Chapter 14 — As soon as I got married as a stepchild, the child hugged my leg and called me his wife

We must be fully prepared. After explaining everything, I didn't bother to treat the wound, limped and hugged Pho Can into the interior. I put Pho Can on the bed and carefully examined his body. Fortunately, it was not injured. She was just so scared that her little face turned pale.

“Don't be afraid, baby, I'm here.” I kissed her forehead.

Its forehead is a bit hot. My heart sank, it had a fever. Was it because he was scared, or was it... those Gu worms? I don't dare think anymore.

“Baby,” I looked straight into his eyes and asked seriously, “do you remember where your biological mother's library is in the hospital?”

Pho Can blinked, seemingly trying to remember.

“In… in the yard next to the lotus pond.” It spoke in a low voice.

“Good boy.” A glimmer of hope arose in our hearts.

I can't leave this place, but Pho Can can. It's still small, the target isn't big, maybe it can sneak out. But as soon as that thought appeared, I suppressed it. Too dangerous. Right now the palace is filled with Mrs. Pho's people, letting Pho Can go out alone is like pushing him into the tiger's mouth. What should we do? I impatiently paced back and forth in the room, the wound in my leg throbbing with pain. Suddenly, my eyes fell on the small bundle that Thanh Hoa left behind. Before being taken away, she panicked and stuffed it into my arms. We haven't seen it yet. I walked over and opened the package. Inside were a few commonly used items for girls, some old clothes, and a bag of needles and thread. I was disappointed and decided to close. His finger touched the needle and thread bag again and found a hard object. I took it out and looked, it was a small copper coin, wrapped with a red thread. On the coin, engraved a strange symbol. Not butterfly shaped. It's a lotus flower in full bloom. Pho Can once said that his mother's house is right next to the lotus pond! This coin is the clue that Thanh Hoa left for me! She is not a simple betrayer, she definitely has her own suffering! We turn over the back of the coin. On the other side, there is a line of extremely small letters engraved, a date. I paid attention, but couldn't make out what it meant. What does Thanh Hoa want to imply to us? Before I got married, did you know something was going to happen? I stared intently at the lotus flower. A detail suddenly flashed in my mind that I had missed. Pho Dinh Uyen's deceased wife had the word "Lien" in her name (lien in Chinese also means lotus). Khue's name was To Tinh Lien. My whole body shook, a bold guess formed in my heart. What Pho Dinh Uyen said, "his mother", is not Pho Can's mother. Nor is she Pho Dinh Uyen's mother. It's someone else! She is the mother of a certain key figure in the organization "Thien Diep"! In that moment of life and death, Pho Dinh Uyen could not say a word to make us guess, nor could he say it openly so that anyone could listen and stop it.

The "him" he mentioned is definitely someone people have known or heard of.

And that person's mother left behind something that could unlock the ancients. Who is it in the end? My eyes once again fell on that coin. Red thread, copper coins... I was still racking my brain, when a maid suddenly rushed in.

"Madam! It's not done!"

“Old lady… old lady brought people and surrounded the whole yard!”

"She said... said you were a demon woman, wanted... wanted to use fire to burn us to death!"

My heart is shaken, what I'm worried about still happens. This old lady wants to take decisive action, kill us, and then disguise it as an accident.

“Nuong…” Pho Can was scared and clutched the hem of my shirt.

I hugged it and walked to the window. Through the crack in the door, we see outside the courtyard, the torchlight is shining brightly. Countless guardian families, holding torches and swords, surrounded my courtyard without a single gap. The old lady and the other lady stood in the front. On their faces were cold smiles, sure of victory. And behind them, there was another person escorted. That person's whole body was covered in blood, locked by two iron chains, extremely struggling. It's Pho Dinh Uyen! He's not dead! But got caught!

“Tham Tri Van!” Old Lady Fu's shrill voice came, "a scoundrel like you, don't get out and die!"

“If he doesn't come out yet, I will kill him first!”

A family next to her immediately put a long knife to Pho Dinh Uyen's neck. The blade was cold, pressing against his neck. As long as Old Lady Fu gives the order, he will immediately be blood splattered on the spot. My heart instantly tightened.

"Do not!" I cried out loudly.

“Ha ha ha ha…” Old lady Fu burst into hysterical laughter, “you really care about him.”

"Tham Tri Van, I'll give you ten breaths and come out yourself."

“If not, just wait and pick up his body!”

Outside the hospital walls, the family began to count down in unison. My hands and feet are cold, my mind is blank. Going out is death. If not, Pho Dinh Uyen will immediately die. What should we do?

“Niang, father…” Pho Can's heart trembled endlessly with fear.

I look at the child in my arms, then look at the man out there, life and death are just a hair's breadth away. No, we can't give up. Pho Dinh Uyen considers my life and Pho Can's life more important than his own.