Chapter 2 — The Princess has a thick face and a black heart

Why is my body weak and sick? Wasn't it that year when I was young, in order to keep the eighth princess from having to marry away to live in Mac Bac, the noble concubine targeted my weak-tempered third aunt? She arranged a banquet, right in front of everyone, pushed her third aunt into the lake, wanting to use Prince Mac Bac's hand to force her to change people to get along with her.

“But based on what?”

The one who enjoys all the privileges of being a princess is not my third aunt. So when I was seven years old, I pretended to be weak, staggered forward, and conveniently pulled the noble concubine into the lake with me. I was born with great strength, but I have a secret mind. One side called for help, the other side quietly pushed the third aunt out of the water, while she herself pretended to choke on water and trembled non-stop. So when the noble concubine arrived, the scene they saw was the noble concubine with disheveled clothes hugging Prince Mac Bac tightly. In the summer, her clothes were thin, her red apron stuck close to Prince Mac Bac's chest. Seeing the hem of the bright yellow dress, I immediately cowered in my third aunt's arms, showing an expression of being scared and stupid:

"Fortunately, the water in the lake is only as high as my waist, otherwise Uyen Uyen would have become a burden to the mother."

The third aunt is not so stupid after all:

"Stupid girl, the water is so shallow, even if auntie doesn't save you, you can still get to shore yourself."

Guests immediately started talking, rumors spread everywhere. Long Nhan was furious, the noble concubine was stripped of her right to manage the six palaces and demoted to Chieu Nghi, and from then on completely fell out of favor. The Eighth Princess was also hastily married off to Mac Bac. As for me, I sat firmly with the reputation of a weak body, a timid personality, a useless little courage, and secretly hid all my sharpness. Later, I was too lazy to deal with the fake nobles in the backroom fights, so I deliberately played the role of being weak and useless to the extreme. Who would have thought that I acted so truthfully, everyone believed it was true, even my parents felt that I was weak and useless, unable to do big things. The sound of wedding reception music outside the door is getting closer and closer. I definitely stopped pretending and opened my mouth like spilling beans.

“Three years ago, my cousin used a revealing bib to harm my eldest sister's reputation, so I directly destroyed his identity.

"Four years ago, maid Mai Huong accepted bribes and intentionally held her pregnant belly to death to ruin big brother's reputation. I strangled her to death and then disguised it as a fake hanging."

“Five years ago…”

This time, my parents and siblings finally stopped crying. One side nimbly helped me with my makeup, the other side tremblingly opened its mouth.

“After arriving at the National Palace, please restrain yourself a bit.”

I understand, I understand everything. I understand the rules about keeping children away from their father and all. But just because we understand the rules, that doesn't mean others will also obediently keep their duties. I just stepped off the palanquin and haven't even entered the door yet. Bui Yen Le's favored concubine, Lieu Yen Nhi, wore a bright red robe and held tea in front of the door: "Brother Bui, the first person to get engaged to you is me."

"Yen Nhi was miserable. Before she could wait for brother Bui's palanquin, she was waiting for the bad news that the whole house was confiscated. Luckily, brother Bui didn't give up and gave Yen Nhi a home."

“Brother Bui once promised to give me a solemn wedding. Today, it's time for me and my sister Ninh If we get married, why not celebrate our two weddings at the same time?!”

While talking, she gracefully walked towards me: "I heard that your sister is tolerant and generous. Surely, because of a little jealousy, big brother Bui will not become untrustworthy, right?"

"Sister, please drink this cup of tea. From now on, we will serve brother Bui together."

The hot steam from the tea cup lingered in front of the tip of my nose, and a disgusting taste immediately rushed straight to my head. In your previous life, was it because you drank this cup of tea that you were forever unable to have children? What kind of tolerance and generosity? Lieu Yen Nhi only directly said that the Ninh family's daughters are famous for being weak and useless. I frowned and walked away from the tea cup: "Miss Liu wore a crimson dress on my big wedding day, did she look down on the Ninh family, or did she not put the emperor's four marriage decrees in her eyes?" Lieu Yen Nhi's eyes filled with tears, she staggered and threw herself into Bui Yen Le's arms: "Brother Bui, heaven and earth testify, Yen Nhi just wanted to fulfill the dream we had that year, how could she slander me like that?"