Chapter 9 — He said he wouldn't marry me until the Holy Order came down and he would go crazy

Tham Nghien Tu brought the silver bell in front of me.

“This king really has a selfish desire to take revenge on the Tham family.”

“But please only marry her, not to humiliate her.”

"It's about praying for marriage."

The whole main hall was completely silent. I looked at him, but didn't immediately reach out to receive it. The Queen suddenly laughed coldly.

“What a profound and meaningful love scene.”

"An Bac Vuong, do you really think that if you turn around the case of the Tham family, you will have won?"

She slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with resentment.

“Your Majesty, don't forget.”

“That year, the secret orders in Black Phong Ridge were not something only I could issue.”

As soon as the Queen's words ended, even the wind in the Taiji Palace seemed to stop blowing. The Emperor's face changed for the first time. Not angry. It's the coldness and gloom to the extreme. He stared at the Queen.

“Do you know what you're saying?”

The Queen smiled softly. The strings of pearls on the phoenix coffin hung down in front of her eyes, obscuring half of her pale face.

“Of course I know.”

“That year in Black Phong Mountain, why was Tham Nghien Tu alone lured to the cliff edge?”

"Why hasn't the guard team accompanying the Northern patrol ever arrived?"

"And why were the bandits able to avoid the patrol route of the forbidden army and then directly attack the convoy of the Tham family residence?"

Every sentence and every word of hers was like digging up every trace of blood that had been buried many years ago out of the ground.

"Your Majesty, without that secret order to mobilize the defense, would it be possible to do those things just by relying on an old lady of the Tham residence?"

Many ministers in the palace turned pale. The four words "secret order to mobilize defense" were no longer an internal case. It's a military matter. It's a matter related to royal power. The Emperor coldly ordered:

“Block the main hall.”

The Imperial Army immediately advanced, and the main hall door slammed shut. Many women in the palace were so scared that they cried out softly. On the contrary, the Queen laughed even more cheerfully.

“Your Majesty, are you afraid?”

The emperor raised his hand, and the jade cup on the altar was thrown hard to the ground.

“I'm giving you one last chance.”

The Queen slowly stood up straight.

“That year, when His Majesty was still the Crown Prince.”

“During the patrol to the North in the Black Wind Range, the Immortal Emperor also went along.”

“After the order to mobilize the defense of the Eastern Palace was issued, the army immediately withdrew from the Western line.”

“Tham Nghien Tu fell into the abyss on the western line.”

"On that decree, stamped is the seal of the Eastern Palace."

She looked towards Tham Nghien Tu, her eyes full of resentment.

“An Bac Vuong, you have been investigating for ten years.”

“Haven't we investigated this level yet?”

Everyone's eyes once again fell on Tham Nghien Tu. I saw his hand holding the silver bell, his knuckles slightly clenched. It turns out he didn't know. But from beginning to end, he still didn't say it. The Emperor's voice was low and scary.

“Queen, do you want to blame all your sins on me?”

The Queen replied:

“I don't dare.”

“I'm just reminding Your Majesty.”

“If today we insist on investigating to the end what happened that year, then there will be no more in this Taiji Palace Who can be clean anymore?

Old Lady Tham was being escorted to one side of the main hall. As soon as she heard those words, her eyes suddenly lit up again. It was like she had just grasped the last straw that saved her life.

“Your Majesty, I have been wronged.”

"That year, if it weren't for the orders from above, how would the Tham palace dare to arbitrarily dispatch the guards of the Northern patrol group?"

Mrs. Tham's crying also stopped. Tham Nghien Phong also suddenly raised his head. It was like he had just seen a way to live. As long as the Emperor is also dragged into this matter, today's case will not be able to continue to be publicly tried. But once the trial cannot be made public, the Tham family still has a chance to turn the situation around. My heart sank slightly. This is the Queen's true trump card. She doesn't want to clear her name of guilt. But I want to stir up this entire puddle. Tham Nghien Tu suddenly spoke up.

“What the Queen just said about the order to mobilize the defense of the Eastern Palace, I have indeed investigated.”

A glint of pride flashed in the Queen's eyes. But right after that, Tham Nghien Tu continued:

"I also investigated that the order was fake."

The smile on the Queen's lips stiffened. Tham Nghien Tu raised his hand. The black-armored guard respectfully presented a long box. Inside the box is an old order scroll that is still preserved intact. The edge of the order's paper was scorched, looking like it had just been reclaimed from a sea of fire. Tham Nghien Tu says:

“This is the remnants of the order that I intercepted at the northern border.”

“There is the seal of the Eastern palace on it.”

“But there's a piece missing from the corner of the seal.”

"After that, I invited craftsmen to restore the seal, only to discover that the missing part completely did not match the real seal of the Eastern Palace."