Chapter 2 — Crown Prince Dang Co gave my kiss to the Great General. I gratefully agreed

"Y Y, don't worry, I will absolutely not let her sit on the back seat. That position can only be yours."

Lieu Y Y, my loyal friend and niece of the current Prime Minister, was leaning weakly on his arms at this time.

"But the Crown Prince brother, sister Tham... after all, she has an engagement contract with you."

Tieu Thua Trach laughed coldly, the coldness and indifference in his eyes was something I had never seen before.

"It's just a shackle that father used to calm the Tham family."

"Shen Nguyet Hoa has a tough personality, is often jealous and suspicious, and is not worthy of being Queen."

"After I ascend the throne, there will naturally be a way to deal with her."

At that moment, fifteen years of friendship completely crumbled into ashes. I'm not jealous. I just can't accept him using my Tham family's money to maintain the exterior, to buy people's hearts. I'm not tough either. I was just when he was falsely framed, I knelt in the snow for a day and a night, praying for him to have a chance to find out the truth. It turned out that in his heart, I was just a woman unworthy of being Queen, someone who needed to be "dealt with". From that day on, my heart was completely numb. Therefore, when the decree of marriage was given, I was not surprised. I just feel liberated. Go to that Crown Princess. Go to that Queen. Anyone who wants to do it can go ahead and do it. I, Tham Nguyet Hoa, will no longer serve you. That afternoon, I changed into court clothes and personally presented the cards to the palace. I want to go to the palace to give thanks. In the royal study room, Tieu Thua Trach sat on a high dragon chair, his black and gold dragon robe made him even more majestic and strange. Perhaps he thought I came to cry, question, and beg him to revoke my fate. In his eyes there was a trace of frustration as expected, along with a trace of... anticipation that was hard to detect. Perhaps he is still waiting to see my lowly begging appearance, to satisfy the controlling desire of an emperor. Unfortunately, I disappointed him. I went to the middle of the main hall and performed a standard kneeling ceremony that couldn't have been more standard.

“Goddess Tham Nguyet Hoa meets Your Majesty.”

He didn't tell me to stand up, just a cold "yeah", his eyes still focused on the tablet in his hand, as if I were just air. He wanted to give me a show of power. I don't care, just kneel there. After a long time, he put down the scroll and looked down at me from above, his voice carrying a bit of sarcasm.

"What's going on with Tham Ai Khanh's daughter entering the palace?"

I raised my head and faced his eyes, with a gentle and dignified smile on my face.

“The goddess specially came to give thanks.”

His hand holding the medal suddenly tightened.

"I thank you, Your Majesty, for your marriage. General Tran Bac has won a glorious victory and is the backbone of the nation. Being able to marry the general as my wife is my daughter's destiny."

In the main hall, the atmosphere immediately fell into dead silence. I saw Tieu Thua Trach's face change from initial surprise, to shock, then disbelief. In the end, it turned into a dark, rolling anger. The blue veins on the back of his hand stood out in clear lines.

“What did you say?”

Tieu Thua Trach's voice seemed forced coming out from between my teeth, cold enough to carry ice chips. He thought he heard wrong. Or should I say, he didn't dare believe what he just heard. I still kept the smile on my face and did it again.

"The goddess said, thank you for your grace. This marriage, I am extremely satisfied."

"Satisfied?"

As if he had just heard the most ridiculous thing in the world, he suddenly stood up from the long chair, step by step walked down the steps, finally stopping in front of me. Those bright yellow dragon boots embroidered with five golden dragon claws were almost stepping on my fingertips. Huge darkness immediately covered my entire body.

“Tham Nguyet Hoa, do you know what kind of person Tan Kieu is?”

"He's over thirty years old, fierce and murderous, and even killed two generations of wives. I married you to him, yet you say you're satisfied?"