Chapter 4 — After being slapped by the Crown Prince, I hugged the Queen's thighs for help, finally causing Giang Son to change hands

The anger from being slapped in front of everyone was finally released. Thanh Hoa continued speaking.

"His Majesty said that you must endure the pain, so you specially rewarded you with a pair of South Sea pearls and a wish-fulfilling jade tree, telling you to take good care of yourself. In addition, you issued an order, from today onwards, all the Eastern palace services will be handed over to you to manage."

Managing the Eastern palace service. This is the most important thing. This means that we have grasped the true power of the Eastern Palace. From today, hundreds of people up and down the East Palace, from clothes and expenses to life and death, honor and shame, are all within my thoughts. We look in the mirror, see ourselves inside. The corner of his lips still retains a faint bruise. But his eyes were completely different from yesterday.

“Where is the lady?”

I opened my mouth to ask.

"Last night, the lady stayed in the Royal Library all night. She just returned and is now resting."

I nodded.

"Thank you for me. Also, prepare the palanquin, I want to return to the Eastern Palace."

It's time to return to see my husband who is being detained. Our palanquin was returned to the Eastern Palace with great fanfare. Behind, there was also half of the Queen's ceremonial staff brought in, along with the silk treasures that the Emperor awarded, a complete of sixteen carries extending behind. Vuong Duc Phuc personally saw me off to the front gate of the Eastern Palace, spoke in a high-pitched voice to the guards and eunuchs guarding the door:

"Your Majesty has an order, the Crown Princess, whose last name is Tham On Luong, is obedient and dignified. Now she is in charge of the seal of the Eastern Palace and commands all the palace affairs. You must serve wholeheartedly. If there is any delay, the house will absolutely not forgive you."

All the servants of the East Palace knelt on the ground. In unison, they shouted to the world. I stepped down from the palanquin, my eyes slowly scanning the crowd below. I could clearly see the awe on their faces, completely different from yesterday. Yesterday, what they were afraid of was the Crown Prince. Today, what they are afraid of is me, with the Queen and Emperor standing behind me. I entered the main hall, Tieu Canh Diem was sitting in the chair, her face was so gloomy that she could almost cry. The table in front of him was covered with paper and pens, obviously he had already started copying 《Hieu Kinh》. As soon as he saw me walk in, he immediately threw the pen down on the table with a loud bang, causing ink to splash everywhere.

“Do you still dare to return?”

He looked at me coldly, his eyes as if he wanted to kill someone. I didn't pay attention to him, went directly to the position next to him and sat down. That is the Crown Princess's position, an equal position with him. Yesterday, I didn't even have time to sit on it.

"Your Highness, it's strange to say that. The Eastern Palace is my home. If I don't return here, where else can I go?"

I lifted the cup of tea offered by the palace maid and gently blew on it.

“Tham Vu Vi!”

He suddenly stood up and violently kicked the table in front of him.

“Bang” a loud sound.

Paper, pen, and ink were broken all over the ground.

"Don't think that with the Queen's back you can do whatever you want! Remember, I am the owner of this Eastern Palace!"

The palace staff were so scared that they knelt to the ground and did not dare to raise their heads. I slowly took a sip of tea, then raised my eyes to look at him.

“Your Highness is the boss People of the Eastern Palace, this is not wrong. But right now, the housekeeper is me.”

I put down the tea cup, my voice wasn't loud, but it was extremely clear.

“From today, all spending and personnel mobilization in the Eastern Palace must go through my hands. Your Highness, as well as Sister Lien Nhi who has been demoted to be your concubine, everything is like that.”

Tieu Canh Diem's chest rose and fell violently. He stared at me fiercely, as if he truly recognized me for the first time.

“What do you want?”

“I don't want anything.”

I smiled slightly.

“Just wanted to establish rules for your highness. Anyway, if there are no rules, there are no rules."

I stood up and walked towards him.

“Your Highness, your father punished you for copying the 《Filial Sutra》 three hundred times to want you to cultivate yourself and improve your character. Don't copy back and forth and eventually forget even the most basic words 'filial piety' and 'respect'."

“What do I do?”

I tilted my head slightly to look at him.

“Your Highness, do you want to say that I have no shame, or do you want to say that I have a cruel heart?”

"It's okay, after all, your highness already scolded me yesterday for being an 'unfaithful woman', another crime isn't worth it."

I looked at him so angry that he was shaking but couldn't say a word, I only felt extremely happy.

“Your Highness, continue copying the book. I will send someone to deliver lunch on time, but according to palace regulations, during the detention period, the fee will be reduced by half, leaving only four dishes and one soup, I hope your highness will understand."