Chapter 5 — That Year's Snow Buried the Royal Dynasty

I leaned close to his ear.

"Co Truong Phong holds the royal guard, the Queen Mother holds the jade sister."

“Your Majesty, you are nothing more than a puppet that can be deposed at any time.”

“Today they can force you to kill me, tomorrow... they can also force you to abdicate and give way to the throne.”

Tieu Canh's breathing was rapid, the deepest fear in his heart was exposed by me.

"What do you want to do? What can a crazy woman like you do to help me?"

I pulled out a folded piece of paper:

“This is the place where the Co family's books were hidden over the years for embezzlement, accepting bribes, buying officials and selling positions.”

“There is also evidence that the Queen Mother conspires with foreign ministers and raises male favorites.”

This is what the system can look up. Tieu Canh received it, and the more he looked at it, the more happy he became. He suddenly raised his head, his eyes were different.

“My dear… what do you want?”

I smiled gently, with murderous intent in my eyes.

"I want the Co family to banish them all. The Queen Mother's life is better than death. I want this world... from now on, no one dares to bully me anymore."

Tieu Canh was silent for a long time. Finally, he threw away the jar of poisoned wine in his hand and grabbed my hand tightly.

“Okay.”

“I promise you.”

“As long as you help me eliminate the Co family and the Queen Mother, this harem will be fine as you say later.”

“I promise you—one person below, ten thousand people above.”

I lowered my eyes, hiding my sarcastic smile. Are you worthy?

07

Returning to the position of favored concubine was easier than I thought. Tieu Canh announced to the outside world that my madness had cured. Not only did I release my detention. There are also generous rewards. I began to regularly summon Co Truong Phong in the name of "reviewing old stories". In the palace garden, the curtains were low, I was wearing a pale white shirt, as weak as a willow in the wind. Co Truong Phong arrived, his eyes still filled with hesitation.

"Your highness... summoned a minister, what are your instructions?"

He stood very far away from me. Hands are always placed on the hilt of the sword at the side.

“Master… are you still angry with me?” My eyes turned red, my voice was sad, "That day... I was really crazy."

"Uyen Uyen is dead, I'm so heartbroken, my mind is confused, I don't know what I'm doing..."

"But after I woke up, I discovered that in my heart... there was actually always Marquis."

Co Truong Phong was stunned. Page Nguyet Hoa Cau The wariness in his eyes dissipated a bit. Instead, it is the vainglory and arrogance of men. I took a few steps closer, my finger gently resting on his sleeve.

"Have you forgotten? That year in the maid's room, I fell in love with Marquis as soon as I met you."

“If it wasn't... if it wasn't for entering the palace, how could I…”

I got choked up when I said that. Tears just fell onto the back of his hand. So hot that it made his heart tremble slightly. Co Truong Phong was an extremely conceited person. He always thought that all women in the world had to admire him. Even though I am the emperor's concubine.

“My lady... is this true?”

He turned around and grabbed my hand. The fat thumb stroked the back of my hand.

“Of course.” I tried to suppress my nausea.

“Even though my younger sister Lieu Nhi is injured, I have 'Ngoc Co Cao' from Tay Vuc specially given by the emperor, and I can definitely help her recover."

"It's just that the Queen Mother misunderstood me quite deeply. If the Marquis is willing to say a few words of relief, I can also appear in front of the emperor to help the Marquis compete for military power."

“Easy to say! Easy to say!” Co Truong Phong smiled proudly, "The Queen Mother listens to me the most."

“Just in your heart The lady has me, in the future, the royal palace... isn't it all up to us to say it?"

In my heart, I laughed coldly. The days that followed. In the days that followed, I bounced between two men. I told Tieu Canh that Co Truong Phong craved the throne and even teased his concubine; I told Co Truong Phong that the emperor secretly mobilized troops to take away power, and had to act first to win. After Lieu Nhi used "Ngoc Co Cao", her face began to bleed yellow, ulcerated, and smelled of rot. In that medicine. I have mixed “rotting poison” from the system. He cries every day like a ghost in the palace. Co Truong Phong was so bored that he moved into the study room and didn't even bother to look at it. I sat at Canh Nhan Palace eating grapes, the system voice changed into Uyen Uyen's intonation: 【Bao, you did well. Co Truong Phong obeys like a dog.] I smiled. Raise the cup with space.

“You've just arrived, Uyen Uyen. I want them to... dog bite dog, bite until blood is all over the ground."

08

On the occasion of the Queen Mother's sixty-fifth birthday, Tu Ninh Palace hung lights and bright flowers. At the banquet, cups of wine went back and forth, I sat next to Tieu Canh, wearing a red dress as bright as blood. Tieu Canh's hand under the desk held my hand tightly. Palms are sweaty. Co Truong Phong sat first in the lower row. A body of python. Exuberant demeanor. His eyes occasionally glanced towards me. Passionate, full of possessive lust. After three weeks of wine, I raised my cup and went before the Queen Mother and knelt down:

“Your Highness the Queen Mother, I didn't understand things before and made people angry.”

"This cup of wine is 'Hundreds of wine' that I specially came to the Great General Quoc Tu to ask for, to pray for your longevity, and I apologize for my sins."

I knelt on the ground. Hold the wine cup high. The position of humbleness to the end. The Queen Mother snorted coldly. The cloudy eyes rotated. She was inherently skeptical. Of course it won't be easy to drink my wine.