Chapter 6 — Chief Robber of Destiny

More than a month later, the eldest sister's body was healthy again. Mother invited the most experienced mother in the city to come and watch over her nursing day and night. Half a month later, the palanquin of An Binh Marquis Palace arrived. The elder sister wore a dark red robe and sat in front of the dressing table. I helped her redraw her eyebrows: "My hands are a bit clumsy, but you have a beauty that can surpass water, of course you're still very beautiful." Elder sister raised her eyes to look at herself in the mirror: "A Ngu... Don't you hate me?" "Hate me for what?" "Hate that I always forced you to do things for me in the past, hate me..." Her eyes lowered and fell on her flat lower abdomen. "Hate that I ended up like today, and even caused me to end up like this. The family must lose face..." I put down my eyebrow pencil and sat next to her. "Sister, there is no one in this world who lives without being in debt to someone else. Before, I also resented you, but after resenting you, life must continue." "The most important thing right now is for you to take good care of your body and live the rest of your life well." "As for other things..." I tilted my head to look at her. "It doesn't matter whether other people hate or resent you." Elder Sister was bewildered. Looking at me, my eyes gradually turned red. She held my hand tightly. "A Ngu, you have changed a lot." I smiled: "People will also change." Before I could say more, the mother-in-law came and urged her to get on the palanquin. The sound of gongs and drums gradually faded away, and the yard became empty. I stood among the red pieces of paper on the ground, silently praying. I hope that in this life, elder sister and I can both be happy. 13In the wedding room of An Binh Marquis Palace, red candles burned all through midnight. Ta Lam stood in front of the bed, looking at the bride Tham Uyen. The whole room is red. But before his eyes, the silhouette of another person always appeared. Tham Ngu wore a lotus-colored shirt, with a silver hairpin in his hair. He stood in the hallway with distant eyes and said: "Your Highness, you recognized the wrong person." He raised his hand to lift his head scarf. Below is a face with sophisticated makeup and beautiful eyebrows. Tham Uyen is very beautiful, a beauty recognized by the whole capital. But his heart was empty. Incorrect. Things shouldn't have become like this. "It's late at night." He put down his headscarf. "You rest, I'll go to the study." Tham Uyen was stunned. The lady tightened her sleeves, her knuckles turned white: "Did you come to the study on the wedding night?" "I still have some official business to take care of." He turned and left. Tham Uyen sat by the bed, watching his back disappear outside the door. In the next second, she smashed all the furniture in the room. 14Three days later was the dowry day. When Ta Lam and Tham Uyen walked side by side into the main hall of the Tham family, I was feeding the fish in the hallway. Sunlight fell on them. Dark red combined with dark red is truly a pair of beauties. But there was a half-step distance between the two of them, a bit strange, and the smile on their faces was stiff. Father and mother stepped up to greet him, their faces full of smiles. Not long after, suddenly there was a series of footsteps outside. It's Trieu Kieu. He held a box of food in his hand and solemnly bowed to his father and mother. Then he turned his head to look at me. "Second Miss Shen, Mr. Liu's shop just made crab-filled sponge cake. I waited in line for half an hour, it's still hot, you should try it." Saying that, he opened the food box. The delicious smell of crab immediately filled the room. I accepted the cake, took a bite. "Delicious." Trieu Kieu grinned, sat proudly on the chair next to me, and said in a low voice: "I also bought red apple cake, hid it in my sleeve, will give it to you later." "Do you think I'm a pig?" "Then I'll eat it myself..." "...Give it here." We sat in the corner talking about trivial things. Just a few sentences, I was smiling with my eyes wide open. He is handy

stuffing red apple cake into my hand. Suddenly, there was a gaze firmly fixed on my back. Heavy, carrying cold air. I raised my head and looked back, just in time to meet Ta Lam's eyes. He sat in the main chair, a flash of anger swirling in his eyes. Tham Uyen from the side called out: "Husband, father is asking you." He was startled and the water in the tea cup splashed out. Ta Lam suddenly stood up: "I'll go change my clothes." As he passed by me, his steps clearly stopped for a moment. I looked into his eyes, then immediately looked away. Brother-in-law, why are you looking at me? 15After the dowry day, the commotion in An Binh Marquis Palace became increasingly loud. Elder sister and Ta Lam often quarrel. I heard that the two of you haven't even gotten married yet. After that, news spread that Ta Lam wanted to accept concubines. Tham Uyen knew what happened and the next day directly invited a few male pets into the palace. Those people played the guitar and sang, and the sound of bamboo silk spread from the back yard to the front yard. Ta Lam held the pen, his face pale. "The princess said... said that the young masters have excellent playing skills, please also come and listen." The little prince's voice was getting quieter. Ta Lam put down his pen: "Let her be." "But the princess also said that she will keep them in the backyard tonight..." "I said, let her be."