Chapter 2 — Eighteen Years of Searching for the Princess

Two drops of blood slowly drifted closer to each other, then... Blended into one. There were sounds of surprise in the palace, followed by resounding cheers. "It's a tie! It's a tie!" "It's really the Prince! It's His Royal Highness the Prince!" "God bless Dai Luong!" The Emperor was so happy that he almost wanted to jump up, continuously saying: "Good! Good! My prince! I finally found you!" He reached out his hand to pull the other man up. "Wait." I'm standing. "Still not finished testing." The palace became quiet again. I walked to the bowl of water, looked at it once, then held out my hand. "There is also the blood of this palace." The Emperor frowned: "Queen, you..." "The drop of blood from the body must have the father, mother and child all confirmed together, which is most appropriate." I cut my finger and dripped the blood inside. Three drops of blood slowly floated in the water. Then… Also mixed together. The palace erupted in cheers again. This time even the Emperor couldn't help but laugh. "Queen, look! Three drops of blood are all mixed into one! What else do you have to say?" I looked at the three drops of blood that had mixed together in the bowl, and coldly laughed. "The magic of dripping blood to test the body is not trustworthy." I said: "If you add alum to clean water, anyone's blood can mix together." "If you add oil, even if you are blood relatives, you won't be able to fuse." Laughter inside. The electricity immediately went silent. The man's face changed slightly, but quickly returned to normal. "If you suspect that someone has touched your feet, I would like to replace it with another bowl of clean water and test again." I shook my head. "No need." I turned towards Ma Ma Van. "If this young master is so upright, why don't you ask Ma Ma to drop a drop of blood to try?" Van Ma's face turned pale. "Niang Niang, this matter... this old slave is just a slave." Man, why are you worthy of dripping blood with His Highness the Prince?" "There is nothing unworthy." My heavy eyes pressed down on her. "You said you gave birth to him with your own hands, so there must be some fate between you and him." "Just a drop of blood, what's wrong?" The other man also laughed and chimed in: "Mom, if you want to test it, then let's test it once." "Also to clear away the doubts in your mother's heart." Van Ma Ma entered the world. Riding a tiger, it was difficult to get off. You could only tremble as you climbed up, bit your finger, and let a drop of blood fall down. Everyone's eyes once again focused on the bowl of water. That man's blood and Van's mother's blood did not mix. The two drops are clearly separated. The palace was as silent as death. The one who broke the silence was the first mandarin to kneel down. "We congratulate your Majesty, the Queen!" He performed a grand ceremony with the other man. "Congratulations on your return to the palace, Your Highness the Prince!" One person knelt down, then two people knelt down. Right after that, all the civil and military officials knelt down in the main hall. "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Princess! Congratulations, Your Highness!" The Emperor couldn't help but laugh, reaching out to pull the man up, calling out: "Your Majesty... my Royal Son..." "Slowly." I stood up, stepped between the Emperor and the other man, blocking the Emperor behind. "The Queen!" The Emperor finally got angry. "After all, you want to be angry." What are you doing?" The man also knelt down, tears streaming down his face. "Mother, I really don't understand. What did I do so badly that you hated me so much..." His tears fell just in time, with self-pity and patience in his voice. The eyes of the civil and military officials all fell on him. "What's wrong with the Queen today?" "The evidence is so solid, why do you still refuse to accept it?" "Could it be that... the Queen really has another plan?" The Emperor took a deep breath and lowered his voice.

voice. "Queen, I ask you one last time. Do you accept it or not?" "No!" I raised my head to look at you. "You... you..." "You deliberately prevented the royal bloodline from accepting your ancestors, but... it is because you have different feelings from me!" This is the husband who has lived and died with me for twenty years, has gone to the battlefield with me, and endured swords together. Yet today, just because a scammer appeared from nowhere, people said I "have a different heart". The person who protected this man so much. The Emperor stood up and looked at me angrily in front of all the civil and military officials. "Queen! You refuse to accept it, is it because your Tham family has selfish intentions? Are you planning to interfere in court affairs?" "I give you the last chance. Do you accept, or not?" I looked at the expression on the civil and military officials' faces, and coldly laughed in my heart. So that's it! I understand why His Majesty insisted on forcing me to accept this child. I'm afraid he is an illegitimate child born outside by the Emperor and another woman! Wanting me to adopt someone else's child is absolutely impossible! I straightened my clothes, and under the surprised eyes of the civil and military officials, slowly bowed to the Emperor. "I do not accept." The Emperor trusted this man so much, I'm afraid he is really the son of another woman!