At this time, my second cousin had already become a concubine in King Cheng's palace.
Later on, King Cheng plotted a rebellion, but it was exterminated by the governor's troops.
With the fall of King Cheng, all his followers were captured and thrown into prison, awaiting execution in the autumn.
However, my family was taken for individual interrogation by the governor.
The governor sat behind his desk, asking why my parents had killed my third sister.
My mother collapsed on the ground, unable to answer, and my father found himself unable to speak as well.
The governor asked again, and then my mother, trembling, made up a reason, saying that she did it out of anger for him.
I saw the governor smile, with a wave of his hand, someone brought in my eldest sister.
The governor told my mother that as long as she strangled my elder sister on the spot, she could save her own life.
Without thought, my mother agreed, taking off her belt to strangle my elder sister.