Chapter 12 — The Husband takes on two duties, we reconcile and become a Princess

She gently patted my hand, her eyes slightly deepened, then slowly asked:

"As for Tieu Dich Han's matter... what do you plan to do?"

"Today I also saw Bach Chi Suong's attitude towards you. In the palace, she still dared to insult you like that. Thinking about the few days you spent in Tieu Palace must not have been pleasant."

I smiled and said nothing.

"However, fortunately Tri Kien, you are smart, know how to retreat and advance, escape safely, you can rest assured, you can just calculate this debt, I have your back."

A feeling of emotion arose in my heart. After that, the queen chased her away: "Quickly go back and rest well. There's no need to say any more words of thanks." A dreamless night. The next morning, as soon as I finished breakfast, a eunuch came to convey the message, saying that His Majesty wanted to see me. I handed Niep Niep to the palace maid, then followed the eunuch and left. It's just that this road does not lead to the Royal Study Room, but windingly takes us to the quiet palace. From afar, I saw a figure standing with his back turned, his body tall and straight, so familiar that just a glance was enough to recognize that it was Ta Hoai Nghia. With a feeling of joy in my heart, I gingerly approached, reached out and patted his shoulder gently: "Brother Hoai Nghia!" He turned his head, his eyes carrying a smile, his voice also tinged with a bit of teasing: "Congratulations on your return to the capital." I glanced at him, couldn't help but raised my hand and lightly hit him twice: "Brother Hoai Nghia, stop teasing me, tell me, what are you looking for?" He looked at me, the corners of his lips curled up: "You're such a heartless little girl. If there's nothing I can't find you? I see you're about to have so much fun in this palace that you'll forget the way home." I quickly raised my hand to make peace and explained a few words. Only then did he turn and nod at the eunuch behind me: "Now my body will take you back, tell your majesty and the lady not to worry." The eunuch respectfully responded, bowed and then retreated. Waiting for the person to leave, Ta Hoai Nghia gently pushed me, his voice carrying a bit of urging: "Why are you still standing there, let's go, I'll take you to see my palace." Only then did I understand. It turned out that he had asked for your Majesty's instructions to specifically come and take me to see Tuc Vuong Palace. Looking at the servants standing in two rows in front of the gate, Ta Hoai Nghia proactively explained:

"This is the former servant of Tuc Than Vuong Palace. When the family property was confiscated, His Majesty temporarily managed it. Unexpectedly, it lasted more than ten years, and now it is considered to be returned to the original owner."

I walked in, those people looked at me with both curious and excited expressions.

“Welcome back Princess!”

“Welcome back Princess!”

I'm actually not familiar with these people. That year, when I left the palace, I was only five years old. Many years passed, some people got married, some people said goodbye and returned home. But looking at these people, I feel extremely familiar. It was like I was just going out for a while, and they were happily welcoming me back. And when I return to the main courtyard, my parents will laugh and tease me, "little monkey, do you still know the way home?" Unfortunately, in the end it's just a feeling. I looked at the palace, although it had been decorated, in my heart it was clear that this place was completely unlike a prince's palace, without any vitality. Trying to suppress my emotions, I nodded and walked through the crowd, entering the main courtyard and the back yard. Ta Hoai Nghia patted my shoulder: "Returning to the old place, it's normal to have some emotions, but you're already home." I nodded. He took me around the palace.

"Currently, most of the houses in the palace have been renovated, the yard (inside the campus) is also being rearranged, especially the backyard, everything has been arranged well, you can move in at any time."

"His Majesty's intention is, if you don't mind, just move back here, you can personally supervise the renovation, plant the flowers and plants you like in the garden, and raise the fish you love in the pond."

We also have the same idea in our hearts. Repairing the palace takes a very long time, I cannot stay in the palace forever. Furthermore, returning as Princess Thanh Ha, I also have to start a new life in the capital, make new friends, and rebuild a new network of relationships. Although the palace is good, everything is too restrictive, Your Majesty is also thinking about me. After finishing viewing the palace, Ta Hoai Nghia and I walked out of the palace gate. Looking at the four words "Tuc Than Vuong Palace" above, my eyes wavered slightly. Ta Hoai Nghia stopped and waited for me, without urging me at all. But I only looked twice more, then followed him. Seeing that he had no intention of getting on the carriage, I asked directly: "Why don't you return to the palace? Where else do you want to go?" He didn't turn around: "Let me take you around the capital. After so many years, a lot has changed. When you were a child, you were the one who liked to go out and play the most." My face gets a little hot. I heard my nanny say before that ever since I could walk, every bustling festival I wanted to go out and play.