Chapter 4 — The Emperor Only Has One Daughter

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The air in Tuyen Chinh Palace once again froze. If it was pressure then, now it has become suffocating. Everyone felt the emperor's murderous aura, like a volcano about to erupt. The Queen was coldly looked at by Trieu Dien's eyes. She tried to maintain her temper and asked with a trembling voice:

“Your Majesty, don't you think I said something wrong?”

Trieu Dien finally withdrew his gaze. He did not look at the queen, but turned to Ly Duc.

“Command my holy decree.”

The voice was calm and scary.

"General Tran Vien colluded with outsiders, plotted to rebel, and revealed the border army's secrets. Ordered the commander of the military, Truong Uy, to immediately search General Tran Vien's palace. In the palace, from top to bottom, regardless of old or young, everyone was detained, awaiting disposition."

"Furthermore, Thuc noble concubine Lam Thi, her conduct has been corrupted, causing chaos in the harem. From this moment, she is deposed of the noble concubine, demoted to a commoner's position, thrown into the cold palace, without decree, not allowed to go out."

“Second prince Trieu Hang, under house arrest, without my orders, you are not allowed to step out of the door even half a step.”

Three decrees, like three thunderbolts across the sky, exploded in the middle of the main hall. All were dumbfounded. One moment, Concubine Thuc's mother and son were still in the clouds, enjoying the ultimate glory, and the next second, they were kicked into a bottomless hell.

“No! Your Majesty! You can't be like that!”

The royal concubine Thuc was the first to react, as if going crazy, she rushed forward to grab Trieu Dien's dragon robe, but was held tightly by the guards.

"I have been unjustly accused! I am not! You cannot be so blatantly slandered!"

Trieu Hang was also stunned into fear, he knelt down, the jade pendant in his hand fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.

"Father! What did I do wrong? Why do you treat me and my mother like that? Father!"

Trieu Dien coldly looked down from above. He waved his hand. Ly Duc immediately understood and shouted in a high-pitched voice:

"Where are you? Take the guilty woman Lam Thi and Trieu Hang out!"

Immediately, a group of guards rushed forward like hungry tigers, covered Concubine Thuc's mouth, and dragged her and Trieu Hang, who were crying and screaming, away. Concubine Thuc's beautiful face was twisted fiercely in panic and anger, and her screams of despair echoed throughout the palace. In the palace, the remaining concubines and princes and princesses all had pale faces and knelt on the ground, trembling like fallen leaves in autumn. Especially Hien Phi and Tinh Tan, their faces were as white as paper, and they almost fainted on the spot. Kill the chicken to scare the monkey. But this chicken was killed so quickly and so viciously that everyone had no time to react. Trieu Dien's eyes once again looked towards the forbidden army commander Truong Uy. Truong Uy's forehead was wet with sweat. He did not expect the fire to reach his feet.

“Truong Uy.”

“I... I am present!”

Truong Uy walked out trembling. Trieu Dien looked at him coldly:

"The books of General Tran Vien's residence, especially the transactions with Concubine Thuc's mother's house - Lam Thi's residence. Within an hour, brought to Duong Tam Palace. One page is missing, I only ask you!"

【Yes, yes, yes! It's this direction!】 I clapped my hands non-stop. 【This old man is starting to know how to focus on key evidence, very good!】 Truong Uy's whole body was shocked, he immediately understood what he meant. sole. This order was to force him to personally investigate the evidence of concubine Thuc's adultery and present it to the emperor. Also a warning.

“God... obeys!”

Truong Uy accepted his orders and almost rolled and crawled out of the main hall. In the palace, only the queen and the Crown Prince remained. The queen's body was shaking and about to collapse. She finally understood that what happened tonight was no coincidence. The Emperor... knows everything. It's just that she doesn't understand: how does he know? After Trieu Dien finished everything, it seemed like he had exhausted all his energy. He stood up, hugged me, without saying a word, went straight out of the palace. Passing by the queen, her eyes did not even bother to glance, as if she were nothing. That absolute indifference is more cruel than any scolding. He left behind a whole mess in Tuyen Chinh Palace. On the way back to Duong Tam Palace, the night wind was cool. Trieu Dien's footsteps are still steady, but his arms hug me, as if hugging the only remaining treasure in life. Approaching the inner palace door, he stopped. The lantern light in the hallway dimly reflected on his face. He looked down at me and was silent for a long time. His face, which had been twisted in anger and betrayal all night, finally revealed a complicated smile. That smile was full of gratitude, pity, and luck as if I had just found something lost. 【Wow, the old man finally laughed.】 I yawned and got ready to go to sleep. 【Looks like he ate the first melon today.】 【I just don't know, the next one... when is he going to eat it?】 Trieu Dien's smile stiffened at the corner of his mouth. That's right. Just the first result. His harem, a group of concubines, and eleven "good children" await judgment. His revenge... has only just begun.