Henan Zhong: Three Wooers, The Bride Is Not Ready Yet

He held her in his arms and walked out. 

"How can you hand her down to other man if you love her?" Second prince shoot last arrow from behind. 

Crown Prince was gritting teeth. 

Suddenly third Prince came in front and stopped him. 

"Big brother where are you taking her?" His chubby cheeks were huffing puffing with the anger. 

"She fell unconscious, I am going to let her rest in her assigned room," he has some daring thoughts just now, was his youngest brother also one of the suitors? He shook his head. 

"But she lost in the play, I wanted to see loose expressions on her face, wake her up," 

"Do you dislike Diu,?" He asked third Prince.

"No, she is my friend and she is good one," he shook his head. 

"Then you should care her first not the play, if you like someone, give priority and respect even if it is your friend," he walked by them in hurry. 

'Why everyone is after her?' 

He smoother her on her bed.

"Don't ever choose my cunning second brother, well third brother is exception," he clutched his head, what I am even talking? What's wrong with me? It does not matter whoever she choose, right? 

He cannot go back his own words. Once he decided that he would not force anything to her, he would keep his words. 

"Can I kiss you, only once? How she is supposed to answer when she is unconscious? I am doing stupid things now," 

"Do I look desperate? No, I am not, see. I just can't help with it," his self dialogue was at its peak form. 

"You take rest, I will go now," he stood up. 

He reluctantly left her room and met his second brother in the courtyard.

"Is it truth big brother?" He asked in his mocking tone. 

"Huh, what do you mean?" He asked curiously.

"Why are you dotting her like a love one, if you like her beauty, spend a beautiful night with her," he winked. 

"Man should not love a woman? Woman look useless as soon as the desire is filled," 

"You better keep your shitty thoughts to yourself," he stepped forward because he don't want to listen him anymore.

"Why don't you test her loyalty? May be she is just like other women," he chuckled and left his big brother in dilemma. 

"Blabbering nonsense," he sneered his second brother. 

He has ordered a wonderful dress for her since he has promised that he would send her. 

He thought to invite her on tea. 

This way he would be able to know that she did not dislike his behavior at the Fourth Court in front of his brother. 

He was only protecting her from his cunning second brother. 

After some time he send the letter. 

Henan wake up. 

She was feeling little sick. 

"By the way why the Crown Prince was behaving so?" The first thought struck her head after she wake up was this odd one. 

Ann chuuu...

She sneezed. 

There was another sneeze little after. 

'Now what is this? When did I catch cold?' 

She rubbed her face and wash. 

Her maid gave her the letter sent by the Crown Prince. 

"Did not he already meet today? Why again? I am not going? He looked at me strange today," she was squatting on her bed and pouting as if pouting could help her. 

"Should I answer back that miss Diu is not feeling well,?" Her maid suggested. 

"No, if I said so he will come here to see me," she was sulking now. 

"Tell me miss how can I help you then?" 

"You help me prepare," she stood up to go. 

She walked past the second court, and enter the third entrance, this was easy way to reach the place. 

The Prince was already there waiting for her. 

"Diu pays respects to the Crown Prince," 

He nodded and gestured her to sit. 

There were light dishes with the tea. 

The maid brought the tray with fresh tea. 

She place first in front of Prince and then she walked to the girl. 

She was looking at the young girl and that she lost her track the hot tea fell on the girl. 

Despite the fact that tea was hot, Henan did not screamed out loud instead only her face expressions were that she was suffering. 

She did not yell at the maid? 

The Prince stood up. 

"Diu, are you alright, no you are not," how can she alright when she was burned by the hot tea? 

He looked at the maid and was ready to punish her but Henan stood up and stopped the Prince. 

"I am sure it was not intentional, it was just a mistake, and moreover I have triple layers of the dress so it did not scalded much, I hope," 

"Here take it," the expensive bracelet which the prince gifted her, she gifted it to the scared maid. 

She own a mansion, a whole wealthy state in the Shang Kingdom, she could buy and wear anything she like and this bracelet would decrease the fear of the maid about her. 

He presented her the dress he selected for her. 

She liked it and smiled. 

"Diu, I am thinking to arrange a Eating competition for the Palace girls and I am sure you will win," he smiled broadly. 

This must be the first time that he smiled such broadly. 

"I have also a suggestion for the Crown Prince if I am not considered rude," 

"Speak," he held his breath. 

"Crown Prince should smile often it would decrease the tention among the serving servants and maids and moreover it would increase your popularity among your people. 

"Haha, not bad suggestion, but if I did it often then everyone will take me easy and do you know a Crown Prince should be authoritative, it would benefit for the future position," 

"May be you are right, I am just a country so I don't know such important things of Palace," she smiled.