Chapter 10 — My Two Sisters Pretended to Be Dead, Two Years Later, They Were Captured by Their Husbands

"The treasurer of Giap's silver exchange shop is his nickname, Mr. Ho. He is your man, and the one who understands this underground network the best. As long as he stands up to testify, plus the books, the evidence will be as solid as a mountain."

"The problem is that Old Ho is in the manor outside the royal capital. We are being kept in the palace, unable to spread the news."

I stood up and walked back and forth two steps.

"I have a way."

I took out the iron whistle I always carry with me. I blew a sound. A gust of wind blew through the window, A Loi squatted on the sill.

"Second Miss, A Loi awaits orders."

"Go to Lieu Ha Trang outside the city to find a money exchange shopkeeper named Mr. Ho. Tell him to bring the original book of Giap's name and within three days to go to Phuong Nghi palace to meet Thuy Binh."

"Not a single word must be revealed."

"Obey orders."

With a whoosh, he disappeared. She looked at the empty window sill.

"This time, don't mistransmit again."

《Chapter 16》 Three days later, the Queen held a "small party" at Phuong Nghi palace. It's said to be a small party, but the people sitting at the party are all big personalities. Concubine Chu and Thuc are the mothers of the Third Prince, the two Princesses, along with six or seven concubines. My sister and I were "invited" to sit at the end of the banquet table. My father sat at the banquet table reserved for male guests, his face filled with the look of certainty of victory. Han Chi Thanh and Han Chi Qua sat on the opposite side, both of their faces were not very relieved. The Queen spoke first.

"Today I summoned the Phung sisters to the banquet, because I want you to clarify the case of fake death. It's also to avoid rumors from outside being passed around, the more they spread, the more false they become."

She looked towards my father.

"Lieutenant Phung Thai, you said the Han family forced your daughter to pretend to be dead and escape. Do you have any evidence?"

My father stood up and knelt down, starting that tear and snot show again.

"Nguyen Minh Giam, my two daughters have been weak and kind since they were young. If they hadn't suffered great injustice in the Han family, how could they have taken the step of dying to show their will?"

"After the eldest daughter married into the Han family, he was ignored by the eldest son Han. In his heart, he missed someone else, causing him to feel so frustrated that he sought death."

"The concubine's body was inherently weak. She saw her eldest sister die tragically. She was so frightened that she developed a heart attack and passed away."

He cried as he spoke.

"Every time I remember this, my stomach hurts."

I almost couldn't help but roll my eyes. The Queen still did not show her emotions.

"What do the two young masters of the Han family say?"

Han Chi Thanh stood up.

"Your highness, Miss Phung and I have been married for a year. I am indeed negligent. But there is absolutely no coercion."

He stopped for a moment.

"As for the real reason why Miss Phung faked her death, I have already investigated it clearly, it has nothing to do with the Han family."

My father's face changed slightly.

"Master Han, is this trying to deny responsibility?"

Han Chi Thanh ignored him and looked directly at the Queen.

"Nguyen Minh Giam. The real reason why Sister Phung's sister died was because Captain Phung Thai, before the two of them got married, secretly ordered them to infiltrate the Han family, act internally, and stir up chaos in the Han family."

"The two sisters didn't want to follow, but they couldn't openly disobey their father's orders, so they were forced into a dead end. chose to fake his own death to escape."

The whole hall was buzzing. My father suddenly raised his head.

"It's all nonsense!"

"Really?"

Dich walked out. She took out a secret letter from her sleeve.

"This is a letter my father wrote to his advisor the night before I got married. It clearly states the plan to take advantage of two marriages to oppress the Han family. The writing and seals can be seen by everyone sitting here."

The envelope was presented. After the queen finished reading it, she passed it on to the female official next to her. After a few of the ladies finished reading, everyone's faces changed. The blue veins on my father's neck appeared.

"Fake! This is fake!"

"Whether it's fake or not, please check your handwriting."

Dich smiled at him.

"There's something else, perhaps more than enough to make the point clear."

She nodded slightly towards the heavenly palace. Thuy Binh led a man in a gray shirt and walked in. In his hand he held a notebook.

"Captain Phung Thai."

Old Ho knelt down.

"The villain is Ho Huu Tai, the treasurer of Giap's silver exchange. The villain has been managing an underground account called 'Thiet Tam Dao' under the name of Captain Phung Thai for three years, with a total amount of money going in and out of one million one hundred and seventy thousand taels."

"Of which, four hundred and twenty thousand taels were transferred to the Thua An Marquis' Palace, two hundred and thirty thousand taels were transferred to the private residence of Lord Chu and Thi Lang's Military Department, and the rest were dispersed to other places in the Luc Department."