Chapter 3 — He Gave The Wrong Concubine, I Received The Correct Queen's Throne

The car body is painted black, the curtains are trimmed with gold thread. Both sides of the street were filled with people coming to watch the excitement. Just now they had heard a few things going on in the palace. At this moment, everyone's eyes were on me. Someone quietly said:

"This Miss Lam is so pitiful."

Some people wonder:

"Why did the Queen Mother summon her to the palace at this time?"

Someone else speculated in a low voice:

"Could it be that... she came to the palace to make an indictment?"

We boarded the carriage. The car curtains slowly fell. The grand gate of the Prime Minister's Palace also slowly closed before my eyes. Closed very heavily. Lock the whole half of my previous life behind that gate. The carriage rolled away, heading straight into the royal citadel. I sit very firmly. Outside the car, the maid suddenly asked:

"Miss Lam... are you scared?"

"Not afraid."

He laughed softly.

"The Queen Mother..."

"I really like people who have guts."

The five fingers that were tightening my holy decree slowly loosened. My palms were sweaty. It's not that I'm not afraid. I have nothing left to lose anymore. The marriage is no longer there. The family is also gone. Even my honor... has been trampled underfoot. If the Queen Mother really wants to punish criminals. I am also willing to accept it. But when the palace gate opens... It's not a staff that greets me. It's two rows of palace maids standing neatly. The leading female official walked to the front of the car and personally helped me down.

"Lady Lam..."

"The Queen Mother has been waiting for you for a long time."

I followed the female official through the long hallway. Under the eaves, torches glowed brightly. A wind blew, the hem of his shirt gently pressed against his legs. Suddenly... I remember my childhood years. When my maternal grandmother was still alive. She once patted my head and gently said:

"Be human...don't always keep your head down."

"Bow your head for too long..."

"Other people will think that you were born kneeling."

The maternal grandmother passed away. I have bowed my head for many years. But today... I don't want to bow anymore. The main hall door slowly opened. The Queen Mother is sitting on the tower. He was nearly fifty years old, his sideburns were neatly combed, but his eyes were not at all gentle. I knelt down to worship.

"The goddess pays homage to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother did not tell me to stand up. He just looked at me quietly for a long time. I also don't raise my head. The main hall was so quiet that you could clearly hear the crackling sound of candle wicks. A while later. The new Queen Mother spoke.

"Did you get divorced?"

"Have you cried yet?"

"Do you hate it?"

I stopped for a moment. The Queen Mother laughed. I raised my head. The person holding the female official's hand stood up and slowly walked towards me.

"What kind of people do you hate the most?"

"Obviously I hate you to the point of gritting my teeth."

"And yet he still opened his mouth and said he didn't blame anyone."

"If today you say you don't regret..."

"I will immediately send someone to take you back."

I'm silent. The Queen Mother bowed. Personally help me stand up.

"Do you know..."

"At first, did the Tham family come to pray for anyone?"

My heart tightened slightly.

"It's because of the goddess."

The Queen Mother shook her head. His eyes looked straight into my eyes.

"What the Tham family wants..."

"It's a military book left by my grandfather."

My whole body is stiff. The Queen Mother gently raised her hand. The female official immediately brought a purple wooden box. The box is opened. Inside is an old jade block. We recognized it immediately. That is the jade pendant of my maternal grandmother. Before she died, she told me.

"If someday..."

"I really have no way to go."

"Bring this jade pendant to the palace gate."

I always thought she was just comforting a child. The Queen Mother gently placed the jade pendant in my palm.

"My great-grandfather..."

"Once saved the Immortal Emperor."

"I also saved everyone."

"Before she passed away, she even asked someone to bring letters to the palace."

"If one day your granddaughter is forced to the limit..."

"Then please welcome me to the palace."

My fingertips trembled slightly. The Queen Mother said:

"If you hold back today."

"Ai family will pretend that nothing ever happened."

"But if you choose to leave today..."

"Someone will give me another path."

I asked softly:

"What road?"

The Queen Mother looked outside the palace. There was a tall figure standing. That person wore a dark-colored plainclothes, had a jade belt around his waist, and had a calm yet majestic appearance. I haven't even opened my mouth yet. All the female officials in the palace knelt down at the same time. I was stunned and stood there. The Queen Mother took my hand. Each finger slowly tightened.

"It's not like I have no place to go."

"Who's here..."

"There is someone..."

"I've been waiting to marry you for a long time."

I thought I heard wrong. The Queen Mother said... there is someone waiting to marry me. And that person is the current emperor Yen Hanh. The person standing at the door of the main hall was not wearing royal clothes, nor did his appearance carry the majesty of a king. But all the palace servants in the palace were kneeling. I'm the only one still standing.