Chapter 4 — Tam Phi joined hands, Giang Son Exploded

She walked to the giant bronze lock. Draw your sword. A cold light flashed—

“King!”

The Huyen Thiet lock is famous for being unbreakable, breaking like a piece of tofu. The three of us, under the gaze of many people, pushed open the heavy palace door and walked out. I turned my head and glanced at the turtle huddled on the railing. Pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve and dropped it on the ground.

“Ly Thua Can, pick it up and take a look.”

“This is our father's retirement letter for you.”

“Today, it's us... retiring you!”

Ly Thua Can tremblingly poked his head out.

“You… you…”

He was about to curse, but looked at the cannons outside and swallowed it back in his throat. Forcing a smile is more unsightly than crying.

"My concubine... it's all a misunderstanding..."

“Misunderstanding your ancestors!”

I scolded him and climbed on A Co La's horse. The concubine threw herself onto her war horse. Duc Phi stepped onto her jade carriage. We don't turn back. Leaving only Ly Thua Can and Luu to respond, tangled like threads in the cold wind.

06

Returning to the headquarters of each mother's house, the three of us were in no hurry to leave the capital, but immediately camped ten miles away from the imperial city. The three clans joined forces, the army arrayed itself, surrounding the capital like an iron barrel. At night, we sat in the tent to review our belongings. Hien Phi suddenly became angry:

“Where is my guqin?”

That is a relic of her mother, a priceless instrument passed down through generations. Duc Phi also frowned.

“My books are also gone.”

That was the notebook she used since she was a child to learn how to trade. To her, it was more precious than silver. The detective I sent has returned, kneeling, shaking like a leaf:

“I'll tell you, princess, those things were burned by Liu who told the wrong person to burn them.”

“She said she was an unlucky person, kept in the palace as an eyesore.”

“Bang!”

Concubine Hien smashed the table in front of her with one palm.

“You bastard!”

“This palace must immediately kill her!”

She drew her sword and intended to rush out. I quickly pulled back:

“Don't rush.”

“Killing her so easily, wouldn't it be beneficial for her?”

“I want to let her see with her own eyes, how every single thing she used all her heart to rob rots.”

The concubine also calmed down, her eyes flashed with calculation.

“That's right.”

“If you kill someone, you must kill your heart.”

“We must make Ly Thua Can know—without us, he is no better than a dog.”

The next morning. Early tide. Ly Thua Can sat on the long chair, trying to appear calm, but below, the ministers looked as if the whole family had died. Minister Ho knelt down, sobbing and tearful:

"Your Majesty! The treasury is empty!"

"Last night, the To family withdrew their capital overnight, both the principal and profits were taken away!"

“Now in the loincloth, even rats cannot be raised!”

Ly Thua Can was angry:

"You are bad! Who allowed them to go away?"

The minister cried even more pitifully:

“I can't stop it!”

“The Su family holds your Majesty's decree, saying it is to allocate money to use the harem!”

“It's a fake projection!”

“But… sister jade is real!”

Ly Thua Can suddenly remembered— In the past, in order to please Duc Phi, he gave his sister Ngoc to play with for a few days. A woman with a heart like Duc Phi had already stamped her mark on the white mat! The Minister of Infantry also sat down weakly:

"Your Majesty! The border is in danger!"

“The Shen family's army retreats, the defense line is nothing more than a piece of paper!”

“The enemy has heard that old general Tham is no longer defending and is hastily deploying troops!”

“Also, the Musketeers in the city also left at midnight last night Half gone, joining the Tham family!”

Ly Thua Can only saw heaven and earth turned upside down. He turned to look at Luu and responded. Luu replied that at that time he still had a huge rose on his head, his dream of becoming queen had not yet disappeared.

“Your Majesty, don't listen to their nonsense.”

“It's good that those three bastards are gone, reducing expenses in the palace.”

“We can open a grand election and recruit the daughters of noble families into the palace!”

“Pop!”

Ly Thua Can slapped her directly in the face.

“Excellence?”

"Now there's not even enough food to eat, what are you going to use to choose the elite?"

“Is this what you call saving money?”

Luu agreed and hugged his face, looking at him in disbelief:

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty… you beat me?”

Ly Thua Can didn't pay any attention, sat down and leaned forward, muttering:

“It's done... It's all... done..."

07

The second day after we left, the Imperial City—was as chaotic as a pot of chive soup. Duc Phi's father - To Dai Phu - was a notoriously cruel character. He not only emptied the treasury, but also cut off all supply lines to the capital. The To family's merchant fleet holds 80% of the food, oil, rice, and fabrics in the world. An order was issued— All the To family's rice shops in the city were closed. The price of rice per night increased tenfold. Hundreds of people couldn't afford to buy it, so they complained everywhere. Ly Thua Can wanted to send soldiers to steal wages. The result—discovered that the warehouse had long been empty. Rats have also moved house. Having no choice, he boldly borrowed money from the family. But I only eat butter. Those families are as smart as demons— Seeing this situation, Great Zhou is about to perish. Who would dare lend money to an emperor about to fall from the throne? What's more—the To family has issued a warning: Whoever dares to lend money to the emperor is the enemy of the To family. From now on, don't dream of buying a grain of rice or a yard of cloth from the To family! That warning—fatal. As a result, Ly Thua Can ran all over the capital, but could not borrow a single penny. Inside the palace, the situation was even more dire. Ngu Thien was out of rice and flour, not to mention fish fin bird's nests. Save satisfies your craving for pickles. Ngu Tru raised both hands:

“Lady, don't mention the cucumbers, even the vinegar is gone.”

"Now there's only brown rice left. If you eat it, you'll eat it. If you don't eat it, you'll have tree bark."

Luu responded so angry that he broke the bowl.

“I am the emperor's favorite concubine! How dare you treat me like that?”

Ngu chu rolled his eyes:

“Favorous concubine? Now even the king is eating brown rice porridge.”

“If you criticize, go out and eat tree bark.”