C6 - PART 47 – THE SPIDER

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MY EVIL PRINCESS: Chapter 6: The mysterious in the Palace

PART 47 – THE SPIDER

-What a delicious meal! – Tian Liam finished his meal.

-Have some tea! – Hou Lei poured some tea into his cup.

-The food is more delicious when you’re here with me.

-Okay, I don’t need your honey. – She stood up and collected the dishes.

-Could you stay here with me? I won’t do anything.

-I know you won’t do any bad things to me, but I have something to do. See you tomorrow.

She brought the tray with her and got out of his room. She walked to the kitchen and gave the tray for the maids to clean up. Then she returned her room, opened the door, she walked in and felt something strange in her room. She realized it coming from her bed.

Hou Lei walked closer to her bed and saw a spider moving around. She looked at it and also realized someone was watching her. She felt that when coming back but she ignored, thinking that was the sentries or the maids. She could feel that man was hiding behind a big tree in the garden, he had to be there for a while, waiting for her to come back.

-So you are the result Liu Han talked about?

She looked at the spider. The man outside was too excited to know if his plan went well. She walked to the window and looked through the paper cover, seeing a man, looking like a sentry, he had to be Liu Han's servant and brought the spider into her room. Hou Lei walked back to the bed and thought, she should not make Liu Han disappointed.

"Ahhhhh!!!" Hon Lei shouted loudly enough for the man to hear. She could feel he was very happy and laughed for the success of his plan. He then moved out of his hiding place and walked out of the entrance, he might run to inform the news to Liu Han.

"My cutie, come here', Hon Lei stretched out her hand. The spider moved onto her hand. She carried it to the table and played with it, she seemed not to be scared about it. She poured some drops of tea on the table and let it drink the tea. The spider moved around on the table, Hou Lei took the box on her bed and put on the table.

"My cutie, get back in here! Look like I should present you to Liu Han! She might love you much! You don't know me, Liu Han, thinking that this spider can bite me and I’ll die? So easy, haha!”, she laughed, "Let's see who will be the one getting the result you said'".

At that time, in the building of the Minister, Mao Ming informed Liu Han the news he got.

-My Lady, I think she must die now.

-You're sure about that? - Liu Han asked.

-Absolutely! I saw her walking into the room and a moment later, she shouted out with fear. You know, with only a bite, that spider can kill a horse!

-Well done, Xiao Ming, you helped me the best thing ever!

-Serving you is the most honor of my life!

-Okay, I will ask the maid to give you some money, from now on, I can sleep well and eat well, the thorn between me and Tian Liam was gone! – She laughed.

Hou Lei brought the box with the spider and walked out of her room. She looked around for sure there was no one watching her. She walked near to the high wall of the Palace and looked around once again. She jumped and flew to the other side of the wall. She found to the Minister's building as following the sense of Liu Han she felt. The building was very large, she flier over the wall to get in and saw some soldiers walking around. She hid behind a big tree, waited for them to pass. She walked slowly and looked around, finally reached Liu Han's room, she silently opened the door and put the box in the corner near the door, opened the cover of the box. She chanted a spell on the spider for it to follow her instruction.

"My cutie, you only need to make her scared, don't bite her or everyone, my magic can protect you from being killed by people in this building. After tomorrow, you can go to the tree near this building for your new life. Sorry that I can’t return you to your homeland."

The spider stayed in the box as her instruction. The morning came and Liu Han woke up, she washed her face and saw the box in the corner of the room. She walked closer to the box and realized that was the box containing the spider Xiao Ming bought for her. The box was empty, she looked around to find the spider, but there was no sign of it.

-Call Xiao Ming to meet me now! - She yelled with the maid.

After a while, Xiao Ming came to Liu Han’s room.

-All the maids, get out, I want to talk with him privately! – She said.

-My Lady, you want to see me? – He greeted her.

-Your plan was so good, hah? – She shouted at him. – Why the box contained the spider is here now?

-I… I was very careful when putting the box into her room. After she shouted out, I waited for some more before leaving, it can’t be…

-Can’t be? So who put this box into my room? Hou Lei?

