Chapter 1 — I am not an emperor, I only pray for her peace

I have been reborn and returned on the most important day of my life. On that day, people selected during the birthing ceremony... will be destined to be the next emperor of Dai Thinh. The Emperor - my uncle - personally opened the question:

“Granddaughter, which prince do you like the most?”

Without any hesitation, I looked straight at the person who was my mortal enemy in my previous life, stretched out my hand to point at him, and calmly replied:

"The goddess truly loves Wei Ly."

As soon as the words ended, the whole hall suddenly became silent. The civil and martial arts officials were simultaneously surprised, everyone's faces looked as if they had been struck by lightning. Because the name I just pointed out - is Wei Ly, the prince famous for being the most debauched in the capital, who is considered lazy, useless, and in the eyes of the world has absolutely no qualifications to be king.

1

In my previous life, my uncle once asked me a similar question: which prince do you want to marry as your son-in-law? At that time, I blushed and bowed my head, pretending to be shy like a young lady who doesn't understand life, replying that "everyone is good", but my eyes could not hide it and secretly looked at Wei Hanh. At that time, he had not yet been appointed Crown Prince. Dai Thinh was not strict about condolences. Although Wei Hanh was the son born to the Queen, his uncle had not yet been appointed as his successor. That was the moment that determined the fate of our entire lives. Now that I am resurrected at that moment, I have made up my mind to never let the tragedy of my previous life repeat itself. I looked around, slowly observing the five cousins sitting next to me, everyone was handsome and had an extraordinary temperament. Second Prince Wei Hanh was still as in memory, his expression was quiet, his eyebrows were furrowed as if he was thinking about something. The eldest prince Wei Guo was as gentle as jade, with a faint smile on the corners of his lips. The Third Prince and the Fifth Prince looked like they were watching a funny show, their eyes kept moving back and forth between me and Wei Hanh, waiting for something to happen. Finally, my eyes stopped at the corner of the palace - where a person was arbitrarily twirling a piece of jade in his hand. He looked lazy, the corners of his lips hung with a mocking smile, and his eyes were so lazy that he didn't even look at anyone seriously. He's always been like that - in my memory, Wei Ly will always be a "no matter what life" person. In the eyes of the world, he is the capital's greatest playboy, living a carefree life, not caring about big things. However, when I looked at him... I suddenly burst out laughing. I stretched out my hand and pointed straight at him, my voice clear and firm:

"I love Wei Ly, truly and truly, dear aunt."

One word fell, the whole palace shook. So many eyes turned towards me, carrying surprise and fear. Even Wei Hanh was stunned, looking at me as if realizing who I was for the first time. But I, under the gaze of many people, still firmly lifted my skirt and walked towards Wei Ly step by step. He and I have always been at odds, so the surprise is understandable. Moreover, everyone in the capital knows that the fourth prince Wei Ly is a scoundrel and has never had a single good point in anyone's eyes. Wei Ly was playing with the jade pendant when he stopped, looked up at me, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, his eyes carrying a bit of surprise:

“Uyen Uyen, are you telling the truth?”

The uncle also frowned, his voice calm and filled with doubt:

"Lao Tu... are you sure? Uyen Uyen, should I think again?"

I understand, what I just said causing the coffin to vibrate. Because everyone knows - I have never been close to Wei Ly, on the contrary, I used to be like a small shadow following Wei Hanh. Everyone thought that the person would choose... it was him. But now, it's different. I have lived again. I know clearly that your uncle is worried about not only my marriage, but also the matter of making a deposit - the person chosen today will be the successor to Dai Thinh's throne.

2

My marriage was still delayed in the end. The uncle only said: "Think for a while longer." But we know — it's not over yet. Wei Hanh will definitely not sit still. Sure enough, early in the morning of the second day after the rice planting ceremony, he came to find me. Same in previous life. Because he knows - the person chosen as his husband is the successor to the throne. He stood in front of me, bowed his head, pretending to be in pain:

“Uyen Uyen... why didn't you choose me?”

"I still thought that the person you would choose would be me. Little did you know, when I heard that you chose the Fourth Brother, my heart was broken..."

How can we not understand such words? It's just funny to hear. It's just a bad show. His eyes pretended to be in love, making me not feel moved, on the contrary, I just felt nauseous. This despicable man... if it weren't for the throne, would he have humbled himself to come to me and say a gentle word? In his heart, there has always been someone else. In my previous life, I didn't know, I let him lead me by the nose, and I was spun around like a puppet. It wasn't until it was too late... that I understood clearly - everything he did was for the dragon's sake. As for me, I'm just a chess piece, a convenient marriage gift, it's okay to have it or it's okay to not have it.

3

In my previous life, as I wished, I married Wei Hanh, he was also appointed Crown Prince, then ascended the throne as Emperor. At first, he didn't show anything unusual, and I always believed that he favored me and truly loved me. Until the day he ascended the throne. The uncle was seriously ill and gave the throne to him. After his death, he officially succeeded the throne and became the new Emperor Dai Thinh. At that time, I had been married to him for three years. Husband and wife are harmonious and respectful like guests. There was a time when I thought I was the happiest woman in the world. Who would have thought that the slap in the face would come so quickly. As soon as he ascended the throne, he immediately welcomed the young lady of Minister Liu - Liu Nguyet Linh - into the palace. He was in such a hurry that he couldn't wait even a moment longer.