Chapter 7 — After being slapped by the Crown Prince, I hugged the Queen's thighs for help, finally causing Giang Son to change hands

My eyes stopped on that old man's rough fingers. The tiger mouth part of her hand had a thick layer of callus. That was absolutely not the hand of a servant in the palace, but the hand of someone who had held a weapon for many years. A warning bell immediately rang in my heart.

"Which palace are you from? Why have I never met you before?"

I opened my mouth to ask. The old man bowed his head and replied:

"The slave is a newcomer to Tho Khang palace, specializing in food and drinks for the Queen Mother."

I smiled faintly.

“Then raise your head so I can take a look.”

She slowly raised her head. The moment our four eyes looked at each other, I saw murderous intent in her eyes. This is the moment! I suddenly swept the tea cup next to me to the ground.

“Zhang” a crisp sound rang out.

That's the signal. Almost at the same moment, the old man violently threw the bowl of bird's nest in his hand at me, and at the same time pulled out a poisoned dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it straight towards my stomach! She's basically not a ghost at all. But a martyr! Xuan Dao screamed in panic and blocked right in front of them. But there is someone faster than her. Several dark shadows rushed out from the roof and dark corners at the same time, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the martyr and fought. A shadow guard sent by the Queen to protect me. Tieu Canh Diem also rushed out of the temple. As soon as he saw this scene, his face immediately changed. Instinctively he wanted to rush to protect me. But that martyr's goal is obviously not just me. She pretended to use a move to force the shadow guard back, then suddenly turned and rushed straight towards Tieu Canh Diem!

“Your Highness, be careful!”

Everything happened so fast. Tieu Canh Diem had no time to react. I saw that the poisoned dagger was about to pierce his chest. I don't know where I got my strength from, so I suddenly pushed Xuan Dao who was blocking me away, using my heavy body to aggressively stab Tieu Canh Diem. The sound of a knife being stabbed into flesh rang out. Hot blood splashed onto my face. I looked bewildered at the scene before my eyes. The dagger was stuck on Tieu Canh Diem's shoulder. To protect me, the moment I stabbed him, he used his body to block me right in front of me. Blood quickly stained his clothes red. The martyr was immediately subdued by the shadow guard, who was poisoned and committed suicide on the spot. The scene immediately became chaotic. I held my stomach, watching Tieu Canh Diem fall in a pool of blood, my mind completely blank. He... why did he save me? Tieu Canh Diem was seriously injured. That green dagger was poisonous, although it was not the type of poison that could see the blood of the wind monkey, but it still made him have a high fever, causing him to fall into a coma for three days and three nights. The royal doctors continuously came in and out, the atmosphere in Duc Tu Palace was extremely heavy. The Emperor and Empress both came to visit. The Emperor's face was extremely unsightly, he ordered a thorough investigation, the military blocked the entire palace, not even a fly could fly out. I know, this time you really have a killing heart. Dare to kill the Crown Prince and the pregnant Crown Princess right in the Eastern Palace, this is challenging your ultimate limit. I wasn't injured, I was just frightened and became convulsed, so the doctor forced me to lie on the bed to recuperate. I lie down in bed, but I can't sleep. In my head, I replayed the scene of that day over and over again. The moment Tieu Canh Diem stood in front of him, blood erupted on his shoulder. Why did he save me? Is it because of the baby in my belly? Because of his own position as Crown Prince? I don't dare think anymore. During these three days, I was always by his bedside, personally cleaning his body and giving him medicine. He kept frowning and kept calling a name while unconscious.

“Lien Nhi… Lien Nhi…”

My heart cools little by little. It turns out that's it. I laughed at myself. Tham Vu Vi, what else are you waiting for? He saved you just because you had his child in your belly. The person he truly missed from beginning to end was always Tieu Lien, who had turned into white bones. On the night of the third day, his high fever finally subsided. He slowly opened his eyes, his eyes still a bit confused. As soon as he saw me, he stopped for a moment. His voice was hoarse.

“Your Highness is awake.”

I brought a bowl of water and used a spoon to put it on his lips.

“How do you feel?”

He didn't drink water, just stared at me intently.

“Why did you push me away?”

He asked in a low voice. My movement of feeding water stopped.

"I don't want my child to be without a father before he's even born."

I lowered my eyes, my tone extremely calm. He was silent. After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice:

“Thank you.”

This was the first time he said thank you to me. The atmosphere became a bit awkward.