Chapter 14
Chapter 14 — My Two Sisters Pretended to Be Dead, Two Years Later, They Were Captured by Their Husbands
"From the royal court side, you have already made arrangements."
"Shops, money exchanges and trading routes under Mr. Quy Van's name each year pay more than two million taels of silver in tax to the court. During the past years of natural disasters, half of the food relief was purchased and coordinated by Mr. Quy Van."
"The Holy One is not an ignorant person. He would not personally cut down a tree that always bears fruit for him."
"What you need is just the right opportunity."
She was silent for a moment.
"In five days, the Queen Mother's birthday will be. All civil servants and royal family members will be present."
"I will use the identity of Mr. Quy Van to celebrate my birthday in front of everyone."
I looked into her eyes. There was no hesitation in it.
"Sister, have you really decided?"
"It's decided."
"Then I will go with you."
"What are you doing with me?"
"If you turn over your card, I'll turn over your card too."
I held out my hand.
"You are the white-clothed Diem La of Giang Ho Fifteen. Although your reputation is not as great as yours, it is more or less enough to scare people."
Dich looked at my outstretched hand, the corner of her lips curled slightly.
"Phung Te."
"I have never been a sister who made you feel secure."
"Big brother, don't laugh, second brother."
The guy held my hand.
"Success."
《Chapter 21》 The Queen Mother's birthday. Phuong Nghi Palace set up sixty consecutive banquet tables. The royal family, civil and military officials, and the ladies of the palaces were all present. My sister and I took on the status of "Phung Thi's sisters awaiting trial", and were arranged to sit in the furthest corner. My father sat in the military mandarin's row. Even though she is under detention, her dignity in the Queen Mother's life must still be maintained. He showed an expression of concern for the country and the people, looking especially upright. Concubine Chu Quy sat in the front row. Han Chi Thanh and Han Chi Qua sat on both sides of Prime Minister Han. Han Chi Thanh glanced at us. Dich nodded slightly at him. It's time to offer a celebration of life. The palaces took turns presenting offerings. Gold, silver, jewels, antiques and precious paintings, each item is more sophisticated and valuable than the previous item. When it was Chu Quy Phi's turn, she offered a white jade statue of Guan Yin. It was said that it was a top-notch tribute from Western Liang, making the whole main hall admire. Concubine Chu Quy was extremely pleased. After that, the eunuch continued to announce names according to the list.
"Phung Can, offer offerings."
Everyone's eyes turned to the corner of the palace at the same time. I saw my father's face twitch slightly. My sister stood up and calmly walked out into the middle of the main hall. She was only wearing a light-colored dress, not wearing any pearls. Compared to the entire hall filled with jewels, she was so simple that it was almost rustic. There were whispers all around.
"Isn't that Miss Phung pretending to be dead?"
"Didn't you already marry into the Han family?"
"I heard it was forced."
The elder sister performed the ceremony.
"Civilian Phung Can, today you have the courage to offer a small gift to the Queen Mother."
She patted her hands lightly. Thuy Binh led four people in. Each person lifted a large sandalwood chest. Four chests were placed on the ground and opened one by one. The first chest contained a thick stack of land contracts.
"Imperial capital, Tay Luong, Nam So, a total of fifteen hundred acres of good fields. Today, all of them will be transferred to Charity." page in the name of the Queen Mother. All harvested food will be specifically used to supply the Te Ban hospitals in the royal capital."
Several old gods simultaneously inhaled a cold breath. One thousand five hundred acres of good fields is not a small number. The second chest is filled with checks.
"Five hundred thousand taels of silver, please deposit it in the Empress Dowager's Charity treasury, which is specifically used to relieve natural disasters like floods and droughts in the continents."
The whole main hall was as quiet as paper. Five hundred thousand taels of silver. The first-class mandarin is sitting here, and his annual salary is only a few thousand taels. What is the concept of five hundred thousand taels of silver? Everyone is secretly calculating in their hearts. The third chest contains a golden seal and a notebook. Dich held up the seal and bowed to the Queen Mother.
"This seal is the seal of the Quy Van brand."
Her voice is not loud. But every word seemed to hit the ground hard.
"Mr. Quy Van... is the woman Phung Can."
The whole banquet immediately exploded.
"Mr. Quy Van? Mr. Quy Van is her?
"Isn't it Mr. Quy Van who donates millions of taels of silver to the court every year?"
"No way! Mr. Quy Van is a woman?"
"Not just a woman, but also Phung Thiet Nguu's daughter!"