Chapter 4 — 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

Returning to the Princess Palace, Thanh Dai served me to remove my jewelry and remove my makeup.

“Princess…”

“What are you crying for?”

“The slave only feels warm and resentful…”

"The wedding night was originally going to be peaceful, but it turned into this... I've been serving you for more than ten years, have I ever seen you suffer this kind of resentment?"

I gently closed my eyes. Suddenly there were footsteps outside. Thanh Canh opened the curtain and poked his head in.

“Princess, Lady Trieu is here, currently kneeling outside the second gate.”

“What is she kneeling there for?”

“She said she wanted to ask for love on behalf of the Crown Prince.”

"You go talk to her, tell her to come back. It's useless to pray for love. Not long ago, the whole capital heard what her son said. Even kneeling there is better than going back and thinking carefully about how to clean up the mess her son caused."

Thanh Canh replied once and then let go of the curtain. A moment later she poked her head in again.

"Princess, Lady Trieu is gone. Before leaving, she cried very pitifully, saying that she must be merciful, don't take away the Trieu family's title..."

"The Trieu family's title was obtained by the Trieu family's ancestors at the cost of their lives. I knew this day would come, so why did we need to do this?"

Early the next morning, it wasn't even dawn yet, and I woke up. Thanh Dai helped me wash my face and change my clothes. I changed into a light almond-colored dress, wore a simple bun on my head, and wore only a white jade hairpin.

“Princess, the palanquin is ready.”

“Let's go, go to the palace.”

From Sung Van Mon to the palace gate takes less than half an hour. I lifted the palanquin curtain and looked out at the streets outside. The shops that opened early had just removed the door panels, each basket of hot dumplings emitted white smoke, the seller of candied gourds carried bundles of grass along the street, and behind them was a group of small children running and playing and chirping. Winter mornings in the capital are both noisy and full of life. Arriving in front of the palace gate, the Commander of the Forbidden Army who was in charge of the palace gate from afar saw my palanquin, immediately stepped forward to welcome me, and personally opened the palanquin curtain.

“Is Your Majesty awake yet?”

"Your Highness, Your Majesty Mao is awake now and has summoned several officials of the Household Ministry in the Royal Study Room. At this time he is reviewing the chapter."

"Then it's a good idea, I'll go to the Royal Study Room."

As soon as the little eunuch standing outside the Royal Study room saw me coming, he immediately ran inside to report. I hadn't even reached the door when the royal brother himself came out to greet me. As soon as he saw me, he immediately smiled.

"Your Majesty, why did you come to the palace so early? Wasn't yesterday your big wedding day? Why don't you sleep a little more?"

I went straight inside, sat down on the armchair in the Royal Study Room, picked up the cup of tea on the table and took a sip.

"Last night, Trieu Nguyen Hanh's cousin jumped into the lake herself, then falsely accused the maid next to this palace of pushing her. In front of hundreds of guests, Trieu Nguyen Hanh scolded this palace for being cruel, arrogant and arrogant. Now the witnesses and evidence are complete, confirming that it was his cousin who staged that drama himself. This palace sees this marriage, it is better to cancel it."

The tea cup in Tu Hoai's hand rolled to the ground, making a clanking sound. Porcelain shards shattered, hot tea splashed onto the green tile floor of the Royal Study Room, creating a streak of water. dark. The group of eunuchs serving in the Royal Study room simultaneously knelt to the ground, not even daring to breathe. He looked at me, the smile on his face before it could completely disappear, little by little, it completely disappeared.

“What did he scold the royal sister for?”

"Scolding me for being cruel, arrogant and arrogant, and saying that this palace has a snake-like heart."

The royal brother already has sharp eyebrows and cold eyes. On normal days at court, he still retains the majesty of a godly man, so it's not too clear, but at this moment, the last bit of youthful aura in the bottom of his eyes has completely sunk, leaving only a deep coldness, so black that he can't see the bottom. He lowered his eyes, slowly walked around behind the desk, walked in front of me, then squatted down, looked up at me, reached out and grabbed the hand that was placed on my knee, squeezing it gently in his palm.

“Sister Hoang, your hands are so cold.”

“It's snowing outside.”

“Sister Hoang, are you crying?”

"Why cry? It's not worth it."

“That's good.”

"The Trieu family disregarded the royal grace, a crime worthy of death. No, such a death is too easy for him. I had to sew that mouth shut, then break his legs."

“Stop being angry.”