Chapter 5 — Bride of the World

Before you die, just live as you wish for once and completely let yourself go! Hoc Ky looked upset.
“Shouldn't you chase after me and ask me why I understand you so well?”
"If your Highness wants to say something, you will naturally say it. Your Highness doesn't want to say it. Even if I ask, you won't say it."
I took off my clothes and prepared to lie down to sleep. Hooc Ky pulled me back, his face red.
“Tonight is our wedding night, why did you take off your clothes?”
"The maid and mother were both kicked out by your highness. I didn't take off myself, so could your highness help me take off?"
"I... I'll help you take it off."
Hoc Ky's whole body turned red as if it were about to ripen. I immediately woke up. With this look of his, could it be that he really has feelings for me?
“Your Highness knows me?”
"YES."
Hooc Ky stopped hinting and nodded shyly.
"When I was a child, I sneaked out of the palace to go out and had my money stolen by a small beggar. While I was teaching that beggar, she appeared and beat me."
As soon as he mentioned it, I immediately remembered. When I was young, my parents took us three sisters to see the lantern festival. Father held the elder sister's hand, mother held the younger sister. I followed behind them and after a while I got lost. So I wandered everywhere alone. By chance, I came across a splendidly dressed little prince bullying a little beggar, so I immediately went up and beat him. At home, I was bullied by my elder sister and younger sister but was forced to be patient. But I can't stand the sight of others using their power to bully others. So I beat that little guy really hard and showed myself to the little beggar.
“You are the little playboy from that year!”
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Hoc Ky's face immediately turned red.
"I'm not a playboy! That beggar stole my money bag and was caught by me. He pretended to be bullied by me and begged for forgiveness to find a chance to run away. Before I could explain, she kicked me away and beat me, not giving me a chance to open my mouth at all."
The more Hoc Ky talked, the more he felt sorry for himself.
"By the time she finished beating me, my face was swollen and I couldn't speak at all. She happily held the little beggar's hand and left. Before leaving, she kicked me one more time. Thinking about it now, I still feel the pain."
“I'm really sorry, I misunderstood you.”
It turns out that year I wronged him.
"After that, I limped and secretly followed her. When I saw her returning to the Hua residence, I knew she was the Hua family's daughter. After returning to the palace, I immediately sent a secret agent to follow her and told him to report her every move to me."
"What are you doing following me? If you are misunderstood, just come find me. You are a prince, I will definitely apologize."
"At first I planned to go look for her after my wound healed, but then my mother passed away and she was not favored at home. I was afraid that my situation would implicate her, so I didn't go looking for her, just secretly asked for news about her."
Hooc Ky told me that I was the first person to ever hit him, making him remember it deeply. After that, he learned about the things I encountered in Hua Palace and knew that my situation was extremely difficult. He thought I had to endure so much resentment at home, but was still willing to help a strange beggar. Gradually, he fell in love with me. It's just that his own situation is also very dangerous, the person who murdered his mother is still hiding in the dark, wanting to take his life. He doesn't want to get involved with me so don't come looking for me. This time, because he needed a wife to be able to go to the land to complete the plan. He doesn't want to marry anyone else, and he can't directly ask to marry me, letting others know he's interested in me. Therefore, he and His Majesty performed this play. Let outsiders think that His Majesty had no other choice but to arbitrarily give him the marriage of a daughter of the Hua family. He knew that the Hua family was afraid of his reputation and would definitely push away the most unfavored daughter. When the list of the four royal concubines of the Hua family was presented, he immediately knew everything had been successful. I didn't expect that Hoc Ky actually had feelings for me. It's true that when you go through darkness, you see a bright path. But the more I listened to him, the more I felt something was wrong.
"Doesn't Your Majesty hate you? Why..."
Hooc Ky looked at me and told me the truth. Your Majesty has never hated Hoac Ky, it's all just a play that their father and son acted together. The Queen Mother is the love of her Majesty's life. After she was murdered, His Majesty wanted to investigate the real culprit. To find the culprit, also to protect Hoc Ky. His Majesty told Hoac Ky to pretend to be cruel and act out a drama of father-son discord. Waiting for Hooc Ky to safely reach the land. Those people are about to take action, Your Majesty will use a net to catch them all. Then let Hooc Ky return to sit and enjoy the results, inheriting great unity.
"So what is the status of Prince Dinh Quoc Cong's legs? What about the fact that I can be carried out of the palace of the rumored person?"
"Dinh Quoc Cong had something to do with my mother's death. His son even wanted to make me disabled, so I followed suit and broke his legs. Those palace servants all wanted to assassinate me, and were eventually killed by my secret guard."
Hoc Ky's eyes were deep.