Chapter 14 — The Emperor gave me a wedding, the General publicly proposed me as his concubine, I threw away my veil and left

I reached out my hand, my fingertips stopped in mid-air, but I didn't dare touch it.

“This is the tassel on my brother's sword.”

"That jade bead was tied to him by my own hand when I was ten years old."

"Before going on the expedition, he also said that when he returns, I will let me replace you with a new pearl."

There was silence in the great hall. Luc Canh Tham stared at that blade, and for the first time, an unconcealed shock appeared in his eyes. I slowly raised my head to look towards him.

“General Luc.”

"You once said that the Lam family's old relics were all lost on the border and could not be found again."

"So why did my brother's sword tassel appear in the beams and pillars of the villa where Lieu Thanh Ha lives?"

Lieu Thanh Ha cried and shook her head.

“I don't know.”

“I really don't know.”

However, Mama Truong stared at that blade's tassel, her expression suddenly changed.

"Incorrect."

“What was brought there that year was not a blade.”

“It's a broken sword.”

I immediately turned to look at her. Mama Truong's voice trembled.

“On the broken sword was engraved the word ‘Lam’.”

“Deputy General Han said, that thing is too easy to attract attention, we have to take it apart and hide it.”

“The blade was taken to the smithy to be melted down, and the blade's tassel was hidden in the rafters.”

Before my eyes suddenly became dark. The Queen tightened her grip on the arm that was supporting me. The Emperor leaned one hand on the throne, his knuckles turning white.

“Which smithy?”

Before Mother Truong could open her mouth, a soldier suddenly ran in outside the palace.

“Your Majesty, the forge shopkeeper in the south of the city has died.”

“The inside of the store was ransacked to the point of chaos.”

“There was also a line of words written in blood on the wall.”

The Emperor shouted loudly:

“What is the word?”

The forbidden soldier raised his head, his face pale.

“The words written in blood are... There are still people living in the Lam family.”

I knelt on the ground, only ringing in my ears. The Queen supported my arm very firmly, but I still felt like each golden brick beneath my feet was slowly sinking. The Emperor stared at the forbidden soldier.

“Say it again.”

The forbidden army's voice was tense.

“The shopkeeper of the smithy in the south of the city died in the backyard.”

"Preliminary autopsy, determined that his throat was cut."

“The ashes in the furnace were ransacked, and a lot of old scrap metal was also taken away.”

“On the wall there are five words written in blood: The Lam family is still alive.”

The elders in the palace looked at each other. The Minister of Defense muttered:

"That year, the descendants of the Lam family who followed the army were all on the death list."

“How can there still be people alive?”

I raised my head to look at him.

“Just now, the Minister also said that if there really is an old case, the old files of the Ministry of Military Affairs will definitely have missing items.”

“If you can lose a page, you can also bring the dead back to life.”

He was so blocked that he couldn't say a word. Luc Canh Tham looked at me, his voice hoarse.

“Do you know who that person could be?”

I don't answer him. That year, most of the male members of the Lam family followed their father and elders to Bac Canh. Only the elderly, women and children remained in the capital. After his father died in battle, his great-grandmother fell ill and passed away, his mother was constantly in bed, and the clan's subordinates gradually dispersed. If there are still people alive. Kha The biggest possibility is that those who followed the army went missing that year. But the court clearly had brought back the death list. I suddenly remembered the senior's deputy. A teenager always followed his elder brother, every time he smiled, he revealed his two crooked teeth. Last name is Co, first name is Hoai Xuyen. On the death list that year. Has his name. My throat suddenly choked.

“Your Majesty, I would like to see the death list of that year.”

The Emperor replied: He looked at the General Manager of the inner city.

"Go to the records warehouse of the Ministry of Military Affairs, bring back the official book, deputy book and death benefit book of the battle to defend the Bac Canh pass."

“If even one page is missing, immediately bring the person in charge of the archive to see me.”

The general manager of the internal affairs command ordered him to retreat. Luc Canh Tham bowed his head again.

“Your Majesty, we cannot continue to delay the arrest of La Thua Nghiep.”

"The smithy was destroyed, which proves that there are still people in the capital who are cleaning up clues for him."

"If we waited until the documents were finished, I'm afraid he would have left customs."

The Emperor looked at him.

“You want to go hunting?”

“Do you know that once I allow you to leave the palace, the whole court will say that I tolerated your escape?”

Luc Canh Tham raised his head, his eyes heavy.

"God wishes to bring the guilty to arrest."

“My mother will stay in the palace.”

"All the people of the Luc Palace listened to the court's investigation and handled the matter."

“If I escape, the Luc family will share the blame.”

Lady Thai's body trembled slightly, but she did not say a word of prayer. She just looked at Luc Canh Tham, tears silently flowing down her eyes.

“If you still remember the Lu family's reputation, then bring him back.”

“If you can't bring people back, there's no need to come back to see me.”