Chapter 25
Chapter 25 — King, It's Not Done! Princess... Princess has slapped Your Majesty!
Hoarse voice.
"The poor priest's father, Luc Quan, was threatened by the Tham family in the past and was forced to change Ta Thi's fate statement."
"The order behind the Tham palace came from the Central Palace."
"Before my father passed away, he left behind a token, which is this."
The Queen Mother looked at him coldly.
"You are just a person outside the Buddha's door, talking nonsense, how can the civil and military officials believe you?"
Thanh Tran bowed.
"Poor Dao wishes to be interrogated by the Third Company."
"If there is even half a lie, I will use my life to pay for it."
Phung Hac Nien also bowed his head.
"The villagers are also willing to be examined together."
The physician's sister held a silver hairpin and cried as she offered it.
"This is something my sister left for the women before entering the palace."
"She said, if she dies, tell the women to remember, the medicine that harms people is given from Thien Thu Palace."
The Queen Mother suddenly stood up.
"Slander."
She turned to look at Tieu Thua Uyen.
"King Regent, just to protect a woman, do you even dare to frame anyone?"
Tieu Thua Uyen's expression remained calm.
"The Queen Mother said it wrong."
"It's not like this king framed you."
"But the evidence has found you."
The Queen Mother's chest rose and fell violently. She suddenly turned to the new emperor Tieu Hoai Can.
"The person who just ascended the throne, could he stand by and watch the Regent King bully the First Emperor's Queen?"
The celestial teenager's fingertips tightened slightly. The eyes of everyone in the main hall immediately turned towards him. This is the Queen Mother's final move. She wants the new emperor to stand up. As long as the new emperor says one word, he cannot force the Queen Mother. Today's interrogation will immediately turn into a dispute between soldiers and gods. Tieu Hoai Can's face turned pale. But people did not immediately speak up. Tieu Thua Uyen did not urge him at all. I looked at that eleven year old boy. People are afraid. But fear does not mean stupidity. A long time later. Tieu Hoai Can slowly opened his mouth.
"If the Queen Mother is innocent, then she should be assigned to the Third Company to investigate."
"The family and the martial arts officials are all present, I'm also here."
"No one can slander the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother's body slightly staggered. Her eyes looked at the new emperor. Finally, hatred appeared.
"Granted to a new emperor."
"You... each of you... want to force someone."
She suddenly laughed loudly. Sharp laughter. Like a gold brooch scratching a porcelain surface.
"Ta Lenh Nghi."
"Do you really think you won?"
I looked at her. The Queen Mother raised her hand and pointed straight at me.
"In the past, someone wanted to kill your mother."
"It's because she's unreasonable."
"Clearly she can take you out of the capital, yet she insists on staying in the Ta family palace, determined to plan for you a noble path."
"A small lady even dared to have the illusion of interfering in the East Palace's marriage."
My fingertips slowly tighten. The whole main hall shook. She admitted it herself. But the Queen Mother doesn't seem to want to hide it anymore.
"The Tham family is just pushing the boat along."
"The Ta family's palace is just out of greed."
"You really want her dead."
"Who is it?"
She stared at me. His eyes were filled with resentment.
"Unfortunate."
"In the past, no one could have killed her."
"It's not convenient to kill you too."
Tieu Thua Uyen's eyes suddenly appeared cold as ice. In the main hall, the heat seemed to be drained away in the blink of an eye. I raised my hand and held his sleeve. He looked at me, but in the end he still didn't move. I walked in front of the Queen Mother. On the high steps, her phoenix robe was splendid and her golden crown was heavy. But right now, in my eyes, she just looks like an empty corpse supported by power.
"The Queen Mother killed my mother in the past because she was afraid that I would enter the Eastern Palace."
"Today I want to dethrone my Princess because I'm afraid the old case will be overturned."
"From beginning to end, what you fear has never been my destiny."
"What she's afraid of is someone pulling her down from her throne."
The Queen Mother gritted her teeth.
"What are you? Who are you worthy of dragging down?"
I raised my hand. A slap landed squarely on her face. The sound of slapping rang out crisply. The whole main hall was as quiet as paper. This time, no one screamed. No one pulled out the knife. Even the patriarchs and civil and military officials seemed to be locked in place. The Queen Mother hugged her cheeks and looked at me in disbelief.
"Who do you dare to hit?"
I calmly replied:
"This slap is for my mother."
Just as the Queen Mother was about to open her mouth, I turned around and gave her another slap.
"This slap is on behalf of those who were exterminated ten years ago."
She staggered back half a step, her golden coffin shifted completely to one side. I raised my hand a third time. This slap is even heavier.
"This slap is for me."
"Ta Lenh Nghi's life is not your turn to decide, it is not your turn to abolish it, and it is not your turn to take it away."