-Maybe she did that! She wanted to pay back to us.

-Use your brain, please! How she could pass the sentries in our building and put the box here? Or if she could get here, how did nobody know that?

-I’m sorry, my lady, this problem is very hard to answer.

-What problem? – The Minister came in.

-Father/My Minister. – They greeted him.

-I see all your maids are outside, so I know you must have a problem. – The Minister said.

-The problem is… - Liu Han was saying and saw the spider, she shouted and pointed at it with fear. – THAT SPIDER!

The spider moved fast and run across her room.

-What is that? – The Minister asked.

-It was a spider from the North Land, with a bite, it can kill a horse, My Minister. – Xiao Ming replied.

-Why something dangerous like that can be here, in my daughter room?

-I… I… don’t know, my Minister. – Xiao Ming ran after the spider, tried to catch it.

Suddenly, the spider jumped on Xiao Ming’s clothes.

-Oh, my Lady, please help me! – Xiao Ming yelled.

-Sorry, Xiao Ming, I can’t help you! It’s too dangerous. – Liu Han replied. – What should we do now, father? Could you do anything to help him?

-I… have no idea! I’ve not met any situation like this before. – The Minister replied.

The spider moved around on Xiao Ming’s clothes and then it jumped onto Liu Han.

-Father, please help me! – She ran around the room.

-My Lady, wait for me, I will find something to get it out of your clothes. – Xiao Ming said.

-Try to save my daughter, Xiao Ming! – The Minister said. – Liu Han, calm down, and stand there, maybe the spider won’t bite you when you stop running.

To be continued...

C6 - PART 46 – HOU LEI AND LIU HAN'S ARGUMENT_2

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PART 46 – HOU LEI AND LIU HAN'S ARGUMENT_2

-So what? Liu Han, please! – Hou Lei said. - Don't blame me as the one who broke you two's love! I didn't mean to marry him, everyone knows that, besides, if you want, you can marry him too. Why you don't come home and cry with your father that you want him so badly, you should talk with him if he doesn't let you marry Tian Liam, you will die, you can't live without him!

-Hou Lei, what are you talking about? - Tian Liam shouted at Hou Lei. - That's not the thing we can make a joke for.

-Oh, I only want to help you two keeping your relationship! - Hou Lei answered.

-Help to keep? – Liu Han laughed with tears. - Or make it go to the end? Thanks for your advice, Princess Hou Lei, I won't ever do that, someday, you will give him to me without any demand.

-Stop, Lin Han! – Tian Liam said. – I’m not a thing for you two to give to each other. You're not good now, please come home first.

-I don't need you to feel sorry for me! I don't need anyone! – Liu Han continued to cry. – Hou Lei, remember what you do to cue today! You will receive your result soon!

-Okay, I'll wait! – Hou Lei answered.

-Come back to home! – Liu Han said with Xiao Ming and her maids.

-The fun is gone, come back to our place, Ah Jiang! – Hou Lei said to Ah Jiang.

-Wait, fun? – Tian Liam asked her. – What you did with Liu Han was for fun?

-Whatever you can think! I don’t do anything wrong!

-You're bringing food for me? – He looked at the tray Ah Jiang bringing.

-Well, it used to be my idea, but now, it’s not. Ah Jiang, come back with me!

-Wait, wait, Hou Lei! – He held her hand back. – I know you don't mean to do that, but for a moment ago, Liu Han was still at the entrance, l don't want her to come back and make a mess here.

-You care about your sister, ah not, your soulmate like that, why didn't you run after her? She must be very upset after this conversation.

-You know I don't love her, Hou Lei! Don't be like that!

-Ah Jiang, come back with me!

-Ah Jiang, stay here! – He said.

-My Prince, My Princess, please don't be like that! I can't follow both of you! Sorry, My Princess! – Ah Jiang gave her the tray of food. – Please continue you two's conversation, I shouldn't be here!

