Chapter 7 — General, It's No Time Anymore... My Wife Has Remarried

“I brought the best things to you, why do you still refuse to see it?”

“The best?”

I looked at him and smiled coldly.

“Huo Dien, you still don't understand until now?”

"What you gave me is a mountain of gold and silver, the wealth of the Marquis' Palace."

“But those things have never been what I wanted!”

“What I want is just a peaceful life, a husband who can understand my cold and hot, and know my joys and sorrows.”

“Not someone who sees me as a trophy and locks him with chains, a so-called strong man!”

“What you gave me was not what I wanted from beginning to end!”

I have repeated these words countless times in my heart. But now I can finally say it with my own mouth. Hoac Dien was completely dumbfounded. It was like the first time he met me, looking at me blankly, his eyes filled with confusion and confusion. It turns out that the things he was always proud of, the things he thought could make me change my mind, were not worth a penny in my eyes. This hurt him more than any blame or scolding. His arrogance and self-esteem were completely crushed in that moment.

“Not… what you want…”

He absent-mindedly repeated those words, then turned and staggered out of my room. That back has some desolation and hardship. In the end, Hoac Dien still accepted the Emperor's decree of marriage. He had no other choice. On one side is the military force, on the other side is the royal force behind Princess Truong Ninh. A new Marquis like him has no right to refuse. What's more, the person he wanted to keep the most actually pushed him out. One day before the big wedding, he came to see me. He had become much thinner and more emaciated, the sharp and domineering look in his eyes had been replaced by a bone-deep fatigue. He looked at me, his voice hoarse.

“Tomorrow I will marry the princess.”

“Congratulations Marquis.”

I bowed slightly and bowed, my tone extremely calm. He laughed to himself.

“Are you… very happy?”

I'm not hiding it at all. A flash of pain flashed in his eyes.

“Let's let her go.”

He closed his eyes, as if he had used up all his strength to say this sentence. I was stunned.

"I will give you enough money so that you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the next half of your life. You can go anywhere you want, I won't look for you anymore."

He opened his eyes and looked deeply at me.

“There is only one condition.”

“What conditions?”

“Forget that farmer.”

His voice carried a fierceness that was hard to detect.

"From now on, you won't be able to see him again, nor will you be able to inquire about his news."

“There will no longer be Tham Khoat in this world.”

My heart suddenly sank.

“You…what did you do to him?”

My voice began to tremble.

“I didn't kill him.”

Hoo Dien looked at my tense appearance, a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes.

“I just took him to a place where you will never be able to find him.”

“Huo Dien!”

I screamed silently.

“Didn't you promise I wouldn't hurt him again?”

“I really didn't hurt him.”

Hoc Dien said coldly.

“Right now he is in a far away place, has married a wife, has children, and is married Live peacefully and well.”

“If she continues to bother him, that will truly harm him.”

He said it so firmly, as if every word had a clear basis. I looked at him, completely unable to distinguish whether what he said was true or false. But we know clearly, we have no choice anymore. For Tham Khoat to continue living, I can only agree. I gritted my teeth and said each word clearly:

“I will never see him again.”

I finally left that luxurious cage. Huo Dien gave me a very valuable bank check, and also sent two maids and a few guards to "take care" of me. We know very well that in the name of care, in reality we are supervisors. He still doesn't believe me. I did not return to Ha Khe village, nor did I go to any place where we had the ability to visit before. I chose a small town in Giang Nam farthest from the capital and most remote to stay.