Chapter 1 — The Lady Who Flipped The Flag

When Tieu Canh Duc, who had been lost for many years, brought his three-year-old son to the door, he was holding a first-month party for his daughter. She knelt in the snow, crying weakly and pitifully: "Sister, don't blame the prince, Khinh Khinh's life is floating, I only ask the prince to give me a piece of food." "This child, the prince said he would only write in your name." Tieu Canh Duc quickly ran over, one hand covering her behind. His eyes looked at me defensively: "Tri Tuyet, Khinh Khinh is a coward. The Crown Prince only gave her a place to live." "If you can't tolerate her and are narrow-minded, then you don't deserve to be my main concubine." I hugged my daughter and laughed. In my previous life, I was so angry that I chased Diep Khinh Khinh out of the palace, and as a result, she turned around and jumped into the river. Tieu Canh Duc blushed because of her, joined forces with the enemy to overthrow my mother's clan, and then gave me a cup of poisoned wine. Looking at the profound picture in front of me, I told the servants: "Go, clean up the main courtyard for Miss Diep to live in. The crown prince's private treasury will also be moved there." Tieu Canh Duc was stunned: "You are not causing trouble?" Making trouble? What do we have to cause trouble? The competition for the throne is now in sight, Tieu Canh Duc has a few more descendants, it will be easier for him to attract the attention of the enemy, serving as a shield for my daughter to ascend the throne in the future. 01 Reliving my life again, I seem to have thought things through. My mother clan is so strong. Lang Duong is my only daughter in this life. I have no choice but to miss a woman's entire life because of the love of a man and a woman. She is the eldest daughter of the crown prince, so she should have the right to inherit the throne. As a mother, of course I have to devote all my heart and soul to her. Tieu Canh Duc looked at me with unbelievable eyes. His arm protecting Diep Khinh Khinh's body still hung in mid-air, momentarily forgetting to take it back. "Tri Tuyet, what did you say?" He frowned, a layer of scrutiny in his eyes. I hugged Lang Duong, ignoring the defensiveness in his eyes, turned to look at the manager next to me. "Go to the warehouse and get the cards and the key to the main courtyard, give them all to Miss Diep." Mom was stunned on the spot. She is the old woman I brought from General Tran Vien's palace. At this time, her face was full of confusion, and she called out to me in a low voice: "Niang Niang... that is the card of the main court." "Go get it." My voice was calm, no doubt allowed. Mom turned around and left. Diep Khinh Khinh bowed his head, his shoulders still shaking, pretending to be sobbing. But her eyes flashed as she looked down at the ground, clearly not expecting me to yield so decisively. In my previous life, because I refused to hand over the government, I publicly blamed Tieu Canh Duc for violating the heavy oath he made when he asked me to marry him. At that time, I took away my father's title of Tran Vien great general, and in exchange was Tieu Canh Duc's cold face. He scolded me for relying on influence and oppressing people, for not having the virtues of a woman. Diep Khinh Khinh took the opportunity to jump into the water, leaving the disease in his body. Tieu Canh Duc used that as an excuse to join forces with the second prince's faction and falsely accuse my parents of holding military power and dignity at court. It wasn't until the cup of poisoned wine pierced my intestines that I understood that what Tieu Canh Duc wanted all along was not a wife, but an excuse to knock on my mother's head at any time. Ma Ma brought the cards and keys and raised both hands. I held Lang Duong firmly with one hand, and with the other hand, I took the card and handed it to Diep Khinh Khinh. "Miss Diep has given birth to a son for His Highness, so she can no longer be considered the outside. The complicated chores in the backyard will bother her more." Diep Khinh Khinh quickly raised his head and quickly glanced at Tieu Canh Duc.

