Chapter 9 — Lady Tu Muu Thien Ha

In the group of noble ladies, someone laughed, "Sister Wen has endured so many resentments, but still asks for love on behalf of others." Tham Tri Y asked, "Your majesty called me to make peace today, or do you want me to see Miss Wen being praised?" The Queen's face darkened, "Tham Tri Y, are you blaming this palace?" "I don't dare." "The two words 'don't dare', what you said doesn't sound like you don't dare." Tieu Canh Hanh walked in from the outer palace, "Mother." Wen Nhuoc Duong immediately stood up, "Your Highness." When Tieu Canh Hanh saw Tham Tri Y, his steps slowed down. The Queen said, "Canh Hanh came at the right time. See for yourself, today let them explain everything clearly." Tieu Canh Hanh sat down, "Nhuoc Duong is willing to take a step back, return the jade card, and also agree not to mention the incident you injured her yesterday again. Tri Y, you also take a step back." Tham Tri Y said, "Should she step back? The jade card is broken, military merit is still on her head, evil reputation falls on me." Wen Nhuoc Duong shed tears again, "Miss Shen, I may not accept the reward. But so many people in the army have testified, why do you insist that I stole the credit?" Tham Tri Y looked at her, "Because you really stole." The ladies frowned at each other. "She's too aggressive and intimidating." "The witness has already come forward, but still doesn't admit it." "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right to say goodbye." Tieu Canh Hanh lowered his voice, "Tham Tri Y, that's enough." The queen spoke coldly, "Nobody, take Tham Tri Y out into the hallway and kneel. Only when you realize your mistake will you stand up." Ngan Hanh rushed up, "On what basis?" The palace maid twisted her arm tightly. Tham Tri Y looked at the Queen, "If you want to punish me, there must be a crime." The queen said, "Disrespectful to the palace, insulting public officials, tolerating disobedient servants." Tham Tri Y nodded, "Okay." Tieu Canh Hanh frowned, "Don't force yourself. Admitting your mistake means you don't have to kneel anymore." "Admit what mistake?" "I shouldn't have aimed at Nhuoc Duong." Tham Tri Y walked out into the hallway, knelt down himself, "I don't admit it." The summer's stone tiles were scorching hot, and as soon as my knee touched it, the pain immediately went straight to my bones. Tham Tri Y's back straightened, sweat rolled from her forehead to her chin, dripping on the blue tile floor. Ngan Hanh was pressed down by two palace maids, impatiently cursing, "You dare touch my lady, the Tham family will absolutely not forgive you!" The queen raised her tea cup, "Slap her mouth." Tham Tri Y raised her head, "It's okay for you to punish me. If you beat me, do you want to force the Tham family to go into the palace today and demand an explanation?" The Queen's hand stopped. Tieu Canh Hanh looked at her kneeling under the harsh sunlight, his eyebrows furrowed more and more tightly, "Tham Tri Y, is it that difficult to bow your head?" Tham Tri Y asked, "When you were a child, Your Highness escaped from the palace and fell and broke your leg. Who knelt down in front of the Emperor to apologize for you?" Tieu Canh Hanh's face changed, "What's the point of mentioning that?" "At that time, I bowed my head." Tham Tri Y looked at him, "Bow your head for me." On Nhuoc Duong said softly, "Miss Tham, if you continue to pressure His Highness with old feelings, His Highness will be in trouble." Ngan Hanh spat, "Stealing other people's things is the most embarrassing." The queen shouted loudly, "Continue to slap your mouth." A voice came from outside the palace gate, "Who do you want to slap?" Co Sung walked in with a cane, Bui Than followed, carrying a wooden box sealed with clay in his hand. The queen was not happy, "Sir Gu, you are not in the Criminal Department, why are you coming to this palace?" Co Sung bowed, "I have come to invite Miss Wen back to the Criminal Department to identify an old relic." Wen Nhuoc Duong's handkerchief fell to the ground, "What old relic?" Bui Than opened the wooden box, inside was a piece

Half of the jade was scorched. "The evidence from the fire at Ninh Vien Hau's palace ten years ago was just brought back today from the Criminal Department warehouse. Miss Wen looked, did you recognize it?" Wen Nhuoc Duong retreated behind Tieu Canh Hanh, "My parents' relics, I don't dare to look." Tham Tri Y knelt on the ground and said, "Don't you dare look." Wen Nhuoc Duong sobbed, "Miss Shen, my parents are dead, do you even want to force this matter on me?" Co Sung held up the piece of jade, "Miss Wen, the object used to identify my body in the past is this piece of jade. But the inside of this piece of jade is engraved with the word 'Duong'." Tieu Canh Hanh said, "In the name Nhuoc Duong there is the word Duong, what's wrong?" Bui Than replied, "The deceased were her parents, and the body certificate had her name engraved on it. What's even more wrong is that the outside of the jade was burned black, but the inside of the engraving was clean, like the words were engraved after a fire." The queen put down the tea cup, "Sir Gu, do you know what you are saying?" Co Sung replied, "I know. I also know that last night someone snuck into the Penitentiary warehouse to exchange this item." On Nhuoc Duong's face was as white as paper, "It's not me." Ngan Hanh shouted, "No one said it was you, what are you in a hurry for?" Tieu Canh Hanh stared at Bui Than, "Who switched?" Bui Than headed outside the hall, "Lead in."