Chapter 15 — I Give Up Everything, Always Give Up My Fiance, Never Give Up My Life

Under royal authority, that foolish fanaticism was quickly replaced by deeper fear. I was roughly shoved into a simple horse-drawn carriage with no signs of recognition, the carriage's trunk jolted violently, rushing in a straight line towards the imperial citadel. Our hearts sink to the bottom of the abyss. Dich Dinh Ngu, which is the darkest place in the palace, specializes in dealing with palace concubines and palace servants who commit crimes. Those who are sent in, almost no one comes out alive. Giang Nhuoc Ninh's system, or to be more precise, the person who took advantage of Giang Nhuoc Ninh's position to take the opportunity to eliminate the strange trait, was able to directly mobilize the forces in the palace to arrest me. In other words, their real goal was not me, but Tieu Quyet standing behind me. Regardless of the ability, we have done a little good and a lot of harm. The carriage did not enter the imperial city, but stopped in front of a side door of a familiar palace - Vinh Ninh Marquis Palace. I was pulled out of the car, pushed and taken into the palace. The servants in the Marquis Palace looked at me with a variety of eyes, some with contempt, some with curiosity, but most of all they were gloating over the misfortune of others. The eunuch did not follow me inside. The receptionist was a middle-aged man who looked like the butler of the palace. He nodded to the guards escorting me. The guards immediately handed me over to the family in the palace, then turned and left. In that moment, I immediately understood. That holy edict is fake. Or to be more precise, it was a form of "disguise" to a certain extent, the purpose was just to use the name of being unable to resist to control me, and the ultimate goal, which was to bring me into Vinh Ninh Hau palace, was Ta Doan Hanh's true intention, or more accurately, the person standing behind him. They didn't dare to actually send me to Dich Dinh Ngu to cause big trouble, but they needed to use the royal fate to suppress me, cutting off all my escape routes and ability to ask for help. What a cruelly calculated game of chess. I was locked in a remote room, the door was locked from the outside, and there was a guard guarding it. The room seemed clean, even a little polite, not like a prison, but the meaning of confinement was clear and unquestionable. I sat by the window, looking at the square sky outside, my heart churning. Ta Doan Hanh is keeping me here, what do you want to do? Continue to force me to save Giang Nhuoc Ninh, or do you have other plans? At dusk, the answer was immediately revealed. The door opened and Ta Doan Hanh walked in. He changed into an ink-colored plain clothes, his face became even paler, his eyes looked at me with complicated eyes, there was still anger, unwillingness, jealousy, mixed with a trace of... a feeling of superiority that made people nauseous.

“It seems that her 'His Royal Highness' cannot protect her either.”

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was already mocking. I was lazy to look at him, my eyes still stopped outside the window. My ignorance obviously angered him. He strode forward, one hand squeezing my chin, forcing me to turn my head to face him.

“Tham Dieu, look at your current appearance.

Like a bird locked in a cage, no one else wants you but me." His voice was agitated, carrying distorted pleasure.

“Do you think that by clinging to Tieu Quyet you can escape me?

He is still difficult to protect himself, he is just a waste of His Majesty disgusted. If you follow him, there is only one way to die." I looked at him coldly, not saying a word. His fingers tightened, squeezing so much that my chin hurt: “Now, only I can save you. As long as she nods and agrees to give her blood to save Giang Nhuoc Ninh, I can forget everything that happened before. I can even… give her a title.” Again, it's a title. I almost laughed out loud.

“Thank you, my lord,” I slowly opened my mouth, my voice was a bit vague because of my chin, but every word was clear, “your reception position, are you so anxious to bestow it? Unfortunately, I'm disgusted."

Ta Doan Hanh's face immediately turned pale, he suddenly threw his hand away, as if he had just touched something dirty.

“Tham Dieu. Don't let the elephant ask for a fairy. She thinks she is still the high-ranking daughter of the Tham family. Now she is the guilty one. If it weren't for the Marquis' Palace to save her, she would have died in Dich Dinh Nguc long ago. Besides obeying me, you have no other choice."

“Keep me?”