Chapter 6 — When the General refused to kiss me on my wedding day, I used 10 miles of red pages to buy a royal family

He looked at me, his eyes carrying a bit of scrutiny.

“You put all the responsibility on this king, and made this king your shield.”

I bow my head.

"The situation is urgent, I hope the king will forgive me."

"It's just that this action of this goddess is also protecting the face of the royal family and the royal palace."

"If this goddess is truly punished by the queen, or forced to marry back to the Ha family, people will lose face... I'm afraid it's not just her."

He didn't say anything. Consider it tacitly accepting my words.

"There's no need to worry about the bride price." he suddenly spoke up.

"As for your compensation for the Ha family, this king will send someone to make them pay back double."

I was stunned. Looking at him a bit surprised. This guy is... taking the lead for me? This seems to have gone beyond the scope of "transactions" between us. He seemed to see through my thoughts and added another sentence.

“This king's concubine cannot bear the loss.”

“That's the rule.”

Having finished speaking, he stopped looking at me and picked up the scroll again. A clear look of seeing off guests. I suppressed the slight fluctuations in my heart and bowed out.

“The goddess leaves.”

I walked out of the study room, constantly repeating his words in my heart—“My king's princess, I can't bear the loss.” This man... doesn't seem as cold as he looks. The next two days, the wind was calm and the waves were calm. I have just handled the affairs in the palace handed over by Trieu's mother, and prepared for the big wedding three days later. In the royal palace's books, problems are indeed piling up. Mother Zhao alone has embezzled no less than fifty thousand taels of silver in the past three years. Other managers also have their own deficits. I never made a big deal out of it. Just quietly gather all the evidence, little by little, and organize it. Right now, it's not the time to touch them. The foundation is not solid, if we rush to act, it will only cause internal chaos. We need to wait. Wait for a suitable opportunity. On the third day, it was the day Tieu Huyen Nghi and I got married. This time, there were no ten miles of red decorations, and no guests filling the house. Everything is simplified. Just use a grand palanquin carried by eight people from the royal palace to take me from Thanh Tam Uyen to the main hall of the main temple. Praise heaven and earth. Consider it an initiation ceremony. Although simple, the necessary rules are still not missing one thing. I have officially become Prince Tuc's official title. Wedding night with flowers and wishes. I sat next to the bed covered with a red blanket, feeling a little uneasy in my heart. According to the contract, we are only in a cooperative relationship. There is no real husband and wife. I don't know how he will arrange it tonight. After waiting for a long time, Tieu Huyen Nghi walked in. He had changed back into his usual dark-colored robe, as if the wedding dress used in the previous ceremony had never remained on him for even a moment. On his body, there was a strong smell of alcohol, along with... the faint smell of blood. My heart was slightly shaken. Is he injured? He walked to the table, poured a cup of tea, tilted his head back and drank it all. Then, he looked towards me.

“Tonight, you sleep in bed.”

“This king goes to the heavenly palace.”

I let out a small breath. He turned around to leave, but his steps suddenly staggered. I reacted extremely quickly, immediately moving forward to help him.

“King!”

Touch his hand, it's hot burning like fire. Along with the wet feeling on his arm. I used the candlelight to look closely. On his left arm, there was a wound so deep that the bones were clearly visible. Fresh blood soaked his sleeves. He obviously wanted to hide it, but I found out. His face was paler than usual.

“Your Majesty, you are injured!”

"No problem." he wants to push me away.

“It's just a small wound.”

“This is what you call a small wound!” I was impatient, "Quickly sit down, let me bandage you!"

I didn't let him object and directly forced him to sit on the chair. Then, without hesitation, he tore off his sleeve. That fierce wound immediately appeared in the air. The surrounding skin has begun to turn black. I took a breath of cold air. He looked at me, his eyes complicated.

“Now I know I'm afraid?”

“Marrying this king, the things you have to face are things like this.”

“Assassination, poisoning, never stopping.”

“If you regret it now, there is still time.”

I did not answer. I just calmly stood up and opened one of my chests. From inside, took out an exquisite medicine chest. It was the antidote and the secret medicine of the Tham family. I turned back to face him and squatted down again. One side expertly treated his wound, the other side did not raise his head and speak.

“Your Majesty, isn't it too late to say these words now?”

“From the moment I stepped through the royal palace gates, we were on the same boat.”

“One honor and glory, one loss and loss.”

“I have become your royal concubine, so naturally I have had the enlightenment to face all these things.”