Chapter 14 — The Queen Mother Repays Gratitude - In This Life I Will Not Be Afraid of Confrontation

“In just three short days, you have held in your hands the two most important chess pieces of both literature and martial arts.”

"This trick, this mind, even the old foxes next to your father, I'm afraid they can't compare to you."

Faced with his praise, I still did not show any emotions.

“The chess pieces are now in position.”

“It's time for us to… lower the flag.”

I pushed the Hoan Y Department map that I had carefully noted down in front of him.

“This is my plan.”

“Your Highness, please take a look.”

Tham Uyen picked up the map and looked at it carefully. His eyebrows were sometimes relaxed and frowned. My plan... is very bold. Also very crazy. It can be said that there are nine deaths and one life. Every step is on the edge of a knife. If just one link goes wrong, we will all be irreversible. A long time later. He just put down the map and raised his head to look at me deeply.

“How sure are you?”

“Five parts.”

I calmly replied. This is a very low number. But it is the truest number. Because our opponent is Wei Jin. He is a man with power and authority, his mind is as secretive as Dong Xuong's lover. Any calculation against him must be prepared for the worst outcome. Tham Uyen said nothing. He just looked at me. I think he will hesitate. Will step back. After all, he is a prince below one person, equal to several people, but above ten thousand people. There's no need for him to bet everything with me. But I was wrong. He suddenly burst out laughing. A smile full of confidence and arrogance.

“Five parts?”

“Tu Thanh Vi, just let go and do it.”

“Even if the sky really falls.”

"This king... will support you for you."

My heart in that moment felt like it was hit hard by something. A strange, bitter feeling arose quietly from the bottom of my heart. I forcibly suppressed that fluctuation.

“If your highness has decided, then let's begin the arrangements.”

My finger points down to the map.

“Our plan is divided into three steps.”

“The first step, positive East meets West.”

"Three days later, the Thuong Nguyen festival will take place in the palace. The emperor will hold a banquet to entertain the officials."

"That day, the palace defense was loose on the outside, tight on the inside, which was the best opportunity to strike."

“I will let Lieu Truyen Lam make a surprise announcement at the banquet.”

“Using the loss of the Jiangnan relief treasury as bait.”

"Point the tip... straight at the Elders, Crown Prince Truong."

"The Household Ministry and the Crown Prince's faction, right in front of the civil and military officials and the Emperor, will completely tear off the last layer of mask."

“By then, the entire attention of the court will be absorbed.”

"Wei Tien, as the governor of Dong Xuong and the emperor's confidant, will naturally be caught up in this matter and have no mind to worry about other things."

“This will give us… the first period of time, which is also the most important period of time.”

Tham Uyen nodded, expressing agreement.

“Second step, infiltrate Tran Thuong.”

My finger moved to the position of Hoan Y Department.

“I will let Bach Ngoc Duong take advantage of the chaos of the banquet to sneak into Hoan Y Department.”

“His goal is not to save people, nor is it to get a list.”

“His goal… is only one.”

“Destroy all the agencies that Wei Tien has arranged.”

“At the same time create a little chaos, like a small fire.”

“Attract all the guards from Dong Xuong to come there.”

“That gives us a second space.”

Anh Tham Uyen's eyes became brighter and brighter.

“So what about step three?”

“The third step… is the real firewood removal blow.”

My finger stopped at a very hidden corner on the map. A small miscellaneous room that doesn't even have a name.

“Here lives an old eunuch who is in charge of collecting and transporting dirty water out of Hoan Y Department.”

“His name is Ngo Duc.”

"No one knows that his younger brother was forced by Wei Tien to confess his crime ten years ago and died in Dong Xuong prison."

“He hates Wei Jin to the core.”

“He… is our true trump card.”

“When all the attention was pulled away by the court struggle and the fire at Hoan Y Bureau.”

"Ngo Duc will push the wooden cart transporting dirty water and quietly enter Hoan Y Department to work as usual."

“He will hide that child in a secret compartment in the box.”

“Then, as usual, neither fast nor slow… carry it out of the palace.”

"Gods don't know, ghosts don't know."

"Gods don't know, ghosts don't know."

I finished talking about the whole plan. Tham Uyen was completely shocked by my layout. Each round of connection, each step of the battle. Calculate everyone's hearts to the limit. This is no longer a ploy. It's... sorcery.

“Tu Thanh Vi.”

He looked at me, saying every word.

“You are truly a born demon girl.”

I do not object. Because I know, for revenge, I have become a true demon... The next afternoon, a news from the royal palace spread like lightning in the clear sky throughout the capital. The Emperor officially decreed the appointment of Wen Uyen as Empress. The position that had been vacant for many years was finally filled by someone. At the same time, an auspicious day was set for three months later to celebrate the great ceremony, announcing it before the civil and military officials and the world, so that she could step up to the throne of the world's righteous mother. Hearing this news, Tham Uyen could not hide her surprise. And we don't.