Chapter 2 — Waking Up Dreaming and Doaning Love Lang

02

I froze in place, my eyes darkened. Bui Ngoc Duong is still crying. She cried beautifully, tears falling in chains, looking extremely weak and pitiful.

“Sister Tham, say something.”

"If you really can't stand me, I'll just leave."

After that, she tried to stand up, but her wrist was held tightly by Princess An Lac sitting next to her.

"Ngoc Duong, stop. You made it clear just now that she was sitting too close to the aisle, intentionally tripping you."

“If it was her own fault, why would she force you to leave?”

Bui Ngoc Duong bit his lip:

"But after all, sister Tham is my future sister-in-law..."

“Future escape?” An Lac smiled coldly. "With a narrow mind like hers, it's unknown whether or not she can enter the Marquis Palace."

There were a few soft laughs around. I was not moved at all, still staring at the golden letters. Suddenly, I remember many things. During a hunt last fall, Bui Dien hunted a white fox with extremely beautiful fur. From afar I saw him carrying the fox's body towards me, my heart warmed up, I thought he wanted to give it to me. Unexpectedly, he walked right past them and personally put the fox skin on Bui Ngoc Duong's shoulders. Once again, the Marquis held a party, and Bui Ngoc Duong gave me a piece of cinnamon flower cake. As soon as I took a bite, Bui Dien frowned:

“Ngoc Duong can't touch cinnamon flowers, so why do you still eat them right in front of me?”

After speaking, he immediately told the maid to prepare the cake, from beginning to end without asking me a single question. At that time, I just thought that he especially loved my sister, and never thought otherwise. Only now do we understand. It turns out that each story has had its answer laid out right before our eyes. I pondered for a long time. It's been so long that Bui Ngoc Duong spoke again:

“Sister Tham, are you still angry with me?”

An Lac snorted contemptuously:

"Ngoc Duong, don't pay attention to her. Show that appearance to anyone? Even in front of His Highness, you dare to have a dark face."

The eldest princess raised her cup of tea without speaking. Who doesn't know that the Princess Truong hates the crooked things in the back of the house the most. Today, people holding a party to enjoy flowers just want to be quiet. Bui Ngoc Duong correctly saw this point. As long as I make a fuss in front of everyone, the fault will be my own. But if I don't make a fuss, the crime of intentionally tripping her will be nailed down. At that time, the whole capital will think that I Tham Xu is an arrogant, jealous person that even the future little aunt cannot tolerate.

03

“Miss Bui.”

My voice is strangely calm.

"Just now you said I was sitting too close to the aisle, intentionally tripping you up."

Bui Ngoc Duong nodded with tears in her eyes. I point to the side:

“My seat cushion is three feet away from the circular aisle. You stand up from the next table, at least an arm's length away from me.”

“May I ask how I tripped you?”

Bui Ngoc Duong paused.

“Of course use... the hem of the skirt.”

“Today I wear a pleated skirt, the hem of the skirt only covers the instep three inches.”

I stood up. The hem of the skirt hangs down, just enough to cover the tip of the shoe.

"Furthermore, both my legs are placed under the table, the hem of my skirt spread over my knees. You stand up from the side, if my skirt hem can block you, then you must walk close to my table."

“Miss Bui is a person who understands manners when leaving Did you stand that close to me just now?"

The whole party suddenly fell silent. Bui Ngoc Duong's face changed:

“You don't have to pressure me like that... What happened just now is over, from now on we will still be family.”

“One person?” I burst out laughing. "When you said I wasn't worthy of being the head of the Marquis Palace, you didn't consider me a member of the family."

Tears in Bui Ngoc Duong's eyes threatened to fall. She looked at me, then at Princess Truong, and suddenly said in a low voice:

“Sister Shen, do you have to say something so harsh? That's it... it's Ngoc Duong's fault, Ngoc Duong apologizes to my sister."

After speaking, she gently bowed and bowed. His posture dropped extremely low, tears falling down his chin to the ground. Or give a move one step back to take two steps forward. Just now the one who aggressively forced people was her, now the one who feels sorry for herself and admits her mistakes is also her. Bowing my head like that, on the contrary, makes me look like a bully, forcing a young lady to bow in front of everyone. As expected, An Lac could no longer sit still.

“Ngoc Duong, why are you apologizing! It's obvious she threw dirty water on you!

“Prince.”

I interrupted her and held out my hand so she could clearly see the red mark on the back of my hand.

“I splash dirty water? The burn is still here. How about letting Miss Bui explain clearly, why did you crash into my table for no reason?"

An Lac finally shut up. Bui Ngoc Duong's face turned pale, then immediately changed to another explanation.

“Sister Tham, actually I just want to give you a towel. Just now, when I drank tea, the corner of my mouth had a bit of tea on it. I think the nobles from all over the capital are here, I'm afraid you'll lose face..."

“Unexpectedly, I stood up too quickly, caught on the hem of my dress, and crashed into your table.”

She lowered her eyes.

"It's not good for Ngoc Duong to do things rashly, causing my sister to suffer."

The whole table was silent. Right after that, someone quietly said "ah" as if suddenly understanding.

“It turned out that there was a kindness that wanted to give a towel. This Miss Tham is really…”

"Why are you giving me the towel in such a hurry?"

“Who knows, maybe it was intentionally bumped into.”

However, the wind in the party has changed. I was about to open my mouth when the golden letters appeared again. 【Ngoc Duong's move to retreat and move forward is so great! While washing away your sins, you also show kindness. If Shen Xu continues to prosecute, then he is unreasonable!】 【The eldest princess hates disputes at home the most. The bigger it gets, the more people feel that Tham Xu can't get on the table. It's worth it!】 【Going back to the main man's palace, he must have comforted Ngoc Duong, right? I love you so much. Ngoc Duong has suffered so much. Tonight you have to love her more to make up for it~】 Very good. I think I understand. No matter how we respond, in the chess game that Bui Ngoc Duong has set up, we can't get half of the good things. Then I won't follow your moves anymore.