Chapter 10 — Lady Tu Muu Thien Ha

Trieu Liem was escorted in by two officials from the Ministry of Justice, his official hat tilted to one side. Co Sung asked, "Trieu Liem, who told you to touch the warehouse?" Trieu Liem bitten him to death and did not confess. Bui Than spread out a piece of paper, "The young man in your palace confessed that he was loitering around the back door of Ninh Vien Hau's palace last night." On Nhuoc Duong shook his head vigorously, "I don't know." Tham Tri Y looked at her, "Of course you don't know. You only know that the East Palace study was burned down, and the old manuscript can no longer be found." Tieu Canh Hanh turned to look at Tham Tri Y, "Are you still stuck with the old manuscript?" Tham Tri Y stood up on her hands, her clothes at her knees were soaked with sweat, "Your Highness, today I am not concerned about old manuscripts. I want to ask Miss Wen, the night of the fire in Wen's second room ten years ago, were you in the room or not?" Wen Nhuoc Duong pointed his finger at her, "You're crazy." Co Sung said in a low voice, "Miss Wen, the Ministry of Justice would like to invite you on a trip." The queen was angry, "It's body is weak, who dares to touch it?" Bui Than clasped his hands, "Niang Niang, if she was just a public servant, the Ministry of Justice wouldn't dare. If she were someone who had something to do with people's lives, you wouldn't be able to stop her." Tieu Canh Hanh grabbed On Nhuoc Duong's hand, "I'll go with you." Wen Nhuoc Duong raised her head to look at him, tears rolling down her eyes, "Your Highness, do you believe me?" Tieu Canh Hanh answered very quickly, "Believe." Tham Tri Y picked up the torn bandage from the ground and gave it to Ngan Hanh, "Let's go too." Tieu Canh Hanh looked back, "Your knees are still unstable, do you still want to cause trouble?" Tham Tri Y looked at him, "I'm not going to cause trouble. I'm going to retrieve the truth that has been buried for the past ten years." On Nhuoc Duong suddenly laughed, his voice very small, "Tham Tri Y, the deeper you investigate, the more people will die." Tham Tri Y stepped in front of her, "This sentence, Chu Hanh also said it." Tears on On Nhuoc Duong's face stopped falling. Tham Tri Y said each word, "It seems that the dead people you are afraid of are all the same person." Outside the main hall, the Hinh Bo hall was packed with people. When Ninh Vien Hau ran over, Trieu Liem was already kneeling on the street. On Nhuoc Duong sat on a chair, his face pale, Tieu Canh Hanh stood next to her. Tham Tri Y sat on the other side, Ngan Hanh squatted at her feet and squeezed her knees. As soon as Ninh Vien Hau walked through the door, he became angry, "Co Sung, are you judging my Wen family, or are you judging a public servant?" Co Sung banged on the wood of the hall, "If Marquis wants to attend an audience, then sit down. If you want to disturb the public hall, please leave." Ninh Vien Hau pointed at Tham Tri Y, "Is she forcing you? A lady from the royal family, sees the Ministry of Justice as the Tham family's backyard." Tam Tri Y raised his eyes, "Master Marquis ten years ago also treated the fire scene as his own backyard. After burning it, he told people to clean it up. Didn't anyone stop him?" Ninh Vien Hau's face darkened, "You're spitting blood." Bui Than led an old servant up. As soon as the old servant saw Ninh Vien Hau, his legs trembled and he knelt down, "Master, please forgive me." On Nhuoc Duong stood up, "Uncle Tran?" Ninh Vien Hau shouted, “Shut up.” Co Sung asked, "Tran Trung, in the old Wen family's second room fire, you were the doorkeeper. Khai." Tran Trung trembled and said, "That night the second master and his wife were not in the room at all. The young lady was not there either. The people locked in the room were two exiles." There was silence in the main hall. Tieu Canh Hanh looked at On Nhuoc Duong, "What did he say?" Tears flowed from On Nhuoc Duong's eyes immediately, "I don't know, I was still young at that time." Tham Tri Y asked, "Your parents did not die, nor were you in the fire. So who made you an orphan?" Tran Trung looked at Ninh Vien Hau, "Master Marquis said, the second room did not listen

words, not being able to keep one's reputation. If this young lady becomes an orphan, it will be easier for her to be raised in the Marquis's residence." Ninh Vien Marquis kicked him, "Old dog, you dare to slander this Marquis!" Bui Than stopped him, "Dealing on the offensive, Marquis is really in a hurry." Co Sung asked, "Second room doesn't listen to anything?" Tran Trung cried, "Second master kept a book, recording the Marquis's embezzlement of food and grass on the border. The second family intends to hand it over to Prime Minister Tham.” Tham Tri Y's fingertips tapped on the armrest of the chair, "Where are the books?" Tran Trung bowed his head, "The Marquis took it away." Ninh Vien Hau laughed coldly, “Silly. Can the words of a servant also condemn the Marquis?" Bui Than presented a deposition again, "Trieu Liem admitted his crime, the old relics in the warehouse were swapped three times. The first time the jade was swapped was Chu Dien Su. The second time the door latch was swapped at the crime scene, it was Lord Trieu. The third time, it didn't work last night." Trieu Liem suddenly raised his head, "I only admit to exchanging things, not that it was instigated by the Marquis." Ninh Vien Hau breathed a sigh of relief. Tham Tri Y suddenly asked, "Lord Trieu, was the last person Chu Dien Su met before he died?" Trieu Liem's face changed, "No." Bui Than looked at the sailor, "Lead Chu Hanh." When Chu Hanh was escorted to the public hall, the smell of alcohol on his body had not yet dissipated. When he saw Tham Tri Y, he immediately avoided eye contact.