Chapter 5 — The Prince Regent's Gossip Has Escaped

“If the Prince wants to bring back a body, just do it.”

My eyes were cold and terrifying, without even a trace of fear or retreat.

“You understand me, if I say it, I can do it.”

"That day you forced me to take abortion pills, I didn't blink; today you want to forcefully take me away, I absolutely will not live a temporary life."

“Van Van, don't get excited…”

Tieu Hanh trembled and reached out his hand, but did not dare to take another step forward, his eyes were already bloodshot.

"I was wrong, I won't force you anymore... put down the knife, I beg you..."

That noble Regent, at this moment, finally bowed his incomparable head. I looked at his red eyes and his humble appearance, and there was not even half the pleasure of revenge in my heart, only a feeling of fatigue deep in my bones.

“Tieu Hanh, let go.”

My voice in the gentle breeze sounds especially illusory.

"There has already been an unbearable rot between us. What's the point of you stubbornly keeping a dead person?"

“I can't let go…”

Tieu Hanh closed his eyes in pain, tears slowly sliding down his cold face.

"For half a year, there hasn't been a day that I haven't missed you. Without you, this world is nothing more than a cold tomb to me."

“That's your business.”

My hand holding the small knife is still as steady as ever.

“Your Majesty, the door is at the back, no sending off.”

The hospital fell into dead silence. A long time later, Tieu Hanh slowly opened his eyes and looked at her deeply for the last time. In those eyes, there was unwillingness, regret, and despair that broke people's hearts. He turned around, staggered his steps and walked out.

“Shen Quy Van.”

When he reached the door, he stopped, but did not turn back.

“One day, she will regret it.”

“Not forever.”

I calmly replied him with two words. Until Tieu Hanh's back completely disappeared from sight, I slowly put down the small knife in my hand. She seemed to have lost all her strength. She leaned against the trunk of the cinnamon tree and raised her head to look at the sky in the Giang Nam river region that was dyed red by the setting sun. How good it is. The wind outside that cage is finally freedom.

“If you want to die, this concubine can do it for you now, why do you need to wait for Tieu Hanh to save you?”

Ta Van Thu heavily placed a dagger encrusted with red gems on the stone table, shaking so much that the rough tea cup in his hand spilled out a few drops of water. I sat across from her, not even looking at the dagger, just slowly using a towel to wipe away the water stains on the table.

“If the Princess really wanted to kill me, the dark guard's poisonous arrow would have pierced my throat long ago.”

I raised my head, calm eyes directly welcoming Ta Van Thu's sharp phoenix eyes.

"It's true that the Regent Princess left the capital in disguise, surely it wasn't just to go to Jiangnan to watch my jokes, right?"

“You are indeed very smart.”

Ta Van Thu retracted her hand and gently stroked the golden thread on her sleeve, which was also her habit.

“No wonder Tieu Hanh doesn't even want half of the country because of you.

“Since he returned from Jiangnan, he lived in a state of confusion all day long, not paying attention to the tide for half a month. main.

"The Ta family absolutely cannot let a person lose all his will just because of his daughter's love, and live half-dead every day, sitting firmly on the throne of Regent."

“So the Princess came here to get rid of me – this red-faced disaster?”

I smiled softly, raised my tea cup and took a sip.

"Unfortunately, from beginning to end, a red-faced creature like me never thought of harming him."

"It was clear that he was the one who took the initiative to entangle me time and time again, chasing me and refusing to let go."

A flash of appreciation flashed in Ta Van Thu's eyes, but his tone remained cold as before.

“Of course I know you are no stranger to him.”

“But I know more clearly that as long as you live another day, Tieu Hanh will not be able to put his thoughts on the court.”

"The marriage between the Ta family and him was originally just a consolidation of power. Now that he has become a useless pawn, the Ta family will naturally choose a more obedient person to continue supporting the family."