Chapter 3 — Where Spring Returns

"Silly girl, that's because the King wanted to express his dissatisfaction with the marriage decree given by His Majesty, and has nothing to do with which step you take first."
“So even if you step left foot first, you will still be punished?”
“I'm afraid so.”
“So what should we do?”
I remember when the elder sister once said, you have a way. I don't know if you're just comforting me or if you've actually come up with a solution. On the day of the dowry, I urged Tan Nghien Tu to leave early. We waited at Khuong residence for about a week before the elder sister slowly arrived. What surprised me the most was that God Vuong Tieu Sach actually personally did the dowry with his eldest sister. In my previous life, this never happened. After being punished by standing up to the rules on the day of marriage, Than Vuong never even entered the new room, let alone returned to his mother's house with his eldest sister. I looked at the elder sister with a worried expression. She just blinked slightly at me, signaling to rest assured. After everyone greeted me and sat in the flower hall chatting politely for a while, I finally found an opportunity to drag the elder sister out to the flower garden to talk privately. I'm anxious to know how you've lived these past few days, whether you've suffered like me in your previous life or not. The elder sister shook her head.
"The day I got off the palanquin, I did not rush to walk but stood still, facing the royal palace and bowed my head three times deeply to thank the Emperor for the marriage. Once I placed the royal grace in front of everyone, His Royal Highness of course could no longer use the excuse of punishing me to establish rules."
“So that's it.”
I sighed softly.
"Even if I gave you ten more heads, I still wouldn't be able to think of that way. It's been so hard, elder sister."
"It's not hard. Living in Than Vuong Palace is not bad."
"How is that possible? Even though the Royal Family didn't make things difficult for you at that time, later on there will be countless ways to torment others. As for the Princess, she always had a straight face, every time she asked for peace in the morning or evening, I was so scared that I didn't dare say a word."
The elder sister gently stroked my head.
"The prince and the princess were childhood friends, husband and wife were deeply in love. The prince also said that he would not accept concubines for the rest of his life. It was only because he could not disobey the holy will of the marriage that he had to marry again. In their hearts, the two of them were not happy at all."
“So what did the elder sister do?”
"Turn your attention to the Princess, create a good relationship with her, make her no longer suspicious, and find the right time to show your value and ability."
That is a way of thinking that we never had in our previous life.
“Is that really possible?”
The elder sister nodded slightly.
"Today, the Royal Family agreed to dowry with his sister because of the Princess's request."
I couldn't help but exclaim.
“You are truly my eldest sister!”
The elder sister smiled, then asked me how life was at the Tan family.
"In my previous life, the eldest sister-in-law of the Tan family was not an easy person to be with. Her personality was domineering, and she and her sister-in-law were often at odds."
"No. Eldest sister-in-law is very straightforward and very kind. I was afraid that he would find trouble with me when he was free, so I gave him all the shops in the dowry to manage."
I tell you the beginning and the end of everything. After listening, the elder sister still did not recover for a long time.
"In my previous life, I always maintained the appearance of a noble lady, always wanting to differentiate myself from her sister-in-law so that her husband's family would respect her more. Unexpectedly, she was able to turn her opponents into friends."
She looked at me with eyes full of joy.
“Dao Nhi, this life is us They all made the right choice.”
I looked at her, smiled carelessly without thinking about anything. Until the smile on the elder sister's lips gradually disappeared. She only said three words:
“Tan Nghien Tu!”
That's right. We two sisters both forgot the most unpredictable person. Tan Nghien Tu is still in the flower hall at this time. And Divine King Tieu Sach is also there! My eldest sister and I no longer cared about the formalities of a noble lady, so we both grabbed our dresses and hurried towards the flower hall. As soon as I turned through the archway hanging with flowers, I crashed into someone's heart. Tan Nghien Tu firmly supported my shoulder.
“What's wrong, ma'am?”
I looked behind him.
“Where is the God King?”
“His Royal Highness the Divine King is accompanying his father-in-law to the study to admire the paintings. Seeing that she had not returned for a long time, I went to look for her."
“Did you… have an argument with the God King?”
"Do not have. Why do you ask like that, ma'am?
“…”
I turned to look at the elder sister. The elder sister calmly replied:
“My sister-in-law and His Highness are both officials in the court, so it is inevitable that we will disagree. Dao Nhi said that my sister-in-law has a strong personality, I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will suddenly get impatient and conflict with your highness."
"Do not have. Your Highness and I had a very pleasant conversation.”
The elder sister breathed a sigh of relief, then reminded:
"Dao Nhi is timid, I hope my husband speaks more carefully in the future."
Having finished speaking, she hurriedly walked towards the study room. I was still not reassured, so I turned to ask Tan Nghien Tu:
“Do you really talk so well with His Highness the King of God? Or is it because the elder sister is there that it's inconvenient to tell the truth?"
He raised his hand to gently remove the flower petals from my hair and replied gently:
“His Royal Highness the Divine King agreed to dowry with her eldest sister, I immediately knew that he was a person who understood decency and kept manners. Just now we were discussing tax regulation, His Highness is indeed a person with insight.”
“But everyone outside says he is arrogant and arrogant, taking advantage of his power.”
“I have also heard those rumors, so I have always had a prejudice against your highness. After talking today, I realized that His Highness is a person with great ambition and far-reaching vision. Before, I was really too narrow-minded.”
I pouted, completely disagreeing with Tan Nghien Tu's assessment. In my memory, after three years of marrying God King in my previous life, he never set foot in my yard once. It was as if I had forgotten that someone like me existed in the backyard. Cold and heartless, ungrateful to the extreme. Therefore, I don't have a good impression of him. Tan Nghien Tu noticed the change in my face and immediately lowered his head to look at me.
“What are you thinking, ma'am?”
“I also don't have a good impression of His Highness the Divine King. Maybe… I'm too narrow-minded.”
Tan Nghien Tu smiled and gently pinched my cheek.
“You don't need to look differently at any other man. In my wife's eyes, just being her husband is enough."
I raised my eyes and glared at him. This person... Who said he was a piece of wood that didn't understand the situation?