Chapter 4 — Duong Mui Knelt Down to Pray for the Crown Prince's True Love, I Smiled and Gave Up the Marriage

I looked at her white hair and said softly:

"Mom, don't worry, I have my own way."

Mom was stunned. She looked at me, her eyes suddenly red.

"Miss..." She choked, momentarily speechless.

I gently patted the back of her hand, then turned around and continued walking out. Behind him, the chatter throughout the main hall was boiling like boiling water.

“The eldest lady of the Chung family... really left?”

"You just leave like that? Leave the Crown Prince here?"

“This... what else can happen?”

“What a lady, she has such a big personality…”

Hearing those discussions, the corner of my lips slightly curled up into a cold smile. System? In my previous life, I always kept the system correct and always followed the rules. What do we get in return? They drowned him in a well until he died. More than three hundred people from up and down the Marquis Palace were bleeding like rivers. I don't want to follow the rules they set. I return to my institute. Pushing open the door, before my eyes was still a familiar scene. Bronze mirror on the dressing table, embroidered bedside pillow, reading table next to the window. Everything is the same as before. But we know clearly, this is no longer the past life. This is the second chance that God gives us. I sat down in front of the dressing table, quietly looking at myself in the bronze mirror. The face of a seventeen year old, youthful, full of vitality. There is no trace of being soaked in cold well water. There was no longer the despair of a person near death. I slowly raised my hand and gently stroked my cheek. Then, I smiled. Laugh and laugh until tears quietly flow down.

“Miss!”

The door was pushed open and Thanh Hanh's close maid rushed in. Thanh Hanh's face was full of impatience, running to the point of panting and not being able to breathe:

"Miss, why are you back? It's all chaos outside! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's face is extremely unsightly. The Second Miss knelt on the ground and cried until she fainted. The old man and his wife sent their servants to invite you and tell you to come back quickly——"

“I won't go.”

Thanh Hanh was stunned.

“Miss?” She looked at me cautiously. “What...what did you just say?”

I picked up the comb on the dressing table and slowly combed my long hair.

“I said, I won't go.”

“But... but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...”

“What about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?” I look at her through the bronze mirror. “What is he to me?”

Thanh Hanh opened her mouth and was suddenly speechless. It took a while for her to whisper:

“But you... you are a qualified Crown Princess.”

The movement of combing my hair stopped. Standard Crown Princess. In my previous life, those four words were both my glory and the chains that bound me. I used to think that as long as I became a Crown Princess, my whole life would be smooth sailing and my husband and wife would be loved. What about the results? I put down the comb and turned around.

“Thanh Hanh.” I looked straight into her eyes. “Do you think the Crown Prince likes me?”

Thanh Hanh was stunned. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something but didn't know how to say it. Let me say for her:

“He doesn't like it.”

"If he really liked me, he wouldn't look at Chung Linh Xu with those eyes in front of all the guests in the main hall."

“If he really likes me, when I leave, he won't just shout 'stop', but will personally chase me.”

Thanh Hanh's eyes are red hoe.

“Miss...” She said chokingly. “Don't be sad anymore…”

I smiled slightly. In my previous life, I was indeed very sad. I cried countless times because of him, night after night I couldn't sleep. But now—— I looked at her red eyes and said softly:

“I'm not sad.”

“I just thought it through.”

“There are some people who are not worth it.”

Suddenly there was a series of footsteps outside the door. Immediately after, a high-pitched female voice spoke:

"Is big sister in there? Linh Xu is here to visit you."

My eyebrows slightly raised. Came really quickly too. Thanh Hanh's face immediately changed and she lowered her voice:

"Miss, it's the Second Miss... Why is she here? Let me go chase her away!"

"No need."

I stood up and adjusted my clothes.

“Let her in.”

The door was pushed open. Chung Linh Xu stood outside the door, with two maids following behind. She changed into a different outfit, no longer wearing the simple white dress from before, but changed to a lotus-colored dress, with a pearl hairpin attached to a string of pearls in her hair that moved gently with each step. The traces of tears on her face had also been washed away, leaving only a light layer of makeup.