Chapter 4 — Two Fathers

That person looked at my father. “It's just that someone won't let me in.” I immediately turned my head to look at my father. Father's face became even more unsightly. "At that time, your whole body was covered in blood, and there were three groups of assassins behind you. If I let you into the general's palace, would it be the same as letting the whole palace bury you with you?" Ta Vo Cuu smiled coldly. “So you told her that I was dead?” I widened my eyes. Father immediately said: "I won't say." Ta Vo Cuu looked at me. “So how did he trick you?” I think for a moment. “He told me to wait until I grow up.” Ta Vo Cuu closed his eyes. “Sure enough, he knows how to last.” Father gritted his teeth. "Ta Vo Cuu, don't bring up old things in front of children." Ta Vo Cuu hugged me and turned me around. "Children?" He looked at his father and said word by word: "She is also my child." The whole palace fell into dead silence again. My mind is even more confused. My child. No matter how this sentence sounds, it is not correct. If that person is my mother. Why do you wear men's clothes to be the Head Master? If that person is not my mother. Why did my father give me to that person? I raised my hand to touch his chin. No beard. Skin cold as jade. Ta Vo Cuu was stunned by my touch. I asked in a low voice: "Can you give birth to children?" Uncle Tan behind him suddenly coughed. Uncle Thuong directly sprayed wine in condemnation. My father's face turned black. But Ta Vo Cuu was not angry. That person looked at me, a very faint smile appeared in his eyes. That smile was very short. As short as snow falling into the palm of your hand, it melted away in the blink of an eye. "Can it or not? Let's go home and talk." I'm even more confused. Can we still go home and talk about this? The lady of the Phung family suddenly spoke up. "Fabulous." Perhaps she was scared to death. "Your master is a man, but General Tham said such dirty words right in the palace. Isn't that when the army insults the court?" Phung Chinh Thanh's face changed drastically, he reached out to pull her but it was too late. Ta Vo Cuu slowly turned his head. He does not get angry. But Miss Phung's voice immediately choked. Ta Vo Cuu looked at her. “Just now, the one who said she didn't have a mother to teach her, was it you?” Miss Phung's lips were pale. “Goddess is just…” “Kneel down.” Two words fell down. Even colder than what I just said. The Phung family's lady's legs were soft and she actually knelt down. Ta Vo Cuu hugged me and looked at her from above. "Whether she has a mother to teach her or not, it's not your turn to say." “He doesn't understand the rules, I will teach him.” "If he endures the pain, I will take it back." "If you still dare to use the word mother to trample on him, tomorrow the mandarin will force the Palace of the Ministry of Rites to take down the entire door sign." Phung Chinh Thanh knelt down. “Master, please forgive me!” I lay on Ta Vo Cuu's shoulder, suddenly feeling bitter and full in my heart. Since childhood, I have never lost in a fight. If you are scolded, you can also scold back. But this is the first time someone has used the word mother to protect me. Also a male. The Emperor finally spoke. "Enough." Everyone in the palace simultaneously knelt down. Ta Vo Cuu did not kneel. My father also did not kneel. The Emperor looked at me, then looked at Ta Vo Cuu. "Ta khanh, Tham khanh, tonight's palace banquet is to celebrate the victory in the north, not for you to overturn the old case from twelve years ago." Twelve years ago. Twelve years ago again. I was about to ask when Ta Vo Cuu suddenly bowed his head and leaned close to my ear. His voice was so low that only I could hear it. “A Dien.” “From now on, don't leave me even half a step away.” My back suddenly felt cold for no apparent reason. "Why?" Ta Vo Cuu's eyes crossed the crowd and fell into a dark corner of the palace. There stood a small servant serving wine. He bowed his head, but his wrist revealed a blue tattoo. Ta Vo Cuu hugged me tightly. “Because someone isn't coming to the banquet tonight.” “It's about killing the child.” 04 I followed Ta Vo Cuu's eyes. The little lady in the corner of the palace still bowed her head. He held a wine bottle in his hand and stood very orderly. If it weren't for the sleeve slipping down to reveal that blue tattoo, I wouldn't have looked at him again. But Ta Vo Cuu saw it. My father also saw it. The two people's eyes darkened almost at the same time. The Emperor still sat high up, his martial arts palace filled with people kneeling on the ground. The singing and dancing have stopped. The sound of the flute also stopped. Only the light of the fire remained

on the golden pillar. Ta Vo Cuu hugged me, not moving at all. I felt his palm on my back. Not heavy. But protect others very closely in your heart. I asked in a low voice: "Who is that person?" He did not bow his head. “Thanh Nha guard.” I've never heard this name. But my father listened. His face suddenly turned cold, he raised his hand to press on the empty scabbard at his side. When entering the palace to attend a banquet, you are not allowed to bring a knife. But his aura in that moment was still like a sword unsheathed. The emperor's appearance also changed. He stared at the little maid, his voice low. “Raise your head.” The small inner city did not move. The army in the palace simultaneously advanced. At that exact moment, he suddenly raised his head. It was a very normal face. It's so normal that if you throw it in the market, you won't be able to find it again. But his eyes are very bright. So bright that it doesn't look like a living person. He laughed.