Ah Jiang ran to the entrance and smiled, she could not keep herself from laughing at the conversation between Tian Liam and Hou Lei. It was clear that they spent feelings for each other, Tian Liam showed all of he had out, but Hou Lei wanted to hide all of her.

-So what's now? - Tian Liam looked closer to Hon Lei's face.

-Well, that's right, okay, l cooked these for you. So you can keep them and enjoy. – She gave the tray to him and looked to another way.

-Bring it into my room, I want to eat with you! Maybe you had to put something in these dishes, chili powder, horsehair or some special ingredients?

-If you don't want, I will bring back!

-Oh no, not easy like that, Hou Lei, you're at my place, not yours! – He smiled devilishly.

-So what? You want to do something bad to me?

-Of course, I’m not stupid to do bad things to you. – He replied. – I don’t want to live without you, my cutie wife! Let’s get in and eat together.

He brought the tray from her hands and led her to get in his room.

-You don’t care about your soulmate? – She asked.

-She knows how to take care of herself. And I think she’s not as weak as she acted.

-Oh, impressive! – She laughed. – You know well about her.

-She and I grew up together, yup, I used to care about her, but as my sister, and she got it wrong, she thinks that is love.

-Well, could I believe in you? My father said that all Main Land men were liars.

-So why your father sent you here to marry a Main Land man?

-You’ve already known the reason, the peace of West Land.

-And your father could exchange his daughter’s happiness for the country’s peace?

-Wait, you’re blaming my father?

-Oh, I’m not, I just want to…

-To know more about me? – She cut his words. – Whatever you want to think, getting here and marrying the Crown Prince were my ideas, not my father’s.

-Your ideas? – He surprised.

-Why not? Why a Prince can take part in the government’s works and a Princess can’t? Your people are always thinking that women have a lower level in every work.

-I don’t mean to say that. I was surprised to know that you had the idea to be sent here as a reward for the peace of your country.

-Well, my parents had to work hard to run the government system of West Land and they sacrificed almost their lives for the people there. I just thought that I could do something for my country and this is the only thing I can.

-Okay… what a huge sacrifice!

-And… I think that’s enough for your questions.

-Can I ask one more question?

-Okay, just want and have your meal before all the food out cold.

-If someday you love me, will you stay with me forever?

-Uhrmmm…

-If it’s a hard question for you, you don’t need to answer.

-I won’t answer that stupid question, of course. – She replied and looked into his eyes, talking with a deep voice. – Tian Liam, if that day comes, you will be scared when knowing all the things about me.

-Why? Why I should be scared of you?

-Hahaha… - She laughed out loud. – Because I’m Hou Lei. Stop those stupid thoughts, don’t think much about the future, just remember at present, I’m your wife and I’m here with you. I think that’s enough, the future is something very hard to guess or predict.

-Okay, I can see that’s your answer. You will be with me forever.

-Whatever. – She replied and put food into his bowl. – Now, my husband, please eat the food, I don’t want to make them warm again and again.

-Thank you, for being by my side. – He smiled.

To be continued...

C6 - PART 45 – HOU LEI AND LIU HAN’S ARGUMENT

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PART 45 – THE MYSTERY IN THE PALACE_5

-So? – She asked. – What should I do for you, MY HUSBAND?

-Just do what you want, I don’t ask you to do anything for me, be yourself and beside me. That’s more than enough to me! – Tian Liam answered.

-Okay. – She paused and sat down next to him. – It’s very easy for me, but I have something need you to do for me first!

-What’s that? Don’t leave me and I’ll do all the things!

-Oh, please, get out of my room! You have been here more than three days, I don’t feel comfortable when having someone watching me in my room.

-But we’re husband and wife, why don’t you…

-The contract! Remember it? – She corrupted his words and reminded him.

-Okay, I know. I’ll wait, and believe that day will come.

-Good! Just believe in your dream, I need to balance my life back, these days made a mess in my routine, you know!

-I understand! – He held her hands. – Could I ask you something?

-Okay, only one question!

-Did you really care about me in the last three days or you just looked after me for people seeing we are husband and wife?

