Chapter 19 — Brother Poinsettia Forced Me to Replace Him as Official

Then there are complications. At this point, in that complexity, there gradually appeared a ray of respect that was difficult to hide. Tieu Duc slowly said:

"Dai Ky has no shortage of men wearing official uniforms."

"But Dai Ky lacks people who dare to work."

"There is a lack of people who can see the problem."

"There are few people who can still think of a solution when faced with a dangerous situation."

Trieu Binh quickly said:

"Your Majesty, but she is a woman!"

"So what?"

Three leisurely words. Trieu Binh forced all of Trieu Binh's words to choke in his throat. Tieu Duc looked at him.

"Trieu khanh."

"You have been Prime Minister for many years."

"Then I ask you, in the Jiangnan water disaster, among these men dressed in official uniforms, how many people have come up with a better plan than you?"

Trieu Binh's face turned pale. Tieu Duc asked again:

"The Ministry of Home Affairs is in deficit. If it weren't for that hearing, how much more relief money would you let Qi Van Uyen swallow?"

No one dared to answer.

"The Tu family's fake letter case, if she hadn't reacted quickly enough, the person imprisoned in the heavenly prison today would probably have been Tham Tri Hanh."

The Great Hall is quieter. Every sentence from Tieu Duc is like a slap, slapping straight in the face of those who just now wanted to use national law to force us into a dead end. Doesn't it hurt? Of course it hurts. But no one dared to cry. Finally, Tieu Duc looked towards me.

"Exam Tri Y."

I raised my head. My palms were wet with sweat.

"The goddess is here."

People looked at me for a long time. It's been so long that my heart starts to pound again. Then the questioner:

"If I give her a dignified status."

"For her, she doesn't need to borrow Tham Tri Hanh's name, she doesn't need to wear her brother's uniform, she doesn't need to hide behind anyone."

"Let her stand on this court by herself."

The whole palace immediately rang out in a suppressed commotion. Tham Tri Hanh suddenly raised his head to look at His Majesty. Bui Dien Chi stood in the row of officials at Dai Ly temple, his eyes also fell on him. I hear my heartbeat. Every hour. Every hour. Like the sound of drums in the battlefield. Tieu Duc slowly asked:

"Exam Tri Y."

"If you let her become an official."

"Do you dare accept it?"

【Chapter seventeen】

"If you let her become an official."

"Do you dare accept it?"

Tieu Duc's question echoed in Kim Loan Palace, like a thunderbolt hitting the middle of the court. I knelt under the temple, my fingertips unconsciously tightening my sleeves. If I say no, everything today will end here. I am still the Miss Tham family who committed the crime of lese majesty, still the same woman who borrowed the identity of a brother to stand on Kim Loan Palace. But if you say dare. From now on, the road ahead will no longer be a wild masquerade. I will have to truly stand under the gaze of the entire civil and martial court, using the name Tham Tri Y to accept all doubts, contempt, challenges and dangers. While I hadn't opened my mouth yet, my brother's voice suddenly rang out next to me. I turned my head to look over. Tham Tri Hanh, who was kneeling next to me, slowly stood up, then respectfully clasped his hands and bowed. This is the first time in my life I have seen him so serious. No more usual laziness. No longer looks like he just wishes he could lie down in the middle of the court. Even his eyes, which were usually indifferent, became clear, calm, and sharp. Like the seventeen-year-old Poinsettia that year, who once did it The examiner shed tears and called him a rare talent, but he finally woke up.

"Before Your Majesty asks my sister if she dares to accept, I have a few words to say."

Tieu Duc looked at him. Tham Tri Hanh bowed his head.

"It is true that I am guilty of allowing Tham Tri Y to replace me in court."

I immediately frowned. He didn't look at me, just continued to say:

"But there's one thing I don't want to keep hiding anymore."

"I did not let you enter the court because of mere laziness."

The whole palace suddenly became quieter. Even Trieu Binh frowned. I was stunned. Not because of laziness? Can this guy even say that without blushing? Tham Tri Hanh slowly said:

"Three years ago, the Bui family went to Tham residence to seek marriage."

Many people's eyes immediately turned to Bui Dien Chi. Bui Dien Chi stood in the row of Dai Ly pagoda officials, his expression unchanged, only his eyes slightly darkened.

"My father at that time refused the marriage because my sister was still young. But from that day, I knew something."

"My younger sister is not someone who should just be locked in her bedroom, waiting for someone else to choose her."

His voice was very calm. But each word is so clear that it hits people's hearts.

"She's not good at writing poetry."

"I don't like reading scriptures."

"Can't memorize the Three Characters Sutra."

Someone in the palace laughed softly. I gritted my teeth and looked at him. When is this that he still blackmails me? But his next sentence made me freeze.

"But she knows how to look at people."

"Know how to calculate accounts."

"Knowing in a bunch of chaos, what is the key point."

"Knowing that when everyone only thinks about rules, she will think about how to actually solve the problem."

The whole electricity went silent. Tham Tri Hanh looked towards the ministers.

"In the Jiangnan water disaster, the elders debated for three days, some said they should give money, some said they should send officials, some said they should punish the locality."

"But she only used one sentence to point out the problem."

"It's not that the court doesn't have silver."

"But the silver may not reach the common people."