Chapter 12 — He was reborn and asked to marry the Emperor. I turned around and chose the Grand Deputy

He spoke, his voice a bit hoarse. I gave a small smile. “You see, isn't this palace okay—” Before the words could finish, I suddenly fell into an embrace with the faint scent of ink. At first, that hug still had the coldness of the rain, but very quickly, the warmth from his body passed through the thin layer of pajamas to others. Ta Nghien Chi carefully hugged my body. “Your Highness... I'm very worried about you.” I was slightly stunned, then raised my still slightly weak hand and gently patted his tense back. "Mommy Su must have told you everything clearly..." I leaned into the crook of his neck, my voice choked. "Shen Uyen has always refused to settle down. I just want to take this opportunity to make your father determined to get rid of her, once and for all to completely resolve all the disasters..." "Why... why didn't you discuss it with me first?" He tightened his arms, hugging me even closer, his voice still filled with fear after the shock. "Your Highness is too risky this time! If something unfortunate happens..." He choked, the words behind seemed unable to continue, he just silently buried his face deeper into my hair. “This happened so suddenly…” My voice became smaller and smaller, carrying a bit of guilt. "Isn't... there's no time to discuss..." Ta Nghien Chi was silent for a moment, his hands lifted my face, forcing me to look straight into his eyes. He looked at me intently and deeply, in those eyes there was a strong emotion that almost wanted to engulf me, so deep that it could not be resolved. After a long time, he slowly spoke. “Your Highness, there is one sentence I have hidden in my heart... for too long.” It seemed like I had a premonition of something, my heartbeat suddenly became disordered, even my breathing became more rapid. “Your Majesty... please speak.” Ta Nghien Chi's eyes locked tightly with me, "From the first time I met your Highness, I fell in love. Just because I was entangled with my identity, and because I didn't understand your Highness' intentions, I... never dared to reveal even a little bit." “When His Highness walked towards me at the wedding banquet and asked me if I was willing to marry the princess, there was only crazy joy in my heart!” “At that moment, I made an oath, I will definitely not disappoint your highness in this life!” Speaking of this, his voice was slightly choked, "I don't dare to ask your Highness for anything, I only hope that in the future your Highness can trust me more and rely on me more." “I vow to be your highness's shield, to be your highness's sword, to shield all rain and wind, to sweep away all thorns.” "I swear, from now on, I will absolutely not let Your Highness suffer any more self-pity! I will absolutely not let Your Highness risk your life again!" Hearing those confessions buried deep in my heart, without any concealment, my eyes immediately became wet. I nodded vigorously, my voice carrying an irrepressible choking, "Ta Nghien Chi... my palace, in the future I will definitely know how to protect myself well!" Ta Nghien Chi smiled, "Okay." As soon as he finished speaking, he hugged me very respectfully. The hug this time was no longer the panic and fear from before, but gentleness as both sides understood each other. Outside the window, the autumn rain continued, but inside the palace was a room filled with warmth. 11. At the end of autumn, my illness was finally completely cured. Only then did Tom carefully tell me everything that happened next. It turns out that Tham Uyen was not punished as harshly as we expected. Her father ordered her to be under house arrest for three years, punishing her to copy 《Female World》 a thousand times. After listening, I was silent for a long time, and finally just sighed softly. “Mom, I should have thought of it sooner.” I looked at the desolate courtyard outside the window, with a bit of helplessness in my voice, "The royal father and children have few descendants, even if the evidence of Tham Uyen's crime is clear, he is not cruel enough to completely abandon this daughter. Three years of house arrest... is already the limit." Mother Su wanted to stop talking, her eyes were full of resentment. “That's it.” I gently waved my hand. “After this incident, her vitality was damaged

heavy, he completely lost his position in his father's heart. After this... she won't be able to cause any more trouble." Even though he said it with his mouth. But my mood is still extremely depressed. Seeing the beautiful sunny weather outside, I took my palace servants to Ngu Hoa Garden for a leisurely stroll, wanting to dispel the melancholy after the illness.