Chapter 1 — Phoenix Returns From The Border

My mother is the only daughter of the Tran Quoc Cong palace. The night I was born, up and down the Tran Quoc Cong palace became a group. My grandfather was ambushed at the border, my body had not yet been brought back to Thuong Kinh, my mother passed away because of difficulty in giving birth and bleeding. That same night, my father and his cousin bribed the midwife and swapped me with the daughter she had just given birth to. Her daughter, Khuong Minh Chau, became the noble lady of Tran Quoc Cong palace. She lives in my house, using the dowry my mother left behind. Even the rewards that her grandfather used his life to exchange for fell into her hands. I was thrown to a failing merchant household in Jiangnan. When I was thirteen years old, that family couldn't pay back their gambling debt, so they sold me to a military camp on the border. At the age of seventeen, Khuong Minh Chau entered the imperial palace. Thanks to her status as "the daughter of the Tran Quoc Cong Palace", she was personally given the crown prince's hand in marriage by the emperor. And I was able to save the third prince who was deposed at the border. Three years later. I went from being the lowest servant, step by step to Tieu Phong Dien, to become the queen of the world. During the grand ceremony, the ladies came to the court to congratulate him. Khuong Minh Chau knelt under the palace, waiting for me to give her a way to live. I picked up the list she used when entering the palace that year, smiled and asked: "Khuong Minh Chau, are you warm and welcoming?" "Then I will send you to Dich Dinh as a slave, to clean up my mother's tablet."... Everyone in the palace immediately bowed their heads, no one dared to speak. The weak look on Khuong Minh Chau's face stiffened. Today she was dressed very simply, wearing a moon-white dress, not even a gold hairpin in her hair. The more she acted like that, the more the ladies in the palace felt sorry for her. "Miss Khuong, don't be afraid, Your Majesty always respects the descendants of your servants." "What does the crown prince's treason have to do with a woman like you who hasn't been married yet?" "The entire family of the Tran Quoc Duke is loyal. Even if the queen wants to establish prestige, she shouldn't use her as a knife." Khuong Minh Chau stood in the middle of the crowd, her eyes red, her head bowed. "Ladies, don't say that. The lady who came back from the border has suffered a lot, so having resentment in her heart is a good thing to have." With just one sentence, she turned herself into a noble lady who suffered injustice. It also turns us into a crazy person crawling out of the mud, unable to bear to see others clean. The way the ladies looked at me immediately changed. When she knelt, no one in the palace felt she deserved to kneel. They are all waiting for me to forgive her. Khuong Minh Chau's lips trembled for a long time before he could squeeze out a sentence: "Nguyen... what did you just say?" I adjusted my sleeve. "This palace said, sending you to Dich Dinh as a slave." "Go there immediately today." Khuong Minh Chau's face turned pale. Lady Lieu behind her suddenly stood up. "The Queen!" I raised my eyes to look at her. "Lady Lieu wants to thank her on her behalf?" Lieu Thanh La's face was unsightly, her armor's nails tightened on the back of the chair. Currently she is the current wife of Tran Quoc Cong palace. All over Thuong Kinh knew that Tran Quoc Cong's original wife had passed away early, and that her younger sister had been in charge for many years and managed the palace neatly. All over Thuong Kinh also praised her for her honest heart. It is said that she sees Khuong Minh Chau as a pearl, even her biological child is unlikely to be treated better than that. Lieu Thanh La gritted her teeth and said: "Minh Chau is the daughter of the Tran Quoc Cong palace, the crown prince who was personally given a hand in marriage by the emperor. Even if the crown prince made a mistake, I

