Chapter 16 — My Two Sisters Pretended to Be Dead, Two Years Later, They Were Captured by Their Husbands

Unlike the section announced at the Queen Mother's birthday, this list is more complete, more detailed, and the number of people involved is also greater. Prime Minister Han did not suddenly appear. He hid for two years, quietly investigating. The fake death case of the Phung Thi sisters has pushed the Han family into a corner. After retiring from officialdom, Prime Minister Han was never idle, but spent two whole years collecting evidence. He is always waiting for an opportunity. The opportunity has come. After reading the chapter, on the same night the Saint summoned Prime Minister Han. The next morning, at the early adoration, His Majesty the Saint instructed to reinstate Prime Minister Han and restore his original position. At the same time, the detention order for Phung Thiet Nguu was also upgraded to suspension pending investigation. When the news reached Phung palace, Thuy Binh recounted:

"Captain Phung Thai smashed the last intact table in the study room."

I asked while chewing chestnut cake:

"Is his family still discussing it?"

"It's probably over."

"So he stood there and got angry?"

"Squat."

I almost choked on the chestnut cake. But she didn't smile.

"It's not over yet."

"Father has been forced to this point, next he will do something even crazier."

"Is it crazier than selling your daughter?"

"Even crazier."

She looked out the window.

"The thing he couldn't accept the most in life was failure."

"Losing to the Han family, losing to his own daughter... was more painful to him than death."

"What will he do next?"

"He will take the last gamble."

《Chapter 23》 What you're saying is right. Phung Thiet Nguu's final gamble was even more cruel than we could have imagined. Seven days after the Queen Mother's birthday, news shocked the imperial capital.

"Last night, Lieutenant Phung Thai's advisor ran to the gate of Prime Minister Han's palace, loudly shouting that 'Prime Minister Han in the past accepted a bribe from the Quan Chau Tri Prefecture of two hundred thousand taels', and crashed his head into the wall and committed suicide on the spot."

When Thuy Binh told this story, her face turned pale. My sister and I stood up at the same time.

"Are you dead?"

"Not dead yet. Rescued by someone."

"But the head was broken, blood was all over the ground, the whole street could see it with their own eyes."

"Is the story of receiving bribes from the Quan Chau Tri Prefecture true?"

"No way."

"You two understand Prime Minister Han's personality best."

"Even a box of cakes brought by a disciple, he returned it."

Dich frowned slightly.

"Regardless of whether it's true or not, this tactic of 'pressing people with death' is too dirty."

"He just wanted to throw a pot of dirty water on Prime Minister Han right when he was just reinstated."

"Even if the investigation turns out to be a false accusation, Prime Minister Han's reputation will still be damaged. What father needs is just to buy time until he can contact a strong enough support."

I gritted my teeth.

"How can he think of all these tricks?"

"He's a butcher."

"People who kill pigs are not afraid of blood."

Prime Minister Han immediately offered his own argument. But just as she predicted, rumors began to arise in the court. Someone said:

"There is no smoke without fire."

Someone else said:

"Prime Minister Han stayed in hiding for two years and then suddenly reappeared. His motives are suspicious."

Someone else said:

"Phung Thai Even though the lieutenant was wrong, Prime Minister Han is not necessarily clean."

When the wall falls, everyone wants to give it another push. But the wind direction changes back and forth very quickly. My father took advantage of this opportunity and played extremely skillfully. My sister locked herself in the heavenly palace for a whole day and never came out. At night, she invited Han Chi Thanh to come. This was the first time since the fake death incident that she took the initiative to find him. When Han Chi Thanh arrived, I sat in the next booth, eating cake and pretending not to be there. But separated by a screen, we can hear each sentence clearly.

"Phung Can, why are you looking for me?"

"Han Chi Thanh, are you willing to help me with something?"

"Help me find the testimony of that schemer."

"The words he said before crashing into the wall were taught by someone."

"If we find the person behind him, it can be proven that Phung Thiet Nguu directed the person to make false accusations."

The two were silent for a while.

"Didn't you want my help before?"

"That was before."

Another silence.

"Why agree now?"

"Because this time it's not about me."

"But it's because of Prime Minister Han."

"Are you starting to care about the Han family?"

"People care... at the Han family."

There was another silence. After that, Han Chi Thanh said only one word. Behind the screen, I stuffed an entire piece of floral waffle into my mouth. Almost choked to death.