Chapter 15 — Brother Poinsettia Forced Me to Replace Him as Official

After all, Tham Tri Hanh had previously told His Majesty that he had read Buddhist scriptures, so his state of mind had changed. But once. A person can change. But it is impossible to become one person today and return to another person tomorrow. Working as an official in the court for many years, Trieu Binh intuitively told him. There must be a secret inside. He began to silently take notes. Every day Tham Tri Hanh appears unusually. One day he will return to his old appearance. Each note is placed in front of you. Trieu Binh looked at the symbols on it. At first, the eyebrows were only slightly furrowed. His eyes slowly opened wide. Because he discovered something extremely scary. There are rules. Everything has rules. The days when Tham Tri Hanh became decisive and direct, making others look at him with different eyes. All are even days. As for the days when he returns to his lazy appearance, full of "foolishness". All are odd days. Trieu Binh's fingers stopped on the table. A cold light appeared in his eyes.

"It's really great."

He laughed. That smile became deeper and deeper. A crazy thought began to form in my head. What if it's not the same person? If in this court. From start to finish. What about two people taking turns playing Tham Tri Hanh? As soon as that thought appeared, even he found it hard to believe. But the more I think about it, the more reasonable it seems. But just speculating is not enough. If you want to push down a young man who is being used by Your Majesty, you must have evidence. Trieu Binh started to act. He used a large amount of silver to bribe a servant who worked outside the government. From that person, he learned many things. There were days when Tham Tri Hanh's carriage left the palace very early. But there were also days when he almost didn't step out of the hospital. There are times when two identical breakfasts appear in the palace. Two servings of tea. Two sets of clothes are washed at the same time. At first, those details were not noticeable. But when put together. They become a terrifying piece. There's still one last piece missing. A dark shadow quietly sneaked into the study room of the Tham residence. That person doesn't dare take anything away. Just silently observe. Number of documents. Even the height of the shoes placed next to the bed. After many days of investigation. A news was brought to the Prime Minister's palace. The servant knelt on the ground, his voice trembling.

"Sir."

"My subordinates have found it."

"The Shen family actually has a young lady."

"I heard that in the past, she and Tham Tri Hanh were twins."

In that moment. The entire study room was eerily quiet. A burst of laughter rang out.

"Ha ha ha!"

Trieu Binh stood up. He held the paper in his hand, his eyes dark like a poisonous snake seeing its prey.

"Tham Tri Hanh."

"You really made me open my eyes."

"Let a woman enter the court in my place."

"Wearing an official's hat, discussing national affairs, deceiving the entire court."

"This is no longer a mistake."

"This is the crime of lese majeste."

He tightened his grip on the paper. His eyes became colder and colder. He lost because he was too hasty. He will not give Tham Tri Hanh any chance to turn things around. He will choose the time when there are most civil and military officials. He will let this secret be exposed for everyone. So that the Tham family has no way to retreat. The next morning. It's not quite dawn yet. A palanquin from the Prime Minister's Palace quietly left. The person sitting inside was dressed in dark red court clothes. In his hand he held a small wooden box. It was all the evidence he had prepared for many months. The palanquin did not go towards the royal court. But go straight towards the palace. The corner of Trieu Binh's lips slowly raised.

"Tham Tri Hanh."

"Let me see how you can still escape."

Outside the palanquin. The palace's morning bell rang. One storm is enough to shock the entire court. 【Chapter fourteen】 On that day of the imperial court, as soon as I entered Kim Loan Palace, I felt something was wrong with the atmosphere. Normally, although the palace is solemn, the ministers will still exchange a few words in low voices, people from the Household Ministry frown and calculate accounts, people from the Ministry of Rites adjust their sleeves, people from the Ministry of Military Affairs stand up straight like wooden stakes. But today, the whole hall is so quiet that you can almost hear each person's breathing. I stood half a step behind my brother Tham Tri Hanh. Today we go to the palace together. That brother is Tham Tri Hanh, and I am Tham Tri Y, in the name of the Miss Tham family who was summoned into the palace by His Majesty to ask about the wedding ceremony the day before. This reason sounds very strange. But the edict was sent by the palace, so who dares to say it's strange? Only I know, ever since I stepped through the palace gate, my right eyelid has been twitching continuously. Older brother stood in front, still looking lazy as before, but his spine was much straighter than usual. I looked at his back and my heart suddenly sank. This guy usually likes to pretend that nothing is wrong the more big things happen. The calmer he is today, the more likely things are not okay.