Chapter 6 — The Sixth Prince's Female Chef

Sometimes they bring freshly made pear Cao Duong, sometimes they bring some lung-boosting dishes, sometimes they just come to pay their respects to the queen. The Queen is quite pleased with me. Mother Sun sometimes reminds me of some rules in the palace. The Sixth Prince's cough has indeed improved. Although the body's foundation is still weak, at least it no longer coughs all night like before. The people in the palace are all very observant. Seeing that the queen treated me kindly, of course everyone was polite. The news quickly spread to Marquis An Binh's palace. Perhaps Tham Vu heard that I often went around the palace, so he sent someone to deliver a letter to the Nguyen palace. Letter sent to Nguyen Thanh Duong. But after reading it, Nguyen Thanh Duong deliberately brought it in front of me to show off. "The Crown Prince said..." She smiled brightly at me. "Told me not to pay attention to the rumors. He said that His Highness Luc's body is not good, so if you rush to flatter me, it will only be a waste of effort." My hand holding the tea cup paused slightly. "The Crown Prince also said..." Nguyen Thanh Duong moved closer and lowered his voice. voice. "If you regret it now and obediently come to the Marquis Palace to be my concubine, I will still be willing to accept you. If you continue to be unreasonable, until both sides lose everything, don't blame your sister for not reminding you." I looked at Nguyen Thanh Duong's gentle and friendly face, suddenly smiling. "My sister, thank you for my good intentions." I put down the tea cup, my voice was neither heavy nor light. "Please also convey my words to my lord, tell me. Don't worry. Even if I starve to death on the street, I will absolutely not enter the Marquis Palace to be your concubine." Nguyen Thanh Duong's smile turned cold. "Nguyen Thanh Le, you better remember today's words." "Don't worry, sister." I stood up. "My memory is always very good." As I turned to leave, I heard the sound of Nguyen Thanh Duong throwing a teacup from behind. Tieu Dao followed behind me, her face full of worry: "Miss, if you say that, will the eldest lady and the crown prince be offended too much?" "Already offended." I said: "This one sentence is not missing." Tieu Dao sighed and did not say anything more. I know what she is worried about. Nguyen Thanh Duong will soon become the crown prince's wife. The power of An Binh palace is not small. If Tham Vu is determined to take revenge on me, a little girl like me won't be able to resist. But I had no way back. 11That evening, my mother suddenly called me to her hospital. Rarely did she not have a dark face. On the contrary, she told me to sit down and ordered someone to pour me a cup of tea. "Thanh Le." She said gently: "Mother has thought carefully. If you don't want to be a concubine, mother will not force you. Picked green melons are not sweet, mother still understands this principle. "I took the tea cup and calmly waited for her to finish. The mother paused, then continued: "It's just that the marriage between you and the crown prince has spread to the outside. If it continues to fail, your reputation will not be good. The mother has found another marriage for you, let me see if it is suitable." My heart tugged slightly. "The eldest son of the Luu family is in the east of the city, twenty-seven years old this year, he just lost his wife last year, there are two sons under his pillow." The mother smiled and narrowed her eyes and said: "Although only I'm the next wife, but at least I'm still the main wife. You won't be disadvantaged by marrying over there." I almost threw the tea cup in my hand to the ground. Grand Master of the Luu family? Someone who is good at eating, drinking, gambling, having sex with women, all bad things, and still lives to annoy the government to the point of death? My mother wanted to push me into the fire pit. "Mother." I put down the tea cup and tried to keep my voice calm. "The reputation of the Liu family's eldest son... everyone should know." The mother's smile faded a bit. "What about fame? As a man, when he is young, it is inevitable that he will be a little confused. After getting married, he will learn to accept it.

mind." She looked at me, her eyes carrying a bit of impatience. "You also don't look back at your identity. Just being the concubine of a 7-rank mandarin's house, how can you expect to marry into such a good family? The Luu family is at least a wealthy merchant family, and will not treat you poorly when it comes to money." I tightened my sleeves. "Mother, the queen told me to come back to the palace every few days to cook for His Highness the Luc. This job..." "Are you using the queen to force me?" The mother suddenly slammed the table hard, causing the tea cup to shake. "Nguyen Thanh Le, do you think the queen really values you? Just give me some dignity when I need you! After His Highness Luc's illness is cured, do you think anyone will remember who you are?" She stood up, looked down at me from above, her voice as if tempered by ice: "To tell you the truth, I have already discussed this marriage with the Liu family, and even accepted the bride price. Ten days later they got married. If you want to get married, you have to get married. If you don't want to, you have to get married." When I walked out of my mother's yard, it was completely dark. Tieu Dao supported me, her hands shaking: "Miss... how could you do that? The eldest son of the Luu family is a famous bastard..." "I know." I said softly. "So what should we do? Or are you going to beg the queen for mercy..."