Chapter 3 — Golden Dream for a Lifetime, Hate for a Thousand Years

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"Miss, how could the Royal Family treat you like that? You have kept your secrets for him for three years, yet now he not only brought back a pregnant woman, but also wanted to crown that peasant woman as the Royal Highness! If the old man knew, he would be heartbroken and die..."

As soon as we returned to the official residence, Xuan Anh followed me angrily without stopping complaining. I just smiled, bent down to tease Tieu Hac - the little dog I picked up next to Chu Huc Hanh's coffin last year - completely ignoring what she said.

"You're still in the mood to play with Tieu Hac! I see that you should quickly find a way to win back the King's heart. Now that woman is on equal terms as a wife, and is pregnant. If she gives birth to a eldest son, won't she be able to oppress you all?"

Xuan Anh was so angry that his face turned red, and he was upset on my behalf. Tieu Hac was now rubbing her body against the hem of my shirt, trying to be flirtatious. I gently patted its head and gently replied to Xuan Anh:

"Xuan Anh, don't worry. Compared to competing for a man's favor, keeping a dog is more reliable."

What's more... What's more, I'm the eldest daughter of Vinh Binh Hau's palace, my mother is the eldest daughter of Dai Chu's first merchant family, and my maternal grandmother is a royal merchant who received royal favor. I don't need to stoop and bow my head just to ask for a little love from a man? Even though that person was the person I once passionately wanted to marry. When we were young, Chu Huc Hanh and I grew up together, childhood friends. When we were ten years old, the Emperor personally sealed the marriage contract. After the marriage ceremony, I officially got married and became Doan Vuong Phi. At that time, my heart only had him, holding the dream of being with him with white hair and long teeth, making love for a hundred years. I used to think that if I married him, I would share both glory and humiliation, with the same heart and the same destiny. But shortly after the wedding, his entourage brought the relics back to the capital and announced that he had died in battle. After hearing this, the Emperor was extremely sad and cried at court. Immediately issued a posthumous edict to crown him "Kham Duc Vuong", and I became a young widow, making the whole capital feel sorry for me, calling me "the ill-fated little Vuong, who just got married and became a widow." I remember those three years, wearing white mourning clothes every day, thinking a hundred thousand times that I wanted to follow him a section of the yellow stream. However, every time I think of my mother's tearful eyes and choked voice, I cannot bear to let the one with white hair see off the one with blue hair. When every night I miss you so much that it hurts, he is at peace in the charming mountains and water, holding the beauty in his arms, freeing himself. At that time, although I was the Princess herself, in charge of internal affairs in the palace, what was given to me was only an empty money bag. The entire royal palace has hundreds of jobs, nearly a thousand people up and down, all thanks to the emperor's holy grace. Estates cannot be touched, property cannot be sold. The farm doesn't make a profit, and the store reports a loss every year. On the surface, I can coordinate the treasury of the King's Palace, but in reality, everything depends on my dowry to support this entire palace. Just because of one heart, because of a childhood promise, I am willing to exhaust my heart and soul, waiting for you to return. Unexpectedly, he returned safely and brought back a pregnant woman. Life Before, I still remember clearly, he glanced at me and said coldly: "In my heart, Nhu Nguyet is the eldest son of the Vuong Palace, how can I be a concubine?" Actually, I have never been strict about making Tong Nhu Nguyet my concubine or concubine. At that time, the emperor was seriously ill and died, and sooner or later the world had to choose a successor from the royal families. And I, as Zhou Xuxing's wife, of course have to think about his future. I suppressed the bitterness in my heart and softly advised:

"The prince has been missing for three years, but now he suddenly brings back a pregnant woman, and wants to take him as his wife, I'm afraid he won't be satisfied. The courtiers will definitely use this as an excuse to complain to the prince."

"Furthermore, her identity is unclear, and ambitious people in the court will most likely use that excuse to slander in front of the Holy King."

"It's better to first make that sister Trac Vuong Phi, I will definitely take good care of her. In the future, the Vuong family becomes successful, if you want to elevate yourself to the position of queen or noble concubine, wouldn't it be enough with just one word?"

I mean, once he ascends the throne, if he wants to make Tong Nhu Nguyet a noble concubine or a royal noble concubine, wouldn't he just need a decree? The royal family values family background the most, so how can a woman of unknown origin be crowned mother of the world? If I don't say this, Chu Huc Hanh - as a member of the royal family - wouldn't know better than me? However, my advice for the sake of this great situation was considered by them to be a great sin of hindering "a lifetime, a couple", all of their resentment was focused on me - the main person who once shouldered the burden of the entire government, who had spent all her heart and soul because of him. It turns out that their love is something that cannot withstand any reason or righteousness. 5. After that, Chu Huc Hanh took advantage of my jealous nature and arranged for Tong Nhu Nguyet to stay in the outer courtyard. Not only did he buy her the largest and most splendid palace in Dong Nhai, but he also coaxed her that after she gave birth, he would personally go to the palace and beg the Emperor to grant her the title of Princess. But ironically, when she went into labor, due to an abnormal fetus, she lost too much blood. After giving birth to a boy, she immediately left the human world. Chu Huc Hanh carried that child to my hospital and told me to raise him. I dedicated myself to educating the child my husband had with another woman. Because I am the mother of the Royal Palace, every child in the palace is my child. From then on, he never mentioned Tong Nhu Nguyet again. I also thought that the events of that year had long passed into the past. At that time, the emperor was seriously ill, had no children under his belt, and the royal families were all plotting to compete for the throne, and the royal court was in turmoil. I wrote a letter to my father and elder brother, asking them to support Chu Huc Hanh with all their strength. My father risked his life to fight in the battlefield, using each battle to help his forces at court. I also frequented the harem, skillfully appeasing the concubines, hoping that when they whispered to each other, they would help him say a few good words in front of the emperor. After five years of planning, I finally helped him sit on the throne. But the first thing he did after ascending the throne - was to regain military power from my father and elder brother.