Chapter 23 — He said he wouldn't marry me until the Holy Order came down and he would go crazy

Mrs. Tham knew everything but deliberately did not report it. She also helped burn the bloody clothes and exiled her three thousand miles away. Tham Nghien Phong unsuccessfully plotted to kill his brother, usurped his title, lewd the army, colluded with the Eastern Palace, and was sentenced to death after the fall. The title of the Tham family was completely abolished, all assets were confiscated, half was returned to the unjust victims, and half was added to the military salary of the Northern border army. As soon as the verdict was announced, Tham Nghien Phong's whole body immediately went limp, completely collapsing to the ground. He suddenly became hoarse and called my name loudly.

“To Van Nguyet, you once said you liked me!”

I stopped walking, but never turned back.

“But I also said, I will not marry again.”

When Tham Nghien Tu woke up, it was sunset the next day. I lay down on the edge of the bed, sleeping very fitfully. As soon as I heard the silver bell ring softly, I immediately opened my eyes. He is looking at me. His face was still pale, but his eyes were completely awake. For a moment, I didn't know what to say. He was the first to speak, his voice hoarse because he had just woken up.

“Did you... repent?”

I paused for a moment, then immediately felt both angry and amused.

"Your Majesty just woke up, did you ask this first?"

Tham Nghien Tu looked at my carefully bandaged hand.

“Before I fell into a coma, I heard you say, if I still refuse to take the medicine, you will regret marriage.”

I snorted softly and replied angrily:

“That's just trying to scare you.”

He quietly said "yes". For some reason, my heart suddenly softened.

“Lucky what?”

“Luckily I woke up.”

He paused for a moment, then slowly continued:

“Fortunately... she's still here.”

I turned away slightly, my eyes suddenly feeling hot. Outside of electricity, the snow and wind have completely stopped. But the capital changed completely overnight. When news of Crown Prince Phai's death spread, the entire Eastern Party was arrested and imprisoned. The entire Tieu family had their property confiscated, and the old case of the Qi family in Jiangnan was also reopened for trial. My mother's blood letter was included in the case file of Dai Ly Tu, the Qi family was cleared of all wrongs, and at the same time returned to their ancestral home. Because his father hid the blood letter, he was convicted, but also because he secretly brought evidence to the Northern border to make achievements, he was only dismissed from the position of Minister, kept a leisurely position, and was sentenced to three years of probation. When he came to see me, he stood silently in the hallway for a long time.

“Van Nguyet, father is sorry for your mother.”

I gently shook my head.

“If mother is still alive, people will also hope that father is alive.”

"Only if you're still alive, you can wait until today."

The corners of his father's eyes were red, but in the end he still smiled.

“An Bac Vuong is a person worth trusting.”

I took a quick look into the room.

“I know.”

Three days later, news came from the cold palace. The Queen of the Tieu family, before the white silk was given, used a piece of broken porcelain to cut her own face. She said that she would rather be a ghost, but also did not want to look like a failure to meet the dead ancestors of the Tieu family. Unfortunately, at that time no one was afraid of her anymore. Seven days later, Mrs. Tham and Tieu Thua Vien were both executed in one day. On the day of the execution, people in the capital crowded the entire long street. Someone threw rotten vegetables into the prison truck. Someone knelt on the side of the road and cried, saying that ten years ago his relative lost his life because of the Tham family's murder. Until the last moment, Mrs. Tham was still screaming that the Tham family had hundreds of years of prosperity. Unfortunately, her screams were quickly drowned out by countless people's curses. Tham Nghien Phong's sentence of beheading after the fall was changed to execution the following spring. It's not because someone stood up to propose love to him. It was because the Emperor wanted him to see with his own eyes the sign of the Tham mansion being taken down, the road being sealed, and the Crown Prince's jade pendant being returned to Tham Nghien Tu. Before being escorted to heaven, he asked to see me one last time. I'm not going to see him. I just asked Thanh La to help me with one sentence.

"Don't continue to meddle, you'll bring humiliation to yourself."

When Thanh La returned, her eyes were bright as if she had finally released the anger that had been suppressed for many years.

“Miss, after hearing that sentence, Tham Nghien Phong immediately spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.”

I smiled.

“That's good.”

Half a month later, Tham Nghien Tu was able to get out of bed and walk. The Emperor once again issued an order, the wedding remained the same, the wedding date was set for early spring of next year.