Chapter 3 — The Husband Wants To Marry My Maid, I Take The initiative To Make Her His Wife

My maid, Xuan Hoa, was so angry that her whole body trembled and her eyes turned red.

"Princess! Why do you have to do that! Co Van Tranh and Ngoc Yen are truly too contemptuous! If you come before His Majesty and say just one word, it will be enough to make them irresistible!"

I sat by the window, looking at the dark night outside, slowly turning a cold jade pendant in my hand.

"Now it's too convenient for them to let them go unrestrained."

I said leisurely.

“But… but the words outside are so hard to hear!” Xuan Hoa was so impatient that he was almost about to cry. “They say you are… a gas father…”

“Let them talk.”

My voice did not waver even once. The bait has been dropped and the fish has already bitten the bait. What needs to be done now is to give them enough space to collect the net, so that they think they have victory in their hands, until at the last moment they discover that what is pulled up is not a fat fish, but their own death.

“Xuan Hoa, change clothes, prepare the car.”

I stood up.

"Princess? It's so late, where do you want to go?"

“Advance the palace.”

The carriage quietly rolled on the quiet palace road, finally stopping in front of a remote but extremely strictly guarded palace. This place is not the palace of my younger brother - the current His Majesty - but the residence of the eunuch of Ty Le Giam, Phung An. Phung An is our person. Since my younger brother was still an unfavored prince, he was already mine. I didn't go inside, I just told Xuan Hoa to give the pre-written letter to the little eunuch waiting at the door. After the little eunuch entered, not long after, Phung An came out himself. He was wearing civilian clothes, his face was always gloomy and majestic in front of the officials, but now standing in front of me was only filled with respect and worry.

“Your Highness, is everything in order?”

He asked in a low voice.

“It's all fine.”

I nodded.

“Co Van Tranh was very satisfied with the ‘unexpected joy’ I gave him.”

Phung An sighed softly.

“It's just painful for His Highness to have to endure this kind of injustice.”

“No condescension.”

I raised my head to look at the magnificent corner building on the palace wall.

"This big fish from the Co family has been raised too fat. If we don't take action, I'm afraid they will destroy the whole fish pond."

In my mind, the conversation I had with my younger brother three days ago in the royal study room suddenly appeared in my mind. At that time, he was having a headache and trouble because of a report from the border.

"Sister Hoang, look, Co Van Tranh's father is the old general Co Kinh, and he placed two more of his confidants at the border."

“Now the Northwestern camp is almost about to become the Co family's only world.”

I picked up the newspaper and said lightly:

"Too strong military power is the road to chaos. It's only been three years since you ascended the throne, and although your foundation is not yet strong, it's time to warn them."

The younger brother looked awkward.

"But the power of the Co family is too great, just a little touch will bring about the whole situation. I... am afraid that if I'm too hasty, it will end up being counterproductive."

"That's why there's a marriage between you, me and Co Van Tranh."

I put down the newspaper.

"Originally, I wanted to use the intermarriage to calm down first, then gradually withdraw military power. Unfortunately, Co. This Van Tranh seems to be even more arrogant than his father, and also more... stupid."

Brother looked at me.

“Sister Hoang, what do you mean?”

"If he proactively gave us a better opportunity, why didn't he use it?"

I looked at him, my eyes sharp.

"An opportunity to speak righteously, causing the Co family to jump into the trap themselves, and not even being able to say a word."

He was silent for a long time, then finally stood up from the long chair, walked in front of me, bowed deeply and bowed.

“Sister Hoang, this matter... I give you full authority to handle it. No matter what you do, I will accept it.”

He placed a dragon-patterned jade pendant in my palm, symbolizing "I came in person". It is the piece of jade pendant that I am currently holding in my hand and turning it around.

“Phung An.”

I withdrew my thoughts and once again clasped the jade pendant in my hand.