Chapter 7 — The Princess Has Not Been Separated Today

The banquet officially begins. When my mother, the Emperor and the Queen appeared before everyone. All the guests in the main hall were simultaneously surprised. It turned out that the mysterious merchant was a woman. My mother sat down next to the Queen. My father sat in the position below. Looking at the old man I once threw away, now sitting in a higher position than me. He was so surprised that he stared for a long time. Luckily, the colleague next to him pushed him. If not, I'm afraid I'll be confused in front of the palace. When I return, I don't know how many more times I will have to copy the Nu Tac. Over the years, my father has always tried his best to compete for official positions. Never done anything that resulted in a loss of capital. But if that year he had not married the wife of the Minister of Military Affairs. I'm afraid I can't even keep my current position as a maid. My mother does business all year round in the countryside. His eyes are always radiant and divine. Now he is a guest of the Emperor. His whole body exuded an extraordinary aura. While the banquet is going on. A palace maid brought Truong The Tu a piece of peach blossom paper. He hadn't had time to open it yet. Kich Lan has arrived. She finished reading it. Immediately covered his mouth and pointed at me and said:

“Your Highness, Quang An Vuong treats you so well.”

“Why did you secretly pass the letter to the Crown Prince?”

That shout just rang out. Princess Hoa Duong sitting next to her immediately frowned and looked at me coldly. Truong The Tu quickly wanted to put the paper away. Unfortunately it was too late. The Emperor spoke up and asked what had happened. Kich Lan completely ignored Truong The Tu's constant blocking eyes. Quickly pulled the paper from his hand. Then respectfully offer it to the public. When His Majesty received that peach blossom paper. His normally peaceful face immediately darkened.

“Who dares to be so bold?”

“Dare to do this kind of thing right at my Winter Solstice party?”

The entire main hall immediately became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The Emperor threw the paper on the ground. Kich Lan stepped forward. Bow down to perform the ceremony.

“Your Majesty.”

“I saw that in the signature section of the paper there was a twin lotus flower.”

"All the ladies in the capital know that my sister Khich Vi has loved lotus flowers since childhood."

"Even her courtyard in the Royal Palace is called Ham Dam Uyen."

All eyes in the main hall simultaneously turned towards me. Some people began to talk in low voices.

“I've heard that before.”

"Before we got married, the Princess was already in an unknown relationship with Prince Truong."

"Someone said before that the Princess and the Crown Prince came to Xuan Phong Lau first, and then the Prince came."

"I was still wondering why the Royal Family liked a woman who was so jealous and didn't know how to keep herself. It turns out it was just to save face for the Royal Palace."

"It's heartbreaking for the Royal Family. A bright and brilliant person, with a demeanor like the bright moon and clear wind, actually married such a cruel woman."

The Emperor looked towards me. My mother also looked at me worriedly. I stood up and bowed towards the high priest.

"Just because I like lotus flowers cannot mean that this letter was written by me."

“Who can prove that this is a letter I wanted to give to Truong The? death?”

The palace maid who had just delivered the letter was immediately led up. Facing countless eyes in the main hall, he was also seriously questioned by the old eunuch. She was so scared that she burst into tears. The trembling hand slowly pointed towards me.

"It's... it's Quang An Princess."

"Previously, the Princess gave the slave a bar of silver and told the servant to help him deliver the letter when offering wine to the Crown Prince."

Faced with that unexpected slander. I just calmly looked at her. Then suddenly bent down. Look straight at that palace maid.

“You have to see clearly.”

“Did I really give you money?”

“Otherwise, today in front of the Emperor, what you have committed is the crime of lese majeste.”

"It is a crime to banish the three clans."

The palace maid sat down on the ground in despair. The body trembled slightly. It seemed like he had finally made up his mind. She gritted her teeth and said:

“It is the silver given to the slave by the Princess.”

I burst out laughing.