Chapter 1 — Little Cong Gia Comes to Pray Than

Your Majesty and I have known each other since we were young, and eventually became husband and wife. After ten years of marriage, his feelings for me have grown deeper and deeper. He promoted my elder brother to a title, allowing him to freely enter and leave the inner courtyard of Tu Cam; The graces that all the concubines in the six palaces could not ask for, I alone received all of them. People only say that I used my beauty to deceive the king, scolding the entire Ta family for being arrogant and manipulating the court. Until the autumn hunt, the elder brother caught a sneaky arrow for me. He seemed crazy again, picked up his brother, staggered into the royal palace, his voice hoarse: "You told me to marry your sister, I obeyed and married. But in the end, she is only a person with some similarities to you, like drinking poison to quench your thirst." "So Dat, you were born with a bisexual body, both male and female, why do you insist on not marrying for me?" Dress in red once?” I felt like I was struck by lightning. People have been called brother for more than twenty years, but it turns out that he has such an identity. After returning to the flower-viewing party after being reborn, the elder brother gave me a painting of autumn chrysanthemums and gently advised: "The Crown Prince loves autumn chrysanthemums, this painting will definitely catch his eye." I pretended to accidentally spill the inkstone, regretfully raising my head. "Brother, the painting is dirty. Or change it to this one of mine."01 The elder looked blankly at the ink-smeared picture in his hand, his fingertips gently shaking. Trembling, wanting to say something again, he raised his eyes and looked at me. "Today's flower viewing party was originally organized by the queen for the crown prince and a few princes. Your drawing talent is only mediocre. If I hadn't spent so much effort yesterday asking about the prince's special love for autumn chrysanthemums, how could you catch his eye?" "Tri Vi, haven't you been in love with the crown prince for a long time? If you don't get chosen, go back and hide inside." If the blanket cries, I'll just leave you alone." I lowered my eyes, pretending not to see the panic in his eyes. "Big brother, I treat the prince the same as I respect you, if I'm not chosen, then it proves that he's not my destiny, what's the point in crying?" The elder brother's eyes looked at me with a hint of surprise. Not long after, the inner city came to collect the paintings. He watched with blank eyes as my peony picture was taken away, while the autumn chrysanthemum picture he painted by himself lay alone on the corner of the table. His throat moved slightly, his clenched knuckles turned white. My previous life was also this flower viewing party. The elder brother knew that I admired Crown Prince Luc Sung An, so he especially handed over the picture of autumn chrysanthemums he drew into my hands, and gently advised: "I told Sung An in advance. As long as he sees this picture, he will definitely choose you." At that time, I was filled with joy, thinking that the elder brother loved me and had already laid out a ladder to the sky for me. When the autumn chrysanthemum painting was presented, Luc Sung An indeed chose only that one among countless paintings. Saint Thuong Long's face was great and specially decreed the marriage. A daughter of a fifth-rank official like me, overnight became the future crown prince, making all the noble ladies present admire her. After that, I and he went through the storms in the Eastern Palace, then watched him ascend to the throne. He left the six palaces empty for me, only pampering me. He promoted my elder brother to a rank and title, allowing him to freely enter and exit the Forbidden Palace. The graces that all the concubines in the six palaces could not ask for, I alone received all of them. People scolded me for using my beauty to deceive the king, and criticized the entire Ta family for being arrogant and manipulating the dynasty

Actually, we just see it as the wind blowing in our ears. Until the queen mother could no longer sit still. She criticized me for monopolizing the emperor's favor, and having only the eldest prince under my pillow, so she forced Luc Sung An to choose a star. He did not agree. Mother and daughter had a big argument at Tu Ninh palace, making the whole harem aware. The Queen Mother could not advise him, so she turned to advise me. I was helpless and could only grit my teeth and go to his palace to speak. "Your Majesty left the harem empty for many years because of me, which is a rare favor from ancient times until now. But there is only the eldest prince under my pillow, it's really a bit lonely..." Before I could finish speaking, Luc Sung An threw the tea cup. That was the most intense argument we've had since we got married. For ten days, he did not enter my Phuong Nghi palace. Don't meet me, don't meet anyone else, just be content to meet your brother. I also don't know what the senior said to you in the study room. Three days later, when the elder brother left the palace, he again gave in and agreed to select the elite. But when he turned to look at me, he only said four words: "Just this once." Later, the concubines gave birth to five princes one after another, and he never entered their palace again. I was secretly happy, thinking that this feeling finally belonged only to me. Until the day of the autumn hunt. A sneaky arrow shot through the wind and rushed out from the forest. The senior brother rushed over to help me, and blood immediately soaked half of my shirt red. Luc Sung An seemed crazy, rushed forward, picked up the elder brother, and staggered into the royal tent, not even the royal physician had time to communicate. He questioned the elder brother in a hoarse voice. "You told me to marry your sister, and I obeyed. In the end, she was just someone who had some parts like you, just like drinking poison to quench your thirst." "So Dat, you were born with a bisexual body, both male and female... Why did you refuse to wear red clothes for me just once?"I stood in place, as if struck by lightning. People have been called brother for more than twenty years, but it turns out that he has such an identity. No wonder his parents never urged him to get married, nor did they force him to go on a blind date. ……02 Luc Sung An flipped through all the paintings, the more he looked, the darker his face became. The picture of autumn chrysanthemums is still nowhere to be seen. Finally, he raised his eyes, through the hall full of powdered hair and hair, looking straight at his brother, a trace of surprise appeared between his eyebrows. The Queen sat upright above, smiling and urging: "Sung An, there are so many paintings but not one of them catches your eye?" Luc Sung An retracted his eyes, his expression pale: "I can't choose." "I originally liked autumn chrysanthemums, but these paintings are all peonies and dahlias, competing for their beauty, making me not know how to choose." The ladies present looked at each other, some were gloomy. secretly regret. Who would have thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not like the fragrant national peonies, only loving the lonely and arrogant flower under the cold dew? Knowing this early on, why waste all your thoughts on drawing those gorgeous, rich flowers? The prefect's shoulders, which were already tense, relaxed almost imperceptibly. The two people's eyes met in mid-air for a moment, then they turned away. On the contrary, little master Quan Mac Nhiem sitting next to him pulled out a picture from the stack of paintings, opened it for a while, and suddenly burst out laughing. "This painting is quite interesting." "All kinds of colorful peonies stacked on top of each other, crowded together in one place, looking a bit lively." My heart twitched slightly, I raised my head to look over. That is the form we submitted. The Queen got excited and asked who painted it. I stand

