Chapter 12 — Kieu Hoa went to the wrong door, I don't want to go back

I saw the stepmother's fingertips tremble slightly. The entourage continued to say:

“The cashier of the ticket recognized the person who came to exchange money.”

“It's the second butler of the Tham residence.”

His father's face immediately turned pale. The stepmother suddenly knelt down.

“Master, I have been wronged.”

Before I could speak, from the other end of the long street suddenly came the sound of royal carriages. An inner servant hurriedly arrived at night, his high-pitched voice tearing through the cold night in front of the gate of the Thai Pho palace.

"Your Majesty has an order, the Tham family's wife immediately went to the palace to wait for questioning."

The palace gate opened a crack in the middle of the night. The wheel grinded through the cold, wet green stone floor, the heavy sound seemed to weigh on everyone's chest. I sat in the carriage of the Thai Pho palace, Thanh Chi sat next to me, in his hand clutching the wooden box containing the phoenix coffin. Co Hoai Nghien followed on horseback. Luc Thua Uyen was also urgently summoned to the palace. The Tham family's carriage was behind, the curtains were closed tightly, not even a single sound could be heard from inside. Thanh Chi asked in a low voice:

“Miss, Your Majesty sent a summons late at night, is the situation getting more serious?”

I lifted a corner of the car curtain and saw a dark bow wall stretching forward.

“Letting the palace gate open in the middle of the night is of course no small matter.”

“So when are we…”

She didn't finish her sentence. I took her hand.

"No."

“How do you know, miss?”

I paused a bit.

“Because if you want to deal with me, just a holy decree is enough during the day.”

“What Your Majesty wants is to ask questions, not my life.”

But in our hearts, we are not really relieved. The maid brought the soup and told the second housekeeper of the Tham residence, but she might not be able to point directly to the stepmother. The second butler can plead guilty instead. Can also die. Something like a dead person... I met someone today. After entering the palace, we are taken to the heavenly palace. The young prince did not sit on a high throne, but wore a dark-colored plain clothes and sat under the lamplight, flipping through the files on the case. He's not very old, between his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes there's still a youthful look, but when he raises his eyes, he makes others not dare to be careless. Co Hoai Nghien entered the palace to perform the ceremony.

“The Divine Co Hoai Nghien pays a visit to His Majesty.”

Luc Thua Uyen followed closely behind. The Tham family's wife knelt even lower. I also knelt down, my knees touched the cold tile floor, the place that had been pinched during the day began to hurt. The young angel put down the file.

“Shen Duong Ninh.”

I bow.

“Goddess is present.”

“During the day, I sent someone to spread the word, telling you to dare to speak the truth.”

“Do you still dare now?”

I raised my head. The angel smiled slightly. The person looked at his father.

“Lord Shen, your daughter is more courageous than you.”

There were beads of sweat on his father's forehead.

“There is no way for God to teach you.”

"The four words 'it's impossible to teach children', I'm tired of hearing them today."

The angel's voice suddenly turned cold.

“I ask you, why did the second butler of the Tham residence use Truong Phong Voucher's banknote to bribe the assassin?”

Parents were stunned.

“I don't know.”

“What about Mrs. Tham?”

The stepmother quickly bowed her head.

“Father God doesn't know either.”

The Emperor looked towards Co Hoai Nghien. Co Hoai Nghien took out a confession sheet from his sleeve.

“The watchman only accepted the check and did not recognize the owner plot.”

“Kinh Trieu Palace has sent people to Tham Palace to arrest Nhi Butler.”

The angel asked:

“Have you caught it yet?”

A servant from outside the palace quickly walked in.

"To inform your Majesty, the second butler of the Tham residence drank poison and is now out of breath."

Behind me, Thanh Chi gently took a breath. Another person died. The remaining teenage smile on the angel's face completely disappeared.

"A float went the wrong way, two people who knew about it lost their lives in succession."

“Tham Duong Ninh, you really know how to choose a date.”

I replied softly:

"I also want to know who chose this path instead of me."

The angel looked at me for a moment.

“The key your mother left behind is on you?”

In the palace, all eyes immediately turned to me. His father raised his head in surprise. The mother's face was as white as paper. I know I can't hide it anymore. I took out the bronze key from my sleeve and offered it with both hands. The inner servant took the key and brought it before the court. The Emperor picked up the key and looked at the begonia pattern on the handle.

“I've been looking for this thing for three years.”

My heart suddenly tightened. The father lost his voice and said:

“Your Majesty, this is just the key to the private vault left by his deceased wife.”

The angel raised his eyes.

"Master Shen, you don't even know what the person lying next to your pillow has hidden, so you still dare to say it's just that?"

Father opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. Co Hoai Nghien's eyes stopped on the key, an almost imperceptible movement between his eyebrows. God calls:

“Co Hoai Nghien.”

“God is present.”

“Do you recognize this begonia pattern?”

Co Hoai Nghien was silent for a moment.

“I saw it when I was young.”

I turned to look at him. The angel asked: