Chapter 8 — Brother Poinsettia Forced Me to Replace Him as Official

When he walked in, I noticed his eyes stopped on me for a moment. Time is very short. But extremely sharp.

"Master Shen."

He clasped his hands in greeting and smiled a gentle, elegant smile. I raised the tea cup, nodded slightly, imitating my brother's cold appearance, making others feel a thousand miles away from him.

"Sir Bui, please sit down."

I deliberately lowered my voice by half. It sounds like there are some similarities. He sat down. Get a cup of tea. But don't rush to drink it. On the contrary, he looked at the decoration in the hall, as if unintentionally speaking:

"Master Tham seems quite leisurely today."

"I heard that the case of the Ministry of Health has ended?"

"Master Shen is indeed quick and decisive in his actions."

"In just three days, we solved an old case that had been outstanding for three years."

There was a trace of scrutiny in his appreciative voice.

"I wonder where to start the investigation, sir?"

The probe is here. My mind immediately moved quickly. Recalled in the written song documents. Bui Dien Chi is the best at pretending to have a normal conversation to get information. Coping method: Respond to questions with questions. Absolutely do not answer directly. I put down the tea cup. Calmly glanced at him.

"Mr. Bui, who is Dai Ly Tu Khanh, actually cares about the case of the Household Ministry like that."

"Could it be..."

"In this matter, is Lord Bui also involved?"

The smile on Bui Dien Chi's face stiffened for a moment. Right after that. He laughed. Moreover, he laughed even deeper than before.

"Master Shen really knows how to joke."

We are extremely pleased in our hearts. This trick certainly works. The next half hour. Whatever he asks, we answer with questions. He asked me what books I was reading recently. I asked him what case Dai Ly Tu was investigating recently. He asked me what I thought about the situation at the court. I asked him what he judged about His Majesty's mood this morning. He became more and more quiet. His eyes became brighter and brighter. The smile at the corner of his lips became deeper and deeper. We gradually feel that something is wrong. This person... Why does his eyes look at me more and more strangely? It was like seeing an extremely interesting prey.

"Master Shen."

He suddenly put down the tea cup. The body leans slightly forward. The voice also lowered.

"Today you..."

"Not like usual."

My heart instantly felt like it was being pulled into my throat.

"Your usual day..."

He stopped for a moment, his peachy eyes reflected the flickering candlelight, and seemed to contain an unpredictable smile.

"Usually, Master Tham is always cold and distant, making others not dare to approach him casually."

"But today ——"

He looked straight into my eyes. Word by word slowly uttered:

"Today, Lord Tham is much more interesting."

The hand hidden in my sleeve unconsciously tightened. Did he finally see it? Or haven't seen it yet? Just as the atmosphere in the room was tense to the extreme, there was suddenly a commotion outside the door.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! I have something urgent to do, sir!"

A small private quickly rushed in, his head covered in sweat, panting and saying:

"Sir! There's someone coming to the palace!"

"Your Majesty summons urgently, command Let him immediately enter the holy palace!"

Bui Dien Chi was also a bit stunned. Then he stood up, smiled, clasped his hands and bowed:

"It seems that Lord Tham is busy with work."

"Dien Chi asks permission to come and bother you another day."

He went to the front door. Suddenly turned around. Gently leave a sentence:

"That's right, Master Tham - tomorrow at the competition, Dien Chi looks forward to accompanying you."

After speaking, he turned around and left. What competition??? I flipped through all the documents my brother had prepared for me. It was written very clearly on it ——

"On the fifteenth day of every month, Van Anh holds a competition, all officials of the fifth rank and above in the court will participate."

"Note: I've never participated before, it's too boring."

I looked at that last note and just felt cold all over. Huynh has never participated. But Bui Dien Chi personally asked "brother" to go. It's clearly forcing me to reveal my true form. I slammed the file down on the table, turned around and ran straight to the backyard to find my brother.

"Tham Tri Hanh! Bui Dien Chi told me to participate in the competition tomorrow!"

"Do you know what contest means?"

"It means you have to —— write poetry!!"