Chapter 12 — Brother Poinsettia Forced Me to Replace Him as Official

【Chapter Eleven】 After hearing the housekeeper report that Bui Dien Chi personally sent a concubine and wanted to meet "the younger sister of the Tham family", I felt like the whole sky was falling. Not. More precisely, we feel that our death day may be near. I sat on the chair, eyes blankly looking at the greeting card placed on the table, countless scary scenarios were playing out in my mind. He already knows. Surely he already knows. He knows I'm not Tham Tri Hanh. He knew that the person who once stood on Kim Loan Palace, who spoke to His Majesty, who solved the case of the Household Ministry, who once made him feel interested, was actually a woman. Now he comes to see me, is it because he wants to threaten the Tham family? Or do you want to report this matter to His Majesty? The more I think, the colder I feel. I turned my head to look at the person lying on the couch next to me, holding a phone book in his hand, his legs still swinging leisurely.

"I'm about to die."

"Oh what?"

Tham Tri Hanh turned a page of the book, not even bothering to lift his eyelids.

"If you die, you die. Anyway, it's not me."

I looked at him, silent for three seconds. Then took the pillow next to him and threw it straight at his face.

"This unscrupulous guy!"

He raised his hand to grab the pillow and finally sat up.

"Okay, no more teasing."

I crossed my arms over my chest and looked at him coldly.

"So tell me, what does Bui Dien Chi want to do?"

This time, the lazy look on Tham Tri Hanh's face shrank a bit. He held his chin and thought for a moment before slowly speaking:

"If he wanted to denounce us, he would have done it three months ago."

I was stunned.

"Three months ago?"

He looked at me.

"When he first discovered the difference between us two brothers, he had his chance."

"On the court."

I'm silent. Since the day Bui Dien Chi started regularly appearing in front of "Tham Tri Hanh", he has had countless opportunities to expose him. Just one word in front of His Majesty. Just one investigation needed. The story of a woman pretending to be a man entering court will immediately be exposed. But he didn't. Not only did he not do it, he also secretly tried to find out and helped me hide it many times. Thinking about this, my heart becomes even more confused. Would a person like Bui Dien Chi help others without reason? Of course not. Dai Ly Tu Khanh was famous as a "mad dog" in the capital, even Luc Ministry officials who met him had to stay three points away. How could such a person suddenly become a Bodhisattva to save people?

"So what does he want?"

Tham Tri Hanh looked at me, the corner of his mouth gradually raised. That smile made a bad feeling arise in my heart.

"You really can't figure it out?"

"Guess what?"

"Ask him yourself tomorrow."

"What if tomorrow he says he wants to take me to Dai Ly temple?"

Tham Tri Hanh pondered for a moment.

"Then remember to tell him to prepare some breakfast for me."

I gritted my teeth.

"Because once you go there, no one will take my place in the court in the future. I will have to wake up on my own. I will definitely be very sad."

I really want to strangle him. But it's a pity. This guy runs very fast. Especially when you know you're about to be beaten. The western pavilion of Shen Palace. This is the place my mother used to like the most. The yard is full of cinnamon trees. This is not cinnamon blooming season, but the faint scent of wood still lingers in the air. I wore a light blue dress, sitting in the pavilion waiting for someone to come. Normally, I can pretend to be Tham Tri Hanh and face the whole court Martial arts are not afraid at all. But today. I'm a bit stressed. Because the person I'm about to meet is not Your Majesty. Not Trieu Binh. But a person who cannot see through from beginning to end. A moment later, footsteps sounded. I raised my head. A crimson-clothed official appeared before his eyes. Bui Dien Chi walked across the stone road, tall and tall, with a handsome face like jade. Those peachy eyes that usually always carry a smile are a little softer today. He stopped in front of the pavilion, clasped his hands and bowed.

"Miss Shen."

I nodded slightly.

"Master Bui."

The atmosphere fell silent. I waited for him to open his mouth to ask about the matter at court. Wait for him to talk about Tham Tri Hanh. Waiting for him to use Dai Ly Tu Khanh's sharp eyes to reveal my biggest secret. But no. He just looked at me for a long time. Then suddenly asked a question:

"Miss Tham, do you still remember me?"

I was stunned. All the answers I had prepared in my head disappeared in the blink of an eye. I look at him. After a while, he replied:

"Don't remember."

His eyes moved slightly. But not disappointed. On the contrary, he laughed. That smile was very light. So light that it makes people's hearts tremble involuntarily.

"It's okay if you don't remember."

"I remember just fine."

My heart suddenly beat loudly. I don't understand why. A person who made the whole court shy, a person known as the mad dog of Dai Ly temple, now said such words in such a calm tone. I tried to stay calm.

"Lord Bui came today, just to say these words?"

"Of course not."