.
14:42I'll deal with you when we get there.
14:44You can't take this 400,000 Thails either.
14:47Minister Parker,
14:48I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.
14:51Then, without waiting for his reaction,
14:53I said to the private room on the second floor,
15:06Clark was my mother's surname.
15:08I hated the surname Parker.
15:12As soon as I said this,
15:14Parker Michaels faced Michaela dramatically.
15:16He glared at me and shouted towards the private room
15:19on the second floor.
15:21This brat is just joking!
15:23The new emperor had just ascended the throne
15:26and the border was unstable.
15:28There had been several conflicts
15:29and the emperor intended to launch a war
15:31to intimidate the barbarians
15:32and establish his authority.
15:34However,
15:35the civil officials led by Parker Michael
15:37were opposed to the military taking too much power
15:39and the treasury was empty,
15:41so the matter had been delayed.
15:42At this moment,
15:43I was willing to donate 400,000 Thails of Silver
15:47as provisions to support the emperor.
15:49This was like a shot in the arm
15:50and I believed that the emperor would be moved.
15:53Immediately after,
15:54a small eunuch hurriedly came downstairs to me.
15:57I took out something from my sleeve
15:59and handed it to the eunuch,
16:00who rushed upstairs with it.
16:02By the grace of heaven,
16:04the emperor decrees
16:06that Grace Clark
16:07is to be enorbled
16:08as Concon's clerk
16:09and enter the palace today.
16:12I took the imperial edict
16:13and felt relieved.
16:14Parker Michaels' face turned ashen.
16:16You bitch!
16:17You're just as disgusting
16:18as your bitch of a mother!
16:19You should have died long ago!
16:20I should have strangled you at birth!
16:22Do you really think
16:23that once I'm in the palace,
16:24you can't kill me?
16:26I didn't care about
16:28Parker Michaels' curses at all.
16:29Instead,
16:30I found it rather amusing.
16:34Riding in a sedan chair to the palace,
16:36I was in a good mood.
16:38I had won today's confrontation,
16:40but it was just a stroke of luck.
16:42Parker Michael was unprepared,
16:43which allowed me to take advantage
16:45of the situation.
16:46The so-called treasure I had
16:47was the list of all the officials
16:49who had bid at the auction today,
16:50along with the amount of silver
16:51they had spent.
16:52The imperial treasury was empty,
16:54yet these officials
16:55had been trying for it to the emperor.
16:57Now,
16:58they were spending so freely
16:59at the auction.
17:00If they could spend
17:01so much money on a woman,
17:02they should also be willing
17:04to contribute that much
17:05to support the war on the border.
17:06With this list,
17:07the emperor could force those officials
17:09to donate money
17:09to support the war.
17:11Although it was just a list,
17:12it was indeed a treasure
17:14that could solve
17:14the emperor's immediate problem.
17:16I moved into the blessing palace.
17:18The first thing I did
17:19after entering the palace
17:20was to donate all the dowry
17:21that Parker Michael had given me
17:22to the imperial treasury.
17:24I
17:24found Parker Michael's things dirty
17:26and only kept my mother's dowry carefully.
17:28My action made the emperor very happy,
17:31and he immediately praised me
17:32for my righteousness
17:33and bestowed me with many treasures.
17:35Half a day after entering the palace,
17:37the head of the imperial household department
17:39came to my courtyard
17:40with several maids and eunuchs.
17:42Conscient Clark,
17:43these servants have all been well trained
17:45by the imperial household department.
17:47Please take a look
17:48and see if there is anyone you like.
17:50I glanced at the row of maids and eunuchs
17:52and then looked at the head
17:53of the imperial household department.
17:55You pick a few for me.
17:57I have only one requirement.
17:58The servants you pick
17:59can be the emperor
18:00and imperial Constance spies,
18:02but they must not be spies
18:03for Parker Imperial Constance
18:04and Parker Michael.
18:05If I find out,
18:06I will kill you
18:07even if it costs me my life.
18:09Think it over carefully.
18:11Is the silver Parker Michael
18:12gave you more important
18:13than your life?
18:14Don't take my words lightly.
18:16I swear to heaven
18:17that I will never stop
18:18until I succeed.
