Chapter 8 — From Crown Princess to Tan Vuong Phi

Standing behind was not only King Tan, but also the Emperor and a group of courtiers. I threw myself into Nguyen Canh's arms: "Husband, you're back! It was the Crown Prince who colluded with foreigners and sold you all out." The Emperor looked at the Crown Prince in pain: "Where are you? Take the Crown Prince down and put him in prison!" The Crown Prince broke out in a cold sweat: "Father, I'm just talking nonsense. I just want to scare Minh Chau!" But it was too late. Thu Nguyen Canh brought back, in addition to the heads of the enemy generals, also a letter from the Crown Prince who colluded with the enemy leader and sold out the military. Not long after, the Emperor issued a decree abolishing Nguyen Ky's position as Crown Prince, imprisoning him in the cold palace, without parole for life. Tham Minh Ngoc, the Crown Princess, was also imprisoned in the cold palace with the Crown Prince. She looked for someone to tell me to save her, but was discovered by the Crown Prince. He strangled her to death in the cold palace. King Tan was quickly appointed Crown Prince, and I became Crown Prince. On the day of the investiture ceremony, Nguyen Canh placed his hand on my belly for the first time and felt the baby move in my belly. He opened his eyes wide: "Is it marching and fighting in mother's womb? When it is born, father will definitely teach it to march in battle." "But now..." He leaned close to my belly, gently coaxing: "Now you must be obedient in mother's womb, don't make her work hard." "When you are born, please protect mother with father." I laughed. The sunlight falls on your body, the breath of spring blows on your face, and before your eyes is the peaceful year of May.