Chapter 9 — Once I am reborn, I will not give him even a strand of hair

When the mask was taken off, the Buddha necklace in the old lady's hand suddenly fell hard to the ground. The person who died was Do Ma Ma, the person in charge of clothes next to her. Mother Do's right wrist had been broken, and in her palm was a piece of blood-stained silk, embroidered with the name of the maid close to Tong Uyen Nhu. The old lady took two consecutive steps back, still refusing to believe it.

"Uyen Nhu's maid has not been seen since this morning. This is definitely someone intentionally using her to slander her."

I turned up Do Ma Ma's collar, there were still a few beads of white wax that hadn't melted yet.

“She's been dead for at least two hours.”

“The person who just entered the pharmacy room was not her, but someone wearing her mask and wearing her clothes.”

Co Nghien Hanh suddenly put his hand on his chest, dark blood quickly oozed out between his fingers. Thach Thanh reached out to support him, but he pushed her away.

“Is there only a jade order in the wooden box?”

I raised my eyes to look at him.

“There is also a letter my father left behind.”

Co Nghien Hanh's breath suddenly stopped.

“What is written in the letter?”

"The general is so concerned, could it be that he knew about that letter long ago?"

The firelight flashed between the two, leaving no room for retreat on Co Nghien Hanh's pale face. He was just about to open his mouth when suddenly from the palace gate came the sound of neat and heavy armor. A staggering guard rushed into the yard.

“The palace guards have surrounded the General's palace.”

"The leading internal mandarin brought a holy decree, saying that someone had secretly informed the General that he was hiding a strange poison in the Western Regions, ordering everyone in the palace to immediately come to the front aid to receive the decree."

All the lanterns in the front yard were lit. Dozens of guards holding long swords stood in the rain, blocking all entrances and exits. The internal official declared that the internal official Phung stood in front of the main hall door, behind displayed three black porcelain vases dug up from the ruins of Bach Thao Duong. Co Nghien Hanh changed into his blood-stained traditional clothes and was helped by Thach Thanh. Every step was like stepping on sharp pieces of stone. Phung Nei Quan opened the bright yellow holy scroll, his shrill voice piercing through the rain.

"Tran Bac General Co Nghien Hanh was suspected of secretly transporting military supplies and hiding banned drugs. Guards were ordered to search the entire General's Palace. Those involved were not allowed to leave voluntarily."

As soon as the old lady heard this, she knelt down on the ground.

"Nham Hanh fought for the court for many years, absolutely could not do such a thing."

Phung Nei Quan smiled without a smile on his face, looking at Co Nghien Hanh.

"If the general is innocent or not, just search and you'll know."

"Your Majesty also has an edict, Khuong Thi is knowledgeable in pharmacology, and has a close relationship with Bach Thao Hall, and must be guarded separately."

Two guards walked towards me, Thach Thanh instinctively swung his sword in front of me. Co Nghien Hanh said in a low voice:

“Get down.”

Thach Thanh turned to look at him, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

“But ma'am…”

“Just let them search.”

Co Nghien Hanh swallowed a mouthful of blood in his throat.

“Without evidence, no one can take her away.”

Inner official Phung laughed coldly and ordered a search of the pharmacy, study room and Thinh Vu Cac, where Tong Uyen Nhu was staying. I didn't avoid it at all, just took my notebook The pharmacy assigned guards to compare each item. In less than half an hour, a commotion came from the direction of Thinh Vu Pavilion. The guards carried out an iron box from under Tong Uyen Nhu's bed, inside contained more than ten military supply transport documents and two black bottles of medicinal fluid still sealed. When Tong Uyen Nhu was escorted to the front yard, she was only wearing a thin shirt and was crying so much that she could barely stand.

“That's not my stuff.”

“I have never seen this box before.”

Nei Quan Phung opened the document at the top.

“On it is the seal of the General's palace, but the signature is your father, Tong Tong Son.”

Tong Uyen Nhu suddenly raised her head.

"My father left the capital a long time ago. He absolutely cannot get involved in military affairs."

I looked at the edge of the document, there was a very light fingerprint left, inside the fingerprint there was still some extremely fine blue drug residue. I took a white towel, gently wiped the paper, and a light blue color immediately appeared on the towel.

“This is the imprint left by the bar mixed with cinnabar.”

"The Khuong family's old pharmacy used to use this method to mark fake books. As long as it comes across rice vinegar, the seal will dissolve on its own."

Nei Quan Phung immediately ordered someone to bring rice vinegar, dripped a few drops, and the lipstick seal of the General's residence quickly blurred, revealing another seal underneath. It is a picture of a black eagle with its wings spread, the same seal that the Tay Canh enemy army used.