Chapter 8 — He Gave The Wrong Concubine, I Received The Correct Queen's Throne

I shook my head.

"If only to vent my anger."

"Yesterday was enough."

"But the death of my maternal grandmother..."

"You can't make up for it with just one breath of resentment."

The Queen Mother's eyes sparkled with a little more warmth.

"Good child."

But Yen Hanh still looked at me, frowning slightly.

"If you step into this chess game."

"It would be very dangerous."

"Tham Le is not a brave and cunning person."

"Prime Minister Lam has been an official for many years, and it's not like he doesn't have any background."

"Lam Ngoc Dao looks weak."

"But he is the one who is best at taking advantage of people's hearts."

"They will keep an eye on you."

I look at people.

"Your Majesty asked me yesterday."

"Have you thought about it carefully?"

"Today..."

"Do you still ask?"

Yen Hanh was silent for a moment. I look at the silk roll on the court.

"I've thought it through carefully."

"I want to enter the palace."

"I want to stand where they can't reach."

"But I was forced to raise my head and look up."

The Queen Mother laughed.

"Whoever I like the most is this sentence."

But Yen Hanh did not immediately smile. The person walked in front of me. Stop three steps away from me.

"The Queen's Throne..."

"It's not a scabbard."

"Its self."

"It's already a blade."

"Hold it."

"So you can protect yourself and also protect others."

"I can't hold it firmly."

"If you hurt others, you'll also hurt yourself."

I raised my head to look at you.

"Your Majesty, are you afraid that I won't understand?"

"I'm afraid you'll regret it."

I said softly:

"Since I stepped out of the Prime Minister's palace yesterday."

"There's no turning back anymore."

"If you force me to go back and continue to be the eldest daughter of the Lam family, I'll be the boss."

"I'm truly sorry."

Yen Hanh looked at me for a long time. The person reached out to receive a jade tablet from the inner lady's hand. The jade tablet is white and gentle from the inside out, with a phoenix image engraved on its face.

"In the palace, you can use it anywhere you go in and out."

"If you want to investigate something, who to ask, who to use..."

"You can all come find me."

I didn't immediately accept it. The Queen Mother beside her chuckled softly.

"Just take it."

"He is a quiet person."

"For willing to give me the jade token..."

"It's like giving up half of my arm."

Yen Hanh was reluctant. In the end, I still reached out to receive the jade tablet. Fingertips touched the jade surface. The cold air gently spread. I said softly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"No need for weights."

"You and I..."

"We're already in the same chess game."

As soon as those words ended. Outside the main hall, footsteps sounded. The female official entered and reported in a low voice.

"The Queen Mother."

"General Shen does not acknowledge the origin of the military map."

"Miss Lam just said that she conveniently took it from the dowry chest."

"Prime Minister Lam affirmed that he was completely unaware."

The Queen Mother smiled coldly.

"The palace is truly unified."

The female official said:

"But little General Tham would like to see Miss Lam."

Yen Hanh's eyes immediately darkened. The Queen Mother looked towards me.

"Do you want to meet?"

I clasped the jade card tightly in my hand. The Queen Mother asked: I looked towards the main hall door.

"I want to hear..."

"What else is he planning to use to trick me?"

When Tham Le was taken to the heavenly palace, he took off his armor. He wore a dark blue civilian outfit and his face was even paler than when he was at the Prime Minister's Palace. But his spine was still straight. It seems that as long as he doesn't bow his head, he's still a teenager The young general was praised by the whole capital every year. I sit in front of the screen. The female official stood behind me. After Tham Le walked in and saw that I didn't get up, his eyebrows furrowed so slightly that he was almost unrecognizable. Before, at the Prime Minister's Palace, every time I met him, I would stand up first. Even though it's just an unfinished engagement, we still maintain proper etiquette. But now... I don't want to keep it anymore. Tham Le spoke up.

"Lady Lam."

I raised my eyes to look at him. Just those two words made him choke for a moment.

"I asked to see you, not to argue with Ngoc Dao."

"Today, that silk roll and that bronze lock, I really don't know their origin."

I smiled slightly.

"If that's all you want to say."

"Then you can go."

Tham Le tried to suppress her anger.

"I know you hate me."

"But the Northern Border military line cannot be chaotic."

"If this matter gets bigger and causes the military to waver, the people who will suffer will be the people on the border."

He looked at me, his tone heavy.

"In the past, her maternal grandmother also came from a general family."

"If she were still alive, I wouldn't want to see her pull out old maps out of personal resentment to stir up the court."

I quietly looked at him. It's so beneficial. He stole my things and I caught him.