Chapter 6 — On the big wedding day, the Queen Mother exchanged me for another prince

A member of Queen Trieu's mother's family, Bui's maid of honor, immediately stepped forward to assist.

"I approve."

"The situation of the Ninth Prince is known to the whole court."

"Prime Minister Tham's daughter married into the Ninth Prince's palace. It is truly a talent that is not being used in the right place."

"Your Majesty, I beg your pardon."

Two more people stood up to respond. The latter spoke even more eloquently than the former. The Emperor's face became increasingly gloomy. It's not that he doesn't want to change. It's that I don't want to change when the Queen Mother is sick. The outside will be very unsightly. Just as the Emperor was about to speak. Outside the palace, suddenly the sound of communication rang out.

"The Ninth Prince Song Xing requests to see His Majesty."

The whole court seemed to be set on fire by someone. Everyone simultaneously turned their heads to look towards the door. Thirteen years. It has been thirteen years since the Ninth Prince appeared in this palace. The electric door opened. Tong Hanh walked in. There is no one to help. There was also no one to carry it. He walked in himself. Not fast steps. But every step is placed on solid ground. There was not the slightest bit of movement. The dark blue plain clothes in the middle of a forest of red and purple court clothes did not stand out at all. But... Everyone's eyes were on him. He walked to the middle of the great hall and stopped. He knelt down in the Emperor's direction.

"My son Tong Hanh, pay your respects to your father."

The voice is not loud. But every word is so clear that everyone can hear it. The court was so quiet that even the sound of breathing had disappeared. The Emperor stared at him. After a long time, he still didn't speak up. Tong Duc's face changed several times in a row. Finally stopping at an extremely complicated expression. The Emperor's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Why did you come here?"

"Your Majesty."

"I heard that the Fourth Emperor proposed to reconsider my marriage."

"So I came here specifically to present myself."

Tong Hanh knelt neatly under the palace. Back straight.

"Fourth royal brother said that my illness will never heal, and marriage is not appropriate."

"Today I personally came here."

"Please see with your own eyes..."

"Do you still have the ability to stand here and talk?"

Tong Duc's lips moved slightly. But couldn't utter a word. Thi Lang's face from the Bui family was sometimes white and sometimes red. Tong Hanh continued to say:

"As for Tham Thi's marriage, it was given by the Queen Mother herself. The Queen Mother is still there, her will is still there. Although I am incompetent, I still understand a principle."

"The Queen Mother's intention is not to arbitrarily overturn it because a prince is dissatisfied."

He tilted his head slightly and looked at Tong Duc.

"If the Fourth Emperor feels wronged, just wait until the Queen Mother's phoenix body has recovered and then personally go to Tu Ninh Palace to explain clearly to the Queen Mother."

"The incense sticks that the Fourth Emperor knelt down on at the wedding hall last time are still not enough."

The corners of the civil and military mandarin's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly. Tong Duc's face turned completely black.

"Tong Hanh, don't get complacent too early."

"Do you think you've been pretending to be sick for thirteen years? Stepping out today can turn the world around?"

"Your background..."

"Your status..."

The Emperor finally spoke. The voice is not loud. But the whole court immediately fell silent. The emperor looked at Song Takes a long time. Those eyes were extremely complicated. There was a surprise. There are also feelings that cannot be expressed clearly in words.

"You've been kneeling for so long."

"Stand up."

Tong Hanh still did not move.

"Father."

"I still have something to report."

"Two years ago, bandits occurred at Bach Linh Mountain on the Northwest border, stealing three batches of military provisions."

"At that time, the person in charge of the escort was Bui Thua An, Thi Lang Bui's nephew."

"The incident was reported to the royal court on the grounds that there was a natural disaster, the road was cut off, military provisions were destroyed, it was a force majeure event."

"After that, the royal court provided a second round of silver."

"A total of eighteen thousand taels of silver."

Thi Lang Bui's face suddenly changed.

"Those three batches of military provisions have never been robbed."

Tong Hanh's voice was as calm as a lake.

"The herbs are still in place."

"It's just that people secretly sold it to food merchants at the border."

"There are still eighteen thousand taels of silver..."

"Never been sent to military camp."

"The books are all still there."

"I have sent someone..."

"The Ninth Prince!"

Maid Bui suddenly walked out, her voice completely changed.

"You're spitting blood!"

"He is just a prince who is sick all year round and stays in the palace."

"On what basis do you speak such nonsense?"

"What evidence do you have?"