She hasn't gotten married yet, what is her crime?" Khuong Minh Chau finally regained her composure, tears immediately rolled down. "My lady, where did I offend you?" "Since I was a child, I have followed etiquette and have never done anything that went beyond the rules. Why do you want to destroy the goddess like that?" She also cried very beautifully. The ladies in the palace bowed their heads even lower, everyone waiting for me to revoke the order. I picked up the list of candidates on the table and turned to her page. The lady of Tran Quoc Cong's palace, Khuong Minh Chau. Wen Luong palace agreed, gave Dong Cung a kiss. I burst out laughing. "Dong Cung is scheming, she once had a marriage contract with Dong Cung. This palace keeping her alive is already a sign of gratitude." Khuong Minh Chau suddenly raised his head. "That marriage has not been completed yet!" "When enjoying the glory of being married, why don't you say that?" She was stopped by me until her face turned white. Lieu Thanh La's face turned cold. "The Queen, Tran Quoc Cong Palace, the whole family is loyal, not a family that will fall and be trampled on." "Today you have brought Minh Chau down to do it with just one sentence. slave. Tomorrow at the royal court, someone will surely come to ask for an explanation from your highness." I raised the tea cup and blew on the foam floating on top. "Then let them come and ask." Lieu Thanh La still wanted to speak, I raised my hand. The two maids stepped forward, holding Khuong Minh Chau tightly. Khuong Minh Chau was completely panicked. "Mother!" Lieu Thanh La frantically rushed forward but was stopped by the female official. When being pulled out of the palace, half Khuong Minh Chau's bun had come loose, the pure white skirt of her dress was dragging on the ground, covered in a large piece of gray dust. She could no longer pretend to be gentle, glaring at me with hatred. "Tham Chieu Ninh, you are just a slave who crawled out of a camp on the border!" "You humiliated me today, the Khuong family will not let you go!" Someone in the palace took a sharp breath. I put down the tea cup Khuong Minh Chau's face tilted to one side, the corner of her lips immediately bleeding. "Pull down." "The palace wants her to wear a servant's uniform and sweep the palace away tonight." As soon as Khuong Minh Chau was pulled away, all the maids in the palace knelt down to pray for her. Outside, the Queen Mother's footsteps were heard. Her face darkened as she entered the palace voice: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked you, Miss Khuong is a descendant of a noble man, what does this decree of yours mean?" I caressed the phoenix seal on my hand. "The meaning is on the words." Mother Sun's face sank. "Your Majesty has just entered the central palace, your foundation is not yet stable, how can you touch the Tran Quoc Cong palace as soon as you arrive?" "The Khuong family's old subordinates are still on the border, Ngu Su Dai is not an ornament." She lowered her voice. voice. "Don't forget what your background was before." The maids in the palace lowered their heads. I raised my eyes. "What kind of background does this palace have? Don't bother reminding me." Mother Ton took out a signal from her sleeve. "The Queen Mother wants the queen to revoke the order." The female official stepped forward to take it, but she didn't let go. She looked at me and slowly said each word: "Miss Khuong is scared, you are I can reward her with a set of jewelry, then allow her to return to Tran Quoc Cong's palace to recuperate." "As for Dich Dinh, let's just say that the people below misheard." "Tomorrow at Dragon time, your highness will go to Tho Khang Palace to ask for peace. The Queen Mother will be in front of a few old royal concubines, on behalf of the princess, to arrange this matter properly. "How can this be called a good arrangement? Clearly she wants me, as the queen, to bow to Khuong Minh Chau right in front of the royal family.

The corner of Mother Ton's lips slightly lowered. "Niang, the most important thing in the harem is virtue." "A queen cannot rely on your Majesty's favor alone to live." I asked her: "What if this palace doesn't go?" The respectful look on Mother Sun's face finally faded. "Your highness, the phoenix is not something you can sit firmly on." I looked at the decree in her hand. "The Queen Mother's words, this palace has heard." Ton. Mama breathed a sigh of relief. I raised my hand to receive the will, right in front of all the ladies in the palace, and put it in the coal basin. The fire engulfed the golden silk. Mother Ton's face changed dramatically. "The Queen!" I watched the decree burn into ashes. "Go back and tell the Queen Mother." "Tomorrow at Dragon Hour, this palace will not come to Tho Khang Palace." "If she wants to reclaim justice for Khuong Minh Chau, then go to Tai Chi Palace." Mother Sun's fingers trembled. "Are you planning to completely turn against the Queen Mother?" I walked down the jade steps and stood in front of her. "The Queen Mother wants to protect her fiancee. "Before speaking, you'd better think carefully." Mother Ton's face changed. "The servant left." After she left, the maids in the palace didn't dare to breathe. I glanced around. "Today's summer ceremony stops here." "After you return to the palace, you can say whatever you want." "This palace waits." Half an hour later, Lieu Thanh La entered the palace again. This time she didn't wear the uniform, just a simple white shirt, her eyes were red from crying. The maid behind is holding a brocade box. She knelt in front of me and opened the box herself. Inside was a golden token of exemption given by the emperor to Tran Quoc Cong's mansion. "Your highness." Her voice was hoarse, her posture very low. "My father does not ask for anything else, I only ask that you forgive Minh Chau once." "She has never suffered since she was a child. A place like Dich Dinh will take her life." I looked at that golden token. "She has never suffered since she was a child?" Lieu Thanh La was stunned. I smiled. "Truly precious." Her expression changed, but she quickly controlled it. "Niang, Minh Chau has been pampered since childhood, she really can't stand humiliation." "If you wanted to establish prestige, you would have been beaten and punished." "If you continue to make a big deal of it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to arrange." I raised my hand and swept the brocade box to the ground. The playing card hit the tile floor, making a dull sound. Lieu Thanh La's face completely darkened. "Your Majesty, my father has good intentions to advise you." "You are a military slave on the border. You are able to sit on the throne thanks to your Majesty's favor, but the courtiers do not obey you." She raised her head, her eyes finally showing resentment. "Today you brought Minh Chau to Dich Dinh, tomorrow they can also take you to the cold palace." "At that time, you even have the opportunity to The opportunity to kneel down and beg for the Khuong family is gone.” I looked at that face. She has been well maintained. Completely unlike someone who had killed someone. In the past, when my mother died of blood, perhaps she also had this dignified appearance. While crying and calling for sister, inside I was waiting for the midwife to take the baby out. I raised my hand and held up the gold card of exemption. Lieu Thanh La's eyes lit up with joy. Right after that, I threw the golden token back at her feet. "Bring it back." "Tomorrow's grand meeting, bring Khuong Minh Chau." Lieu Thanh La gritted her teeth. "What do you want to do?" I leaned back on the phoenix seat. "Doesn't she want justice?" "This palace will give it to her." When Lieu Thanh La left, her steps were much faster than when she came. As soon as she left Tieu Phong Dien, Dich Dinh's people arrived shortly after.