Chapter 7 — Brother Wanted To Harm Me, I Gave Him A Gift

I pressed myself against the horse's back, the cold wind whipped my face painfully, but I couldn't stop the memories from rolling in my head. In my previous life, the day Song Chieu Da passed the exam, I followed him to the capital.

"Every lady in the capital knows how to ride a horse and shoot an archery. If you don't even know that, following me is like smearing ashes on my face."

He stood by the horse training ground, his eyes as cold as frost, watching me fall over and over again. I gritted my teeth and climbed up, the inside of my thigh was scratched until it bled, scabbed and then cracked again. My legs rubbed so hard that they became calloused before I learned how to ride a horse fluently. I don't know when, Tan Tu Trach spurred his horse to catch up, his robe was as red as blood, and in the moonlight he looked like a ghost.

“You… knew something would happen tonight?”

“Just guess.”

I whip and speed up:

“Bandits like to attack rich people the most – isn't that right?”

He chuckled softly and didn't ask anything else. Outside the camp, fires burned sky high. The soldiers raised torches and surrounded the bandit camp. I stood in a hidden corner, pointing to the low wall in the northeast:

“That place has the weakest defense.”

Tan Tu Trach stood next to me. Hearing that, his eyes flashed a sharp light, but he didn't ask anything. He walked straight to the governor's side, leaned in to say a few words, and the governor immediately ordered:

“Attack the northeast corner!”

At the moment the officers broke through the wall and rushed in, the sound of gurgling pipas rang out in the camp, as if they were not in the middle of a bloody fire, but in a banquet hall. A beauty dressed in bright red, lazily leaning on a tiger skin chair, her fingertips were twirling a strand of Miss Vuong's hair.

“Wow, that came quickly!”

She is absolutely beautiful, her eyebrows are curved like a painting, her skin is as white as snow, and a red dress makes her beauty even more arrogant and dangerous. Miss Vuong knelt at her feet, trembling and not daring to raise her head. The attitude is leisurely, indifferent but in control of the whole situation. I stood behind the crowd, quietly looking at her. It turns out... this is the woman who once made Tong Chieu Da's soul extremely happy. Certainly not ordinary. In his previous life, on his way to the capital to take the exam, Tong Chieu Da was unfortunately captured by mountain bandits and taken to a mountain camp. The female farm owner - Hong Co, only glanced once and immediately caught his attention. At that time, Tong Chieu Da still carried the image of Lam Thu Y in his heart, so he absolutely refused to give in. Until— Lam Thu Y died. He thought it was the Giang family who killed her, his hatred was sky-high. Finally, he nodded to Hong Co:

"Help me destroy the Jiang family. From now on, let her handle it."

That night, the Giang family's blood flowed into rivers, people fell all over the yard. He stood in a pool of blood, looked up at Hong Co and smiled arrogantly. He suddenly felt— In this world, no one understood him better than that woman. But Hong Co is ultimately still a mountain bandit, a wanted criminal by the court. Song Chieu Da passed the exam and entered the court to become an official. How could he marry a female robber? He began to plot. Plan for Princess Phuc Duong to meet the assassin, then arrange for Hong Co to "accidentally" save the price. The grace of saving her life is enough to clear her identity. That day, Hong Co dressed in white, kneeling in front of the throne, looking weak and pitiful:

“The women are willing to risk their lives—

From now on, I will absolutely not get involved with mountain bandits." Emperor Dragon Nhan Dai approved, then issued an unconditional pardon. Tong Chieu Da looked at her bowing her head obediently, but suddenly remembered the woman that night - the one who laughed loudly in blood, cutting the traitor's throat without blinking an eye. Only then did he realize that the person he loved was always that impudent Hong Co. It's just that, in this life— because I acted first, Miss Hong appeared earlier than fate. Tong Chieu Da lost an arm. Let's see if he still dreams of reaching the top in this life or not. Hong Co escaped from prison. When the news came, I was drinking tea and almost choked. It seems... the prison can't hold that woman. The story of the Vuong family and the Song family canceling their marriage shocked the capital. Although no one said it outright, the story of the eldest daughter of the Vuong family being kidnapped, rumors soon spread throughout the streets:

"I heard that this incident was caused by Poinsettia Tong."

"No wonder they rushed to cancel the engagement, it's really guilty!"

Old man Vuong Thi was so angry that in the middle of the court, he personally submitted a petition to condemn Tong Chieu Da.