-Tian Liam. – She got her hands out of his. – What do you think when you ask this question? If I say just for people seeing, you will leave me alone? Or you will marry some other women to prove that you don’t need my care?

-I don’t mean to talk about that, I just want to know if you have any love for me.

-Sorry, I can’t answer this question! If you want, you can return me to the West Land or do whatever you want. I can just say that time will be the best answer for both you and me.

She looked to another direction, avoiding his eyes. He knew he should not ask that question, but he could not prevent himself from asking. He felt upset and guilty, he stood up and walked out of her room. She looked at him but her face was emotionless, she had defined what she should do and she could not break up her plan because of any reason, including him.

At that time, Liu Han was very angry about what the maid said to her. She could not believe that Tian Liam had slept in Hou Lei’s room for three days. She threw the things on the table she was sitting next to. She stood up and said to the maid:

-Come and find Xiao Ming for me!

Xiao Ming was a sentry under Liu Han’s father, the Minister. He was one of the smartest servants of both her father and her. He usually had some ideas for Liu Han to get the concern of the royal family. After a while, Xiao Ming got there to meet her.

-My Beautiful Lady, you want to meet me? – He greeted her.

-Xiao Ming, you have to hear about Hou Lei?

-The Princess from the West Land, people said that she was very beautiful and smart!

-Stop. – She corrupted. – I don’t want to hear the flying words about her. I need you here to help me find a way to throw her away from my life, and make her disappear in Tian Liam’s eyes, he just cares too much about her from the time she arrived this Palace. She’s made me so angry and even married to Tian Liam, my soulmate from childhood.

-I know, my Lady. We will find a way…

They whispered to each other about many ideas. Liu Han shook her head to disagree with him many times and finally, they had a solution.

-What do you think about the spider from Mongolia? – Xiao Ming asked.

-Well, I think that should be good.

-When the spider finishes its work, we only need to kill it, no sign is left.

-Sound great! But how we can find that spider?

-I know someone in the royal city selling it for people to make medicine!

-Haha. – She laughed devilishly. – Hou Lei, I think your happy day will be ended soon!

Some days later, after meeting the seller to ask about the spider, Xiao Ming brought to Liu Han a small box. She asked the maids to follow what Hou Lei did in some days and caught her routine. One day, when Hou Lei and Ah Jiang came to greet the Queen in the morning, Xiao Ming got into Hou Lei’s room. He looked carefully around to check if there was anyone seeing him there. He opened the door and closed it silently, reached to her bed and put the box next to her pillow. He opened the cover of the box and left the room. The spider came out of the box and moved around on Hou Lei’s bed.

After greeting the Queen, Hou Lei went to the kitchen and made some dishes for Tian Liam. She and Ah Jiang brought the food to Tian Liam’s room and met Liu Han on the way.

-Oh, Hou Lei! How are you? – She mocked at Hou Lei.

-Ah Jiang, is that the wind today having some bad smell? – Hou Lei turned to Ah Jiang.

-I have no idea, my Princess! – Ah Jiang laughed and answered.

-Hou Lei, how dare you to talk about me like that? – Liu Han got angry.

-Well, little Lady. At first, I don’t need to answer your meaningless question. Second, I’m a Princess, don’t need to talk with the small little Lady, who always bases on her father’s title to bully others. Third, I’m the Third Prince’s wife, the owner of this Palace, if there’s anyone who should shut her mouth and get out of this place, it won’t be me.

-You… - Liu Han raised her hand and prepared to slap Hou Lei.

-What? Want to beat me? – Hou Lei held her hand and pushed her to fall down to the ground. – Wait for your next life, maybe you can, not this life!

-What’s going on here? – Tian Liam walked out from his room.

-Tian Liam, she hit me! – Liu Han ran to hold his hand.

-She hit you? – He wondered and looked at Hou Lei, her face was normal as nothing happened.

-Yup, she pushed me to fall to the ground. My clothes were dirty! – Liu Han showed him the soil on her dress and her hands.

-Hou Lei. – He said. – Why you hit her? Why don’t you two talk with each other in peace?