female. Seeing that he did not stop her, she immediately stretched out her hands to receive it. "Thank you for your understanding. Khinh Khinh will definitely keep his duty and serve His Highness well." Tieu Canh Duc's face softened a bit. Perhaps he thought that I was finally obedient and understood the patience that royal women should have. "You just gave birth not long ago, you really should rest more. It's good to move to the heavenly courtyard, it's quiet there." Tieu Canh Duc put on the appearance of a prince, with a hint of grace in his voice. "As for Thua Nghiep, after all, he is a royal. In a few days, I will have someone prepare a document, officially recording it in your name." "This will also save your full face." Face? He planted a child of unknown origin for me to be his son, saying he was saving face for me. I lowered my head to look at Lang Duong in my arms, curling my lips. "Your Highness made the right arrangements. I will immediately lead people to transfer to the heavenly courtyard." I didn't look at them anymore, hugged my daughter and went straight into the room. In just one stick of incense, all the dowry and personal belongings I brought into the prince's palace were tidied up. Thien Vien is located in the westernmost part of the palace, cold and desolate, even the Earth Dragon has not been heated. After making arrangements for Lang Duong, she walked up to me with red eyes. "Niang, you are the eldest daughter of the commander of the Tran Vien Army, why do you have to make room for an exterior?" "As long as you send an envelope to the border, the great general will definitely be able to take charge of you and drive that fox out of the capital!" I sat upright on a cold wooden chair, picked up a cup of cold tea and took a sip. "Mom, the situation on the court, Can't you see clearly?" Ma Ma was stunned. "The Holy Emperor's body is not in good health. The second prince's mother is a noble concubine, with the resources of the Jiangnan family behind him." "Even though His Highness the Crown Prince has taken on a legitimate reputation, in the past few years he has continuously made mistakes, and the Holy King has long privately criticized him." I put down the tea cup and looked at the falling snowflakes outside the window: "The competition for the throne has come to the most dangerous moment. At this time, who stands out, the most That is the target of all arrows." "Tieu Canh Duc brings back a three-year-old child, and wants to record it in my name. What will the second prince think?" "They will feel that the crown prince has an elder son, his position is more stable, and will definitely concentrate all his forces to attack this child and the crown prince." Mama took a deep breath: "This child is a living target available. What do I have to stop?" I stood up, adjusted the corner of the blanket for Lang Duong. "I just need my daughter to grow up safely. As for Tieu Canh Duc, he wants to act deeply, I will give him the stage." "Send someone to send word to my senior brother. From this month onwards, please send it three days later." 02 On the third day, Diep Khinh Khinh entered the main courtyard, in charge of the prince's office, and went to Thien Vien. He stood in the hallway, sweating coldly, holding several thick books in his hands. "Your Highness, please go and advise Miss Diep. These past few days, in the name of rewarding servants, she withdrew three thousand taels of white silver from His Highness's private treasury." "And chose twelve stacks of jade from the warehouse, saying she wanted to sew spring clothes for young master T. Thua Nghiep." I turned a page of the military book in my hand, not even lifting my eyelids. "The cards were in my hand. Whoever listens to that person. There are many things in the warehouse, if she wants to take them, you can give them to her." The manager panicked: "But that is a private book that your Highness uses to maintain relationships in the court. If this continues, the Mid-Autumn Festival next month will be sent to the officials of the ministries

"That's the crown prince's business, not mine." I closed my military book and said in a calm voice: "If you stop Miss Diep, provoke her to anger or shed tears of self-pity, your Highness will blame you, and even a few lives won't be enough to pay for it. Go." The manager was helpless, so he could only hold the books and retreat. In the afternoon, Tieu Canh Duc came to the heavenly courtyard. He was wearing a jet black robe, his eyebrows were tightly furrowed, his steps were very heavy. It was clear that he had stopped by the payment room. Entering the room, he first looked at Lang Duong sleeping in the crib, then came in front of me and sat down. "Tri Tuyet, Khinh Khinh comes from a rural background, has never seen the rules in the palace. "There are some things she does that don't know how serious or light they are. She is the main concubine, why don't you send someone to remind her? Tieu Canh Duc opened his mouth to criticize. In his perception, I was "generous", but I still had to bear the responsibility of "teaching" and "cleaning up the consequences". He enjoyed the worship and obedience that Diep Khinh Khinh brought him, but wanted me to use the resources of the noble ladies to fill the deficit caused by Diep Khinh Khinh. "Dieu Canh Khinh. I'm joking." I poured a cup of hot tea and pushed it to his hand: "Miss Diep is the person in your Highness's heart. If I send someone to show off, outsiders will think I'm jealous because she's growing up and having children." "For the sake of a harmonious family, it's only right that I take care of a little less." Tieu Canh Duc choked. He stared at me, as if he wanted to see if I was loosening his grip or not. "Tri Tuyet, you weren't like that before." He sighed, his voice softened a bit, displaying a macho attitude. "I know inside." she is angry. But in the end, Thua Nghiep is still a member of the royal family. Now that he is three years old, he should invite a good deputy to enlighten him." Tieu Canh Duc paused for a moment, and finally said the true purpose of today. "The original disciples of great general Tran Vien are spread throughout the court. Her senior brother is familiar with the Thai school of wine worship. She wrote a letter from home, asking her elder brother to appear, inviting the master priest to come and teach Thua Nghiep. "I looked into his eyes. In my previous life, he was also like that. One side was indifferent towards me, the other side felt secure in asking for my mother's resources. At that time, in order to prove my worth, I stayed up all night and wrote a letter asking my elder brother to take care of the relationship. As a result, that Thai priest priest was accused of being accused by the second prince's faction of teaching an outsider child. "Disgraced the civil servant", was demoted three levels in a row. Because of that, my brother's reputation in the literary world became tarnished. "Your Highness means you want my brother to invite someone?" I repeated expressionlessly once again. "That's right. She is Thua Nghiep's mother, and since her mother's family has come out, she has the most righteous name." He replied very eloquently. "Okay." I nodded in agreement. Tieu Canh Duc clearly breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up, rarely reaching out to touch my hair. “I know you understand the big picture. You should rest well, I'll come visit you again in two days." After he left, Ma Ma brought the medicine in, her face full of anger. "How could the princess agree with him?" "If the eldest son comes forward, Tran Vien Quan will be publicly siding with that son of an unknown origin!" like that." I went to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote an envelope: "Give the letter to my older brother, tell him not to go invite Thai Hoc wine offerings." "Tell him to go invite Truong Dai Confucius. The louder the noise, the better. It's best to let the eyes and ears of the second prince installed in Thai Hoc see him personally and invite him."