Chapter 8 — I Didn't Choose the Crown Prince, The One I Chose Made Everyone Stunned

Father glanced at Tan Uyen Nhu who was trembling like a leaf in the wind, then looked at Doctor Ton with a blank face, finally his eyes stopped on my calm face, it seemed that in just a moment, he understood everything. After seeing Cong Ly leave, his father turned around and the first thing he said was to Tan Uyen Nhu: "Uyen Nhu, it's getting late, you should go home." His voice was cold without any warmth.

“Miss, I…”

Father increased his tone, startling Tan Uyen Nhu, not daring to say another word, just threw me a resentful look and quickly left. Then his father turned to Doctor Sun: "Ten Than Doctor, thank you very much today. The butler's money for the pulse diagnosis will be doubled; it's just that in the future, our Qin family's temple is small, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate a great Buddha like you." Those words were both a farewell to guests and a break. The god doctor did not dare to be dissatisfied, repeatedly bowing his back to accuse and then quietly retreating. There are only three of us left in the hospital. Father looked at his mother and sighed: "Grandma, you have to be more careful in the future, don't let people take advantage of you without realizing it." The mother bowed her head in shame. Finally, my father's eyes fell on him, he looked at me for a long time, his eyes were indescribably complex, both surprised and searching, mixed with a kind of respect that I had never seen.

“Yet Nhi,” he said in a low voice, “you did very well.”

Hearing that affirmation, the big rock in my heart finally fell down, because in this game of chess I not only won but also won my father's trust, and Trieu Hanh's different perspective. That night, Thiet Dien quietly appeared in my room again, without saying a word, just giving me a small, heavy box; I opened it, there were no letters or tokens inside, just a single chess piece. That chess piece was carved from premium white jade, gentle and transparent, with the word "Soai" symbolizing the person who plots and plans and commands the three pieces. I took the chess piece, the cold feeling at my fingertips gradually spread to the bottom of my heart, and in that moment I clearly understood what Trieu Hanh meant. From today, I am no longer a chess piece in his hand, but the one who sits down with him, holding the chess together. This revenge drama, the best act has only just begun. The holy decree of marriage came faster than we thought. Kham Thien Giam chose an auspicious day on the 8th of next month, less than a month. In the capital, a new version of gossip arose about me. Some people said that the Seventh Prince's Palace was afraid that I would change my mind, so they hurriedly carried me through the door, lest the soon-to-be Royal Princess would fly away. I don't care about those words, I only know that I don't have much time left, before I enter the royal palace, I have to arrange my next move for myself, as well as for Trieu Hanh. These days seemed to pass peacefully, Tan Uyen Nhu was confined to the courtyard by her father, only allowed to write to women every day, and my "good" judge, due to the loss of his career, his vitality was seriously damaged, he closed the door and could not go out; The eastern palace lost the Household Minister Truong Khai Nien and was cut off from the Tan family's finances, so it was temporarily at peace. Everything seems to be calm and peaceful at first glance, but we clearly understand that it is just the calm before the storm. They absolutely will not let it go, especially the Queen and mother. Trieu Dich's intestines. In her previous life, she was the biggest support behind Tan Uyen Nhu. The entire Tan family was unjustly beheaded, her "merits" were not small; But in this life, I canceled your son's marriage, making you lose face. She can't easily swallow that anger. Sure enough, not long after, the Queen sent someone to bring the reward to the palace. In the name of congratulating me on my marriage, the person leading the reward group was Mama Truong - the Queen's most favored person. The prestige was extremely ostentatious, and rewards were carried into our courtyard like endless flowing water: silk, jewels, jade, antiques, every item was of the finest quality. The mother was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, thinking that the Queen was expressing good will, a great honor falling from the sky. It's just me, cold inside. Mother Truong smiled warmly, from the brocade box lifted out a block of blood-red jade, pure jade, uniform red color without any impurities, on top was carved a lifelike phoenix, each line so delicate that under the light, the phoenix wings seemed to be shaking slightly.