Chapter 18 — I heard that I had a loving husband and wife, and had many children and grandchildren. He crushed the white jade bowl in his hand.

Co Van Thu glanced at me and slightly raised her eyebrows.

“Mrs. Han is very frugal today.”

“Recently, the government is saving money.”

As soon as these words were said, the faces of many people present immediately became unsightly. Everyone knows that in the past, the Han family had their benefits cut off, their military salaries were investigated, and they were made into trouble everywhere. Bringing this up superficially is like slapping some people in the face right in front of everyone. But today I didn't come here just to expose others. Halfway through the party, I found an excuse to leave the party table. Say go change clothes. In fact, go to the small road east of Tieu Phong Palace. Miss Tran has already arranged someone for me in advance. That person was a low-ranking cleaning lady in Tieu Phong palace, surnamed Ly. Normally he doesn't stand out at all, but he's literate and has great courage. I stood under an old eucalyptus tree and waited for a while. Tieu Ly flashed out from around the corner, clutching a white porcelain vase and a few pieces of paper in her hands.

"Mrs. Han, the things have been taken. The bottle was just brought into the pharmacy this morning, and these papers are the medicine."

I accept it. The vase body is smooth, without letters or marks. I uncorked the bottle and smelled it. The taste is slightly bitter, but carries a faint hint of sweetness. Exactly the same taste as the bowl of oxygen thang in my memory. The prescription is written very clearly. Among the three main medicinal herbs, there is one named "Kho Tan Tu", which is not on the list of common tonics. Used alone will be harmless. But if you mix it with the right type of Ngoc Marrow Duong Qi thang to drink for a long time... the effect is only one. Cutting off vitality...this is also what I drank from my previous life. Let's put everything away.

“Absolutely do not mention this to anyone.”

“You go back and continue working as usual.”

Tieu Ly nodded, turned around and ran away. I took the vase and slowly returned to the banquet. Co Van Thu was still sitting in the highest position, smiling and chatting happily with the ladies. I returned to my seat and quietly ate a bite of breakfast. Now is not the time yet. The best blade... does not lie in the moment it is drawn. It lies in the moment the opponent sees the light of its blade. After returning from the palace, I put the bottle and the medicine together in a box, hidden in the most secret compartment in the bedroom. Han Chinh asked me how the banquet in the palace was.

"It's okay. I can eat a few bites of breakfast."

He truly believes it. This person is meticulous in the battlefield down to every hair. When I got home, I was as rough as a piece of wood. However, I know that just relying on a potion and a remedy cannot defeat Co Van Thu. She will say that the things in the pharmacy are for her own use. I will say that the other remedy is a common remedy of the Thai hospital. Will erase all traces related to me. We need more. One piece of evidence that could block her entire retreat. At that moment, an unexpected person came to the door. It was the lonely administrator of Tieu Phong Palace who brought a "welcome gift" to Co Van Thu last time. This time she didn't come to deliver the goods. But to ask for help.

“Lady Han, please save this old slave.”

She knelt before me, her whole body trembling.

“The Queen said that the old slave did not do well and wanted to control the old slave Go to Hoan Y Department.”

"The work at Hoan Y Department... no one can do it for more than three months without becoming disabled."

“What's the use of you looking for me?”

“This old slave knows a few things.”

She raised her head, her eyes red.

“It's something related to that bowl of soup.”

My hand holding the cup of tea stopped.

“What?”

"The medicine for tonic soup is not prescribed by a Thai physician."

"It's because a palace maid named Thu Thien next to the Queen brings medicinal herbs from outside the palace every month."

“The people of the Thai hospital were completely unaware.”

“What else?”

“Thu Thien used a fixed wooden box to bring medicinal herbs into the palace.”

“The box has the Co family's hidden signature engraved on it.”

“Every time I use it, that box is stored on the third shelf in the basement of the pharmacy.”

“Why do you know so well?”

“Because it was the old slave who helped her move things.”

“Been moving for more than two years.”

I looked at her kneeling on the ground, silent for a long time.