Chapter 1 — I Am Your Royal Highness, Not Your Puppet

The royal step-sister always looks at me disapprovingly. Especially after she learned that my father was a Tran Quoc General with thirty thousand military powers. During the Bach Hoa party, she intentionally spilled the wine. Dirty my greatcoat, and loudly asked me to admit my mistakes to her.

"It's just a tattered outfit. I'm the younger sister of the Royal family. Do you dare to touch me?"

Before I could speak, my husband spoke first:

“That sister is my cousin, she is the Princess, so what if I give in to her a little bit?”

I looked at him protecting my cousin, so angry I burst out laughing.

“Where are you, pull her down and slap her on the mouth twenty times!”

"I actually want to see, in front of my father is the General's Palace."

“What can a little Prince like him do to me!”

Lieu Nhu Nguyet's sparkling, watery eyes always know how to choose the right time to look at my husband, Tieu Canh Diem. Especially after she learned that my father was Tham Sach, the Great General of Tran Quoc, holding thirty thousand soldiers in the northern border. The Hundred Flowers Party was held in the Royal Palace's Noan Garden. The scent of roses and flowers mixed together, making people feel a bit stuffy. She lifted the cup of wine in her hand, her steps suddenly staggered, and the entire cup of wine immediately spilled onto the large white fox fur coat that I was wearing. The purple-red wine stream quickly spread, like an ugly scar suddenly appearing on the white snow. This great cloak was last winter, my father personally stripped it from a snow fox king, then ordered someone to use eight hundred miles of horse to rush it back to the capital for me.

“Oh my, sister Vuong Phi, I'm so sorry, I slipped.”

Lieu Nhu Nguyet cried out in surprise, the empty cup in her hand fell to the ground with a "clang" sound, and her whole body fell limply into Tieu Canh Diem's arms. Tieu Canh Diem took advantage of the situation to support her, his eyebrows furrowed, but the person he looked at was me.

“Nhu Nguyet did not mean it.”

I didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the stain on my greatcoat. Lieu Nhu Nguyet stood firmly off his lap, with a moderate expression of guilt on her face, but a hint of provocation was hidden in her eyes.

"It's just a set of clothes. You won't blame me, will you? After all, you are the younger sister of the Royal family."

She deliberately emphasized the words "familiar sister". I curled my lips slightly and looked up at her.

“So what?”

Perhaps she didn't expect me to react like that, so she was momentarily speechless. The surrounding guests all stopped chatting, their eyes constantly shifting back and forth between the three of us. The atmosphere immediately froze. Tieu Canh Diem's voice broke the silence, carrying an air of impatience and a sense of command.

“Thanh Ninh, you are the Princess, what if I give in to her a little?”

That sentence was like a needle, accurately piercing the last remaining ray of warmth in my heart. Not laughing because of anger. It's because it feels really funny. Married for two years. For his sake, I give up all my thorns and sharpness. Learn how to become a gentle and kind Princess. Learn how to handle all matters big and small in the government. Learn to tolerate the "kind cousin". his weakness and illness. I used to think that my concession would get respect in return. Unexpectedly, what I got in return was just one sentence:

“How about if you give in to that sister a little?”

“Where are you?”

My voice is not loud. But it clearly spread throughout the entire Noan Vien. The two soldiers guarding outside the door heard the sound and immediately entered, clasping their hands and waiting for orders. The armor design on their bodies is the style of the bodyguards of the General Tran Quoc Palace. That's the bodyguard that my father left me as a dowry when I got married. Liu Nhu Nguyet's face instantly turned pale. Tieu Canh Diem's face also darkened.

“Tham Thanh Ninh, what do you want to do?”

I don't pay attention to him. His eyes fell straight on Lieu Nhu Nguyet.

"The royal sister of the royal family collided with, insulted the royal concubine, and soiled the things my father gave me. Not only did she not know how to repent, but she also opened her mouth to provoke and oppose."