-Well, it’s up to her behavior! – Hou Lei said. – She needs to respect who has the higher level and knowing how to talk with others. I’m not her maid or her sentry.

-Liu Han, your behavior can’t be better? – He asked. – Many people don’t want to talk to you because they can’t stand your masterful behavior.

-Tian Liam, so who do you protect now? Me or her? – Liu Han cried.

-I protect the right! – He answered.

-So good for the answer “protect the right”, from the time she arrived here, everything I made in your eyes seemed to be wrong. I shouldn’t get mad of her because taking over my soulmate from my hand, and shouldn’t touch even a hair of her.

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[ANNOUNCEMENT] RENEW SCHEDULE

Dear all,
Due to some reasons noted below relating to the story "MY EVIL PRINCESS":
1.Lack of time in writing new parts cause of my busy works
2.Need time to build the ideas for the rest of the story
3.The very low number of views on both Wattpad and Blogger.

I have to re-schedule the posting parts of this story:
"From 22.07.2019, there will only 2 parts published per week instead of 4 parts as the previous period. Those 2 parts will be posted on Wed and Sun."

Another thing, I'm in concern that the story will be shortened. However, the decision is still upon to my time to write and the increasing of views.

Sorry for the one who follows this story every week with me, and thank you so much for supporting!

Yours sincerely from the writer,
Huynh Tien Phuc (Cukkort).

C6 - PART 44 – TAKE CARE OF HIM_4

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MY EVIL PRINCESS: Chapter 6: The mysterious in the Palace

PART 44 – TAKE CARE OF HIM_4

Tian Liam pretended to be waking up, he let out a yawn.

-Hou Lei, what did you just call me?

-“My husband”. – Hou Lei answered. – Is there something wrong?

-Oh, no, it’s the sweetest thing you said to me.

-Okay, I cooked some gruel for you, but I warn you, you must eat all of this bowl unless I won’t cook for you anymore!

-Of course, your dishes are the best, I’ll eat all of them.

-I know you’re still weak, I’ll feed you.

He nodded. She brought the bowl of gruel and walked closer to the bed, sat down next to him. He looked at the bowl with excitement, she smiled to him and picked up a spoon of gruel, still blew it before feeding him. He opened his mouth to receive the spoon, he ate and his face turned a little bit red, he wanted to vomit all out, but she looked at him and kept her smile. This moment he realized that he should not lie to her about his health, however, everything was too late for him now. He could not turn back or do other things, he swallowed hard.

-Is it delicious? – She asked and still gently smiled with him.

-Tasty! The most delicious! – He tried to answer with the burning throat.

-Well, so you must eat all of this!

-Of… Of… course!

She gave him two more spoons of gruel and his face was totally red. She put the bowl on the small table next to the bed and walked to the round table in the middle of the room, got a small strange fruit. She gave it to him.

-It will make you feel better.

-What… What’s this? – He tried hard to talk with a low voice, his breath was full with chili pungent odor. – Is it another punishment?

-It will make the taste gone. Do you want or not?

-Okay, I’ll take it. – He got the fruit and put into his mouth.

-So? – She looked at him. – Is it better now?

-Wow!!! – He talked normally. – What’s this fruit?

-It’s called the magical fruit, it can make all the other tastes become sweet.

-It is, very sweet now. – He answered.

-So, continue with the gruel? – She smiled at him.

-Hah? Continue? – He felt shocked.

-As I said, “you must eat all of this bowl, unless, I won’t cook for you anymore!”

-Will the effect of the fruit remain?

-I don’t know, you can try or give up!

-I eat half of the bowl, I’ll continue.

-Do you need me to feed you? Or you do it yourself?

-I’ll make it my self, you make me feel not safe!

He got the bowl and eat all the gruel inside. The fruit still had its effect, he did not feel pungent anymore. She walked to the table to get some tea for him. He finished his lunch and smiled with her.

-I finished it, you will cook for me more?

-Of course, many dishes delicious like this.

-Well, I don’t think you are too evil to poison your husband?