18:19My words made the head
18:20of the imperial household department's
18:21face change.
18:22Contravine Clark is joking.
18:24How could I dare?
18:26I continued drinking my tea
18:28and ignored him.
18:29The head of the imperial household department's
18:31face changed for a long time.
18:33Then he picked a few eunuchs and maids
18:35and led the others to leave with a bow.
18:39After entering the palace,
18:40I needed to pay my respects to the empress.
18:42When I arrived at the empress's phoenix palace,
18:45there were already quite a few people inside.
18:47The empress was sitting in the middle
18:49and I went forward to pay my respects.
18:51My movements were extremely standard,
18:53as if I had practiced them thousands of times.
18:56The concubines who were waiting
18:57to see me make a fool of myself
18:58were all somewhat surprised
18:59because they all knew
19:00that I had been raised
19:01in a dilapidated manner
19:02and had never been disciplined
19:03since childhood
19:04and thus must be coarse
19:05and unfit for the palace.
19:07But they never expected me
19:08to be so dignified and refined.
19:11Contravine Clark, please rise.
19:13Take a seat.
19:16I stood up and walked to the side
19:17to sit down.
19:18My gaze fell on a woman opposite me.
19:20I knew she was Parker Emily,
19:22the current emperor's concubine of high rank
19:24and the daughter of Parker Michael
19:25whom he was so proud of.
19:26Today is Confine Clark's
19:28first day in the palace.
19:30From now on,
19:31we are all sisters.
19:33We must get along harmonially.
19:36Parker Emily looked at me,
19:37her eyes full of resentment.
19:39Sister, you have quite the talent.
19:41Your mother just passed her three days ago
19:43and you can't wait to enter the palace.
19:45Selling yourself to bury your mother
19:46and pretending to be pitiful
19:47to gain sympathy,
19:48what a good trick.
19:49I wonder if your mother can rest in peace
19:51knowing your behavior.
19:53I glanced at the empress.
19:55She had just said
19:56that we should get along harmoniously,
19:57but Parker Emily immediately started to mock me.
20:00It seemed that she was not giving the empress any face
20:03and was also trying to give me a warning.
20:05Parker Emily's eagerness to mock me
20:06must be because of what I did before.
20:09I first donated 400,000 tales to the national treasury
20:12and then sent the 100,000 tales of dowry
20:15given by Parker Michael to the national treasury as well.
20:18Everyone praised me for my loyalty and righteousness.
20:20But Parker Emily was put in a difficult position
20:23because as the daughter of Parker Michael,
20:25she had to decide whether to donate her dowry or not.
20:27If she didn't, it would make her look selfish.
20:30If she did, she would be reluctant to part with it.
20:33This was exactly the result I wanted.
20:36I wanted everyone in the Parker family to be restless.
20:38The other concubines all stared at me
20:40with a look of schadenfreude.
20:42I smiled.
20:43I was not a pushover.
20:46Sister, remember that my mother passed away just three days ago.
20:50When my mother, your stepmother, passed away,
20:52you, a Conkin's daughter, could get married.
20:54Why can't I, a legitimate daughter, do the same?
20:58I don't know my much-in-band scenes,
21:00but I'm sure your mother, the Conchit Shriek and Pol have made.
21:05Now everyone knows that the so-called second wife
21:08is just a self-deceiving calm.
21:10You will be a cup's daughter for the rest of your life.
21:13How pitiful.
21:14My words made Parker Emily's face turn ashen.
21:17Because of the previous rumors,
21:18she, a concubine's daughter,
21:20had replaced the legitimate daughter
21:22to become a concubine of high rank.
21:24The emperor hadn't visited her chambers in the past three days,
21:27making her a laughingstock.
21:28She was about to retort when the empress interrupted directly.
21:32Enough.
21:33Concervine Clark, stay.
21:34The rest of you, leave.
21:45Parker Emily was unwilling but had no choice but to leave with the other concubines.
21:49After they had all left, the empress turned to me and said,
21:54Concey Clark, the emperor and I know about your feud, the Grand Hunter Parker.
21:57You have helped the emperor this time, and I will remember your goodness.
22:02Although I am also wary of the Grand Hunter Parker in the palace and protect you.
