Chapter 15 — Instead of Marrying His Wife, 7 Years of Supporting Him to the Throne, In Exchange for a Cup of Poisoned Wine

Nowadays, no one even bothers to maintain the outward appearance of politeness. The eyes looking at her were either cold, disdainful, or simply avoided as if avoiding bad luck. She finally became the me of my previous life. Hated by people. Being despised by people. It's too late to be avoided by people. In this life, no one will pity her anymore. At the end of autumn, the emperor officially issued an order, ordering the Crown Prince to take over as acting director of the country. The whole court knows what this means. As long as there are no incidents, Ta Hanh will be the next emperor. And I, of course, will become Queen. In the palace, some people have begun to change their way of addressing me. When they call me "Your Highness", their tone is also a bit more respectful. Even the Queen, at a family banquet, held my hand with profound meaning and said:

“You are a blessed person.”

In my previous life, I almost became a Queen. It's just that the phoenix position ended up falling into the hands of Tham Minh Chieu, and I died right when she was crowned queen. What about this life? If I continue to follow the "arranged" situation, I will probably really become the most noble woman in the world. But I don't need to. Because I understand better than anyone else, no matter how high the position of the Queen is, it is not as high as the cup of poisoned wine in the hands of the Emperor. What's more, I no longer want to stand next to Ta Hanh anymore. That night, I went to Thua Minh Palace. Ta Hanh was reading the chapter and saw me proactively coming to find him, and a ray of light flashed in the bottom of my eyes. surprise.

"The wound hasn't completely healed yet, why are you out?"

I stood under the light, looking at him, suddenly feeling that this scene was a bit familiar. In my previous life, I also walked in here countless times, lit the lamp for him, sharpened the ink for him, and stayed up with him night after night. It's just that at that time, everything in my heart was him. And now, I'm here to say goodbye. Let's go straight to the point.

“Your Highness, wait until you actually sit in that position, then let me go.”

As soon as these words were said, the whole room became quiet. The pen in Ta Hanh's hand stopped, ink dripped onto the chapter, spreading out a black streak. He raised his head and looked at me, as if he didn't hear clearly.

“What did you say?”

“I said, wait for His Highness to ascend the throne, then let me leave.”

I looked at him, my voice was calm and almost cruel: "I am not a Queen." His face lost its color little by little. After a long time, he smiled softly. It's just that there's not even half the heat in that smile.

“Tham Thanh Vu, do you know what you are saying?”

“You don't need the position of Queen?”

"No need."

"Power, honor, all the things that women dream of, you don't need?"

"No need."

I responded so quickly, so decisively, so decisively that even I felt relieved. Because of this sentence, before I died in my previous life, I wanted to say it. Unfortunately, it was no longer time. Ta Hanh stared at me, his eyes seemed to be suppressing a storm. Finally asked anyway. I looked at him, but there was an indescribable peace in my heart. Because I saw the position being too high, I also saw the blade falling from that too high position. Because I know you will eventually sit on the throne, and I don't want to bet on the king's heart again. More because, in this life, I want to live as myself. But We cannot say these things. So I just smiled a little.

“Because I want to live.”

These four words, like a dull knife, slowly cut open the silence in the room. Ta Hanh looked at me and didn't say anything for a long time. Then he slowly put down his pen, his voice low and hoarse.

“In your eyes, staying by her side is the way to death.”

I don't answer. But silence, in itself, is the answer. That night, he didn't get angry, nor did he hold me back. Just when I turned around and walked to the door, he suddenly spoke very softly behind me:

“What if you don't let go?”

My steps stopped a bit, but in the end I still didn't turn around.

“Then I will leave on my own.”

In the spring of his second year, Ta Hanh ascended the throne. There were no surprises, no upheavals. He was originally the most suitable person. The old emperor was sick, retired to the palace, and the court was handed over to the new emperor. The entire court is waiting for the royal edict to be issued. Everyone has assumed that the position of Empress can only be me. But what they were waiting for was not a favorable decree. It was a decree of kindness - Crown Princess Tham, virtuous and meritorious, crowned Princess Chieu Ninh Truong, bestowed land in Giang Nam, enjoyed a ten thousand households, and allowed her to establish her own palace. The whole dynasty was shocked.