Chapter 3 — Van Quan's Friendship and Ambivalence

Never before have I been willing to let myself swallow my anger. But that day was the birthday party for his great-grandmother Chu Diep. I can only swallow all that humiliation. Seeing that, Luong Ngoc Kieu immediately smiled and turned to chat with the other ladies and gentlemen. I squatted down, picked up each piece of jade, and secretly wiped my tears. At that moment... a familiar low voice rang in my ear. "It's just a piece of jade, why does it need to be like that?" I stood up. Holding the broken pieces of jade with both hands, tears welled up as he looked at Chu Diep. "This jade pendant... is the gift you gave me last year..." Chu Diep's face did not change, his voice was still as cold as before. "It's just a piece of jade pendant." When a girl reaches the age of giving birth, she can get married. A jade pendant is a token that can only be given to the person you are in love with. He then gave me a jade pendant on the day of birth. It turns out... It's all just me being sentimental. At this moment, looking at Luong Ngoc Kieu deliberately playing with the jade pendant on her waist in front of me, I couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Sister Luong hasn't heard the news yet? I personally asked the Emperor to cancel the engagement. I'm not happy yet, how can I be heartbroken?" Looking at the stunned Luong Ngoc Kieu, I smiled again: "That's right. Before, I heard that sister Luong was also very infatuated with Prince Chu." "That's good." "What I don't need anymore... give it to you." Luong Ngoc Kieu immediately turned red and purple from embarrassment and anger. I slowly added another sentence: "Just... I don't know if Sister Luong has caught the eyes of Chu Tu Tu or not."... After irritating Luong Ngoc Kieu, I was in an extremely happy mood. Ly Nhu Lang smiled and pulled me to the back of the tea house to say goodbye and then changed to another topic. "Do you know that Ninh Vuong Trieu Tuan returned to capital yesterday?" I looked at her in surprise. Ly Nhu Lang continued: "This time of rebellion, all the princes in the capital were more or less involved, only King Ninh in the land of Tran Chau was not involved. This time the Emperor summoned him back to the capital, I'm afraid he will be used heavily." Hearing the name Trieu Tuan, my whole body suddenly trembled. In the eyes of outsiders, Trieu Tuan is just a prince who is not too prominent, not at all ordinary, and does his job well. But... I have seen his gloomy, stubborn face with my own eyes. He is a madman... Truly a madman. While Ly Nhu Lang and I were chatting, occasionally a few gentlemen we knew would come over and chat a few words. It seems everyone has forgotten that I was once the most famous rude lady in the capital. Everyone gathered to write poetry, play the guitar, and enjoy tea in a very leisurely setting. Suddenly... The already bustling banquet suddenly became quiet. I gently waved the round fan in my hand, lazily looking up. A figure wearing a snow-white robe came into view. Just looking at him is enough to see his elegant demeanor, clean and dust-free, and unparalleled handsome appearance. But this time we meet again... there are no longer any ripples in my heart like before. However, Chu Diep walked through the crowd with an indifferent expression. He went straight towards the water table where I was sitting. ... The cool wind suddenly blew up, the crimson skirt fluttered like a butterfly's wings, incomparably brilliant, completely without the vulgarity or unsightliness as Chu Diep had said. Chu Diep walked in front of me, his eyes seemed to flash a bit of fluctuation. But in just a blink of an eye, his expression became even colder. Behind him is the usual guard who always follows him closely. In his hand, the guard was holding an extremely delicate red wooden brocade box. "Previously, Miss Minh Tam said she would return the tokens the two families exchanged when they got engaged. Today I brought it back.

The token arrived, I just don't know the token that the Marquis of Hien Binh Palace gave to Ming Palace in the past, when will you return it? "In the past, Chu Diep was a person who valued rituals very much. Even though he had a cold personality, he had always been polite. Yet today he openly came to me in front of everyone, just to return the token that the two palaces had exchanged when they got married... I was so surprised that I even kicked the round fan in my hand. The guard was next to him. gave me the brocade box. I shyly accepted it, then heard Chu Diep ask: "Why didn't Miss Minh Tam answer my prince's words?" Me: "..." Although the one who begged the Emperor to cancel the engagement was me, looking at the current situation, it seemed that he was more enthusiastic about breaking off the engagement between the two of us than I was. "I had previously sent someone to the noble house to return the token. You still haven't received it yet? Probably the servants in our palace are lazy. When I return today, I will definitely punish them severely." As soon as I finished speaking, before Chu Diep could say anything, Luong Ngoc Kieu, standing next to him, laughed mockingly: "I don't see that the servants in the palace are lazy. Obviously, someone still has hope, so they keep their tokens and refuse to return them. "I was too lazy to argue with Luong Ngoc Kieu, only to see Chu Diep coldly snorting. Immediately after that, he turned his head to look at her again. Chu Diep had never looked directly at Luong Ngoc Kieu like that. When he looked at her, her face immediately turned red with shyness, her eyes could not hide her lingering affection. Unexpectedly. Chu Diep just smiled faintly, his eyes filled with disgust. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and turned to look at me: "This prince is not something that others can push around arbitrarily. In the future, I hope Third Miss Minh will be careful with her words!"