22:05In the half day since I entered the palace,
22:07the emperor had already gone to the homes of various officials with the list I gave him,
22:11forcing them to donate.
22:12He had solid evidence and, for the sake of the country,
22:15those people could no longer pretend they had no money.
22:17I looked at the empress, pondering her words.
22:22Empress, I appreciate your kindness.
22:24But I will never stop fighting with the entire Parker family until we are both dead.
22:30The empress sighed.
22:32Why go through all this trouble?
22:33You have no power or influence.
22:35How can you fight?
22:37I remained silent.
22:38In the end, the empress could only let me leave.
22:43On my first night in the palace,
22:45it was customary for me to sleep with the emperor.
22:47That was the unspoken rule in the palace.
22:50At the hour of you, the emperor came to my blessing palace.
22:53I went forward and bowed.
22:55Your majesty, may you be well.
22:57Rise.
22:58And then walked to the table and sat down.
23:00I recognized this voice as the one I had heard in the private room earlier today.
23:04At this moment,
23:06the small eunuch by the emperor's side led everyone out.
23:09I knew the emperor had something to say.
23:11Consumpt.
23:12Clark,
23:13today, Grand Tutor Parker came to see me and asked me to send you to the cold palace.
23:17Nana, what did your majesty say?
23:20I have just dumped a throat and Chalting let's be distilled even.
23:24Ming were in the lavage and Chalf Parker.
23:27Chalf Parker's supports were Chalting with Dim Thinweli.
23:31After the emperor finished speaking, he looked troubled and took a sip of tea.
23:36Your majesty really sounded dying, but I'd just bumply wash one down the inns away, Pigs.
23:41The soldiers on the border will remember this favor.
23:44If your majesty punish me, not in knotting the Sherbing be dishearted and the Servie be dishearted.
23:49I have always been loyal to your majesty.
23:54Concubine Clark, you are very smart.
23:55You have been calculating since the auction.
23:57You are so smart, I'm so smart.
24:00Can you guess if I agreed?
24:02Your majesty will not agree.
24:04Why?
24:05The reasons you just gave are not enough for me to reject Grand Tutor Parker's offer.
24:10Because I can just send you to the Cold Palace six months later when everything has calmed down and find
24:14any excuse I want.
24:18Because the emperor is the emperor, the son of Tevin.
24:20The emperor is not controlled by anyone.
24:24Parker Michael helped you once, but what about the second time, the third time?
24:28So the emperor will not agree.
24:30Then looked at the emperor.
24:32The emperor didn't speak, his cold eyes staring at me.
24:35After a while, he suddenly burst into laughter.
24:39Concubine Clark, if you were a man, I would surely appoint you as the prime minister.
24:44I could tell that the emperor had a moment of murderous intent just now.
24:47Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger.
24:50The emperor doesn't allow smart people in the harem.
24:52Your majesty, would you like to make a deal with me?
24:56Tell me what you have in mind.
25:00I'll help you bring down Parker Michael.
25:03After Parker Michael falls,
25:05I hope your majesty will allow me to leave the palace
25:08and go to the Baisuan temple to practice Buddhism.
25:10I finished speaking and looked at the emperor.
25:13I agree with you,
25:14but do you know the influence Parker Michael has in the court?
25:19How dare you speak so boldly?
25:21I nodded.
25:22Parker Michael is the grand tutor,
25:23and all six ministries are under his control.
25:26It's like a solid iron bucket,
25:28and even the emperor can't pry it open for the time being.
25:34Then I'll wait and see.
25:36After sitting in my palace for over an hour,
25:38the emperor finally left.
25:40Clearly, the emperor had saved my face.
25:43Everyone else would think that I had slept with him tonight.
25:48On the third day after entering the palace,
25:51the emperor would come to my quarters
25:52and stay for over an hour every day.
25:54Most of the time, we played chess.
25:56But in the eyes of others,
25:57I was extremely favored and slept with the emperor every night.
26:00I heard that the porcelain and the bamboo garden
26:02had been replaced several times.
26:04The bamboo garden was where Parker Emily lived.
26:07I could tell that the emperor was doing this on purpose,
26:09just to provoke Parker Emily and her father,
26:11Parker Michael.
