Chapter 1 — Half a Year I Called Brother Wrong, He Asked Me to Repay Myself

Brother Duong went to guard the border. Before leaving, he left behind a few carrier pigeons, and said that if he wanted something rare, he could just write a piece of paper and tie it to the bird's leg. Because I want to stand out among the noble ladies, every few days I release a pigeon.

“Brother, I want a box of purple speakers (extremely precious eyebrow pencil) from the Western Regions.”

“Brother, I want to go to Dong Hai province.”

“Brother, I want a snow fox robe.”

Each time, no more than five days later, the items will definitely be delivered. For half a year, I released more than twenty pigeons, becoming so famous that no one knew. Until my brother returned triumphantly, he looked at me with a confused face.

"What dove? The border is so cold, I haven't received even a single word from you for half a year."

I returned to the room, looking at the table full of strange treasures, maid Thuy Truc said to me in a trembling voice:

“Miss… the direction of our birdhouse is off…”

“Those pigeons… all flew to the Regent Palace three streets away.”

It was the Regent Prince Tieu Hanh. The killer doesn't blink. I called him "brother" for half a year, and also demanded him for half a year. Looking at the whole room full of strange treasures, my legs felt weak on the spot.

“Chieu Ninh, those things in your room… where did they come from?”

Duong brother Tham Chieu Dien stood at the door of my room, his eyes slowly swept from the night pearl on the table to the snow fox robe on the shelf, finally stopping at the neatly arranged makeup box filled with purple flowers. My eyebrows furrowed more and more tightly. My lips trembled, but I couldn't say a word.

“I asked you.”

"It's... it's the pigeon that brought people back."

“What pigeon?”

“It's… it's the pigeons you left behind before you left!” My voice trembled to the point of bursting into tears. "You said if you want something, just write a piece of paper and tie it to the bird's leg..."

Tang Brother's face instantly became extremely special.

"Tham Chieu Ninh, I left those birds so that my parents could pass the news when they had urgent business, so they could find their way to my military camp."

“But for half a year now, I have never received even a single word from you.”

“It also means…” he gritted out each word, “your pigeons, all flew to other places.”

My mind made a buzzing sound.

“How is that possible… every time I tie paper on a bird's leg, it doesn't take long for the item to arrive, I thought…”

“You thought I was looking for it for you?” Brother Duong was both angry and amused. "I'm on the border eating dry food, but I still have to go find the Dong Hai Pearl Pearl for you?"

I was completely dumbfounded. Thuy Truc ran in from outside, her face as white as paper.

“Miss, I just found someone to ask!”

“The birdhouse in our palace faces northwest, and the backyard of the Regent Palace is also located northwest, although three streets away, but from above, looking down…”

“The directions are almost identical.”

“Those pigeons… all flew into the Prince Regent's courtyard.”

The room was suddenly dead silent. Brother Tham Chieu Dien's face was extremely dark.

“In the past half a year, what have you written?”

I tried my best to remember, but the more I remembered, the more scared I became.

“The first leaf… I would like to ask for a box of purple speakers.”

“And then what?”

“Please take two night pearls.”

“A snow lake robe, three Shu Cam panels, a set of South Sea pearls, two jars of Tay Vuc grape wine…”

I said one more item, Duong Duong brother's temple grabbed another one.

“Is there more?”

“Last month… I asked for a white deer.”

“White bud?!”

“Well… the kind that only exists on royal hunting grounds.” I cringed, my voice getting lower and lower.

Brother Duong took a deep breath, walked to the table, and picked up a fist-sized pearl.

"This thing, I'm afraid even the palace's internal archives may not be able to find a second piece. He actually brought it back for you."

"In the end, how is each letter written?"

“So… I wrote ‘ah brother’.”

Brother Duong closed his eyes.

“It also means that Regent King Tieu Hanh received your letters for half a year, was called brother by you for half a year, and every time he complied with all of your requests.”

As soon as these words came out, we both shivered at the same time. The Regent King killed people without blinking an eye. Being called big brother for half a year by a strange lady. Give whatever you want, never refuse, never respond.