Chapter 7 — After three years of pretending to be mute and deaf to save my life, I married the talkative Crown Prince

The pitiful look on his face immediately disappeared. She stared at me, with only resentment in her eyes.

"Based on what?"

"You and I both come from the same lowly background, so why is it that you are the Crown Princess, and I can only serve you?"

"She pretended to be deaf and mute. She didn't have to do anything and was protected by the Crown Prince."

"In what way am I inferior to you?"

She jumped up and rushed straight towards me. The guard next to the Crown Prince immediately pinned her to the ground. Xuan Nha still shouted:

"To Ham Chuong, it's just that your fate is better!"

I squatted down in front of her.

"My father is dead."

"I pretended to be deaf and mute for three years. Every day when I opened my eyes, the first thing I worried about was whether I would still be alive until nightfall."

"What exactly are you jealous of me for?"

Xuan Nha opened her mouth, but could no longer say a word. I stood up and took the book out of its oilcloth wrapper. Three hundred thousand taels of relief money, every expense was clearly recorded. Tu Kinh Chi, Trieu Vanh and the remaining eight people were all named there. Thuy Vuong's name never appeared. The last page of the notebook was torn away. Xuan Nha saw that missing spot and suddenly burst out laughing.

"You still can't catch the Royal Family."

"The last page... has already been delivered to the palace."

My heart suddenly tightened. Brought into the palace? The person who has always hidden himself next to the king... Has obtained the most important evidence. The Crown Prince's face immediately changed dramatically.

"Return to the palace!"

On the day of the grand ceremony to honor the ancestors, the emperor appeared. The Crown Prince did not follow. He used the excuse of being seriously ill to stay in Dong Cung. Thuy Vuong indeed acted. Right at noon, twelve places in the capital simultaneously caught fire. Thick smoke covered half the sky. Three thousand Northern Camp soldiers and horses, in the name of firefighting, headed straight towards the imperial citadel. The side door of Dong Cung was also opened by someone. The leader who rushed in... was the missing Tu Kinh Chi. He was wearing battle armor, behind were several hundred private soldiers.

"The Crown Prince did something against the law and plotted to harm His Majesty!"

"We obey King Thuy's orders and quell the traitors next to the king!"

The Crown Prince stood in front of the main hall of the East Palace, wearing a robe, his face pale. To pretend to be sick, he specially told the doctor to apply two layers of powder on his face. At this moment, the wind just blew... The chalk immediately fell away. Tu Kinh Chi was first stunned, then looked up and laughed loudly.

"The Crown Prince is indeed seriously ill!"

The prince raised his hand and wiped his face. The back of his hand instantly turned white. He turned his head to look at the doctor. The doctor quietly retreated back. The prince took a deep breath.

"Tu Kinh Chi, I originally intended to give you a decent way to die."

"Now... it's over."

Tu Kinh Chi raised his hand. The private soldiers simultaneously rushed towards the main hall. But as soon as they ran a few steps, the palace gates suddenly slammed shut on all four sides. On the roof of the palace, the hallway and behind the fake mountains... Countless archers appeared at the same time. The group of Cam soldiers who were supposed to escort the emperor out of the city... were all present at the Eastern Palace. The smile on Tu Kinh Chi's face immediately stiffened.

"Are you ready early?"

The prince took off his outer robe, revealing the soft armor inside.

"Surprised?"

Tu Kinh Chi immediately turned around and ran away. The army quickly surrounded him in the middle. But he suddenly took out a needle from his chest post.

"The King of Thuy has his Majesty's instructions!"

"The Crown Prince secretly raises soldiers and horses, intending treason. No one is allowed to listen to the Crown Prince's orders!"

Seeing the golden card, Cam Quan immediately hesitated. Tu Kinh Chi took out a blood wind book.

"This is your Majesty's own autograph!"

The prince received the blood book and his face immediately changed. The handwriting on it... Truly belongs to the emperor. But the content was an order for King Thuy to kill the Crown Prince and inherit the throne. Tu Kinh Chi shouted loudly:

"The Crown Prince used his name to investigate the case to plot against the loyal man!"

"He married the daughter of the To family just to get the Su family's records to eliminate opponents!"

"Now the evidence is clear, don't hurry and catch it!"

The commander of the Forbidden Army slowly drew his knife. I walked out from behind the main hall. As soon as Tu Kinh Chi saw me, murderous intent immediately flashed in his eyes.

"Girl named To, you came at the right time."

"You personally recorded the Crown Prince's plotting words, and also delivered news from the East Palace on our behalf. Why are you still hiding it from him now?"

As he spoke, he threw the wooden box to the ground. Inside were dozens of scattered pieces of paper.