Chapter 21 — He Gave The Wrong Concubine, I Received The Correct Queen's Throne

Tham Hau also showed a strange smile. Ninh Vuong walked towards me step by step, his voice not loud. But enough for the whole hall to hear clearly.

"The Queen Mother sees you as her daughter-in-law."

"Yen Hanh wants to make you Queen."

"But do they dare to let a person with my blood in them sit on the throne of the Central Palace?"

As soon as Ninh Vuong's words ended, the eyes of everyone in the main hall were like needles piercing straight into them. Some people were scared, some hesitated, and some people put their hands on the jade pendant on their waist. I stood still, suddenly understanding why he dared to rush into the main hall. Killing Yen Hanh, forcing the Queen Mother, stealing military books... it's all just a blade. That was the only hook he threw at the court. If I were truly related to him, then the Queen Mother would recognize me, and Yen Hanh would protect me, and everything would go wrong. If Yen Hanh abandons me, he will be able to tear apart the rift between the emperor and the queen right in front of the civil and military officials. Ninh Vuong smiled and looked at me.

"What, don't you dare ask your mother?"

"That year in the mansion, she begged me to save her life."

"She carried my flesh and blood in her belly. Prime Minister Lam was afraid that bad things would be exposed, so he hid her."

I heard Prime Minister Lam's rapid breathing. Mrs. Lam's face turned gray, but she did not object. Tham Hau said coldly.

"Your Majesty, do you still want to make her Queen?"

Yen Hanh did not answer him. He just looked at me. His eyes were very steady, as if asking me if I needed him to speak up or not. I shook my head. This time, I want to tear off that layer of mud myself. I look at Ninh Vuong.

"You said I'm your daughter, where's the proof?"

The smile on Ninh Vuong's lips faded a bit.

"Your mother left a blood note, isn't that enough?"

"Why did she have to hide the letter at the bottom of the box?"

"Because she was afraid that after knowing the truth, you would hate her."

I raised my hand and lifted up my mother's will.

"The letter is in my hand."

"It's written about Prime Minister Lam cutting off military provisions, Lady Lam stopping her, and her grandmother being cut off from reinforcements."

"There was not a single word mentioned about you."

Ninh Vuong squinted his eyes.

"Of course she didn't dare write."

The nanny suddenly struggled and crawled half a step forward.

"It's not that she doesn't dare to write."

"But she never had feelings for you."

Her voice was hoarse, but every word was filled with indignation.

"The night the eldest lady was born, the old slave was still guarding outside the delivery room."

"My wife had difficulty giving birth for two days. Prime Minister Lam knelt outside the door and prayed for God's help."

"At that time, Ninh Vuong's palace was already blockaded by the military, and the whole capital knew."

Ninh Vuong laughed coldly.

"Is an old woman like you worthy of testifying?"

The nurse took out a small cloth bundle from her chest. Her hands shook violently. The cloth wrap was opened, inside was a clump of bloody hair from a newborn and half a sheet of old birth certificate.

"The lady was afraid that the eldest lady would be harmed, so she secretly told the old slave to hide the birth certificate."

"On it there is the midwife's handprint, and also the personal seal of the old Prime Minister Lam."

"The eldest lady is the legitimate bloodline of the Lam family, and is also the eldest daughter of the Co family."

"Ninh Vuong, don't try to defame people."

Prime Minister Lam suddenly raised his head. As soon as he saw that half of the birth certificate, his whole body felt as if his soul had been taken away beat. Of course he noticed. Because it also has his name on it. Ninh Vuong's face finally sank. Tham Hau shouted loudly.

"Talking too much."

The black armored soldiers simultaneously raised their crossbows. In the main hall, cold light immediately covered it. Yen Hanh pulled me hard behind my back, the tip of the sword blocking my chest. But from behind him, I still looked straight at Ninh Vuong.

"If you really say I am your bloodline, then why did you send someone to point the crossbow at me?"

Ninh Vuong stared at me and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Too similar."

"You are exactly like your mother. Even when there is a dead end, you still want to ask for the truth."

He raised his hand.

"You refused to accept me."

"Then die with Yen Hanh."

The sound of crossbow strings rang out almost simultaneously. The lanterns were shaken violently by the wind from the arrow. I heard Yen Hanh shout my name loudly, and at the same time he pressed hard on my waist, causing my whole body to fall down behind the jade steps. But the scene of blood staining the main hall as expected never happened. On the roof of the palace, suddenly several underground doors opened at the same time. The thin iron net fell from the crossbar, capturing all of the black armored soldiers standing in the front row. Both sides of the cliff opened up, and soldiers wearing silver armor rushed into the main hall.