Chapter 9 — The Princess Has Not Been Separated Today

It turned out that when Khich Lan discovered that peach blossom letter in the Crown Prince's room. She decided to cause trouble tonight. Even Truong The Tu, who usually loves her very much. At this moment, he also looked at her with hateful eyes as she was dragged away. From beginning to end, he never opened his mouth to beg even a single sentence. Right at that moment. Truong The Tu adjusted his clothes. Then he knelt down and bowed to the Emperor.

“I want to denounce it in front of the Emperor.”

“During the time when the Vuong family went on a campaign, Vuong Phi Kich Vi had an affair with her grandmother.”

“This is the proof.”

He just held out an envelope with both hands. The Emperor did not accept it. But directly ordered the public servant to give it to Tieu Dien. After reading it. A strange light flashed in Tieu Dien's eyes. But he quickly regained his calmness like a lake surface without ripples.

“King.”

“This is a letter intercepted by my subordinates.”

"It's a letter the Princess wrote to a grandfather named Luc Thuc Dat during the time he was on an expedition."

Tieu Dien walked next to Truong The Tu. Then slowly took out a scroll of paintings from his sleeve. The scroll is opened. Inside is the painting that I sent to Luc Thuc Dat, but thanks to Luc Thuc Dat, he sold it at a high price. In the lotus pond. The lotus is blooming most beautifully. On the shore of the lake are the backs of a man and a woman leaning close to each other. Although the painting uses a lot of space. But you can still feel the immense lotus lake connecting the horizon. The same strong love between the two people in the painting. Tieu Dien then took out another letter.

"This is a letter sent by the Royal Highness along with the painting, clearly stating the recipient's name Luc Thuc Dat."

“At that time, the army was in dire straits.”

"Thanh Nghiep continued to attack for many days without success."

“The morale of the generals gradually declined.”

“It was the intelligence sent by the Princess, along with this painting, that gave me confidence.”

“This king knows that someone is waiting for my return.”

“And the news she sent brought a turning point for the siege.”

Tieu Dien turned around. Trinh solemnly bowed to the Emperor.

"Today, the first thing is that Crown Prince An Quoc Cong's room intended to harm the Princess."

"After that, the Crown Prince himself admitted that he had voluntarily blocked the Princess's letters to frame her."

“I really don't understand what his intentions are.”

"Please decide today's matter, Your Royal Highness."

“It is not suitable for me and my wife to continue staying here.”

“Please excuse me first.”

On the passenger seat. I don't know who suddenly said something:

“Thuc Dat?”

“Isn't the royal family's nickname Thuc Dat?”

“Also, isn't the family name of Lao Vuong Phi's mother's family also the Luc family?”

"This name Luc Thuc Dat sounds like the Royal family."

“What do you think, my lord?”

"Open your mouth and close your mouth, saying that the Royal Family and the Royal Highness have feelings for each other?"

Ignore what everyone is talking about. Tieu Dien still held my hand tightly. Leading me to stride out of the main hall. All the way. He didn't say a word. Get out of the palace. He just let go of the hand that was holding me. After that, don't look at me again. He stood up. Lift up the carriage curtain. Cold moonlight fell on his face. Makes him look a bit lonely and sad. I'm still thinking about it. Why does that painting have envelopes and intelligence? appeared in his hand? Why is his reaction so unusual when it comes to Luc Thuc Dat? In my mind, everything that happened suddenly appeared. The word "Thuc Dat" that everyone mentioned at the banquet. The Luc family of Lao Vuong Phi's maternal family. The painting I sent to Luc Thuc Dat reappeared in Tieu Dien's hands. And all the letters over the years... I always thought that person in the distance was my mother's friend. He is the person with whom we discuss business matters, tell us about the beautiful scenery, and share all the joys and sorrows in life. But at this moment, when stringing it all together, a bold thought suddenly appeared in my mind. I suddenly raised my head. My heart was beating so violently that it felt like it was about to burst out of my chest. From beginning to end, there was basically no one named Luc Thuc Dat. Or should we say... Luc Thuc Dat still exists. It's just that person... It's Tieu Dien. The carriage was quiet for a long time. He seemed to be saying to himself:

“It turns out that from beginning to end, I was in love with myself.”

Return to the Royal Palace. He turned around, looked straight at me and asked:

"The person she likes from beginning to end is Luc Thuc Dat, right?"

"Because I want to run far away with him."

“She even always wanted to break up with me.”