Chapter 2 — Tong Chieu's Unfairness

When I knelt down to bow, a hand with clear joints helped me stand up. "Get in the car, Miss Tong Chieu." Through the endless rain, a smile flickered in the dark eyes of the Crown Prince.06 I and Crown Prince Ly Trinh only met a few times. He is the son of the deceased Queen Vuong. Since childhood, Ly Trinh suffered from many illnesses and lived in seclusion in the palace. After recovering from his illness at the age of twelve, he was welcomed back to the imperial city. The Queen Mother also organized a very solemn welcoming party. I followed my parents into the palace to attend the party. At that time, my sister was lost. Her parents were in unbearable pain and spent thousands and thousands of taels of silver looking for her. The Tong family gradually declined. At the party, no one paid attention to me. I decided to sneak out of the palace. We rowed the boat deep into the middle of the lotus pond, and suddenly heard the sound of a boy crying. That's Ly Trinh as a teenager. I have never seen anyone cry so painfully. Like wanting to cry my whole heart out. Lotus flowers cover heaven and earth. He knelt on the boat, screaming in pain: "Brother, please don't go..." "Why is your highness crying so painfully?" At that time I was only nine years old, my hair was tied into two innocent little buns. He was stunned, his pale face sat up, suddenly glaring at me angrily. "Who are you? Are you the one sent by the Queen Mother?" "I'm not... I was invited to the party, I walked here at will." I asked him in a low voice: "Did your highness miss your brother just now?" The queen only had one child. The person his brother called was probably the eldest prince Ly Cat, who was fighting in Bac Cuong at that time. "The eldest prince is heroic and martial, he will definitely be able to return safely. Your Highness, don't worry too much." Ly Trinh shook his head: "No..." He sighed again: "Well, a little girl like you doesn't understand." "My younger sister is also lost. Your Highness misses your eldest brother, I understand that pain." "This is flower candy." Made by my mother, it's very sweet. If you eat one, you'll feel better." Thunder rumbled. The lotus flower was blown wildly by the wind. The eunuchs stood on the shore looking for someone, continuously calling for the Crown Prince. Ly Trinh wiped her tears and accepted my candy. As the boat drifted away, he quickly turned around: "Which house are you, the lady? I will help you find your sister! Later, when you enter the palace, I will also invite you to eat candy." The sound of the wind overwhelmed my answer. Maybe Ly Trinh didn't hear clearly. Years passed like that. I continue to be a quiet lady, maintaining proper etiquette. Until tonight. My reputation is ruined, my parents don't love me, my loved ones don't love me. But he reached out his hand and pulled me out of the mud.07On the carriage back to Song Palace. The rain gradually stopped. Outside the partially opened pearl curtains, the streets of Truong An were brightly lit and crowded with people passing by. The half of the jade pendant I pulled down that day is now hidden deep in my sleeve. But what should we ask him? Ask him if he pretended to be a bandit on September 3rd... Or ask him why he came to save me tonight? Ly Trinh seemed to see through all my tension and insecurity. He just smiled and said: "At the banquet, I saw you couldn't eat a few pieces, you must have been hungry." "This is cinnamon flower chestnut candy made by the small kitchen of the Dong Palace." "You should eat first before asking me." He gave me a box of gold-painted food. Inside were chestnut candies, plain rice porridge cooked with shrimp and abalone, and several small bowls of food. The sound of the flute outside the curtain echoed endlessly. But in the small space inside the car, there were only me and Ly Trinh. I ate a bit too quickly and was choked by the layer of sugar on the outside until I coughed. Ly Trinh gave me his bottle of wine. The two of them sat very close, I could smell the warm scent of his collar. "Drink slowly. What's inside is not wine, but milk tea."

"You understand me very well. In that moment, my heart skipped a beat. I looked at his waist. If the person on September 3rd was really him, there must have been a very deep wound on his waist at this time. In any case, my reputation was completely ruined. The additional charge of seducing the Crown Prince was not worth it. I pretended not to be able to hold the wine bottle firmly and fell into his arms. A soft patch collided with the man's hard chest. My hand went to his waist. There was no bandage, no wound. Just a tight, slim waist, moving with the breath under the soft layer of brocade. My heart immediately sank, my voice was very low, my ears were red. "On the long street, the spring wind trembled. He looked at me intently and suddenly sighed. "She told her something story." "Your sufferings and doubts over the past few days can all find answers in this story." "But Miss Chieu Nhi must remember, stories are forever just stories."08 When Ly Trinh told the story, his voice was very gentle. I looked at him attentively, almost uncontrollably drawn into those years full of love and hatred. Twenty years ago, Bac Di was in chaos.