Chapter 7 — Absolute Contract

The army immediately advanced. Ta Lam Xuyen struggled: "Father! Do you even want to treat me like that?" Ta Nghien Son kicked over the table. "Animal." During the chaos, my stomach suddenly ached. The pain came fiercely, like someone was aggressively pulling from the inside. My eyes darkened, I almost fell down. Mother Qin shouted: "Madam, you're bleeding!" That night, the Marquis' palace kept the lights on all night. The midwife, physician and maid continuously came in and out. I was in pain for four hours. When it was almost dawn, the baby was finally born. Is a boy. Its cry was not loud, its body was also very small, wrinkled into a lump, making my heart ache. The doctor carefully examined and said the baby was born more than a month premature. Luckily, I was well nourished and could live with just careful care. I closed my eyes, tears flowing down my temples. Not out of self-pity. It's because of luck. Ta Nghien Son sat beside the bed, his eyes filled with blood. He placed a long-prepared long-life lock next to my pillow. He said in a low voice: "Can I call him Canh Hanh? I hope he is as jade as a jade ruler, upright all his life." I looked at the child in diapers. "Okay." Since Ta Canh Hanh's first cry, Ta Lam Xuyen could no longer use the two words "only" to threaten me. 9 During my stay, Ta Lam Xuyen was locked in the backyard from the street. Ta Nghien Son did not immediately handle it. Not because I can't bear it. But we have to wait for Kinh Trieu Palace to clearly investigate the plot to create smoke in the temple. Ta Lam Xuyen and Khuong Oan Oan were not satisfied. They asked someone to spread the news, saying I was a cruel mother, favoring the youngest son, intentionally stealing the eldest son's future. New stories quickly appeared in the tea house. "The matriarch of the Marquis gave birth to a noble son at an old age, the eldest son fell out of favor." "The beautiful lady struggled to protect her true love, but was forced to the end by her noble wife." The story was also very exciting. But the people of the capital like to hear stories of reversals the most. Half a month later, Kinh Trieu Ve Sung led people to seal the villa in the east of the city. They found the fake contract draft in Khuong Oan Oan's room, investigated several thousand taels of old debt from Kim Nuong, and also found black oil and wet grass in the heavenly hall. What's even more coincidental is that the little private who helped move the grass that night couldn't stand the interrogation and opened up about the entire process. He said that the Great Master had long warned him to only create smoke, not actually start a fire. The purpose is to scare us into running away. Then force me to sign. This time, the tea house immediately changed the story. "The eldest son defrauded his mother's estate because of the beauty." "Using fake smoke to force a contract to sign a contract, nearly killed Mrs. Hau who gave birth prematurely." "Jou Tinh An personally invited the old clan to abolish his status as eldest son." At first, there were still clan elders who felt that Ta Nghien Son was too cruel. After the evidence was presented, no one spoke up. The Ministry of Rites also quickly responded. Ta Lam Xuyen had shortcomings in his conduct, he asked to withdraw his name, and was also involved in forging a contract to force his relatives, making him unsuitable for ordination. Khuong Oan Oan's abacus was completely broken. On the hundredth day of Ta Canh Hanh, the Marquis held a grand banquet. I invited the elders of the clan, and also invited a few ladies who often visit. Not to brag. It's about face that needs to be taken back. Ta Canh Hanh is very respectful. From beginning to end, I didn't cry or make a mess, everyone who held me smiled. Especially when he saw Ta Nghien Son, his small hand even reached out to grab his beard. Mrs. Hua looked enviously: "This child really came to repay a favor." I smiled: "I hope so." After the banquet ended, Ta Nghien Son showed me a piece. He prepared to wait until Canh Hanh turned one year old to officially submit his request to establish it

do that. I don't object. The road has been paved here, so there's no need to continue pretending to be tolerant. But Khuong Oan Oan still refused to give up. A few months later, she suddenly spread the news that she was pregnant. I also asked someone to give me a letter. "Mother, if Oan Oan gives birth to Lam Xuyen's eldest son, will you be willing to let him be recorded in the family tree?" I threw the letter directly into the coal basin. How Khuong Oan Oan's body is, the doctor has already concluded. It's not that she absolutely couldn't give birth, but she drank birth control soup for a long time, her uterus was cold, and her blood was weak. If you're really pregnant, you can't help but dare take out the records to check your pulse. Sure enough, seven months later, she held a baby boy and knelt at the gate of the Marquis Palace. That day happened to be the occasion when the Ta family held a small ceremony, and everyone in the clan was present. The child was wrapped in a thin cloth, his face was red with fever, and he cried weakly like a kitten. Khuong Oan Oan cried until her heart was broken. "Madam, this is Lam Xuyen's flesh and blood, the eldest son of the Ta family. If you don't recognize it, I will die with him in front of the Marquis Palace gate!" More and more people gathered. She deliberately chose this moment to force me to give in. I looked at that child, only disgust remained in my heart. It's not about hating the child.