Chapter 14 — When the General refused to kiss me on my wedding day, I used 10 miles of red pages to buy a royal family

Since he wanted to test me, let me see what he really wanted to do. He looked at me, a flicker of appreciation in his eyes. It seems very satisfied with my calmness. He sat up from the bed and leaned against the headboard.

“Aren't you curious?”

"Not curious how the fairy princess died in the end?"

"I'm not curious, where is that child?"

I shook my head.

"Incurious."

"That is the prince's private matter, it has nothing to do with me."

“I just need to do my part well, fulfill my part of the contract.”

"I'm not interested in knowing about other things."

What I say is all sincere. The more you know, the deeper you sink, the faster you die. I understand this principle. He laughed again. That smile carries some sadness.

“Tham Nguyet Kien, she is very smart.”

“But sometimes, being too smart can be self-harming.”

"Do you think that if you marry into the royal palace and sign a contract, you can stay out of everything?"

“From the moment you walked through this door, you've been in this murky water.”

"There are things that she doesn't want to know, but she has to know."

My heart sank. I know he's about to tell a secret. A secret that could take my life at any moment. "That's it...let's get involved, do you all agree?" He didn't look at me anymore, but looked out at the moonlight outside the window. His eyes became distant.

“A Nguyen... she is not sick and dying.”

“She was killed by someone.”

Even though I had predicted it, when I heard it with my own ears, I still couldn't help but be shocked.

“The one who killed her… was the queen.”

This answer has long been in my mind. The Queen is the one behind everything, the brains of all foreign powers. The Ha family is nothing more than her outstretched arm. But Tieu Huyen Nghi... has always been the biggest thorn in her side, the person she must definitely eliminate. Eliminating the person he loved the most... was the heaviest blow to him.

“One year ago, on the anniversary of the emperor's father's death, there was a banquet in the palace.”

"The Queen, using the excuse of A Nguyen's weak body, invited her to the palace's heavenly palace to rest."

"I was in the main hall drinking with my brother Hoang. When I realized something was wrong and ran over... it was too late."

“Heavenly Palace… caught fire.”

“When I rushed in, I could only save the Inheritance.”

"Ah Nguyen... she was burned to the point that her face was unrecognizable."

His voice is very calm, very quiet. Like telling a story that has nothing to do with me. But I can feel that the hand hanging next to his body has already clenched into a fist. The knuckles were white from the force.

"Externally, I can only declare that she has a sudden illness that cannot be cured and will die."

“Because… I have no evidence.”

"All the servants serving in the palace's heavenly hall that night, in just one night, all died violently."

“The clues… were completely cut off.”

“I can only endure.”

“Forbearance for a year.”

I listen quietly, without interrupting. But inside my heart, a storm arose. This... was no longer a simple back-and-forth fight. This is a blood-soaked game of power, with no way back - he dies, he lives.

“And the child you mentioned…” I couldn't help but ask.

He turned his head to look at me. His eyes were so deep that he couldn't see the bottom.

“During that fire… A Nguyen not alone.”

“In her womb… she still carries our fetus.”

"It's been seven months, and the doctor has determined that it's a girl."

I took a sharp breath of cold air. I just felt a cold flow from the soles of my feet rising straight to the top of my head. One body, two lives. The trick is cruel.

“Why does the Queen have to do that?”

“Just because you are her main enemy?”

He smiled coldly.

“The enemy?”

"In her eyes, I'm afraid I don't even have the qualifications to be an enemy."

“What she wants… is Prince Tuc's royal palace.”

“She was afraid.”

"I'm afraid that disabled people like me will one day rise again."

"Afraid that when the heir apparent grows up, he will threaten her son's position as Crown Prince."

“So… she wanted to pull the weeds out from the roots.”

I finally understand. Everything is connected together. This is a giant net. From five years ago, from that battle... began to unfold silently. Tieu Huyen Nghi's disability, To Nguyen's tragic death, Thua Tu's loneliness... Round after round, tightly connected. But now... I have also been caught up in this net. I looked at him and asked the last question, which was also the most important.

“These things… why did you tell me?”

He looked at me, his eyes had never been so serious before.

“Because… I need an ally.”

“An ally who can join me… in avenging A Nguyen and my child.”

"As for you, Tham Nguyet Kien... is the best choice."