Chapter 13 — The Emperor's Stupid Orchid

After discussing for several days, it was finally decided to let the leader of the secret guard go first. They are most familiar with tracking down His Majesty's whereabouts. The army followed behind, avoiding a direct fight that might alert the enemy. At this time, the second brother had recovered somewhat. He told us some secrets: "If the Crown Prince is truly your Majesty's bloodline, he will definitely not come out to kill you. But what if he is a member of Thuy King? They can't wait anymore."20. In early February, the court announced that the new emperor had officially ascended the throne, changed his reign name to Nguyen Phong, and also opened a general amnesty for the world. During that time, His Majesty still had no news. The prime minister sent people many times to recruit the Manh family army in Bac Canh, but they were all chased away by the major general. They couldn't even see my father's face, so the matter ended. Because there was a Manh family army in Bac Canh, all of them were brave and battle-hardened generals, the Prime Minister and Thuy Vuong did not dare to act rashly. But they cut off Bac Canh's trade routes, making life here extremely difficult. My father was very worried. If this continues, I'm afraid the soldiers will have to starve to fight. In the end, there was no other way, so they chose the clumsiest method. People went to the mountains to reclaim land to grow food and become self-sufficient. But the wear and tear of weapons is also a problem. At that moment, a cripple pushing a torn wooden cart appeared. He wore old tattered clothes and said he wanted to meet the Manh Hau family. At first, my father planned to send someone to give him a meal and then send him away. But when he called out, "Master", my father immediately knelt down. Your Majesty. A person like him who used to live in luxury was now dressed in rags and had an injured leg. He absolutely refused to let go of the torn wooden cart. It wasn't until he saw his father that he kicked the dry grass on the cart aside. Inside was filled with sparkling gold bars. "Thuy Vuong's people checked too strictly. I can only use this method to bring the gold to you." Having said this, he paused for a moment before asking: "Lan concubine... are you okay?" "I'm not healthy at all! What a liar!" Without waiting for my father to answer, I spoke first. During the past year, I have hardly been able to sleep well. I always dreamed of him, covered in blood, jumping into the abyss. I even heard my father and the major general speculate whether His Majesty had died or not. But I don't want to believe it. He will not die. I can only keep telling myself that so I don't want to continue living because I miss him. His Majesty looked at me, limping and wanting to come and hug me. But when he came in front of him, he stopped: "Wait for me to take a bath..." I suddenly didn't care anymore and rushed directly into his arms, crying loudly. It seems that only then can we vent all the self-pity in our hearts. Your Majesty still hugs me and doesn't let go. Only when I cried with all my might did I remember that I was leaning on him. I'm a bit embarrassed. Thinking that his leg still seemed to have not recovered, I struggled to stand down, but he picked me up and firmly brought me back to the tent. Every step he took was extremely sure. He put me to bed. Father ordered soldiers to prepare hot water for him. I pulled you, didn't want to let you go. He smiled and hugged me: "You are so clean, but I don't dare hug you." At that time, I was reluctant to let go. 21. After His Majesty joined forces with us, everyone learned that the leader of the secret guard had been arranged by him to return to the palace. Actually, they found His Majesty's residence a long time ago. But at that time he was too seriously injured. He was worried that the people from Bac Canh who came to pick him up would alarm Thuy Vuong, causing them to kill him, so he did not hit the snake and move the grass. The other amount of gold was taken from his personal treasury

sire. In previous years, he was also appointed to a foreign government and still had some private property. Fortunately, that place is quite far from the royal palace, so preparations are not too difficult. It's just that his injuries were too severe. Even the doctor, after looking at it, shook his head and said that if he walked any further, he was afraid his legs would be disabled. I don't dare ask the doctor how his Majesty is. I'm afraid he'll say you don't have much longer to live. At night, when lying next to each other, we sadly asked: "Ha, Cong Cong, is it..." The two words "died" I couldn't say. His Majesty patted my head: "Don't worry, he's okay. When we return to the palace, you'll see him again." "How is that possible?" I don't understand. Even His Majesty almost died, so why is Cong Hi not okay? "The crown prince needs a righteous reputation. If his royal concubines are all new people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make the officials feel secure. Not to mention they don't have a younger sister. If there is no one to hide, that chair will not be easy to sit on."I seem to understand a little. No wonder the Prime Minister sought out his father many times. Even though he stood outside the city and was scolded by his father until dog blood covered his head, he still patiently talked to his father. Your Majesty said they have no support. Because they don't have a jade sister. 22. The Queen Mother voluntarily left the palace and went to Cam Nghiep Pagoda to pray for the blessings of the people. Emperor Canh Hoa's grace.