Chapter 9 — He Gave The Wrong Concubine, I Received The Correct Queen's Throne

Turned around and used my own maternal grandmother to force me.

"Tham Le, have you ever met my maternal grandmother?"

He paused.

"So on what basis did you say those words for her?"

His expression became even more unsightly. We continue to say:

"If she's still alive."

"The first person you whip..."

"It was the thief who stole her relics."

Anger flashed in Tham Le's eyes.

"Do you have to see me as an enemy now?"

"It's not like I see you as an enemy."

"But from the beginning..."

"You never considered me human."

Those words just ended. The Heavenly Palace fell into silence. Tham Le's lips moved slightly. I thought he would object. But he suddenly lowered his voice.

"The day of giving the bride price."

"I really didn't mean to make you lose face."

I almost laughed out loud.

"You passed me by."

"Give the marriage certificate to Lam Ngoc Dao."

"Then in front of everyone, it was said that she was your flesh and blood."

"Is that called unintentional?"

Tham Le turned away.

"Ngoc Dao cried and begged me."

"She said if I don't accept her."

"She won't survive."

"At that time..."

"I'm soft-hearted."

I look at him.

"So..."

"You stepped on me."

"To save her?"

His throat moved slightly.

"I think she has a calm personality."

"She will endure it."

That is the answer. Because I'm calm. Because I don't cry. Because I can endure it. So my face can be torn apart, my marriage can be robbed, my things can be robbed. I asked softly:

"If the person kneeling there crying today is me."

"Will you soften your heart?"

Tham Le was silent.

"You see."

"You won't."

That smile seemed to stab him straight, making his face darken.

"Lady Lam."

"The Royal Palace is not the Prime Minister's Palace."

"She relied on the Queen Mother's favor to coerce people."

"There will come a day when you fall very painfully."

I stood up. The female official was about to step forward to help me, but I gently raised my hand to stop her. I walked step by step in front of him.

"Until now..."

"Do you still think I'm just relying on the Queen Mother's favor?"

He stared at me.

"What if not?"

I raised my hand, letting the jade card float in my palm. The phoenix pattern under the light shines coldly. Tham Le's pupils twitched slightly. Of course he noticed. That's not a normal palace jade card. It's a token that the Emperor gave to the future Queen before the Queen's position was determined. I watched his face turn pale little by little. I don't feel satisfied in my heart. There's just a feeling of late boredom. He finally understood. I don't come to accuse. Nor did I come to beg the Queen Mother to vent my anger on my behalf. Since stepping out of the gates of the Prime Minister's Palace. I am no longer the eldest daughter of the Lam family to let him judge. Tham Le's voice was hoarse.

"Your Majesty wants to make her Queen?"

I don't answer. But that silence was enough. He took a half step back, as if someone had just punched him in the face. At that moment, outside the palace door, the inner servant's voice was heard.

"There is your Majesty's edict."

Tham Le immediately knelt down. I also let go of my hand and stood at attention. Noi opened the golden silk, her voice was not loud, but each word weighed a thousand pounds.

"Tham Le immediately set out to Bien Bac to defend for three years."

"Lam Ngoc Dao has admitted that she is pregnant, and her love for Tham Le has not changed, so she will follow her husband Let's go to Bien Bac."

"The Tham family's old case is temporarily sealed. After the Bien Bac military policy is fully supplemented, the investigation will continue."

Tham Le suddenly raised her head. Noi did not even look at him.

"Little General Shen."

"Continue to instruct."

Tham Le knelt on the ground, her hands clenched until they turned white. In the end... He didn't say another word. That afternoon, Lam Ngoc Dao cried until she fainted in front of the palace gate. The mother knelt in front of the Queen Mother's palace and prayed for two hours. Father stood in the hallway. After just one night, his hair had turned a lot gray. But the decree has not changed. Three days later, Tham Le took Lam Ngoc Dao out of the capital. Lam Ngoc Dao sat in the carriage and lifted the curtain to look at me. There were no more tears in her eyes. Only hatred remains. I stood on the city wall, calmly watching their disappearing silhouettes. Yen Hanh stood next to me.

"Are you still afraid that she will come back and take revenge?"

"I'm afraid she won't come back."

The person tilted his head and looked at me. I tightened my grip on the Dong Chau brooch hidden in my sleeve.

"If she doesn't come back."

"Who will bring the remaining half of the military book back here?"

Three years have passed. Inch by inch the palace walls were swallowed up. We learn to read chapters, learn to distinguish books, learn to listen to the blades hidden in every sentence of the courtiers.