Chapter 3 — Duong Mui Knelt Down to Pray for the Crown Prince's True Love, I Smiled and Gave Up the Marriage

Someone started talking in low tones——

“What the eldest lady of the Chung family just said is indeed a bit excessive…”

“Second Miss didn't say she wanted to replace her, why is she forcing herself so much?”

"What a true woman, I can't stand anyone else."

Hearing those gossips, the smile at the corner of my lips deepened. In my previous life, it was during discussions like this that little by little I was pushed into the fire. At that time, I was just eager to justify, eager to prove that I was not a jealous person. As a result, the more you explain, the more you blacken yourself, and the more you say, the more wrong you are. In the end, even our parents were implicated by us. But now—— I raised the teacup again and slowly took another sip.

“It's very strange for my sister to say that.” My voice is lazy and calm. “Have you ever chased me away?”

“I want fair competition, you give me fair competition.”

“I want His Highness to have mercy on me and give me my position.”

“How?” I looked at her, my eyes were pale. “Is that still not enough?”

Chung Linh Xu's cry suddenly choked. She raised her head to look at me, a trace of real panic finally appearing in those teary eyes. Incorrect. This is absolutely not the scenario she had planned. According to her plan, I should have been so angry that I lost my reason and had to publicly scold her for her shamelessness in front of everyone. Then she would take advantage of the situation and rush headlong into the column, causing an uproar throughout the capital. But we deliberately did not do that. I want to smile more and more honestly and honestly do it for her. Tieu Tan Nghiem finally spoke up. He put down the tea cup, his tone was light:

“Leng Nghi, what do you mean?”

I turned my head to look at him. I loved this face in my previous life for ten years. From their first meeting at the age of ten, until their tragic death at the age of twenty. Ten years of love, all in return was him pushing me down a deep well. I withdrew my gaze, my smile still gentle and dignified.

“Your Highness, what do you mean by asking this goddess?” I raised my eyebrows slightly. “The goddess is doing good things for your highness.”

"Sister Linh Xu is so infatuated with love, yet she dares to openly express her feelings in front of everyone. With that kind of courage, the goddess truly feels that she is not equal to it."

“If she was so sincere, how could the goddess be so cruel as to stop her?”

As I said that, I slowly stood up. The hem of the skirt swept lightly on the tile floor, the jade pendant echoed softly. The eyes of all the guests in the main hall followed my every step. I walked up to Chung Linh Xu and looked down at her from above. She was still kneeling on the ground, looking up at me. His face was full of tears, his appearance was fragile and pitiful. But I know very well, behind that face, how evil a snake and centipede heart is hiding.

“Sister.” I spoke softly. "Sister gives this position to you. From today onwards, you are the person in the Crown Prince's heart."

I stopped slightly and slowly bent down. Get close to her ear, lower your voice so that only the two of us can hear:

“Remember to sit firmly.”

"Don't be like your sister in your previous life, pushed into a deep well by others, drowning in despair."

Chung Linh Xu's pupils suddenly contracted withdraw. Her whole body stiffened and her face immediately turned pale. I straightened up and looked at her face full of terror, her smile still gentle. Then turned around and walked straight out of the main hall. Behind him, Tieu Tan Nghiem's voice rang out:

“Zhong Lingyi, stop!”

I never stopped walking. The hem of the skirt swayed slightly, each step was still leisurely and calm. The entire main hall immediately stirred.

“Zhong Lingyi!”

Tieu Tan Nghiem's voice rang out from behind again, faintly carrying suppressed anger. Our steps have not stopped. Behind me came the sound of hurried footsteps, someone chasing me. That was an old ghost of the Marquis Palace. She was filled with impatience and quickly pulled my sleeve:

"Miss, miss! You can't leave! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still here. If you keep leaving like that, how will outsiders view our Marquis Palace?"

I lowered my eyes to look at her. This mother is an old friend of the Marquis Palace, and has watched me grow up since I was a child. In my previous life, the night I was pushed into a deep well, she risked her life to search for me all night. Later, Chung Linh Xu took the crime of "not taking good care of the young lady" and ordered someone to use a stick to beat her to death.