Chapter 10 — The day I stopped taking care of the books, the Marquis Palace collapsed

The crowd began to chaos. Bui Huyen Do's face immediately changed and he instinctively wanted to step forward. But Ninh Van Tieu raised his hand one step ahead of him. The army immediately stopped that woman. I don't back down.

“You said your son is dead.”

“What is it called?”

The woman's crying suddenly stopped.

“Call… called Tieu Thach Dau.”

I opened the small notebook I brought with me.

“There is no one named Tieu Thach Dau in the list of orphans in the North Camp.”

Her expression immediately changed. We continue to say:

“The wood for the tablet in your hand has just been cut, and the ink hasn't dried yet.”

“How much silver did Lam Kieu Kieu give you?”

The woman's eyes began to waver. The surrounding people were even more shocked. At that moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared on the roof. A short crossbow aimed straight at the center of my eyelids. This is the real killer move. The woman in front is just there to cause chaos. I heard Xuan Dao scream loudly. I also heard Bui Huyen Do calling my name. But the person faster than all of them... was Ninh Van Tieu. He directly threw the tea cup in his hand out, knocking the crossbow arrow away. His whole body moved to block my face. At the same time, Bui Huyen Do also rushed up the steps, but was stopped by the army. The crossbow arrow grazed Ninh Van Tieu's sleeve. The assassin was immediately pinned to the ground by the army. The crowd was in complete chaos. The woman took advantage of the chaos and pulled out her dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it straight at me. We take a step back. His heel suddenly missed the edge of the stone steps. Seeing that I was about to fall off the steps, an arm firmly held my waist. Ninh Van Tieu yanked me back into his arms, his other hand directly grabbed the dagger. He bowed his head, his low voice rang right in my ear:

“Are you hurt?”

I shook my head.

"Do not have."

At this time, Bui Huyen Do finally rushed to the front steps. When he saw Ninh Van Tieu hugging me, his whole body immediately stiffened in place.

“Linh Nghi…”

Ninh Van Tieu let me go. But he still stood in front of people. The assassin quickly confessed everything. Lam Kieu Kieu is hiding in the alley behind Thanh Truong Ty. When the army pulled her up and escorted her up, her hair was in disarray and her expression was almost crazy. The moment she saw that I was still alive, she immediately let out a shrill scream.

“No way!”

“On what basis do you escape every time?”

Ninh Van Tieu coldly ordered:

“Exported to Heavenly Prison.”

Suddenly Lam Kieu Kieu turned his head sharply to look at Bui Huyen Do.

“Brother Huyen Do, save me!”

“I did all of this because I love you!”

Bui Huyen Do stood in place, his face as white as paper. In the end, he still did not step forward. Lam Kieu Kieu completely collapsed.

“You don't need me anymore, do you?”

“It was clear that you were the person who loved me the most before!”

Bui Huyen Do closed his eyes. The voice was hoarse and scary.

“I loved the wrong person.”

When being dragged away, Lam Kieu Kieu laughed sadly and crazy. The great ceremony continues to take place. I once again walked up the high steps. Fingertips still tremble slightly. Ninh Van Tieu stood next to me and said in a low voice:

“If you're scared, stop again."

I turned to look at him.

“With the Royal Family here, I am not afraid.”

A very faint light seemed to flash in the depths of his eyes. I continue to read the charter. This time, there was no one in the whole school who dared to raise their voice and cause a commotion. After the grand ceremony ended, the Queen Mother personally awarded me the golden book right in front of the civil and military officials, appointing me the fourth-grade Chinh Truong Commander of the Thanh Truong Department. All the civil and military officials simultaneously knelt down and bowed. Even Bui Huyen Do was kneeling among the crowd. I stand on a high step, holding a golden book in my hand. In the past, at the Marquis Palace, what I was in charge of were the keys, the books, and the trivial matters in the back of the house. For now, what we control is the royal court's accounting rules, which is the deficit of the whole world. This step... It's truly worth it. That night, Lam Kieu Kieu's charges were officially decided. She plotted to kill the court officials, set fire to destroy books, embezzled money to support soldiers' families, and was tried for many crimes at the same time. In the end, he was sentenced to exile to a hard labor camp in a cold land, with no general amnesty for the rest of his life. When the news came, I was in the Thanh Truong Department tidying up gold books. Bui Huyen Do comes again. But this time, he did not step inside. Just stand outside the door.

“Linh Nghi, I'm about to go to the Northwest.”

I raised my head to look at him. His figure stood outside the doorway, strangely lonely.

“The Marquis's military power has been reduced.”

“I would like to start again from the lowest military officer position.”

I said softly:

“Wish you all the best.”

He smiled bitterly.

“Even taking care… don't you want to tell me?”

We were silent for a moment. Finally opened his mouth:

“Take care.”