Chapter 3 — I Take the Crown Prince to Be My Bride

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Spring turns to fall, fall turns to spring. Although Ta Lan Cam is no longer possessed by evil spirits, he has become different from before. Before, when I asked him out, he also asked me out. Now, when I ask him out, eight times out of ten, he refuses. Occasionally I'll go out once or twice, no matter what game I invite you to play. He always criticized the games I played as childish, always saying that if I had time to waste, I would rather stay at home and read books. Today, we had to spend a lot of effort to drag him out. He was pushed out the door by Mrs. Ngoc, his face full of unwillingness.

“Play what?” He asked me.

I scratched my head and excitedly suggested:

“It's windy today, should we fly a kite?”

“Tasteless.”

“So… how about we call in a few more people to kick daisies?”

“Tasteless.”

“Shockball? Throwing pool? Hide and seek? Jump rope? Play rope?…”

I said a dozen things in one breath. But no matter what I said, Ta Lan Cam criticized it as tasteless. I was angry: "If you don't want to play, that's fine! I never want to play with you again!" Ta Lan Cam spread his arms, looking unconcerned:

"You said it yourself, don't tell on my mother."

"I didn't bother to tell you! Don't look down on others!"

I puffed my cheeks and ran away. I followed the long hospital wall and ran towards my house. Although Ta Phu and my house are next to each other, in the same neighborhood, the direction of the main gate is different. Originally, there was a small door that could go straight from our small yard to the back garden of Ta Palace. Mrs. Ngoc, because it was convenient for the two of them to play together, specially ordered someone to open it. The key was given to Ta Lan Cam to keep. But a while ago Ta Lan Cam lost the key, so the door still couldn't be opened. I puffed my cheeks and ran back to my house gate. When we got there, we noticed that there was a beautiful horse carriage in front of the gate. I approached the carriage and poked my head in to take a look. Suddenly, the car curtain was lifted by someone inside. Revealing a beautiful face. Skin as white as jade, deep facial features, red lips, white teeth, jet black eyelashes. I stood on tiptoe and tilted my head back, looking at him bewilderedly. He also smiled as if he wasn't smiling at me. After a while, he smiled softly:

"Do you still remember me? Tieu Cam Trieu?"

I shook my head in bewilderment and stammered: "Brother, who are you?" He seemed to sigh helplessly. Out of nowhere, he pulled out a slightly black necklace. I understood: "Ah, do you want to give this to me? But my mother does not allow taking things from strangers."

“…”

He sighed helplessly and muttered:

“It's still too small.”

“Can't it be a few years later? Why does it have to be then…”

He looked at me again for a moment, laughing softly.

"Anyway, it's very cute, this little thing, just like a porcelain doll..."

What are you talking about again? I don't understand. I waved my hand and refused: "I won't accept your things, I have to go home, goodbye." He quickly reached out and grabbed my arm, smiling:

"Don't you remember me? I'm your wife."

I was surprised: "Huh? Do I have a wife?" I was confused: "But my mother said I'm still very young and haven't been married yet..."

“…”

"I'm the Crown Prince, don't you remember me?"

At this moment I suddenly realized: "Oh, so it's you, you've grown so big! I can't even see it!" Crown Prince: “…” 04 The Crown Prince and I are considered old friends meeting again. He asked me what I'm busy with these days. I'm honest: "In the morning, learn to read with him, in the afternoon go out, and in the evening learn to calculate with me Mom." To return the favor, I also pretended to ask him what he was busy with these days. The Crown Prince smiled and looked at me: "Waiting." I tilted my head, not understanding why:

“Huh? What does it mean?

The Crown Prince smiled without speaking, just staring at me. After a while, he couldn't help but reach out and poke my dimples, smiling softly.

“You looked so plump when you were little? Why are you so skinny when you grow up?

I was surprised: "How do you know what I will look like when I grow up?" The Crown Prince glanced at me, the corner of his mouth slightly raised, smiling:

“You can see when you're three years old and know when you're old. I just need to look at you when you were little to know what you'll be like when you grow up.”

My eyes shined with adoration.

“Wow, is this a special ability of the heavenly lineage?”

“It's amazing.”

I asked with some expectation:

“So, will I become rich like my mother?”

The Crown Prince stroked my cheek and cunningly said:

“This, I can't tell you, as the saying goes, heaven's plans cannot be revealed.”

After listening, I nodded thoughtfully. The Crown Prince smiled and asked me:

“Ah, it's not even dark yet, so why are you in such a hurry to go home? I heard people say, normally you play so much that you don't even want to go home."

When I mention this, I immediately get angry. I told the Crown Prince all about Ta Lan Cam, who after recovering from his illness suddenly stopped wanting to play with me. I puffed my cheeks angrily: "Isn't he too much! If you don't want to play, just say so. No matter what I invite, he will say it's tasteless!

“I think the most tasteless person here is him!”

The Crown Prince nodded with a serious expression:

“Well, that's really too much.”

“That's right!” I'm still puffing my cheeks in anger.

The Crown Prince looked at me seriously and suggested: "How about you come to Dong Palace and play with me?"

“The Eastern Palace is so big, we can go boating together.”

I immediately smiled brightly: “Really? Then I have to go ask my mother for permission first.”

“Um, okay, let's go.”