Chapter 21 — Kieu Hoa Was Switched By Her Fiance, I Married The Crown Prince, He Completely Collapsed

Liu Tich Quan shook his head.

"My father only said her name was Ly Ma Tu. After that, Duc Phi secretly executed her. But she had a daughter, whom my father quietly took out of the capital and arranged to live at Bach Van Quan in the south of the city."

Bach Van restaurant. My heart beats loudly. Leaving the Tran family palace, my mind was still extremely chaotic. Returning to the Eastern Palace, I recounted exactly what Lieu Tich Quan had said to Tieu Hanh. After listening, he didn't say a word for a long time. Inside, there was dead silence. We can feel that hidden under his calm appearance are fierce waves flooding the sky. After a long while, he slowly spoke, his voice hoarse.

“This matter absolutely must not be known to anyone.”

“On the Bach Van side, I will send a secret guard to investigate.”

He looked at me, his eyes extremely serious.

“If… I mean if… this is true…”

He did not continue speaking. But I know what he wants to say. If Tieu Canh's identity is true, then what awaits us will be an endless bloody battle. There is no longer any way back. In the following days, the atmosphere in the capital became extremely strange. Tieu Canh used the excuse of illness to close the door and not go out. The Queen also canceled the entire banquet and stayed deep in the palace, rarely appearing. On the outside, it seems like the waves are calm and the wind is calm. But we know, that's just the last calm before the storm comes. Three days later, the dark guard returned. The person they brought with them was a woman about forty years old. She is Ly Ma Tu's daughter. According to her story, in the past, her mother actually delivered Duc Phi's baby. I also actually saw the red birthmark on Duc Phi's ankle. Before she passed away, her mother once gave her a brocade box, telling her to keep it carefully at all costs. The dark guard respectfully presented the brocade box. We opened the brocade box. Inside was a newborn baby diaper still stained with blood. In one corner of the diaper, there is a strange totem embroidered with gold thread. That is not the dragon text of the Dai Zhou royal family. It's a blood lotus I've never seen before. Blood lotus flower. Tieu Hanh looked at that totem and his face immediately turned pale.

“This is... a sign of the previous ‘Blood Lotus Sect’.”

His voice carried a tremble that was hard to detect. The Blood Lotus Sect was the state religion of the previous dynasty, and was also the most loyal force to the previous royal family. After Dai Zhou founded the country, the Blood Lotus Sect was listed as an evil cult, suffered cruel repression, and has long been incognito. Unexpectedly, their evil remains were hidden in the harem, and together with Duc Phi, a prince was born. This news is so scary.

“No wonder…” Tieu Hanh muttered. "No wonder my father has always oppressed me and tolerated Old Tam for all these years. Turns out he already knew."

Our hearts are shocked.

“Your Highness means… Your Majesty, you…”

"It's not that the emperor doesn't know, he just doesn't dare to touch it." A trace of sadness flashed in Tieu Hanh's eyes. "The power of the Blood Lotus Sect is deep-rooted and has long pervaded the royal court, inside and out. Father is afraid that once this matter is exposed, it will shake the country and cause great chaos in the world."

"So you can only be patient. You even want to support old Tam to the throne in exchange for favors Temporary peace.”

I understand. The emperor is not a prince. It's weakness. People want to use a fake peace to cover up a country that is gradually collapsing.

“So what about us…”

“We have no way back.”

Tieu Hanh interrupted me, his eyes once again burning with fighting spirit.

“Father can back down, but we can't.”

“Once Tieu Canh ascends the throne, the first person he wants to eliminate is us.”

"At that time, the whole of Dai Zhou will fall into the hands of the evil remnants of the previous dynasty, and the world will definitely be devastated."

He grabbed my hand, his palm was hot.

“Tham Vi, are you scared?”

I shook my head and squeezed his hand.

“Not afraid.”

“With you here, I'm not afraid of anything.”

At that moment, between us was no longer a calculation, nor was it a transaction. It's a belief that can entrust life and death to the other person. He nodded slightly.

“Then we will fight with all our strength.”

All plans are quietly carried out in an orderly manner. Tieu Hanh relied on the power of the Eastern palace and began secretly contacting the court officials who were still loyal to orthodoxy. Tran Vong, King Tinh and some of my father's former subordinates were still in the capital. As for me, I took advantage of my status as the Crown Princess, often going in and out of the harem, befriending several concubines who had no children and were not favored.