Chapter 3 — The Secret Behind the Face of the First Beauty

But soon, her mouth was sealed, and from then on there was no more movement. Since Cuc Thao disappeared, everyone in Tay Ha Vien's work has been filled with fear. Especially Mai Huong, she was so scared that she had nightmares every night and took days off due to illness. After all, she and Cuc Thao grew up together since childhood, and were both close maids of the First Lady. On weekdays, although she secretly fought on the surface, Cuc Thao's tragic death still made her feel scared, inevitably thinking of herself. The eldest lady was extremely satisfied with this act of killing chickens to scare monkeys, and also admired that the maids in the yard were much more obedient, so that when they married into the Royal Palace in the future, they would not have to waste time warning them. I quietly pounded the medicine in my room, acting like everything had nothing to do with me. Cuc Thao and Mai Huong, I don't know how many dirty things they helped the Great Lady do. The two of them used to secretly ask me for a beauty suit. I didn't give it to you, I just gave you a beauty remedy. I just casually complimented a few words that the middle of Cuc Thao's eyebrows and the corners of her eyes were very similar to the Great Lady. As a close maid, perhaps in the future I will be given grace and promoted to be a concubine, so I congratulate you in advance. So she was moved. Right under the Eldest Lady's eyelids, she also wanted to grab a chance to climb high. Unfortunately, the First Lady did not remember any of her master-servant love. If you want to kill, then kill. I will forever remember clearly. On the day Mrs. A tragically lost her life, Cuc Thao mixed in with the onlookers, and then conspired with the housekeeper, slandering Mrs. A for not being able to bear the loneliness, and secretly having sex with men everywhere. Now, it is considered that she is an evil person who receives evil retribution. One month later. The eldest lady happily married into the Royal Palace. Ten miles of red pageantry, making so many people admire. The prince lifted his wedding scarf, finished drinking the wine and then went to the front yard to entertain guests. After kicking everyone in the room out, Mai Huong secretly led me into the new room. The eldest lady's face was extremely ugly. She threw her gold-embroidered wedding dress on me, gritted her teeth and glared.

"What a bargain for a maid like you! This young lady's wedding night wishes are for you alone to enjoy."

I knelt on the ground, trembling like a sieve, and advised the First Lady to think again.

"If the matter is exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable."

She got angry and kicked me hard.

"If I tell you to do something, just do it! Don't give rise to thoughts you shouldn't have. Your entire family's life is in my hands!"

Having finished speaking, she gracefully wriggled and left. Only Mai Huong was left behind to serve. Both to hide and to monitor us. She has long since ceased to be a virgin. To hide the wedding night, she thought of a way to find a substitute. But there was Cuc Thao's lesson before, she didn't trust Mai Huong at all, so she changed her target to me, who has an ordinary appearance like salt. It's just that my body shape is similar to hers. Just letting your hair down, not speaking, in the dark is enough to pretend to be sincere. In the room, all the red candles were extinguished, all around were dim. Mai Huong guarded outside the door. I wore a soft crimson robe, cold as water, quietly lying on the bed, waiting. I don't know how much time has passed. Outside, heavy footsteps were finally heard, along with Mai Huong's deliberately raised voice.

"Your Highness is auspicious. The young lady is already waiting for you in the curtain."

"Yeah, if it's okay then go back down."

The Crown Prince's low, magnetic voice rang out. The door opened. The handsome figure of a man appeared outside the curtain. He laughed teasingly.

"This lazy cat, you even forgot about your wedding night."

After a series of rustling sounds of undressing. He raised his hand to open the curtain. The moment the curtain was lifted, I immediately took action and sprinkled a handful of enchanting medicine.

"Huh? Why are you suddenly so sleepy?"

He only vaguely uttered a doubtful sentence, then his whole body collapsed onto the bed, falling asleep and not knowing anything. It was almost dawn when the First Lady returned. Seeing that I and the Crown Prince had not yet gotten married, she was both happy and angry to the point of gnashing her teeth, her delicately embroidered shoes stepping heavily on my shoulders.

"Useless thing! Even such a small thing can't be done! What a waste of my time calculating all night long."

I knelt on the ground, trembling and explained:

"His Highness was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. This servant was afraid that if he spoke up, he would be exposed, so he didn't dare wake up His Highness."