Chapter 4 — On the big wedding day, my husband ignored me and personally carried my pregnant sister to the palanquin.

I understand. If we step back today. Or be scared by that ghost. Then what awaits us will only be endless scenes of oppression and scheming. But once I die. King Tinh will also become the laughingstock of the entire capital. Even my own Queen can't protect her.

"It looks like this bone of mine is still quite hard."

I replied leisurely. The corners of his lips moved slightly. The amplitude is so small that if you don't look closely, it's completely undetectable.

"It's a little tougher than my king expected."

As he spoke, he took down from his waist a pure black token, with a unicorn totem carved on it, and placed it on the table in front of me.

"This is the Royal Order of Tinh Vuong Palace."

"With this order, you can mobilize all the guards in Tinh Vuong Palace, including Trieu Phong."

"Everything in the palace is decided by her, no need to report to the king."

I'm somewhat surprised. This is just the first time we meet. Yet you entrust such important power to me. That represents trust that is not held back.

"Your Majesty is not afraid that I will take it and do whatever I want?"

He looked at me deeply.

"This king believes in his eyes."

He suddenly changed his tone.

"If you can't handle even this little matter, then you're not qualified to be my king's concubine."

He is still testing us. I put the order away, without saying anything more.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Among us. More like a transaction. More like a partnership. He is the umbrella that protects us. It is a shield that he placed in the light to block some of the rain and wind on his behalf.

"This king has heard about the Co family's affairs."

He suddenly spoke again.

"A bunch of ants, don't take it to heart."

His tone was superficial, as if he was talking about a small matter not worth mentioning. That used to be my husband's house that I almost had to marry into. But in his eyes. He doesn't even have the qualifications to be your opponent. The arrogance and contempt that radiated from the core made a strange feeling suddenly arise in my heart.

"This evening, my king must make a trip to the palace to deal with matters arising from today."

"She takes care of herself."

Having finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave. There was no hesitation or hesitation. Just as he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped. He did not turn his head, just tilted his face slightly, looking at me from the corner of his eye.

"That ivory white dress suits her very well."

The words just ended. His figure disappeared outside the door. I stood frozen in place. Somewhat absentmindedly, he lowered his head to look at the long dress on his body. In my heart. The already frozen lake surface seemed like a small stone had just fallen. Ripple each very faint wave. This man. It doesn't seem to be completely cold to the point of not having any human love as rumored. I don't know when, Thanh Lam came to my side. Her face carried some joy.

"Your Highness, it seems that the Royal Family cares about you very much."

I collected my thoughts and calmly replied:

"You think too much."

"He was just reassuring a valuable partner to him."

Even though you say so on the outside. But my hand unconsciously placed on the cold unicorn token at my waist. On the order card that. It seems like there is still a faint warmth that belongs to him. The first encounter with the Queen ended in complete victory for me. The ghost was thrown back into the palace like a resounding slap, hitting the Queen's face. The whole capital was waiting to see her joke. Of course she won't let it go like that. The next few days passed peacefully. But I know. Beneath the seemingly calm surface of the water, more intense underground currents are silently rolling. That night, after King Tinh entered the palace, he did not return to the palace again. According to Thanh Lam, he was assigned an urgent mission by the Emperor and arrived at a large camp on the outskirts of the capital. The vast Tinh Vuong Palace is once again owned by me alone. I am not idle at all. While getting acquainted with all the big and small matters in the palace, he continued to send people to monitor the movements of the Co and Tham Vi Vi palaces. After being cleared of assets, the Co family palace was completely reduced to an empty corpse. Co Dien's leg was broken, so he could only lie in bed and moan all day. Truong Thi was so scared that she fell ill and could not get up. To maintain a living, they started selling the whole family. The family of scholars, once glorious, has now become the laughingstock of the entire capital. As for Tham Vi Vi, right when the Co family's palace was at its worst, it disappeared.