She continued to pretend in bed for a few days until she heard that her eldest and third brothers were going to the royal court to deliver this year's tribute and gifts of thanks.
"Dad, Mom, I want to go too."
"Don't make trouble. Although our desert is not as strict about etiquette and rules as the Central Plains, you can't just barge into the royal court."
"I didn't say I wanted to break in. I just wanted to go and take a look. I grew up in the Central Plains and even saw the imperial palace there, but I've never seen the royal court of our Great Desert."
"Shit, have you ever seen the palace?"
"How can a glance from a distance outside not count as seeing?"
"you……"
Sijie Geji wanted to refuse, but his wife pulled his sleeve.
"Forget it, let her go and take a look."
"But her body..."
Madam Sijie ignored him and turned to Tu Qingyu and said, "Mother has agreed. Go back to your own courtyard to prepare. Remember to bring Abao and Azhu with you."
Abao and Azhu were her personal maids, who were sent there specifically to learn some kung fu.
She placed her hands on her chest and saluted, "Thank you, mother. I will go back and prepare now."
Outside the tent she could still hear the couple arguing.
"Madam, you know her physical condition. The royal court is so far away, how can she bear it?"
"Didn't you hear what the doctor said? How many days does she have left to live? She has a sweetheart in the Central Plains. I'm really worried that she'll think she won't live long and will run away to the Central Plains.
Now that she has something she wants to do, let her do it."
After a long time, she heard her father sighing deeply.
Two days later, she dressed in men's clothes and followed her two brothers on the road to the Desert Royal Court.
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