Chapter 1 — Female Children Outside

My mother is the exterior of Lam Chi Dong, Minister of the Household Ministry. When I was twelve years old, my mother became seriously ill and could not be cured. My father was afraid of Mrs. Tham Thi's main wife, not daring to take me back to the palace, but instead he intended to take me far away and give me to someone else to raise. Mother inquired everywhere, learned that the day Thi Tham went to Tu Van Pagoda on the outskirts of the capital to offer incense, she immediately brought me to her. After telling all about my background, my mother begged Tham Thi to accept me, then immediately swallowed the arsenic she had prepared in advance, stopped breathing and died. Thi Tham ordered someone to take me back to Lam Palace. 1East of Lam Palace's courtyard, southwest corner, Hai Duong courtyard. Dao ma ma led me to this place. She is Tham Thi's dowry mother, all the servants and maids in the palace are under her control. Mother Dao looked at me expressionlessly: "Fourth Miss, I have told you, from now on you will be here." She paused for a moment. "My lady is kind, I have given you a name. I hope you will not betray my heart." Having finished speaking, she left. A little maid named Hanh Nhi was retained to serve me. Dao ma ma walked around quickly. I guess she's busy preparing for the next three days. The ninth day of the third month is the wedding ceremony of my sister, Tham Thi's daughter, Lam Khe Nguyet. Hai Duong Institute is very small, but a place that can protect from the wind and rain like this was given to me by my mother who used her life to exchange for it. I lay on the bed, remembering that before I passed away, my mother looked at me, her lips silently whispering: "You must live, Hoa Hoa. You must live well..." I curled up tightly, pressing the incense bag my mother left on my chest, letting the tears flow without restraint, but still gritting my teeth, not making any sound. From now on, I am a child who no longer has a mother. Mother once said, tears are only effective in front of people who truly care about you. Now, the only person who cared about me is no longer there. I have no right to shed tears. On the ninth day of the third month, the main door of Lam Palace opened wide. Lam Khe Nguyet's docking ceremony was held extremely solemnly. Distinguished guests gathered and were extremely excited. Up and down, the palace has been renovated to look like new. Maids and servants dressed in bright clothes followed each other back and forth to entertain guests. Tham Thi's housekeeper, Than Vuong Phi, was in charge of the wedding, personally placing a pure gold brooch carved with silk in the shape of a jade orchid holding a moon in Lam Khe Nguyet's hair. Combined with Lam Khe Nguyet's beautiful appearance, the brooch made her even more dazzling and touching, making the ladies and gentlemen present extremely admire her. We did not witness all that bustling scene with our own eyes. The Lam Palace held such a big banquet, the whole palace participated. Even the two ladies in the western courtyard, the daughters of Lam Chi Tai, Lam Chi Dong's younger siblings, also dressed splendidly to attend. But when Dao mama came to ask, I firmly refused, only asking her to help me deliver a handkerchief that I embroidered myself as a gift. I said my body wasn't healthy, and I didn't want to transmit illness to others on such a happy day. Mother Dao silently looked at my quiet, lowered eyes, did not say anything more, but clearly breathed a sigh of relief. Hanh Nhi went to the front to watch the excitement. I sat on the swing in the yard, gently swaying. The breeze is pleasant, the sunlight is just beautiful. I squinted my eyes, enjoying the feeling of comfort as the cool wind blew across my face. Suddenly, a flower fell on my face. I thought it was blown away by the wind so I didn't pay attention and didn't open my eyes. Unexpectedly, a few more flowers fell in succession, accompanied by a soft hum. I immediately opened my eyes, facing a pair of sharp black eyes. We were startled in our hearts. In such a deep inner courtyard, how could there be one?

