Chapter 11 — Past Fairness Restored

This name seemed to come from far away. He pressed his forehead and his face turned white for a moment. I instinctively supported his arm. He immediately grabbed my hand back. The strength is not strong, but it is like holding a rope. His Majesty stopped in front of him, his eyes red. “It's good to come back.” “It's good to come back.” Ta Tam Lang raised his head, choked for a long time before saying: "Brother Hoang." His Majesty closed his eyes. As soon as that call fell, many old palace servants in the palace cried. Ta Tam Lang was a bit flustered and turned his head to look at me. It's as if I don't know how to face this great joy and sadness. I said softly: "Do politics first." He immediately seemed to have found the stairs and nodded repeatedly. “Yes, it is important.” Only then did His Majesty look at me. His expression became much more serious. “Are you Tham Duong Am?” I perform the ceremony. “That's right, women.” His Majesty said: "You saved A Hanh?" I shook my head. “Three years ago, the villagers only found him by the river.” “The people who really brought him back to life were Aunt Dao and the villagers.” Ta Tam Lang immediately continued. "Correct." “Aunt Dao cooks porridge very well.” “The village chief lending money is also very refreshing.” “And Aunt Luu's chickens lay eggs very hard.” His Majesty looked at him, the pain in his eyes eased a bit. “I will reward you.” Ta Tam Lang said seriously: "No need to reward the chicken." “Chickens have their own jobs.” I bowed my head and pursed my lips. The atmosphere in the palace calmed down a bit. But when the Crown Prince, Tham Hoai Chuong, Lieu Thi, Tham Bao Chau and Bui Nghien Chu were led in, that bit of warmth quickly disappeared. The commander of the military presented the blood-stained paper he found in front of the palace door. His Majesty opened it, read only two lines, his face was as cold as iron. The Crown Prince knelt in the palace. “Father, this thing has an unknown origin. Someone must have harmed my son.” His Majesty did not look at him. “Bui Nghien Chu.” Bui Nghien Chu bowed. “God is present.” “You said.” Bui Nghien Chu raised his head, his voice hoarse. “Four years ago, the day Miss Tham fell into the water, I and His Highness the Crown Prince were by the lake.” “I saw Tham Bao Chau arguing with Miss Tham.” “After Tham Bao Chau raised her hand, Miss Tham fell into the water.” Tham Bao Chau cried: "You talk nonsense!" Bui Nghien Chu's face no longer had any blood left. “At that time, I thought that Miss Tham intentionally used the incident of falling into the water to cling to the Eastern Palace.” "So don't immediately save people." Saying this, his knees hit the ground heavily. “God is guilty.” When I heard that confession four years late, my heart felt like the wind blowing through a desolate area. Still hurts. But on that land there was nothing left to be uprooted anymore. His Majesty looked at the Crown Prince. “What about you?” The Crown Prince gritted his teeth. "At that time, I was still young and was deceived by rumors." “But I absolutely do not intend to harm my royal uncle.” Ta Tam Lang looked at him. “So why is my jade in Tham Bao Chau's hands?” The Crown Prince's forehead was dripping with sweat. “I don't know.” His Majesty looked at Tham Bao Chau again. “You said.” Tham Bao Chau cried until he could hardly breathe. “Goddess really only picked it up.” "That piece of paper is not from the goddess either." "The goddess's body is weak, she doesn't even dare to kill a chicken, so how dare she harm someone?" Ta Tam Lang suddenly sighed. "Her words are not strict." "Just because she doesn't dare to kill a chicken, doesn't mean she doesn't dare to push people." Tham Bao Chau was blocked until he choked. His Majesty said coldly: “Your Majesty
picking lotus.” When the lotus-picking aunt was led into the temple, her legs trembled. I went over to help her. Seeing me, she gradually stood up. She told the story of that year again. Every sentence is like a stone hitting electricity. Tham Hoai Chuong lay on the ground, his back drenched in sweat. Lieu Thi cried until she lost her voice. After His Majesty listened, he did not speak for a long time. At this moment, there was a forbidden army outside to report. “Your Majesty, among the old subordinates of Chieu Vuong Palace, there is still one person alive.” "He heard the news of the Royal Family's return and risked his life to ask to meet him." "He said, he recognized the person who stopped the Vuong family by the lake that year." 12 When that old servant was carried into the palace, he was still wrapped in thick bandages. His face was gray, one leg dangled empty. But as soon as he saw Ta Tam Lang, he struggled to get out of bed to pray. Ta Tam Lang quickly stepped forward and pressed him back. “Don't move.” “You just moved like this, even the bone scolds you for not understanding things.” The edges of the old subordinate's eyes turned red. “Your Majesty, your subordinates are incompetent.” “Can't protect people.” Ta Tam Lang was silent for a moment and patted his shoulder. “You survived very well.” He once said this to me. Listening back now, my heart feels sour. Turns out he didn't just save me. He is also trying to pull himself away from the blood of the old years. His Majesty said in a deep voice: "Speak." The old servant closed his eyes. “Four years ago, the Royal Family issued a secret order to return to the capital.” "On the way to investigate, someone borrowed the name of a merchant team to transport weapons." “The clue points towards the nobility in the scriptures.” "The king did not want to fight with grass and snakes, so he only brought a few guards into the city." "That day, the Royal Family saw someone falling into the water by the lake and was planning to go rescue them." “But suddenly someone attacked from behind.” “The subordinates and bodyguards were led away.”