Chapter 5 — I Take the Crown Prince to Be My Bride

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Since entering the library, my time for wandering around has seriously decreased. It was very difficult to wait for the library to let me take the week off. Only once every ten days! The time before school suddenly became long. The gentleman on the podium pretended to be wild. My soul has long since flown away! In my heart, I am calculating where to go out with the Crown Prince tomorrow. Suddenly, two round pieces of paper were thrown one after another on my table. I turned around, first was Lady Ha who playfully winked at me. Ta Lan Cam acted as if nothing happened and glanced at me. I'll open Miss Ha's paper first. She invited me to go home with her after school. Today the Crown Prince suddenly had urgent matters and said he would find me later. I nodded to her. Then I opened the piece of paper and threw it to Ta Lan Cam. He promised me to go rowing on East Lake tomorrow, saying he had something important to ask me. My eyes immediately lit up. Ah, that's great, tomorrow I'll go boating with the Crown Prince to East Lake. Now the weather is beautiful, the wind is blowing softly, the lotus flowers on East Lake have just bloomed, the sunset is falling, the water waves are sparkling, the golden light is brilliant. Isn't it very beautiful! It's very difficult to wait until school is over. I originally intended to tell Ta Lan Cam that I had an appointment tomorrow. But Lady Ha kept surrounding me, chirping birds. With one mistake, Ta Lan Cam ran away without realizing it. Little Miss Ha and I walked side by side, along the way laughing and chatting about things in the library. I'm a little confused in my heart. Because it's not convenient for the two of us, when she took me back to the palace, she had to take a detour! All around is quiet. Lady Ha then lowered her voice and asked me mysteriously:

"Hey, Cam Trieu, how do you think Ta Lan Cam's mother is? Is his personality good? Who is in charge of his palace now? Are there any brothers or sisters in the house? How is Ta Nhan's personality? Are there any chances of advancement on the road to becoming a mandarin?..."

She asked a dozen questions in one breath. I patiently answer each question one by one. As soon as Lady Ha heard my answer, she pulled out a small notebook and seriously took notes. I was curious: "Hey, what are you doing?" Ha Luu Quang smiled mischievously, pulled me, and mysteriously said:

“This book records a number of subjects to consider as your lover, so you can choose the best husband before marriage!”

She straightened her back and solemnly declared:

"Here I am, Ha Luu Quang. When I get married, I have to marry the best person!"

"Hey, do you want to choose together? If anyone likes it, I'll share it with a few people!"

I was quite curious and leaned closer to see. Only the columns "Inheritance", "Appearance", "Family relations", "Estimated length" can be seen in the notebook. I asked curiously: "What does this 'I like to keep on the left, the bridge of my nose is very high'... mean?" Ha Luu Quang smiled crookedly:

"Oh, this is talking about a man's 'great treasure'."

I widened my eyes: "What treasure? Why don't I have one!" Ha Luu Quang looked at me funny and intimately poked his finger on my forehead:

"I'm so stupid I don't know, you're a girl, of course you don't have a girl."

I blinked: “Oh.” I couldn't contain my curiosity: "So, where is that treasure? Why have I never seen it before!" Ha Luu Quang was surprised: "Huh? You've never seen it before? Haven't seen it from a male newborn either?" I regretfully shook my head: "No, my mother only gave birth Just me, my relatives' children are all older than me, by the way, are they all men? Or let me go back and ask if my father is willing to let me..." Ha Luu Quang panicked: "No need, no need, really no need! It's not something you have to watch!” I scratched my head and curiously asked: "So, what is the use of that treasure?"

“If we don't have it, won't we still have a good life?”

Ha Luu Quang blushed and hesitated for half a day. I looked at her earnestly. Ha Luu Quang: “…” After a while, Ha Luu Quang closed his eyes helplessly and squeezed out a dry sentence:

“Can stand to urinate…”

“Pee standing up?” I'm surprised.

“…Yes.”

I was extremely disappointed: "Aah, then it's no use. If you pee standing up, wouldn't you wet your shoes?" Ha Luu Quang hummed: "Yeah, probably so." However, we still feel like we have just grasped a new knowledge. Returning to the palace, I pretended to be profound and unpredictable and said to my father:

“Dad, I know, you usually urinate standing up, right?”

I again expressed criticism:

"That's gross, so does dad often pee on his feet? It's so disgusting."

My father: “???” Wait until the Crown Prince finishes his official duties and come find me to play. I spoke to him with a profound and unpredictable expression:

“Quickly bring out your treasure for me to see! Don't be so stingy!”

Crown Prince: “???” The Crown Prince's face was full of confusion: "What treasure? I always give my things to you to choose first, I always pick up things you don't need..." I clicked my tongue: "So stupid! I said it was a treasure attached to your body!” Crown Prince: “?” I see he still doesn't understand. I immediately brought the new knowledge that Ha Luu Quang taught to him again. Having finished speaking, I solemnly coaxed:

"Our relationship is so good, please show me a bit."

The Crown Prince burst out laughing, gritting his teeth and staring at me, his eyes were extremely scary. I got goosebumps when he looked at me and vaguely covered:

"Sir, if you don't want it then fine, I'll go find someone else..."

Just turned around and walked away. The arm was slowly grabbed by the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince remained silent and slowly carried me to the corner of the wall. Leaning close, looking down at me, his tone was comforting but strangely dangerous:

“Trieu Trieu, who are you going to find behind your back? …Hmm?”

My eyes immediately became clear, my head shook like a drum.

“Haha, actually I was going to find my father…”

I suddenly sensed danger and stammered:

"But I have a feeling, my father will definitely beat me, I, I won't watch anymore..."

“Yes! I won't watch anymore!”