Chapter 2 — Married to the Fifth Prince

The arrow pierced his heart, fresh blood dyed his robe as white as moonlight. "What happened in the past... both sides have their own dilemmas. But in the next life..." He panted hard, using all his last strength. “Please raise your head and hit lightly, let us go.” Now we can live again. Of course it must be fulfilled for him and Tham Hoan. 5. Mother devoted all her energy to Tham Hoan's marriage. From the wedding ceremony to choosing the wedding date, she took care of everything herself, just afraid that something might go wrong. Every day there are people coming in and out of the palace, everyone's face is full of joy. Hearing that Nhan Duyen Pagoda outside the city was very effective, mother came up with an idea and insisted on taking us to light a stick of incense, praying for a hundred years of harmony between husband and wife. When I was about to go out the door, a tall figure standing in front of the palace gate made my steps pause slightly. It's Wen Thuc Diem. Today he was wearing a stone-blue plainclothes suit. His figure was tall and straight, accentuating the delicate features of his face. Mother was also a bit surprised, opening her mouth to ask: "Why is General Wen here?" Without waiting for On Thuc Diem to answer, Tham Hoan picked up her skirt, happily ran over, and naturally took his arm. "Mother, if you are going to seek karma, of course both parties in the relationship must go together. Only with sincerity will it be effective." On Thuc Diem lowered his eyes to look at Tham Hoan, his eyes were as gentle as a thawing stream on a spring day, full of affection and affection. “Uncle, I also want to go pray for Hoan Nhi.” He spoke, his voice clear. "In this life, I only wish to be with her forever and ever as a couple." Those straightforward and passionate words made Tham Hoan's cheeks immediately turn red like clouds. She bowed her head in shame, twisted the scarf in her hand, the smile on her lips could not be hidden. The surrounding maids and maids all immediately bowed their heads and covered their smiles. I pursed my lips, took a half step back, and said in a low voice: "Mother, I feel a bit uncomfortable, can I not go today?" As soon as the words ended, the smile on the mother's face immediately faded and her eyebrows furrowed. "Why is it so troublesome? It's not early, it's not late, it's just when I'm about to go out that I get sick." Her voice carried obvious impatience. "Did you do it on purpose? Can't you see your sister happy?" Hearing that, Tham Hoan also turned his head away from On Thuc Diem, his tone somewhat self-pitying. "Sister... do you have any opinion on me? Don't you want to bless me and General Wen?" A big crime was just slapped on my head. I can only get on the carriage with them. The road to Nhan Duyen Pagoda is quite far, the horse carriage does not go fast. Tham Hoan leaned next to On Thuc Diem, the two talked in whispers, occasionally laughter as clear as silver bells rang out. When arriving in front of the temple door, the heat was sweltering, the sunlight was so bright that people could not open their eyes. Right at that moment, there was a street vendor selling chilled drinks under the shade of a tree. Sour apricot soup is served in a white ceramic bowl, looking cool and cooling. When my mother saw it, she immediately ordered someone to buy a few bowls. The maid brought a bowl of cold water. I was about to raise my hand to receive it when On Thuc Diem's voice suddenly rang out. “I remember, don't you think you can't have cold food?” The scene immediately froze for a moment. The smile on her sister's face stiffened, her tone carried an unpredictable meaning. "I'm an older sister and I didn't even know that you had this taboo. Brother Wen... actually understood it so clearly." The mother's face also became magical. She looked at me, then looked at On Thuc Diem. It seemed that only now did On Thuc Diem realize what he had just said. He stopped, looked away from the person and explained: "During the last peach blossom banquet, I accidentally heard the maid next to the second lady mention just one sentence." But Tham Hoan's face still did not improve. I didn't want to continue looking at the different expressions on their faces, so I spoke softly. "Sister and General Wen, go ahead and burn incense first. I want to take a walk somewhere else. When you two come out, I'll come back and look for you." Having finished speaking, without waiting for them to respond, I turned around and left

the back yard of the temple. 6. In the backyard, a large bamboo forest is planted. The wind passes through the forest, bringing with it a rare bit of coolness, also blowing away some of the sadness in my heart. We slowly walked along the cobblestone road. Behind me suddenly came the sound of hurried footsteps and the voice of On Thuc Diem trying to suppress his anger calling out to me. “Tham Hoan!” I stopped walking but didn't turn back. He quickly caught up, blocking my face, between his eyebrows filled with suppressed anger. “I know you hated me in your past life.” He went straight to the point, his voice cold and hard. "But she doesn't need to vent her resentment on her sister. She has a simple mind, but her body is not good, and she can't stand such torture from her." "Just now, after she left, Hoan Nhi blamed herself a lot, thinking that she was unhappy because she said something wrong. When she comes back later, please apologize to her." I quietly looked at him, suddenly feeling a bit tired.