Chapter 6 — He Gave The Wrong Concubine, I Received The Correct Queen's Throne

I don't understand military service. But I recognize my great-grandmother's handwriting. Every time she writes, her final stroke always slightly retracts the tip of the pen, like a blade sheathed in a sheath. Each row of small letters on this silk roll. It was all left by her own hands. Her mother's face was as gray as ashes. She leaned against the door frame and forgot to even cry. Lam Ngoc Dao no longer complains of pain. She stared at the silk roll in my hand, true fear appeared in her eyes for the first time. Tham Le reached out to grab it. But the female official was faster than him, raising her hand to block him.

"Please, Little General Tham, be careful."

Tham Le gritted her teeth.

"That's an old military map. It shouldn't fall into the hands of women in the house."

I raised my eyes to look at him.

"Then it shouldn't be in the bronze lock on your waist."

His expression immediately changed. I lowered my head to look at the bronze lock engraved with a tiger image. Tham Le still held the bronze lock tightly, not moving at all.

"If there is no devil in your heart."

"Then take it off for everyone to see."

Lam Ngoc Dao suddenly burst into tears and clung to him.

"General, don't pay attention to her."

"She now has the Queen Mother's back and dares to throw dirty water on us no matter what."

Tham Le did not look at her. His eyes were still fixed on the silk roll. That moment. I understand. He is not completely ignorant. He knew that the bronze lock contained objects. I even knew... That item was related to my maternal ancestor. My chest feels so heavy that it feels cold. It turned out to be the day of giving the bride price. What he overcame... It wasn't just my marriage. But also my life. The female official leaned over and advised the palace maid.

"Please come in the guards."

The guard quickly entered the field. The sound of leaf armor colliding with each other was deafening. Finally, the father also panicked.

"Impossible!"

"The Queen Mother only sent you to collect the dowry, how can you arrest someone right in the Prime Minister's palace?"

The female official looked at him coldly.

"If Prime Minister Lam has any dissatisfaction."

"You can enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother."

Father's lips trembled. He didn't dare. Tham Le was surrounded by two guards. He suddenly burst out laughing.

"Lady Lam."

"Do you really want to push things to the end?"

I also laugh.

"When you publicly broke up with me."

"Have you ever left me a way to live?"

He said in a low voice:

"She doesn't understand."

"Military map related to tens of thousands of generals in Bien Bac."

"If revealed."

"It won't just be one or two people who die."

I look at him.

"So..."

"You just stole it?"

Tham Le's eyes became fierce.

"I didn't steal."

"That roll of silk was given to me by Ngoc Dao."

"She said it was an old relic from her grandfather."

"At first I didn't know what was inside."

Lam Ngoc Dao suddenly raised her head.

"General!"

But Tham Le no longer protected her. He pushed all the guilt back onto her. I looked at the two of them. Suddenly felt so sad. Just now, I swore a promise, my love was so deep. Until great disaster strikes. The one who let go first... It was him. Lam Ngoc Dao's tears fell continuously.

"Sister, I just took some old things from the trunk."

"I really didn't know it was a military map."

"Even the bronze lock I conveniently gave to the general."

"I carry your flesh and blood."

"I just want to please you stop."

The female doctor was still standing to the side. Close your eyes and stay silent, don't say a word. The female doctor's words, "Not like someone who is three or four months pregnant," were like a needle stabbing straight into Tham Le's face. Finally, Tham Le also looked at Lam Ngoc Dao.

"Where is the baby?"

Lam Ngoc Dao's whole body trembled.

"General, do you trust her but not me?"

Tham Le did not answer. The wind blew through the courtyard, begonia petals fell all over the ground. I looked at those flower petals and suddenly remembered the light of Dong Chau pearls in her hair on the day of giving the bride price. She stole my things, stole my marriage, stole my reputation. But she forgot. Face stolen. Then one day it will fall from my own hair. The female official received the thin silk roll, carefully rolled it up and placed it in the painted box. I pointed towards Tham Le's waist.

"The bronze lock."

The guard immediately stepped forward. Tham Le had no way back, so she had no choice but to take it down herself. When the bronze lock fell into the woman's palm, it made a dull sound. The female official used a small needle to gently pry open the secret compartment. Inside was indeed hidden half a thin piece of silver. The piece of silver was extremely thin, and after being opened, several small lines of words were engraved on it. I can't read it all. But we recognize the seal at the end. That is the family seal of my maternal grandmother's family.