Chapter 4 — Back to the Day of the Queen Mother's Marriage, This Time I Repented on the Spot, the Dowager was stunned

It's so short that normal people won't even notice it. But we noticed. In that moment, there was no worry or impatience in her eyes. Which is — calculation. She is calculating which way this move of mine is ultimately going. In my previous life, I couldn't see her face. In this life, I see very clearly. She quickly adjusted her expression, lowered her head, and her voice became even softer:

“Sister, I don't have any other intentions… I'm just worried about you.”

I stood up and directly gave the order to see off the guests:

"It's not early anymore, Miss Lam, please come home. I won't keep any breakfast - I don't like the taste of cassia flowers."

The maid took her out. I stood by the window and watched her get into the carriage. Before she got on, she even turned her head to look at me. The softness on his face had completely shrunk, his lips were pursed so tightly that they turned white. When she returns, she will definitely tell Tham Nghien Chi. Whatever you say, I don't care. Because the next day, Tham Nghien Chi arrived. It's not about sending people. But he came himself. I was sitting in the hospital basking in the sun when the maid rushed in in panic:

"Miss! Master Shen is here, now in the lobby!"

“Who invited him?”

"No... no one invited him, he came himself. He said he wanted to see you, miss."

I put down the tangerine in my hand and used a towel to wipe my hands clean.

"Go tell him, I'm not feeling well today, I won't see any guests."

The maid was a bit stunned:

“Miss, that is the Grand Master…”

“I know he is the Grand Deputy.”

I looked straight into the maid's eyes.

"Go and spread the word. Say — 'Miss, I've already said that between you and Lord Tham, there is no need to meet.'"

The maid trembled and retreated. I sat back down in the hallway and continued peeling tangerines. Separated by the hospital wall, we hear movement from the lobby. The maid quietly conveyed my words. Then there was a very long silence. Tham Nghien Chi did not leave. He stood in the lobby, standing all the way around a stick of incense. Because every once in a while, the maid would run back and report:

“Miss, he hasn't left yet…”

“Ignore him.”

“Miss, his face is very unsightly…”

“What does it have to do with me?”

After a while, the maid came running a third time, this time her face was also pale:

“Miss, he said… he said he could wait.”

The movement of peeling the tangerine in my hand stopped. Can he wait? In his previous life, on the wedding night, he asked his maid to convey to me that "respectful as new is fine", then turned around and went to Lam Bich Hanh's place. Then I waited for him all night. The red candle burns to the bottom. The clothes were worn until they were wrinkled. He didn't come. Now he says he can wait? I stuffed the tangerine segment into my mouth. Sour to the point of being harsh.

“Let him wait.”

He waited until it was dark before leaving. Before leaving, he ordered his entourage to leave behind an item - a white jade hairpin, of extremely good quality, the same hairpin he used to tie his hair every day. The maid walked in carrying the hairpin, cautiously and carefully asked me:

“Miss, this…”

I took it and took a quick look. In my previous life, I had seen this brooch. He only wore it when he went to meet To Hanh. I threw the brooch directly into the deepest corner at the bottom of the jewelry box, then closed the lid.

“Go help me investigate tomorrow story.”

“What is it?”

"Who has To Hanh met recently, where he went, no matter how big or small, everything must be investigated clearly."

Even though the maid didn't understand, looking at my eyes, she didn't dare to ask too much. In this life, I will not continue to wait for anyone anymore. We must act first. Early the next morning, people from the Queen Mother's palace arrived. The transmission mother stood in the main hall, without much expression on her face, just relaying the instructions verbatim.

“The Queen Mother invites you to the palace for a visit.”

I changed my clothes and followed him into the palace. In Tu Ninh palace, incense was burning to calm the spirit, the Queen Mother leaned on the couch, holding a Buddhist rosary in her hand. I knelt down to worship, but she did not let me stand up.

“Van Duong?”

Her voice slowly dragged on, as if she was leisurely pulling on a string, wanting to see when it would finally break.

"Yesterday's story, I've been thinking about it all night."

“The goddess was frightened.”

“It's good to panic.”

She put down the Buddha necklace.

“The marriage with Deputy Tham Thai was decided by the family's own mouth. You discredit Ai's reputation in front of the whole garden. Logically speaking, Ai's should punish you."