wake up and perform the ceremony. Quan Mac Nhiem's eyes fell on him, his eyebrows slightly raised, seemingly a bit surprised. He did not say anything more, just presented the painting in front of the queen, casually praising a few words such as the flexible brushstrokes and bold use of colors. The Queen smiled and rewarded me with a pile of brocades and jade brooches. I dreamily knelt down to give thanks, holding those rewards in my heart, like a stupid bird whose head was hit by a cake falling from the sky. When leaving the palace, Luc Sung An quickly ran to call his brother back. The wind outside the palace gate was a bit cold, making the elder brother's body appear even more slender. Luc Sung An walked quickly, his eyes falling on his face. "Why isn't Tri Vi's painting of autumn chrysanthemums?" Before the elder brother could speak, I spoke first. "The painting of autumn chrysanthemums was originally painted by big brother on my behalf. My drawing skills are clumsy, if I impersonate and present it by impersonation, the queen will see the flaw, wouldn't it confirm the fraud?" "Moreover, that would not be fair to the other ladies." Luc Sung An was silent for a moment then nodded slightly: "It's because I didn't think carefully." Having said that, he took off the black cloak from his shoulders, not allowing him to refuse, and put it on his brother's body. Her fingertips accidentally brushed against his cheek. The elder brother's ear immediately turned red, like it was burned, but he couldn't avoid it. Luc Sung An helped him close the collar of his robe, his knuckles almost as if sliding over the reddened skin, casually instructing: "Sho Dat, if you dress like that, be careful of catching the cold. If you infect Tri Vi, she will be stubborn and refuse to take medicine. In the end, don't you still need your coaxing?" The elder brother's voice was a bit hoarse: "Your Highness is right." At this time, Luc Sung An turned to me and told the housewife to take me home. government. He said he had just obtained a unique book of chess and wanted to invite his brother to play a few games with him. I stared blankly at the two people walking side by side towards the East Palace. One person wore a mysterious robe and a golden crown, the other wore a simple blue shirt. Waiting for them to go away, I slowly withdrew my gaze. My heart is full of hundreds of questions. When did Luc Sung An know his brother's identity? ……03Woke up the next morning, I was hugging the blanket in a daze when I heard the maid whispering a report outside the curtain. Yesterday, the elder brother played chess with the crown prince until late at night. He stayed at the Eastern Palace. Today, he couldn't go flying a kite with me. I finished washing my face and combing my hair. When I went to the lobby, I often saw my mother talking to the prefect. Her eyebrows were full of worry, her voice was pressed down extremely low. "So Dat, how can you stay at the Eastern Palace overnight? If the crown prince... If he knows about you..." Mother paused, as if the word burned her tongue. "How can you rest assured, baby?" The elder brother tilted his face, his expression calm: "Mother, His Highness has always been polite to me, never exceeding the limit. Between us there is only friendship and friendship. I'm worried about you." Mother sighed: "So Dat, I'm worried about you. I'm not afraid of the worst things in the world, I'm only afraid of the ten thousandth part. If the prince really knows your secret, at that time don't say anything about your relationship, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep this face. What should we do?" The two of them heard footsteps and fell silent at the same time. The leader turned his head, hid the bitterness at the corner of his lips, and took out a golden brooch from his sleeve. The tip of the brooch is engraved with a peach blossom, petals as thin as cicada petals. He was about to put it in my hair. "Tri Vi, this is what His Highness asked me to bring back for you." "Yesterday he played chess for too long, and this morning he was wrapped up in court affairs, so he probably couldn't bring the flower waffles himself. He told me to tell you, don't be angry with him."