Chapter 13 — Royal Regret

"They are also afraid that the Queen Mother knows that in the apostolic school there is someone who dares to scold her heir because she personally approved." Outside the window, the night was dark and gloomy. I know that from this day on, the name Tieu Nghien really reached the ears of everyone in the capital. 12 The retribution ceremony of Khanh Quoc Cong Phu was brought very well the next day. Medicinal herbs, precious gems, jade pendants, and brocades filled half of the lobby. Lady Khanh Quoc personally led her grandson to the door. Initially, Tieu Thua Canh planned to receive guests in the main hall. But as soon as Lady Khanh Quoc opened her mouth, she said she wanted to see Doan Vuong Phi and the young master. His face immediately darkened. When I arrived at the main hall, Lieu Nhu Mi did not appear. The hint of detention was still there, she didn't dare to openly cross the limit anymore. Lady Khanh Quoc Cong's smile was much softer than the day at An Vuong Palace. "Yesterday, my incompetent grandson was rude. After returning to the palace, his father severely punished him." "Today, I specially came to make amends with the little prince." The young man stood behind her, with faint fingerprints still on his face. Obviously he was not convinced, but was forced by his family so he could only bow his head. "Tieu Nghien, yesterday I was not careful with my words, please forgive me." Tieu Nghien looked at me. I do not answer for it. He calmly responded. "I accept the apology." "I hope you will be careful with your words in the future." Lady Khanh Quoc's eyes moved slightly. Perhaps she did not expect a seven-year-old child to be able to respond like that. Tieu Thua Canh sat on the main seat, his face a bit complicated. This compensation is not for me. But supporting Tieu Nghien's current rightful position. Also supported the weight given to it by the Queen Mother and Tong Chinh Tu. After seeing off the guests, Tieu Thua Canh suddenly called Tieu Nghien over. "You've handled yourself well today." Tieu Nghien stopped walking, turned around and bowed. "Thank you, King." Not father. Just the Royal Family. Tieu Thua Canh frowned slightly. We see it but we don't point it out. Father's love is not something you set a price for and then wait for it to happen. Giving alms late will not change the child's closeness. From then on, Tieu Nghien went to study every month. For the first time, someone waited to see him make fun of him. The second time, someone started talking to it. The third time, the prince took out his essay and commented it in front of everyone. Its body is still weak. When it's cold, I often cough, and my feet hurt on rainy days. But he never missed a class. Mr. Co said there was fire in his heart. I say having fire is a good thing, just don't burn yourself. The days seem to be pulled by a small thread, slowly moving forward. After three months of detention, Lieu Nhu Mi was released. She had lost a lot of weight, the weak and determined look in her eyes before was less, and her resentment was deeper. She is still favored. Tieu Thua Canh often sleeps at Lieu Vien. But the government's books and records can no longer be taken at her discretion. If she wants the Nam Hai pearl, she has to wait for Tieu Thua Canh to get it from the private treasury. If you want to reward a subordinate, you must also consider your monthly salary. The people who previously surrounded her also began to learn how to spread word to Hanh Vu Academy. The human heart is like that. Whoever holds money, holds title, has a warning from the Queen Mother, that person is more like his master. I'm not in a hurry to pay everyone off. If you can use it, keep it. The person who eats an apple tree hedged against a fig tree will travel far. People whose hands and feet are not clean will be taken to the government. Half a year later, the right to manage Doan Vuong Palace's internal affairs truly returned to my hands. The day Administrator Wei was expelled from the palace, he knelt in front of the door for a long time. He said he was suddenly confused and asked me to remember my old love. I stood in the door. "You're not confused for a moment." "You think I'll be confused for the rest of my life." His face was as gray as ash as someone pulled him away.

Xuan Dao said the palace is finally clean. I shook my head. "It's still early." "As long as Lieu Nhu Mi is still here, as long as the Vuong family still has that bit of favoritism, this palace will not be clean." Xuan Dao asked in a low voice: "So what do you plan to do in the future?" I looked towards the study room. Tieu Nghien is reciting the book inside. His voice was clear, occasionally interspersed with an irrepressible cough or two. I said: "Raise children." Xuan Dao was stunned. I continued to say: "Raise it until it can stand up in front of everyone." "Raise it until everyone mentions it, don't think first that it came from the temple, nor do you think it's sick." "But just think it's Tieu Nghien." Three years passed, Tieu Nghien was ten years old. Its body is much better than when it first entered the palace, its face is still white but its eyes are even more calm. That year, in the great examination of sectarianism, it ranked first. The prince personally brought the exam to Doan Vuong Palace. For the first time, Tieu Thua Canh smiled looking at it in the main hall. "Not bad." "Like a descendant of my Tieu family." Tieu Nghien lowered his eyes and bowed. "It was taught well by mother and sir." The smile on Tieu Thua Canh's face faded a bit. I sat next to him and drank tea, not responding. Lieu Nhu Mi was also there. She looked at Tieu Nghien, her nails almost digging into her palm. That night, she was sick again. Tieu Thua Canh went to Lieu Vien.