Chapter 5 — My Father Was a Great General of Tran Bac, He Married Me to a Cold-Faced Prime Minister

The great hall is resplendent with lights and torches. I sat on Co Dien Chi's left hand, Lieu Nhuoc Yen sat outside. The envoy of Bac Cuong sat opposite, with a thick beard and a loud voice. After three weeks of drinking, the envoy suddenly said something in Bac Cuong language. Before the on-site interpreter could open his mouth, Lieu Nhuoc Yen stood up and replied in fluent Bac Cuong language. The envoy was overjoyed and patted the table in praise. All eyes in the palace all turned towards her. There was praise, there was curiosity, there were even meaningful looks. The Queen Mother sat on the throne, the corners of her lips slightly raised.

"This Miss Lieu is truly worthy of being the Grand Duchess's daughter, with outstanding academic talent."

Lieu Nhuoc Yen bowed her head to pay respects, her demeanor was leisurely and dignified. An official's wife came closer and smiled and talked to me.

"The Prime Minister's wife is truly blessed to have such a powerful assistant by her side."

There was a bitterness in his voice that was hard to put into words. I smiled and raised my glass of wine.

"It is indeed very effective, but my prime minister also knows Bac Cuong language, he just doesn't like to speak it."

The other lady was stunned.

“Does the Prime Minister also know?”

I turned my head to look at Co Dien Chi. He was talking to the envoy——Using standard Northern dialect. Even more fluent than Lieu Nhuoc Yen. The envoy was surprised, the Queen Mother's smile stiffened, Lieu Nhuoc Yen's face suddenly turned pale. The whole hall was silent for two seconds. Then the envoy burst into laughter and raised his cup to celebrate with Co Dien Chi.

“Prime Minister Dai Qi is truly famous!”

I picked up the glass of wine and slowly took a sip. The expression of the lady next to her was truly unique. On the way back to the palace after the banquet, I sat in the carriage, looking at Co Dien Chi opposite.

“When did you learn Bac Cuong language?”

“Three years ago, the war in Northern Cuong was tense, we needed to directly read and understand the enemy's military reports.”

“How many dialects have you learned?”

“Seven types.”

I look at him. He looked at me.

“Don't give others a chance to show off in the future.” I say, "Whatever you can do yourself, do it yourself."

He nodded.

“More——”

“When you speak Bac Cuong, it sounds very good.”

His ears turned red again. But this palace affair is not over yet. On the contrary, it also becomes a bait. Because that night something else happened. After the banquet ended, I went to the dressing room to fix my makeup. On the way back, I went in the wrong direction and accidentally stepped into a celestial palace in the royal garden. Pushed open the door—— Saw Lieu Nhuoc Yen. And Trinh Lam Phong. The two of them stood under the moonlight, less than half a meter apart. Trinh Lam Phong's hand was placed on Lieu Nhuoc Yen's shoulder, seemingly saying something. The moment they saw me, both of them separated at the same time. Lieu Nhuoc Yen's face turned pale.

“Madam——”

Trinh Lam Phong remained calm, smiling slightly at me.

"The prime minister's wife strolled here? What a coincidence."

I looked at him, then looked at Lieu Nhuoc Yen.

“It is indeed very coincidental.”

I turned around and left. Trinh Lam Phong's voice rang out behind him.

“What did you see tonight, ma'am?”

My steps stopped. Don't turn around.

“I don't see anything.”

I quickened my steps and left the heavenly temple. Thoughts turn very quickly in my head. Lieu Nhuoc Yen knows Trinh Lam Phong? So the Queen Mother's arrangement of her in the prime minister's palace was not just to add a private room for Co Dien Chi—— It was to install someone to monitor her. Returning to the carriage, I did not talk about this with Co Dien Chi. It's not that I don't want to talk. But there's still no evidence. We cannot jump to conclusions based on just one scene. But from that day, I began to pay attention to Lieu Nhuoc Yen's every move. The next half month, I was like a hunter. On the outside, he still maintained politeness with Lieu Nhuoc Yen, interacting politely as usual. In the dark, I sent Thanh Hoa to investigate Lieu Nhuoc Yen's entire relationship before entering the palace. What was discovered was much more serious than we thought. Lieu Nhuoc Yen and Trinh Lam Phong are not ordinary acquaintances. They are childhood friends. When Lieu Nhuoc Yen was three years old, Lieu Thai Deputy announced a verbal engagement agreement with Trinh Quoc. After that, Trinh Quoc Cong lost power and Lieu Thai resigned. But the relationship between Trinh Lam Phong and Lieu Nhuoc Yen has never been broken. The real purpose of the Queen Mother arranging Lieu Nhuoc Yen in the prime minister's palace was not to add more people to Co Dien Chi. It was for Lieu Nhuoc Yen to access the core secrets of the prime minister's palace, and then pass it on to the Queen Mother through Trinh Lam Phong. Among those secrets, the most dangerous one—— was the Northern Cuong defense map in Co Dien Chi's hand. When I looked up these things, my hands shook. Not out of fear. It's because of anger. They dare.