Chapter 5 — Van Quan's Friendship and Ambivalence

I have a high fever that hasn't gone down for several days. Then, while unconscious from fever, Trieu Tuan came to my bedside. Obviously he has such a beautiful face. But what he said... made people scared. The corner of his lips carried a smile, his voice spoke slowly: "If you still don't get better..." "... then you will end up exactly like the rabbit in my hospital." Being scared by him... My illness miraculously cured completely. When he woke up, he entered the palace, was appointed King of Ninh, and soon returned to the land of Tran Chau. From then on... I never saw him again. … While Trieu Tuan talked to me, I kept my head down, not daring to look at him. His forehead was covered with cold sweat. At that moment, I heard footsteps in my ears. Right after that, Trieu Tuan once again covered my mouth. "Who's there?" A low, cold voice rang out. I immediately opened my eyes wide. It's Chu Diep. At this moment, I was hugged tightly by Trieu Tuan. Before... I have never been so close to a man." Your Highness, the Emperor has been waiting for you in the royal study for quite a long time." Soon after, a little eunuch came to call Chu Diep to leave. But Trieu Tuan still leaned close to my ear. The corner of his lips curled up into a strange and stubborn smile. A low voice like a devil in the dark whispered: "Remember the rabbit that was skinned alive in my hospital?" My whole body trembled. His eyes were filled with fear. He laughed softly again. Right after that, he used his gentle voice like a god to fascinate others. "Don't be hostile to me." "Come by my side, okay?"... That night I had nightmares all night long. In the dream... There was a rabbit with an injured leg. I chased it for a long time but still couldn't catch it. Suddenly, the rabbit ran in front of a man and stopped. That person wore a dark-colored long robe. Handsome appearance, looks extremely harmless. He squatted down, smiled gently, and held the injured rabbit in his arms. I breathed a sigh of relief. "It's injured. Give it to me, I have to bandage its wound." The smile on his face immediately disappeared. Cold eyes glanced over the wound on the rabbit's leg. Then he raised his head and looked at me. The corners of the lips curl slightly. Between the eyebrows, the eyes were all dark and scary. "Just when I was hungry." "This eyeless rabbit crawled into my hands." "Tell you, lady..." "Braising a spicy rabbit is better..." "...or is it better to roast it whole?" As he said... He began to skin the rabbit. Soon... The rabbit in his hand was left with only a mass of red meat. Looking at that bloody mass of meat... I screamed loudly. The nightmare also woke up. The back of my shirt was soaked with cold sweat. Throughout the next day... we were restless and mentally sluggish. … Afternoon. Tang Lac picked up a letter at the door and walked in with a suspicious face. "Miss, why is there a letter like this at the door?" She gave me the letter. I lazily accepted it. But as soon as I saw the five words "Third Sisters Than Khai" with a strong pen stroke on the envelope... My eyes immediately widened. The back is also unconsciously straight. My mind felt like it was being poured with a bucket of cold water. Tang Lac looked at me in confusion. "Miss, you've been gloomy and lifeless all day. Why are you suddenly awake now?" Me: "..." How can you not be awake? I was scared awake by Trieu Tuan. In the letter... Trieu Tuan promised me to meet three days later at Tu Hien winery. … Do I dare to refuse the current Crown Prince's invitation? I don't dare... I still don't want to end up like that rabbit. Three days later. Finally, we still arrived at Tu Hien restaurant. Trieu Tuan arrived a little earlier than me. The dishes on the table are all fully presented. Take a look around... it's all salty dishes. Trieu Tuan smiled. "I remember when I was a child, Tam sister liked to eat meat the most." "The more fatty the dish, the greasier it is, the more delicious it is."

"I secretly sighed. He still remembered that clearly. It's just... later on, Chu Diep really liked vegetarianism. In front of him, I had never eaten meat. I was afraid that if he saw my meat-eating appearance, he would think I was rude. Trieu Tuan picked up a piece of meat and put it in my bowl. "Try it." I secretly glanced at him. He happily picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly. Looking at the whole table full of food. Regardless of what Trieu Tuan was about to say. The matter at hand was at hand. I still wanted to satisfy my hunger. I picked up a piece of meat from the bowl and ate it. The meat was soft and fragrant, fresh and delicious. Seeing that I had quickly finished one piece, Trieu Tuan continued to feed me about seven servings... Tieu Nhi suddenly brought up a main dish... I saw an object that looked like a human head, with all its teeth intact. I couldn't help but ask: "What is this?" Trieu Tuan picked up and ate the dish calmly replied: "Spicy rabbit head." "Spicy, very delicious." "Want to try?" Me: "..." I was stunned for a long time. I pursed my lips and whispered: "The goddess... doesn't like eating rabbit meat." Trieu Tuan was surprised. "Really?" "But just now I saw you eating rabbit meat very passionately." I immediately widened my eyes. Looking at the whole table of food. Steamed... Braised... Fried... These... are all... rabbit meat? Stiffly turned his head to look at Trieu Tuan, stammering. Trieu Tuan slightly raised his eyebrows. He leisurely used a towel to wipe the grease from the corner of his mouth. "Third sister..." "What do you think is meat?"... I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Such a cute rabbit... I'm really cruel! Trieu Tuan picked up another rabbit head and put it on the clean plate next to him. Then he washed his hands and slowly tore off the meat from the rabbit's head After a while, he pushed the plate in front of me: "So, do you dare to taste it?" I looked at the meat on the plate, not moving at all.