Chapter 17 — The Pregnant Sister Robbed the Eastern Palace, Her Grandfather Brought a Tiger Talisman to Press the Power

I said calmly.

“A man from the government, at the scene of the fire, discovered that a cave had been cleared.”

“What a coincidence, my people told me that after you got there, there were a few sneaky people who appeared near your son's house.”

“Tell me, what are they looking for?”

Ngo ma ma's cold sweat was flowing down. She bit her lip and didn't say a word. I don't force her either. I just took out a small brocade bag from my sleeve and placed it on the table.

"In here, is a thousand taels of money. There's also a boat ticket to Jiangnan."

"Jiangnan, the land of rich fish and rice, with high mountains and far waters. Taking your son and daughter-in-law with you, leaving this place of trouble, and living the rest of your life in peace, isn't that great?"

Ma Ma looked at the brocade bag, her eyes flashed with greed, but more fear and hesitation. I continue talking. Miss Lieu, I can't stand you anymore.

"Last night's fire was just a warning. The next time, what burns, it probably won't be firewood anymore, but your son's bedroom."

“Do you think that if you keep her secret, she will protect you for the rest of her life?”

"That's wrong. A dog knows too many secrets, the owner won't let it live too long."

"You're dead, it doesn't matter. But your son, your grandson, they're still so young..."

Every word I say is like a needle, piercing her weakest place.

“On what basis should I trust you!”

She finally collapsed and looked up at me, her eyes filled with blood.

“Just by doing this, right now, I can make you and your son die without a sound.”

My voice was very light, but carried a chill that penetrated the bone.

“But we don't do that.”

“I give you a choice.”

"It's the choice to embrace the so-called love between master and servant, and then bury your whole family with her."

"Or choose, for yourself, for your descendants, to fight for a way to live."

I pushed the brocade bag a little further in front of her.

“I'll just give you one night to think.”

“Tomorrow at noon, I will come again.”

“By then, I hope what I hear will be the answer I want.”

Having finished speaking, I didn't look at her anymore, turned around and left. I know, she will definitely make the smartest choice. Because, compared to loyalty to master. People, the most loyal things, are still their own lives and blood relatives. The next day, Horse time. I went to Ma Ma Ngo's residence again. This time, I didn't bring anyone with me, I only brought along Van Chau. Mother Ngo was already waiting in the room early. On her face, there was no longer the panic of yesterday. Instead, it was a kind of calm after having made some kind of determination. She didn't sleep all night, her eyes were covered with blood. Seeing me enter, she did not kneel down. Just slowly, from his chest, he took out something wrapped in a handkerchief layer by layer. She placed the thing on the table and pushed it in front of me.

“My lord, this is what… you want.”

I opened the handkerchief. Inside, is a small white jade medicine bottle. On the body of the vase, there are no writings. I opened the cork of the bottle, and a strange, extremely faint, almost unscented scent floated out from inside.

“What is this?”

“This is… ‘Shield Co’.”

Ngo ma ma's voice was hoarse, dry.

"That year, Lieu ordered his servant to mix it with the lady's medicine every day and give her this chronic poison."

"This type of poison is colorless and tasteless, but it can hollow out the human body little by little, making people look like they have died from an illness."

“This bottle… is the leftover from that year.”

“The slave... the slave has always kept it secretly.”

I looked at that medicine bottle, and a huge wave rose up in my heart. Even though I had guessed it long ago, when I heard it with my own ears, it still made the hatred inside me seem to penetrate to the marrow of my bones.

“Why did you keep it?”

Mother Ngo laughed miserably.

“People die for money, birds die for food.”

“Slave… I'm also scared.”

"I'm afraid that one day, in order to kill her mouth, she will kill her servants."

"Keeping this, I just want to give myself a way out."

Unexpectedly, it actually ended up being used. I carefully stored the medicine bottle. Then, he brought the brocade bag containing the check and boat ticket and pushed it towards her.

“You have made a wise choice.”

“Now, tell me everything you knew from that year, from beginning to end.”

Ngo ma ma, no more hiding. She recounted the entire story of that year, from how Lieu Thi bribed her, how she poisoned her, to how Tham Trong Van knew everything, accepted it, and even personally brought the cup of poison to give to my mother to drink.