Chapter 1 — On the Big Wedding Night, the Husband Jumped into the Lake to Save His Sister, Yet He Blamed Me for His Heart of Snakes and Centipedes

On the wedding day, my husband's sister fell into the lake, constantly criticizing me as the one who pushed her. Tham Uyen Uyen cowered in her husband's arms and said pitifully: "My sister-in-law, I won't fight with you for your brother, why can't you tolerate me?" And when my husband came to ask, he didn't bother to ask a single question, and already assumed that I was the murderer.

"If you can't stand Uyen Uyen so much, I want to marry her even more, from now on she will also be my wife."

I burst out laughing. I am the eldest princess, the eldest sister of the reigning prince, an idiot from a fallen Marquis palace dares to humiliate me like that, it seems that this pair of scoundrels do not want to live anymore. On the twenty-eighth day of December, snow was still falling heavily in the capital. Outside the Sung Van Mon gate, lanterns were strung up, red silk from the palace gate spread straight to the main hall, guests were coming and going endlessly, carriages lined up from the beginning of the alley to the end of the street, blocking the entire Tuyen Vu street, so crowded that water could hardly get through. Today is the day An Khanh Marquis Trieu Nguyen Hanh welcomes Princess Truong to the court. This marriage, from the moment it was decided to the day of the wedding, took exactly two years. The mother and the royal brother considered and chose over and over again, finally choosing Trieu Nguyen Hanh. Compared to the other dissolute young men in the capital, he was indeed considered the most prominent among them. His appearance is handsome and elegant, there are no concubines in the palace, there are no rooms on the outside, and he has already earned his name early. However, the royal brother still criticized him, saying that the Trieu family's gate was too low. It wasn't until he was repeatedly advised by the Queen Mother that he reluctantly pouted and proposed the kiss. On the big wedding day, I stood in front of the palanquin, turned around and looked towards the palace gate. The royal brother was dressed in a dark-colored plain clothes, not even having time to put on his cloak, so he ran straight down from the Dan Pedestal steps.

“Sister Hoang, do you really want to marry him?”

I reached out to adjust his collar for him.

"The holy edict has been given, sooner or later the royal sister will have to get married."

He held my hand, his eyes dark as ink under the morning light.

"That person Trieu Nguyen Hanh, I have read his books and essays, and have thoroughly investigated his background, but I have always felt... he is not worthy of you."

I smiled.

"Is there anything worthy or unworthy? All over the capital have been chosen. Mother and I both think he's not bad. I believe in your eyes."

He gently squeezed my hand, his palm was still warm.

"Sister Hoang, you must remember, no matter the time, I will stand behind you. If the Trieu family dares to make you suffer even half of the resentment, I will let them know what the anger of heaven is."

Snow fell on top of his head, covering it in a thin layer of white. It has only been three years since he ascended the throne, and he still carries some of the aura of a teenager despite everything.

"You can just manage your own affairs well. As for my affairs, can't I still handle them myself? Besides, I'm still the eldest sister of the current emperor, who dares to bully me?"

When it was time to depart, he took out a small heater from his sleeve and stuffed it into my hand. I sat in a palanquin, holding a fireplace above my head pillow, I just felt my chest become warm. The palanquin stopped in front of Trieu Phu's gate, the sounds of drums and music rang out simultaneously. Trieu Nguyen Hanh personally stepped forward to help me get off the palanquin, his hand was very warm, but in his eyes he could not see much of a smile. Through the wedding scarf, I couldn't see his face clearly, I could only hear waves of congratulations from the guests in front of the hall ringing out one after another endlessly.

"Congratulations Marquis! Congratulations Crown Prince! What a match made in heaven!"

"His Royal Highness the Princess is full of admiration and honor, but the Crown Prince is talented and handsome. This is truly a rare anecdote in the capital!"

"What else should I say? A top talent in the capital marries the most noble Princess of our Dai Chu, and in the future, I'm afraid the Trieu family's reputation will go up even further!"

"After all, he is the person chosen by the Royal Family. With dignity like the Crown Prince, only His Highness the Princess is a suitable match. Look at how solemnly the palace is decorated today, even the snow fell at the right time. Good snow signals a good year, this wedding is truly so good, so beautiful!"