Chapter 4 — I Didn't Choose the Crown Prince, The One I Chose Made Everyone Stunned

We can only explain in a way that they can understand.

“Father, mother.”

I raised my head, my eyes filled with tears, those tears were half an act, half real, falling because of their tragic death in the previous life.

"The daughter is not confused at all. The daughter has just seen some things clearly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no children in his heart. The only person in his heart is his sister."

I secretly went back and forth between Trieu Dich and Tan Uyen Nhu, choosing a few things that were half true and half false. Of course I omitted the most unpleasant parts, just saying that they were compatible at first love, and I was just an obstacle.

"Instead of marrying there later and having to live like a widow all my life, or even be tortured to death by them, I would rather choose someone who can make me live peacefully."

His father's face changed continuously, because he was an intelligent person, so it was impossible for him to be completely unaware of dirty things in the royal family, he just never thought it would fall on his daughter's head.

“So why must it be the Seventh Prince?”

Mother asked chokingly.

“Because he is the safest person.”

I calmly analyzed: "His legs are disabled and he has completely withdrawn from the competition for the throne. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will no longer consider him a threat. Only by marrying him can our Qin family truly escape this spiral."

“We are saving our lives, father.”

The last four words, I said very seriously. Father's body shook slightly, he looked at me with complicated eyes, and sighed for a long time.

“Stop, stop.”

“The Holy Order has been given, it is useless to say more.”

“You take care of yourself.”

The person waved his hand, signaling me to leave. I know my father doesn't completely believe me, but at least he has temporarily accepted this outcome, so that's enough for me. I returned to my courtyard, dismissed all the servants, sat alone in front of the window, letting the memories of my past and present lives alternately appear in my head, each overlapping scene made my chest heavy, the hatred of the sea of blood seemed to suffocate my breath. But we understand clearly, now is not the time to wallow in sadness. Marrying Trieu Hanh is just the first step, a talisman to protect one's life, a shield against storms, and what I have to do next is to drag Trieu Dich and Tan Uyen Nhu down from above, so that they can also taste the feeling of being betrayed, abandoned, crushed to the core. I was thinking about plans for the future when a close maid, Van Chau, quietly announced outside the door: "Miss, people from His Highness That Palace have arrived." I stopped for a moment, it was that fast.

“Let him in.”

A strange young eunuch entered the room, respectfully bowed, and handed me an envelope.

“Your Highness, this is what Your Highness ordered the slave to hand over to you.”

I received the envelope, it was not sealed, there was only a piece of paper inside. I opened it, there were only seven words, sharp pen strokes, penetrating the paper: "What do you want?" My heart suddenly sank. Trieu Hanh, as expected, is even smarter than I thought. He didn't believe those words "admiring him for a long time" at all. He was asking me, asking me how much time and effort I spent to act out such a scene, what exactly was I looking for. This is his exploration, also the first game of chess between us and him, a real battle of wits begin. My answer will determine the relationship between me and him in the future, whether we will be friends standing shoulder to shoulder, or enemies facing life and death. I took the pen, turned the piece of paper to the back, and wrote down seven words: "I want the position of Crown Prince." Folding it carefully, I handed it to the little eunuch and calmly said: "Tell your highnesses, this is my answer." After he left, I sat quietly looking at the moonlight outside the window, clearly understanding that from tonight, everything would be different, the chess game in this capital would have to be played again from the beginning. The little eunuch of the Seventh Prince's palace has left, but my heart is still unstable.

“I want the position of Crown Prince.”

Those six words are a great disobedience, crazy words, exposing one's ambitions naked in front of another person, and that person is a prince, Trieu Dich's brother, and also my future husband. I don't know how Trieu Hanh will react, he may think that I am crazy, he can also hand that piece of paper directly to the Emperor or to Trieu Dich. If so, Trieu Dich does not need to do anything, those seven words alone are enough to make the Tan family fall into a thousand lives of disobedience.