Chapter 5 — She chose Scissors to cut Hong Tran, I chose Peony to win the Phoenix position

“More importantly…”

I paused slightly, then continued:

“This goddess can help Her Highness overthrow the Marquis Palace in a righteous name, without giving people a reason to criticize.”

Tieu Dien was silent for a long time. Finally, he stood up, bowed his head and looked at me:

“Tham Thuc Tran, this palace remembers you well.”

After speaking, he turned and left. I was still kneeling on the cushion, my heart beating as loudly as a drum. Still exactly like his previous life, his cold majesty made others dare not look straight at him. After returning from Tu An temple, everything continued as usual. My sister still finds excuses to humiliate me every few days, but my grandmother still opens one eye and closes the other like before. But in my heart I know very well... Everything is different now. Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... Has begun to act. What we need to do is just continue to collect evidence, waiting for the day His Highness the Crown Prince collects the net. That day, while I was sitting in my room looking at the books, my grandmother suddenly sent someone to call me. After arriving at the main street, I saw my grandmother's face extremely heavy, and next to me was a eunuch coming from the palace.

“Thuc Tran, the news has come out from the palace.”

The mother-in-law said in a low voice:

"The Emperor's dragon body is not well. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is preparing to choose a concubine."

Our hearts were shocked. In the previous life, the concubine selection story took place two years later. Come again earlier. Grandmother looked at me:

“Thuc Tran, this time when choosing a concubine, the Marquis must bring someone to the palace.”

The Marquis cannot take his sister away. Because my sister has become a monk, even though she only wears hair to practice, in name she is still a member of the Buddhist sect. But choosing the Crown Princess... Absolutely cannot choose a monk. It can only be me.

“The Marquis will do its best to help you.”

The mother-in-law said in a low voice:

"But you must remember, everything you have was given to you by the Marquis Palace. If in the future you can enter the Eastern Palace, you must guide the Marquis Palace."

I lowered my eyes:

“Your Majesty understands.”

After returning to the room, I sat in front of the dressing table, quietly looking at the person in the bronze mirror. I have grown from a little girl into a graceful and lovely young lady. The appearance that the peony gave me, over the past few years, has finally fully bloomed, every smile and every smile carries the noble flower's leisurely temperament. I raised my hand and gently caressed myself in the mirror. We must definitely step up to that highest position. The day the concubine selection took place, the capital was covered with a blanket of dust and rain. I wore a red pomegranate-colored robe, tied my hair in a high bun, and wore a pearl necklace in my hair. I sat in a horse-drawn carriage and entered the palace. In front of the palace gate, many carriages had stopped, all carrying their young ladies to participate in the concubine selection. The recruitment process is extremely strict. First is the physical examination, next is the performance of skills, and finally comes the test hall. When examining my body, the old mother in charge looked at me from top to bottom, then nodded:

“Excellent appearance, well-proportioned body, easy to grow, extremely good.”

The exam was held at Thai Hoa Palace. The Emperor and Crown Prince sat in the main seat, with the Queen Mother and Queen sitting next to them. I knelt in the middle of the main hall, my heart beating as loudly as a drum.

“Tham Thuc Tran, raise your head.”

I slowly raised my head. The Crown Prince's eyes stopped on me, carrying a somewhat complicated look. The Queen nodded slightly.

“What a beauty death.”

The recruitment results were quickly announced. There are three people selected for the Crown Princess list, and I am second. The leader is the daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace, named Lieu Nhu Yen, with excellent appearance and a distinguished family background. A slight sense of loss flashed in my heart, but I didn't feel it was unexpected. The Prime Minister's maid... Her status is much nobler than that of a maid like me. But the next day, news suddenly spread in the palace. Liu Nhu Yen was discovered to have feelings for her cousin and was immediately disqualified from being a concubine. My heart was shocked, vaguely feeling that this matter was definitely not simple. Immediately after that, the decree was given to the Marquis Palace.

“According to Phung Thien's fortune, the Emperor wrote: The second lady of the Tham Marquis - Tham Thuc Tran - gentle and gentle, with excellent talent, specially bestowed a marriage to Crown Prince Tieu Dien, making her Crown Princess. Choose an auspicious day to get married.”