Love In The Palace

Friend

Hi! This is chapter 27!Chapter 30 is coming soon! Woohoo!

Enjoy! :)

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She has been screaming at her, continuously for days, demanding her to return the life of her daughter, although she is not the one who killed her precious treasure. The doors to Jade's room is tightly-closed, under the strict order from Lord Leanne.

"She has come again. She never stops finding troubles with you. Why does she hate you so much?" Rowena lowers her body onto the cushion right opposite Jade's, her hands stretched out to pick up the brown teapot, carefully pouring warm tea into Jade's cup, then hers.

"She despises me. I am born a slave, yet I am now made a Mistress. She is not a slave, yet she is only a Madam of a government official." Jade lowers her gaze to her fingers on her lap, but her mind wanders off somewhere, somewhere she herself does not know.

"You are a witch! You will die in the palace! I curse you to die of five horses! I curse you to lose favour!" Her crazed shoutings can be heard clearly even from inside the room Jade and Rowena is in. Hearing those words, Jade could only sigh, but never her heart thinks of retaliation.

"You should go and complete your duties. I am fine alone."

"But she wi-"

"I will be okay. Believe me." It takes all Jade has to fake an assuring looks on her eyes. But it turns out to be a fruitful move, as Rowena finally gives in and pushes herself up from the cushion, preparing herself to go out of the room.

Just when she opens the room, in the flick of an eye, Madam Leanne is already in the room, heading straight towards Jade like a hungry tiger. She fists her palms, throwing punch after punch at Jade, who is trying her best to block with both her hands and escape.

"Return me my daughter! Return me my daughter!"

"Let Jade go! Madam! Let her go!" Rowena's hands are tightly gripped on Madam Leanne's shoulders as she exerts as much energy as possible to pull her away from her friend.

"You go away!" With just a push, Madam Leanne is able to send Rowena lying on the floors, with a loud thud sound but no one seems to notice it in such a chaotic condition.

Seeing how Madam Leanne may never stop, there is only one way to force her to stop. It is the way she always likes to abuse, power, status and position.

"Insolent! You dare to hurt Mistress Leanne! Are you not afraid of death?!" Rowena screams as loud as possible, successfully catching Madam Leanne's attention, making her stop. She opens her eyes widely, seeing Jade-Mistress Leanne, right in front of her. A chuckle leaves her lips, followed by an evil laugh, that resembles the voice of a witch, seemingly leaving an imaginary echo in the room.

"Mistress? Mistress?! Then I would be the mother of the Mistress!" She proudly exclaims. Rowena seems to no longer recognise her, she has probably lost her sanity when she laughs uncontrollably.

"Did Mistress Leanne ever call you mother? You are just someone who has always tortured her. Jade is now a Mistress, she can persuade Crown Prince to destroy the Leanne family!"

"You...! You two devils! You have now dared to go against me?!"

"I learnt all of these from you. If anyone were to be blamed, it would be you." Rowena further continues, while she tries her best to suppress her fear and to not break a sweat. She could no longer bear the sight of her friend getting abused, back then physically, now emotionally. Now, her friend has risen in status, Rowena could finally protect her, with all her might.