Chapter 2 — Holy Order of Dowry

Lieu Minh Chau put her hands on her head and cried until she trembled. The royal concubine was so angry that she could not stand. Tieu Thua Canh took a step forward. The swords of the forbidden army rang out simultaneously. The great eunuch said shrilly: "Your Majesty, the decree is still here." Tieu Thua Canh paused. I picked up the golden phoenix brooch. On the back of the brooch there is a small word Tham engraved. I used a handkerchief to wipe it once, then put it back in the box. "Continue." The royal concubine finally fumbled and took the key out of her sleeve. She didn't give it to me. She threw it to the ground. The brass key fell to the ground with a deafening sound. I don't stoop. Mother Tan walked over, picked it up, wiped it clean, and placed it in my palm. I grabbed the key tightly. "To the storage room." Everyone followed me towards the backyard. The royal palace's warehouse is located on the east side, with three layers of doors and two layers of locks. Before, I didn't have the key, nor was I qualified to enter. Today, the imperial army goes first, the eunuch follows, Tieu Thua Canh and the Royal Highness go behind me. Lieu Minh Chau also followed. She had changed into her robe, her loose hair was tied back in a bun, but she no longer wore the hairpin. When the warehouse door opened, a blast of old wood smell came. I stood at the door, not entering immediately. Mother Qin lit the lamp. As soon as the fire lit up, everyone's faces changed. Originally there should have been twenty-four tightly packed wooden chests, but now there are only thirteen left. The area next to the wall was largely empty. There are still drag marks on the ground. The great eunuch inhaled a breath of cold air. "Wang Hao, this..." I opened the dowry book. "There are eleven boxes missing." Tieu Thua Canh said in a deep voice: "In recent years, the royal palace has had a lot of expenses, there are some things that are temporarily borrowed, this king will make up for it." I looked at the vacant positions. "There's no need to make up for it." I took out the second notebook from my sleeve. "I only need the original material." Phi Phi's face changed drastically. "Where did you get this notebook?" I turned to the clipboard and pulled out a thin sheet of paper. The paper has the royal seal stamped on it. It was clearly written above, six golden wooden chests, brought to the Lieu family's mansion. I raised my head to look at Lieu Minh Chau. "Liu Trac Phi." "Your mother's house's storage room should be opened."03 Lieu Minh Chau's face was as white as paper. She clung to the maid, her lips moved several times, unable to speak. The royal concubine spoke first. "Nonsense!" "The Lieu family is a noble family, how can they take your dowry?" I gave the royal palace's private stamped paper to the chief eunuch. The great eunuch received it, just looked at it, his face immediately darkened. "This private seal, I recognize it." "It is the seal of the warehouse of the Regent of the Royal Palace." The Royal Highness's eyes were dull. Tieu Thua Canh looked at me. "When did you get it?" I looked at him. "Your Majesty, have you forgotten?" "Last winter, you ordered someone to take six chests from the storage room, saying they were going to take them to Tay Canh Khao Quan." "That day there was a strong wind and snow, the person carrying the chest tripped at the side door, and the dispatch paper fell into the snow." "I picked it up." Tieu Thua Canh's eyebrows twitched. Of course he forgot. He never took my words to heart. Never put people in our hearts. Liu Minh Chau suddenly burst into tears. "Sister, I don't know." "If the Liu family really accepted the goods, then it must be an ignorant servant." I glanced at her. "You don't know?" I raised my hand and pointed to the row of jade buttons on her robe. "These four mutton fat jade buttons come from the seventh chest." "The red coral earrings of the maid behind you come from the ninth chest." The red, gold-woven tape that you stepped on when you walked through the door came from the eleventh chest." With every word I said, Liu Minh Chau's face turned a little whiter. Maid side

Then she was so scared that she immediately knelt down and raised her hand to take off her earrings. "I don't know, I really don't know!" I didn't pay attention to the maid. I just looked at Tieu Thua Canh. "Your Majesty also doesn't know?" Tieu Thua Canh's hand hung down at his side, his knuckles tensed. "This matter will be investigated by my prince." I nodded. "Then let's investigate." "To the Liu family mansion." Liu Minh Chau suddenly raised his head. "No way!" She shouted too hastily. Everyone in the yard turned to look at her. She immediately bowed her head, her voice trembling. "My concubine's mother is sick and can't stand the shock." I burst out laughing. "If you can't stand the shock, then can you bear the crime of resisting orders?" The great eunuch immediately raised his voice. "The army obeys orders." "Escort the princess to the Lieu family mansion." Tieu Thua Canh stood in front of me. "Tham Van Chi, that's enough." I stopped walking. "The king wants to stop?" He stared at me, from the bottom. There was anger in his eyes, as well as suppressed confusion. "Today is the day the king takes charge of his concubine, you have made a noise for the whole city to know." "Do you still want to drag the entire Liu family into the water?" I looked at him. "It wasn't me who pulled it." "They got involved themselves." I took a step forward. "Get out of the way." Tieu Thua Canh did not move. The commander of the forbidden army grabbed the hilt of his sword.