Chapter 6 — Tham Xuan Doanh

"I'm a person without great ambition, greedy for food and lazy to work. You're so good, maybe you don't pay attention to me." I weakly moved my fingers. He doesn't know that he is a very good person. In his previous life, in the last years after Bui Can ascended the throne, he monopolized great power. No one in the court was willing to speak up because a concubine was hated by the Emperor. Only Bui Hanh Ngoc, every month, presented a letter of commendation, his scolding words were extremely harsh: "Your Majesty mistreats his wife and children, truly unworthy of being a wise man." "If you oppress a woman, your Majesty is considered to have left your name in the history books." Day after day, Bui Can finally couldn't bear it any longer, issued a decree sending him to the Southern Cuong. There was constant fighting there, with foreign tribes invading many times. Bui Hanh Ngoc stayed there for three years, conquered countless large and small lands, and returned triumphantly to the capital, his reputation resounding. Therefore, Bui Can specially held a cleansing party for him. During the banquet, Bui Can allowed Bui Hanh Ngoc to ask for a reward. But he didn't expect that three years would pass and as soon as he opened his mouth, Bui Hanh Ngoc would propose to me. He lazily played with the wine cup and smiled: "My brother cannot stand unfair things." "The queen is not at fault, it's just that the royal brother was angry at the chore and vented his anger on innocent people."... The Queen's body was weak. Bui Hanh Ngoc cannot help but spend less time taking care of people. For some reason, the palace maids all quietly retreated. I was the only one left in the room. While I was unconscious, someone was always wiping my sweat and giving me water. That person's movements are not skillful, clumsy, and often cause pain. I dreamily whispered: "Cold..." He hesitated for a moment then hugged me. The familiar scent, both near and far, covers the tip of my nose. When I woke up, I saw Bui Hanh Ngoc's face. I raised my burned hand and complained: "You're so clumsy." "I said coldly, you just need to cover me with another layer of blanket, why are you hugging me? What should I do if I get infected?" The faint smile on Bui Hanh Ngoc's face suddenly disappeared. He looked up at me, expressionless: "You mean someone came here just now?" I don't know what I said that angered Bui Hanh Ngoc. He watched me drink all the medicine and then turned around and left, not knowing where he went. I sat blankly on the bed. It turns out that no matter how good-natured a prince is, when angry, he is equally terrifying. At dusk, when he returned, his whole body was full of injuries. I carefully looked at his cold face and grabbed his hand. Bui Hanh Ngoc seemed to suddenly wake up from a deep dream. He looked at me and smiled bitterly: "This is the first time in my life I know what fear feels like." Afraid of what? I asked, but he just pursed his lips and refused to speak. The day my elder sister got married, I decided to go back to Tham residence to get some old things. Bui Hanh Ngoc wants to go with me. I didn't want him to meet my brother again, so I smiled and said: "Why do I have to come with you?" "If I go back to my house, will there still be any danger?" Bui Hanh Ngoc looked at me silently. In the end, he still gave in and only sent a few secret guards to follow. I smoothly returned to the palace. The sound of gongs and drums echoed in the sky, everywhere were red silk and the word joy. Mother and brother stood in front of the main hall to welcome guests. Everyone's eyes were focused on them, no one paid attention to me. I walked through the bustling crowd and went to the back yard. Pushing open the bedroom door, I froze in place. The person who should be at the Eastern Palace preparing to get married is calmly looking at me right now. My palm suddenly turned cold. I instinctively took a step back. My back touched the even colder door frame. I can only watch Bui Can step by step

Coming closer, I opened my mouth, the words that came out were almost a choked plea: "Your Highness..." He lowered his eyes to look at me, deep hatred deep in his dark eyes. That cold, delicate face looked very haggard. It seemed like there had been countless nights of tossing and turning and not being able to sleep. He sneered: "What are you pretending to do?" "Didn't you think of all sorts of ways to get close to you before?" "Now that you came to the door yourself, why aren't you happy?" I closed my eyes and choked up and said: "Before, I was a goddess haunted by demons, just... just fantasizing about the position of Crown Princess..." "So why don't I have that delusion anymore?" I was stunned. He clenched his fist and coldly asked again: "Don't you really want to be my Crown Princess?" "Why suddenly you don't want to anymore?" I knelt down frantically: "Your Highness doesn't like me." Bui Can remained silent. He neither admitted nor denied. Just lifted my chin and looked at me seriously: "What about you?" "Tham Xuan Doanh, aside from your calculations, is there any sincerity?" I closed my eyes, my voice trembling: "Humans are not plants or trees, just..." Bui Can suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's enough." He said: "You should cancel your marriage with Due Vuong." "When you ascend the throne, I will immediately make you Queen." Like a sudden thunderbolt. Suddenly it landed on top of the head. I froze on the spot: "So... what about the eldest sister?" "She's not a person who cares about her status, the title of Noble Concubine is enough." I was speechless, after a long while I kept shaking my head: "No..." "That's not fair to Due Vuong." Bui Can indifferently said: "That day he came to you to ask about his crime, you told him everything." "The Crown Prince and the Princess, which side is heavy and which side is light, in his heart "He said he would respect your choice." Bui Hanh Ngoc's gloomy face suddenly appeared in my mind. He said he had never been so scared in his entire life. I stood there stunned for a long time.