Chapter 18 — The Husband takes on two duties, we reconcile and become a Princess

Our body reacts faster than our thoughts. Something came from behind, hitting the other arrow straight. The arrow was cut into several pieces. Only then did I hear the sound of the object falling to the ground and realized it was a sword. Furthermore... it's Ta Hoai Nghia's sword, I recognize it. Without thinking, I hugged Niep Nie, jumped up and ran straight towards him. The four men in black clothes behind also immediately chased after them. Sometimes I feel like they have touched my shirt. But Ta Hoai Nghia is faster. In just a blink of an eye, the two sides were fighting. Right after that, the guards accompanying him, partly surrounded me to protect me, partly rushed forward to help fight. I gasped and shouted with all my strength: "They are the murderers who killed my father. They must know a lot of things!" Ta Hoai Nghia did not stop, but the move in his hand became even more cruel, and at the same time shouted:

“Capture one alive.”

His skills are extremely high, but the opponent has many strong people, so if he continues for a long time, he will only waste more physical strength. The other four saw that the situation had turned unfavorable and began to intend to retreat. Ta Hoai Nghia's eyes cooled down and he ordered decisively:

“You don't need all of them… keeping one life is enough!”

The guards began to cooperate with him, one of them clearly panicked, the remaining three retreated without hesitation. When Ta Hoai Nghia's sword slashed, the other guy spat blood and fell down. Our hearts are shocked. Another martyr! I hugged Niep Nie and walked forward, Ta Hoai Nghia also stepped forward and hugged me directly. I patted him on the back with difficulty. He let me go, his face tense: "Are you and Niep Nie okay? Are you injured anywhere? Do you need to call the doctor?" I shook my head.

"We're all fine. Those guards have always risked their lives to protect us. Then you ran over just in time."

He nodded and reached out to welcome Niep Niep. Niep Nie must have been scared, struggling in my heart, accidentally touching my hand, I softly "sniffed". His expression immediately changed: "What's wrong?" I tried moving my arm, feeling sharp pain, probably scratched when I fell to the ground. Ta Hoai Nghia coaxed Niep Niep, held her aside, and pulled my sleeve up to see. It's just a scratch, still bleeding. He took out a handkerchief from his chest, bandaged it for me, then looked towards the martyr: "How's it going?" The guard was checking the soldier's breath. Hearing that, he shook his head at him. Ta Hoai Nghia immediately ordered the guards to pursue him, then ordered the soldiers to search and capture the entire city. After arranging everything, he immediately got on his horse, took me and Niep Nie along, and quickly returned to Tuc Vuong Palace. Uncle Tham and Mother Hoai were standing at the door. Seeing me return, joy appeared on their faces. Seeing Ta Hoai Nghia carefully hugging me down, Uncle Tham's face immediately changed:

"What is this? Didn't you say you were visiting a friend? I saw you hadn't returned yet, so I sent someone to look for you."

Ta Hoai Nghia did not say much, directly told uncle Tham to invite the doctor. Mother Hoai accepted Niep Niep and followed him into the palace. She patted Niep Niep, lowered her voice and said:

"In the evening, when the princess had not yet returned, Uncle Tham sent someone to look for them and discovered that a few people were missing, they were the group who went out shopping."

Ta Hoai Nghia and I looked at each other. Some people… are finally starting to show their faces. They must have thought that I definitely wouldn't be able to return, so they decided to cooperate internally and externally fit. Ta Hoai Nghia's face immediately changed, his voice urgent:

"Tri Kien! Tri Kien, wake up, don't sleep, the doctor is coming soon, you can't sleep!"

I close my eyes. Hearing his voice, a feeling of softness suddenly arose in my heart. Such a sad tone... if I didn't know it clearly, I'm afraid I would have thought something had really happened to me. Remembering his hug just now, even though there was Niep Niep between me and him, I still felt his body trembling. He... was really afraid something would happen to me. Waiting for him to put me on the bed, he picked up Niep Niep and placed him next to him, then began to give instructions to Hoai mama. In just a moment, the whole Tuc Vuong palace became busy. There was order on the outside, but inside there was some tension and insecurity. I held Ta Hoai Nghia's hand, wanting to reassure him.

"They're starting to get impatient, and they'll probably start a chaotic battle. Even though that martyr is dead and the clues are broken, if we can eliminate the insiders in the government, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

He squeezed my hand very tightly, and after a long while he opened his mouth:

“Luckily I arrived in time… otherwise I don't dare imagine what would have happened.”

I raised my hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his eye, it had already dried.

"Ta Hoai Nghia, thank you for coming. You saved my life and Niep Niep's... you are really great."

He hugged me again.

"Tri Kien, promise me... no matter what, you must live well. I promise you, I will definitely catch the person behind it, as long as you are safe."

I also wrapped my arms around him. Serious voice:

“I promise you… I still have to survey you.”

He laughed:

“I'm always ready.”