Chapter 9 — The Queen Mother Returns to the Dynasty

Tham Ngoc Dao's expression began to change. From initial hatred, to confusion, then to a kind of distorted madness. She suddenly burst out laughing, laughing until she couldn't breathe, laughing until tears flowed down her eyes. "Why? You ask me why?" She suddenly raised her head and stared at me, "Because of jealousy! Co Thu Nguyet, I'm jealous of you! Crazy jealous!" Chu Hanh Chi's soul trembled violently. "Based on what?" Tham Ngoc Dao's voice was shrill and shrill, "Why were you born to be the prime minister's daughter?
loving, protective elder brother. Based on what, just entering the palace, you are already a queen, Chu Hanh Chi cradles you in the palm of his hand, saying 'this life is only you'?" She staggered to her feet, staggered two steps towards me: "What about me? My father is only a fifth-grade official, and at home he doesn't even have a full meal! When she entered the palace, she was just a beauty, everyone she met had to kneel! But what about you? You smiled at me, were kind to me, saved me? What is that look? Eyes bestowed from above!” “I look at you
Standing next to Chu Hanh Chi, watching him draw your eyebrows, put flowers on you, listening to him say that he only loves you in this life. I hate! I hate why that person wasn't me!" She frantically pulled her hair: "So I had to rob him! Steal your favor, steal your position! I want you to also taste the feeling of being trampled by others! I want you to know, I don't need your kindness to give me alms!" "I intentionally fell into the water, intentionally appeared weak in front of you, intentionally approached Chu Hanh Chi. You
know? He's so easy to fool, he believes whatever I say. I said you were jealous and wanted to harm me, so he believed it." Tham Ngoc Dao cried and laughed, like a crazy person: "I have never been pregnant at all! That's a lie I bribed the doctor to make up! I want you to taste the feeling of being slandered, taste the feeling of being abandoned by the person you love the most! I'm extremely happy! Co Thu Nguyet, you also have it
today!" After saying those words, as if she had used up all her strength, she fell limply to the ground, panting. The room fell into dead silence. Chu Hanh Chi's soul stood behind her, the expression on her face shattered little by little. Surprise, confusion, disbelief, finally turned into a pale white. "Ngoc Dao..." he muttered, "What did you say? She has never been pregnant? So the child…” “The child?” Tham Ngoc Dao laughed coldly, she did not hear Chu Hanh Chi, but as if she was answering him, "In the future I am truly
If you are pregnant, so what? Just retribution! It's all retribution... My son is mute, he's the emperor... Ha ha ha... retribution..." Chu Hanh Chi staggered back, the light of his soul gradually became dim. He looked at Tham Ngoc Dao - the person he once thought was the purest, the most kind, the most in need of his protection. The person he once said: "If I don't treat you well, then who else will I be good to?" Because of her, he abandoned his wife and his flesh and blood. It turns out that from beginning to end, it was all just a scam. Ta
Quietly looking at that scene, there was no wavering in my heart. Five years ago, such a truth would have brought us down. But now, not anymore. "Tham Ngoc Dao," I said, "if you have admitted your crime, then receive the punishment you deserve." She raised her head, her eyes were crazy: "Punishment? Co Thu Nguyet, now I am not afraid of death, how can you punish me? Kill me? Fine, come!" She spread her arms, making a gesture to welcome death. Chu Hanh Chi looked at her, his lips moved slightly, but in the end he did not say anything
make a request. He just stood there, like a statue that had lost its soul. "I will do as you wish." I said. Tham Ngoc Dao was stunned, seemingly not expecting me to be so decisive. I turned around and instructed the guard outside the door: "Go prepare a large pot." Tham Ngoc Dao's face stiffened. "Prepare more firewood." I continued, "It must be good coal, burn it strongly." Her face began to turn pale. "Co Thu Nguyet... you... what do you want to do?" I turned my head to look at her, smiling slightly: "I really like Lu Hau. The trick she used on Mrs. Thich, I
always applaud. Today, I will follow suit." Tham Ngoc Dao's pupils suddenly contracted. "You... you dare..." Her voice began to tremble, "Co Thu Nguyet, you can't... you can't treat me like that!" "Why not?" I calmly asked, "When you sent someone to torture me at Linh An Pagoda in the past, have you ever thought about the word 'impossible'?"
Looking at me and Vinh An struggling in the ruined temple, have you ever thought 'impossible'?" I step closer to her: "Tham Ngoc Dao, the old me never thought that one day I would become so cruel. But thanks to you, over the past five years, I have forged the heart that someone in a high position must have." She fell limp on the ground and began to crawl backwards. "No... don't... Co Thu Nguyet... sister... I was wrong... I really know I was wrong..." She stuttered and begged, "Kill me, kill me now, give me a death."
quick…” “Quick death?” I laughed, "In the past, I knelt in the snow and bowed my head to pray for you to give my child a way to live. Have you ever given me any 'quickness'?" The guard carried in a large jar half the height of my body. Coal is lit at the bottom of the jar, the fire flickers. Tham Ngoc Dao screamed and desperately shrank into the corner of the wall. Her mute child seemed to sense her mother's fear and also burst into tears. Unable to make a sound, just opened my mouth, tears flowing silently. "And your child," I looked at the child,
"I will give him a quick death." Tham Ngoc Dao suddenly raised his head, his eyes were filled with extreme terror: "No! Don't touch my child! Co Thu Nguyet, whatever you have, please blame me! He is innocent!" "Innocent?" I repeated, feeling extremely sarcastic, "How innocent was my Vinh An in the past?" "He is Chu Hanh Chi's son! Your step-son!" Tham Ngoc Dao screamed, “You can't kill it!” “I can.” I replied faintly, "This world now belongs to me, I will kill whoever I want to kill."
"I bent down, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I cannot let anyone threaten my child's throne. Not even a dumb person.”