Chapter 14 — Brother Poinsettia Forced Me to Replace Him as Official

But just a little. Very quickly, anger crept up again.

"So every day you block me, threaten me, look at me with eyes like a cat playing with a mouse, just to confirm whether I am Tham Tri Y or not?"

Bui Dien Chi heard that and still laughed.

"Did I scare her?"

"You still dare to ask?"

I almost slapped the table and stood up.

"Do you know that every time you appear, I think today is the day the entire Tham family is dragged to the execution ground?"

He was a bit stunned. Then the smile at the corner of his lips became deeper. I looked at him suspiciously.

"Are you truly sorry?"

"Honestly."

He spoke very seriously.

"I just want to see if she's still the same girl she was back then."

"The girl that year?"

He looked at the cinnamon tree outside the pavilion, his eyes suddenly becoming distant.

"Three years ago, I met her once."

"At that time, she stood behind the screen listening to her father and the Bui family talking. She thought no one would notice, but I saw her shadow on the screen."

I was stunned. I don't remember this at all.

"When she heard her father refuse the marriage, she breathed a very light sigh."

"I'm relieved?"

He turned back to look at me, a smile in his eyes.

"At that time I thought, this Miss Tham family probably doesn't like having someone else decide her marriage."

"So I don't force it."

My throat suddenly choked. Clearly the person in front of him was still Bui Dien Chi, still the person who made the Luc Ministry officials dodge his name upon hearing his name, still the crazy dog that my brother always talked about. But at this moment, he made people feel very strange. Very dangerous. Also very sincere. I pursed my lips and asked in a deliberately cold voice:

"Wait what?"

Bui Dien Chi looked at me. His eyes fell on my face, neither avoiding nor hiding.

"Waiting for her to grow up."

"Wait for her to decide for herself."

"Wait until I can stand in front of you, not as a member of the Bui family to ask for marriage, nor as a Dai Ly himself to inquire."

"But it's just Bui Dien Chi."

He took half a step forward. The voice was so light that it almost blended into the sound of the wind.

"Exam Tri Y."

"I've been waiting for you for three years."

My heart beats wildly. This time it's not because of fear. It's because of a very strange, very dangerous feeling that makes us not know where to put our hands and feet. I was about to open my mouth to say something to break this increasingly strange atmosphere when suddenly there was the sound of urgent footsteps outside the pavilion. The butler quickly ran over, his face pale.

"Miss, Master Bui."

"Not good."

I immediately stood up.

"What is up?"

The butler looked at me, then at Bui Dien Chi, his voice lowered.

"The Prime Minister's people are secretly investigating the Shen residence."

"I heard that Trieu Binh has begun to inquire about the recent days when the lord has been coming and going from court, and has sent people to ask if there really is a twin lady in the palace."

The blood on my face instantly drained away. Bui Dien Chi retracted all his smiles. Those peach blossom eyes turned cold, like a blade just coming out of its sheath. I look at him. He also looked at me. No one needs to say another word. Those days of fake peace are over. The old snake Trieu Binh. Finally started biting people. 【Chapter thirteen】 At the same time. In the Prime Minister's Palace. The candlelight in the study room burned until midnight. Trieu Binh sat behind the desk, his fingers slowly typing onto the table. Since the failed assassination attempt on Tham Tri Hanh, he has always felt that something was not right. It wasn't because the fake letter was discovered. It wasn't because Tham Tri Hanh was so excellent at resolving the crisis. It's because of the person standing in Kim Loan Palace that day. So unusual. Over the past three years, Trieu Binh and Tham Tri Hanh have fought each other countless times. He understood that young poinsettia better than anyone. What kind of person is Tham Tri Hanh? At the age of seventeen, he passed the exam and entered the Cabinet for three years. Great talent. More cunning than others. But at the same time, he's also lazy to the bone. If he could say one sentence, he absolutely wouldn't say two. If he could stand still, he would absolutely not take another step. Normally when facing him, he always uses an indifferent, lazy attitude but is sharp as a knife. Every sentence will refer to classics and classics, making it impossible for others to refute. But since a while ago. Tham Tri Hanh began to change. Some days he is still the same as before. Talking in circles reeks of books. One sentence can also lead to a few "fake wild" sentences, giving the listener a headache. But there are other days. He's like a completely different person. More assertive. Sharper. Don't like to say extra words. Once he opened his mouth, every sentence hit straight to the point. The Jiangnan flood disaster is like that. The same is true of the slanderous letter. Especially the investigation of the Ministry's deficit. Such a Tham Tri Hanh made even him feel shy. At first, Trieu Binh thought it was just because he had changed his mind.