Chapter 16 — He Gave The Wrong Concubine, I Received The Correct Queen's Throne

The Bac Man man sneered.

"Arrested?"

"Three years ago, Little General Tham attacked the king's camp."

"During the chaos."

"The princess gave my master a handkerchief."

"The corner of the scarf is embroidered with the word 'Lam', inside there is also a hidden symbol of the capital."

"The one who said it."

"As long as my master is willing to take you back to the capital."

"Give people a way to turn the situation around."

"You are willing to use half a military book in exchange."

My heart is cold. It's a military letter again. Something that my great-grandmother used her life to protect. In their mouths... It's just a commodity that can be bought, sold, and bartered. Lam Ngoc Dao cried until she could hardly breathe.

"I just want to live."

"Bien Bac is so miserable."

"I can't stand it."

"You don't know how I lived those three years."

Until now. She was still looking at me. As if cornered. I still want to pull down a piece of leather from my body to cover my feet. I calmly looked at her.

"Of course I don't know."

"That path was chosen by me."

"That suffering..."

"It was also taken by my own hand."

Her face immediately turned pale. Tham Le suddenly spoke, her voice extremely hoarse.

"What about the child?"

Lam Ngoc Dao's whole body trembled. Tham Le stared at her.

"I asked her."

"That child..."

"Is it his child?"

Lam Ngoc Dao's tears flowed like rain.

"General."

"In my heart there is only you."

"In Bien Bac."

"I miss you every day."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to return."

"I just want to see you again."

Tham Le took half a step back. That half step is very light. But in Lam Ngoc Dao's eyes... It's heavier than the blade. I've also seen half steps like that. The day of giving the bride price. He passed me. Go towards her. Finally he backed away from her. The Queen Mother coldly asked:

"What does it use to exchange with Bac Man?"

The man replied:

"Half a military book, old books of Prime Minister Lam and the Tham family's Northern Border Guard."

Tham Le suddenly raised her head.

"Insolent!"

"How could the Tham family's Border Guard be in her hands?"

The man looked at him, his smile full of sarcasm.

"Little General Shen, have you forgotten?"

"When the Princess was in Bien Bac."

"Someone to help you repair your armor."

"Help you warm your wine."

"Also help you copy all the documents on the table."

Tham Le's face instantly turned pale. Lam Ngoc Dao cried and shook her head.

"I didn't mean it."

"I'm just afraid you'll die."

"They said."

"If I don't hand it over."

"They will kill you."

Tham Le looked at her. The last bit of warmth in his eyes... Also completely gone. I suddenly understood. Lam Ngoc Dao is very good at taking advantage of people's hearts. But she forgot. People's hearts... Then they will dry up. Yen Hanh asked:

"Where did the mahogany box come from?"

The man replied:

"When my master gets that box."

"The outside is also wrapped in a cloak belonging to Trung Nguyen's woman."

"In the underground pocket of the cloak."

"There's a short piece of paper."

The Queen Mother's eyes immediately cooled down. The man raised his head. Slowly utter three words.

"Lady Lam."

In the main hall, the air immediately felt as cold as falling into an ice cellar. In the heavenly palace. Lam Ngoc Dao's child cried again. Hear that cry. My fingers tighten little by little. This net. Not just woven from father. And even people have called her mother for more than ten years. Also in that net. Outside the palace, there was the sound of rapid footsteps. The guards escorted a woman in. Her sideburns were messy and her face was gray. When you see me. Her lips trembled so much that she couldn't utter a word. I look at her. The pain comes late in the chest. More smoldering than three years ago. The Queen Mother threw the broken brooch down in front of her.

"Lady Lam."

"It's your turn to speak."

The broken brooch rolled to the side of Mrs. Lam's dress. She lowered her head to look at the brooch engraved with the word "Lam", as if she was seeing a snake crawling out of an old grave. I have never seen her so scared. Before, she cried to force me to give in. Before, she was trembling to force me to back down. But this time, she was shaking so much that she couldn't even hold her handkerchief. The Queen Mother spoke coldly. Mrs. Lam suddenly raised her head and tears immediately flowed from her eyes.

"Queen Mother, my father has been wronged."

"My father is just a woman in the house, how can he understand military books or Northern Man?"

"That short piece of paper was definitely someone else imitating my father's handwriting."

After speaking, she turned to look at me.

"Tell your mother something for me."

"Mother has loved you for many years."

"I can't stand by and watch my mother die."