Chapter 9 — The night before the Crown Prince paid the royal concubine, the Ministry of Ceremonies mistakenly gave me my Queen's Order

Reading to the end, the voice of the Minister of Rites gradually decreased. Tieu Hanh asked: "What is the rule of honoring half of the royal concubine?" No one dared to answer. Tham Quoc prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty, I did not teach my children strictly. But Linh Nghi, when he was young, was fascinated by the Crown Prince. The Tham family did not know the entire inside story about the excess of politeness." Tham Lenh Nghi suddenly turned to look at his father. Maybe she didn't expect that even her father would push her out. Tieu Thua Quan's voice was cold: "Uncle Shen Quoc, the other day when you discussed the ceremony with her at the Eastern Palace, you didn't say that." Uncle Tham Quoc immediately bit back: "I only follow the Crown Prince's orders and do not dare to disobey." The officials of the Eastern Palace also repeatedly bowed their heads.

"We are only responsible for the arrangements, we do not know how to go beyond the rules."

"The Crown Prince's autograph is right here, we don't dare not listen."

"The Ta family's old reward case, we don't even know the inside story."

A wedding ceremony, in the blink of an eye, turned into a cage of animals biting each other. Tham Lenh Nghi cried and crawled towards Tieu Thua Quan: "Your Highness, you once said that you would let me enter the door gloriously. You said that Ta Minh Duong was nothing more than a decoration. When I am pregnant with my heir, no one in the Eastern Palace will dare to look down on me." Tieu Thua Quan kicked her out: "Slut!" Tham Lenh Nghi fell hard to the ground, his forehead hit the altar, blood flowed down his sideburns. I looked at that blood stain and then looked at that cold cup of tea. Last night when she scratched me, she said: "I'll do it for you." Today, she shed her blood and realized that she herself was just a cup that was placed on the chessboard. Tieu Hanh raised his hand, the army immediately helped Tham Lenh Nghi up and escorted him aside. He looked at Tieu Thua Quan: "Crown Prince Tieu Thua Quan, arranged the marriage contract himself, forced down the reward from the middle class, jeopardized his military merit, overstepped his concubine's ceremony, and forced his goddess to pay him tea. Do you admit your crime?" Tieu Thua Quan stood up straight.

“Not accepted.”

He looked around at the guests in the hall, then looked back at me.

“The only thing you did wrong was thinking too much about your old love.”

My eyelids moved slightly. He took two steps towards us, but was stopped by the forbidden army, so he could only stop in place.

"Minh Duong, back then, your father actually had the intention of marrying you to you. The Ta family was an orphan and had been the protector of the Eastern palace for three years. If it weren't for you, the Ta palace would have been swallowed up by the group of courtiers vying for profit."

I said nothing. His voice softened, carrying the familiar gentleness of the past: "Your parents' reward, I just want to compete for you better. As for Linh Nghi, she was just temporarily confused. The resentment she has to endure today, I will compensate her tenfold later." Tham Lenh Nghi looked at him in disbelief. But Tieu Thua Quan didn't look at her anymore, just stared at me.

"Now you just need to open your mouth and say that today was just a misunderstanding. I will still give you the position of concubine."

In the hall, someone lowered their heads, as if they had just heard something ridiculous but didn't dare laugh. I slowly asked: "The book has a blank name, how can I make up for it?" He replied: "You can make up for it."

"The first contributions of parents and prefects have been crossed out, how can I make up for it?"

He replied: "You can also make up for it."

“Last night, I was almost charged with hiding a fake passport How?”

He frowned: "Minh Duong, everything is over." I look at him. It turns out that in his eyes, other people's suffering passes very quickly. I said: "Your Highness cannot compensate." Tieu Thua Quan's eyes darkened. I walked to the front of the court, picked up that cup of cold tea, and brought it in front of the Minister of Rites.

“Please write one more line, sir.”

The Minister of Rites shook his hand as he held the pen. I said: "Ta Thi Minh Duong does not accept the marriage contract decided by the Eastern Palace, does not accept the fictitious title of Crown Prince, and does not respectfully give tea to the concubine." The pen nib landed on the paper, making a rustling sound. Tieu Thua Quan's face was gloomy: "Do you really want to stand on the royal brother's side?" I corrected him: "I am on the Ta family's side." Tieu Hanh suddenly opened his mouth: "Ta Minh Duong." I turned around. He sat next to the wedding altar, in front of him placed the secret throne of the emperor and the post office, his expression calm like bottomless deep water.

“The Emperor's secret decree has been verified. The posthumous decree of the Ministry of Rites is real. I will determine the military merits of the Ta family." He looked at me. “I just ask you one question.”

The whole street was silent. We hear the tea in the cup gently shaking along the wall. Tieu Hanh said: "Are you willing to accept the posthumous decree?" All eyes were on him. If mother were here, she would probably be so worried that she couldn't stand. Queenship is glory. Also the blade.