Chapter 12 — Crown Prince Dang Co gave my kiss to the Great General. I gratefully agreed

He looked at me, suddenly reached out and gently held my hand. His hands are still as large and warm as ever.

“From now on, Bac Cuong will be our home.”

My heart suddenly trembled slightly. A word that is both familiar and strange to us. I nodded slightly. After returning to Yen Chau, everything went according to my plan. Tan Kieu was in charge of opening the gate and wiping out bandits and bandits. I am in charge of organizing the trading team and contacting buyers. Thong Bao Tien Trang became our strongest supporter. On the day the first caravan set out, nearly ten thousand people poured into the streets of Yen Chau city. Everyone came to watch the excitement. They looked at each group of camels loaded with goods, their eyes filled with hope. Tan Kieu and I stood on the city wall, watching the caravan gradually move away. The cold wind blew my cloak. A warm outer layer is put on one's body. I turned my head and faced Tan Kieu's deep eyes. There is a tenderness in it that we have never seen before.

“Cold?”

He asked softly. I shook my head. With him by my side, even if it gets colder, my heart will always be warm. At that moment, a soldier hurriedly ran up to the citadel.

"General! Madam! The capital has an emergency report!"

He held up an envelope. Tan Kieu opened it and glanced at it, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, then handed the letter to me. The letter said that Lieu Y Y in the cold palace had gone crazy. Every day she wears a phoenix robe that she made herself using torn fabric, holds a pillow in her arms, and considers it a prince. Mouth constantly mumbling:

“I am the Queen…”

“I am the Queen…”

Tieu Thua Trach came to see her once. Afterwards, an order was issued that no one was allowed to step more than half a step into the cold palace. In the end, he still hated her. Just like how you used to hate me in the past. After reading the letter, there was no wave in my heart. Poor people have something to hate. This is the path she chose herself. I gave the letter back to Tan Kieu. He waved it with his hand, and the paper was immediately torn into shreds in mid-air, scattering with the wind.

“It's all over.”

He said softly. I nodded. It's all over. The resentments in the capital and the previous entanglements were all like this letter, vanishing into thin air. Our life is now truly beginning. Three years later. Winter in Bac Cuong is still cold as before. But inside Yen Chau citadel is a bustling scene filled with vitality. On the wide roads, merchant fleets followed each other endlessly. The stores were crowded with customers from all over. The children on the side of the road wore thick cotton shirts, laughing and running around, their faces frozen to the point of blushing, but their eyes filled with laughter. This place is no longer the poor, desolate frontier town of the past. It became the most prosperous trading center on the Dai Zhou border. But all of that started with the Silk Road opened three years ago. I stood in the palace of the general's palace, looking at the white snow scene outside the window. On his body was a snow-white coat of sheep. A pair of strong arms wrapped around my waist from behind. Warm chest pressed against my back.

“What are you looking at?”

Tan Kieu's low voice rang in his ears ta.

“What are you looking at?”

“Looking at our Yen Chau city.”

I smiled, gently leaning into his arms.

“That's good.”

“Um, it's really good.”

He tightened his grip, his chin gently resting on my shoulder.

“It's all the lady's credit.”

“I don't dare take all the credit.”

I turned around and reached out to pinch his face.

“If it weren't for the general, I wouldn't be able to do anything alone.”

Over the past three years, we have joined forces to turn the entire Northern Cuong into an unshakable block of iron. In terms of trade, we are rich and strong in one direction, and can even influence the decisions of the royal court. Regarding the military, Qin Kieu strictly ruled the army, and the Northern Cuong army became the most elite army in Dai Chu. And the emperor in the capital... We have long left him far behind. It is said that he is currently engrossed in alchemy and seeking enlightenment, leaving the court without concern. Dai Chu's rivers and mountains rely entirely on a few old mandarins and border generals like us who hold heavy troops to barely support them. He has completely turned into a joke. Sometimes, we will also remember him. But in my heart, there has been no love for a long time. No more hatred. Only endless coldness remains. He has become a passerby who no longer has any importance in my life.

"Right."

As if suddenly remembering something, Tan Kieu opened his mouth.

“The capital sent a letter.”

He took out an envelope from his chest. It's a letter sent by my father. The letter said he was old and wanted to return home. He asked me if I wanted to return to the capital to see it once. After reading the letter, I was silent for a long time. Return to the capital? That place contains so much of our past. Yes nice. There is also pain.

“Want to go back?”

Tan Kieu asked softly. I raised my head and looked into his eyes. Those eyes that were once cold like cold stars, now every time they look at me, they are filled with warmth and tenderness. I shook my head.

“Don't want to.”

I pulled his hand and placed it on my stomach. That place was slightly raised.

“Our home is here.”

I said softly. Tan Kieu's body immediately stiffened. He looked at me in disbelief, then looked down at my stomach. Even his voice began to tremble. I smiled and nodded. In the next second, he immediately hugged me tightly. That hug was so strong that it seemed like it wanted to integrate me into his bones and blood. I can feel his body trembling slightly. That man who roamed the battlefield, killed decisively, and never knew fear... At this moment, he was like a child, so excited that he couldn't speak. After a long time, he let me go, lifted my face with both hands, and kissed my forehead, eyes, and lips again and again.

“Nguyet Hoa… I…”

“I love you.”

I looked at him, extremely serious. He was stunned. After that, the eye sockets turned red. I never thought that one day I would fall in love with this man with a reputation for evil and murder. I never thought that one day I would be willing to give birth and raise a child for him. But love is inherently unethical. He gave me things that Tieu Thua Trach never gave me. Respect. Trust. With the same status as standing side by side with him. He sees me as a truly independent person, truly with my own thoughts. Not a dependent item that needs to cling to him to live. This is love... It is also the place of belonging that we truly desire. Outside the window, the snow fell thicker and thicker. The whole world seemed to turn into pure white. I know, a completely new life belongs to me... It has truly begun. (END OF FULL TEXT)