Chapter 11 — Champion Flower Queen

26 Although the five-grade official uniform worn on his body was extremely glorious, the scandals also followed. The first people to stand up to protest were the civil servants who came from academic backgrounds. Their words were filled with bitterness.
“Master Lam is truly capable.”
“Just raising a few horses has earned him the rank of fifth-rank official.”
“People like us who have studied hard for twenty years are not even as good as a girl who raises horses.”
I smiled and replied:
"If Lord Liu feels that raising horses is more beneficial than reading books, you can come to Thai Bo to register yourself tomorrow."
“I will personally teach you.”
“No tuition fees.”
The other person's face immediately turned black and he did not say more. There are also people who pretend to "care" about our reputation.
"Miss Lam is with horses every day, and her body smells like the stable."
"Who else will dare to marry in the future?"
I turned my head and said in a low voice to the little boy next to me:
"Your skills are not as good as mine, you can only oppress me with marriage."
“Proves that he is impatient.”
“Being impatient is a good thing.”
“That proves that my life is not bad.”
Tieu tried to hold back her laughter, almost biting her brush and breaking it. There are also people who speak solemnly and respectfully.
"For a woman to be an official is to upset the rules and go against morality."
After eating the peach, I threw the seeds into the flower garden.
“Master Confucius never said that women should not be officials.”
"The four words that turn the reins upside down are usually made up by you guys, for fear that one day the woman will raise her head."
"If you're afraid of being overtaken by a woman, just say it directly."
"Why do we have to pull down the flag of the Sage to hide it?"
The most interesting thing is that a royal historian claimed to have come up with a solution that had both ways.
"Miss Lam has the talent to raise horses, why doesn't she give the credit to her husband?"
“The choir is up to you.”
“Women should help their husbands teach their children, that is the right path.”
"A girl who hasn't been married yet takes the credit alone, it's really damaging her morals."
I took one look at him, then turned to the officer next to me.
“Do you know who this great man is?”
"That year, his wife used his dowry to take care of the relationship, so he got the official position today."
"Only rely on my wife's support to climb up."
“Turn around and use formalities to oppress your wife.”
"That kind of ungrateful and unfaithful person should interact less in the future."
The officer next to him was silent. The royal historian's face turned pale, turned white, waved his sleeve and left. The most asked question is still the one that pretends to care but actually wants to stab a knife into our hearts.
“Lord Lam, women being officials are not accepted by the secular world.”
“She shows up every day.”
"Have you ever thought about how you should get married and have children in the future?"
I put down the tea cup, looked at the other person, and smiled faintly.
“In this world, there is no such thing as ten perfections or ten beauties.”
“If marriage and career cannot be together, I would rather give up marriage and choose a career.”
As soon as the words ended, the whole room was silent. I held a cup of tea and looked around.
"You great men pursue fame and fortune, no one has ever asked you 'how to get married and have children in the future'."
“Why did changing to me become such a big deal?”
I smiled and put down the tea cup.
"After becoming an official, I realized how many benefits power has."
“There are carriages and palanquins outside.”
“There are people running around at work.”
"The benefits are spent on their own."
“If you do well, you will be promoted.”
“If you want to do anything, you don't need to ask anyone's opinion.”
“A man's pursuit of fame and fortune is a tonic.”
"A woman's pursuit of fame and fortune is also a tonic."
“Moreover, it is also a great tonic.”
“Whoever has tasted it knows.”
“And those who oppose me being an official…”
I looked around, smiling but not smiling.
"Or maybe I'm afraid my ability is too strong and one day I'll climb on top of him and hurt the man's face."
“Or admire and envy me.”
“I wonder what kind of person this gentleman is?”

After that day, there were a lot fewer people who criticized me directly in front of me. Saying bad things behind your back is more common. But I don't pay attention. If people don't hate you, you're just an ordinary person. They talk bad about me behind my back, which often proves that they are envious and jealous. Anyone who intentionally uses words to make us feel uncomfortable will definitely encounter strange things later. The officiant openly mocked me at Thai Boc pagoda. The next day, as soon as I walked out the door, a flock of guest birds dropped droppings all over my head, ruining my newly sewn brocade robe. The foreign minister of the Ministry of Le said that we were "the hen crowing in the morning" at the banquet. On the way home, three tabby cats tripped and fell straight into the ditch. The number of times it happened, a rumor gradually appeared in the capital. Lam Tuyet cannot be provoked. Whoever teases her will definitely face great disaster. Giang Tuan is a living example. A person with a broken leg can just stay at home and pretend to be Giang Nhi's family. He insisted on coming to the party to celebrate my new home, using his status as a brother-in-law to cause trouble. He said I showed up and embarrassed my family. My parents, brothers, and sisters are all still alive, yet I bought my own house and moved out by myself. The act of breaking the scriptures and betraying the religion, being unfilial and disrespectful. That evening, a flock of crows appeared on a large tree outside his hospital, calling every day. It was so loud that he couldn't sleep or eat well. Sending people to chase him over and over again, but the crows still came back, surrounding him every day and calling. The Giang family was called into panic and immediately took Giang Tuan to the manor outside the city. On the way, the horse suddenly went crazy. Giang Tuan fell from the carriage and broke his neck on the spot. Die. Lam Lo cried until he fainted. Mrs. Giang believed that she was "a harsh woman", and from then on, instead of hitting her, she scolded her. I am such a petty person. Seeing that Lam Lo is not living well, I am extremely happy.