Chapter 4 — Absolute Contract

Kim Nuong's face was as unsightly as if she had just swallowed a fly. "How can this be considered a funny thing? Today is the day Oan Oan enters the sect, and the lady deliberately chose this moment to announce it, isn't she intentionally trying to overwhelm the newcomer?" Her voice was not small, the surrounding guests could hear it clearly. I laughed: "Does my stomach still have to look at Miss Khuong's zodiac date?" Kim Nuong choked on her words. Tears came from Khuong Oan Oan's eyes: "Madam, Oan Oan does not dare to complain. It's just that now that you are pregnant, Lam Xuyen's heart is probably even more uncomfortable. He originally felt that he was not tolerated by his parents..." Ta Lam Xuyen seemed to finally be awake. He quickly walked in front of me, lowering his voice: "Mother, what do you mean by that?" "What do you think you mean?" He gritted his teeth: "You know that today I want to write Oan Oan's name in the family tree, but you deliberately brought the royal doctor here. Do you want to tell everyone that the Marquis has a new son, can I be thrown away?" Before I could speak, Lady Kim shouted again: "If you already have a child in your belly, ma'am. I need to make it even more clear. Today, let's draw up a piece of paper in front of the clan elders. Even if the lady gives birth to a son or a daughter, that child cannot compete with Prince Lam Xuyen for the position of heir." I looked at Ta Lam Xuyen. It doesn't prevent it. Even after a short silence, it said: "Mother, although Kim Nuong's words are harsh, they are not unreasonable. If you are truly impartial, make a contract, so that Oan Oan can rest assured." In that moment, the last bit of motherly love between me and her was crushed into powder by her own hands. I extended my hand to Mother Tan. She took out a roll of paper from the box. That is the "Contract of Absolute Concentration" written by Ta Lam Xuyen himself in Tu Duong. I opened it in front of everyone. "Ta Lam Xuyen wrote himself: In this life, I will only marry Khuong Thi, do not take concubines, and do not take care of the outside world. If Khuong Thi has no children, Lam Xuyen will also be extinct. If the Marquis does not agree to let Khuong Thi be the main wife, Lam Xuyen voluntarily withdraws from the list of people chosen to be heir, and will not receive the title." I read very slowly. Every word and every sentence clearly fell into everyone's ears. After reading, I looked at Ta Lam Xuyen. "You yourself said you don't need it, now who are you going to blame for stealing it?" Ta Nghien Son took a step forward, his voice cold as iron. "Today, the clan elders are all here to testify. Ta Lam Xuyen voluntarily withdrew his name, this Marquis approved. From today, the person chosen to be the Marquis of Tinh An will be discussed again." The whole arena was as silent as death. Khuong Oan Oan finally panicked. What she wants is not just an initiation ceremony. What she wants is the position of concubine's wife. But that position was personally abandoned by Ta Lam Xuyen.6 In the end, the ceremony before leaving the street was still performed through loudspeakers. But Khuong Oan Oan could not enter the main door of the government's palace. It also cannot be recorded in the Ta family genealogy. The elders of the clan all looked gloomy, and no one agreed to add a leader who came from a guild to the family tree. Ta Lam Xuyen's eyes immediately reddened. "You people are too contemptuous!" Ta Nghien Son looked at him coldly: "Who disrespected the previous ancestors?" Ta Lam Xuyen pointed at me, his voice trembling: "Mother, are you satisfied? You have a new child so you can no longer need the child, right?" As soon as these words were said, even the judges next to him frowned. I felt relieved, suddenly I didn't want to argue with him anymore. "You said before that you don't need a Marquis Palace, you don't need an heir, and you don't need the position of heir." He choked on his words. Khuong Oan Oan quickly calmed down, walked to her side, cried and pulled her sleeve. "Lam Xuyen, don't fight for me.

for parents. The wife and Marquis only think about the Marquis. If the lady agrees, I will advise you to cancel the contract and also try to take care of your body. Even if... even if I really can't have children in the future, I'm still willing to choose a room for you with salary and concubines." She spoke with great patience, as if she had endured all the humiliation. Unfortunately, the people present today are not idiots. Before that, she forced me to make a contract, not allowing the child in my womb to compete for the title. Then she said that she was willing to think about the Marquis Palace. If the play is too complete, it will become fake. Ta Lam Xuyen was deeply moved, holding his hand. her, chokingly said: “I don't need anyone else. I said I only need you in this life." I averted my eyes. They were truly a match made in heaven. The banquet was still laid out. A banquet table worth six hundred taels, Ta Lam Xuyen spent money to the point of being heartbroken but still had to save face. After the guests sat down, everyone spoke more politely than usual. There were also wishes. It's just that no one mentioned the matter of "giving birth to a son soon", and even less did anyone call "my wife." At most, it was just one. The sentence "white-headed old man" sounded like a blessing, but also like a reminder. At first, Kim Nuong wanted to talk to the ladies, but people just pretended not to see her.