Chapter 9 — Breaking the Nine Rings

There are light dark circles under the eyes. The mother was extremely heartbroken. But after eating, sister came to my hospital alone. Seeing the document on the table, her expression became complicated.

“Master Bui brought something for me again?”

“Um.”

She sat down, her voice very quiet:

“Lately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always mentioned you.”

I close the document.

"You shouldn't have come and said these words to me."

Her eyes turned red.

“Lanh Nghi, in the past I always felt that you were too smart, you could take anything away.”

“My father praised me, my brother gave in to me, and even the nobles in the palace always saw me first.”

“Obviously I try very hard, but they only say I'm gentle.”

I silently listened. This was the first time she said these words. If she had been willing to talk in her previous life, maybe we wouldn't have gotten to that step. But saying it now is just a confession too late. She looked at me.

“After sitting in the position of Crown Princess, I realized how difficult it was.”

“Everyone was staring at me, waiting for me to make a mistake.”

“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince no longer protects me like before.”

I asked:

“Are you sorry, sister?”

She shook her head, but tears fell again.

"I just suddenly understood, my previous life..."

After speaking, she suddenly stopped. I look at her. Her face was pale. Turns out she also started dreaming. Sister A tightened her handkerchief, her knuckles turning white.

“I dreamed that you sat in the Eastern Palace, looking at books all night.”

“Dreaming of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascending the throne, holding my hand and stepping onto the phoenix seat.”

“Dreaming that I saw you standing behind the official, your face as white as paper.”

She cried until her whole body trembled.

“Lanh Nghi, it was just a dream, right?”

I looked at her. The blood and tears of her previous life, through her words, turned into a dream. I asked softly:

“How do you feel, sister?”

She completely burst into tears. But I didn't step forward to help. A long time later, she choked up and asked:

“Why did I become like that then?”

“Why don't you ask yourself?”

She was stunned. We continue to say:

“Sister, from childhood to adulthood, you always said you just wanted a little justice.”

“But the way you get justice is to push me down.”

“I'm afraid you're smart, afraid you'll stand out, afraid others will see you first.”

“So every time someone compliments me, I smile and add a thorny sentence.”

She cried and shook her head. But we still say:

“The position of Crown Princess is what you want.”

"Now that position is difficult to sit in, you also have to sit firmly."

"After all, in my previous life, I helped you support you for many years."

A sister covered her face and cried. I gave her a handkerchief.

“After crying, go back to the Eastern Palace.”

“The Crown Princess cannot leave the party for too long.”

She often said this to me in her previous life. Now it's very appropriate to give it back to her. After sister left, Bui Van Chu arrived. He stood outside the hospital door, saw the tear-soaked towel that had not been collected on the table, and slightly raised his eyebrows.

“Did I come at the wrong time?”

I shook my head.

“Very timely.”

“Why?”

I looked at the file in his hand and suddenly smiled.

“It can change your mood.”

Bui Van Chu put the file on the table.

“List of intermediary traders in Tay Canh.”

I reached out my hand to hold it. But he pressed his hand on the file.

“Eat rice before."

I was stunned. He pointed to the sky.

“She couldn't even eat a few bites of her lunch.”

This person observes too carefully. I couldn't help but say:

"Master Bui's control is very broad."

His ears were red again. But my hand still didn't let go.

“Let's finish eating and then watch.”

I looked at his red ears and my heart suddenly softened.

“Okay.”

10 Bui Van Chu came to the Khuong family to pray for marriage in early November. That day, the capital had the first snow of the season. He brought the matchmaker and the bride price to the door, the ceremony was so complete that no mistake could be found. His father met him in the study room. I hid behind the screen and heard my father ask:

“Do you want to marry Linh Nghi because of his intelligence, or because of Khuong family?”

Bui Van Chu answered very firmly.

"Miss Khuong is smart, it's her own ability."

"The Khuong family is noble, it is the family style of the Khuong family."

“I asked her to marry me because when she talked to me, she didn't have to hide herself.”

Behind the screen, my heart suddenly pounded. Father was silent for a long time. Then I heard him laugh.

“You also know how to tell the truth.”

Bui Van Chu said:

“Every sentence is the truth.”

The parents asked again:

“What if he becomes better than you in the future?”

Bui Van Chu was silent for a moment.

“Then I will learn more.”