Chapter 6 — She Changed Kisses Right on Kim Loan Palace, Her Coldly Regretful Father Goes Crazy

Letters were released. Like each white butterfly wing.

"Your Majesty, if Lord Ta mentioned raping someone else's wife, I also suddenly remembered something."

I flex my knuckles. Gently tap on the letter at the top.

"On the seventh day of the third month of the twelfth year of Vinh Hoa, Ta Nguy gave Lam Sat Thu a love poem. It contained the line: 'I wish to be one person's heart, and never be apart.'"

I bow. Looking at Ta Nguy's pupils suddenly constrict.

"But on the ninth day of the third month, he came to Tran Bac Hau's palace, held my hand and said: 'Tri Uan, my heart only has you, I will never change in this life.'"

"That... that's just social poetry..."

Ta Nguy's throat moved slightly. He reached out to grab the letters.

"Listen to my explanation..."

"What about this letter?"

I pulled out another envelope. The envelope still had the wax seal of the Northern border guard. That's the letter my father intercepted. I opened the letter. Read each sentence and each word clearly.

"'The falsified evidence of Tran Bac Hau's collusion with the enemy has been completed. Waiting for the military salary case to break out, we can collect the net. —— Danger.'"

The whole main hall was immersed in silence. Ta Nguy's hand stiffened in mid-air, as if someone was pressing acupuncture points. His whole face instantly turned white without any color left.

"You...how did you get..."

"Because it's always been in my palace."

Co Truong Khanh took the letter, conveniently gave it to the maid, then took out a tiger amulet made of profound iron from his chest and gently placed it on the throne. The tiger talisman hit the jade surface of the throne, emitting a deep sound like the sound of gold and stone colliding.

"Your Majesty."

He gently smoothed his sleeve, revealing the old, fierce scar on his wrist.

"Thirty thousand troops on the Northern border only received this tiger talisman. Lord Ta wants to use the case of colluding with the enemy to frame Tran Bac Hau's palace. It's best to ask yourself first whether the Ta family's sword is faster... or the Tham family's spear is sharper."

The Emperor stared at the tiger amulet, then looked at Ta Nguy. After a while, he sighed softly. That sigh contained endless fatigue.

"Ta Nguy, do you know your crime?"

Ta Nguy's whole body trembled like a sieve.

"I... I just..."

"Fake holy orders only to search the Prince's palace, slander loyal people, disrupt the dynasty, and harbor nefarious plots."

The Emperor gently waved his hand, the sleeve of his dragon robe brushing the jade sister on the throne.

"Stripped of the position of Patriarch, demoted to a commoner's position, imprisoned for life in the Ta family palace. Without a decree, you are not allowed to step out even half a step."

"I... don't want to see you anymore."

The Cam army immediately advanced, holding Ta Nguy's arms tightly. Suddenly he struggled violently. The rattan-embroidered boots rubbed vigorously on the blue tile floor, emitting shrill sounds. His eyes stared at me.

"Tham Tri Uan! Turn around and look at me once! Just look at me once!"

I turned around and took Co Truong Khanh's arm. Fingertips gently placed on his wrist, feeling the faint pulse coming through. I didn't look back, just slowly walked out of the main hall.

"Turn around..."

Ta Nguy's voice was choked up like he was crying, broken to the point of no longer having any form.

"That day at Kim Loan Palace... she threw the block jade pendant... not just because of anger, right?"

"You really... really don't need me anymore..."

I stopped walking. Then turned to look at him. Look at him being held tightly on both sides by the Forbidden Army. Look at the face full of tears. Look at the mandarin's hair and hat, which are in disarray. Struggling is like a dog whose spine has been pulled out. I spoke softly. The voice dissolved into the wind blowing through the hallway.

"The weather was very beautiful that day."

"And I... chose the right person."

Co Truong Khanh smiled slightly. He hugged my waist tighter, pulled the cloak over my shoulders, then bowed his head and placed a kiss on my hair.

"Let's go home."

Behind him, Ta Nguy let out a desperate scream like a cornered beast. That scream echoed against the red walls of the palace, then shattered into pieces. The main hall door loudly closed behind us. Everything is accordingly separated. I raised my head. Just in time to meet Co Truong Khanh's smiling eyes. His fingertips gently hooked into my palm.

"Madam, from now on no one will bother us anymore."

I squeezed his hand tightly.

"Not anymore."

Under the sunlight, the shadows of two people overlapped. Stretch really far.

"What happens later?"

A little girl with her hair in buns on both sides was crawling on my knees, her eyes sparkling like stars.

"Mother, what happened to that evil uncle after that?"

I picked up a sweet jam and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Dead."

"How do you die?"

"Death alone."

Co Truong Khanh slowly walked forward from behind. The jet-black hem of his shirt gently glided across the green rocks.