-Let’s see your behavior. Now drink this tea, it will make the balance in your stomach.

-Wow, feel so good! – He drank the tea and said. – What you put into this tea? It’s different from the tea you usually make.

-Some special ingredients to destroy the effect of the chili in your stomach, if not, your stomach can have a hole by the hot of the chili powder.

-I think I’ll never dare to lie to you again!

-You won’t have any next time, if I know you lie to me ever again, you will receive the best punishment. Now, take a nap and I will make the medicine for you, after this time, you won’t need to get the medicine more, your status is normal now.

-Let me help you! – He prepared to get out of the bed.

-Stay there! If you want to corrupt the reaction between the chili and my ingredients inside your stomach and get a hole on it!

-Okay, okay, I follow all of your instructions. – He laid back to the bed.

After a while, Ah Hwa knocked on the door.

-My Prince, it’s Ah Hwa, can I get in?

-Just get in. – He answered.

-Princes Hou Lei asked me to bring some tea for you!

-Where’s she? She won’t come back soon?

-She was having her lunch at the kitchen, she said you needed to drink of this teapot and stayed on the bed until she came back.

-Okay, give me the teapot.

He drank all the tea and gave back the pot to Ah Hwa, she walked out of the room. He stayed on the bed as she said. He thought she wanted to punish him for lying to her, but she still cared much about his health, she had prepared the magical fruit and the special tea for him. She fed him first before having her meal. He was more addicted to this lady, she was strange, but the strange that made him need to be beside her, explore her world. Her world seemed to be very private, he needed to do his best to win her trust and have the chance to open the door to that mysterious world.

-What are you thinking about? – Hou Lei stood right beside him.

-Oh, you’re back, I’m thinking about you!

-About me? – She surprised. – After I gave you the bowl of gruel with full chili powder?

-You know, you’re special, that makes me non-stop thinking about you.

-Tian Liam, as I said, you shouldn’t put too much hope on me, maybe in the future, you will regret what you are thinking about me today!

-Regret? I think it will never happen. You’ve made my life more colorful, more beautiful and I only want to be with you all the time now.

-You can’t say anything about the future, it’s always a hidden number.

-But I can tell about my present, you’re my present now, Hou Lei!

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C6 - PART 43 – TAKE CARE OF HIM_3

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MY EVIL PRINCESS: Chapter 6: The mysterious in the Palace

PART 43 – TAKE CARE OF HIM_3

Hou Lei was too tired so she got into sleep really fast. Tian Liam looked at her, this was the first time he could watch her face without any afraid of making her angry. She was always the most beautiful of all in his eyes from the very first time they met. He touched her shoulder and asked:

-Hou Lei, are you awake?

She did not respond, he smiled to himself, she finally felt peace when sleeping next to him. That was the happiest thing he could think about now. His heart was full of happiness and it was racing rapidly. He laid down and put a hand on his heart, he just could not stop it dancing in his chest. Everything now was like a dream to him, or he should say, his dream came true now. He turned to her side and watched her sleeping. Later, he fell in sleep without knowing, a peaceful sleep beside the one he loved most.

The morning came, Hou Lei woke up early to prepare to meet the Queen. She changed her clothes and looked at Tian Liam, she walked closer to the bed. She took his hand out of the blanket and checked his pulse, he was okay now, nothing more to worry about his wounds. She left the room and came to the Queen’s palace.

Tian Liam woke up and saw Ah Jiang tidying the room. He asked:

-Where’s Hou Lei? She goes out early?

-Yes, My Prince, she goes to meet the Queen as normal. Don’t worry, she will come back soon.

-Do you know why she is going to meet the Queen?

-I don’t know clearly, My Prince. I just heard that the Queen wanted to give something to her. She asked me to take care of you, I will get the water for you to wash your face. She already prepared some gruel and tea for you.

Ah Jiang walked out and came back with water and a towel. She put it on the table. Tian Liam got out of the bed and walked to the table, he washed his face and had a cup of tea. After that, Ah Jiang came to the kitchen and brought a tray with a bowl of gruel to him.

