Chapter 3 — Trinh Cuu An, Hau Empress is also a Female Emperor

He also taught me many things, how to rule the house, keep a husband, raise children... He also praised me, forever being a good child of my parents. Under my mother's comforting words, I finally fell asleep in a deep dream. When I woke up, my mother was no longer by my bedside. My father told me that my mother left a bloody note and then hanged herself.

“Girl, you must engrave this hatred deep in your heart.”

4

Thinking back to last night, my mother was so unusual, yet I didn't notice it at all. Just forever immersed in that meaningless pain and resentment. I hate myself. The one who deserves to die is me, my mother died to protect me. On my father's old, mournful face, I could not find a trace of surprise. The mother committed suicide, as if the chemistry had existed between husband and wife for many years. Father placed his hands on my shoulders.

“Father has entered Kim Loan Palace, using the excuse that my mother has just passed away, please let me maintain filial piety and retire.”

"But he said, you can still be a Noble Consort. Do you agree?"

I looked at my mother's tablet and understood that she did so to turn things around and not let me fall into the criticism of the world. How can I disappoint you? The body, which was already exhausted, suddenly seemed to have more strength.

“I agree!”

My father seemed relieved and patted my shoulder.

"Good, worthy of Trinh Hoang Chi's woman."

Before his mother committed suicide, he didn't think about stepping back and taking the throne. Wait for me to give birth to the royal family, then settle the score with Hoa Diem later. When His Majesty passed away, the young master ascended the throne, and his daughter became the Queen Mother, the righteous Queen Mother. Tien, can borrow the name of the Emperor to command vassals. If you quit, you can support your younger emperor and maintain power. Just like that, his daughter will not be willing to enter the palace. So how can it stir up hatred in her heart? I quietly looked at my mother's tablet in the main hall and whispered to her: I won't sit for long in the position of Noble Concubine.

“Father, do you know that Ly Ba An will be beheaded in a month?”

My parents seemed dissatisfied when they saw me still worrying about so many things when I was already at my wit's end. He added:

“Father had just entered the Golden Palace to ask for a divorce, only to learn that he had already decreed the appointment of the successor to the throne – Vien Bang Thanh!”

In fact, I no longer care who it is. I just felt a lump in my throat and forced myself to swallow. I don't know why he agreed to grant me the title of Noble Concubine, but once he did, I had to step closer to him. Even though great filial piety is not yet satisfied, outsiders will say that our lack of filial piety is meaningless. No problem. This mountainous area should have changed ownership.

5

On the first day entering the palace, Queen Vien Bang Thanh immediately summoned me. When I entered Tieu Phong palace, the invited ladies were all gathered. I'm the last one to arrive. Entering the palace, we followed the rules to perform the greeting ceremony:

“The goddess visits the Queen, the Queen Kim An.”

In the palace, those who were silently waiting to see the joke began to stir, and every critical eye turned toward me. Although Vien Bang Thanh was dignified on the outside, his heart was filled with undercurrents. She always believed that the Emperor still had love for me in his heart. She secretly stood behind people for ten years, only to gain the light and righteousness of today. If it weren't for the fear of the Trinh family's influence, we would have to keep the Emperor's words I'm afraid you've given me a bowl of poison by now.

“Miss Trinh's mother just passed away, but she still entered the palace, so she probably doesn't know how to write filial piety.” – a lady next to her intentionally caused trouble, turned to the Queen, and said sarcastically.

I smiled as lightly as the breeze, gentle to the extreme.

"I have not yet satisfied my great filial piety. I should not have entered the palace at this time. But my father accepted this marriage, only hoping for my mother to be able to smile in the heavens. Filial piety lies in the heart, not in dogmatic stereotypes, the goddess does not take it as shame."

The ladies were angry and said even more disrespectful words. I just want them to hate me, make everyone in the harem feel uncomfortable with me, so that the Emperor will know. Forcing people to take the initiative to come see me. Out of guilt, he agreed to let me go to the execution ground where the talented Ly Ba An was executed. That person achieved great fame just because when compiling Hoang Mat Luan, he dared to tell the truth a few words. So the court officials presented him with a condemnation, saying he was disrespectful to the Emperor. But Ly Ba An is a scholar, so his words cannot avoid carrying his own emotions. In the end, because there was no money to redeem his life, he was sentenced to death. After the peace offering ceremony, I proactively asked to leave.