strange man? I stood up, the owner of those black eyes jumped down from the tree. That was an extremely outstanding teenager. He wore a short shirt of moonlight white, with an ink-colored brocade belt on his waist, the hem of the shirt was neatly tied to his waist, and his feet wore soft black boots. The teenager's eyebrows are handsome, the bridge of his nose is high and straight, and his lips are clear. His skin is the color of light honey, his black hair is tied up casually, a few strands of hair hang down on his forehead. The whole body carries an arrogant and lazy look. Eyes sharp like an eagle. Obviously young, but already has a cold aura that makes people shy. 2 Seeing the wariness in my eyes, the teenager chuckled, his eyebrows tilted up, his face full of contempt and impatience: "You are the daughter born from my uncle's exterior?" My fingertips tightened, my knuckles turned white. I looked at him warily: "Who are you? How dare you arbitrarily barge into the house!" "Khe Nguyet is my cousin." His voice was arrogant and cold, his eyes like daggers gliding across me. "Today I came here to warn you." "Even if my aunt is soft-hearted and takes you home, you must clearly recognize your identity!" "Just obediently stay in one place and less appear in front of Khe. Nguyet!” He took a step forward, just one step away from me. The feeling of oppression immediately came, his eyes were cold and oppressive: "If you let me know that you dare to make her feel sad or secretly cause trouble, the young master has many ways to make you pack up and get the hell out of here!" After saying that, he did not look at me one more time, directly turned and left. I slowly sat down. I already know who he is. Tham Kieu. Thi Tham's biological grandson. The little prince of General Tran Bac's palace. At the age of fourteen, he went to the battlefield, took on the position of vanguard, defeated the Khuong army, making the Khuong army afraid to hear his name. At just fifteen years old, he was specially appointed Chieu Vo lieutenant by the Saint. He is the most dazzling young man in the capital. Everyone said that Tham Tieu The Tu had integrity, acted brilliantly, and was a rare good young man. But it turns out, so-called integrity can also carry bias from birth. I lowered my eyes, hiding the ridicule in my heart. Mood suddenly dropped for unknown reasons. Why? Just because I am a child of the exterior, do I have to endure such doubts and warnings for no reason? I lived happily ever after, lived peacefully, and never took the initiative to tease anyone. But just the two words "origin" have become a label for others to define us. Even a person like him who is so praised by the world does not distinguish between right and wrong, and quickly places evil intentions before me. I followed the small path to the back of the garden, wanting to see the flowers and grass to adjust my mood. As soon as we turned through the round gate, from afar we saw two people standing next to the fake mountain. The brilliant, heart-touching woman is my sister, Lam Khe Nguyet. The man is handsome and handsome, as soon as I hear it, I know it. Ha Dat Thieu, prince of Hoai Vien palace. Lam Khe Nguyet's white face turned pink. She raised her head and looked at the person in front of her with affection. I don't know what Ha Dat Thieu said that made her cover her mouth and laugh. I looked around and saw Lam Khe Nguyet's close maid, Mat Nhi, standing not far away. I immediately hid behind a large tree next to the round gate. The two talked for a while and then took turns walking this way. I quickly hid myself carefully. The sound of footsteps gradually approached, a man's voice rang out: "I'm waiting for my sister Khe Nguyet to marry, but it's so painful. When I return today, I will tell my mother to find someone to marry me!" Lam Khe Nguyet's voice was gentle and soft: "...Brother Thieu, is it a bit too fast?" Ha Dat Thieu smiled.

said: "Khe Nguyet is so beautiful, if I don't act quickly, what will happen if someone else steals it?" Mat Nhi argued: "In the capital, who doesn't know that in the heart of the slave family's young lady, there is only Tu Tu!" Lam Khe Nguyet was angry and told her to stop talking. Ha Dat Thieu laughed loudly: "In my heart, there is only sister Khe Nguyet." The three people gradually walked away. I walked out from behind the tree. Looking at Ha Dat Thieu's back disappearing, I frowned. 3The next day, I told Hanh Nhi to invite Mama Dao to come. This was the first time I proactively looked for her since entering the palace. Mother Dao came very quickly. Her eyes were cold, her face filled with caution: "Fourth young lady is looking for me, what's wrong?" I looked straight at her, my eyes straight: "I often dream of my mother, I want to go light a stick of incense for you." A look of disgust immediately appeared on her face, clearly written in her eyes: "I knew how long you couldn't hold back, now the fox's tail has indeed revealed itself." Without waiting for her to speak, I continued: "Please arrange a carriage for me. Try not to alarm the others. I will leave quickly and return immediately." She asked suspiciously: "That's all?" I nodded. She observed me for a while, and finally coldly threw back a sentence: "Just wait." Then she left. At the hour of the Snake, Mother Dao sent a little maid to inform me that everything was ready and told me to come directly to the side door. I prepared briefly and then led Hanh Nhi to the side door as instructed. Sure enough, there was a very ordinary horse-drawn carriage there. In the past, after my mother died at Tu Van Pagoda, Lam Chi Dong felt unlucky and didn't even bother to come and see her, and of course he didn't wrap her mother's shroud. It was Thi Tham who ordered someone to bury my mother in the mountain behind Tu Van pagoda, so that she wouldn't become a ghost. Tu Van Pagoda is located on the outskirts of the capital. Wait until I finish worshiping my mother and then return, it's Mui time. I winked at Hanh Nhi. She laughed, stuffed the driver with a piece of scrap silver, said I hadn't been out of the palace for a long time, wanted to go buy some of my daughter's makeup, told him to wait here, we would come back to meet up later. The driver evaluated the piece of silver in his hand and happily nodded in agreement. Waiting to turn the corner, making sure the driver could no longer see us, I took Hanh Nhi and immediately turned around and went to the street where Hoai Vien Marquis Palace was located. Seeing me keep staring at the palace, Hanh Nhi couldn't help but ask: "Miss Tu, what are you looking at?" Just as I was about to tell her to be quiet, someone twisted my arm. A voice filled with anger rang out above my head: "Yesterday I warned you, today you came here to play tricks!" I raised my head. Tham Kieu's face was pitch black, his sharp eyes coldly staring at me. "Did you hear about Dat Thieu brother and Khe Nguyet, so you had thoughts that you shouldn't have?" His eyes were full of disgust, looking at me as if looking at something unclean. "I warn you..." Continuously being misunderstood and intimidated by people, my temper also flared up. I forcefully pushed his hand away and coldly said: "Young Master Shen is worried too much. Today I went out to pay my respects to my mother." Tham Kieu said contemptuously: "To pay my respects to my mother, you ran to Marquis Hoai Vien's palace?" "If you're going to make up a story, you have to make it a little more complete! Do you think this young master is easy to fool?" "If you consider the young master's words like a breeze in your ear, today the young master will teach you a lesson." nice!” After saying that, he grabbed my arm again and pulled me away. He is tall, has long legs, and is a martial arts practitioner. How can I resist him? He pulled me away without any effort, like pulling a light leaf. I angrily tried to pull him back, but it was like an ant shaking a tree, completely ineffective

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