Chapter 6 — After three years of pretending to be mute and deaf to save my life, I married the talkative Crown Prince

I add one more sentence:

"Although... you really are very talkative."

He closed his eyes, his chest rising and falling several times. When he opened his eyes, he gently waved his hand towards me. I looked at him warily.

"Let me hear... how much more she can say."

I took two steps closer. The Crown Prince stared at me, the corner of his lips slowly raised.

"If she knew how to talk..."

"Then it's easy."

"From today onwards, if you say one sentence, she must answer ten."

"Missing one sentence..."

"No eating tonight."

The little bit of guilt in my heart immediately disappeared into thin air. Pity the man... Only you have bad luck. The Crown Prince did not punish me for deceiving him. He only spent one whole night, forcing me to recount everything he had said in the past three months. I tell the story from Tu Kinh Chi to the Imperial Palace Secretary, then from the royal chef to the Emperor. By the end, my throat was completely hoarse. The Crown Prince is still not satisfied.

"How long did you talk about on your wedding night?"

I take a sip of water.

"Three o'clock."

"Who has so many words?"

I raised my eyes to look at him.

"His Royal Highness also commented on the standing posture of the seven East Palace guards."

"It's to strengthen defense."

"Someone also said that the guy standing third on the left has a short leg."

The prince fell into silence. Suddenly there was a dull sound outside the door. Looks like someone just fell. The Crown Prince headed out the door and called loudly:

"The guy standing third on the left, go get ten taels of silver!"

Immediately, there was an enthusiastic response from outside:

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

I raised my hand to gently rub my eyelids. The Crown Prince looked at me.

"If you remember so clearly, then can you recite the words Tu Kinh Chi said that night without error?"

"Including the voices of all nine people?"

I nodded. The Crown Prince pushed a list in front of me.

"The grand ceremony to worship the ancestors will not be canceled."

"Thuy Vuong wants to rebel, then let him rebel."

I looked at the list, my palms cold. Three thousand soldiers and horses in the Northern camp. Twelve arson sites in the capital. Inside the imperial citadel there is also an internal effect. This person... Still hasn't been found yet.

"Are you planning on using yourself as bait?"

"There's also the royal father."

"Your Majesty agrees?"

The prince slightly curled his lips.

"People who disagree."

"So what to do?"

"Hide people."

I stared at the Crown Prince. His expression was extremely calm.

"Aren't you afraid that after everything is over, the emperor will beat you to death?"

"It's okay, you run fast."

I pressed my hand on the list.

"We can't just sit back and wait for them to strike."

The prince raised his eyebrows.

"Do you have a way?"

"Xuan Nha knows where my father's books are hidden."

"Did you ever tell him?"

"No. But he stole all the papers in my room. One of them was a sketch of my father's old house."

The Crown Prince's face darkened. We continue:

"He'll go look for the books."

We immediately set out to the old house of the To family. The courtyard has been abandoned for many years. Next to the shallow well there are very new footprints. The Crown Prince and I hid behind the collapsed wall. Less than half an hour later, Xuan Nha appeared. Behind her were two men in black. Xuan Nha lay face down at the mouth of the well and let down the rope. Not long after, a man dressed in black climbed up from the well, holding a bundle of oilcloth in his arms.

"Found it!"

Just as they were about to leave, the Crown Prince appeared with his guards close. As soon as Xuan Nha turned around and saw me, her face immediately turned pale.

"Crown Princess..."

I walked in front of her. Xuan Nha's tears immediately fell.

"This slave's younger brother is in Lord Tu's hands."

"If the slave doesn't listen, he will kill the slave's younger brother."

She knelt down on the ground, constantly kowtowing her head.

"The slave only stole documents and never wanted to harm anyone."

I stared at her.

"The news at the cold palace... who revealed it?"

Xuan Nha's whole body trembled. Forehead glued to the ground, no longer daring to look at me. The last bit of softness in my heart also disappeared.

"If I die that day, will you pick up my body?"

She cried and shook her head.

"I really have no other choice, slave..."

"What's your name, little brother?"

She was stunned.

"Xuan Sinh."

The Crown Prince took out a civil registration book from his sleeve.

"You don't have a younger brother."

Xuan Nha's crying suddenly stopped. The Crown Prince threw the civil registration book down in front of her.

"You were raised by the Tu family from a young age. Five years ago, you changed your name and entered the palace."

"The so-called younger brother is just an excuse to trick the Crown Princess into softening her heart."

Xuan Nha slowly raised her head.