Chapter 3 — The day my Fiance asked me to marry both Sisters, I became Princess So

The corner of my eye glanced slightly. Tieu Dien also left the banquet. I put down the tea cup and lightly tapped the table twice with my fingertips. Another maid behind quietly took a half step forward. I gave her a letter. She took the letter, lowered her eyes, and disappeared into the darkness in the corner of the main hall. I raised the tea cup again, my eyes resting on the hot steam hovering at the rim of the cup. In the palace, singing and dancing continued, the melodious sounds of silk and bamboo. The emperor sat on the throne, drinking wine and chatting happily with the ministers next to him. Time passes little by little. Two moments, three moments. It's been half an hour. Tieu Dien hasn't come back yet. Tham Uyen Thanh has not returned yet. Next to the generals' table, old General Tieu continuously looked towards the palace door, his eyebrows furrowing more and more. The lady sitting next to him could not sit still, so she leaned closer and whispered something to her husband. General Tieu's face was silent and he did not answer. After another cup of tea, Mrs. Tieu's face turned pale. She whispered a few words to the maid next to her. The maid rushed out of the main hall, then rushed back, leaned close to Mrs. Tieu's ear and whispered something. Lady Tieu's face turned pale for a moment, then turned red again, her hand tightened the scarf on her knee until it twisted into a ball. Old General Tieu finally couldn't sit still anymore, suddenly stood up, and was about to go out— Suddenly there was a mournful scream from the side of the palace. The sharp, shrill scream tore through the peaceful atmosphere of singing and dancing in Tu Than Palace. The sound of bamboo in the entire main hall immediately fell silent. Everyone was stunned, the hand holding the wine cup stopped in mid-air. Immediately after that, another voice rang out, even louder than before, mixed with sobs:

“Come here quickly—— Come here quickly—— Something happened!”

Everyone rushed over, only to see a maid kneeling in front of the door sobbing. It's my maid Thanh Y. I helped her stand up. The ovary door is ajar. I reached out my hand and gently pushed it. The candlelight in the ovary was swayed by the wind, clearly illuminating the scene on the couch - Tham Uyen Thanh curled up on the low couch, wearing only traditional clothes, the exposed skin covered with red marks full of darkness. Tieu Dien stood next to the couch, his upper body bare, looking at the scene before him with a bewildered expression. There was a mess everywhere, broken tea cups were all over the ground, screens were tilted to one side. The air was filled with the smell of alcohol mixed with the sweet scent of lipstick. Everyone crowded in front of the door, their eyes fell on the two people in the ovary. The front door of the palace was filled with people. Tieu Dien stood there, his upper body bare, his belt falling at his feet, his whole body as if someone had just woken up from a dream, bewildered and not understanding what was going on. In the entire main hall, no one spoke, the atmosphere froze like ice. Then Tieu Dien moved. His knees buckled, and he fell to the ground with a thud. His voice was both urgent and loud, his eyes red:

"I'm guilty! I suddenly couldn't control my feelings. I was in love with Second Miss Tham Palace. I couldn't control my feelings, so I made a mistake!"

He knelt on the ground, alive back straight, face up, whole face red.

"It's my fault, I couldn't control myself! Please don't blame Uyen Thanh, she's still just an unmarried girl, still young, doesn't understand things, it's me that seduced and deceived her—"

Having said that, he turned to look at me, his eyes carrying a pleading look as if it were natural.

"Tri Y, she is a sister. She is older than me, she understands things better than me."

"It's come to this, please be more generous, don't compare yourself with me."

"Later, when she comes in, she's the main wife, she's just a concubine, she won't surpass her. Just consider it... just consider giving in to her a little."

Give in to that sister a little. I stood at the head of the crowd, looking at his face full of reason, suddenly wanting to laugh. In his previous life, he also said the same thing. Every time, every time it's: "She's the main wife, give in to her a little bit." Giving in to love, giving up face, giving up my husband, and finally giving up my life. I gave in so much that I fell into the ice lake, but in front of my body, what he said was: "I regret letting Uyen Thanh be my concubine." I looked at him, not saying a word. Seeing that I did not answer, Tieu Dien turned around and bowed his head twice in front of the Emperor.