Chapter 4 — At That Flower Feast, I Chose a New Husband

A person who is so contradictory, clearly doesn't want to get close, but doesn't have the heart to hurt me.

“This… is not a big deal.” I hesitated for a long time, then stammered consolation:

"Your Highness is a gentleman, saving people, I don't see any loss."

The Little Prince suddenly burst out laughing, sat down on the side of the bed, and stretched out his hand towards me. The delicate medicinal scent and strange pressure enveloped me. I held my breath, tilted my head, and tried to put my hand into his palm.

“Do you have a maiden name?”

Little Prince's black eyes looked intently at me and asked softly.

"My name is Tham Dao, people in my family often call me Lady Dao."

I was a little nervous, my fingertips curled up unconsciously, but he held me firmly.

“Then I'll call her Tieu Dao, okay?”

My face suddenly turned red, and I suddenly heard the Little Prince say softly:

"Tieu Dao, I don't have a room, and I won't accept concubines. From now on, the Royal Palace will only have one female owner, you."

My hands shook, I looked at him in surprise.

"I'm a few years older than you, we have a lot of time later."

The Little Prince smiled: "Love should not be forced too urgently." The red curtain fell, the Little Prince slept next to me, the strange body heat was clearly present, but the pressure that made me uncomfortable before had disappeared. My heartbeat gradually stabilized, I looked at the last line of text: 【The sweet wedding night turned into a conversation between father and daughter.】 【After confirming, he really can't do it (shakes head in disappointment and turns away).】 【This guy's emotions are too pure, the type of person who doesn't have feelings can do nothing.】 【Choking, really choking, when will this love drama be new? This is the end...】 I closed my eyes, smelled the scent of medicine wafting through my nose, thinking to myself: That's enough.

10

I did not expect that that wedding night would be the last time in the next two months that I and the Little Prince would share the same pillow. The rules in the County Royal Palace are not too strict. On the second day after the big wedding, after having tea with the County King and County Princess, the County Princess immediately smiled and said, from now on, there is no need to come every day to ask for blessings. After giving me my dowry, the Little Prince immediately went to An Hoa Duong to have a consultation. He was busy with work, leaving the palace early in the morning, only returning at night. Usually after having dinner at Phu Van hospital with me, he went to Thinh Thuy Hien. The lake's surface reflects fluctuating light, lasting until midnight. I don't know how many times I woke up from a dream in the middle of the night, put on my coat, opened the small window, looked across the lake, and saw only bright torches and bamboo shadows moving in the wind. At that moment, I saw many appearances of the Little Prince that I had never known. It's the figure of him crushing drugs in front of the window, the figure of him writing a book late at night, but most of all, it's the image of him quietly drinking alone under the moonlight. The Little Prince is a prince of the country, but the dominant colors in his life always make us feel distant, as if we don't belong to this world. Xuan Tinh and the Queen Princess have hinted or told me countless times that - they can ask the kitchen to make a few late-night dishes every day and take them to Thinh Thuy Hien. In the relationship between husband and wife, the taboo is that river water does not violate well water. He's busy with his robes, we should be a little more proactive. The reason is correct, their thoughts are also sincere for us. But, in the moments when time passed quietly at Phu Van Hospital, when I bowed my head to look at the medical book in my hand, my soul seemed to be in a trance. I hear a voice in my heart, whispering: I don't want to. Without the permission of the Little Prince, I don't want to disturb you. He didn't want to step into Thinh Thuy Hien - a place that completely belonged to him, was his separate world. The Little Prince is a rare gentleman, and since he is a gentleman, he should be respected even more. Mid-Autumn Festival night, just two months since the wedding day. That day, the Little Prince rarely returned to the palace early. When we sat together after dinner, he gave me an invitation. Red background, embossed gold veins, extremely solemn. I opened it and saw that it was the wedding invitation of An Dinh Marquis's palace. The wedding of the poinsettia lang Cam Minh and Ly Lan Huong is scheduled for the ninth day of next month. My expression did not change. After reading, I was silent for a moment. The Little Prince poured tea for me and smiled and said:

“If you don't want to go, I can politely refuse, no need to force me.”

I shook my head slightly, took a deep breath, looked straight at him, but what I said was a different story:

“Your Highness, can I come to your hospital and sit down for a diagnosis?”

The Little Prince was stunned.

11

The familiar text appeared again after a month, starting to scroll frantically: 【Hello big beauty, long time no see!】 【This bastard is so busy that he doesn't have time for his wife, and I haven't seen Dao Dao in a long time.】 【What are you babbling about, beauty? Want to go to the medical clinic? Ask your husband to arrange it for you!】 【The beauty still misses her husband, isn't it funny, she wants to go to the medical shop just to be close, right?】 In the past two months, I have understood most of those strange words, so I immediately explained:

"It's not that I'm arbitrary. My grandmother used to be a nurse in the palace. Since I was a child, I've read medical books, understood the principles of blood vessels, the principles of medicine, and is very knowledgeable about gynecology."

Little Prince looked at me with his hands on his hands, a gentle smile shining in his eyes. For some reason, under those eyes, I felt a bit embarrassed and my voice became smaller:

“Of course… I lack practical experience in diagnosis and treatment. I just—”

I lowered my eyes, avoided his eyes, and whispered:

“It's just… I want to be like you, using my medical skills to help as many people as possible.”

A soft laugh rang in his ears, and the Little Prince stood up:

“Follow me.”

The moonlight spread silver across the lake, the scent of cinnamon spread, crossing the bridge in the middle of the lake, we entered Thinh Thuy Hien for the first time. The layout of this place is not much different from Phu Van main monastery, just more spacious. One wall is filled with carved medicine cabinets and large tables separating the pharmacy and study rooms. As soon as I entered, the scent of medicine and books filled my nose. The Little Prince took me to the gynecological ward and asked:

“These books, which ones have you read?”

I looked over and replied:

“Except for the book Lan That Secret Treasure, I have read most of it.”

The Little Prince raised his eyebrows, casually pulled a book from the bookshelf, looked through two pages and suddenly asked.