26:12Sure enough, on the fourth day,
26:14news came from the Parker family
26:15that Parker Michael had divorced my mother
26:17on the grounds that she was unchaste.
26:19My mother and I had no connection
26:20with the Parker family from then on,
26:22and my mother was not allowed to be buried
26:24in the Parker family's ancestral tomb.
26:26I sneered.
26:27Who cared about the Parker family's ancestral tomb?
26:30My mother would have thought it dirty to be buried there.
26:32But Parker Michael had made his move,
26:35so I had to respond.
26:36That afternoon, I asked the emperor to issue an order
26:39for Parker Michael and his second wife to come to the palace.
26:41The emperor was reluctant at first,
26:44but when I told him that this could help him
26:46break up the alliance of the civil officials,
26:48he reluctantly agreed.
26:50I waited in the blessing palace for an hour.
26:53Then a young eunuch led Parker Michael and his second wife in.
26:56Parker Michael was the second most powerful person in the court,
26:59and the eunuchs and maidservants all bowed to him.
27:01Parker Michael clearly enjoyed this feeling
27:03and was smug all the way.
27:04When Parker Michael saw me,
27:06there was still anger in his eyes.
27:07Did you ask me to come to the palace
27:09so that your mother could be buried
27:10in the Parker family's ancestral tomb?
27:12I gave Parker Michael a cold look
27:13and then glanced at the second wife beside him.
27:16She was indeed beautiful,
27:17and Parker Emily inherited her looks.
27:20Minister Parker,
27:21you have such great authority.
27:23You don't even bow to the emperor's concund.
27:26Are you defying the imperial family?
27:28I sneered.
27:31Parker Michael's face froze for a moment,
27:33then he gritted his teeth and bowed.
27:35The second madam's expression was also very ugly
27:38as she began to bow.
27:39I took an object out of my sleeve
27:41and placed it on the table beside me.
27:43Parker Michael and the second madam
27:45were bowing right in front of that object.
27:47When Parker Michael stood up and saw the object,
27:50Grace Clark, you are really too bold.
27:52The second madam's expression was also extremely ugly
27:55after seeing that thing.
27:56I, however, smiled and stroked the object beside me.
27:59It was my mother's memorial tablet,
28:01made rather small so that I could carry it into the palace.
28:04Parker Michael and the second madam's bowing
28:06just now was equivalent to bowing to my mother,
28:08which was why they were so angry.
28:10I just like to talk to my mother.
28:12How is that being bold?
28:15Mr. Parker, please explain.
28:17Parker Michael was so angry that he couldn't speak.
28:20You made my lord bow to this slut!
28:23Does she deserve it?
28:24I sneered.
28:25Does a concubine like you have the right
28:27to question my mother's affairs?
28:29Garves!
28:29This concubine has been disrespectful to me.
28:32Slap her 30 size!
28:33The second madam looked at me with a smug expression.
28:36I stood up and slapped the second madam.
28:38I dare!
28:40You!
28:41Grand you to Parker.
28:42Have you thought it through?
28:44This slap is equivalent to slapping the face
28:46of the imperial family.
28:48Your reputation will be ruined in an instant.
28:51Parker Michael had spent his entire life
28:53protecting his reputation.
28:55How could he break his own rules for a second madam?
28:58Parker Michael was shaking with rage,
28:59but in the end, he didn't hit me.
29:02Instead, I slapped the second madam again.
29:04I was strong.
29:05While the second madam was used to a life of luxury,
29:08she was knocked to the ground by my two slaps
29:10and was completely stunned.
29:12Grace Clark, I have many ways to make your life a living hell.
29:15I didn't do anything to you yesterday
29:17because of that little bit of father-daughter affection,
29:20but today, you have humiliated me like this.
29:24I won't let you off the hook.
29:26Mr. Parker,
29:27when you forced my mother to death,
29:30we were already sworn enemies.
29:34Not even half an hour after Parker Michael left
29:36with the second concubine,
29:38a stack of memorials impeaching me
29:39was delivered to the imperial study.
29:41In the evening,
29:42the empress came to my courtyard and said,
29:45Let's go for a walk at the Watercloud Nummery.
29:47Take your mother's mary on tape with you.
