Chapter 2 — When I was born, the day I got divorced, I turned around and married the person who had been waiting for me all my life

She stood up and gently bowed to me: "Sister, how are you?" I reached out to help her up and smiled softly: "You don't have to be so polite, sit down quickly." She was stunned for a moment. Probably didn't expect my attitude to be so gentle. Even mother looked at me one more time. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became strange and difficult to put into words. Tham Nghien Chi put down the tea cup, stood up and clasped his hands with my mother: "Today, my mother Tham came to the palace, there is really something I want to ask you, ma'am." I slightly lowered my eyes, raised the tea cup and took a sip.

"Uyen Thanh and I have been in love for a long time. In this life, I only want to grow old with her. The marriage contract between the two Luong Tham families... I really don't dare to make Chieu Ninh feel wronged. I beg the lady to take charge and cancel this marriage."

Having finished speaking, he lifted up his shirt and knelt down. To Uyen Thanh also knelt down, her voice was soft and gentle: "Uyen Thanh knows that she comes from a lowly background and is not worthy of the Crown Prince. But the common woman is a true heart to the Crown Prince. She is willing to be a concubine and will absolutely not compete with her cousin." How beautifully these words are spoken. In my previous life, I was deceived by the phrase "don't fight for anything". Later, she not only fought, but actually won. I put down the tea cup and raised my head to look at Tham Nghien Chi. He avoided my eyes again. Feeling guilty? That's right, the marriage contract between the two Luong Tham families was decided by his father, the old Marquis, when he was still alive. Today he came to say goodbye, to put it nicely, it was "don't dare let me be wronged", and to say it a little harshly, it was to betray the will of my deceased father.

“Your Highness, have you really thought it through?” I opened my mouth to ask, my voice calm and unruffled.

Tham Nghien Chi's eyelashes trembled slightly: "I've thought about it carefully." I stood up, walked step by step in front of him, held out my hand: "Where is the kiss letter?" The entire hall suddenly fell silent. Tham Nghien Chi raised his head to look at me, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes. He probably didn't expect me to be so decisive and quick. I received the kiss letter from his hand, opened it and glanced through it. It is written very clearly above: the marriage contract between the two Luong Tham families is now annulled, the man marries the woman, and the two parties no longer have anything to do with it. Below is Tham Nghien Chi's personal seal.

“Where is the ink pen?” I turned around and asked my mother.

Mother looked at me for a long time, then signaled mom to bring the four treasures to the office. I picked up the pen and kissed the three words "Luong Chieu Ninh" on the letter. Having finished writing, I put down my pen and smiled slightly at Tham Nghien Chi: "Your Highness, your marriage letter will be accepted by the Luong family. From now on, you get married, I get married, there will be no more ties between you and me." Tham Nghien Chi received the letter and kissed him, his lips moved slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only uttered two words: "Thank you." To Uyen Thanh was so happy that she burst into tears, holding a scarf to cover her mouth and nose, repeatedly bowing to me: "Thank you so much for your success..."

“No need to thank me.”

I interrupted her, my voice faint: "The crown prince has chosen you, so that is what you should have." Having finished speaking, I bowed to my mother: "Mother, my daughter is a bit tired, I want to go back and rest first." Without waiting for her to respond, I turned around leave. It wasn't until I reached the corner where there was no one in the hallway that I stopped walking, my back leaned against the ice-cold hallway pillar, and I raised my head to look at the gray sky covered with fog. The marriage letter has already been signed. But his eyes still refused to listen and turned red. Not because of him. It's because of myself in my previous life, who knelt in the Buddha hall, raised my head to look at the white silk and silently shed tears. Behind me, someone suddenly called my maiden name. I turned around and the person coming was Mama Trieu, my confidant next to my mother. She quickly walked over, grabbed my hand, and said in a low voice: "Madam told me to call the young lady over to the courtyard, she has something to say." I gently wiped the corners of my eyes with my hand and followed her back. The mother's courtyard is called Tinh An Duong, located behind the main courtyard of the Marquis' Palace. It is entirely made of green brick walls and black tile roofs. In front of the yard are two old eucalyptus trees with luxuriant branches and leaves. She sent all her subordinates away, leaving only me by her side.

“Tell me, what are you thinking in your heart?”

I sat down in front of her, lowered my eyes and replied: "I don't think anything. Since the prince doesn't want to get married, I can't force him to get married either."

“On the contrary, I'm really open-minded.”

The mother coldly 'hmphed': "But have you thought about it? Once the divorce story spreads out, where will your reputation be? Everyone in the capital knows that Luong Chieu Ninh was divorced by Tham Nghien Chi. Who else will come to your door to ask for marriage in the future?"