Chapter 11 — I heard that I had a loving husband and wife, and had many children and grandchildren. He crushed the white jade bowl in his hand.

I looked at Han Chinh. He sat at the public ceremony table arranged by the emperor, and was forced to drink wine until his face turned red, as red as a monkey's butt. But his eyes pierced the entire hall, occasionally sneaking glances at me. Every time their eyes met, he immediately looked away, then his ears turned red. This person, even after coming back from a victorious battle... still had that look. Halfway through the grand opening party, Tieu Duc walked down from the high platform holding a cup of wine and personally came to Han Chinh's table to toast.

"General Han has made a great contribution to the commune in this battle. I am extremely happy."

The entire hall immediately fell silent, everyone looked in this direction. Han Chinh stood up, took the cup of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

“This is my duty.”

Tieu Duc smiled slightly. His eyes left Han Chinh's body and seemed to accidentally glance at the table of women. Pass me by. Time is very short. As short as less than a blink of an eye. But we see clearly. His expression didn't change at all. The smile still hangs on my lips. But at the bottom of those eyes... I recognize it. That was the look in my previous life that only appeared when he watched me leave. Not satisfied. On the third day after the grand opening banquet, a holy edict was transmitted in the palace. Reward. Phong Han Chinh became general Tran Vien, assigned a palace in the center of the capital, and added thousands of acres of good fields. Colleagues rushed to congratulate him. Han Chinh happily received a pile of congratulatory gifts, then turned around and stuffed them all into Uncle Chu's hands.

“Just pile it all up outside the hospital and wait for the lady to take inventory.”

Uncle Chu looked at the pile of boxes piled high like a mountain with a face full of pain. But within that holy edict, there is an edict that makes us feel uneasy. The eunuch who passed the orders lowered his voice and said one more sentence before leaving.

"Your Majesty also has another edict. Please let Lady Han choose a day to enter the palace. Lady Dung misses you so she wants to meet you."

Please come to the palace. The reason was to go see my sister. But the person who gave this edict... was not Thanh Uyen, nor Co Van Thu, but Tieu Duc. After sending all the guests back, Han Chinh saw that my face was not good.

"What's up?"

"There was a rumor in the palace that they wanted me to meet Thanh Uyen."

He thought for a moment.

"Then go. It won't be easy for your sister to be alone in the palace."

“Aren't you worried?”

“Worry about what?”

I looked at his face without much intention, and for a moment I didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.

“Han Chinh, don't you really think this edict is too strange?”

He tilted his head, thinking extremely seriously for a long time.

"You mean... His Majesty specifically called her to the palace, not simply for her to meet Thanh Uyen?"

“Finally, you're willing to think for once.”

He scratched his head.

“If you don't want to go, don't go.”

"Not going is a protest."

“Then I'll go with you.”

“You want to enter the harem?”

He immediately choked up. I patted his arm gently.

“It's okay, I have my own limits.”

The next day, we entered the palace. Thanh Uyen's temple is located in the most remote corner of the harem. When she saw me, her face clearly became thinner. She rushed forward and hugged me, just like before. I hugged her and gently patted her back.

"LIVE Is there good food in the palace?

“Honestly.”

She hesitated a bit.

“The Queen's control is very strict. The allowance is only distributed once a month, the quantity is not very enough. But I don't dare to ask for more."

My hand clenched a little tighter.

“What about your Majesty? Don't care?

Thanh Uyen smiled bitterly.

“Your Majesty has never been to the queen's palace. Sometimes people in the palace can only be seen from afar. Besides Tieu Phong Palace, no one has ever been to other places."

Exactly like the previous life. In his previous life, his harem was just a name and no reality. But at that time I was not in the harem. I am his "Ninh Quy Phi", living right next to his palace, accompanying each other every day. Now that I think about it, even that so-called "special treatment"... I'm afraid he was just trying to make others see it. When leaving, Thanh Uyen pulled my hand and refused to let go.

“Sister, remember to live well outside, don't worry about me.”

“Stop talking stupid. If anything happens in the palace, you must find a way to convey the news to me."

Her eyes were red and she nodded.