Chapter 11 — She pretended to be pitiful, she pretended to be innocent

Tieu Canh Hanh pulled me back with one hand: "Hiding from what?" I smiled wryly and said in a vague voice that today the prince had a hard time. He narrowed his eyes at me: "What's the problem with this king, hm?" My ears felt hot and I mumbled that I didn't know.

"Don't know?" He suddenly approached, his voice lowered, "So let's try?"

My heart seemed to stop beating, and I reflexively closed my eyes tightly.

"Your Majesty! Your Royal Highness!"

Suddenly there was a loud scream outside the car, saying that the house was on fire. Our faces changed at the same time. When we rushed back to Tinh Vuong Palace, our courtyard was engulfed in a sea of fire, the firelight reached the sky.

“Young lady's jewelry is still in there!” Xuan Dao cried.

As soon as I lifted my foot to rush in, Tieu Canh Hanh held me tight and yelled at me that I wanted to die.

“There is a jade pendant left by my mother!” I struggled as I spoke.

Tieu Canh Hanh's eyes darkened, he suddenly grabbed a bucket of water and poured it straight on himself, then turned around and rushed into the sea of fire!

“Tieu Canh Hanh!” I screamed until my heart broke.

Time seems to stand still. Finally, from the billowing flames, a figure rushed out - Tieu Canh Hanh's whole body was covered with ash and smoke, clutching the jade pendant in his hand. I rushed forward and hugged him, my voice trembling: "Are you crazy?!" He raised his hand to wipe the tears from my face: "What are you crying for? You're not dead yet." I was so angry that I was shaking and punched him hard in the chest: "Who let you rush in there!" He groaned softly and his body suddenly staggered.

“King!” The guard shouted in alarm.

Only then did I discover that the clothes on his back had been burned and a large area of his skin was scorched. This idiot... While the royal doctor bandaged me, I stood guard next to the bed from beginning to end, my eyes red. Tieu Canh Hanh lay face down on the bed but was still in the mood to tease me: "So the princess is so merciful to this king?"

“Shut up!” I scolded him fiercely, "If you move anymore, the wound will open!"

He suddenly reached out and grabbed the back of my neck, pulling me closer: "Tham Tri Y, listen carefully." My heart was pounding: "What... what are you doing?"

"This king has never done anything that loses money." He looked straight into my eyes, "I saved your life, you have to pay me the rest of your life."

I was stunned, then my eyes heated up: "Your Majesty, is this... a confession?" He snorted softly: "Isn't that right?" I laughed through tears: "Then we still have to see the prince's performance."

“How does it appear?”

I leaned close to his ear, lowered my voice and whispered that I had to take good care of the wound first, then... Tieu Canh Hanh's eyes immediately darkened, and he suddenly turned around and pressed me down on the bed.

“Now it can be proven.”

"Hey! Your wound..."

“I can't die.”

Three months later, Tinh Vuong Palace solemnly celebrated the wedding again. According to Tieu Canh Hanh's words, the last time we married was the Tham family's daughter, but this time it was me who married. With red roses burning brightly, I wore a phoenix crown, dressed in my wedding dress, and sat on the wedding bed, my palms sweating from excitement. Tieu Canh Hanh raised his hand to lift his head scarf, his eyes deep: finally waiting for this day. I swallowed hard and stammered that the prince should speak first, my technique might not be good... Before he could finish his words, he stopped him with a kiss. When the kiss ended, I panted and said wait, I haven't drank the wine yet. He's on duty Next, carry me to the bed: make up for it tomorrow. Only later did I learn that this man had been planning for a long time. In a close moment, he whispered hoarsely in my ear that from the moment I teased him in the cave, he wanted to do the same. I was so embarrassed and angry that I wanted to die: "Tieu Canh Hanh! What are you pretending to be a righteous gentleman!" He chuckled softly, his voice low: "Now it's not fake anymore." A year later, I became a famous "han concubine" throughout the capital. One day in the tea house, several noble ladies were sitting and gossiping about other people. The first person said that it was rumored that Princess Tinh was extremely jealous, and that as long as the prince glanced at another woman, she would get angry. Others continued, saying that yesterday Miss Ly only brought one painting to give as a gift, but she was thrown straight out of the palace in front of everyone. I bit into the melon seeds while eavesdropping, next to Tieu Canh Hanh still calmly pouring tea, his expression unchanged. I pouted, turned to him and complained that everyone said I was fierce. He put down the teapot and suddenly picked me up in front of everyone.

"This king indulges, do you have any comments?"