29:49The Watercloud Nunnery was a Buddhist temple
29:51in a secluded part of the palace,
29:53a place where some of the concubines would go to pray.
29:56I followed the empress to the Watercloud Nunnery
29:58with my mother's memorial tablet.
30:00The empress lit the incense first and then said to me,
30:03Let's enshone your mother's memorial tobit
30:04in the Watercloud Nummery.
30:06There are palace rules that permit
30:08setting up private memorial toads in the palace.
30:10I nodded.
30:11The empress had already been very kind to me.
30:14Concert clerk,
30:15this time you've caused too much trouble.
30:18The emperor has to punish you.
30:20I nodded again.
30:21I had already prepared myself.
30:23Today was the seventh day after my mother's death,
30:26and I did this to vent my anger for her.
30:28Seeing my reaction,
30:30the empress sighed and said,
30:31Fortunately,
30:32you've foredone some good deeds,
30:33and I've pleaded with the emperor.
30:35So this time,
30:36it will be a minor schmidt as a warning.
30:38You'll be punished by copying Buddha's scriptials.
30:41Concorbite Clark,
30:42I can see from the memorial tablet you're carrying
30:44that you and your mother have a deep bond.
30:46Your mother's spirit in heaven
30:47wouldn't want you to take such risks.
30:50Empress,
30:50there's no need to persuade me.
30:52It's a fight to death.
30:53The empress sighed again
30:54and pointed to the garden outside.
30:56Look at those little maidservants.
30:58I followed her finger
30:59and saw a group of little maidservants
31:01weeding the flowers in the garden.
31:03Perhaps because the Watercloud Nunnery
31:05was in the innermost part of the palace
31:06and few concubines came here,
31:08the maidservants were bold and played while working.
31:10Their laughter could be heard.
31:12This palace is full of darkness and treacherity,
31:14but there is also hope and peace.
31:17If you wait for a year
31:18when everyone has forgotten about you,
31:20I can ask the emperor to let you leave the palace
31:22and find a place to live in peace.
31:24I looked at the empress
31:25and asked the question in my heart.
31:27Why are you doing this?
31:28On my first day in the palace,
31:29I felt that the empress treated me differently.
31:32Now she was even saying
31:33she would ask the emperor
31:34to let me leave the palace.
31:36This wasn't something an empress should say.
31:38The empress smiled and said,
31:40You might not believe me,
31:41but I see in you
31:42the kind of rebellious spirit
31:43I've always wanted,
31:44the kind of determination
31:45to resist everything.
31:47I've had to be the empress for my family
31:48and the emperor all my life,
31:50but you're different.
31:51You have more possibilities.
31:55All the way back,
31:56I was lost in thought
31:57about the empress's words.
31:58When I returned to the blessing palace,
32:00I saw Parker Emily leading people
32:02to guard my courtyard.
32:03As soon as Parker Emily saw me,
32:05she wanted to come and fight with me,
32:09but was held back
32:10by the maidservant beside her.
32:11Your highness,
32:12please calm down.
32:13You are of noble birth
32:14and don't need to confront her head down.
32:16Your highness,
32:17please be don't beated.
32:18Taisha's the easing swissial smother
32:20to Tizo Funkham.
32:21Everyone's persuasion
32:22made Parker Emily calm down as well.
32:24I looked at Parker Emily and said,
32:26Do you also want to taste
32:27the flavor of a slap?
32:28Don't you just rely
32:30on the emperor's favor?
32:31I tell you,
32:32I will definitely take away your favor.
32:34Just wait and see.
32:35After saying that,
32:37Parker Emily left with her maids
32:38and eunuchs in a fierce manner.
32:40Later, it was heard
32:41that Parker Emily voluntarily
32:42went to the imperial study
32:44to serve soup.
32:44This was impossible in the past.
32:47Parker Emily always thought of herself
32:48as the daughter of the prime minister
32:50with a noble status
32:51and looked down upon
32:52other concubines in the palace,
32:54thinking that their serving of tonics
32:55and soup to the emperor
32:56was just flattery.
32:57She never expected
32:58that she would now lower herself
33:00to do such a thing.
33:01But she didn't expect
33:02that the emperor
33:03still came to my courtyard that night.
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