Chapter 11 — The Queen Mother Repays Gratitude - In This Life I Will Not Be Afraid of Confrontation

I sat back down on the chair, picked up the cold cup of tea, and gently took a sip. The whole room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Lieu Truyen Lam stood frozen in place, like a petrified statue. His face went from shock... to horror... Finally, it turned into the color of ash. Vuong Khac! The person who worked as a housekeeper in his palace for twenty years, the person he trusted the most! Yet it was Truong Cac's trickster? He couldn't believe it. But it's impossible not to believe it. Because the two things I said earlier have completely broken through all your psychological defenses. This foreign born girl looked to be only about fifteen or sixteen years old, but her body was full of inexplicable mysteries. She is like a prophet who can see through everything. Makes people afraid. It makes people... afraid. A long time later. He slowly sat down, his body somewhat exhausted. He looked at me, his eyes extremely complicated.

"Who... are you?"

"I already told you, I am your daughter - Tu Thanh Vi."

I put down the tea cup, my voice was calm but carried a strength that did not allow for doubt.

"I came to save you, also to save the Lieu family."

"I'm here to help you, overthrow Old Truong Cac, overthrow the Crown Prince, one step into the clouds, power over the dynasty."

Lieu Truyen Lam's heart beat loudly. What a big mouth! Great ambition! He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

"What do you want me to do?"

He was no longer in doubt. He chose to believe.

"Very simple."

I took out a prepared envelope from my chest and pushed it in front of him.

"First, don't move. Don't bring up the lute or harp of the Minister of the Cong Ministry."

"Ly Nham is Truong Cac's student. Touching him is like fighting a snake."

"We have to cast long lines and catch big fish."

"Second, after returning to the palace, don't make a scene, secretly investigate Vuong Khac's room."

"But don't touch him, keep him, I still have great uses."

"Third, also the most important."

"Take this envelope and exchange it with someone."

"West of the city, antique shop 'Tu Bao Trai', shopkeeper Tien Thong."

"He is my man."

"He will tell you how to push the boat along and turn the fifty thousand taels of treasury that Elder Truong Cac prepared to use to frame you into the sharpest weapon for us to counterattack."

Lieu Truyen Lam held the envelope, his fingers shaking slightly. You know, when you receive this letter, it means you have boarded our enemy's ship - a ship full of dangers and unknowns. There's no turning back anymore. He raised his head and looked deeply into my eyes.

"How can I believe that you can win?"

"Based on the fact that I can see the future."

"Uncle, in this bet, you no longer have a choice."

"If you don't bet, you'll lose the game."

"If you bet, perhaps it will exchange for a lifetime of glorious power."

Having finished speaking, I stood up.

"The foreigner has said everything, don't bother your uncle anymore."

"Three days later, Treasurer Tien will proactively contact you."

I pulled the door open, didn't turn around and walked away. Leaving only Lieu Truyen Lam alone sitting quietly in the elegant room. He looked out the window at the flow of people and bustling carriages. He had a feeling that the sky of the capital city... was about to change. And the person who started this storm was just an anonymous young woman. He held the picture Letter on the table, open it. On paper there is only one strong line of words.

"Mantises catch cicadas, sparrows lurk behind."

"Invite troops into the casket, capture the tortoise in the jar."

His hands tightened. There was an unprecedented light in his eyes...