Chapter 3 — He said he wouldn't marry me until the Holy Order came down and he would go crazy

Tham Nghien Tu slowly spoke.

“You just personally pushed me down.”

Tham Nghien Phong raised his head, his eyes bloodshot.

“I don't!”

“You forced me!”

"Everyone says that you are the crown prince, that you have outstanding talent, that in the future the Tham family will have to rely on you."

"I am also the son of the Tham family, why can I only stand behind you forever?"

Mrs. Tham almost collapsed and shouted:

“Nghien Phong!”

Tham Nghien Phong turned his head to look at her.

“Mother, you were also present that year.”

"You clearly saw that when I returned, my whole body was covered in blood."

“It was the person who helped me burn that outfit.”

The whole hall was immediately in an uproar. Mrs. Tham's body went limp and she fell to the ground. Old Lady Tham could no longer kneel firmly. The Queen's face was extremely unsightly. This wedding banquet, up to this moment, has completely turned into a criminal trial for the Tham family. The Emperor asked coldly:

“Mrs. Shen.”

“Is what he said true?”

Mrs. Tham's lips trembled, and for a long time she still couldn't say a word. Tham Nghien Tu finally looked towards her. That was the first time since entering the main hall that he looked directly at his mother.

“Mother.”

Those two words were so light that they felt like ash. Mrs. Tham suddenly raised her head. Tham Nghien Tu asked:

“Ten years ago, after I fell off the cliff.”

“Have you ever sent someone to look for me?”

Lady Tham's tears flowed like rain. But her silence was clearer than any answer. At that moment, outside the main hall suddenly came the sound of rapid footsteps. A guard wearing black armor knelt in front of the palace door.

“Bam Vuong.”

“The Tham family's mansion was on fire.”

“Someone tried to set a fire from the street.”

As soon as the two words "from the Tham family's palace" rang out, old lady Tham almost fell limp to the ground. Tham Nghien Tu's eyes immediately turned cold.

“Who is in the palace?”

The black armored guard replied:

“The third master of the Tham residence has led people to block the street.”

“The fire that had just broken out was extinguished.”

"It's just that in the secret compartment of the temple, I found an iron chest."

Old Lady Tham suddenly raised her head.

“How can outsiders freely barge in from the Tham family palace!”

Tham Nghien Tu didn't even bother to look at her.

“Bring it up.”

Not long after, the guard lifted a smoky iron box and entered the main hall. The edge of the chest was still covered in ash and smoke. The lock has been pried open. Old Lady Tham's eyes stared at that box, as if she wanted to rush in and grab it. The Emperor looked at everyone in the eyes, his voice even colder. The eunuch opened the iron chest. Inside there was a stack of yellowed letters, a private seal and half a talisman that had been dyed black. As soon as Mrs. Tham saw half of that protective talisman, a broken sob immediately burst out of her throat. Tham Nghien Tu's eyes also stopped for a moment. That protective talisman was the thing he used to wear when he was a teenager. The other half, after he fell into the abyss, was soaked in red blood, and he carried it with him for ten years. Tham Nghien Tu held up the protective talisman. The two halves merged into one, the two words "Binh An" embroidered on it have long since faded. Mrs. Tham finally couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed to the ground, bursting into tears.

“Nguyen Tu.”

"Sample I'm sorry for you."

Tham Nghien Phong's face immediately changed.

“Mother!”

Mrs. Tham did not look at him. She just looked at Tham Nghien Tu, as if the nightmare that had lasted for ten years had finally crushed her entire spine.

“That year I knew you weren't dead.”

As soon as that sentence ended, even the sound of breathing in the main hall seemed to stop. The coldness in Tham Nghien Tu's eyes froze into ice.

“Continue.”

Mrs. Tham's whole body trembled.

“The third day after I fell into the abyss, a mountain man brought news.”

"Said that at the bottom of the abyss, a teenager was found still alive."

"That person recognized the mark on the horse of the Tham family, so he secretly went to the palace to report the news."

“I want to find you.”

“But your great-grandmother stopped me.”

Mrs. Tham shouted loudly:

“You are crazy!”

Mrs. Tham cried and shook her head.

“I have been crazy for ten years.”

"Every night I dream of Nghien Tu's whole body covered in blood, asking me why I didn't save you."

“Old lady, you are the crazy one.”

Old Lady Tham's eyes became extremely venomous.

“If it weren't for me, the Tham palace would have collapsed long ago.”

“Nghien Tu's personality is too tough, and Mr. Marquis is too biased toward him.”

“If he inherits the title, sooner or later the Tham family house will fall into the hands of the Tieu family house.”

"Nghien Phong knows how to listen and understands what it means to take the big picture first."

“If we support it, what's wrong?”

Hearing this, I finally couldn't help but laugh coldly.

“Taking the big picture first?”

Everyone turned to look at me.