Chapter 1 — At That Flower Feast, I Chose a New Husband

After we got married, we were still waiting for Cam Minh to get married. Waited for three years. Waiting for the scene where he knelt down and begged for three days in front of the government for a woman who disguised herself as a man to attend the exam. I proactively dissolved the engagement contract. Later, the Royal Palace held a flower reward banquet to choose a wife for the Little County King. The ladies laughed at me for coming to the banquet, teasing me for being eighteen and still not married. During the awkward moment, a low male voice suddenly rang out: "Who's eighteen?" I raised my head and saw the Little Prince looking like a jade orchid tree. A line of words suddenly appeared in front of my eyes: "I'm dying of laughter, finally caught an adult." The Little Prince looked at me and slowly said: "This king's concubine is you."

1

On that flower feast day, all over the capital, ladies of all ages gathered at the Royal Palace. The county king and the reigning Holy King had a deep brotherly relationship, disregarding fame and reputation, and was like a flowing cloud, not caring about worldly affairs. Therefore, the back garden in the royal palace is extremely elegant and very interesting. Most of the ladies who attended the banquet had just started talking, in groups and pairs, either writing poems and playing on the guitar, or throwing cards to guess words, incense smoke wafting around, and laughter ringing. When we entered the ceremony, the bustling atmosphere suddenly calmed down. The girls either looked at me curiously or disgustedly, but no one started a conversation. The story of Poinsettia Lang and the girl disguised as a man, Do Tham Hoa, has spread throughout the market, but I - Poinsettia Lang's former fiancee - of course not many people like it. I found a quiet corner to sit, in front of the winding stream, holding a cup of tea, quietly listening to the tea on my tongue, the whispers from the ladies reaching my ears:

"Is it her? Is she really eighteen?"

"Her appearance is really not bad. I heard that she took the initiative to cancel the marriage with the poinsettia lang."

"It's okay to cancel. It's also considered knowing who you are. How can she compare to Lan Huong Quan - that talented woman?"

I took a sip of tea and suddenly heard a cold, mocking laugh:

"If you really knew you knew someone, you wouldn't have come to this banquet. Would you still want to be the Crown Princess?"

Laughter spreads widely, elegantly, pleasantly, like flowers swaying in the wind, like the sound of jade colliding. In that laughter, I suddenly remembered the time when I was not yet married and went to the Royal Palace with my cousin.

2

Everyone knows that the King has only one child under his knee, with an outstanding demeanor. The little prince of the Tan family, with a strange destiny, was accepted by the monk Vo Giac of Tinh An pagoda as a registered disciple when he was born. He followed Vo Giac and studied medicine for eighteen years, practicing medicine all over the rivers and mountains. Even though he was born into the royal family, his medical diagnosis did not discriminate between nobles and poor, he had a liberal personality, acted strangely, and with one hand his medical skills could be said to be able to revive the dead. But what is most famous is his appearance. Legend has it that five years ago, the Saint favored Le Quy Phi for her beautiful appearance and held a banquet to celebrate her birthday. The little prince, who had just turned round, wore a red brocade coat and stood next to the noble concubine to bow. The saint drank some wine, smiled and said in appreciation: "The pearls and ivory are on the side." Now the Little Prince is twenty-five, the Princess has no idea how many banquets and flowers have been held because of this "jewel"'s marriage. Many years ago, my cousin and I attended a banquet, and the back garden at that time was as prosperous as it is now. The only difference is that the noble ladies of that year have now married off as wives. The scene is still the same, the colors of the flowers have changed, the people are no longer there. I'm just not sure if the Little County King today is like last year, from beginning to end, he didn't show up. Page Nguyet Hoa Cac But it has nothing to do with me, I bow my head and drink tea. After the marriage with Cam Minh was annulled, my mother had a lot of gray hair because of re-negotiating my marriage. I came to the banquet just to calm my mother's feelings.

3

The cup of tea hasn't even been half finished yet, my desire to sit quietly until the flower feast ends has vanished into thin air. The woman wearing green clothes in the front row looked at me curiously:

"I heard that you have broken off your engagement with Poinsettia Lang?"

Her appearance and appearance are both gentle and elegant, but the ladies who have been with me have mostly married, and I really have no impression of her. Hearing that, I replied softly:

“That's right.”

"Why is that? Poinsettia Lang is so talented and comes from An Dinh Marquis Palace." The woman smiled and said, "Could it be that you already have someone in your heart?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was no longer gentle. I put down the tea cup and said:

“No, I just know I'm not worthy.”

"Everything was originally going well. After Lan Huong Quan's disguise as a man was revealed, Nguyen Lang knelt for three days at Kien Chuong palace to pray for her love."

A young girl wearing a yellow dress continued,

"That love is truly touching. My sister's retreat is considered to be complete for others."

My heart feels like it's being pricked by needles, it hurts, but it's still within the limit I can endure. I just smiled slightly and didn't answer. It's just a pity that the ladies don't want to easily let go of this joy, smiling and asking:

"I just don't understand why you're eighteen and yet you still haven't gotten married to me?"

My hand suddenly tightened around the teacup, and the scabbed wound was suddenly torn open.

“I didn't expect you to be eighteen?” The green-shirted woman covered her mouth with a handkerchief, looking extremely surprised.

“If it were me, I probably wouldn't have dared to come today.”

The familiar laughter rang out again, clear as a silver bell, mixed with a teasing tone:

"You're eighteen and still participating in the flower reward banquet?"

I took a deep breath and was about to open my mouth when I suddenly heard a low voice say:

“Who is eighteen?”

The clear laughter immediately fell silent. I raised my head and saw the Little Prince walking into the pavilion. That man had a handsome appearance, like polished jade, with a heavenly aura, his hair tied with a golden crown, a silver belt around his waist, and a light blue brocade robe embroidered with hidden patterns. I was stunned, not because of his appearance or his aura, but because a few lines of text suddenly appeared in front of my eyes: 【I died laughing, finally caught an adult.】 【Who can understand me, in the middle of a group of fourteen or fifteen year old girls, when I see an eighteen year old girl, I feel like I'm saved.】 【This girl is extremely beautiful, our big male lead is definitely love at first sight this time, We're about to have a daughter-in-law.】 The Little Prince raised his eyebrows and looked at me:

“You're eighteen already?”

In shock and disbelief, I instinctively nodded slightly.

“This king's fiancee is you.”