Chapter 3 — I choose Ninh Vuong in the middle of Kim Loan Palace

But everyone heard it. A trace of satisfaction appeared in the Queen Mother's eyes. Tham Nhuoc Nghi bit her lip and suddenly leaned closer to Tieu Thua Duc. "Your Majesty, I have a headache." Tieu Thua Duc instinctively supported her. He has done this action countless times. Before, every time I saw it, I would turn my eyes away. Today I look, there are no ripples in my heart. Tieu Nghien suddenly spoke up: "If the royal sister-in-law is not well, you should take her back to the palace." The two words "royal sister-in-law" were like a nail, driven straight into Tham Nhuoc Nghi's face. She had just entered the Central Palace and had not yet sat down on the throne, but was pushed to the opposite side by Tieu Nghien's way of addressing me. From now on she is the Queen. I am Ninh Vuong's fiancee. If she still wants to use her old friendship to oppress me, she will lose the dignity of the Central Palace. Tieu Thua Duc of course also understands. He looked at Tieu Nghien, his voice cold. "Today Ninh Vuong is really very protective of Ta Thi." Tieu Nghien said: "You are about to become my brother's Princess." "Not yet through the door." "The will has been given." Tieu Thua Duc smiled coldly. "Ninh Vuong, aren't you afraid that this marriage will cause you trouble?" Tieu Nghien raised his eyes. "In the past few years in the North, my brother has encountered a lot of trouble." He paused for a moment. "But I've never seen anyone break something they don't need with their own hands, and then not let others pick it up." Someone in the palace couldn't help but take a deep breath. Tieu Thua Duc's face turned black. Tham Nhuoc Nghi's hand that was holding him was also shaking. I looked towards Tieu Nghien. This person talks really strangely. But just good. I don't need a good, gentle and patient person. I need a sword that can be unsheathed. The Queen Mother tiredly waved her hand. "Everyone, leave." Tieu Thua Duc still wanted to say something. The Queen Mother closed her eyes. "If the Emperor still recognizes you as your grandmother, today's matter will be over." In the end, Tieu Thua Duc did not say more. When leading Tham Nhuoc Nghi to leave, he passed by my side. His footsteps stopped for a moment. "Ta Minh Duong, don't regret it." I raised my eyes. "I will return these words to your majesty." He waved his sleeve and left. Tham Nhuoc Nghi turned his head to look at me. In those eyes there was resentment, hatred, and panic that could not be hidden. I know what she's scared about. She wants the Central Palace. But she wanted to see me bow my head even more. Now, not only do I not bow my head, I also marry the person Tieu Thua Duc is most wary of. Her position as Queen will not be able to sit peacefully. Everyone in the palace has retreated. The Queen Mother sent someone to help me to the next room to change my clothes. As soon as he reached the hallway, Tieu Nghien followed. He took off the old jade block from his waist and brought it before me. Warm jade color, one corner is missing a small piece. I looked at it, my fingertips stopped. Seven years ago, I saved a seriously injured teenager at the rear of Ho Quoc Pagoda. When the young man woke up, there was only half a piece of jade pendant on his body. Before leaving, he said that if he had a chance in the future, he would definitely give me my life back. I think it was just a light word like smoke in the midst of chaos. Tieu Nghien looked at me. "Ta Minh Duong." This was the first time he called my name. "The person you saved seven years ago was me." The sound of the wind in the hallway seemed to stop. He placed the jade pendant in my palm. "So today it was not you who chose this king." He looked straight into my eyes and lowered his voice. "But it was this king who waited for you to choose, waiting for seven years."04 I held that old piece of jade and didn't say anything for a long time. The missing part on the jade pendant can be matched with the half piece we kept from the past. Seven years ago, a great snowstorm sealed the back of Ho Quoc Pagoda. I follow my mother

came to offer incense, on the way back suddenly heard a low groan in the apricot forest. I pointed at a snow-covered tree branch and saw a teenager falling in a pool of blood. He was not much older than me. He was hit by a knife in his shoulder and had half a broken arrow stuck in his chest. Mom followed in panic and tried to call someone. I stopped her. At that time, the capital was in chaos, the Northern police were continuously brought into the palace all night, no one knew who the assassins were chasing. I hid that young man in a deserted temple inside the mountain temple and used the medicinal needle I brought with me to stop his bleeding. He had a high fever for three days, and the first thing he said after waking up was to ask my name. I don't say. I just stuffed half of the jade pendant back into his hand, telling him that if he could survive, he would never turn back. Later, when I returned to Ho Quoc Pagoda, the abandoned hall was empty. I think he died. I also think that the old story will be completely buried by the snow. But now, he is standing in the East Palace corridor. The facial features were much sharper than before, but the voice was still as low. "This king owes you his life." I lowered my eyes to look at the piece of jade. "If His Highness Ninh Vuong wants to pay for his life, he should not use a marriage to repay it." The smile in Tieu Nghien's eyes faded a bit.