-My Prince, are you okay to make it yourself? Do I need to feed you?

-Well, I can do it myself, but Ah Jiang, I know you don’t want to lie to Hou Lei, please, say with her that you feed me and I can’t get out of the bed, okay?

-I know that, my Prince, you want her to take care of you more! I can see no one can look after you good as Princess Hou Lei. She is an ideal wife!

-I know, I don’t want to lie to her, too, but I want to take some more sweet!

Ah Jiang got out of the room with the tray. Tian Liam came back to the bed, and laid down, waiting for Hou Lei to come back as he never left the bed.

At that time, Hou Lei was on the way to the Queen’s room. She passed the Royal Garden and suddenly stopped there for a moment. She looked at the trees, flowers and the big yard with concern eyes. She felt something strange in the garden. There was something like magic surrounding the trees, something very dark and bad. She walked into the garden and felt it clearer. It had to be someone putting a chant in the garden.

“The Queen is coming”, a sentry announced.

-My Queen! – Hou Lei ran back to the road and greeted her.

-Hou Lei, I’m going to meet you! – The Queen said.

-I’m also going to your place! – Hou Lei answered.

-So get into this room, I have something for you.

They got into a room near the Royal Garden and sat around a table.

-You don’t need to go to my place like that, mother! It’s the responsibility of your son and daughter-in-law to go to your place to inquire your health. – Hou Lei said.

-You’re strenuous these days, Hou Lei!

-It’s my responsibility, mother!

-You looked a little bit skinnier. – The Queen touched her face.

-I’m okay, don’t worry!

-I know all the things, my girl. You’ve taken care of Tian Liam very well. You even didn’t sleep in two nights to watch if anything happened to him. I’m really right to put my hope in you. You’re an ideal wife to Tian Liam. I assure no other lady who always said loving him can do what you did to him.

-I only did what I should do, mother.

-You do care about him, I think you two will realize how much you mean in each other life early. I have something for you, bring them here! – The Queen asked her maids. – There are some bird’s nests and Ganoderma. I give them for you to foster you and Tian Liam’s strength.

-Thank you, mother! I’ll give them to the chiefs to make food for Tian Liam!

-Not only him! – The Queen smiled. – But also you, these are enough for you two! You need to take care of yourself too, Hou Lei, if you get sick, who will look after Tian Liam? I know my son, he always thinks he is a hero, always cares about others, don’t know to take care of himself, he is lucky when marrying you, a wife does care about him much.

-Yes, mother, I know that, I will do as you recommend.

-I’ll go to meet the Emperor.

-Goodbye, My Queen. – Hou Lei made the goodbye etiquette.

She brought the tray with nests and Ganoderma back to her room. She opened the door, Tian Liam heard the noise and rapidly closed his eyes to pretend he was still sleeping.

-Ah Jiang? – She called her.

-My Princess, you’re back! – Ah Jiang greeted her.

-Is the Prince okay? He’s still sleeping?

-Yes, My Princess, I helped him to get up, wash his face, and have his breakfast.

-He was still weak? – She wondered.

-Yes, My Princess, the doctor has checked his health, he was still a little bit weak.

-Okay, I’ll go to the kitchen to make his lunch, you continue to look after him.

“Wang Tian Liam, you’re good, dare to lie to me, and asked Ah Jiang to lie to me with you. Just look at how I will punish you, the Innocent Prince!”

Hou Lei went to the kitchen, she cooked some gruel for him as normal. The chiefs did their works and did not care about what she was doing. She finished the gruel and then came to the spice shelf, she took a bottle of chili powder. She looked around, no one noticed her. She put three spoons of chili powder into the bowl of gruel and mixed it well. She returned the bottle back and brought the tray of food to her room.

-My Princess! – Ah Jiang saw her return.

-You can go out now. – Hou Lei said. – Prepare a big pot of tea for me, the Prince will need it.

Then she walked closer to the bed and shook Tian Liam.

-My husband, your lunch is ready! Get up to have your most delicious meal!

To be continued...