Chapter 7
Chapter 7 — The Disabled Crown Prince scolded me for not knowing how to be honest
She said that Ha Lam was a good man, and both families wanted to make them happy. I asked her what she thought. She replied that she did not like any of the noble men in the capital, including Ha Lam. I advise you to do as you wish. After that, she said she wanted to leave, wanted to adventure around the world. But Ha Lam is sick, she cannot leave him at this time. Therefore, I answer:
"I have agreed with Your Majesty to marry the Thinh Kinh royal family. Anyone can, including Ha Lam."
“I will protect him.”
We calculate everything. Before the marriage decree was given, I brought with me the most beautiful silks, the most precious dowry, the most perfect gifts— Walking towards him. I want to go through everything with him and protect him. Just like that year, he gave me a peaceful and warm night. But although I expected him to be surprised, I did not expect him to oppose me, or even hate me. On our wedding night, we fought. The words "I like you" repeated countless times in my mind, eventually could only turn into:
“Let's be allies.”
That is the biggest regret in my life. Later, when recalling this story, Ha Lam's face stiffened and he did not say a word. Then suddenly, he slid to the ground, knelt down in front of me, took off his shirt, and seriously bowed his head in confession. A man nearly thirty years old, but his demeanor is still no less than before. Then, while I was still stunned, he hugged me and aggressively kissed my face. After regaining consciousness, I was so angry that I trembled:
“Ha Lam, you bastard!”
The Emperor of a country, his eyes were now extremely clear, full of innocence:
“Sorry A Ngoc, I was wrong.”
"It's just that year, I never expected that she would actually become my wife later..."
“But I love her so much.”
EXTERNAL STORY 1 One year after Ha Lam ascended the throne, the Dai Thinh court had just calmed down a bit, and before the civil and military mandarins had time to breathe a sigh of relief, news spread from the palace that shocked the entire capital. The new emperor wants to hold a big wedding again. The person you want to marry is not a new concubine, nor is it a noble lady who has just been recruited into the palace, but Queen Tan Ngoc, who has been by your side since the Eastern Palace, and even gave birth to little princess Niem Niem for you. As soon as the news spread, the Imperial Palace immediately burst into song like flying snow. Some people say that the Queen has been ordained, her status has been determined, and holding a big wedding again is against the rules. Some people say that the little princess is three years old, everyone knows that she is the Queen, so why do she have to do more things to make people talk. There was also an old man who knelt down in the middle of the palace and with a trembling voice advised that the national treasury had just gone through a war and should not waste money on personal matters. Ha Lam sat on the long chair, listening from beginning to end, his face still as calm as water. Waiting until the last old man finished speaking, he slowly put down the medal in his hand, his eyes scanning the entire hall.
“What you all said makes a lot of sense.”
Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard him continue to say:
"So that year I used a rooster to worship in my place, leaving the Queen alone to stand in the middle of the hall and be laughed at by everyone. Tell me, is that appropriate?"
The whole palace immediately fell silent. The faces of the old gods The person who objected strongly just now also stiffened. No one in the capital knew about that year's story. At that time, Tan Ngoc from Mac Bac married into Dong Cung, bringing with him a dowry of ten miles, yet Crown Prince Ha Lam sent someone to hold a rooster to worship on his behalf. That day, many people laughed at her for not knowing how to be shameless, at the Qin family's condescension, at the Crown Princess's use of tricks to steal President Xi Minh Chau's position. But later, when all the truth was exposed, they learned that the person who was laughed at that year was the one who used his entire family, his life, and his youth to protect today's emperor. Ha Lam looked at the group of courtiers who were bowing their heads not daring to speak, his voice deepening with each word:
“That day I was sorry for you.”
That sentence fell into the main hall, as heavy as thunder. The emperor admitted his mistake in front of his civil and military rulers, but then admitted his mistake because of a woman. Such a thing has never been unprecedented since Dai Thinh founded the country. But no one dared to refute anymore, because they all understood that this big wedding was not to beautify the Queen's face, but to return to her something that should have belonged to her for a long time. Three days later, the decree was given. The Emperor re-married.